Archive for category: England

/ May 2, 2012 9:27 pm

The Sun does it again!

Many football clubs would be happy getting a man with Roy Hodgson’s credentials as manager, why oh why can’t the English press and (in particular) The Sun be happy for Roy as he takes up the reigns ahead of the European Championships? His record speaks for itself with the exception of the Liverpool job, although you could argue that this

/ October 5, 2011 1:04 pm

Montenegro v England EURO 2012 Match Preview

The Premier League takes its final International break for the last of the Euro 2012 qualifiers with England in pole position to win their group. But as every England fan knows they are never quite there until that final whistle goes with a point still needed to automatically qualify. After an unbeaten campaign it does however come down to the

/ May 26, 2011 9:00 pm

Toure suspension reflects huge task that Mancini has

Toure’s brief suspension merely a reminder of the huge task on Mancini’s hands of trimming down and refining Manchester City’s overpaid, overpriced squad this summer… Official Football Association statement: Manchester City defender Kolo Toure was today suspended following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing at Wembley. Toure was handed a six month suspension, commencing from 2 March 2011 (the date of

/ March 14, 2011 7:58 pm

Celtic striker rewarded with England call-up

Celtic striker Gary Hooper has been called up to the England Under 21 squad for his first cap, after some impressive performances with the Parkhead club. Stuart Pearce selected Hooper in his 31 man squad, for the Under 21 match against Denmark in Viborg on March 24th. The striker has scored 13 goals this season and could now play in

/ February 28, 2011 7:30 pm

For success in English football management, see the West of Scotland!

When Alex McLeish ascended the 39 steps of the world football’s famous Wembley stadium with his successful Birmingham City team after Sunday’s 2-1 win over Arsenal in the Carling Cup Final, he was not only placing himself in Birmingham’s football folklore but beside a large number of fellow kinsmen who were brought up on the hard-nosed streets of Greater Glasgow,

/ December 2, 2010 8:15 pm

England 2018 bid flops as they start to point fingers again!

£15 million spent, years of organisation and PR investment, the rolling out of A-Z list celebrities, even the future King’s annual leave from the RAF Search & Rescue unit in Wales, all were pretty pointless as England failed at the first hurdle, something us Scots know a lot about. But given the money spent, the high expectations and for some

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