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The Public Persecution of John Terry
1st February | 2 comments | 2 people like this
If it were fiction, it would have been criticised for being all too clichéd...
John Terry’s headed winner on his darkest of days opened the floodgates to much poetic prose reflecting on his stoicism and character. But such languid observations failed miserably to add any gloss to this complicated and wretched mess.Whilst vital to Chelsea’s title assault, Terry’s goal simply added a new twist to the plot of yet another tabloid... -
Window of Opportunity?
4th January | 2 comments | 1 person likes this
As well as providing some momentary respite from the relentless Premier League season, this weekend’s FA Cup fixtures allowed breathing space to anticipate potentially the most competitive title battle in a decade.
With Chelsea stuttering their way through December and Man United continuing to miss the ruthless presence of Cristiano Ronaldo, neither appear capable of pulling away at the top of the table. Add a surprisingly resilient Arsenal to the equation... -
A case of Horrid Henry?
20th November 2009 | 1 comments | 2 people like this
What a difference a day makes… On Wednesday morning you would be hard pressed to find a sports journalist or football pundit with a bad word to say about Thierry Henry. Twenty-four hours later and you could be forgiven for thinking he’d been involved in some heinous criminal activity.
Am I the only one who feels sorry for the French captain?
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Rafael Benitez - Time to Say Goodbye?
6th November 2009 | 2 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
With speculation over Rafael Benitez’s future reaching tipping point, is it time for Liverpool to say goodbye to their idiosyncratic manager? Six defeats in eight games and the looming Champions League exit would test the loyalty of most club owners. And it could be argued that current form barely scratches the surface of a multitude of issues at Anfield.
The performance of a football team and indeed a coach should be... -
Don’t Blame it on Rio
30th October 2009 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
You have to feel sorry for Rio Ferdinand. After several years of largely unblemished excellence for both England and Manchester United he has become the subject of stinging public criticism for recent performances. Although his form is undoubtedly below par, the calls for him to be dropped by both club and country are ludicrous.
Ahead of a World Cup offering more than the usual blinkered English optimism, the media are yet... -
Give Keane a Chance
12th October 2009 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Roy Keane is very easy to dislike…
But as Ipswich Town slide further into trouble, the knives are well and truly out for their controversial manager.Other than the steadily increasing boos at Portman Road, it has been a tumultuous few weeks for Keane. On one hand Dwight Yorke, Piers Morgan et al. have led a press massacre, whilst on the other he was declared the...
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We Built This City
18th September 2009 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
With misplaced boots and misguided celebrations overshadowing their clinical counter-attacking last Saturday, the emerging stature of Man City may just have slipped under the radar. Almost 12 months since they became the world’s richest club, the green shoots of investment are beginning to show.
Whilst they have hardly charmed the football purists with their aggressive transfer policy, their Arsenal-style disposal of Arsenal should have been a big step towards some... -
The Art of Diving
7th September 2009 | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Seldom does a season pass without the world of football expressing its collective disgust for at least one diving incident. Nearly two weeks on from Eduardo’s theatricals against Celtic and the debate continues to rage. As the perennial and all too predictable finger-wagging continues, isn’t it time to just accept ‘simulation’ as part of the game and move on?
It wasn’t so long ago that Eduardo cut a figure of huge... -
Carlo’s Chelsea Challenge
26th August 2009 | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Whilst Ashes fever gripped the nation at the Oval on Sunday afternoon, the West London derby failed to ignite with Chelsea running out very comfortable winners over Fulham. But with Freddie Flintoff grabbing the back page headlines Carlo Ancelotti will be delighted to see the spotlight kept off his new charges.
Privately, the Italian coach will be delighted with the opening three victories. But in public the pragmatic ex-Milan boss is... -
Let the Games Commence
20th August 2009 | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
For football fans everywhere, a year ending with an odd number points towards a barren desolate summer. A wasteland where cricket, shopping and Big Brother all fail to fill the gaping spherical void left behind. So when the 2009-10 Premier League season finally kicked off last weekend, it was amidst a predictable wave of fevered anticipation.
Inevitably, the over-hyped opening round of fixtures failed to live up to their lofty billing....
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Ryan Reddick
Ryan Reddick is a London based writer with a background in television and script-writing. After many misspent years of watching, talking and reading about the beautiful game, 'The Chronicles of Reddick' sees Ryan take a sideways look into the wonderful world of football.
