The Lad Done Great. The Untold Awards for Good Things in the WC so far

By Tony Attwood. It ain’t all bad in football just now.  Here’s some things we’ve noticed along the way which have been good. 1.  No one much seems to have heard of Fat Sam of West Ham at the World Cup.  Buses are parked in the bus parked not on the pitch.  Quite a few …

They’re not saying no to Arsenal, Arsenal is saying no to them

By Tony Attwood This is a very strange pre-season.  A very un-Arsenal pre-season. We have on occasion been off the mark so fast we sign players before the transfer window opens.  Remember Carl Jenkinson (8 June) Aaron Ramsey (13 June), Overmars, Petit and Grimandi (all 17 June) Gio van Bronckhorst (19 June) Vermaelen (19 June), …

Lies, excuses and a stunning lack of realism

By Tony Attwood Everyone’s got an explanation for yet another England failure.  Here’s one: there are no English players of merit in the Premier League is a favourite today. Everyone’s got facts that they don’t want to bring into the argument.  The fact that there are no Dutch players of merit in the Eredivise is …