Working as we do in a business that deals with selling football it is tempting to view the greatest game in the world just in terms of pounds and pence. However on Sunday it reminded us of all its wonderful, glorious majesty. How it can be the finest and most exciting thing there is. Two goals in injury time to win the league? It’s like the plot of a Hollywood film they rejected for being to far-fetched. Hell, even Roy of the Rovers might have tried it and had to apologise the following we....

There is a programme on IT4 at the moment called The Big Match Revisited. Every Saturday Morning it shows old highlights programmes from the early 1980s. It is a fabulous trip down memory lane for those who are old enough to recall the games and a magnificent look at the pre-Premier League age for those that aren’t. The season they are currently showing is 1982/83. Amongst the many differences the programme shows us, both in football - where each week you muddy pitches, players who are any....

So for the third time already this season football in the top two divisions takes a break We had a daft stoppage after three games, another one barely a month ago and now, for two weeks there is no football in the Premier League or championship. And the reason for this? Our old friend, the international break. It never used to be like this. It doesn’t seem all that long ago – but in reality was probably 20 years ago, the same as most things that seem recent turn out to be! – th....

Honesty in sport is something we aren’t usually accustomed to – especially not in post match interviews. It’s easy to guess what a Manager will say after a football match, whatever he really thinks. You can bet that at least one, perhaps a lot more, of the following phrases appear. “The lads worked hard.” “It was a tough game.” “The referee gave them everything.” “The referee has made some bad mistakes that cost us.” “The fa....