Ben Wright

The January transfer window is wild and confusing for the best of us. In many ways it is to football what puberty is to life – a time of great change, potential and emotion. Social media feeds are littered with articles analysing the madness but often they leave us in...

Going into the Five Way this weekend we have an IMPACT Sport first – a public apology. To all Charlton fans: it has been brought to my attention that, in the last five way, I referred to an ‘unbeaten home record’ when in fact that was only half the...

The Five Way got back on track last week with a solid 4/5. After Saturday’s games we were riding high on a full house and went into Sunday with one of the safest bets, Inter vs Cagliari, the only one left to play. And then in unrivalled scenes, the...

First and foremost I would like to thank James Hirst and John Mastrini for filling in for me over the last fortnight with a Five-Way each. I hope the experience hasn’t left a bitter taste in their mouth after they fell foul to some of the season’s biggest shocks...

Transfer deadline day: the football fans’ Christmas and Jim White is our Santa. It is the day those brave men in suits report to us from the dark alleyways behind stadia as they are heckled by mobs of excited fans. The day Harry Redknapp comes to us live from...

Manchester City vs. Stoke City – Saturday 30th August – K.O. 3pm Prediction: HOME WIN Odds: 1/5 Having watched the Community Shield match against Arsenal, many would be forgiven for believing that the coming season was set to be a long one for Pellegrini and co. They looked rustier and...

Last weekend the Premier League returned with a bang, giving us goals and controversy in abundance. The Impact Sport Five-Way returned also, with a respectable 3/5 giving us a solid base to build on as we go for a full house this time around. Chelsea vs. Leicester City – Saturday...