Darren Fletcher Can't Get No Respect

If you've seen Donnie Darko, you'll know that "cellar door" is the most beautiful phrase in the English language. But "toilet door" isn't. Especially not ...

Episode 14: Drunk with Power (Plus Contest!)

Once we got over the Guardian ranking The Offside the 35th most powerful blog in the world, we got back to business, as Anne Ramzy, ...

The continued ghettoising of the EPL?

When talking about this season's champions league, and who he'd like to get in the next round (assuming his Real Madrid side overcome Roma) world ...

Episode 13: Copa Libertadores, France, and Trouble at Chelsea

This week, Anne, Inara, and Christian join me for the lucky 13th episode of the podcast. Christian updates us on the Copa Libertadores, as ...

Chinese Idol: Chelsea FC Edition

This much we know: Premier League clubs really really want to get their teeth into that tasty Asian market. First there was Game 39. Then ...

Take That Crisis

As the greatest frontman of all time would say, "We're just waiting ... for the hammer to fallllllll." Chelsea pulled out the whoppin' stick -- the ...

Chelsea 4, West Ham 0 -- In Pictures

Daily Dose 3.1.08

Something to read while you teach crows about capitalsim... Why futsal make you a better (FanHouse) Who makes the WAG A-List? (Kickette) Case closed on Clemente (Last Kick) Why ...

Should UEFA have a say on hard tackles?

The media uproar around Martin Taylor's tackle on Eduardo, and the horrifying break that resulted, has begun to subside, leaving the questions of why this ...

The 50 Best Paid Footballers in the World

Prepare to be jealous. And if you're Darren Bent then prepare to be embarrassed. A Portuguese finance website recently released a list (below) of the ...

The Wheel of Death

While slamming down bottles of Amber Bock and jamming to Paramore (love a chick that can rock), I began to contemplate the upcoming club schedule ...

Where Will Pompey Finish This Season?

Pompey currently sit 7th in the table with 44 points. That is 3 points behind Liverpool and Aston Villa who are 5th and 6th respectively. ...

Episode 12: Eduardo, Gazza and the Race for Spain

Six of one, half a dozen of the other, as they say, and here we are at Episode 12 of the Offside Podcast. This ...

The Ish Had Hitteth The Fan

Signs of a Stamford Bridge apocalypse are among us.  Fine, I'm overreacting.  I find it all a bit amusing, really. Following the League Cup Final, it looks as ...

What's the Right Punishment for Martin Taylor?

I think we've all heard by now about Eduardo's horrific injury and the man who caused it. It was Birmingham defender Martin Taylor's studs-up, shin-high ...

Weekend Watch Recap: Jump for Joy

Catching up with the weekend action. Saturday Japan 1-1 South Korea A win for either side guaranteed the East Asian Cup. South Korea took a 15th minute lead ...

The Papers: Roundup

What's going on in the papers, circa 2:15 a.m. EST... The Guardian: Special day for coach's father who survived Holocaust The Guardian: How Tottenham can stop deadly ...

After a week of 'nothing to report sir' it's almost match time again!

With Rovers being out of all cup competitions it's been something of a boring week in football... Well, for us it has! Because of this I've ...

FA Cup 6th Round Draw: Now With Even Less Premier League

Here's a fascinating fact about the FA Cup Sixth Round (or Quarterfinal) draw: the Premier League teams are outnumbered. Because the Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough ...

The Offside Podcast, Episode 10

The Offside Podcast reaches double digits this week with the 10th episode. Topics this week include the end of the Africa Cup of Nations, the beginning ...

Episode 10

This podcast is brought to you by the Roman numeral X. We venture into the unknown world of double digits with our tenth podcast, expanding our ...

10 Things We Learned in the Premier League This Weekend

1. Standards have dropped There's been a lot of praise heaped on Man City fans for respecting the minute's silence before the Manchester derby, in memory ...

History? Please.

I keep hearing this "history" argument from Liverpool supporters in regard to our recent success in the Premier League. "You have no HISTORY!" ...

Daily Dose 2.9.08

Stuff to do while you sneak into a church to look at porn on a nun's computer.... Mohamed Aboutreika makes the good player guide (Just Football) A ...

Daily Dose 2.7.08

Some new to read as you ponder the fact that Tom Jones' chest hair is insured for millions: Premier League subs benches may need lengthening (EPL ...

The End of the Premier League as We Know It?

I double checked, and it's not April 1st. So this news is real. The 20 Premier League clubs have voted to approve extending the Premier ...

Weekend Watch Recap: Smart Move

Saturday Portsmouth vs Chelsea Nicolas Anelka got his first Premier League goal for Chelsea after Joe Cole's light as a feather knock down gave the Frenchman an ...

Rovers 0 - 0 Everton

27,000 through the doors and it was an eventful and entertaining match that ended in a disappointing draw that neither side will be happy with. Rovers ...

Portsmouth 1-1 Chelsea

A debut goal from Jermain Defoe cancelled out Anelka's second half goal. In truth the game could have gone either way with both teams creating chances. However ...

Transer Window Winners and Losers in the Premier League, Pt. 2

We continue our Premier League January transfer window roundup by naming the winners and shaming the losers. Part One is here, Part Two is below, ...