Verbosity was an established Victorian trait.

- Matthew Engel

Derek Randall bats like an octopus with piles

- Matthew Engel

There are those who condemn five in midfield as a negative tactic, but when a side's centre-backs are as hapless as Chris Perry and Hermann Hreidarss…

- Matthew Engel

Is this good for English football? In the short run, Chelsea's rise has broken up what was turning into an irritating Arsenal-Manchester United duopo…

- Matthew Engel

It is customary for columnists to complain about the excesses of Premiership footballers, whenever - as happens regularly - there is an incident invo…

- Matthew Engel