Guest article: Glory days returning to Napoli
I’ve written a guest article in the run up to Napoli v Liverpool in the Europa League for the ITV Football website. It’s a brief profile of Napoli’s turbulent history since the departure of Maradona in...
View ArticleBackdated corruption case fails to shock Italian football
Italian football has never been the most morally guided of sporting arenas. New allegations have emerged from the Calciopoli 2 trials taking place in Naples that implicate the chairmen of sides that...
View ArticleRelative radio silence
Apologies for the lack of posts in the past couple of weeks, I’ve been a bit busy and concentrating on a few other things. There will hopefully be a few posts in the next week or two. In the mean time...
View ArticleSerie A 2011-12: Preview
Serie A was due to kick off two weeks ago, but because those poor, disenfranchised players couldn’t agree a deal for a standard contract with those mean, horrid, nasty chairmen there was a strike and...
View ArticleAs you were in Serie A – the imminent return of the natural order
Serie A is boring, again. Last season saw an end of season run-in where four sides were potential candidates for the Scudetto. Post-World Cup seasons can often throw up surprises, perhaps because...
View ArticleNapoli lack alternative plans, they play like a broken record
Napoli have captured the hearts of fans and neutrals with their performances in Europe this season, but in their domestic games they have conspired to shoot themselves in the foot again and again, and...
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