MPH 2008

Not worried are you, Roman?

Toxic debt, old-style debt, call it whatever: with the financial crisis upon us football isn’t going to clear the debt soon

Campbell chants are impossible to defend

The vilifying of Sol Campbell is just the latest example of no-holds-barred barracking

Newcastle should have given George Michael a crack

If they had even the slenderest vestiges of humility, Kinnear would have been given the job on an indefinite basis

Awkward questions that haunt new owners

Mike Ashley, the wally with the lolly

The Newcastle owner's own goal completes a chaotic hat-trick during a week of madness in the Premier League, says Rod Liddle

Unkindest cut for England

No excuses, we're rubbish

England failed in their efforts to qualify for Euro 2008 because they were bloody useless

Money talks for fat-cat Frank Lampard

Lampard is a symbol of the Premier League itself; its extraordinary, almost surreal, self-regard, its vanities and its hubris

New football season lacks old spice

Newcastle United mired in trouble, Football League clubs in administration, but there is still plenty to enjoy

No punch line in Joey Barton farce

Newcastle United are miffed that Barton is not likely to kick a ball in anger until around about Christmas time

Stayaway England won’t go down a bomb in Pakistan

Pakistan is not the most dangerous country in the world, but it is probably somewhere in the top 10

Palace farce proves small clubs pay too high a price

The strength of the British game lies not in the bejewelled likes of Manchester United and Chelsea, no matter how successful those clubs might be

Germans just too reliable

Euro 2008 has skill, goals, passion and, naturally, Germany in the final

Cristiano Ronaldo’s no George Best

United might not want to sell the Portuguese moppet but moaning about Madrid smacks of hypocrisy

Joy of Euro 2008 is that England aren’t there

With no Wags, hyperbole or that sense of foreboding before every England match, this is a truly wonderful tournament

Glory on the never-never is recipe for disaster

Chelsea and Manchester United have thrived with huge debts, but changing times could be on the way

I'm completely neutral. I want them all to lose

Having McClaren comment on Euro 2008 is about as appropriate as getting the McCanns to edit the 2008 Good Parenting Guide

Cup brought to life with the magic of John Motson

The veteran BBC commentator is the butt of many people’s jokes but rose to the challenge in what is likely to be his last FA Cup final

Rangers and their fans shatter Scottish myth

There was nothing brave or heroic about the team or the hooligans who follow the Glasgow club after the Uefa Cup final