How loving England made me hate England
TFN’s resident Dutchman Elko Born tries to shed some light on England, Stevie G and possibly the English psyche from a continental perspective… Whenever England play, be it in a major tournament or a...
View ArticleRoss Barkley: The next victim of English football’s conflicted interests?
Chris Francis discusses Ross Barkley’s premature call-up to the senior England squad and the structural schisms in the national game… The call-up of Ross Barkley to the England senior set-up is not...
View ArticleGreg Dyke: England’s woes are beyond the curse of “Johnny Foreigner”
After the chairman of the FA blamed the number of foreign players in the Premier League for ruining the national side, James Dutton asks why prejudiced and selective memories still course through...
View ArticleI’m An England Football Fan, And That’s Why I Drink
Chris Francis is in a bad place. England are on… International breaks make me sad. Gone is the daily dose of football, replaced by wasted days of inconsequential fodder. I flick around the Sky Sports...
View ArticleEditor’s Column: Hodgson Approaching his Defining Summer
James Dutton looks back at England’s World Cup qualifying campaign and how Roy Hodgson will approach the tournament next summer… After a painstaking 13-month journey through dire stalemates,...
View ArticleRoy Hodgson and five other crazy coaching methods
TFN regular Piers Barber takes a look at some of the more unusual managerial strategies of recent years… Roy Hodgson raised a few eyebrows last week with his confirmation that Dr Steve Peters had been...
View ArticleAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain gunning for World Cup place
After an impressive individual display in Munich, Nathan Carr considers Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s role in the England team ahead of the World Cup… Arsenal left the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night...
View ArticleEngland Expects…
Making his TFN debut, Alastair Nasmyth explores the paradox of expectations ahead of the 2014 World Cup… As we approach the World Cup (sorry Sepp, The FIFA World Cup™) the world’s media is unwittingly...
View ArticleThis Blessed Plot (or: Meanwhile, in England)
#457145636 / gettyimages.com TFN’s resident academic John Guillem dissects Roy Hodgson’s England. Set your brows to high! The accelerated qualities of the contemporary mediascape make international...
View ArticleWayne Rooney is a one off: let’s enjoy him for that
View image | gettyimages.com TFN’s Hugo Greenhalgh thinks Wayne Rooney should be revered rather than ridiculed… There was something reassuring about Manchester United’s comfortable 3-0 victory over...
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