November 2017

Weekend Wanderings: Liverpool’s defensive woes, PSG travel to champions Monaco and Alex Neil returns to Carrow Road

November 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

With another round of midweek European football concluded, all eyes turn once more to domestic leagues where there are some attractive fixtures to look forward to. Alasdair [...]

Chris Coleman’s new task…will the Cookie crumble?

November 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

When I explain to people I consider myself half Welsh half English, most cannot fathom it, but it is who I am and who I support. I have never been prouder of my Welsh blood [...]

Manchester City’s points greediness has them on course to join The Ton Club, says Tom Simmonds in the Midweek Muse

November 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

Manchester City’s jet-propelled start to the domestic season, comprising of eleven wins and a single draw, leaves them on 34 points and on course to achieve a milestone yet [...]

Premier League: Team of the Week ft. Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Watford

November 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

FA Women’s Super League striker and Wales international Helen Ward picks her combined Premier League XI from the weekend’s action. GK – Heurelho Gomes (Watford) [...]

Arsenal’s first goal not a free kick, plus Kompany very lucky in Mark Halsey’s Ref Review

November 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

The first weekend of games post the international break threw up some of the biggest and most controversial decisions of the season so far, perhaps the officials were still [...]

Europe Well-Represented at Russia 2018

November 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

“Germany lifts the 2014 World Cup” by Marcello Casal Jr (CC BY-SA 3.0) The qualifying stages for Russia 2018 are now over with and we know the names of the 32 [...]

Carly Telford column: Life at Chelsea, Women’s Euros reflection and the Mark Sampson saga

November 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

In Carly Telford’s latest column for The Offside Rule, the Chelsea goalkeeper reflects on the Women’s Euros and her recent time with the England Squad, Alex Scott’s [...]

Weekend Wanderings – Derby fixtures heat up across Europe, can David Moyes get off to a flying start and will Leeds bounce back?

November 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

After the eventfulness of international football domestic club action returns, which – particularly for Italians – is probably something to be deeply thankful for. Across [...]

The Lionesses: Who’s next to lead England’s national women’s team?

November 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

With the long-term managerial fate of the Lionesses still up in the air, Nancy Frostick reveals who she believes are the top three candidates under consideration. There’s [...]

EFL: Where do Sunderland go from here?

November 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

With the Wearsiders currently sat bottom of the Championship, and lacking a permanent manager to help steady the sinking ship, Ross Bramble looks at the next step for the [...]