It might seem strange to hear a song from Liverpool’s (and probably the World’s) biggest band ever reverberating around a stadium in Manchester. But that is what happens on a regular basis at the Etihad Stadium. So why do Manchester City sing Hey Jude? That is what we are going to look at today. Without … Read more
Some colours are so synonymous with clubs that we often don’t question what made them choose that colour in the first place. Whether that be the red of Liverpool or Manchester United, the blue of Everton or the white of Tottenham, we just associated them with the respective clubs. But in most cases there is … Read more
Most clubs change their logos over time, to stop them from looking dated. Like clothes, what once looked pretty trendy can soon like rather antiquated. However if you look at the current and previous iterations of the Manchester City logo, they are very different. So why did Manchester City change its logo? Let’s find out… … Read more
Very few clubs have a youth academy with a reputation like that of West Ham. The backbone of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning team was made up of West Ham academy graduates in Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst. Then when I was a teenager, it produced the likes of Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Michael … Read more
For many years Chelsea’s youth academy was viewed somewhat as a laughing stock. The commonly held perception was that a youth setup at the club was almost pointless when Roman Abramovich’s millions could buy the club any player they want. But slowly but surely the club put more focus on developing academy players and the … Read more