Group of Death Part 390548

Fickle
Football brings out the fickleness in us all. All it can take is a few poor performances from our favourite player or some strange tactical decisions from the incumbant manager to persuade us that perhaps our instincts about the individual were wrong.
Forced out
When Mick McCarthy was forced out of his job as Ireland manager, I [...]

A Reffin’ Disgrace

Kiwis
When I spent a year living in New Zealand, I brought my undoubted footballing talents to the country too. Whether it was putting a 60-yard pass on a sixpence, or doing the Cruyff turn, I could be relied on to deliver the goods.*
But our league – Men’s Division Four – had a problem. No referees. [...]