August 2015

Bleak Friday: Why Friday night Premier League football is a bridge too far

August 19, 2015

Aston Villa v Manchester United was the first Friday night clash in the Premier League era that was not on a public holiday. While the game was switched at police insistence, [...]

Why football must invest more on mental health ahead of Hull City player’s hearing

August 18, 2015

Jake Livermore’s ordeal shows the psychological distress endured by those coping with a personal tragedy. The midfielder is now facing a lengthy ban for failing a [...]

Ref Review: Taylor bottles a big decision, Coquelin gets away with it thanks to Madley

August 18, 2015

Tom Bennett casts an eye over the performances of the Premier League officials, as Anthony Taylor and Lee Mason fail to make the big decisions and Mike Jones only just [...]

5 Things We Learned: Chelsea boss is digging himself a hole and Everton fans love a pointless hashtag

August 17, 2015

Jen Offord picks out five key features of a weekend in which goalkeepers starred at Upton Park, Swansea proved their class and Tottenham fans experienced Groundhog Day. Being [...]

Team of the Week: Manchester City stars run riot, Everton impress, whilst Manchester United defender shines again

August 17, 2015

The opening week of the season saw some interesting and unexpected names take the headlines, but this weekend saw some of the Premier League’s biggest names guide their [...]

Fantasy Football debut XI: Liverpool, Manchester United & Tottenham new boys make our lineup

August 14, 2015

On our first podcast of the season, Kait, Lynsey and Hayley were deep in discussion about how a fantasy football side made up entirely of Premier League debutants would fare [...]

The Offside Daily – Manchester United ‘keeper ‘not eager’, Aston Villa make Barcelona signing and the FA Cup is back.

August 14, 2015

10 of the biggest football stories of the day: 1. Manchester United’s David De Gea says is not eager to play at the club at present. 2. Leighton Baines looks set to be out [...]

Merseyside Insider: Coutinho’s the talk of the town, but are Stones and Enrique heading elsewhere?

August 14, 2015

What’s been happening in the world of football on Merseyside this week? Jennifer Atherton gives us the inside scoop on Everton and Liverpool… Coutinho Brendan Rodgers [...]

Postcards from abroad: What Chelsea, Manchester City & Arsenal stars have been up to over the summer

August 14, 2015

It’s been a long and arduous summer for those involved with the men’s game. Whilst the Women’s World Cup was in full flow in Canada, a few South American [...]

Premier League Predictions: More doom for Arsenal, Chelsea to bounce back and Liverpool to win again

August 14, 2015

In what was an opening weekend of top quality goals and a couple of high profile shocks, it is safe to say that the Premier League is back! The competition goes up a notch in [...]