Here is the original synopsis and predictions for 2007/08 revisited with the addition of the final finishes, the highs and the lows and a couple of semi interesting statistics. So here is an opportunity to share my gaffs and a couple of thoughts that were reasonably close. An... Read More

United's financial losses from David Conn. Jonathan Wilson looks to the future of a Premiership-bound Luka Modric and compares his style to th... Read More

The North American disease strikes again. The hockey play-offs are on and the great North American tradition of rioting when you win gets und... Read More

It will be interesting to see what sort of coverage and viewing figures the FA Cup semi-finals get when they go head-to-head with the Premiership this weekend. Portsmouth and Cardiff start as favourites but that is hardly an enviable position given the number... Read More

Robert Philip looks back on the career of Brian Clough. An impressive gesture from Rangers to their best supporters. Stewart Fisher talks to Slaven Bilic b... Read More

Redfan2000 - What's your take on the midfield for England? You lauded Jenas in the weekend blog, so how about explaining your thinking regards the competition with, Barry, Gerrard, Lampard, Carrick, Hargreaves et al, all vying for a CM slot? Could Jenas run the right wing?? What do you think of Downing as an attacking winger and his defensive qualities going the other way? Re the Inter debate, do you think they are truly a great side or just very consistent, unlike those around them and elsewhere? Never mind Rafa's position, do you think Grant will start next season as Manager at Chelsea? Who do you think RA would/could replace him with?? Bobby – I think you can see a significant improvement in Jenas since Ramos took over. He is more composed, chooses his moments to go forward and is much more disciplined. He has a very ... Read More

Craigy_f – 1. Who do you rate more highly Best or Ronaldo? 2. What are your first football memories? 3. What mome... Read More

Tom Jordan, son of Joe, helped Havant & Waterlooville to a glamour FA Cup match-up with Liverpool. I wonder if he has his father’s teeth - possibly in a jar. John Inverdale on the controversy ov... Read More

Ringo - And go Huntly.... Dundee? Bobby – Dundee lost to Fraserbough in the 50s in the Scottish Cup so they should not ... Read More

It must be difficult to convince supporters of the three Premiership teams located in the north-east of England that it is the season of good cheer. As it currently stands Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Sunderland have played six games over the holid... Read More

A quirky piece on Brad Friedel.   Gabriele Marcotti highlights the revenue ramifications of the Platini inspired Champi... Read More

An article by Marcela Mora y Araujo on Javier Zanetti. It was a stunning decision to leave him out of the Argentine 2006 World Cup. Jonathan Wilson lo... Read More

Mark - Now that LA Galaxy have a big-name Manager, if you owned the NY Red Bulls, whom would you try to get as their Manager? And, is that different from whom you think they can realistically get? Bobby – Perhaps the biggest problem that the Red Bulls ownership has is convincing someone that they will be given time to turn this team and move it in the right direction. After a while if managers keep on getting moved then the type of manager that you are going to attr... Read More

Neophyte -  Question for all the Arsenal supporters and for Bobby, why did Arsenal not keep Baptista? Do they think Adebayor is better than the "Beast"? Bobby – Arsenal didn’t keep Baptista because apart from a couple of Carling Cup performances he didn’t play very well. Adebayor is quicker than Baptista, better in the air and is younger. Baptista is more versatile tha... Read More

It is own up time. Here are the predictions I posted last August along with the remarks made at the time. Also include... Read More

David Conn on the success enjoyed by FC United.  Stuart James looks at the Premiership play-offs. A debate between Graham Taylor and Joe Royle... Read More

Wigan’s Dave Whelan claims that six clubs are ready to sue the Premiership over the West Ham ruling.  Bojan Krkic – remember the name says Jonathan Wilson. Alyson Rudd on Steve Heighway’s ... Read More

The most important league game of the weekend is in Portugal with Benfica against Porto. Sporting Lisbon blew the league race open when they went to Oporto almost two weeks ago and beat th... Read More

Henry14 - Q1 if you were Wenger would you buy Baptista for $20m for what he has done this season? Q2 -  What do you make of Southgate playing a week side because personally l never fancy them at Old Trafford and they are not safe from Charlton Q3 - l see Bendtner going ahead of Adebayor in the ranks because he is by far a better player than Adebayor. He has been likened to Ibrahimovic but my question to you is Ibrahimovic probably the best player i... Read More