Martin Swain's Football Blog, page 2


Maybe the Champions League here?

Plans for a fourth-place play-off in the Premier League are sure to have caught the interest of the Molineux and Hawthorns boardrooms, writes Martin Swain.

Maybe the Champions League here?

The perils of window shopping

This week’s signings of Geoffrey Bia Mujangi and Adlene Guedioura mean that manager Mick McCarthy has now recruited a complete team since his squad clinched promotion, writes Martin Swain.

The perils of window shopping

Arsenal 3 Aston Villa 0

Martin O’Neill was right to warn the Premier League’s army of pundits not to read too much into his team’s sobering crash at the Emirates Stadium yesterday.


Silence not so golden at Molineux

We know Mick McCarthy’s view. We know Jez Moxey’s, writes Express & Star Chief Sports Writer Martin Swain.


Sunday will decide Mick’s legacy

Mick McCarthy faces Judgement Day on Sunday when he steps out before his public for the first time since Tuesday night’s episode at Old Trafford, writes Martin Swain.

Sunday will decide Mick’s legacy

Top brass to blame, not Mick

Express & Star Chief Sports Writer Martin Swain with his take on events at Old Trafford last night.


Robbie – come home please!

Express & Star Chief Sports writer Martin Swain with an open letter to Robbie Keane.


Time for questions to be answered

Short of inviting Nick Griffin along, it is difficult to imagine a more uncomfortable Question Time for Wolves this week, writes Martin Swain.


Now it’s time to silence the referee bullies

Mick McCarthy’s robust criticism today of decisions which have hurt Wolves is separated by clear blue water from the flagrant bullying of officials conducted by Sir Alex Ferguson and his acolyte Sam Allardyce, writes Martin Swain.

Now it’s time to silence the referee bullies

Blog: Still no mention of ‘F’ word

Wolves have invested more than £5m in sneaking a couple of foreigners into their summer recruitment programme, writes Martin Swain.


Swain on Albion’s Di Matteo gamble

Chief Sports Writer Martin Swain explains how Albion’s gamble on new manager Roberto Di Matteo could pay dividends.


Wolves’ statement of intent

Chief Sports Writer Martin Swain gives his take on a day that made history at Molineux with the club-record signing of Kevin Doyle.

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