David The Yank

Once again, Manchester United had to come from behind to win it. It is getting to the point where United only burst into life when the clock ticks into its thirtieth minute and the opposition are a couple of goals to the good. Their last three home games have followed a similar pattern; a clumsy […]

Three games into the new season, and Liverpool is already in a state. It’s hardly a shocking revelation. In fact it’ll be easier to reflect over the past few years and pinpoint a time when they were not in crisis. Once again, the bane of the supporters is the club’s owners. Following the closure of […]

The appointment of Andre Villas-Boas by Daniel Levy may have more financial connotations to it than it does football. The Portuguese was a free agent and thus Levy did not have to spend millions in compensation fees. Secondly, AVB’s failures at Chelsea and his young age meant that he could hardly command hefty wages and […]

As a staunch Manchester United fan, I have waited with bated breath for the best part of a fortnight awaiting news that Lucas Moura, the latest teenage sensation from Brazil, has finally signed for the club and has announced his desire to wrest back the title from Manchester City. Imagine, then, my utter dismay of […]

So the fixtures are out, not long after the completion of the 2011 season. Here are some of the matches I've circled and already entered on my calendar. In a month or so we'll find out which of the first few matches are moved to Sunday kickoffs, and who gets the early and late […]

And in the end The love you take Is equal to the love you make — Paul McCartney A terrific season comes to an end. Manchester United has deservingly won the Championship. We saw tremendous soccer at times from Arsenal and Chelsea and Manchester City, and at the beginning of the season, from Tottenham. But […]

We're winding down now, and nearing clarity. United should win the title after a tremendous display of soccer against their arch-rivals Sunday. And you can see them claim it with just a point at Blackburn early Saturday morning on the featured ESPN match. The Champions League spots were sewn up mid-week with City's revenge win […]

Three is a magic number Ya it is, it's a magic number Somewhere in that ancient mystic trinity You'll get three As a magic number The past, the present, the future, Faith, and hope, and charity, The heart, the brain, the body, Will give you three, It's a magic number Three matches to go! Three […]

Well, we were waiting all year for this weekend, only for Arsene's men to melt quickly over their last 10 matches. The only sides the Gunners beat in these last 10 were Blackpool and Leyton Orient! Now they can hold out some hope for 2nd and play the role of spoiler so that next week's showdown […]

53 matches to go, with 12 this week. While the title seems to be in United's grasp, Everton have been playing well and will go for it with nothing to lose. The battle for fourth may end up the most exciting, but with the City – Spurs showdown still a couple of weeks away, our […]

And then there was one: only United survive in Europe. So the distractions from the league are dwindling. Obviously a humongous match on Sunday for Stoke and Bolton at the Reebok, with one heading to Europe next year and a May 14 final at Wembley. United is not likely to falter in the league at […]

It still feels like the biggest matches are ahead of us, but should be some interesting ones, especially at the bottom of the table, presuming United doesn't look ahead too much to Tuesday night. It's a shame about Blackpool's form. Monday night football comes back with a pretty strong match. Maybe LeBron will be Dalglish's […]

Hello again. We've all enjoyed the international break and now the final run-in for this intriguing season, with more attention than I can ever remember to the all-important race to stay in the league! Any of the teams from Bolton to Wigan could be playing championship football next year, or could finish in the top […]

It's been a looooong time since the reverse fixtures to these Gameweek 30 matches were played in September. We have two derbies, a top 4 showdown at Stamford Bridge, and the what-will-happen-next drama of another Sunderland-Liverpool showdown. Plus two Europe matches requiring big English comebacks. My star-giving parsimony has ended (for the moment), so forget […]

Only 8 matches this week, and the teams from Manchester feature in four of them. While the derbies were not as exciting this year as last, are we heading for an FA Cup showdown? United and Chelsea should advance to the Champions League quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Saturday is not the May Day showdown we are all […]