By Brent Billing Preview – Aston Villa v. The 2015 Champions…(it’s early, I am allowed to dream) Friday August 14, 2015 Villa Park, Birmingham On my second trip to the UK to see United, a trip to Birmingham was my initiation into sightseeing in what might be the […]
Louis Van Gaal has been complaining about the December fixtures list, but I think that we share his complaints as well. Conjuring up perfect predictions is not an easy business, and having to perform optimally without adequate resting periods can seriously affect one’s output levels. Here we go again! […]
It was inevitable, really, wasn’t it? As sure as Sepp Blatter’s three re-elections, as sure as Daniel Levy’s sacking of Tim Sherwood, as sure as Messi winning the Golden Ball at this summer’s World Cup…Wayne Rooney would be named captain of Manchester United. Admittedly, there is a defence […]
Last Sunday, Under The Cosh FC began it’s season in the Toronto Downsview Park Division 2 league. The team is an assortment of talented players from the city, many of whom have been friends for some time. Before forming this team, most of the players played at a […]
We all know Daniel Levy’s propensity to fire managers as often as Sven changes jobs. With that in mind, how long do you think Mauricio Pochettino will last at Spurs?
It’s April 30th 2008. Already out of La Liga and out of the Copa Del Rey, Barcelona looked at the UEFA Champions League as their last chance of a trophy that season. A tight semi-final tie with Manchester United was settled by a wonderful Paul Scholes strike. That […]
The predictions are back! It’s been a crazy week of scores in the Premier League which included Chelsea’s mauling of Arsenal and City’s cruise at Old Trafford. On our latest podcast, we review all the scores from last week, as well as El Classico! La Liga is, for […]
The Premier League is back! This was our intro last week: “Knowing City’s squad, they could’ve still fielded two different teams and won both games (Manchester derby and Carling Cup final).” How wrong we were. Now City are also out of the Champions League and according to Samir […]
Last week we saw the return of the UEFA Champions League. There were some real mouthwatering ties with Manchester City hosting Barcelona and Arsenal entertaining Bayern Munich. Perhaps this week’s clashes aren’t quite as exciting as the aforementioned, but it’s always great to watch your team playing against […]
The round of 16 matches of the worlds most prestigious tournament have just been drawn with all teams aiming for a spot at the finals in Lisbon’s Stadium of Light on May 24, 2014. Lets analyse the match ups and get your opinion on who will make it […]
Who says international football is boring? Well honestly we all did at some point. Our craving for club football has reached such a fever pitch that we often dismiss the magic of two countries duking it out. One thing that is certain is that people dislike friendlies. People […]
Eleven games into the season and heading into yet another international break, we have decided to take a look at the productivity of the top players from each of the top clubs so far in the Premier League. With a third of the season almost over, its a […]
A highly entertaining Champions League round with all English teams coming off wins in midweek has set us up nicely to going back to predicting the scores for the Premier League. 1 point is awarded for the correct outcome and 3 points for a perfect score. Here’s a reminder […]
Roma have gone on a majestic, lip licking, hand rubbing, head scratching run of 10 consecutive wins at the beginning of the 2013/2014 Serie A season. Even the most die hard of Roma fans, at their highest act of recklessness, would not have bet on them going on […]
We are back to predicting the scores for the Premier League. 1 point is awarded for the correct outcome and 3 points for a perfect score. Here’s a reminder of last weeks action and results and the overall points tally for the three of us so far. Previous […]
As promised in the firestorm debate from our most recent podcast: https://underthecoshblog.com/coshcast , we created a poll outlining some of the best goals from the past week. There were some honorable candidates that just missed the final cut, but we have narrowed our final list to 7 golazos that will […]
After a largely impressive and action packed champions league round, we are back to predicting the scores for the Premier League. This week we have a Spanish twist coming up. Keep reading to find out! 1 point is awarded for the correct outcome and 3 points for a […]
Another thing for Barcelona to worry about! Victor Valdes is sticking to his claim from last year; he will leave Barcelona on a free at the end of this season and will not be renewing his contract with the Catalans. A year ago, this was very welcoming news […]
Welcome to my second rant folks! I dissect several issues in today’s game and put things into perspective for the most part. I see many seasonal trends and predictable news patterns that I just have to critique. My rant will encompass a broad range of issues that have […]
After the League Cup games, some teams may feel the wrath of injuries and fatigue while others will have managers who played it smart by involving youth players. Either way, its fun to be back to predicting the weekends premier league fixtures. 1 point is awarded for the […]
Redemption is at the core of almost all aspects of faith based practice, including sports.The idea is that no matter what you do, you can be saved. Those who have lost their way can be found. Being found is just the first step. The guilty party still has […]
Its good to be back after the great Champions League break! Predicting the scores of the Premier league games for each matchday for the top 6 teams has been a lot of fun so far. 1 point is awarded for the correct outcome and 3 points for a […]
The transfer market is now over and the new signings have swapped the kits of their old clubs for their new ones. Even though the jerseys may be different, the style of play associated with these players will remain with them, unique, much like fingerprints. It is always […]
Ozil is leaving Realmadrid …ok …How much?…50mil…not bad…Where is he going?…Arsenal…WHAT! WOAH! The arrival of Bale at Real Madrid was always going to mean players leaving. Most expected that player to be Di Maria as Bale will be his direct replacement in the starting line up. Di Maria’s […]
Spain is struggling to keep its head above water financially due to the economic slowdown. UEFA’s insists on curbing spending through Financial Fair Play. La Liga clubs are going bankrupt and Spanish players are fleeing for greener pasturers. There seems to be no money in Spanish football or […]
As you recall, we have decided to try our hands at predicting the scores of the Premier league games for each matchday for the top 6 teams. 1 point is awarded for the correct outcome and 3 points for a perfect score. At the beginning of each week […]
Couple of things going on in the world of soccer as usual that make me tick. Let’s finally put this blog to good use and express my opinions in unhindered fashion: Firstly, Arsenal’s reported interest in Di Maria and now Rooney again. Everytime Arsenal makes a foray into […]
As you recall, we have decided to try our hands at predicting the scores of the Premier league games for each matchday for the top 6 teams. 1 point is awarded for the correct outcome and 3 points for a perfect score. At the beginning of each week […]
A new season has begun, and as with all seasons, the transfer market preceding it has set the course for the tabloid frenzy that fuels the fanatic freaks of the game like us. As fans, do we just follow what rumors are stirred up by journalists or are […]
We’ve decided to try our hands at predicting the scores of the Premier league games for each matchday. The three of us think we know more about the game than each other so we’ve decided to put ourselves to the test. We will each predict the scores of […]
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