Ref Review 2012-2013 : Wrong 2nd yellow cards decisions a closer look

By Walter Broeckx This article is part of the series of the Referee Review 2013. You can find links to earlier articles on the bottom of this article.  __________________________ On this site we have published all kinds of reports over the season 2012-2013. We have dealt with the different teams. We have looked  closer at …

RVP will cost Man U over £16m a year for the next 3 years. Is he worth it?

By Tony Attwood On 17 August 2012, Robin Van Persie transferred to Manchester Utd.  The fee was  £22.5 million, plus £1.5 million if Man U won the Premier League or Champions League title within the duration of the initial contract – which was for four years. So the question was raised: why spend £24m plus a salary of …

Ian Wright “more stick from Arsenal fans than Tottenham”

  By Ian Brookes I read recently that Ian Wright had made the claim that he now gets more stick from Arsenal fans than he does from those at Tottenham. Now I for one have been getting increasingly agitated with Ian Wright for a few seasons now as he has become very critical of Arsene …

Arsenal – Hull 2-0, may I present to you : the machine

By Walter Broeckx Where to start this article? Maybe with the events before the match. Wenger has said he would rotate a little bit. So expected some changes. But half a team? And some surprises also. The one not surprising change was Jenkinson for Sagna as the latter is a bit injured. Monreal for Gibbs …