Quiz time! The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz has arrived and because of the week that is in it, we have went big on the Carabao Cup – or Carling Cup depending on your age. Liverpool play Chelsea this Sunday at Wembley for the opportunity to win the first bit of silverware of the season, and […]

2 years ago

“No bad stories.” Roy Keane was quick to get in the warning to his former Manchester United colleague Tom Heaton after the 36-year-old joined the Sky Sports panel for a wee post-match chat. Heaton was drafted in for his second game of the season, as United beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 [5-0 on aggregate] to reach […]

3 years ago

“Being where we are is so rare, you cannot plan it.” At the start of every season, you look ahead of the calendar and see all of your Premier League fixtures, and the first round of he cup competitions. After that, it’s all a guess of how many games you will definitely play, because naturally […]

4 years ago

Something special is in the air. When Liverpool went on that remarkable journey to European glory in 2005, there was a banner that read “Make Us Dream Again” and it became the slogan of that season. “The Unbearables” was a banner used throughout the Reds’ long awaited Premier League title win in 2020, in reference […]

4 years ago

The mind games did not exactly go the Spaniard’s way. With 90 seconds to play in League Cup Final extra-time, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel brought on substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. Having started Edouard Mendy for the final, the German rolled the dice on getting Kepa in for the upcoming penalty shoot-out. He had saved three […]

4 years ago

“For the lads who have got minutes tonight, it was really important and they will be better for the experience.” It did not take Evan Ferguson long to make his presence felt at Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. On Tuesday, Ferguson and fellow Ireland underage football prospect Andrew Moran both made their senior […]

4 years ago