Hammered!
June 29, 2011
Have West Ham United, under the disastrous aegis of Sullivan and Gold, abetted by the formidable Karren Brady, doomed their ailing club to further catastrophe?
Brian Glanville
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Down memory lane
June 29, 2011
You wonder if Jermaine Pennant has ever heard of Stanley Matthews, his esteemed predecessor on the Stoke City right wing?
“Calm down dear…”
June 29, 2011
Perhaps the next time the Prime Minister says, “Calm down, dear!” he might address the words to Arsene Wenger.
London Calling
June 29, 2011
When Fernando Torres skilfully scored that hugely belated goal against West Ham, the reaction of his much put upon manager, Carlo Ancelotti, was predictably one of unrestrained joy and relief.
The Mancunian candidates
June 29, 2011
Having crashed so disastrously at Wembley against Manchester City, can we reasonably expect Manchester United to do any better against the remarkable Schalke?
End of an era?
June 29, 2011
The takeover of Arsenal by the American billionaire Stan Kroenke has led to an avalanche of sentimental tosh. We are to believe that the club’s whiter than white image will be tarnished beyond repair.