One Year's Poor Form Remains A Blip

Nothing Improves Your Confidence And Brings A Team Together More Than Winning A Cup.

I Would Have Been About Seven Years Old When The Formative Years Of My Competitive Football Education Began. I Was Playing In The Local Leagues Around Manchester, Playing Against Lads From Tough Areas Who Had Been Taught They Had To Fight For Everything.

There Are Lots Of Concerns Facing English Football But For Me The Major One Is The Way In Which Football Clubs Are Run By Owners, Whether They Are Growing Organically And Sustainably And How That Is Being Policed By The Football Authorities.

Before Games, The Smell Of Burgers Wafts Down From The Stands.

The Premier League Is The No1 League In The World In Many Areas. The Events, The Shocks, The Production, The Viewing Figures, The Worldwide Audience Are By Far The Best. Do I Think At This Moment In Time It's Got The Highest Quality Levels In Europe In Terms Of Champions League Football And Domination Of That Area? In Quality Terms It Needs To Rise Again To Get To That Point Where It's By Far The Best In All Areas.