An away day in Milan: time to pop into the cemetery.

by Bulldog Drummond Milan has multiple attractions: the San Siro stadium, La Scala, and Cimitero Monumentale di Milano – the cemetery.  If I had to nominate which one stays in my memory it would be the latter.  If you have ever been there you will know why.  If you haven’t, you just can’t imagine what it …

Before the (Milan) flood: in defence of Arsène Wenger

By LE GALL Opinion is a flitting thing, But Truth, outlasts the Sun – If then we cannot own them both – Possess the oldest one – On the one hand, you have the never-ending gossip of the dirtymoney-grabbing “pundits”, including some renegades whose statue would well deserve the Lenin treatment. Dear old Woody said …

World Cup 2018 – a focus on the three favourites

World Cup 2018 – a focus on the three favourites After suffering through the regularly frustrating four year wait, another World Cup is almost upon us, and it’s time to consider who looks like the most likely candidate to be crowned tournament winners. The World Cup is such a gigantic competition, where even those who …

Why is refereeing in England so different from rest of Europe?

By Tony Attwood Recently I read the story that a junior referee was “badly let down” by FA officials after he reported being verbally abused by adult coaches. In this report (one of many of the type) a campaigner for better refereeing reported that Max Ormesher, a 15 year old brave enough to take on refereeing, …