I read with bemusement, the story that Manchester City had announced a partnership with New York Yankees with the intention of creating an all new franchise, a “New York City Football Club”, to compete in the MLS. I’ve been involved in the North American game for quite some time and I must say I’m very…
“Then there’s Brian Greenhoff, he’s got loads of skill, and he really needs it to play with Gordon Hill”… I was absolutely, totally floored to hear the news about my good friend Brian Greenhoff passing away yesterday. Brian was one of the first people to welcome me when I arrived in Manchester – well, he…
As the Premier League season ended, it was only the fourth and final Champions League spot being contested, and that was decided by Arsenal’s comfortable win over Newcastle. My thoughts on the weeks Premier League action will feature in my column for Setanta Sports so I wanted to share my thoughts on the future of…
As you’ll be aware if you’ve read my website often, I’m hugely involved with the development of younger players in North America, running a series of camps throughout the year specialising in different age groups and all areas of the game. As a player I loved nothing more than putting the ball in the net;…
When my top flight career ended in England I decided to move to the North American game, and Canada, where I spent some time with Montreal Manic. My managerial career began in Canada too, with a spell at the short lived franchise Nova Scotia Clippers – I have such an affinity with the country, and…
I was asked to speak to Setanta Sports regarding the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson from Manchester United earlier today. Here are my thoughts, which I thought I would share with readers of my website.
Before the news about Sir Alex Ferguson, I’d prepared an article about Millwall and Kenny Jackett. Kenny resigned after a good spell in charge of the club, about six years, and in my eyes did a great job. I’ll give my full thoughts on the news about Sir Alex if and when an announcement is…
What a couple of weeks in the Champions League! Nobody was exactly writing the Germans off when the semi-final draw was made but it cannot be denied that the results – particularly those in the first leg – came as a shock to most. Perhaps not the fact that Munich won the first leg, but…