Stranded The 2024/25 season will mark the 40th Anniversary of a side not called Celtic or Rangers winning the league.

And with the exception of the years in which Rangers were rebuilding after their financial issues, only Hearts have prevented either from coming first or second in the last 30.

I don't want VAR as it changes the game too much. Even if used to make all the calls correct, it would need to change too much about how the game is to be able to do that, and that to me is not success. get it in the bin There isn't a situation in 2024 where a multi-billion pound global football in...

my only issue with a post VAR removal world is that you just know the likes of Sky Sports will continue to use lines drawn on the pitch when an offside is not called, to try and push all the conversation towards a 'ooh you wouldn't have had that with VAR' If we can use it relatively successfully in...

my only issue with a post VAR removal world is that you just know the likes of Sky Sports will continue to use lines drawn on the pitch when an offside is not called, to try and push all the conversation towards a 'ooh you wouldn't have had that with VAR' If we can use it relatively successfully in...

Would it be going too far to say the 3 relegated teams from the PL this season are the 3 worst promoted sides (as a collective) we have seen so far? Yep. And that's wholly by design. The system is oxf*rd. Two of the teams that narrowly escaped the drop only did so by breaking 'financial sustainabil...

Would it be going too far to say the 3 relegated teams from the PL this season are the 3 worst promoted sides (as a collective) we have seen so far? Yep. And that's wholly by design. The system is oxf*rd. Two of the teams that narrowly escaped the drop only did so by breaking 'financial sustainabil...

How many other major leagues have binned VAR?

Oliver Glasner is quietly doing things at Palace. Just three defeats in 12 since he joined, and they have beaten Liverpool, Newcastle and United in recent weeks. Talented core to their side in Johnstone, Guehi, Eze, Doucoure, Olise, Mateta. Have to say fair play to Chelsea and Pochettino, too. They ...

I'm on record as one of Southgate's biggest supporters - but his selections in recent times have become more and more frustrating. Maybe summed up by the fact that James Tarkowski - ranked first in the PL for aeriel duels won and blocked shots, and second in clearances, playing for the best defence ...

Per Sky Sports - this will be the 10th time that a Premier League season has gone to the final day. In all nine previous occasions, the team ahead at kick-off on the final day went on to win the league, and indeed Blackburn, in 1994-95, are the only such leaders not to go on and win their final game...

Was having a chat with a family member at the weekend. Massive City fan who through work contacts has had a few opportunities for private conversations with people high up the chain there. In short - Pep more than happy for the media to create their 'Pep', and for fans to think he just inherits supe...

Leverkusen have entered the Matrix, right? Unbelievable.

Stranded Being reported that Hull have just sacked Liam Rosenior, which seems ridiculous, but nothing is surprising in football I guess.

WTF?!

I've only just noticed this - is it the first time the SPL has split into two halves for the final five games of the season? Also - with fixtures for this 'second phase' not set until the top and bottom six were decided, it seems a little silly of the SPL not to have set Celtic v Rangers for the fi...

I've only just noticed this - is it the first time the SPL has split into two halves for the final five games of the season? Also - with fixtures for this 'second phase' not set until the top and bottom six were decided, it seems a little silly of the SPL not to have set Celtic v Rangers for the fin...

Some very good young players at Hull (albeit some loans) - Carvalho, Philogene, Morton, Delap. Rosenior has done a great job after they looked like relegation candidates last season. The Reading link makes them the obvious team to root for, surely.

Yep. Leeds or Ipswich will become the third team to reach at least 90 points in the EFL and fail to achieve promotion. If Leeds avoid defeat, a new record will be set at either 91 or 93 points, Sunderland and Sheffield United both having previously scored 90 exactly. Southampton can finish 4th with ...

Don't know if we had this one, it's a couple of weeks old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EvIcyRuAXg Osasuna trailing Valencia 1-0 at home and they get a penalty in the 97th minute. Ante Budamir tries a 'pause' in his run-up, gets confused, pauses twice, and then toe-ends the ball straight to the ...

97th minute equaliser for Leverkusen to keep the unbeaten Bundesliga season going They will just not be beaten. 89th minute equaliser at West Ham last week. On 30th March they beat Hoffenheim 2-1, having been a goal behind after 88 minutes. Two weeks earlier they were 2-1 behind at home to Qarabag ...

I would quite like to see Bowen on a bigger stage. He strikes me as one of those all 'confidence, no ability' players that just force their way to success through insane levels of self belief and determination. (i am aware I am being harsh, of course he has ability, I hope you get what I mean thoug...