Premier League teams boast impressive medical resources: team doctors, physiotherapists, physical trainers, nutrition experts and state-of-the-art equipment. Stoke City’s Shaqiri said that whilst at Inter Milan he was sent to a “miraculous healer who lived in the mountains”, whereas at the Britannia, “there are seven physiotherapists, who will examine me every day”. Yet, injuries still remain […]
Premier League 2015/16
The January transfer window: Who could be on their way to the PL?
Andrea Ranocchia – Norwich Traditionally reliant on their tough defence as opposed to their striking abilities, Norwich could further bolster their rearguard with the signing of centre-back Andrea Ranocchia from Inter Milan. With twenty caps for the Italian national team, he would nicely complement either Russell Martin or Sebastien Bassong in the heart of the […]
Rob Cross’ PL Predictions: Week 17
Name: Justin Moorhouse Role: Comedian In his own words: Moorhouse is a lifelong Manchester United fan who once lost his little brother in a Stretford End melee and has worked with his hero Eric Cantona on the film ‘Looking for Eric’, but he is far from enamoured with the current brand of football under manager Louis van Gaal […]
2015/16 Premier League title contenders
This time last season, Chelsea were unbeaten, six points clear at the top of the league and the clear favourites for the title. Twelve months on and they are languishing in the bottom half of the table; a shadow of the side that terrorised teams last season. Whilst Leicester are currently top, the popular consensus […]
PL Week 12: Five Talking Points
Jamie Vardy is poised to make history It’s been an unprecedented success story for Leicester so far this season – every pundit across the country was anticipating them to succumb to the drop they had so narrowly escaped last season, especially after the loss of manager Nigel Pearson followed by the introduction of unusual replacement […]
Jürgen Klopp: “Liverpool Must Believe”
On the 8th October, a mere 4 days after the sacking of Brendan Rodgers by FSG, Jürgen Klopp was appointed as the new manager of Liverpool Football Club. The charismatic predecessor to Rodgers has already become a cult hero in the Kop, with a furore unmatched perhaps even by the arrival of Jose Mourinho at […]
Rob Cross’ PL Predictions: Week 10
Name: Isaac Hancock Role: Classics Social Sec In his own words: The Classics Society has grown immensely over my three years at Exeter. This year brings a record 200 sign ups and hopefully a recording breaking year for our intramural teams. Our aims for this year is undoubtedly to continue being the funniest ‘academic’ (I […]
PL Week Eight: Five Talking Points
Sergio Agüero has a 5 star performance up his sleeve A few weeks ago we were claiming that Man City would stroll to the title after a dominant opening five games. However, a couple of defeats to West Ham and Tottenham have brought the rest of the pack within touching distance of the league leaders, […]
PL Week Six: Five Talking Points
Anthony Martial makes his £36 million pricetag look like pocket change If you’re a Man United fan, you grow up dreaming of the opportunity to play for your club, don the famous red shirt against fierce rivals Liverpool, and slot home a tremendous goal after outfoxing the entire opposition defence with an incredible darting run. […]
Premier League round up – August
Established top class strikers are still yet to make their mark It’s been a very slow start for most of the forwards of last year’s top teams. The likes of Christian Benteke, Sergio Agüero, Olivier Giroud, and Diego Costa have all only managed one goal each this season, despite playing for teams that finished in […]