OVER the past few seasons, Liverpool have received more than their fair share of criticism on these pages. For me, the red half of Merseyside are one of those clubs whose bark is far worse than their bite. By all accounts, Rafa Benitez has strengthened his position at the club, particularly after the removal at…
Monthly Archives: September 2009
FORECASTS POINT TO SOME EARLY VALUE
OUR league points forecasts generally provide two types of scenario. Sometimes, they point to a bet in a competition where everything is still up for grabs, either at the top or the bottom of the table. However, while the forecasts and the Outlook Index will often provide a tiny bit of clarification in these conditions,…
AT CURRENT PRICES, THE MAGPIES ARE NO VALUE TO PIP CHERRIES TO TITLE
OLDER readers might remember the quasi-humour of Jimmy Greaves who, in his days on ITV’s Saint And Greavsie, acquired for himself the catchphrase “it’s a funny old game” – which indeed it was. But I’m convinced that, since the good old days of the 1980s, when an interest in the sport was about as cool…
BLUES HAVE SQUAD TO COPE WITH BAN
I’VE never understood the scheduling of the traditional round of international fixtures so soon into the start of a new season, given the way they stall the momentum of the new domestic season. In many ways, the story of the season is at one of its most interesting points as, even with comparatively few games…
NO DECLINE AT VILLA, JUST STEADY, LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT
TAKE an early exit from the Europa League, a poor start in the Premier League and a desperate need for football pundits to speak when silence might suffice and we could have a recipe for the end of Martin O’Neill’s three-year reign at Aston Villa. After moving to the Midlands following a period out of…