Glasgow Rangers’ cataclysmic fall into administration is a stark reminder to football clubs inside and outside the Scottish Football Association that even a successful football club, if placed in dubiously fitting hands, can be hit by financial catastrophe. Largely, football has bucked the trend in echoing the general economic problems of the world. As the economic woes of Greece, Portugal and Ireland began to threaten the stability of the financial sphere, football responded with the lavish purchases of Fernando Torres and  Cristiano Ronaldo – even Andy Carrol. Read more →

Statistics have become the ubiquitous life-blood for much football journalism in recent years, happily coagulating in the void between games.  Thanks primarily to Opta, once fans and pundits have had their fill of a match, once each have finished meticulously analysing every significant incident in detail, there is now the option to gawp in wonderment at the relentless stat-barrage that comes with the aftermath of every high profile game. Essentially, once you’ve seen the game on the pitch, you can replay it all in your mind with the help of Excel. Read more →

Apple’s iPhone may be the most famous and most eulogized smartphone on the market right now. So much so that it’s becoming a matter-of-fact that all savvy self-discerning folk have given Steve Jobs their lollies. However, there are other really good options; numerous ones, in fact, now that Google’s Android operating system has been disseminated among a plethora of manufacturers. And it shows in the software’s growth in market share. Read more →

England rarely get any praise from their European neighbours when it comes to football. When a favourable appraisal is uttered the content often belies its condescending, patronising tone. But Brits are Brits; stiff upper lip and all that yeah? Read more →