It’s been the numbers game all the way this week down at the Wigan Athletic forums this week. Or the Fickle-as-Feck Funny Farm, as it could more accurately be called. 4-4-2, 4-5-1, 5-4-1, 4-3-3… the arguments have raged amongst the armchair football managers as to...
Nani finally left Manchester United this week, albeit on loan. As a neutral, he’s no great loss to me. Neither, I suspect, will be there many a tear shed by the Old Trafford faithful at his departure. Actually, I am glad to see the back of him. If ever there was a...
Honestly, I do try to keep my 5-4-Fridays as topical as possible and vaguely related to what’s been happening somewhere along the line during my week. At the moment, that would mainly limit me to talking about working twelve hour days (no violins, please) or sitting...
Who says that men can’t multi-task, eh? Right here, before your very eyes, is a blog with a dual-purpose. The new football season is almost upon us and so it is time to wheel out my (soon to be) regular football blog, “View From The West”, which charts my sporadic...
I do try to be topical with my 5-4-Friday subjects and I therefore make no apology that the World Cup in Brazil will feature heavily over the coming weeks. After all, like most people, there really isn’t time for too much else at the moment. Life during this festival...
