Bobby for England?

If it weren’t for my Google Reader I’d never have spotted this little snippet in this article on ESPN Soccernet. The article says that Fabio Capello is sending the England team doctor to check on Rooney, Rio et al but tucked right at the end is this;...

A proper European final

Brede Hangeland tells a journalist what we’re all thinking – that it’ll be nicer to play a non-English side in the final; It’s good to face a team we don’t face in the league. Atletico Madrid are favourites, but everything is possible....

What a night

Dan’s already written his review of the game but I did just want to say a couple of things about last night; whoever started singing “Stand up, if you still believe” I could kiss you – you brought a tear to my eye and I will credit you for the...

The 12th man

All 20-odd thousand of us. That’s what Simon “Digger” Davies says in his interview on the offal today; Sometimes I wonder if the fans realise how important they are. When they really get going at the Cottage they as good as anything else in the...

Sticky Toffees

Soooo…. off up to Goodison Park on Sunday. Historically we’ve not had much luck here – in fact we’ve never won a league game here, our only 2 victories being in the FA Cup many moons ago. My steadfast optimism means that I’m still hopeful...