The Dubious Goals Committee
Matt Tickner
Carl no longer Cort in the ‘£7m club’
We’ve all been there, sat in a pub quiz, when a football question comes up and everyone looks to you for the answer. There are simple questions about stadia or club nicknames, but then there are those that are more difficult – those asking about players that satisfy criteria, playing in five derbies, scoring for … Continue reading
David Beckham: An Iconic Career (so far…)
The was mounting speculation that he was going to call it a day, or that he would join the Carlo Ancelotti’s Qatari-funded revolution at Paris Saint-Germain. Maybe it was because of the dream of pulling on the GB shirt at the Olympics, or maybe even the thought of playing a shirt other that red or … Continue reading
John Charles: An Iconic Career
John Charles, The Gentle Giant, is widely believed to be the greatest Welsh football player to have ever lived. Starting his career in Leeds, scoring 155 goals in 316 games, he was transferred to Juventus in Italy, for a then record fee of £65,000. His time in Italy was a successful one, winning three Scudetti … Continue reading
Juan Sebastian Veron: An Iconic Career
After the final round of the 2011 Apertura on December 11th, Juan Sebastian Veron announced his retirement from professional football*. In a seventeen-year career starting at his hometown club Estudiantes, La Brujita has gone on to play with Boca Juniors, in Italy with four different clubs (Parma, Sampdoria, Lazio, Internazionale) and in England with two Premier League … Continue reading
Jan Koller: An Iconic Career
In June 2011, the Czech Republic’s all-time leader international goalscorer, Jan Koller hung up his boots for medical reasons while plying his trade in Le Championnat National, the third tier of French football, with AS Cannes. By playing and scoring in a game for Czech part-timers AFK Smetanova Lhota recently, Koller has shown that he … Continue reading
Dario Gradi: An Iconic Career
On 10th November 2011, Dario Gradi announced that he was stepping down as manager of Crewe Alexandra after an astonishing 1,362 games in charge. Starting his managerial career at Wimbledon, after a brief, rather unsuccessful spell at Crystal Palace, Gradi joined Crewe in June 1983. After stepping down in November 2008, he has continued ‘caretaker … Continue reading
Sir Alex Ferguson: An Iconic Career
Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated 25 years in charge of Manchester United on the 6th November 2011. Following a distinguished career in Scotland with East Stirlingshire, St. Mirren and Aberdeen, he has gone on to manage Manchester United a staggering 1,410 times with a win percentage of almost 60% (59.36%) for the Red Devils and an … Continue reading
Peter Reid – Redux: A full response
It what is turning out to be the best triology since Axel Foley hung up his baseball jacket, we are once again treated to a Peter Reid v Peter Ridsdale slanging match. On the morning of September 19, Richard Keys and Andy Gray, on their new, adenine and misogynistic radio platform, questioned Plymouth Argyle Chairman Peter Ridsdale … Continue reading
Sidelined, but I don’t mind…
This season is my tenth playing men’s senior football. I say playing, I am currently out injured, having a calf problem since the penultimate game of last season. Having to turn up and watch my team week-in week-out has made me start to question a few things, none more so than how things have changed … Continue reading
Richard Keys interview with Peter Ridsdale in full
On the morning of September 19, Richard Keys and Andy Gray (remember those?) questioned Plymouth Argyle Chairman Peter Ridsdale on the recent sacking of Peter Reid. Here is the transcript in full: Richard Keys: It must have been very difficult from your point of view to pull the trigger Peter? Peter Ridsdale: Particularly, as you … Continue reading
Premier League Transfers Summer 2011
ARSENAL Players in: Carl Jenkinson (Charlton, undisclosed), Gervinho (Lille, undisclosed), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Southampton, initial £12million), Joel Campbell (Deportivo Saprissa, undisclosed), Park Chu-young (Monaco, undisclosed), Andre Santos (Fenerbahce, undisclosed), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen, undisclosed), Yossi Benayoun (Chelsea, season loan). Players out: Gael Clichy (Manchester City, undisclosed), Denilson (Sao Paulo, season loan), Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Ipswich, undisclosed), Cesc … Continue reading
