Vernon Boothe

As the footballing world gears up for the first north London derby of the season, the gap between Arsenal and Tottenham seems to be in-between ‘getting shorter’ to ‘non-existent’. Indeed, some fans would argue that Tottenham are now Arsenal’s equal but every football fan knows, write off Monsieur Wenger’s Arsenal at your own peril. Arsenal, […]

According to newspaper rumors, Chelsea have tabled a bid of £29 million for Valencia winger Juan Mata, while Arsenal is also supposedly interested despite Wenger claiming last week that he ruled out bringing him to Emirates Stadium. But who is Juan Mata, how good is he, and will he be a great signing? Juan Mata […]

Last week, Arsenal were drawn with Italian side Udinese in the final qualifying match to determine if they’ll reach the Group stages of the Champions League. Udinese have lost some of their top players, including Colombian international defender Cristian Zapata who left for Spain’s Villareal. Swiss international midfielder Gokhan Inler has left for Napoli. While […]

This is one of the most difficult and challenging articles that I have written so far. Not only because I am a huge fan of Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas, but because he's one of the most talented and best players in his position in the world. This article is going to cause some debate and […]

Due to the constant speculation and rumors that Gael Clichy won't renew his contract and will leave this summer, I decided to make this list of 10 players who could possibly replace Clichy at Arsenal. These suggestions and possibilities are based on how heavily they're linked to the Gunners and of course, their playing ability […]

With Norwich City's remarkable promotion to the Premier League under the stewardship of Paul Lambert, it will raise the number of Premier League managers born in and around Glasgow in Scotland to seven. If Nottingham Forest are successful in the play-offs, Billy Davies will make that number eight. At the moment, the Glasgow boys are […]

Editor's note: Back story: The Telegraph reported that after yesterday's one-nil win by Manchester City against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, some City supporters reportedly began chanting 'Who put the ball in the Munichs' net' to Yaya Toure, who scored against Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final. The 'Munichs' reference was to United and […]

As the Manchester clubs line up against each other this weekend, we shall be viewing two very different clubs. One aspirant, the other dominant. Whatever the result, City have a hell of a long journey to walk before they can even see the lofty peak that United currently inhabit. I think we take United's success […]

As I was watching Spurs play Real Madrid, the missus wandered in the room and sat down. She knows little about football and could care less about it. But like all Geordies, she knows the basics having been weaned on Newcastle United's bitter tears along with mothers milk. Without paying much attention she says, 'Is […]

The Respect campaign is five years old this season, so how's that going? Well, it depends on how you judge such things. The view of the players, as voiced by players union head Clarke Carlisle is that behaviour of players has improved and that there is simply more focus on those incidents where players go a […]

First, let me start by commending Edwin Van der Sar on a long and illustrious career. Coming through the ranks at Ajax, he won countless number of trophies including the Champions League during the very successful 1990s Louis van Gaal years. Moving to Juventus he won the UEFA Intertoto Cup and repeated that feat at […]

The art of being a striker is, of course, largely about scoring goals or at least, setting them up for someone else. However, that is achieved in many different ways. Some strikers are battering rams, some are more creative types but Javier Hernandez must currently rank as one of the best when it comes to […]

I live in Scotland. Or at least I do for the next five days, after which I shall be living the life of a landed aristocrat in the Norfolk broads as I move to a big old country thatched house with some land and a mooring for a boat. I've always loved Scotland and living […]

Liverpool fans are rightfully delighted with what Kenny Dalglish has done for the club since he replaced Roy Hodgson. An unbeaten run has seen them climb the league and perhaps just as important, Dalglish has imbued everyone with a sense of positivity and tradition. The whole place seems happier and Kenny is clearly loving every […]

The euphoria of Tottenham’s midweek win against AC Milan last week was shared across the United Kingdom as Tottenham became only the third English team to beat AC at the San Siro. The Tottenham performance was the archetypal European away-leg performance. Neat and compact and with every player doing their job, they kept it simple […]