The Football League Cup has been the ugly duckling for as long as I can remember, even more so since the growth in the Premier League and the expanded Champions League, which dwarf it more now than at any time in the past and to such a degree that most newer fans, particularly from […]
Morning all. The FA Cup draw did Arsenal a favour on Monday night by bringing out a home tie. Then, out of the pot came Wigan Athletic. The last time we faced Wigan in this competition was back in 2014 when a penalty shootout decided the result at the DW Stadium. We went […]
Morning all. Gabriel Martinelli had spent the last few days being treated as if he was some kind of dastardly criminal by the usual suspects, you know the low-grade TV pundits whose ‘unblemished records’ gave them the freedom and latitude to attack Gabby for his singular error of judgement in the Liverpool game and […]
Morning all. Well, the FA Cup certainly threw out a few unexpected results yesterday. Macclesfield knocking out the current holders was not something any football fan would have seen coming let alone Crystal Palace fans. Newcastle Utd, Sunderland and Aston Villa won the other three Premier League club clashes against Bournemouth, Everton and Totts respectively. […]