eye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Turning the corner, on the site...
Inconsistency has been the bane of Liverpool’s season thus far and the Christmas program merely confirming a frustrating variance in performance from game to game. Liverpool were outstanding at home to...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, EPL January Transfer Circus, on the site...
Sir Alex Ferguson’s eager pursuit of £24M Robin van Persie during the summer has, in all likelihood, secured a record twentieth EPL title for Man Utd. But fond memories of Liverpool’s shrewd £35M...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, Ba or Sturridge?, on the site Eye_Of_The_Fly
The opening salvo’s of the January transfer window have already been fired with confirmation of two of the worst kept secrets in the EPL, namely Daniel Sturridge leaving Chelsea for Liverpool and Demba...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, FIFA 'Spanish' Team of the Year....., on the...
The English media is in meltdown! Okay, there was a begrudging acknowledgement through a collective gritting of the teeth that the La Liga superstars Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Ba or Sturridge?, on the site...
Hi REM, Ba certainly seems to have hit the ground running at Chelsea and his general movement, pace, touch and instinct in front of goal really has highlighted the depths to which Fernando Torres has...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, FIFA ‘Spanish’ Team of the Year….., on...
I agree that the “must win silverware” is a little shallow and, as some of the names I mentioned who can boast a Champions League medal demonstrate, winning silverware is no guarantee that a player is...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, Englishmen DEFINITELY Don't Dive....., on...
Michael Owen’s vociferous protestations that English fair play and jolly sporting integrity has become crudely smeared by the dastardly antics of foreign scoundrels took something of a beating in the...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Where’s the money, FSG?, on the site...
Hey Thundyr, the Man Utd game was certainly the proverbial game of two halves as you say. Utd could’ve been 4-0 up at half-time and certainly should’ve added to their solitary strike with RVP missing a...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Where’s the money, FSG?, on the site...
Hi guys, great points! Wages in the EPL in general are ridiculous, but especially for those average players who inexplicably command huge salaries. There can surely be no better example of an average...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, The Ball Boy Hazard...., on the site...
It says a lot about the quality of a football match that the post-match analysis and media coverage of a League Cup semi-final are dominated by an incident surrounding a humble ball boy. But, after a...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, The Ball Boy Hazard…., on the site...
Quite an assault there Wayne but as always I welcome contributors to this blog and will try to address your points as best I can. I referred to the ‘humble ball boy’ on the basis that of all the...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, The Ball Boy Hazard…., on the site...
Hi Leeubok, I’ve not encountered a problem thus far but I’ll take a look at the text settings nonetheless. As far as your thoughts on the ball boy I agree wholeheartedly! I see the English FA have just...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, League or Cup?, on the site ThundyrBall
Hey Thundyr, it’s that classic dilemma isn’t it. A cup run and potential silverware at the end of the season or to focus on the EPL and treat the cups as an inconvenience. I don’t think there is any...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, League or Cup?, on the site ThundyrBall
Yep, a very disappointing performance and while I share your view that we had a penalty shout turned down in the latter stages when Sturridge was quite clearly pulled back by their defender I can’t...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Desperate times yet no desperate...
I agree with you wholeheartedly Wayne; Arsenal have slipped a long way from their former heights and there seems no urgency at the club to remedy that. Frankly, had Kieron Gibbs not sustained yet...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, The Lost Art, on the site Eye_Of_The_Fly
To my generation there are few symbols that more passionately represent the glorious exuberance, the joy, the purity and the natural style of the beautiful game of football than the iconic yellow shirt...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Form is temporary, class is permanent,...
Wayne you are absolutely right in your blog! I’d go as far as to say Man City lost the title on the very next morning after they won it! Or rather, Sir Alex and Man Utd won it the very next day after...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Scrapping the bottom of the barrel!, on...
I was going to do an Arsenal post myself but you’ve beaten me to it Wayne. I remember with fondness Wenger’s initial impact on the EPL during the mid-1990′s, dragging Arsenal kicking and screaming into...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, Managerial Divorce for...
There have been few ‘marriages’ in the EPL more absurd than the disastrous union between Rafa Benitez and Chelsea. In recent EPL history I can only point to the staggeringly inept – but thankfully...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Managerial Divorce for...
It seems crazy to suggest that RDM winning that unlikely Champions League was Abramovich’s worst case scenario….but it appears increasingly plausible when you look at the bizarre events post-Munich....
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Managerial Divorce for...
Hi Wayne, I certainly think Sir Alex would have instilled some much needed discipline within the Chelsea squad; something AVB attempted to do without much support….but without the profile and...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, A Crossroads at Arsenal?, on the site...
Among the most grateful beneficiaries to Rafa Benitez and his tetchy, demoralising car-crash reign at Stamford Bridge must be Arsene Wenger. Because, were it not for dear old Rafa and his forced smile...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, The Strong will continue, on the site...
Hi REM, a quick response here as I am half-tempted to do a blog of my own regarding last night’s contest. I’m a Liverpool fan! Our rivalry needs no further debate. Did I want Man Utd to win? No, of...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, The Strong will continue, on the site...
Devan, I don’t fancy Valencia to overturn their 1-2 deficit at PSG but I’m anticipating a magnificent contest between Barcelona and Milan at the Camp Nou. Trailing 2-0 after the first leg it is an...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, United They Fell...., on the site...
The debate will rage on but the end result remains the same; Man Utd’s European adventure is over for another season. You’d think, as a Liverpool fan, that this could descend into a gloating piece...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, EPL PFA Player of the Year canvassing....,...
It is a strange tradition in the EPL that the voting process for the Player of the Year Award takes place before the season itself concludes its business. Already, as I write this blog, the votes are...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, EPL PFA Player of the Year...
Hi REM, there is no doubt that RVP has proved a vital piece of Sir Alex Ferguson and Man Utd’s assault on the EPL. A record 20th league crown owes a great deal to the goals, and often critical goals at...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, CAN YOU HELP? IF SO CONTACT YOUR...
Ferocious performance from the Welsh under the Millennium Stadium roof, battered England from start to finish and deservedly won by an absolute landslide! But, as their pre-Six Nations form would...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Is it time to retire?, on the site...
15pts clear and a certain EPL title – a record 20th English League crown -…..what a ‘disaster’ for Man Utd?! You do raise the interesting topic of Ferguson’s eventual retirement, a prospect that I am...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Is it time to retire?, on the site...
Wayne, I forgot to ask you in my earlier post. What are your feelings for the derby match on Monday? It pains me to say it but I’m expecting Man Utd to make a real statement with a quality performance...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, F1 Rankings – Chinese Grand Prix, on...
Ever since a summer job with the multi-coloured Benetton operation in the early 1990′s I’ve followed the various incarnations of what is now the Lotus Renault team. Sporting a striking resemblance in...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Banned but not beaten, on the site...
I was a little surprised to see no appeal over the ten-match ban handed down to Suarez – a ban clearly determined by the individual involved rather than the actual incident – but the club probably...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, Premature Coronation of the Bundesliga....,...
In the space of six weeks FC Barcelona have seemingly achieved a collapse of such monumental proportions as to be worthy of the Australian middle-order! On March 12th 2013 a swashbuckling 4-0...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, Short-sighted to Crucify the 'Special...
It seems La Liga is not the only proud entity to see its reputation crushed and its credibility casually mocked by the vultures of the European media in the wake of the destruction caused by FC Bayern...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Henderson Coming of Age, on the site...
I’ve been as surprised as anyone by Henderson’s rapid improvement over recent weeks and put it down to just two things; Liverpool’s radical step of actually playing him in his preferred position and...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, Abdication of the Emperor of Old Trafford,...
And so the curtain is to finally fall on certainly the longest, and arguably the most glorious managerial reign in English football history! After 27yrs of record-breaking achievement at Man Utd and,...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Abdication of the Emperor of Old...
With his unparalleled success it is certainly going to be a difficult task replacing him. Whether it becomes a poisoned chalice with Sir Alex remaining in the background as an ambassador remains to be...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Abdication of the Emperor of Old...
Hey, first things with the comment approval thing. If you go to the dashboard of your site there should be an option on the right-hand side of the screen “turn comments on or off”. If you click on that...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Perspective, on the site ThundyrBall
Hi Thundyr. I certainly don’t think Rodgers has failed at Anfield; there have been both positives and negatives in his debut season. Firstly the positives; our style of play is infinitely more fluid,...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly wrote a new post, David Moyes - The Challenge Ahead., on the...
The ceremonial red robes have been tailored to perfection, his coronation a mere formality. In little more than a week David Moyes will ascend to the gilded throne of Old Trafford, the chosen-one...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, The End of an Era, on the site ThundyrBall
What do you think of the strong links with a move by Liverpool for Kolo Toure? Although he is available on a free transfer – with good reason – he has played a minimal amount of football for Man City...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Freddie is delusional, on the site Kak...
From perhaps the most overhyped cricketer from the last 10yrs his ignorance is no surprise. I know one test does not make or break a team but I saw an extremely limited English bowling attack at Trent...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Always the victim, on the site ThundyrBall
Hi Thundyr, the season is almost upon us and of course it’s time to lay our hearts on the line in hope and expectation of a successful year ahead. There are a number of factors that suggest to me this...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, And the winner is…, on the site...
Hey Thundyr; and so the twice-yearly circus that is the EPL transfer window has finally slammed shut until January. Personally I share the view echoed by the likes of Arsene Wenger, AVB, Rafa Benitez...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Must Win, on the site ThundyrBall
Hey Thundyr, I agree with much of what you say and I think Liverpool have an excellent opportunity over the next 5-6 matches to continue this early season momentum. Certainly if we have aspirations to...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Must Win, on the site ThundyrBall
I agree Thundyr, Henderson moving inside and Sterling or Ibe offering pace out wide would’ve been the right substitution against Swansea. I wasn’t aware of the foul stats relating to Coutinho but it...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Must Win, on the site ThundyrBall
Thundyr, I think you hit the nail on the head in your final comment; the opposition have got wise to the fact that not only do Liverpool prefer to pass the ball out from the back…but that we’re...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, The Liverpool year in review, on the...
Hey Thundyr, I’ve been very impressed, and a little surprised by Liverpool’s progress under Brendan Rodgers. If you’d told me at the start of the 2013/14 season that we would sit top of the EPL at...
View Articleeye_of_the_fly commented on the post, Philipp Lahm should be World Player of...
I agree with much of your article and certainly share your praise of Phillip Lahm; consistently the best full-back in European football for arguably the last 5yrs. Indeed my own hope was to see Lahm’s...
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