Wonga, Newcastle United and football’s moral compass

On Tuesday, Newcastle united announced a brand new sponsorship deal with the infamous payday loan company, Wonga. This has led to heated debates about whether the deal is moral. In my latest contribution to Natter Football, I take a look at the club, the deal and why the criticism borders on hypocrisy.

http://natterfootball.co.uk/2012/10/wonga-newcastle-united-and-footballs-moral-compass/

My Three Teams: York City FC and Sunderland AFC

In my latest contribution to Natter Football, I have taken a look at the fortunes of York City FC and Sunderland AFC. This is a follow-up to my season preview, found here  and comes after the first part, covering Darlington FC, to be found here.

Here's the link to my new article. Enjoy!
http://natterfootball.co.uk/2012/09/my-three-teams-part-two-york-city-fc-and-sunderland-afc/#comment-6635

My Three Teams: Darlington FC

Before the start of the football season, I wrote a preview for the three teams I follow: Darlington FC, York City FC and Sunderland AFC. That blog post can be found here:
Football Season Preview: My Three Teams

Now, a month into the season, I have revisited this post and written a brand new pair of articles for Natter Football looking at how the teams have fared so far. The first article traces the fortunes of Darlington FC in their inaugural season in the Northern League Division One. It was written earlier this week, before the loss in the Durham Challenge Cup to Hebburn Town. It can be found here:
My Three Teams: Part One, Darlington FC

The second part will look at York City and Sunderland, and will be posted at the start of next week.

New system creates new problems for Liverpool

This is my latest contribution to the website Natter Football. In it, I take a look at Liverpool's start to the season. I question whether Brendan Rodgers may be taking a too radical approach, and whether he will be given the time to achieve his goals at Anfield.

It would be interesting to see what others think of Liverpool's start and prospects. So head over to Natter Football and join the debate.

Click here to read "New system creates new problems for Liverpool."

Buying the title? How else are you meant to win it?

I've recently written my first article for a football website known as Natter Football. The site is a great general interest football page with contributions from a number of different writers. They are also on twitter, @natterfootball, and while you're at it, those of you with twitter can add me @thrifty1992.

The article is called "Buying the title? How else are you meant to win it?" and takes a look at how all clubs who win the title, even Manchester United, can be labelled as having 'bought' the Premier League title.