Qatar, the Emirates, Disneyworld, football, religion, heat

DISNEYWORLD AND FOOTBALL – by Don McMahon Many football aficionados are mystified about Qatar and how it ¨won¨ the 2022 WC bidding, as well as FIFA’s seemingly incestuous relationship with these people. Having lived and worked in the Middle East, I know a little about how the social and economic dicta are applied there: 1) …

A round up of the weekend; the joy, the utter disgrace

By Walter Broeckx We are at this moment in time around about 1/3 of the season.  I know that if you look at the maths thing it isn’t correct but if you do your maths then you will also know that next week we will be over 1/3 of the season. It is difficult to …

60 Things We Learnt From Spurs Loss to ManC

By Sammy the Snake Yesterday we tried to take a broader view of Tottenham’s defeat to Man C, comparing it with Arsenal’s 8-2 debacle against Man U two years back. That’s one way of looking at it.  One commentator gave us an alternative vision, saying that Arsenal were stagnating and that Tottenham were reforming, and so …