Gretna are an example of what can happen when a team overextends its ambition. Without the fans and history, what is left when the money disappears?
Month: April 2020
Led by Stuart Baxter, AIK would lift the 1998 Allsvenskan title, scoring just 25 times in 26 games. Baxter and other key men talk that remarkable glory
You may think you know your club, that it’s different, better somehow. But the reality is that fans today, like before, have nothing in common with owners
It’s just an ‘O’ and an ‘M’, what’s all the fuss? If you look back at Marseille’s first badge in 1899 and latest, modern logo, it’s a fair question
While Brian Clough’s time at Brighton is the period of his career that is the most glossed over, it was a bigger learning curve than his time at Leeds
The xG metric might seem snooty at first, but football fans have been inadvertently collecting their own data sets since they first saw a ball kicked
Between his parents crossing the Sahara barefoot and pregnant and the racism he faces today, Iñaki Williams’ story is one of adversity, of constant battles
Between the DFB-Pokal, UEFA Cup and Bundesliga, Werder Bremen and rivals Hamburg would unforgettably face each other four times in 19 days in 2009
Were it not for Rot Weiss Ahlen taking him on when few had faith in his ability, the football world would not have the brilliant Marco Reus at the top
Football is littered with catchphrases and clichés. One of the best-known is “it’s not over till the final whistle.” On the face of it, that might sound like a hackneyed statement of…
In the early days of his time in Barcelona, Steve Archibald made a significant impact, winning the hearts and minds of colleagues and fans alike
One of England’s greatest talents, the success of Trevor Francis abroad highlights why he is so much more than the first million-pound footballer
Emile Heskey learned the hard way in the A-League: it can be hard to feel on top of the world when you’re living Down Under
Gascoigne was an enigma; a strange contradiction in the way that he could exhibit moments of footballing beauty despite being something of an utter lunatic
While the Gálacticos era will be remembered for the wondrous play of Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo and Roberto Carlos, there is a place at the table for McManaman
Whether or not it manifested itself in quite the manner he’d planned, a season at Torino transformative Denis Law to become the legend he’s remembered as
Lauded by Maradona, loved by the fans and mentor to Vialli and Mancini: like much of his playing career, Graeme Souness was brilliant at Sampdoria
In MLS, Bradley Wright-Phillips, who had struggled and laboured without much success in the UK found his home and unequivocally triumphed