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DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER

Man City are being positioned as the greatest  Premier league team of all time.  Obviously any sane person knows that there was life before the premier league but let’s look at teams that have won it. Man United and Arsenal had a joie de vivre and intense rivalry that has not been equaled. Blackburn was a rags to riches story. Chelsea at least, were great villains. Liverpool were electric. Leicester was a fairy tale. Even City’s Aguero moment when reflected upon wasn’t a big deal; at home against a struggling 10 man QPR was hardly Anfield 89. Pepe Guardiola is clearly a great thinker in footballing terms, an innovator to be sure, but he’s ultimately the architect of sterility. His end product is that of a cold winning machine rather than a team clothed in endeavour.  It’s the intangible that his product struggles with; the glory, and that ultimately defines sporting achievement. I always say the best team wins the league and that’s fair enough but context is important. Ri...

THREEIS THE MAGIC NUMBER

On returning home I was pleasently suprised by the Liverpool victory over Man Utd courtesy of a Kyt hat-trick. This leaves us three points behind with a game in hand and the goal difference now three goals. Now the league is on ice until 19th March. When we begin three winnable fixtures against West Brom, Blackburn & Blackpool before Liverpool visit. Two of the three competitions we remain in will be clearer a week from now and the third may be clearer once our cassualty ward is empty. But for now three is the magic number. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVfe6rdHRKI 3 is...