Promotion in 1919: celebrating 100 years in the top division

By Tony Attwood In the first part of this series (Arsenal celebrate 100 years in the top division)  I mentioned the match fixing episode involving Liverpool and Manchester United, as a result of which Chelsea were relegated in 1915 However this was not the only match fixing that was alleged during the last few years …

Why does everyone in football seem to have something to hide?

By Tony Attwood Are there cover ups in football?   Cover ups of corruption, incompetence, match fixing, the old boys network looking after each other, abuse of money, abuse of power, that sort of thing…. Certainly in the case of the child sex abuse scandals that have swept across English football in recent years it …