Manchester City: An Inconvenient Truth

The score-line that summed up all the shock at Old Trafford yesterday

What yesterday’s result at Old Trafford would have told many a bewildered spectator is that the blue half of Manchester has truly staked a newfound claim as being a cut above the rest. But to what advantage?

By Connor Whitmore (see poll at bottom)

“Why we so afraid of revolution?” screams the voice within the bass-heavy artist Basshead’s most renowned track, ‘Art of Revolution’.

Defined as a fundamental change in power, philosopher Aristotle’s own view of the concept had two dimensions: either a complete change from one constitution to the other, or a modification of an existing constitution.

Generally, I’m wondering if the rise of mega-funded clubs like Manchester City implies a “complete change” or only a “modification” in the “constitution” of Premier League football? For what it’s worth I think a revolution is on the horizon – the Premiership was intended at first to be a relatively equal business, which makes City’s rise nigh on ridiculous.

Capello, are you watching?

By Connor Whitmore

With important Euro 2012 qualifiers coming up for England against Bulgaria and Switzerland, and many raising an eyebrow on the subject of players born in other countries joining the England squad, I felt I should compile my own fresh starting line-up that would certainly get Capello thinking:

England’s style just not Young enough for Ashley

By Connor Whitmore

Painfully watching England’s final World Cup 2010 tie against Germany left me with many aching thoughts in my mind. But over everything, (yes, even why that goal was disallowed) I could not believe the decision from Fabio Capello to emit Aston Villa winger Ashley Young from the 23-man squad. He wasn’t even in the 30-man squad that was chosen at first! For me, he was exactly the type of player that the English side was missing. Here are my reasons for my exaggerated curiosity at his emission from the squad: