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 report in one of the newspapers today that Manchester City players are “exhausted” after being made to train in the Portuguese heat after their game last week in Lisbon in the Europa League. It is also said that relations between the players and Roberto Manchini have deteriorated to such a degree that a section of the players want him out. Now, I don’t know whether this story is anything like true. No one does, expect the chap that wrote it, but it does raise a numbe....

In the middle of the game last night between Manchester City and Liverpool this week (which by the way was a real shocker wasn’t it?) it happened. The phrase I had been waiting to hear for about a month. Commentator Guy Mowbray says to Mark Lawrenson: “so Mark, are we witnessing a Man City blip here, or something more serious?” Lawrenson gave it short shrift, “oh a blip, I think Guy.” He said (actually it was probably the most sensible thing he said all night). That....

It’s that time of year again when people make their predictions for what will happen throughout the year.  Before Christmas I nailed my colours, as it were, to the Manchester City mast – and since I did they have stuttered slightly, losing at Sunderland and drawing at West Brom. But I thought it would be fun, if for this first blog of 2012 we looked at who might go up – and down – throughout the four divisions. Starting with the Premier League, I will stick by ....