

Archive
Confirmed – Shearer To Take Temporary Charge of Magpies!
By: Wayne Farry |The Newcastle soap opera has taken another interesting turn.
According to Sky Sports and now the club, Newcastle legend Alan Shearer is to take over at St. James’ Park until the end of the season.
In a move that will look to please Toon fans, the former striker will take over from interim co-managers/headless chickens Chris [...]
Coming Up…Who’ll be in the Prem next season?
By: Rob |So the International break gives us a week to rest. Unless you’re not in the top division, in which case, you gotta keep going. So with just six games left for some clubs to play in England’s second tier, The Championship, it seems an appropriate time to profile the clubs who could be coming up.
First, [...]
Who will be Player of the Year?
By: Rob |So we’ve arrived at that end of the year again, you can tell because the first odds for PFA Player of the year are out. The PFA award is voted by fellow pros, and is the one the players like to win, John Terry described it as “the ultimate accolade to be voted for by [...]
EPL Ramblings – Title Race Back On & More…
By: Wayne Farry |So the title race is back on. Obviously. After Liverpool’s win at Old Trafford it looked like they’d got their foot in the door, but after the paltry performance by United at Craven Cottage and ‘Pool’s demolition of Aston Villa it is, without a single doubt, wide open.
Talk of Mindgames must stop.
By: Rob |So both Man United and Chelsea slipped up this weekend. The former lost two games on the bounce for the first time since 2005, after a 2-0 loss to Fulham, a game which saw Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney sent off.
The Blues meanwhile had their good recent run ended up a sole Luka Modric [...]
Fábregas accused of spitting as Arsenal waltz through in controversy
By: Rob |Arsenal have made it to an FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea, at Wembley Stadium after beating Hull City 2-1 last night. The match however was dogged with incident, as Arsenal’s late winner seemed it shouldn’t have stood, Phil Brown refused to shake hands with Arsene Wenger at the end, and then the Hull manager sensationally [...]
Premier League Weekend – Previews & Predictions
By: Wayne Farry |Warning to all blog readers, this is one long motherlicking preview. I’ve gone through every game this weekend and it’s taken me frickin’ ages. So prepare yourselves for one hell of a read.
Anyway, another Premier League weekend is upon us. After the distraction (brilliant distraction, at that) of the FA Cup and the Champions League [...]
Its time for Our El Classico, Our Eternal Derby
By: Rob |Biggest game of this weekend, by quite some distance is the biggest game of the season. Make no mistake, when Man United play Liverpool, the world watches. Just like Barcelona/Real, Boca Juniors/River Plate or Rangers/Celtic, this is one of the great “derby” matches. The two most succesful clubs in English football, going head to head [...]
EPL Ramblings – Talking Rubbish And Transfer Gossip
By: Wayne Farry |Another round of ramblings here at the EPL Offside. My promise to keep this as regular as a fibre lover’s bathroom goings was ultimately fruitless, but now seems like a better time than ever to post some utter drivel. I’ve finished college for the day, but am still using their computers for my leisure. Beating [...]
Ronaldo picks tunnel-fight with “Rubbish” Steven Taylor
By: Rob |At half time in Man United’s 2-1 win against Newcastle United, Cristiano Ronaldo decided he wasn’t going to stand for being kicked about any longer, and picked a fight with Newcastle defender Steven taylor after the latter had bought him down in the first half.
In what was truly a battle of wits, Ronaldo went [...]






