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Interesting graph, but how many of the low paid public sector workers in 1997 (refuse collectors, cleaners, admin) have been outsourced to private companies during this time, thus reclassified as private sector workers. If you take these out I bet the graph looks very different!

Not really worth looking to the past though. 20 years ago no foreign manager had ever won the FA cup or top flight league championship. Since 1997, 14 of the 17 fa cups won have been won by a foreign manager. Since 1998, 8 of the 17 league titles have been won by a foreign manager (and the other...

If the ball should pass over a stray sleeve pointing inwards in the goal mouth, it is still considered 'post'

We have an extremely resiliant defence with two former England internationals, another two experienced defenders and a goalkeeper good enough for most Premiership sides. As a result we've conceded way less than a goal a game in the latter part of the season. Our attack includes plenty of players...

If only Scotland had someone like liam bridcutt to keep him quiet

What would their equivalent level in England be? Ryman? County League?

The best response is basic hygeine. Most contamination occurs via the fecal oral route. This basically means an infected person getting pooh / puke on their hands, not washing properly and touching someone elses hands or a shared surface touced by someone else who then touches something (e.g...

Thanks for the response guys. I agree that the formations have to be fluid. 4-4-2 can easily be 4-5-1 / 4-3-3 by strikers dropping deep and wingers playing more like inside forwards. Personally I think we are 1 player away from being able to play the 4-2-3-1 as our (successful) default...

Hello Everyone I’m a long time viewer of NSC but I’ve never got round to posting before – mainly because there’s always such a variety of views on offer that any point I’d like to make gets made by someone else before I feel the need to register and post myself. One thing I have noticed...