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The 2021 season has been one for the great pretenders
The various headlines from different stages of the 2021 season will make for intriguing and possibly even humorous reading come the summer.
Tag: Premier League
‘The Brighton Game’ – A heady night of high drama and subversion
On paper it was a shock result between two mid-table sides, but as Max Mathews points out, Brighton versus Crystal Palace was much more than that.
Premier League Team of the Year outside the top six
Jack Farrelly picks some of the standout players from teams outside the the ‘top six’ in England’s top tier competition.
The importance of crowds amid the sound of silence
Patrick Morgan reflects on what has been a game changing few months for professional football and, most importantly, its supporters.
The sound of silence – the story of the 2020/21 season
With the unprecedented impact of Covid-19 on the Premier League season, Seán Crosbie takes a look at the results of empty stadia
The brightest stars that failed to light up the Premier League
Often regarded as the elite league in European football, The Premier League has been a harsh learning curve for some of football’s best talent, Alex Brian takes a look at some of the biggest names to struggle in England’s top division
The Premier League’s greatest ever defenders
Alex Brian picks out some of the standout defenders from the Premier League era.
The curious case of Memphis Depay and why he failed to shine at Manchester United
Touted as a potential heir to Ronaldo, Memphis Depay’s career at Manchester United was as short as it was short lived, writes Alex Brian.
The best Premier League transfer from every January window
In the follow up to his list of the worst January transfer window signings, James Pendleton takes a look at the best signings since the transfer window’s inception.
Why Arsenal are consistently underachieving
Steven Kelly discusses the reasons why he believes that Arsenal are in an ongoing rut of failing to achieve their potential.