Problems

“Everything about Mourinho annoys me. He has given us an awful image. We are making more enemies than friends and I think the neglect of our academy is a grave error.” -Carlos González (President of Córdoba Club de Fútbol) Don’t worry, you haven’t missed the strangest managerial switch in history. Jose Mourinho hasn’t swapped an … Continue reading →

Changes

Change is natural. It’s healthy. Sometimes it’s even vital. But of course that’s assuming you make the right changes. Football has undergone a multitude of them in the last twenty years, ranging from introduction of the backpass rule to the elimination of tournaments such as the European Cup Winners’ Cup. From a European perspective the two … Continue reading →

Video of the month: Manyas

Just like photo of the month, video of the month comes from Uruguay and from the country’s biggest club, Peñarol. Manyas is the name given to describe supporters of Peñarol, the most popular club in Uruguay and one of the biggest in South America. Directed by Andrés Benvenuto, the documentary chronicles the stories of a … Continue reading →

Photo of the month

Photo of the month is Thoughts From The Terrace’s newest feature and the idea is simple; to show football related photographs from around the world. To start us off we have an excellent photograph from Uruguay. The photo was taken by Juan Dutra  and shows Peñarol fan Roberto Borbonet Rolfi at the recent derby between … Continue reading →

Values in Football

While Bill Shankly was being a bit facetious when he said football was more important than life and death, he was, nevertheless, onto something. There is something about football that makes people behave in strange ways. As another blogger pointed out, you wouldn’t find people protesting because of the closure of their favourite supermarket. Because … Continue reading →

Simplicity

“The greatest ideas are the simplest” -William Golding (Lord of the Flies) In order not to contradict myself or Golding, I’ll keep this short. Whether it’s politics or football, sometimes you can’t help getting the feeling that the biggest problems have glaringly obvious solutions. Around Europe, governments and football clubs seem oblivious to a disillusioned, … Continue reading →

BATE Borisov and nostalgia

I don’t like nostalgia unless it’s mine – Lou Reed This year’s Champions League has already provided some great team performances but the undoubted stars have been the less than glamorous BATE Borisov. Following a 1-3 win in Lille on match day one, the Belarusian champions showed it was no fluke with another 3-1 victory … Continue reading →

Video of the month: The Lionel Messi Story

After Lionel Messi’s double against Uruguay last night it seems fitting that October’s video of the month should be about him. Informe Robinson (translated as the Robinson Report) is a programme made for Spanish TV channel Canal + by ex-Liverpool and Osasuna player Michael Robinson. Over the years Informe Robinson has covered some of biggest … Continue reading →

Grass is Always Greener: Part Two

The words sporting integrity have easily been the two most used words in any Scottish football related article over the last 6 to 8 months and unless you’ve been living on Mars you will know the context. The Rangers Saga, with more subplots than a Mexican telenovela, has been Scottish football’s very own soap opera. Continue reading →

The Grass is Always Greener: Part One

“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Our league’s a joke! People around the world are laughing at us! The Scottish game is in meltdown! Are a few of the melodramatic clichés you might hear on a football call in show … Continue reading →