In 2011 the decision to name Gareth Bale as the PFA Player of the Year was contentious. Detractors claimed the players who had voted for the Welshman had been swayed by a handful of glorious performances, rather than a period of sustained excellence. If there was some truth in the claim then, honouring the 23-year-old this time […]
Premier League
Redknapp throwing stones in glass houses
In the aftermath of QPR’s defeat at Newcastle yesterday, Hoops manager Harry Redknapp berated the club’s previous transfer policy under Mark Hughes. Redknapp was clearly frustrated at suffering the first defeat of his tenure, asserting “there are a lot of players at this club who earn far too much money”. Redknapp is hardly in a […]
Football transfer market continues to bemuse
As Barcelona maintain their 11-point lead over Real Madrid in La Liga, it has been revealed that at the start of the season, the Catalans strongly considered adding to their record-breaking strike force. Not with Neymar, the prodigiously talented Brazilian forward, but with Birmingham’s Nikola Zigic, the lumbering forward with two goals to his name […]