Football

The Hurdles Ahead of Rangers’ Race to the Top

 Steven Kellow    Football  

According to @SPLstats, not since a shortened 1975/76 season has any Scottish team won their league earlier in the year than Rangers have the League One title this season.  Lee McCulloch’s hat-trick saw them beat an Airdrie side last night who were but the latest victim of Rangers’ powerful march back up towards the top of the game.  However, after winning two league titles in a row at a canter, I’m not sure they will be able to repeat the feat next year in what — Read more →

Premier League Run-in Predictions 2013-14

 Steven Kellow    Football

As clichéd as it sounds – this year’s English Premier League season has been quite unlike any other. The last few years have seen several occasions where there has been a three-way title challenge long into the season before closer two-way battles take over.  However, this year there are four genuine title contenders even at this stage of the season with only ten matches to go.  Even at the bottom, things are exciting: with 10th placed West Ham only 7 points above the relegation zone — Read more →

Euro 2016 Qualifying Draw

 Steven Kellow    Football

Today the nations of Europe learned exactly who they will be up against in trying to qualify for Euro 2016.  This time around things are slightly different in many ways.  First off, the final tournament in France will feature 24 teams instead of just 16, meaning that many more teams have a chance of qualifying.  Also, UEFA’s “Week of Football” initiative will see matches take place on every day between Thursday & Tuesday during the international break – meaning you will have more opportunities than — Read more →

The Joys of Football Manager

 Steven Kellow    Football, Video Games

The Football Manager series, and its’ predecessor Championship Manager, has been one of the most successful PC game franchises of all-time in the UK – and it’s clear to see why.  Football is a massive cultural phenomenon in the UK, more than just a game or a sport, but a pseudo-religion.  Put together the potential fan-base with football’s inherent subjectivity and almost every fan’s desire to coach their beloved side themselves, and a game based around managing a football club is a nailed-on certainty for — Read more →

Football’s Oligarchy

 Steven Kellow    Football, Politics

Democracy is an ideal that is widely respected and desired as the best way of governing people.  It is transparent and popular way of making decisions and enforcing them.  Whether it is running a country, a public concern or even a global sport – it’s an ideal that is central to how we perceive the world around us, how we are involved in it and how fair we consider it to be.  Football, though, is about as undemocratic as could be.  It is an oligarchy — Read more →

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