Archive for the ‘The Turf’
The Turf Weekly: Liverpool Contenders?
With no distractions from European Football this season Liverpool have looked superb in the league and now with just 6 games to play they surprisingly remain strong contenders for the title. In fact, if they win all of their remaining six games then mathematically they will be champions. This week our panelists look at whether […]
The Turf Weekly: FA Cup Wembley Semi-final?
Sunderland sadly narrowly missed out on another trip to Wembley on Sunday when they lost 3-0 to Hull in the FA Cup quarter-final. The four remaining teams (Hull vs Sheffield United and Wigan vs Arsenal) now go to Wembley with the winners of those clashes meeting again at Wembley in the final. This week we […]
The Turf Weekly: Moyes Under Pressure?
The Turf Weekly returns this week with pressure growing on Manchester United boss David Moyes. Following defeat to Stoke, United then only managed a draw against bottom of the league Fulham before a more credible 0-0 draw with Arsenal last night. The results have seen Manchester United fall 15 points behind leaders Chelsea and an […]
The Turf Weekly: England’s Number 1?
Joe Hart had fully established himself as England’s number one before the start of this season and it seemed England had found a superb answer to their long-standing goalkeeping problems. However, this season Hart’s club form has been poor, leading to him being dropped by Manchester City. In turn, he was dropped for Friday’s friendly […]
The Turf Weekly: Can Arsenal or Liverpool win the title?
With the Premier League taking another international break this have given our Turf panelists a chance to reflect on the first three months of the season. It was all change at last season’s top three for this season, with new managers arriving at Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea. The result has been that no […]
The Turf Weekly: Adnan Januzaj for England?
Following a recent spell of great form, including two special goals against Sunderland, reports have linked Manchester United’s young starlet Adnan Januzaj to being a future England international despite the fact that he has no connection to the country. Under current FIFA rules Januzaj will not be available for England until 2016 because of the […]
The Turf Weekly: The ‘Y-Word’
Tottenham have long had an affiliation with the Jewish religion and have such adopted a controversial nickname which has become known recently as the ‘Y-word’. Recently the FA stated that anybody caught using the word while in attendance of a football match could be liable to be prosecuted to the uproar of many, including British […]
The Turf Weekly: Next Sunderland Manager
After just five games of the new Premier League season Sunderland made the decision to part company with their controversial manager Paolo Di Canio after picking up just one point, and with the club sitting bottom of the league. While the search for a new manager continues former Black Cat favourite Kevin Ball has had […]
The Turf Weekly: More Time For Managers?
Following a 3-0 defeat away to West Brom, Sunderland this week made the decision to part company with short-term manager Paolo Di Canio after just 13 games in charge. As Sunderland continue to search for the right man to take the club forward, and hopefully out of the mess they are currently in, the Turf […]
The Turf Weekly: Public criticism from managers
Sir Alex Ferguson finally retired at the end of last season after 26 long and successful seasons in charge of Manchester United. Despite his reputation as a tough disciplinarian his players never stopped playing for him and many have described as a ‘father figure.’ Many put this down to the fact that, except in rare […]

