Four years ago I took an opportunity to head out to the UAE and left my native North east England on a grand adventure. Not quite like TE Lawrence but in many ways I have never looked back, experienced some amazing things in a land of real opportunity…
A New Manchester City under Pellegrini
If you watched the City – Newcastle game last night, you would be entitled to suggest the start of a three-way race for the title including Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea. The thrilling performance on the pitch was made possible through a positive response to Pellegrini’s liberal…
Unpredictable Summer Of English Football – Part II
Continuing where we left of from before, about this summer being confusing, it seems to me, it perfectly reflects my life. But moving on from life to more important things. Martin Jol’s a good manager. I guess the fact that he is not English, and that rather unceremonious…
The Last Straw
It all comes down to this. As the current English Premier League season is awaiting it’s final fixture to be played out this weekend, there will be a total of seventy-seven players representing seven clubs that will compete as if their lives are at stake. Firstly and most…
Newcastle United: Focus, people
The English Premier League is off to a promising finish. We are in the process of moving away from the insignificant. The players and the media have been providing us with few-off-the-field moments, which excited us for a while, all throughout the season. For instance, Carlos Tevez’s three-month…
Who really cares about the Africa Cup of Nations other than Africa?
Now that the first round of games are almost over with one group remaining, let’s talk about the Africa cup of nations 2012. It’s a bit late for a footynions perspective on the tournament, but we preferred waiting for the right moment. Most of you must know by…