For all the previous penalty injustices. Dodgy ones called against – Luke Young’s hand ball at Villa…with his back completely turned against the attacker. And the ones not awarded – Lee Dong-Gook at United in 2007 anyone?  We win that match and United might not be enjoying their current clutch of 3 consecutive league trophies. [...]

So it’s VfB Stuttgart submitting a satisfactory tender for our dear Tuncay, £9m reportedly – the Turk wanted to stay in England, but fractional offers from Spurs, Villa, and Everton made this Bundesliga barter the best course for the club… Residual impact from the Carlisle friendly results in another prolonged absence for Matthew Bates…a staggering fourth [...]

Side: Coventry City F.C. Nickname: The Sky Blues Ground: Ricoh Arena – another corporate brothel in use since 2005 when the club vacated Highfield Road From Boro: 175 miles south, between Leicester and Birmingham Kit: the home strip shall forever be sky blue – Sightsee MFC goes for something similar while also on the pitch Why Coventry Will Always Be [...]

Sophisticate extraordinaire Jarvis Cocker crooned about that old black magic…you only get to stay one day. A couple days in Boro’s case, before crashing back to Earth in north London, a proper 4-0 tonking courtesy of Spurs. The short run of form and cautious optimism resultant from successive 2-0 wins ostensibly was an aberration. Boro were [...]