Nominations for the best of, worst of, what we need more of and what we need less of in 2016

By Blacksheep Tony asked me if I could think of writing a sort of review of the year article about Arsenal, perhaps in the spirit of prize giving (best goal, worst referee, most exciting match etc). After this week of disappointment (spoiler alert if you recorded the Everton and Manchester Airport games) I must say …

Football in England is at the crossroads and its future hangs in the balance

By Tony Attwood Football has a habit of lurching from crisis to crisis, from headline to headline, from coverup to coverup.  But just because until now it has somehow it always got through each disaster and struggled on to the next doesn’t mean this can go on forever.  The crises are coming faster and faster …