There is no reason to point out the glorious footballing talent that is Zlatan. Enough has been written and said. Zlatan rises to the occasion like the true demi-god he is. Behind the megalomania is the humble past, and he deserves the spotlight-always and forever.… Read More »God said let Zlatan be, and all was Red.
While all of us eventually face an Existential Crisis in our tiny-drop-in-a-crazy-big-ocean lives, our brave commander (Jose’) has picked up a momentous occasion to face his. While we teeter at the fag end of a much hyped but somewhat down to earth season, Fatigue, travel,… Read More »How much is too much?
Football, like life, is unfair. Countries and clubs get formed, create a history (quite by fate, chance, or the power of money) and retain that history and pedigree to become ‘big clubs’. Newer clubs, or ones that never got (or created?) the opportunity in the… Read More »Inequities of the selfish, and the tyranny of evil men..
As the name of the blog signifies, I am far far away from the land of Football (the one you actually play with your feet). That means I am not in the land of football, but in the ‘Land of Cricket’. Incidentally, both of these… Read More »‘The Fixtures come thick & fast..’
The other day I was talking to a company which was hiring for a marketing leadership role. Of course, I am no leader and was probably a poor fit, but the process was quite amusing in its execution, and I thought I would make it… Read More »Hiring for Marketing: A footballing experience
Some time ago, I wrote a post attempting to link football and business tactics. My colleague found a mention in it, which he did not enjoy by the way, although he did find it in him to share the post. I ended up arguing with… Read More »Football for Dummies Part 2.
Well, the moment Pogba rose above Huth and Morgan on Saturday the 24th of September to bury the ball (into the back of the visitor’s net) with the $90Mn. head of his, sighs of relief probably reverberated around the whole of Manchester, England, and other… Read More »..And Justice for all.. (Pogba Scores)
Dated: Aug.3; I had to shift this blog from somewhere else Its 10 days to go for the 16/17 season to officially kick-off. As Nick Hornby noted in ‘Fever Pitch’, football fans follow a different calendar to ‘everyone else’. As one fan languishing in geographical… Read More »Another Season, another wait!
The other day I was explaining to somebody how the situation at Manchester United (3 losses in a row) seems inexplicable to me, haunting me with Jose’s last season at Chelsea. The team looks the same on paper as the one which started the season… Read More »Football for Dummies. Part 1