I see that the SPL referees want £1000 for every game they officiate in the top flight. That seems like a staggeringly high fee to me for what is a short amount of work. My monthly pay cheque after tax doesn't exactly clear £1000 by much and yet they...
Upon my return from lunch today I returned to a letter on my desk. A reader had written in to suggest a new idea for Penalty Shoot-Outs. You can see the scanned letter below and I investigated it's pros and cons.First of all let me say that I've not ...
What’s the difference? Of course there are the obvious ones, which we won’t go into here for the sake of brevity. However, the answer I would give is this; one is a dark horse, one is a possible dark horse.You can possibly attribute this hunch to the...
Can we have a referee? Who’d want to be a ref anyway? All that stomping around, shouting and getting angry – and that’s from the players and supporters. So what happens when an amateur star-studded football team tries to play 11-a-side without a re...
So it is half-time in the opening game of the season for my beloved FA Cup Winning Portsmouth side and just how am I feeling…?Not great.I am watching one of the most gutless, pathetic, depressing, disgusting performances that I have witnessed from a ...
Steve Lovell turned down the chance to go and play for AFC Bournemouth in League 2 to stay in Scotland and sign for Falkirk. Doesn't sound like anything important but the reason is that he is engaged to pop star Amy McDonald. I can't believe this ...
As I look out of my window I can see a few fluffy white clouds masking the brilliant blue sky. It is certainly warm as I came back from my lunch hour with a bit of a sweat on after a fast walk back to work. Put all that together and I think we'll fin...
I was sent this link this morning and I think it sums up my thoughts of the Premierisation of football. I love the game and I love my club but I am not loving the changes that are occurring at grounds up and down the country. It might be a long read...
I personally thought from the moment Liverpool were interested in Keane that he just wasn't the player they should be signing. I do not rate Keane at all and for anybody to be surprised that he is going to be a flop at Liverpool WAKE UP....
Barcelona jogged through Central Park before they played the Red Bulls in New York, but the jog through the park wasn’t much different than the actual match. It was a game of keep away and a few darting runs here and there that resulted in goals. T...
As a Portsmouth fan I find this report extremely hurtful (but possibly quite accurate). I say this but then it says Liverpool fans are the most attractive - now I have my suspicions as to the accuracy of this report......
Can you believe this man? He lost 2-0 at home and still thinks he won the managerial battle. If there was ever a bigger moron in football management then I haven't seen him and I have seen John Gregory manage. If moron is strong then deluded certai...
The latest England squad was announced on Saturday night and there were one of two surprises.The biggest shock came up front, Emile Heskey came back in at the expense of Peter Crouch. The giant Portsmouth front man has been England’s most prolific st...
When I read this earlier I thought it was a glimpse of the future. Fans should be able to vote on transfer dealings with their clubs. I think it would be fantastic and a real way forward for football....
Many people, myself included, have, since the World Cup of 2006 taken a wry and rather detached view of England’s football team. The reason for this is clear, in that you can only countenance disappointment and letdowns so many times before you final...
A warrant has been issued in Thailand for the arrest of Thaksin Shinawatra, owner of Manchester City FC and the ex-Prime Minister of Thailand. At the outset you may assume that this has very little to do with his role in the Premier League, however, ...
It is no secret what I think of Sir Bobby Robson. The word 'Legend' is one that is overused by everyone but he is the epitome of that word. I was thrilled that when my boys won the FA Cup a couple of months back that they did it in front of Robson ...
Soccer Aid is back, as World Cup legends and top celebrities go head-to-head in an England Vs The Rest of The World football match in aid of UNICEF and its partners.Date: 7th September 2008Time: 7.30pmVenue: Wembley StadiumTickets: Prices start from ...
The FA Tesco Skills Programme is a revolutionary approach to youth coaching that is child-centred, focusing on both football skills and children's learning needs. The Skills website also contains videos, tips and advice featuring England's Frank Lam...
Last night a good friend of mine text me at Half Time lambasting the performance of referee Chris Foy in the Portsmouth v Manchester United game. I thought Foy was having a decent outing but apparently a lot of Pompey fans were in agreement with my m...
Every Monday TalkFootball Editor Neil Monnery rounds up ten things that he knows now that he didn't before after the weekends action.1. I know that Chelsea are better today than they were last season. The performance against Portsmouth was helped by ...
I have a good friend who thinks that I'm a Manchester United hater but this just isn't true. I only have room for enough hate for two teams in my life, one of them unsurprisingly is Southampton but more importantly there is Liverpool...The fans seem ...
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