The Subs Bench Daily Blog and Weekly Podcast

Matt and Pompey are back to review a massive weekend in football. The Manchester massacre’s are dissected along with the rest of the weekend’s EPL action. Canada’s upcoming World Cup campaign is previewed along with the CSL weekend review and news of a Canadian signing for an Australian club. The fantasy action is also reviewed, much to [...]

This is an article from BBC in 2003, stating how well prepared England is to win Euro 2008. This is the English media at its absolute best! It’s hard to tell if it’s satire or not. Why England will win Euro 2008

Britain Junior Hoilett played 90 minutes for Blackburn Rovers in the 3-1 away loss to Aston Villa in the English Premier League. Hoilett crossed the ball for Blackburn’s goal and was very impressive Simeon Jackson was a 84th minute substitute to make his Premier League for 10 man Norwich City in their 1-1 home draw [...]

Matt and Pompey Canuck are back to review another week in football including English Premier League and CSL. More action then La Liga! Enjoy

Britain Iain Hume was substituted in stoppage in Preston 2-0 away win to Chesterfield in League One on Tuesday Gavin McCallum played 71 minutes in Lincoln’s 1-0 home loss to Kidderminster in the Blue Square Premier on Tuesday Rest of Europe Mason Trafford played 90 minutes and Luca Bellisomo was a half time substitute for [...]

The Premier League is back and so are Matt and Pompey Canuck to review all the on field action, both the football and the diving. The Champions League qualifying is hotting up and the guys review the first leg of the final round qualifying. There is the usually CSL talk and with fantasy football underway [...]

It’s time to review how Canada’s footballers playing outside of North America got on for their clubs over the weekend. United Kingdom Simeon Jackson was an unused substitute for Norwich in their 1-1 away draw to Wigan in the English Premier League Junior Hoilett played 90 minutes for Blackburn in their 2-1 home loss to [...]

Queens Park Rangers What Matt Thinks: QPR didn’t live up to their status as the world’s richest club this summer, in fact their transfers barely lived up to a club of Premier League status. Neil Warnock has assembled a squad reminiscent his Sheffield United team and I think they will suffer the same fate. Adel Taarabt will [...]

Fulham What Matt Thinks: Fulham have again changed managers over the summer but have again stuck with much the same squad. The addition of John Arne Riise will excite lovers of a long range goal (though probably not Alan Smith). Fulham are a proven mid table premier league club and this is where they will [...]

Stan Kroenke has finally broke his silence over his club’s surprisingly quiet summer transfer activity. This is very amusing and comes from gunnerblog. Enjoy