Looking back at the Emirates cup: doing that old Özil-Ramsey thing.

By Walter Broeckx Looking back at the Emirates Cup we have a lot to feel happy about. Of course the amazing 6-0 win against Lyon was the most eye catching but the win against Wolfsburg was also very promising. Let us first analyse the win against Lyon a bit deeper. One could argue that we …

The Emirates Cup 2015: an upstairs downstairs report

By Blacksheep After what seems to have been a very short summer break football was back at the Emirates and I set off to get my early pre-season fix this weekend. This year I rang the changes a little, decided to go BOTH days and to experience it from different vantage points. As you may …

Revealed: How referees are able to manipulate the results of Premier League games.

Introduction We have suggested for some time that the constant decision by PGMO (the organisation that employs and selects referees for Premier League matches) to employ a very small number of referees is one that should be changed, for the simple reason that if there is a rotten apple among the refs there is something …