The worst refereeing decisions in football history

Credit to @Football_Tweet for this idea, because I saw them pose the question online, and it sparked quite the fiery debate. We won’t quite get the level of direct debate here, which means we miss out on the toxicity of hot takes and 10 year-old insults that social media delightfully entails. What a shame. Referees …

Gareth Southgate’s decisions make no sense

When Gareth Southgate initially took on the England job, he insisted to the media that to earn an England call up, you have to be “playing regularly for your club and playing well for your club.” Do Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Ben Chilwell, Mason Mount, Jarrod Bowen, Kalvin Phillips and Jack Grealish meet that criteria? …

Dan Ashworth and the growth of women’s football

A few days ago, I got an email about an opportunity for an internship at the Association of Sporting Directors. They asked me to write up a profile on Dan Ashworth, who is the sporting director at Newcastle United. Unfortunately for me, despite the positive feedback on the article, it wasn’t meant to be due …

My reaction to Scott Parker’s sacking

Scott Parker has been sacked following his sides’ 9-0 defeat to Liverpool on the weekend. The reaction of most people, including me, is (or in my case, was) that he has been fired because of that result/the results that preceded his humiliation at Anfield. I now don’t think that’s the case at all. Anyone would …

Liverpool fans have their say on club’s transfer activity

Liverpool have made a lively start to the transfer window with the arrivals of Darwin Nunez, Fabio Carvalho, and Calvin Ramsay, as well as several departures having already taken place, including key player Sadio Mane completing a move to Bayern Munich. However, there are still controversial discussions to be had among the Liverpool fan base. …

Jamie Carragher is wrong to label Gareth Southgate doubters “clowns”

I had this topic in my drafts before the 4-0 defeat to Hungary, so this is not a knee-jerk reaction. I don’t hate the national side, nor am I an avid supporter. I don’t think Gareth Southgate should be sacked. There’s only so much a new manger could do between now and the World Cup …

LFC fans share their horrific experience in Paris

“Coming out of the ground, I was the most scared I’ve ever been coming out of a football stadium” “No question, it ruined the game. It was miserable” “Calmness and compliance of the Liverpool fans prevented what was a terrible situation becoming something that could have been much worse” “Kids were crying, a woman started …

Claims of pro-Liverpool referees are nonsense

Before I start, I would like to credit Paul Tomkins from the Tomkins Times for the statistics I am going to use in this article. He and his website are criminally underrated. Also, a disclaimer- if you don’t like moaning, don’t read this piece (albeit it is justified moaning mostly supported by facts and statistics). …

Liverpool quadruple talk is getting out of hand

While it is remarkable that Liverpool have won the Carabao Cup and still have everything to play for, it is far too soon to be talking about a quadruple. Even if Liverpool had the league in the bag, it would still be a stretch. There is a reason that no English team in history has …

Opinion- My Thoughts On The Current England Squad

  After losing to Holland in the UEFA Nations League, England must qualify for Euro 2020 the usual way, in a group of five teams. Although the international break is widely despised by football fans, this is one of the most promising England teams we’ve seen for a long time and they are worth talking …