Last chance saloon for Liverpool’s Joe Cole
At the age of 16, Joe Cole was the hottest property in English football, drawing comparisons with the majestic Paul Gascoigne. Now, at 30-years-old, Cole is entering the twilight of his career. It...
View ArticleHazard a guess as to who leads the way: Premier League round-up, week one
With one Premier League match played, and football having returned from its slightly shorter than usual summer break, if the season were to abruptly end before tomorrow’s action begins, Fulham would...
View ArticleTransfer deadline day: the paradigm of tedium
Modern football is ostentatious, polished and saturated with money. Transfer deadline day, which is ostensibly just a period of 24 hours, becomes infused with the mentality that probably permeated the...
View ArticleThe Olympic Stadium: an ongoing saga
Not to the particular surprise of anybody, East London-based Premier League side West Ham United have recently been named the “preferred bidder” in the race to become the new occupants of the Olympic...
View ArticleWould you Adam and Eve it? Joe Cole is a Hammer again
Forgotten winger Joe Cole began the New Year with a return to former club West Ham United, and immediately donned claret and blue for the Hammers’ third round tie against Manchester United at the...
View ArticleThe kids are alright: A West Ham United youth
Some of the biggest names in English football started at West Ham United’s Youth Academy. Established in the 1950s by then-manager Ted Fenton, it was later nicknamed “The Academy of Football” due to...
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