Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport The news on Monday that Gustavo Poyet had been sacked as Sunderland manager came as no real surprise. The 4-0 drubbing at home by Aston Villa was the final straw in what has been a fairly dismal season ...
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport A club record points tally in the Premier League; European qualification; victories against Chelsea and Arsenal and an unprecedented home and away double over Manchester United. 2013/14 was something of an annus mirabilis for Everton FC. So why ...
Sport News 24/7 By Simon White @SimonWhite14 @TLE_Sport Brought to light by a series of astonishingly bad decisions in recent weeks, it is hard to refute the fact that the standard of refereeing in the Premier League is dropping. From sending off the wrong player to Manuel Figueroa not receiving ...
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport Liverpool’s 2-1 victory over Manchester City on Sunday extended their unbeaten record in the Premier League to 11 games. Yet just three months ago after a 3-1 defeat at Crystal Palace there were more than a few whispers ...
Sport News 24/7 By Martin Percival @MartinPercival0 Last December, after a string of incidents which involved Chelsea players receiving yellow cards for diving, Jose Mourinho accused the football establishment of waging a “campaign” against his team. It was an interesting concept that stretched our imagination towards a conspiracy against ...
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport Stop press. Hold the phone. Take a seat because this news is going to knock you off your feet. Sitting comfortably? Ready? Wait for it…So get this – in a post-match interview after the Chelsea v Burnley match, ...
Sport News 24/7 By Simon White @SimonWhite14 @TLE_Sport A shadow looms over Old Trafford. The greatest manager in the history of the club, perhaps even the world, has become an unrealistic yardstick for any manager who dares take the job. While David Moyes has already found this out, Louis Van ...
Sport News 24/7 By Chris Brown @VivaBrownie @TLE_Sport When Aston Villa announced they had hired ‘one of English football’s most highly sought after managers’ the footballing nation was bemused with speculation. ‘Mourinho? Can’t be, why would he leave Chelsea to go to Aston? Maybe he’s a secret Black Sabbath fan. ...
Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter @rgdewinter @TLE_Sport It’s been quite an eventful couple of weeks for us QPR fans. First of there was the underwhelming transfer-deadline day, which promised little and delivered even less, then our opinion-splitter of a manager resigned on the flimsiest of excuses; we’ve been ...