The Offside Rule Weekly: The King Ralph effect
This week we’re discussing those two big results from the Premier League and what it means for the season’s shifting narrative. We’re talking miles, [...]
September 2021
Proposals to let fans drink alcohol in stands should be given bum’s rush
After seeing trouble flare up at the Euro 2020 Final, Laura Lawrence questions whether it’s the brightest idea to end the 36-year booze ban… In the mid-90s, I went to [...]
The Offside Rule Women’s Football: Flashes of Tobin Heath and Izzy Christiansen talks puppy teeth
Joining Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper it’s former England Goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain to talk through game week three of the WSL. Are Man City already out of the [...]
Five things we learned from the WSL this weekend
Jessy Parker Humphreys looks back on the weekend’s league action. Defensive issues stump both Manchester clubs in similar five-goal losses It is unclear whether there is [...]
Success comes at a cost for Spain’s surprise package Real Sociedad
The vultures will once again be circling the Basque club’s top talent if they maintain their flying start and give the big guns an unexpected run for their money this [...]
Everton’s disastrous WSL start demonstrates startling naivety
Back-to-back 4-0 defeats by Man City and Chelsea have dented the Blues’ top-three ambitions – now the basement side must be more streetwise in defence if they’re to [...]
The Offside Rule Weekly: Cup magic and a side hustle
This week, we’re talking cup runs and picking out a team we think could go all the way in the League Cup. WE’re also reflecting on our pre-season predictions and [...]
Championship sinners need help from higher power to escape purgatory
More EFL clubs will become lost souls like Derby, Reading, and Sheffield Wednesday if a viable alternative to parachute payments is not found, writes Laura Lawrence. As the [...]
Lionesses cruise to victory in World Cup qualifiers, but greater tests are yet to come
A released Ellen White with play channelled through central areas worked well for Sarina Wiegman, but there is still room to experiment with personnel, writes Jessy Parker [...]
The Offside Rule Women’s Football: Leah’s Lionnesses, Man City’s ever-growing injury list, and Kirby’s corners
Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper are joined by The Athletic’s Holly Percival to talk all about England and to preview the WSL fixtures for this weekend. Is Leah the best [...]
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