A world where grown men act like teenage girls in a cheer leading team. A small space crowded with oversized egos and an inflated sense of self regard. Add constant pressure from irrational billionaires and a few million fans, mind games. We also have facing a Tony Pulis team twice in a season and the small matter of...

The summer transfer window produced a lot of shocking moves. A lot! This is besides the new world record transfer fee set. Not all these guys have fared well in their new clubs so we’ll try to look at the worst 10 summer signings in the Premier League thus far. Wilfried Bony Guardiola’s appointment spelt doom for Bony from the...

This week's podcast reviews the Boxing Day EPL games, the good, the bad and the outstanding ones. We also take a look at which fans got the gift of three points from their teams. Also, Palace say 'Adieu' to Pardew - mind the pun after incurring 26 defeats in the calendar year! We also discuss THAT Mkhitaryan goal, Swansea's managerial...

The two Marios in question are not the game characters or former Bayern strikers Mario Gomez and Mario Mandzukic; both of whom have done okay since leaving Munich. This article refers to much younger players who still have time to fulfil the early promises their careers had. They’re Mario Balotelli, 26 and Mario Götze, 24. They both have won...

Boxing day fixtures assures you goals, lots of them. This fact has been long standing and proven. On this day; when it's winter in Europe and Harmattan in Nigeria and the games come thick and fast; when the players ate and drank the night before (I see you Bobby); there will be goals! This year was no exception. It's that...

As Christmas approaches, the High Up The Pitch team looks at the Premier League and results of the last game week. Arsenal's back-to-back defeats at Everton and Manchester City raises the old questions about their title challenge and the competence of Arsene Wenger.   Elsewhere, City's return to form is heralded by a stand out performance by one of the best player...

1. Are the draws rigged? So we get Arsenal vs Bayern Munich & Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona ties again. Yawn. Nothing new. Nothing exciting. Just the same old games every year. One wonders if there is someone at UEFA that enjoys seeing those clubs face each other repeatedly. The repetition of the same fixtures over and over again surely can't...

Liverpool “flop” Jesus Joaqin Fernandez Saenz de la Torre, yeah, that chap known as “Suso” is currently enjoying life in Italy, a far cry from his underwhelming days at the Kop. What happened? On Sunday, November 20, 2016, Suso clocked 23. The birthday boy scored a magnificent brace in the Milan derby. He could have sealed a remarkable win...

A look at Anthony Martial and his performances in his debut season at Manchester United shows why the club felt justified to spend £36 million (minus add-ons) on the former Monaco forward. Clean strikes from ridiculous difficult positions, movement & dribbles that would confuse any EPL defensive stalwart, and a killer mentality to boot. It was almost a given...

What a dramatic way to end probably the most exhilarating Premier League match of the season so far: Sergio Aguero was sent off for a highly reckless challenge on David Luiz and Fernandinho followed his team-mate into the tunnel soon after he too saw red for his scuffle with Fabregas. The melee continued and Pep Guardiola had to step onto the...