The suggestion that “Manchester City ramp up civil war with Premier League” in today’s headlines is surely something that strays a little from reality, since how can the “civil war” actually be ramped ...

In that article noted above we showed that Arsenal have been given just about the worst possible sequence of fixtures in the first 30% (that is the first 11 games) of this season that is imaginable, ...

Their headline reads: England captain Harry Kane on squad withdrawals: “It’s a shame this week, obviously. It’s a tough period of the season and maybe that’s been taken advantage of a little bit. I ...

This denigration of news from elsewhere leads to people seriously saying other leagues in Europe are not so competitive as in England, which of course is rubbish. And as a result, the chance to join ...

It’s not been a surprise to see that most commentators are taking the view that as Vavel website says, “The outlook is bleak, with Arsenal sat in a modest lowly place in the Premier League, needing to ...

As for saying that “Howard Webb’s [the Chief Refereeing Officer] tenure has been soundtracked by constant calls for more transparency, for a swishing back of the curtain to reveal the bare-forked ...

With several huge events attracting much interest from bookmakers, the UEFA Champions League is getting hot. People are debating one game, Bayern Munich vs Benfica. Bayern has a good defence; hence, a ...

In fact against the clubs that Arsenal have played away from home this season compared with last season’s results are identical – two wins, two draws, two defeats.

I’m occasionally asked why I write so much about what the media says concerning football, such as in those two articles highlighted above. And the answer is simple: the media works hard to frame the ...

Although it’s not a journo-originated word for it actually comes from Shakespeare and turns up in “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” So it is a bit dated, but then that’s just like most journalists and ...

The simple reality is that all teams get blips – runs of unexpected draws and loses, and the media love to focus on them, without much reference to what is going on elsewhere.  It’s a bit like the ...