VAR pedantry threatens the future of football – but what can be done?
Finn Ranson looks at how VAR could affect the future of football. For me, the trouble with VAR is not the lack of accountability. It’s not the delays in play, or the [...]
Features
Do we put too much pressure on our footballers? Do we, as a society, make them role models when they don’t deserve to be?
Jasmine Baba looks at the pressure footballer’s face in society. On the night of September 24th, emergency services were called to Derby Road, Allestree after a Range [...]
Unai Emery – Is he the right man to take Arsenal forward?
Jasmine Baba looks at Arsenal’s start to the season under Unai Emery and where it’s gone wrong. Late last Sunday night I had the pleasure of reading that Arsenal conceded [...]
A personal ode to the surprising places we find footballing communities
As the footballing world takes fans across countries, continents and to breathtaking highs and lows, Beth Potter takes us on a personal journey of how supporting Liverpool [...]
Pressure on Sarri to deliver trophies in style
Hal Walker gives his views on Maurizio Sarri and the pressures he faces at Juventus. From the moment the Serie A fixtures were released, this was the early fixture that all [...]
How the standard of the Women’s game is improving and can only get better
Over the upcoming season there will be no shortage of articles on the likes of attendances, atmospheres and room for improvement, but the most important aspect to take away [...]
FA WSL: Was Chelsea’s opening fixture against Spurs a milestone for women’s football?
Chelsea Women hosted Tottenham Hotspur Women at Stamford Bridge last weekend in a bid to help promote women’s football. But what was the turn out really like and more [...]
How Wycombe Wanderers became the surprise package of League One
Due to the international break this past week the limelight has been solely on Leagues One & Two, with one story particularly standing out. Daniel Marsh takes a look at [...]
Reasons to be sceptical about Chelsea’s appointment of Frank Lampard
I was surprised when Chelsea gave Frank Lampard the head coach role at the club – writes Jasmie Baba. Having watched him manage Derby for the whole season, there were [...]
How the sad ordeal of Bury is a timely reminder how much football clubs mean to fans and communities
The outpouring of grief and contempt at the sad ordeal of Bury Football Club has been a timely reminder to us all of just how much football clubs mean to their fans and [...]
