The good, the bad and the ugly – the season’s most memorable momentsGareth Bale shone, Michael Laudrup impressed from the bench and we’ll never forget ZlatanSat May 18 2013 - 02:00
Remembering days of Moyes and men like the incomparable Alex FergusonInterviewing both Ferguson and his successor at Manchester United always left an impressionSat May 11 2013 - 13:00
Maybe a little premature to suggest a changing of the guard at the topIs there too much being read into the defeats of Real and Barca this week?Sat May 04 2013 - 13:00
Punching a horse or biting a Serb, there’s always something to obscure real issuesBut there’s no hiding the fact Brendan Rodgers and Alan Pardew both need a good result todaySat Apr 27 2013 - 12:00
Why is the niggling defender the one protected not the niggled forward?Sergio Aguero’s foul on David Luiz can’t be condoned, but the defender’s sly elbow just before went unpunishedSat Apr 20 2013 - 12:00
Paolo Di Canio appointment a bigger surprise than O’Neill sackingThe Italian represents untried and untested, certainly in Premier League termsSun Mar 31 2013 - 13:11
Survival imperative for O’Neill as patience wearing thin at SunderlandIrish manager’s side involved in a Premier League relegation dogfightSat Mar 30 2013 - 12:00
McDermott’s record at Reading is lost in RussianPlayers devastated over manager’s sackingSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Pragmatic Brady happy to plot a route to the top by taking his chance at HullSoccer Angles: On an increasingly bleak Thursday night towards the end of September, Moss Lane, Altrincham, on the southern …Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
O'Driscoll's common sense approach rarely appreciated in the modern gameSoccer Angles : But Bristol City can benefit from the astute guidance of a patient managerSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Eight goals shows that Swede dreams are not just made of IbrahimovicSoccer angles: In their last two games Sweden have shown Ireland how dangerous they areSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Past achievements may not be enough to keep Mancini and Adkins in their jobsSOCCER ANGLES: Perceived recent failings are already piling the pressure on two managersSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Bittersweet reality - Celtic doing very well just to be competitiveSOCCER ANGLES : Given their respective financial resources, Celtic are in a different world to the likes of BarcelonaSat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Premier League strength open to question as German sides impressSOCCER ANGLES: This autumn, Bundesliga clubs are convincing in Europe as English clubs struggleSat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Could be make or break for Moyes and Everton as jigsaw takes shapeSOCCER ANGLES: Today should be an indicator of Everton’s true strength, attitude and self-beliefSat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Clubs owners should remember dangers of taking fans for grantedSOCCER ANGLES: Liverpool and Manchester United might have common cause – unease about their US ownersSat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
McIlroy helps tee up yet another border conflictAdmitting that he felt more British than Irish may have hurt some people, but the world Rory McIlroy hails from is a place created…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Rodgers requires time more than anythingSOCCER: OF ALL the damning statistics displayed before Liverpool’sowners and fans in May – and there were plenty – perhaps the…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
A bargain basement buy among all the expense at Manchester CitySOCCER ANGLES: The impressive Joe Hart has been instrumental in City’s rise to the top this seasonSat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Weight of wait proving to be a heavy burden for Mancini's CitySOCCER ANGLES: Roberto Mancini will know by now that the last time City won the title it was at NewcastleSat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Di Matteo's stock at a real high but a week is a long time in footballSOCCER ANGLES: The interim Chelsea boss’s future could well be decided by visits to Arsenal and BarcelonaSat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Sunderland fans know O'Neill makes a differenceSOCCER ANGLES: Fear and despondency marked the last days of Steve Bruce’s reign. Now the stadium is light againSat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Arsenal need to come out with all guns blazingSOCCER ANGLES: Having lost Cesc Fabergas and Samir Nasri in the transfer window and with his side still recovering from that…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Ferguson issue exposes Northern dilemmaSOCCER ANGLES: When the FAI start approaching Protestant players in the North then they can claim to be truly cross-community…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Repetition compulsion works well for CoyleSOCCER ANGLES: The messianic Scot has worked his managerial magic on Bolton, who could claim a first FA Cup final place in 53…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Adam rises from a steeper starting pointSOCCER ANGLES: It is hard to see beyond Nemanja Vidic for player of the year, but Charlie Adam deserves his place among the …Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
New beginning beckons for RooneySOCCER ANGLES: Jens Lehmann puts retirement on hold to return to a fragile Arsenal squadSat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Former Invincible not quite ready to walk awayJens Lehmann puts retirement on hold to return to a fragile Arsenal squadSat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Swansea aiming to get back to the big timeSOCCER ANGLES: Swansea’s fate is in their own hands and, to be specific, in the hands of a man from Carnlough on the Co Antrim…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Given willing to drop a divisionSHAY GIVEN’S frustrating season at Manchester City is not getting any easier for the 34-year-old Republic of Ireland goalkeeper…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Thrilling to be in the presence of greatnessSOCCER ANGLES: It was breathtaking to be at Bloomfield Road last Tuesday night to witness, up close, how Ryan Giggs can still…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
West Ham game a win-win for Allardyce todaySOCCER: FAREWELL THEN, Avram. It seems the polite thing to say, polite yet in its own way insulting.Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Revolution from below raises browsSOCCER ANGLES: We have seen Blackpool win at Liverpool, West Brom triumph at Arsenal and Sunderland run three goals past Chelsea…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Soundtrack of despair surrounds GascoigneSOCCER ANGLES: Just a deck of cards And a jug of wine And a woman’s lies Makes a life like mine – Lost Highway , by Hank Williams…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
New owners should make a bid for AlonsoSOCCER ANGLES: Liverpool created a hole they still haven’t filled when they released Xabi Alonso, as his midweek performance…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Sunderland on the cusp of somethingSOCCER ANGLES : It is part of Sunderland fans’ fate to live on the edge of hope only to slump into a valley of disappointment…Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
Given not prepared to walk away just yetSOCCER ANGLES: In a conversation with him yesterday morning, the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper sounded like a man determined…Sat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
C'mon, Everton, we need youSOCCER ANGLES: The Premier League needs some team from outside the established order to challenge – otherwise gates and viewership…Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Maybe Gerrard really could do with a changeSOCCER ANGLES : Liverpool’s abject form against Atletico Madrid on Thursday night only confirmed that the club and their captain…Sat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
Much at stake as El Clasico takes centre stageSoccer Angles: Tonight’s vital game will give the winner the edge in the race for the league titleSat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Celtic still a good option for the right manSOCCER ANGLES: Mowbray’s successor will find a league where the two big clubs are as dominant as ever, but where only one of…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Brown's style perhaps out of tune with boardSOCCER ANGLES: Maybe Phil Brown felt his achievements at Hull City offered him comprehensive protection from the sackSat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Mourinho inching ever closer to BernabeuSOCCER ANGLES: Gonzalo Higuain’s open-goal miss against Lyon spoke of a sense of Tiger Woods-style entitlementSat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Portsmouth paying heavy price for FA Cup winSOCCER ANGLES : A plan is in the making to get clubs to advance Portsmouth €12Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Keane move may not be enough to save SPLSOCCER ANGLES: Supporters in Scotland are no fools, they know third division football when they see itSat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Not quite make or break, but pretty closeSOCCER ANGLES : Tomorrow’s clash between Arsenal and Manchester United will give us a clearer picture of where the challenge…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Not quite make or break, but pretty closeSOCCER ANGLES : Tomorrow’s clash between Arsenal and Manchester United will give us a clearer picture of where the challenge…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Fabregas well on the road to greatnessSOCCER ANGLES - MICHAEL WALKER: This is someone who has been around at the top level long enough to be 26 or 27, so it feels…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Fabregas well on the road to greatnessSOCCER ANGLES - MICHAEL WALKER: This is someone who has been around at the top level long enough to be 26 or 27, so it feels…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
