Ref Review: Stoke – Arsenal: who is that voice whispering in my ear….?

By Usama & Walter STOKE CTIY vs. ARSENAL COMPETITION: English Premier League MATCH NO. 22 DATE: 17th January 2016 VENUE: Britannia Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, England) MATCH OFFICIALS: REFEREE: Craig Pawson 1st LINESMAN: David Bryan 2nd LINESMAN: Simon Long 4th OFFICIAL: Mike Dean First Half Fouls, Advantages, Cards, and Penalties Time Foul by Foul For Description & …

The one Arsenal transfer story that refuses to go away

By Tony Attwood and Sir Hardly Anyone The Telegraph has just published a poll of readers on the issue of how many players Arsenal need to buy in the next 10 days.   The answers None (The squad is fine as it is)  6%  (that includes your two humble writers of this piece) 1-3 (Minor …

Would you be happy if you heard your son or daughter was working for an international sports body?

. By Tony Attwood In two recent articles on who controls football in England I came up with a list of ten suggestions… first article in this little series on who controls football in England I came up with my top five entities that actually run football in England and then followed that up with …

Fifa are said to be looking at illegal Premier League transfers of children. But what are the rules

. By Tony Attwood Back in September 2009 the headline ran, “FIFA and UEFA plan to ban transfers on players under 18 after Chelsea’s punishment over Gael Kakuta” “Players under the age of 18 could soon be banned from switching clubs,” shouted another headline. Then Chelsea were suspended from signing any new players until 2011 after …