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The Offside Treble – Wayne Rooney’s Manchester United ‘dive’, Chelsea fans a disgrace and the return of Tim Sherwood

February 20, 2015

In this week’s edition of The Offside Treble Jen muses on Wayne Rooney’s moral values, the now infamous Chelsea fans in Paris, and the return of Tim Sherwood to [...]

The Offside Rule Oscars – Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas pick up awards

February 20, 2015

By Harriet Drudge. Following on from the most recent Offside Rule Podcast where as it’s awards season the team handed out some awards of their own for the Premier [...]

Ronaldo’s dip in form is Real concern

February 19, 2015

By Jason Pettigrove. It wasn’t that long ago that we were talking about Cristiano Ronaldo as taking football to a whole other level. Even Lionel Messi was being forced to [...]

Have Brentford caused a problem with mid-season managerial announcement?

February 18, 2015

If there was a self-destruct button for Brentford Football Club it was well and truly pushed yesterday when they confirmed that boss Mark Warburton will be leaving this [...]

Living up to the label – Freddy Adu one of many that have failed to live up to unreasonable expectations

February 17, 2015

By Laura Jones. Freddy Adu, the proclaimed ‘new Pele’ has been found hosting nightclub evenings in Washington this week instead of playing top-level football. Laura Jones [...]

Alex Meier: An old-school gentle giant thriving in the modern Bundesliga

February 13, 2015

By Kevin Hatchard. There’s something delightfully absurd about the Bundesliga’s top scorer Alexander Meier. In an era of football where searing pace and mesmerising [...]

The Offside Treble – Aston Villa bite the bullet, Chelsea silent and TV money is flowing

February 13, 2015

This week Jen discusses the axe finally falling on Paul Lambert at Aston Villa, the TV deal that’s got everyone talking and the question which left Jose Mourinho [...]

Are lucky rituals a load of pants?

February 13, 2015

By All Blue Daze. Some time ago, during a bored ten minutes or so, I chanced upon an article buried away deep in one of the dark recesses of the BBC News website, seeking to [...]

Ref Review – Manchester City & Tottenham get lucky whilst Chelsea have a headache

February 12, 2015

Once again it’s that time of the week – to have a rant about the latest batch of poor refereeing decisions and the midweek group of games provided plenty of talking [...]

The compelling Colombian: Chelsea’s new weapon

February 12, 2015

By George Rinaldi. Chelsea new boy Juan Cuadrado was once derided by Fiorentina fans for his inconsistency, but the Colombian winger has since matured into the kind of player [...]