Manchester United make hard work of putting in the hard work, but Amorim nails it this time
Not a single bit of that Manchester United win over Newcastle made any sense, especially the in-game management of Ruben Amorim. Yet he absolutely nailed it.
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Boxing Day football is not like killing foxes; it’s a noble tradition
It’s not another symbol of Broken Britain but it is sad that there will be only one Premier League game on Boxing Day.
Isak breaks leg, silence as ‘perfect replacement’ identified and Arteta makes ‘shocking call’
Alexander Isak has *finally* broken his silence on his injury four days ago, but Liverpool need not worry because a perfect replacement has been identified.
Liverpool now justified in double striker splurge as ‘karma’ talk disgusts
There is anger at the notion that Alexander Isak’s leg break was karma and not a lot else in the pre-Christmas Mailbox.
Ranking Man Utd’s 10 post-Fergie January transfer window signings…
Man Utd often don’t even bother with the January transfer window, perhaps scalded by their worst signing of the post-Fergie era. But it also prompted their very best…
Liverpool and Isak deserve sympathy, but we can’t punish tackles on consequence above intent
Liverpool’s frustration at Alexander Isak’s injury is obvious and understandable, but there is no villain in this story and no justice to be served.
Five-year net spend table sees Man Utd top ahead of January transfer window
Forget the league table, it’s all about the Premier League net spend table. And Chelsea have been unseated at last…
Liverpool should not risk Marc Guehi ‘gentlemen’s agreement’
Liverpool reportedly have an agreement with Marc Guehi but waiting for the Crystal Palace player could have costly ramifications.
Arsenal top, Tottenham freakout, assorted flops – 10 of the 2025 storylines we DID see coming
We certainly didn’t expect everything that football has thrown at us in 2025, but there has been enough entirely predictable stuff to keep us sane.
Bruno Fernandes limp exclusive as Antoine Semenyo decision YESTERDAY
The Sun bring us the exclusive news that an injured player has a limp, while Antoine Semenyo may have made his decision already.
Toney back to the Premier League? Four targets Liverpool could sign to replace the injured Alexander Isak
Alexander Isak’s injury means Arne Slot now has just one recognised striker and could opt to dip into the transfer market in January.
Every Prem club’s best decision of 2025: signings, subs, shape switches…
Including Arsenal’s summer of intent, Spurs managing themselves to Europa glory, Liverpool stumbling to their best signing, and Man Utd binning a bomb squad…
Six reasons the Alexander Isak leg break injury is actually ‘hilarious’
Alexander Isak’s injury has prompted mirth from one Mailboxer, while we have some Aston Villa gloating. And they deserve it.
Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle among top 10 storylines we weren’t expecting in 2025
So that’s 2025 almost done. A lot of things we expected to happen went and happened. But we’re not magic. We didn’t see everything coming.
Premier League winners and losers: Rogers, Romero, Leeds, Ugarte, Broja, Palace and more…
Cristian Romero is a liability as Spurs captain and Manuel Ugarte is a historically bad problem for Manchester United. But at least Morgan Rogers is good.
Semenyo scenario underlines the nonsense of naive Bournemouth’s seven-word declaration
Bournemouth want to become “not a stepping stone but a destination” for the best talents in the world. It is naive nonsense underlined by Antoine Semenyo.
Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal players among those to receive an early Christmas gift
At this festive time of giving, there are a handful of Premier League players who’ve just received a chance they might not have been expecting.
Kobbie Mainoo ‘dropped’ amid new Man Utd verdict without appeal…
Kobbie Mainoo did not even play for Manchester United but that does not matter as a new ‘verdict’ drops just as Morgan Rogers is deified.
£40m for 91 conceded goals: Is Max Kilman ‘the worst West Ham signing of the Premier League era’?
The bar for atrocious West Ham defending against Manchester City was set remarkably high by Roger Johnson but Max Kilman likes a challenge, so to speak.
Premier League keeper rankings: England keepers falling as Roefs reclaims top spot
Dean Henderson slips further down a ranking he topped not long ago, while Sunderland’s stopper returns once more to the summit…
Gyokeres doomed in 2026 with Liverpool, Man Utd stars also set to be snubbed and/or offloaded
With Viktor Gyokeres continuing to struggle for Arsenal, he is among a sextet of Big Six starters doomed for a prolonged snub and/or exit in 2026…
No Aston Villa players in Premier League XI of season so far
Morgan Rogers is rated as the 33rd best player in the Premier League this season, so he won’t get near this XI.
Man Utd fans cheered by Villa defeat despite ‘lazy as f***’ defender
Manchester United lost to Aston Villa but fans are actually happy; the margins are now fine rather than gaping chasms.
Arsenal are ‘terrible to watch, attritional and boring’ as Zubimendi form ‘worries’ fans; Ekitike > Isak
The Mailbox insists Arsenal have become ‘terrible to watch, attritional and boring’ under Mikel Arteta this season despite being top of the Premier League.
The best footballers out of contract in 2026 and free to sign in January
Three excellent centre-backs – well two very fine and one woefully out-of-form – are approaching free-agency, with Liverpool keen on at least two of them…
Time to talk: The 20 best players out of contract in 2027…
There are three England linchpins in a top four headed by a Real Madrid star, while Arsenal, Man City and Man Utd all have talking to do…
Arsenal ‘unprofessionalism’ shines through again as Havertz history repeats itself and may ‘change everything’
Mikel Arteta must be thrilled that his Arsenal players can time their shows of ‘unprofessionalism’ but also solidarity with struggling teammates so well.
Premier League prize money table revealed as Liverpool jump back above Manchester United
Three teams have been picked for more Premier League TV games than Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea this season. Manchester United, obviously, but also…
Spurs implode but Liverpool threaten catastrophe to leave everyone depressed and happy
Spurs and Liverpool need to stop playing out games in which the team reduced to nine men should have probably won. Richarlison made sense of the chaos.
The ridiculous stats of Erling Haaland as he overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo for Premier League goals
Erling Haaland has been a Premier League player for barely three seasons but has already outscored a legion of legends and is firing Norway to the World Cup.