Monthly Archives: July 2013

Fantasy Football Logic

Posted on July 30, 2013 by russgriffiths

Being a bit of a veteran in the world that is Fantasy football, I thought that maybe there should be a blog on what goes on inside the mind of a would be manager who’s only real tilt at being … Continue reading →

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Its not about the glory, its the story

Posted on July 28, 2013 by russgriffiths

I feel that your hand is drawn from the location your were born in terms of team you support. As a kid there wasn’t much glamour going down the Vetch Field supporting Swansea, sometimes you would see the odd washed … Continue reading →

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Gerardo Martino

Posted on July 24, 2013 by russgriffiths

It came out of the blue but wasn’t really a surprise. Tito Vilanova’s departure from Barcelona had an air of inevitability after spending a large chunk of last season absent due to an unfortunate relapse in the cancer he suffered … Continue reading →

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The Real Community

Posted on July 20, 2013 by russgriffiths

Most football fans will know the Real Oviedo story. Especially theTwitter aficionados, but the outcome of their fairy tale is an interesting one. They currently reside in the third tier of Spanish football but a few short months ago they … Continue reading →

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The Rooney Conundrum

Posted on July 17, 2013 by russgriffiths

So Jose Mourinho’s kissy faces at Wayne Rooney has been made official following the Chelsea managers press conference during their preseason tour of Thailand. Rooney’s nine years at United have been for the most part successful and fruitful for both … Continue reading →

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Men United

Posted on July 16, 2013 by russgriffiths

More and more often these days grown men are admitting to man crushes on footballers. I for an awful long time thought it was some kind of homosexuality, but to my reassurance it wasn’t just me who has got lost … Continue reading →

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The Broken Transfer Market

Posted on July 14, 2013 by russgriffiths

Buying a football player in the PL at the moment, is very much comparable to buying a second hand car the the 90’s. No idiot wants to spend their hard earned cash on a second hand Rover, when for less … Continue reading →

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Simply Put… Thank you Sir Alex…

Posted on July 13, 2013 by russgriffiths

As a Manchester United fan being a blog novice, Where, No… Who better to reminisce over than in my opinion and I suspect many others too, The Greatest Manager of all time… Love him or loathe him, you’d be hard … Continue reading →

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The most entertaining player on the planet.

Posted on July 11, 2013 by russgriffiths

If you ask the majority of football fans who they think the most entertaining player in the world is, they are overwhelming likely to be either ‘team Ronaldo’ or ‘team Messi’. The attributes these two goliaths of the game possess, … Continue reading →

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