The Rangers administration saga has continued to dominate the back (and often front) pages in Scotland in recent weeks, although more than a few column inches have been devoted to the prospect of bitter rivals Celtic rubbing salt in the wounds of the Ibrox club, by claiming a clean sweep of this season’s domestic honours.
After years of toiling in the lower leagues and once nearly going out of business, Swansea City now find themselves in the promised land of English football, the Premier League. The Swans are now gaining national recognition for their brand of attractive yet effective football. But it all could have been so different for the club from South Wales.
Fernando Torres..........
After reading his name and then registering a pause, you may well have considered the malaise that the once revered striker finds himself in now.
Every summer, as the fixtures for the upcoming season are released, football fans all over the country are scrolling through them looking for one game and one game only. The derby….
Just five years ago the Premier League was accused of becoming stale, made predictable by the dominance of a supposed ‘Top Four’. Each and every year the Premier League would be made up of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and the rest. And as these four clubs monopolised the lucrative Champions League places this saw the gap between the top four and the rest ever widening.