I’ve never understood non-United football fans’ obsession with the Red Devils; I certainly could never imagine obsessing over another team so much. Surely this only means that people aren’t getting enough satisfaction from supporting their […]
Sport | Chelsea rise in Europe as United fall
This week saw another scintillating round of Champions League football with the concluding ties of the quarter-final stage, leaving some intriguing prospects for the semis. Tuesday evening began with one of the two English hopes […]
Sport | Could Rooney's new deal be a positive for England?
Alarm bells rang when the news came through – for United fans and fans of the Premier League. When Wayne Rooney signed his £300,000 per week contract last Friday, analysts were quick to discuss the […]
Sport | Football Manager Review – How hard is it to follow Fergie?
Following the release of Football Manager 2014, LS Sport decided to tackle the toughest job in football – succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson. The surprises start before you’re even appointed. Scrolling down to Manchester United, I […]
Sport | An evening with Sir Alex
Much has been made of Sir Alex’s new autobiography, that was a given even before it was published. Coincidentally, yet unsurprisingly, it is the quickest selling autobiography ever. Everyone in the footballing world seemed to […]
Sport | Premier League – Review and Predictions
With almost a quarter of the Premier League gone we’re making our predictions for what will be an incredibly competitive season First Place – Chelsea With Mourinho back at the helm and a vital win against […]
Sport | Champions League Round-up
Chelsea continued their excellent recent form with a comprehensive and thoroughly professional 3-0 win away to Schalke, in the process establishing themselves at the top of Group E. A rejuvenated Fernando Torres did the damage, […]
Sport | Debate – Should Moyes be given more time?
After Manchester United’s worst start to the season since the Premier League’s conception, Jamie Kirby and Jason Phillips give their views on the future of David Moyes at the club. YES – Jamie Kirby […]
Is it about time we got over, or got used to refereeing mistakes?
The truth is, this column cannot hope to discuss all, or even most, of the drama, controversy and excitement which occurred on Sunday. Neither can it hope to examine and remark on all […]
The Growing Cost of Football
After the BBC’s recent ‘Price of Football’ survey, LS Sport‘s Euan Cunningham shares his thoughts… About a year ago I was travelling back from a match. The team I have a season ticket with had […]
2012/13 Premier League Preview: Liverpool-Norwich
LS Sport’s James Dutton looks at Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle and Norwich in the second of our four-part Premier League season preview… Liverpool What would Liverpool fans give for a quiet season of assured […]