“On Saturday morning, one of the two teams still unbeaten in the Premiership occupied a modest seventh place. It is an illustration of the relentless pace being set at the top of the league in which every stumble is a serious fall and draws usually constitute two dropped points.” StillsTwoFallMorningTeamFootballSeriousDrawsSoccerAnalysisLeaguePaceModestSaturdayRelentlessIllustrationSaturday MorningUnbeaten Author:Pete Gill
“It is a certainty that Keegan would not have agreed to return unless Mike Ashley had committed to sanctioning a mammoth spending spree. The downside, which Keegan will soon discover, is the law of diminishing returns in a league that is now the richest in the world. The type of multi-million-pound investment that bankrolled the first Newcastle revival under Keegan is now two-a-penny. Buying success just isn't as easy as it used to be. The Premiership's paradox is that the more money there is, the more the art of management gains in value.” WorldFirstsArtTwoLawUsedValuesEasyMillionsFootballTypeReturnGainsManagementInvestmentCommittedSpendingUsed To BeCertaintySoccerAnalysisLeagueBuyingPoundsParadoxMore MoneyMikeRevivalPenniesNewcastleAshleyDiminishing Returns Author:Pete Gill
“Is it unprecedented for two goalkeepers employed in a match comprising seven goals to be the fixture's most competent protagonists?” TwoGoalFansMediaFootballSevenSoccerEmployedCompetentUnprecedentedProtagonistsGoalkeepersFixture Author:Pete Gill