Sven-Goran Eriksson
The Madness Of Manchester City
The dangers presented by foreign owners are becoming increasingly apparent.
Liverpool’s American owners have caused a normally stable club to fall into disrepute and an uncertain future. Now Manchester City’s Thai owner has raised the stakes further by opting to rid of coach Sven-Göran Eriksson despite consensus that the Swede was a great success in his […]
The big four’s stranglehold will loosen
In 10 years time the monopoly of English Football held recently by Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool will be over. This will not happen overnight but gradually, season-by-season, other ‘big’ clubs will be challenging for domestic honours. Money continues to flood into the game and worldwide popularity for the Premiership grows each year – […]
The maths of Manchester City’s continental dreams
Manchester City need a strong finish to the campaign to make it into Europe next season - but how have they fared in previous run-ins?
The Premier League table this year is very tight in a number of key positions: the title is pretty much being contested by three clubs and the relegation battle is as […]
Most improved player in the league? It’s a Dunne deal
When Sven-Goran Eriksson reflected on Manchester City’s surprise derby win at Old Trafford yesterday, he could have been forgiven for concentrating only on the goalscorers who had ensured the club’s first league double over their near neighbours since 1970, and their first win in enemy territory since Denis Law’s backheel and United’s relegation in 1974. […]
The chase for fourth spot hots up as underdogs lurk
To older football fans, the idea of the race for fourth place being as interesting, or as important, as the title chase or the relegation dogfight is fundamentally absurd. After all, as Bill Shankly once said “if you are first you are first, if you are second you are nowhere”.
But this season one of the […]
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