What about Matt O’Riley and how you helped develop him as a player? “I think it’s everyone’s contribution and none’s bigger than the player himself. When I came in last summer, he obviously never had the goals tally and he never had that end product to his game. I think he probably felt the trustContinue reading “Brendan Rodgers on the impending departure of Matt O’Riley from Celtic to Brighton”
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A League of Their Own: The Cymru Premier Story
About the book A League of Our Own is the first book to tell the remarkable story of the establishment and 30-year history of the League of Wales, which was rebranded as the Welsh Premier League in 2010 and the Cymru Premier in 2019. The League of Wales kicked-off its inaugural season in 1992 inContinue reading “A League of Their Own: The Cymru Premier Story”
David Smith on the Scottish lower leagues and what to expect this season
Who are the players and teams to watch across the Championship, League One and League Two this season? First and foremost, thanks for the invitation to write about the lower leagues, much appreciated, Callum! Raith Rovers, Partick Thistle, and Airdrie will look to build on strong campaigns last season. I was at Raith vs. PartickContinue reading “David Smith on the Scottish lower leagues and what to expect this season”
Finley Crebolder on the Dutch National Team and the new Eredivisie season
How would you reflect on the current state of the Dutch National Team and their performance at Euro 2024? Euro 2024 went pretty much as I expected for the Netherlands—we beat the weaker teams we faced and failed to beat the stronger ones, as has been the case throughout Koeman’s second spell in charge. ThereContinue reading “Finley Crebolder on the Dutch National Team and the new Eredivisie season”
Scottish National Team insight with John Bleasdale
Scotland had a disappointing Euro 2024 campaign after such an impressive qualifying campaign. Respected author John Bleasdale was in Germany following the side and he gives us verdict on the current state of the Scotland National Team. How do you reflect on Scotland’s performance at Euro 2024? Euro 2024 was a huge disappointment for theContinue reading “Scottish National Team insight with John Bleasdale”
Belgian Pro League insight with Scott Coyne
Players from the Belgian Pro League have made several big money moves in recent seasons. Charles De Ketelaere, Igor Thiago and Victor Boniface are three of examples in the last few seasons alone. With that in mind, we asked Belgian football expert Scott Coyle to share some insight into the quality of the league andContinue reading “Belgian Pro League insight with Scott Coyne”
NIFL Championship insight with Lewis Bennett
With the NIFL Championship season kicking off, Irish League expert and journalist Lewis Bennett shared his thoughts with us on the season ahead. Who are the players and teams to watch across the NIFL Championship this season? They all are! What I’ll say firstly about the Championship is that the clubs are so close-knit; betweenContinue reading “NIFL Championship insight with Lewis Bennett”
The Fan View: Michael Burney on Manchester United’s hopes for the new season
Ahead of the new Premier League season, Manchester United season ticket holder and football writer Michael Burney gave us his view on the goings on at Old Trafford. What did you make of Manchester United last season? The fact that we ended up with our worst league finish since 1989/90 says it all, really. ItContinue reading “The Fan View: Michael Burney on Manchester United’s hopes for the new season”
Callum McFadden 