Roll up, roll up, for the Sale of the Century

Tuesday sees the opening of the January transfer window, the only time between now and the summer where clubs can sign players on permanent deals (apart from free agents of course).
Historically not a lot has really happened in this time. You tend to get the odd big-money move but usually gossip and speculation far exceeds [...]

Somebody Save This Man From Himself

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has been charged with assault. Again.
This is the same Joey Barton who, at the 2004 Manchester City Christmas party, stubbed out a lit cigar in team-mate Jamie Tandy’s eye.
The same Joey Barton who in the summer of 2005 was sent home from Manchester City’s tour of Thailand for allegedly assaulting [...]

Merry Christmas

I love Christmas. It’s the one time of year when people are nice to you for no apparent reason, you get to spend time with your family and people you love, and there’s loads of great football and films on the telly.
Personally I recommend:
Christmas Eve - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (ITV1, 16:15), Pirates of the [...]

The A-Z of Norwich City in 2007

I’m pretty new to this blogging lark but if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that at this time of year you can’t go anywhere without stumbling across a list of one thing or another.
At about the same as this realisation I was reading Football 365’s A-Z of Football in 2007, and not wanting to [...]

Neville’s Next

The debate on player safety continues. In the news this morning it’s Phil Neville’s turn to share his fears:
“It has been building up for the last 10 years and it is fine shouting abuse at you, but they are now shouting abuse about your family and when it gets to that level then enough is [...]