What a Difference a Year Makes: England Squad

What a Difference a Year Makes: England Squad

As the song went; “What a difference a year makes”. That can be said for a number of players who have gone from World Cup no-hopers to having a realistic chance of a spot in the 30-man preliminary squad which is announced today. Before this season, Bobby Zamora had spent nearly six years on the […]

Why pick Carragher?

Why pick Carragher?

It has been reported today and last night that Jamie Carragher is set for a dramatic U-turn on his decision to retire from international football and make his name available for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa. After hanging up his England jersey in 2007, and after rejecting numerous pleas from Fabio Capello and […]

Matchday Diary - Planes, trains and errm, evacuations

Matchday Diary – Planes, trains and errm, evacuations

Manchester United picked up an important three points at the weekend against fourth place hopefuls Tottenham, and Ed Diggins was there….eventually. This was never going to be an easy trip. Something called Eyjafjallajökull (pardon my French) meant that last Monday to Wednesday was spent trying to sort out a backup plan via road. Thankfully come […]