Alan Green

Bridge battle was a game that makes it all worthwhile

Have you ever wanted to quit your job and live the life of a football commentator instead? Being offered a prime seat at all the best games and not having to pay for it? Better still, someone is paying YOU to be there!

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Alan Green: Banish John Terry and take Hart

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

The question shouldn’t have been whether or not John Terry stayed as England captain while charges are made about racist abuse: we should have asked why a player who’s dogged by scandal was ever made captain of his country in the first place and why, having once been rightly discarded by Fabio Capello, he was ever brought back.

Alan Green: Nothing golden about handshakes

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Should you shake hands or refuse to?
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Alan Green: Give Beckham GB armband at Olympics, for all it’s worth

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

I laughed when I heard that David Beckham wants to captain the Great Britain Olympic team this summer. I thought he wasn’t even certain of a place in the squad yet.
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Alan Green: Kenny Dalglish not helping Adny Carroll

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Kenny Dalglish can be sensitive to any question thrown up by the media but he is especially so — unreasonably so in my opinion — when the subject is Andy Carroll.
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Harry Redknapp

Alan Green: Doubts still exist, but Harry CAN lead Spurs to title

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Wolves’ point at White Hart Lane on Saturday absolves me of any urgent need to eat a portion of humble pie. You see I STILL have doubts about the validity of Tottenham’s title challenge.
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Alan Green: Tackle big calls by making ref explain

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Since I didn’t think Vincent Kompany’s challenge on Nani merited a red card, clearly I wouldn’t have supported Glen Johnson being sent off for his tackle on Joleon Lescott.
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Alan Green: Cup romance too costly these days

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Despite being willed on, in particular by 5 Live, the 3rd round of the FA Cup was — Swindon’s victory over Wigan reserves aside — largely devoid of romance, drama and upsets.
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Alan Green: O’Neill’s rise had hand in Warnock’s fall

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Martin O’Neill may not know it and he certainly shouldn’t feel any guilt about it, but I think he had a pivotal role in Queens Park Rangers’ decision to sack Neil Warnock.
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Referee Chris Foy is surrounded by Manchester City players

Alan Green: Foy’s follies exposed a lack of common sense refereeing

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

As far as I’m concerned ‘consistency’ and ‘common sense’ are not mutually exclusive in terms of referees.
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Alan Green: Proof that Premier League can’t be predicted

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

So…Manchester United lose 6-1 at home to Manchester City having beaten Arsenal 8-2 at the same venue…Arsenal, then went on to win 5-3 at Chelsea. But none of those daft scorelines matched the one at Old Trafford on New Year’s Eve. Isn’t the Premier League absolutely, crazily, unpredictable?
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Sir Alex Ferguson

Alan Green: I don’t swallow Sir Alex Ferguson’s three-year retirement plan

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

You may be amongst those that think I speak and write absolute drivel. I’ve long accepted that there are a few of you out there…or maybe more than a few!
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Alan Green: The day I was pleased as punch

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

This happened over 40 years ago: I was barely a teenager.
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Luis Suarez

Alan Green: Liverpool won't win Luis Suarez race row

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Clearly, Liverpool feel an acute sense of injustice with regard to what's happened to Luis Suarez and that their star player is being subjected to a witch-hunt.

Manchester City?s win over Arsenal on Sunday saw a sterling display from Vincent Kompany (left)

Alan Green: Top of the tree at Christmas, Manchester City have heart to stay there

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Any who continue to harbour doubts about the sustainability of Manchester City’s title challenge should push them aside after the team’s performances over the last week, both of which I commentated on.
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Alan Green: Valencia could be frozen out at Stoke

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

None of the five remaining English clubs in European competition can feel entirely confident of progress after the draws made in Nyon on Friday.
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Alan Green: I feel for FA over Suarez ‘racism’ row

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Liverpool played Manchester United on October 15 during which the alleged racist abuse of Patrice Evra by Luis Suarez took place.
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Tottenham Hotspur under the guidance of Harry Redknapp are regarded as genuine title contenders

Alan Green: Spurs winning title would be greatest achievement of all

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Returning to England after a few weeks absence — largely football-free — I sat down to watch the television coverage of Basel against Manchester United.
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Alan Green: Europa League, you’re havin’ a laugh

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Aside from intense disappointment that English representation in the Champions League is now halved — how on earth were Manchester United unable to negotiate a group as easy as that one? — the lingering memory of last week was the welcoming applause of Channel 5 and ITV4. ITV4, I ask you!
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Alan Green: FA had a cheek appealing Rooney ban

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

It is, of course, excellent news for England that UEFA reduced Wayne Rooney’s suspension following his red card against Montenegro even though it would have been ridiculous had Fabio Capello otherwise seriously considered leaving the player out of the squad for Ukraine.
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England manager Fabio Capello lauded the performance of Scott Parker but played Phil Jones out of position in his side's victory over Spain on Saturday

Alan Green: Get real, Fabio! England are outsiders for European glory

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Unless they are playing against Northern Ireland, I ALWAYS want England to win but there is the odd occasion when I dread the consequences of a victory: such as Saturday night’s, in my view, undeserved scoreline against the World and European Champions Spain.
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