Jayden Stockley shines as Exeter City bounce back in style
P rior to Exeter City’s clash with 20th placed Morecambe, there was clear cause for concern for both sides. Just four days before, in front of a bumper crowd of 4,700 including over 400 Grecian Society...
View ArticlePragmatism or Purity? A look at footballing ideology
“It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low”. – Bill Nicholson. A re attacking dominance and pretty play the essential ingredients for success in football and does pragmatism lead to...
View ArticleSuffocating attention risks deterring a new generation of sports stars
B ritish athletes decorate the back pages on a daily basis and sometimes even the front – Wayne Rooney’s exploits have often been splashed across the leading page. Thus, a responsibility exists to...
View ArticleReview: FIFA 18 exceeds expectation
W hat is there to say that has not already been said about EA Sports’ FIFA series? Whilst the franchises’ annual releases are often dismissed as roster updates it has remained a commercial juggernaut...
View ArticleExeter City FC avoid upset against Heybridge Swifts
Exeter City 3 Stockley (59, 63), McAlinden (86) Heybridge Swifts 1 Bantick (70) FA Cup – First Round KO: 14:00, Sat 5 Nov. ———————— Exeter City avoided a first-round FA Cup upset as they overcame a...
View ArticleYoung lions won’t be given a chance if managerial hot seat continues
E ngland’s youth footballing sides have been the focus of much praise over the last few months, with virtually every age group experiencing some degree of success at the tournaments they have...
View ArticleThe comprehensive lowdown on the World Cup Play-offs
W ith Gareth Southgate safely guiding England through to our 14th World Cup, our attentions are now drawn to the playoffs to see who else will have a shot at footballing glory as well as taking a look...
View ArticleEleven games in – who’s impressed and yet to impress in the Premier League?
For the first time since 2013 we’ve got a Mancunian dogfight at the top of the Premier League. Spearheaded by the two main heavyweights in football management, Manchester City and Manchester United...
View ArticleWeekly Woes: Ginger Follicles and My Raging Boss
Oh to be a Hammer. Life at the London club – west Newham’s official favourite – has never been an easy ride. Indeed, the club’s iconic anthem, made international by the Greenstreet film, is one of...
View ArticleThe biggest referring blunders on the international stage
L ast week Northern Irish World Cup dreams were shattered at the hands of Switzerland, ultimately by one incredibly controversial refereeing decision. A Swiss attempt struck Corry Evans on the back in...
View Article“Mind forg’d manacles” of Premier League mediocrity
Do you ever try to name the Premier League teams that did not play on Saturday ahead of a Sunday fixture – bemusingly billed as “Super Sunday” – and find it difficult to recall them? This article...
View ArticleWinter Wunderland: Does English football need a winter break?
For so many of us football fixtures are just another part of the Christmas holidays. Boxing Day would just be ‘the day after Christmas’ without the traditional match, and what better way to start the...
View ArticleExeter City VS West Brom: Grecians battle, but come up short
Exeter City were knocked out of the FA Cup by Premier League outfit West Bromwich Albion. The Baggies stormed to a two-goal lead within half an hour and, in truth, could have had a much larger lead...
View ArticleSport Editorial: North Korean olive branch?
A barbed, stinging, and ultimately entertaining war of words ensued between Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte over the Christmas period. Mourinho, a predictable culprit, teased Antonio Conte in...
View ArticleWe Need To Talk About Pep
“Pep Guardiola is setting the premier league on fire this season!” “He may have created the best team ever to play in this league.” “Pep is proving all of his critics wrong this year.” All are phrases...
View ArticleGrecians hit groove against Forest Green Rovers
A wet St James’ Park laid host to a struggling Forest Green Rovers who fell short against Playoff hopefuls Exeter City. The Grecians have been on somewhat of a run lately and have finally broken their...
View ArticleRanked: the worst badges in football
By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the monstrosity that is the new Leeds United badge- if you haven’t, I partly want you to stop reading and avert your gaze, preserving your unharmed posterior parietal...
View ArticleIncompetent FA disrespect women’s game
Eyebrows were rightfully raised at the Football Association’s decision to hire someone with no previous managerial experience who didn’t even apply to manage the women’s national team, but to his...
View ArticleChampions league Last 16 – A Preview
FC Basel Vs Manchester City: 1st leg = Feb 13th, 2nd leg = Mar 7th Swiss champions Basel face Premier League leaders Manchester City for a place in the quarter-final stages of this year’s Champions...
View ArticleMonthly Misery: perfect recipe for raging reds
‘It’s getting tickly now – squeaky-bum time, I call it.’ It was 2003 when Sir Alex Ferguson unloaded this gem of a phrase onto the footballing world. Taken to by giggly commentators and pundits ever...
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