Euro Quarter Preview
The Champions and Europa Leagues only really get started once the knockout stages commence but last weeks 1st legs in the quarters showed the creme de la creme thrive in the final eight. Below I…
Articles by Paul Hover
The Championship – The Grand National of Football
I love the Grand National, growing up it was the one horse race I watched with my family. As I got older the realisation set in that it was a war of attrition with a…
Sliding Door 11 England v San Marino
We all live with what if moments, we cannot change the past and make the best of the now! But what if we live in a parallel universe like the 1998 film Sliding Doors and…
Rebuilding the Palace
Crystal Palace currently sit on 37 points and some would argue they are probably safe from relegation considering how poor Sheffield Utd and WBA are. Bypassing the 40 point mark will mean those within Selhurst…
Wilder Way To Go
Chris Wilder leaving Sheffield United should not be a shock, they are bottom of the table and hold no realistic chance of safety. Other Premier League managers have lost their jobs in better positions than…
Goodbye 10 in a Row
It’s the 7th of March and Rangers have won the Scottish Premiership, 20 points in front of Celtic and the final challenge is to stay undefeated in the league all season. Steven Gerrard deserves all…
Free Agents – Countdown to June
As we stand this summer could be a bumper shopping market with some quality footballers based abroad and domestically available for no transfer fees. I’m taking a look at a few of the players who…
Better Than You Think?
One of the most maligned footballers over the last few years has been Jesse Lingard . Lucky to play for Man Utd? Maybe Lucky to play for England? Maybe Premier League quality player? Maybe These…
Brentford Slipping & Sliding – Coventry 2 Brentford 0
21 matches unbeaten firmly thrust Brentford into the automatic promotion scene but 2 defeats in 4 days made today’s game v Coventry a must win to ensure they stay in the hunt but also halt…
Europa League – Benfica 1 Arsenal 1
Nearly 60 goals scored in the Europa League knockout games tonight, this game only produced 2 but Arsenal could and should have walked away from this match more like Spurs and Man Utd did from…