Frank Lampard

Picture of Thierry Henry in New York via themikelee’s Flickr stream @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/themikelee/2687872472/ I don’t know if the referee was wearing a Barcelona shirt because they kicked me all over the place. If the referee did not want us to win he should have said …

The travails of our fantasy football team of capital-born players. Read previous entries here. As the good ship Spurs sinks and every subeditor stretches for the inevitable naval metaphor, one wonders about the last time both North London teams were humbled at home in the …

A fortnight free of Premier League fixtures saw redemption for the national side and the rise of a new England hero, not to mention one of the most chaotic transfer weeks in living memory. This weekend it was back to Blighty with a bump for …

As the curtain comes up on the Premiership at White Hart Lane tonight, newcomers Watford are busy trying to persuade some experienced hands to come and join them at the outset of their Premiership adventure. We thought we’d take a look at what our clubs …

The Premiership hasn’t even started but already there’s a lot to say about this season’s football in the capital. Tonight sees most of our professional clubs in competitive action as the six Football League sides are joined by Arsenal playing their Champions League qualifier away …

Ahh, now we get it. Sven has become so Anglicised, so steeped in English sporting tradition that he’s modelled his world cup challenge on the nation’s highly successful rugby team. The idea is to dominate the opposition physically, then get the ball into kicking range …

On Saturday afternoon the whole nation, while not wishing injury on anyone, might have breathed a sigh of relief that the most goal-shy, undisciplined striker of England’s world cup qualifying campaign was unlikely to play more than a cameo role in this summer’s finals tournament. …

Last week, Fraser James used the power of Lawro to good effect, scoring a highly respectable 3 out of 5. After Sarah Johnson had hit the same score the previous week, we felt that the ‘FPP’ (as it’s known in the corridors of power) was …

Afternoon all. Last week, Sarah scored 3 out of 5, which percentage-wise, is actually our best ever result. So there you are. Perhaps some sort of prize is in order. Any suggestions? Go on, leave a comment, it will make our day. It wouldn’t have …

Last week, the FA’s David Barber showed that whilst he may know a thing or two about stats, he’s not much cop at the predictions game. A paltry two out of six for David, who’ll have been trying to avoid bumping into Trevor Brooking in …