by Sam Tighe | Nov 1, 2013
Every year we see a number of teams leap forward in an unexpected manner, shunning their preseason tag of “mid-table mediocrity” or “relegation fodder.” This campaign has been no different, and no less than seven teams are pulling up trees in...
by Karl Matchett | Oct 4, 2013
After the opening game of the Premier League season, the knives were already out for Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal side after a summer without strengthening in the transfer market and a home defeat to Aston Villa. Fast forward to the start of October and the Gunners...
by Sam Tighe | Sep 20, 2013
There will have been thousands, perhaps millions of punters who placed bets on lengthy accumulators based on what they thought would happen in the opening slate of Champions League games. Almost every single one of them will have been wrong. True to form over the past...
by Sam Tighe | Aug 21, 2013
Every year we get the same preseason chatter, the same age-old questions: Who’s going to win the league, who’s breaching the top four and who’s going down? The big-name transfers dominate the headlines, the nouveau-riche clubs such as Paris...
by Jamie Currie | Jul 31, 2013
Loved by the Liverpool fans; loathed by Chelsea fans – despite him turning around their fortunes last season giving them a top four finish and a European Trophy, Rafael Benitez has landed the top job at Napoli following Walter Mazzarri’s departure to the bright lights...
by Sam Tighe | Jul 26, 2013
With Premier League action around three weeks away, managers should have done the majority of their summer business by now. There are very few who find themselves in the position Arsenal do, but that doesn’t necessarily mean early deals haven’t been large...