Robin Sainty

The State of the Game… April 8, 2022 - Those of you who read my column in the EDP will be aware that I’m pretty disillusioned with the direction of travel of the game of football. Maybe I’m just becoming a curmudgeonly old git (this is very much my wife’s view), but it just seems to me that there… ...
With Derby and Reading on the brink, it’s time for a reset. Step forward *Fair Game* September 24, 2021 - With FIFA desperately trying to force through two-yearly World Cup’s with all the lucrative money-making opportunities they would bring and £100m transfer fees now barely raising an eyebrow, the game seems to be intent on hurtling towards a point where will see more and more clubs crash and burn as… ...
Gentle workout for City at The Walks with City debuts for Messrs Gilmour and Rashica July 17, 2021 - It was the gentlest of preseason workouts, but for the many City fans who had turned up at The Walks, it was much more than the chance to see some new heroes for the first time. Having been starved of live football and the sense of community that the lockdown… ...
The ‘super league’ crisis hasn’t been averted, it’s just been postponed for now June 3, 2021 - If you fancied a nice feelgood article today then please stop reading now, because this is my take on why a variation on the European Super League is inevitable and may happen sooner rather than later. To set the scene, let me refer to two things that appeared on social… ...
The Buendia saga has only just begun, but any outcome will be to the Club’s benefit May 26, 2021 - The close season has barely begun and already we are being bombarded with stories about the future of Emi Buendia, some clearly clickbait nonsense but some from sources that are generally fairly reliable. It is hardly a surprise that a player who bestrode the Championship like a colossus this season… ...
A busy summer awaits the Canaries Trust as recent events see their numbers surge May 20, 2021 - Just like the rest of humanity the Canaries Trust has had to evolve to cope with the lockdowns. Suddenly we were no longer meeting our board colleagues in the pub before the game and although we could continue to meet via Zoom and converse via WhatsApp, it was strange to… ...
Welcome to the European Super League, where tradition comes a poor second to ££ April 18, 2021 - It’s been talked about for long enough and now it seems that it’s finally coming to pass. Welcome to the European Super League. Never mind that well over a century of history will be going into the trash; never mind that Covid hit fans of the “elite” clubs will have… ...
“Sustain the Game” -the Football Supporters’ Association’s five-point plan August 21, 2020 - None of us could have imagined at the turn of the year that anything could break the annual cycle of football seasons bringing joy to some and despair to others, and plenty for all of us to chew the fat over during the cold winter months. Now however the old… ...
Football without fans is nothing – the PL and EFL should never ever forget that August 4, 2020 - “Today is 47 days before the start of the League One season and Charlton remain in limbo. The EFL should issue an immediate public explanation of what is happening and should take decisive action so that alternative futures for our club can be explored if necessary. That clock ticks more… ...
Time for a major re-set. The very future of the game we love is at stake right now June 22, 2020 - I’ve been lucky enough to be allowed to write about the game I love for 10 years now but I don’t think I’ve ever felt as disillusioned with it as I currently do. Before the pandemic the combination of live football to write about and a tight word limit meant… ...

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