• Premier League Transfer Round-Up – Part Two

    In the second half of this transfer round-up mini-series, Vinay Patel has all the information on the summer activities (up to the first gameweek) of last season’s bottom half of the table, as well as the trio of newly promoted teams.  ...
  • January 2022 Transfer Window Roundup

    The new year once again saw the opening of the January transfer window and with Premier League clubs spending approximately £238 million, it is safe to say that England’s top flight division were able to attract some top players to light up 2022. Vinay Patel discusses....
  • Saudi Arabia’s Newcastle Takeover – Why Is It So Controversial?

    Daniel Evans Is there any morality at all in football? At the top, there certainly isn’t. When the Saudi Arabian state took over Newcastle from Mike Ashley earlier this year, some highlighted the issues with a human rights abusing country buying a football team. However, these objections were weak...
  • The Socially Distanced Show Must Go On

    Indie singer-songwriter Sam Fender paved the way for Covid-era live music last week as he headlined the first socially distanced gig of its kind. But with moshpits swapped for platforms, what does the future of gigging entail?...
  • Why Fulham Failed

    It seems only yesterday that Fulham were touted for great things this season. Becoming the first promoted side to spend over £100 million in their first transfer window seemed a huge statement of intent from Shahid Khan, a man whose investment can’t be understated. These weren’t panic buys either,...
  • The unfair story of how Bendtner will be remembered at NFFC

    From the outside, I know exactly what it must seem like has happened with Nicklas Bendtner and Nottingham Forest. A player, with a terrible track record of attitude problems and overstated ability, has found another club, and no surprise, he has failed. He probably didn’t get on well with...
  • How a year in the Championship has created a stronger Newcastle

    The last few years have been bleak for Newcastle United. One of the largest clubs in English football had been facing a period of gradual decline, before the horrific second half to the 2014/15 season saw them avoid relegation on the final day, only to then crash out of...