Tags: john nicholson
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Johnny NicLiverpool v Man City: Not a 90-minute sporting orgasm
It was great but it wasn't everything Sky Sports told you it would be. John Nicholson talks hype...
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Johnny NicFootball needs to take a stand against those poppy c*cks
Is McClean really the only person in football who has an issue with wearing a poppy? Those fascists have worn us down.
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Johnny NicAge is just a number? In football and society, it’s an insult
Ageism is one of the last bigotries that can be indulged in today without fear of opprobrium. Football is complicit.
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Johnny Nic‘Rebuilding’ is a myth spun from candy floss and farts…
Football is chaos and all anyone can do is ride the tiger and hang on. Don't pretend you have a plan...
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Johnny NicSouthgate is England’s perfect leader – on and off the pitch
Gareth Southgate is a better coach than he is given credit for. But his strength lies in managing all aspects of England.
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Johnny NicThe England TwatArmy are yesterday’s men…
While Extinction Rebellion are worried about the world's future, others are on the streets in Nowhere Land...
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Johnny NicHere’s to investigative journalism’s anonymous genius
You probably don't know what Danny Taylor sounds like. But his voice is loud and clear when it comes to journalism.
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Johnny NicChelsea should make you ask questions of YOUR club
Chelsea's hand was forced but they emerged with brilliant kids. Does your club have similarly brilliant youngsters?
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Johnny NicHeroic Serge Gnabry is proof the Premier League is not king
Serge Gnabry failed in England - and not because of Arsene Wenger or Tony Pulis - but bounced back to prove himself.
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Johnny NicThe Premier League’s ‘second-class’ citizens are on the rise
Sam Allardyce was hindering rather than helping his English coaching brethren. Thankfully, times have changed.
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Johnny NicSnobbery against 4-4-2 and long balls is PC gone mad…
Football can only be played one way - and it's all about the press. Anything else is frowned upon...
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Johnny NicAll hail the Championship, the *real* premier league
Anyone can beat anyone. You can go from nowhere to title winners. The Championship is fun.
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Johnny NicEuropean football is now fraudulent and flatulent…
Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt but it does breed indifference. Johnny struggles to get excited now...
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Johnny NicHave you got the hindshite virus? It’s making you ill…
Do you believe the Premier League when they tell you football is better now? Johnny wants a word...
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Johnny NicForget billionaires and welcome the fan-ownership revolution
Fans are the fabric of football. So why do they not have a greater say in how clubs are run, instead of relying on billionaire owners?
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Johnny NicFootball will survive the greedy, mendacious bullshitters…
Bury will survive in some form because football belongs to the people. And the people are strong.
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Johnny NicThe football revolution will not be televised. It’ll be podcasted…
Johnny Nic reckons the recent boom in football podcasts provides a stark warning to broadcasters...
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Johnny NicTeemu Pukki is a hero who shows we should never give up
Teemu Pukki looks like a builder, is a top fella, bloody well gets it and is smashing it at Norwich.
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Johnny NicVAR debates are exhausting, wearying and totally pointless…
Nobody is going to change anybody's mind, says Johnny. It's all so utterly pointless...
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Johnny NicHero of the week: Phil Parkinson, captain of Bolton’s sinking ship
With only two senior players available this weekend, Phil Parkinson is leading Bolton's fight for survival...
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Johnny NicThe only solution to financial insanity: End transfers.
It's not Monopoly money; it's actual real money. John Nicholson is baffled and enraged by the madness...
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Johnny NicFootball is back to give us all structure and meaning
Football is back to remind us what day it is and, for a brief time at least, unite us all. Hurrah.
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Johnny NicGareth Bale and the myth of fellating the holy moolah…
Why would somebody so phenomenally rich need to acquire more and more? John Nicholson is aghast...
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Johnny NicOur hero of the week is unparalleled genius, David Squires
He makes Tuesdays fun, he takes aim at absolutely everyone and he nailed it with Gunnersaurus. What a guy.
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Johnny NicArsenal’s Tierney bid a symptom of anti-Scottish bigotry…
No Premier League club pays big money for Scottish players because of bigotry, says John Nicholson...
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Johnny NicHero of the week: The everyman and yet very special Peter Crouch
Genuinely loved, even if it was not always so. Our Johnny doffs his cap to Crouchy...
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Johnny NicExpectations are just a fiction you have invented; lose them
If you let go of the idea that your club 'should' do something, life becomes a lot more enjoyable...
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Johnny NicOnly losers think ‘winning’ is just about trophies…
Johnny believes that being a 'winner' doesn't involve actually winning anything. Deal with it.
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Johnny NicHero of the week: The exceptional, canny Steph Houghton
Steph Houghton missed a penalty but remains a hero in the eyes of many. She is a legend.
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Johnny NicEmpathy and joy: It’s watching the Women’s World Cup…
There are England fans in France who are enjoying a wonderful tournament away from the idiots.