The EFL is poised to impose a wage cap on clubs competing in the third and fourth tiers, possibly starting as early as next season, to ‘level the playing field’. This aims to stop owners achieving promotion by simply outspending their rivals. While making things fairer is an admirable sentiment, a closer look at the proposals make it clear that they would do the opposite.
Uncertainty feeds debate, which makes this the ideal time for us to discuss the finer points of football, in the absence of any actual matches. A fundamental question which we are likely to see answered…
At half-time in last night’s Euro 2020 qualifier at St Mary’s, all was well in England’s footballing circles. The Three Lions had shaken off an early wake-up call to go into the break leading Kosovo…
Following Portsmouth’s surrender of a two goal lead against nine man Coventry last night at Fratton Park, debate on social media has been feisty to say the least. Supporters are divided between those who still…
This has been a long summer, but we’re on the final stretch. We have muddled through almost three months without competitive club football, pretending to our loved ones that a heat wave makes up for…
By Mark Docherty If somebody had told me earlier this year that I would be spending significant parts of my summer watching women’s football, I would likely have asked if they were feeling unwell….
From both a footballing and an organisational perspective, we could not do ourselves justice in 2022. To fulfil our potential, we must bide our time until we are ready.
This Sunday Portsmouth will be walking out under the famous Wembley arch for the first time in almost a decade. Since that last memorable occasion, a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea in the…
Win your home games and pick up points on the road, and you’ll end up somewhere at the right end of the table. That is the adage on which managers have based their philosophies over…
Last week it was reported that La Liga, the Spanish first division, had agreed a deal with a US media company which opened the possibility of matches being staged in the States. The football world…