England qualified for South Africa comfortably, and Fabio Capello appears to be a fine coach, but England’s group proved not to be terribly testing. Their main rivals for automatic qualification ended up being Ukraine and they didn’t even make the … Continue reading
Like domestic club sides, international teams have nicknames. It is often the case at club level that these sobriquets are slightly unimaginative, and merely describe the colour of the side’s shirt. But in different languages these names become more exotic … Continue reading
The 2006 World Cup was the third and final time that Sven Goran Eriksson took England to a major tournament. For the third time they were knocked out at the quarter-final stage, and for the second time this was decided … Continue reading
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By Dr Paul: As we peruse the very best World Cup systems and strategies it’s important to remember those individuals that carry out the best-laid plans when they cross the white line. As the World Cup inches ever closer, pundits … Continue reading
In England, there is a latent suspicion of intelligence, a suspicion which is ready to spring forth at opportune moments. England was traditionally a class-bound culture, with access to an academic education once the preserve of an upper-class elite. England … Continue reading
Moneyball by Michael Lewis explores how the Oakland A’s General Manager Billie Beane eschewed received baseball wisdom and would draft players based on statistical insight. These statistics meant that decisions were based upon players’ achievements rather than scouting prejudices. Formerly, … Continue reading
Google provides a ‘suggestions’ facility when terms are typed into their search engine. As you type, Google Suggest returns search queries based on other users’ search activities. These searches are algorithmically determined based on a number of purely objective factors … Continue reading
Marxism informed economist Harold Laski’s egalitarian perspective: he argued that fundamental change to the organization of society could realize a more equitable distribution of wealth. An England manager who adopted a similar approach was Graham Taylor. He considered that the … Continue reading
