Football Daily | Are Manchester City set for another off day at ‘the Kenny’?

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If you have to actually say you’re definitely going to win the Premier League this year, maybe you’re losing the firm grip on it you once had. Maybe even the most well-oiled of machines can break down. Maybe Santa Claus is real.

Ah, I see we are at that point in the cycle where Spurs have already been top of the Premier League after some easy fixtures early on and fluking results against the one big team they’ve played but are now consistently playing nice football and losing whilst the manager helplessly claims he is frustrated at Spurs’ lack of ruthlessness. It seems to come around earlier and earlier every year (also see Everton playing well and looking like a coherent team with a plan so they can avoid relegation). I assume Ryan Mason is still on staff and ready to take over in the Spring?” – Noble Francis.

Why don’t Spurs do dog walking? Because they can’t hold on to a lead. Also, on the canine theme: how much is Udogie in the window, the one with the dodgy backpass?” – David Fisk (and no other frustrated comedians).

While Aston Villa are rightly getting plaudits for their on-field achievements, it’s an off-field development that’s interested me most recently. They recently announced a tie-up with Real Unión de Irun, in the third tier of Spanish football, which is initially a bit of a head-scratcher until you realise that Unai Emery’s family owned the club previously; his father, grandfather and uncle are former Unionistas. They’re a club I first learned of while reading about Steve Bloomer, the former England international who managed the club. Unión won the Copa del Rey three times in a decade (1918, 1924, 1927) back when it was the de facto national championship, and have barely had a sniff of glory since. If history repeats itself, Aston Villa fans should get ready for a heady few years, followed by a long spell of remembering how good they used to be” – Ed Taylor.

Big Website journalist Ben Bloom, decries the use of the word ‘Spursy’ as ‘yawningly dull’. Since it’s frequently dropped into a certain tea timely email, he obviously mustn’t be one the 1,057 faithful / easily pleased (delete as applicable). Though, on second thoughts … “ – Simon Mazier.

VAR doesn’t need ‘rizz’ (yesterday’s Football Daily): it needs competence, consistency and communication. And a bit of common sense” – David Morgans.

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