August 2014

Mario Balotelli is back in the Premier League: Can Brendan Rodgers manage the “unmanageable”?

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Premier League’s favourite bad boy is back! Fabled for his on-field unpredictability, his off-field philanthropy, those fireworks and that celebration. Mario [...]

The Offside Daily – Roy Hodgson on Luke Shaw, Bafetimbi Gomis does his research and QPR injury setback

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

10 of the biggest football stories of the day: 1. England boss Roy Hodgson has joined Louis van Gaal in admitting that he had concerns over Luke Shaw’s fitness. 2. QPR [...]

Premier League Week 3 Predictions: Featuring The Offside Rule Production and PR Team

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

By Mark Young. It’s week three of the Premier League and after some near misses and three correct predictions last weekend, we’re back again to see if that can be [...]

Podcast – Season 3: Episode 2 – Championship Crystal Ball & Tongue Twisters

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

The season is now well underway and we’re back into the swing of things here at The Offside Rule (We Get It!) towers, with Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen [...]

The Offside Daily – Manchester United forward off to Crystal Palace, Wayne Rooney named England captain and League Cup draw

August 28, 2014 // 1 Comment

10 of the biggest football stories of the day: 1. The pick of the ties in the Capital One Cup third-round sees Arsenal host Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday face a tricky [...]

Sort it out, Felix! Fulham’s woes under Magath look set to continue

August 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

By George Rinaldi. Shouts of ‘sort it out!’ and ‘you’re out of your depth!’ have been commonplace at Craven Cottage this season. Three defeats [...]

The Offside Treble: Manchester United hit rock bottom, Super Mario is back and Frank Lampard ends his England career

August 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

By Jen Offord. The weekly Offside Treble is here. In this week’s edition, Jen Offord takes a light-hearted look at the fortunes of Manchester United (including an [...]

The Offside Daily – Manchester United break 29 year record, Arsenal happy with striking options and Chelsea striker off to AC Milan?

August 27, 2014 // 1 Comment

10 of the biggest stories of the day: 1. Crystal Palace have named Neil Warnock as their new manager, his second stint at the club. 2. AC Milan are keen to sign Chelsea [...]

Manchester Football Writing Festival: Celebrating football writing

August 27, 2014 // 1 Comment

By Laura Jones. The music festival season may have come to an end, but football writing’s Glastonbury is about to take to the stage in Manchester. Laura Jones takes a [...]

The Offside Daily – Signing for Liverpool, Everton and Manchester United both close to purchases whilst Arsenal wait on striker

August 26, 2014 // 1 Comment

10 of the biggest football stories of the day: 1. Manchester United are on the verge of signing Angel Di Maria, with the price tag now reported at £59.3m. 2. Mario [...]