Book Review: The Footballer’s Journey by Dean Caslake and Guy Branston
By Paul Dargan. Written by Guy Branston, a professional with 20 years of playing experience and Dean Caslake, a graduate of Bournemouth University who wasn’t able to [...]
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An exclusive interview with Michael Johnson
By Paul Dargan. We’re at St George’s Park in Burton-upon-Trent – a truly world-class facility in sports science, sports development and rehabilitation. The staff are [...]
The Offside Book Review – Italy’s Andrea Pirlo looks back as he stands in the autumn of his career
By Paul Dargan. In a new feature on the site, we review some of the latest football books to hit the shelves. This week, Paul Dargan focuses on the autobiography of one of [...]
The Offside Book Review – The Dark Side of Chelsea’s Portuguese Manager Jose Mourinho
By Paul Dargan. In a new feature on the site, we review some of the latest football books to hit the shelves. This week, Paul Dargan focuses on an explosive and shocking [...]
The Offside Book Review – Football Hooliganism under the spotlight in The Crew
By Paul Dargan. In a new feature on the site, we review some of the latest football books to hit the shelves. This week, Paul Dargan focuses on Dougie Brimson’s [...]
Is It Not Possible To Lose Graciously Any More? Liverpool Fans and O’Sullivan Worshippers exposed
By Paul Dargan. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been criticised in recent times for setting his team up to play ‘anti-football’. In this blog, Paul Dargan [...]
Are Statistics Taking Something Away From Football Instinct?
By Paul Dargan. We continue to take a look at the beautiful game being portrayed as ‘A Beautiful Mind’, following on from Sunday’s piece, and ask: Is the game of [...]
Statistics, Data Analysis and Football: A Strained Relationship?
By Paul Dargan. We take a look at the beautiful game being portrayed as ‘A Beautiful Mind’ and ask: Is the game of football being undervalued through stats and [...]
Champions League Special: Is there any hope for the English clubs in Europe?
By Paul Dargan. There was contrasting fortunes for Arsenal and Manchester City in the FA Cup last weekend, yet now attention turns to Europe’s premier competition where [...]
FA Cup despair: Is Everton’s season beginning to unravel?
By Paul Dargan. Well, what a weekend of cup football that was. The surprises just keep on coming. But I’ll bet that Everton fans (such as me) will once again feel like that [...]
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