The Secret Footballer
18 May, 2013
“Brand Beckham” sets the benchmark
He isn’t the best footballer on the planet but he is certainly the most valuable
I’ve seen everything there is to see in football, and a lot more outside of it. My anonymity lets me tell you how it is, from inside the game without the shackles of pre-conception or fan bias.
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The Secret Footballer
13 May, 2013
Why Alex Ferguson is a legend of the game
The greatest trick Ferguson ever pulled was convincing his contemporaries that they should be grateful to him while he weakened their own chance of success
The Secret Footballer
4 May, 2013
Managers v Players
I had told him when I signed that if he ever shouted at me, I’d lose my rag. So he had been warned
The Secret Footballer
1 May, 2013
‘Sad’ Ronaldo getting twitchy
Sponsorship deals are going through boom times but what seemed like a good deal can suddenly take on the appearance of an almighty cock-up
The Secret Footballer
27 Apr, 2013
Be very afraid of those you cross
Everything you touch turns to gold, you’re always standing in the right place and, generally, you feel as if nobody can stop you
The Secret Footballer
20 Apr, 2013
Need to be recognised has long gone
If anything, my mindset has slid so far in the other direction that I have become increasingly uncomfortable with any attention
The Secret Footballer
13 Apr, 2013
Hurt to the core by rotten apple
I just couldn’t get past the fact that everybody is aware that technology exists to extract documents from a severely damaged hard drive
The Secret Footballer
23 Mar, 2013
Ha ha, Yaya. Let the auction begin
Toure’s agent is quoted as saying: “He is one of the best players at Manchester City … but does not feel the respect of the staff”
The Secret Footballer
16 Mar, 2013
Crazy decision, crazy owner, crazy days
First, Southampton, now Reading. These are supposed to be “nice” clubs, aren’t they? These are the clubs that give British managers the chance to cut their teeth
The Secret Footballer
13 Mar, 2013
Dash for cash hastens Euro League arrival
The glory of winning in battle still exists but it is a glory that is increasingly driven by people behind glass-tinted boxes
The Secret Footballer
9 Mar, 2013
Silence is golden … when it suits
Fergie knew that his decision to omit Wayne Rooney from United’s starting XI will have put sports editors around Europe in a mischievous state of mind
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10 May, 2013
James Beattie talks to…Joleon Lescott (Part 1)
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