Premier League 2012-13: A Season of Sorrow, Part 2 – Unequivocal Misery
In part two of his dissection of this season’s Premier League woes, James Dutton looks at the bottom half of the final table… If the top-of-the-table is defined by a mixture of disappointment and...
View ArticleFootball’s Iron Throne: Game of Thrones meets the Premier League
As the third series of Game of Thrones draws to a close, James Dutton and David Wild imagine the parallels between the worlds of Westeros and the Premier League… As the Premier League continues to...
View ArticleReality Football – Lawro, Gazza and Joe Kinnear Go Fishing
David Wild invites you to enter the world of Reality Football… Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Robert Huth took his family out for a day at Wacky Warehouse? How you’d feel if you saw...
View ArticleCaçapa – Newcastle’s Catastrophic Brazilian Import
Ian Cusack profiles Newcastle’s second and most recent Brazilian import, the catastrophic Caçapa… While it is notoriously difficult to define or even divine the ultimate historical importance of...
View ArticleEditor’s Column: Fabio Borini, Joe Hart and Arsenal v Liverpool
The latest Editor’s Column from James Dutton tackles the implications of two late goals in the Premier League and next weekend’s top-of-the-table clash… Is there a top-flight derby in England with...
View ArticleLiverpool’s Dunkin Donuts and six other weird football sponsors
TFN’s Piers Barber takes a look at the wacky world of football sponsorships… Thanks to Liverpool’s multi-million pound deal with Dunkin’ Donuts, staff at Anfield can now look forward to regularly...
View ArticlePodcast: Episode 11 – Scotland Decides
Greg Johnson and James Dutton are joined by Jonny Singer to talk Champions League, the top four trap door, Alan “Pards” Pardew and Scotland’s all-time XI. Listen on iTunes. The post Podcast: Episode 11...
View ArticlePatrick Kluivert at Newcastle: a lesson in nostalgia
View image | gettyimages.com TFN debutant and Newcastle fan Andy Booth remembers Patrick Kluivert’s season on Tyneside… Patrick Kluivert’s arrival on Tyneside in July 2004 was met with cautious...
View ArticlePremier League Gameweek 31: 5 things that (may or may not have) happened
View image | gettyimages.com Joe Devine returns with his weekly look at things that may or may not have happened in the Premier League… John Carver Wins ‘Biggest Fan’ Competition It’s been a great week...
View ArticleJohn Carver and the 5 worst managers in Premier League History
View image | gettyimages.com After Newcastle slumped to an eighth consecutive defeat at the weekend, James Dutton looks back at the worst managers in Premier League history… As Newcastle lurched from a...
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