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Why England should trust Young Guns

Whilst we are distracted by the ease at which English teams have dominated the Champions League, it only serves to cement the exile of our young players. Messi has been the star in Europe, but few English players have shone as domestic clubs look abroad for youth of the future. It’s time to change this worrying trend.

Fabio Caphello

After a lacklustre display against the French in Paris on Wednesday, the predictable murmurs of media discontent are already beginning to surface.
It seems par for the course to herald the brilliance of each new England manager before embarking on a terminal campaign of suspicion and defamation after the very first bad result. Before the game […]

Owen rescues more than just a point at St Andrews

When Joey Barton converted a stoppage time penalty at Fulham on December 15th, Newcastle fans could have been forgiven for thinking their side may well have turned the corner.
After all, they had bounced back from a humiliating home defeat to Liverpool- one that left enduring images of angry fans yelling “You don’t know what […]

Cap on foreigners necessary to curb the lack of English talent

Why is there such a dearth of English talent in the Premier League?
Watch Wayne Rooney on his day and you will see his incredible passion and his bewildering talent. Never can he be accused of not having heart.
Manchester United have suffered several defeats this season. On each occasion they have lost, they were without […]

Capello Can’t Go Wrong: The ‘Cushiest Job’ In Football

It has been argued by many that the job as the manager of the England football team is the ‘toughest job’ in football; it has come to be regarded as a thankless task – it is, they say, the ‘impossible job’.
Or, at least, this is how it may seem when one recalls the countless years […]