Survival imperative for O’Neill as patience wearing thin at SunderlandIrish manager’s side involved in a Premier League relegation dogfightSat Mar 30 2013 - 12:00
McDermott’s record at Reading is lost in RussianPlayers devastated over manager’s sackingSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Pragmatic Brady happy to plot a route to the top by taking his chance at HullSoccer Angles: On an increasingly bleak Thursday night towards the end of September, Moss Lane, Altrincham, on the southern …Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
O'Driscoll's common sense approach rarely appreciated in the modern gameSoccer Angles : But Bristol City can benefit from the astute guidance of a patient managerSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Eight goals shows that Swede dreams are not just made of IbrahimovicSoccer angles: In their last two games Sweden have shown Ireland how dangerous they areSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Past achievements may not be enough to keep Mancini and Adkins in their jobsSOCCER ANGLES: Perceived recent failings are already piling the pressure on two managersSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Bittersweet reality - Celtic doing very well just to be competitiveSOCCER ANGLES : Given their respective financial resources, Celtic are in a different world to the likes of BarcelonaSat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Premier League strength open to question as German sides impressSOCCER ANGLES: This autumn, Bundesliga clubs are convincing in Europe as English clubs struggleSat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Could be make or break for Moyes and Everton as jigsaw takes shapeSOCCER ANGLES: Today should be an indicator of Everton’s true strength, attitude and self-beliefSat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Clubs owners should remember dangers of taking fans for grantedSOCCER ANGLES: Liverpool and Manchester United might have common cause – unease about their US ownersSat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
McIlroy helps tee up yet another border conflictAdmitting that he felt more British than Irish may have hurt some people, but the world Rory McIlroy hails from is a place created…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Rodgers requires time more than anythingSOCCER: OF ALL the damning statistics displayed before Liverpool’sowners and fans in May – and there were plenty – perhaps the…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
A bargain basement buy among all the expense at Manchester CitySOCCER ANGLES: The impressive Joe Hart has been instrumental in City’s rise to the top this seasonSat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Weight of wait proving to be a heavy burden for Mancini's CitySOCCER ANGLES: Roberto Mancini will know by now that the last time City won the title it was at NewcastleSat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Di Matteo's stock at a real high but a week is a long time in footballSOCCER ANGLES: The interim Chelsea boss’s future could well be decided by visits to Arsenal and BarcelonaSat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Sunderland fans know O'Neill makes a differenceSOCCER ANGLES: Fear and despondency marked the last days of Steve Bruce’s reign. Now the stadium is light againSat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Arsenal need to come out with all guns blazingSOCCER ANGLES: Having lost Cesc Fabergas and Samir Nasri in the transfer window and with his side still recovering from that…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Ferguson issue exposes Northern dilemmaSOCCER ANGLES: When the FAI start approaching Protestant players in the North then they can claim to be truly cross-community…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Repetition compulsion works well for CoyleSOCCER ANGLES: The messianic Scot has worked his managerial magic on Bolton, who could claim a first FA Cup final place in 53…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Adam rises from a steeper starting pointSOCCER ANGLES: It is hard to see beyond Nemanja Vidic for player of the year, but Charlie Adam deserves his place among the …Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
Former Invincible not quite ready to walk awayJens Lehmann puts retirement on hold to return to a fragile Arsenal squadSat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
New beginning beckons for RooneySOCCER ANGLES: Jens Lehmann puts retirement on hold to return to a fragile Arsenal squadSat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Swansea aiming to get back to the big timeSOCCER ANGLES: Swansea’s fate is in their own hands and, to be specific, in the hands of a man from Carnlough on the Co Antrim…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Given willing to drop a divisionSHAY GIVEN’S frustrating season at Manchester City is not getting any easier for the 34-year-old Republic of Ireland goalkeeper…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Thrilling to be in the presence of greatnessSOCCER ANGLES: It was breathtaking to be at Bloomfield Road last Tuesday night to witness, up close, how Ryan Giggs can still…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
West Ham game a win-win for Allardyce todaySOCCER: FAREWELL THEN, Avram. It seems the polite thing to say, polite yet in its own way insulting.Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Revolution from below raises browsSOCCER ANGLES: We have seen Blackpool win at Liverpool, West Brom triumph at Arsenal and Sunderland run three goals past Chelsea…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Soundtrack of despair surrounds GascoigneSOCCER ANGLES: Just a deck of cards And a jug of wine And a woman’s lies Makes a life like mine – Lost Highway , by Hank Williams…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
New owners should make a bid for AlonsoSOCCER ANGLES: Liverpool created a hole they still haven’t filled when they released Xabi Alonso, as his midweek performance…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Sunderland on the cusp of somethingSOCCER ANGLES : It is part of Sunderland fans’ fate to live on the edge of hope only to slump into a valley of disappointment…Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
Given not prepared to walk away just yetSOCCER ANGLES: In a conversation with him yesterday morning, the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper sounded like a man determined…Sat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
C'mon, Everton, we need youSOCCER ANGLES: The Premier League needs some team from outside the established order to challenge – otherwise gates and viewership…Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Maybe Gerrard really could do with a changeSOCCER ANGLES : Liverpool’s abject form against Atletico Madrid on Thursday night only confirmed that the club and their captain…Sat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
Much at stake as El Clasico takes centre stageSoccer Angles: Tonight’s vital game will give the winner the edge in the race for the league titleSat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Celtic still a good option for the right manSOCCER ANGLES: Mowbray’s successor will find a league where the two big clubs are as dominant as ever, but where only one of…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Brown's style perhaps out of tune with boardSOCCER ANGLES: Maybe Phil Brown felt his achievements at Hull City offered him comprehensive protection from the sackSat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Mourinho inching ever closer to BernabeuSOCCER ANGLES: Gonzalo Higuain’s open-goal miss against Lyon spoke of a sense of Tiger Woods-style entitlementSat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Portsmouth paying heavy price for FA Cup winSOCCER ANGLES : A plan is in the making to get clubs to advance Portsmouth €12Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Keane move may not be enough to save SPLSOCCER ANGLES: Supporters in Scotland are no fools, they know third division football when they see itSat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Not quite make or break, but pretty closeSOCCER ANGLES : Tomorrow’s clash between Arsenal and Manchester United will give us a clearer picture of where the challenge…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Not quite make or break, but pretty closeSOCCER ANGLES : Tomorrow’s clash between Arsenal and Manchester United will give us a clearer picture of where the challenge…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Fabregas well on the road to greatnessSOCCER ANGLES - MICHAEL WALKER: This is someone who has been around at the top level long enough to be 26 or 27, so it feels…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Fabregas well on the road to greatnessSOCCER ANGLES - MICHAEL WALKER: This is someone who has been around at the top level long enough to be 26 or 27, so it feels…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Benitez can't afford to Stoke more criticismSOCCER ANGLES : Even the large number of Reds who remain loyal to Rafael Benitez must acknowledge this does not look like a …Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Benitez can't afford to Stoke more criticismSOCCER ANGLES : Even the large number of Reds who remain loyal to Rafael Benitez must acknowledge this does not look like a …Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
A week in the lives of five Irish managersSOCCER ANGLES : Martin O’Neill seems to have cracked the code at Aston Villa but the past seven days proved difficult for some…Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
Time for middle classes to stand up and fightSOCCER ANGLES : At some stage, if the middle classes are to really lead a challenge to the establishment, then there have to…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Ireland should have one league and one teamSOCCER ANGLES: Darron Gibson and Shane Duffy come from Derry, but must choose between Belfast and Dublin for international duty…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Mersey derby may make or break city rivalsSOCCER ANGLES: Liverpool and Everton are both going through slumps and a loss for either side in tomorrow’s Premier League clash…Sat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
