By Dr Grant Campbell As another gripping season in the Irish Premiership comes to a close, I reflect on the highs, lows, surprises, and disappointments from across the league. From historic European achievements to title glory and the low of relegation, here’s how each of the 12 clubs fared, complete with their end-of-season grades. LinfieldContinue reading “Irish Premiership 2024/25 Season Review: Every Team Graded”
Category Archives: Expert Insight
Kevin McCluskie shares his insight into Hungarian football
Who are the players and managers to watch out for in Hungarian Football this season? Without any shadow of a doubt, Ferencvaros will be the team to watch in the Nemzeti Bajnoksag 1 (National Championship) again this season. Fradi has won the league for the last 6 seasons, with each passing campaign seeming more and more like a formality for the teamContinue reading “Kevin McCluskie shares his insight into Hungarian football”
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”
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”
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 Premiership insight with Dr Grant Campbell
The new NIFL Premiership season kicked off last weekend and who better to speak to about the new season than Dr Grant Campbell of the Campbells Footballs podcast. Grant has covered football in Northern Ireland for a number of years now and is well placed to cast an eye over the players and teams toContinue reading “NIFL Premiership insight with Dr Grant Campbell”
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