Brian Reade

The Daily Mirror columnist at the heart of football. Read his column on MirrorFootball every Saturday

How Wenger's transfer policy has been vindicated while Galacticos suffer

    Brian Reade 06:00 13/03/10

    Last summer Arsene Wenger's traditional transfer window kicking was more vicious than usual.Oh how he was pummelled for selling Emmanuel Adebayor and ... Read more+

    Why Whelan's right for once over Liverpool mess

      Brian Reade 05:59 13/03/10

      These are words I never dreamt I would type: Dave Whelan, you are 100% correct:  "Liverpool are in a mess," he said. "The owners don't feel what the f... Read more+

      Pompey players are above the financial law as staff get the boot

        Brian Reade 05:58 13/03/10

        Portsmouth have sacked 85 staff and cut the chief executive's pay by 40% before his departure as they club tried to drag itself away from bankruptcy.O... Read more+

        Here's what makes Peter Crouch so freakishly good, plus I'd rather have David Gill than Keith Harris, and no if and butts about Zidane's refusal to apologise to Materazzi

          One of the most bizarre football conversations I ever had took place a decade ago in a Brussels Chinese restaurant.It was lunch-time before one of Eng... Read more+

          Why Big Sam, not Pulis, is king of the cloggers, plus Cisse will give France the blues and Sir Geoff is a Knight to forget

            Arsene Wenger is as wrong to say Arsenal are the only Premier League team given rough-house treatment as he is to say Stoke are the only one dishing i... Read more+

            Why Owen's brochure should attract Trading Standards, plus the Wembley way is all wrong, and Townsend's hypocrisy over Terry affair

              I've just been digging through some old mail and found that 32-page Michael Owen brochure. The one where it said he was sexier than George Clooney, fa... Read more+

              Strip away the cartoon capers and you'll see Bridge was right to quit England, plus the Countdown conundrum I'd love to see Burnley's Clark Carlisle unjumble

                It would have been so different if it had been played out in the Scorer cartoon strip.The Gaffer would have called Skipper and Bridgey into his office... Read more+

                Lessons of Hughes and Megson show that changing managers in mid-season is madness. Plus Everton's home fire still burning and bully for Bullard

                  In December Manchester City sacked Mark Hughes and Bolton sacked Gary Megson, despite most observers feeling both managers were doing decent jobs in t... Read more+

                  Potty Poll is Kalouless over Chelsea penalty ref, Arsenal are still a title threat and Ashley's women are far from blameless

                    ALL those Chelsea fans still enraged by the cast-iron penalty they weren't awarded at the San Siro should comfort themselves with this knowledge.At le... Read more+

                    How Fabio could solve all his problems... by playing Four Poofs and a Piano in defence

                      God knows what Fabio Capello makes of the almost weekly round of sleazy accusations involving his defenders.John Terry and Wayne Bridge are involved i... Read more+

                      Why Everton fans should forgive Rooney - and he should pledge to rejoin them in five years' time

                        Wayne Rooney wakes up this morning with the world united in praise of his God-given talent.A few hours later though, as the Manchester United coach pu... Read more+

                        Why West Ham don't deserve to get the Olympic Stadium and Patrick Vieira v Stoke round two

                          West Ham deserve to take over the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games.If only because it would give them the chance to make the money that would stop... Read more+

                          Why football fans must take a stand to save their clubs

                            The next time this column appears there may only be 19 teams left in the Premier League.If it happens it will lead to grief in Portsmouth and shock am... Read more+

                            Why Man City can't afford to repeat Dunne mistake with Ireland, and bore draws suit Motty

                              When Roberto Mancini opted for three defensive midfielders with new-boy Adam Johnson ahead of them against Bolton this week, rumours spread that Steph... Read more+

                              Why we all need bosses like Ancelotti, and Liverpool's marking is now back in the zone

                                I'm all for over-throwing cliches, so I'd like to enlist your help in de-bunking the myth that there's one rule for the rich and one for the poor. Nex... Read more+

                                Terrygate just proves the best footballers are ones with the devil inside them; plus the irony of Mancunians idolising a Scouser

                                  Thanks to John Terry there are many things I now know which I didn't a week ago.There won't be a more unfortunately titled, or priced, book out this y... Read more+

                                  Shilts should have saved his Terry outrage... after all, he was caught playing away too

                                    I've really been enjoying the reaction to Terrygate from former players. Dave Bassett's angry response could have been plucked straight out of a scrip... Read more+

                                    Something's wrong when Leeds are in the third tier and fanless Wigan are in the top flight

                                      I've never bought into the over-romanticised cliche about the magic of the FA Cup. Some games are spell-binding, most are quickly forgotten. But this ... Read more+

                                      Fergie, Wenger and co can dish out the stick but they can't take it, plus how I'd save Sunderland's season and why Brian McDermott will save Reading

                                        Some of the world's greatest insults have been spat out by football managers:From Bill Shankly saying if Everton were playing in his garden he'd draw ... Read more+

                                        Why Chelsea have passed their African test, plus Liverpool should adopt United scarves and how 3D is a new boon for plastic fans

                                          Remember in autumn when Chelsea were flying, and every Tom, Dick and Hansen claimed the real test of their title credentials would come in January, wh... Read more+

                                          Why no transfer window activity is good for the game, plus the bin-man who thinks Liam Gallagher is rubbish and a Burnley fan sounds off on Owen Coyle

                                            January's transfer window the following big names moved for fees topping £100 million: Andrei Arshavin, Wayne Bridge, Jermain Defoe, Wilson Palacios, ... Read more+

                                            Why City fans should be nervous over Tevez's obsession with United, plus more gaffers talking rubbish to cover their sides' flaws

                                              Of course Carlos. Now it all becomes clear.When you ran back to the half-way line, cupped your ears and gave a defiant stare at the Manchester United ... Read more+

                                              Why Everton are Premier's most under-rated club, plus a shopping tip for Stoke and Ryan Babel's overlong goodbye

                                                Is there a more patronised big club than Everton?They've been in the top flight longer than any other team, are the last to break up the Big Four, hav... Read more+

                                                Why football fans must rise up to stop being ripped off, plus Wenger's double-standards over Gallas

                                                  I agree with my colleague Olly Holt's sentiment that the only way football will stave off death by corporate greed is through fans' solidarity.I, too,... Read more+

                                                  For all his faults, at least Tom Hicks Jnr has some balls, plus bring back Souness!

                                                    Say what you like about Tom Hicks Jnr but at least he showed balls. In a missive, dripping with crude contempt, he told one of the hundreds of thousan... Read more+

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                                                    Get in the mood for United v Liverpool with these amazing unseen pictures from our archive

                                                    Mirror Football Blog 18:17 19/03/10

                                                        Liverpool travel to Old Trafford on Sunday for what could well be a season-defining encounter for bo... Read More+

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                                                        3PM Extra: The best things we've found on the internet today - Friday, March 19, 2010

                                                        Football Banter 15:25 19/03/10

                                                            We don't know if the internet's funny guys are all watching the Cheltenham Gold Cup or what, but the... Read More+

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                                                            The Plugger vs...The Rifles

                                                            Football Banter 14:49 19/03/10

                                                                You know how it is with celebrities these days - they're always trying to flog you something. Well, ... Read More+

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                                                                The Champions League draw has turned the competition into a Man United job audition

                                                                Simon Mullock 13:49 19/03/10

                                                                    Two of the men being touted as successors to Sir Alex Ferguson could go head-to-head with the Manche... Read More+

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                                                                    Is Dimitar Berbatov misunderstood - or just an arrogant flop?

                                                                    Simon Mullock 13:49 19/03/10

                                                                        Dimitar Berbatov has always bristled at claims he is arrogant.‘Misundersood’ is the word he prefers ... Read More+

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                                                                        How Chris Hughton cured my irrational hatred of Newcastle

                                                                        Simon Mullock 13:48 19/03/10

                                                                            For years I harboured a dislike of Newcastle United.It stems back to the time when I was still at sc... Read More+

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                                                                            Why Hodgson is a better manager than Mourinho, who is not the genius his Fleet Street fan club have made him out to be

                                                                            Brian McNally 13:20 19/03/10

                                                                                The managerial feat of the week belonged not to the headline-hogging coach of Internazionale but to ... Read More+

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                                                                                Steven Gerrard and John Terry acting like they are a law unto themselves is setting a terrible example

                                                                                Brian McNally 13:06 19/03/10

                                                                                    The captains of Chelsea and Liverpool increasingly give the impression of being a law unto themselve... Read More+

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                                                                                    Dowie may claim he isn't a gamble for Hull, but his chequered CV suggests otherwise

                                                                                    Brian McNally 12:56 19/03/10

                                                                                        Despite his protestations to the contrary, Iain Dowie's appointment as Hull City manager is a massiv... Read More+

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                                                                                        'This is where it starts to matter, where every game counts' - Martin Lipton previews a crucial weekend in the title race

                                                                                        Mirror Football Blog 11:56 19/03/10

                                                                                            A week off for United and Arsenal. A week of woe for Chelsea.And with a potentially titanic and pivo... Read More+

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                                                                                            Listen to the new MirrorFootball podcast - March 19, 2010

                                                                                            Mirror Football Blog 11:19 19/03/10

                                                                                                Welcome to the new MirrorFootball podcast - available to download from MirrorFootball.co.uk every Fr... Read More+

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                                                                                                Follow the Europa League draw LIVE

                                                                                                Mirror Football Blog 10:14 19/03/10

                                                                                                    Now that England's Champions League representatives know who they will be facing, it's almost time f... Read More+

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