When we announced the winner of the loan signing of the season on Tuesday, friend of the blog and author of The Long Way, A. E. Greb mischievously commented that Wilfried Zaha could perhaps have been in contention.
As I remarked at the time, the Ivorian born youngster would have been a worthy winner of a number of our awards but as it turned out, he was always …
Eddie Howe’s surprise return to Bournemouth at the back end of 2012 soon developed into a major exception to the ‘never go back’ rule. Heavily bankrolled by League 1 standards, the Cherries cut a swathe through the upper reaches of the division and more than a few commentators were starting to regard one of the promotion places as tied up and dusted.
But a five match losing streak that …
Yesterday evening, as Arsenal were battling bravely to overturn a Champions League deficit in Munich, ESPN viewers and a few gross hardy souls at Ewood Park saw Blackburn Rovers tumble out of the FA Cup. Here, Phil Lloyd scratches his head in befuddlement as to the Lancashire club’s plight. Phil can be followed on twitter here.
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Nine years ago to the day, Blackburn Rovers went down to …
On Tuesday, two goals from Niall Canavan helped bring about one of the most surprising results of the Football League season, Scunthorpe United travelling to Walsall and returning to Lincolnshire with a frankly inexplicable 4-1 victory. Here, Max Bell assesses the recent changeover in managerial power at Glanford Park and the return of Brian Laws.
Oh alright, not a great pun I confess – but at least I gave it …
Ben: Sounds like an interesting read - and a useful companion-piece to Tony...
sean smith: Brilliant article. Shared. COYS...
Steve: C.f. Phil Neville on MOTD2 talking about Rosicky's audacious blind pas...
Steve: Excellent article....
Winch: An enjoyable read. I'm not sure they bring back any good memories, but...
