Tag: Ibrox

  • Toffees in a sticky situation of their own making

    Toffees in a sticky situation of their own making

    No matter what the sport, there will be characters who will forever be intrinsically linked to particular entities therein. For example, Kobe Bryant with the LA Lakers or Gary Neville being a one club man at Manchester United, Cian Healy in the blue of Leinster Rugby or Ruby Walsh aboard a Willie Mullins-trained horse. It’s…

  • Emery back in England

    Emery back in England

    Aston Villa have turned to Unai Emery to replace the defenestrated Steven Gerrard as they seek to extricate themselves from the relegation dogfight near the foot of the Premier League table. It marks a return to English football for Emery who previously had an underwhelming stint in charge of Arsenal, having been serially successful in…

  • Gerrard playing the long game with percentage call

    Gerrard playing the long game with percentage call

    Bastions of the bandwagon are one of the few sporting phenomena yours truly cannot stomach. Fair weather followers is another acronym attributed to the same lot. It usually is followers, you see. There’s usually obvious telltale signs, they’ll be over the top if the need arises to decorate, will become expert ‘analysts’ overnight and everything…

  • Lennon departs Celtic hotseat

    Neil Lennon’s second spell as Glasgow Celtic manager has come to an end after the former Armagh Gaelic footballer vacated the Hoops’ hot seat. The fiery redhead, who enjoyed a decorated playing career at both Leicester City and Celtic, has paid the price after his erstwhile charges have become tailed off behind Steven Gerrard’s rampant…