It’s win or die in top-level football, and Suhail Seedat believes that the pressures and media scrutiny of management has a detrimental effect on the game. Do managers behave with less class than they used to as they become…Read More
Tuesday 4th January 2011 saw the Football League managerial merry-go-round slip into overdrive, as three managers lost their jobs in the same day. Guest poster Chris Lines looked on as Phil Parkinson (Charlton), Chris Hutchings (Walsall) and Paul Simpson…Read More
After years of yo-yo mimicking, Birmingham City appeared to consolidate last season. But with Newcastle United and Blackpool grabbing 2010/11 by the knackers after promotion, Chris Nee says Blues have a fight on their hands once again. Is Alex…Read More
In a few short months, Roy Hodgson has been transformed from admired elder statesman to ridiculed scapegoat thanks entirely to a change of clubs. Suhail Seedat explains why Hodgson and Liverpool were just not a good match from the…Read More
The resignation of Martin O’Neill forced Aston Villa supporters to nail their colours to the mast either side of a divide that had been raging under the surface for some time. For some, O’Neill’s exit wasn’t really a problem…Read More
Over the past two days it has emerged that former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is the overwhelming favourite to succeed Martin O’Neill as Aston Villa manager. However, for all his experience, the Frenchman can hardly be considered as a…Read More