THAT Ronny Rosenthal Hat-Trick
The 1994-95 season is the first that I have actual, tangible memories of football from. Oddly, neither are actually of the football action itself but instead both are recalling the emotions I felt sitting on the upper stairs (I lived in a townhouse with 2 separate sets of stairs) reacting to formative moments in my […]
Swing and a drive. Belted right…
Baseball is a sport that thrives on its history. The hall of fame ballot is an annual cacophony of debate, statistical milestones are tracked and followed with more fervour than some religions, and moments of note are known by single words or phrases. The catch The streak The called shot Mr October Baseball is nothing […]
Premier League Week 1 Recap
Plus ça change Given the aggregate score of the last 4 games at London Stadium between the teams is 17-1, it can hardly be much of a surprise that Man City ran out 5-0 winners on the opening day of the season, but the manner of their victory is what suggests it could be a […]
Premier League Preview | Wolverhampton Wanderers
The best-kept-secret are a secret no more. A stunning emergence onto the scene last year sees us arrive at the trickiest of second albums for NES and the crew. Probably most importantly for this squad – they saw an offseason come and go without any of their start players or board having their heads turned […]
Premier League Preview | West Ham United
It seems very odd to reflect on last season and see West Ham nestled right behind Wolves, Everton and Leicester, with just 5 points covering the four teams. Comparing the optimism of those fan bases and the seemingly unbridled pessimism of West Ham would suggest that they were worlds apart rather than just a couple […]
Premier League Preview | Watford
I could just about copy/paste my preview for Southampton and apply the same to Watford. Looking throughout their squad I see players that I know have come to the fore with big performances in the last few seasons, and yet they suffer from something I touched on in my Newcastle preview – where you equally […]
Premier League Preview | Tottenham Hotspur
And so we come to another make-or-break season for Tottenham, when once again their world will fall apart if they don’t get a trophy. Of course I have a little of a tongue in my cheek here, but not the whole thing. Although he had an incredibly disappointing season last year, Trippier leaving felt like […]
Premier League Preview | Southampton
Southampton are a very odd team. When looking over the squads of teams in these previews we’ve had various teams with a dearth of talent and others with an abundance. The squad that is set to ply their trade at St Mary’s has the oddest mix of the two. They arguably have 3 premiership-quality goalkeepers […]
Premier League Preview | Sheffield United
I can remember Sheffield United last time around that they made the jump to the Premier League. Back then, they were dismissed as having no chance as well, so I shall avoid being hasty and jumping on the bandwagon that they are to be lambs to the slaughter this year. First of all, their manager […]
Premier League Preview | Norwich City
This season is going to be fun. There is always something exciting when a team in a more isolated area of the country (football-wise) makes it into the Premier League. Cardiff and Swansea were always good value, and I look forward to whenever it is that Bristol City (or Rovers I guess…) make it. Carrow […]