You know, I think Barca will be fine
Nicol Hay on 29 April 2013
Since Pep left, the demand for a constant narrative is dictating that this Barcelona team is finished. Not so, says Nicol Hay.
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The master returns
Jake Farrell on 17 January 2013
Pep's back in management! Jake Farrell takes a look at what's in store for the man when he moves to Bavaria this summer.
Where should Guardiola go?
Nicol Hay on 27 November 2012
Pep clearly didn't fancy Chelsea at this stage, but is it even the right club for him anyway? If not, where should he go?
Ugly tactics and A Beautiful Mind
Steven Maloney on 10 October 2012
Ignore Barcelona. What if the real footballing lesson about aspiration and beauty lies not in art, but in economics?
Caution ahead: The dangers of the big move
Vincent Forrester on 1 October 2012
After Alex Song said this week he couldn't turn down Barca, Vincent Forrester has some words of warning for other young stars.
Team-building the counter-intuitive way
Nicol Hay on 17 September 2012
The transfer window has closed and we now have a good chance to look at Europe's best teams, says the Ramble's resident Scotsman Nicol Hay.
The most powerful man in Spanish football
Dermot Corrigan on 24 August 2012
Following the arguments around TV rights in Spain can make your head hurt, but one man's name keeps cropping up: Javier Tebas.
Oriol Rosell: A dream exchange student for MLS?
Eric Beard on 20 July 2012
Ignoring offers from other European clubs, ex-Barca B player Oriol Rosell has elected to move to Sporting Kansas City, where he can play and study simultaneously.
Xavi’s role shift
Dermot Corrigan on 27 June 2012
Why are fewer people excited about Spain's football in this tournament, and why has Xavi been so quiet by his own remarkable standards?
Fabregas wakes up…
Dermot Corrigan on 21 April 2012
After an initially bright start Cesc Fabregas' return to Barcelona is not going as well as the ex-Arsenal man will have hoped...
Memento Messi
Eric Beard on 9 March 2012
Lionel Messi plays with the joy of a child, could it be this that drives him to maintain such high standards?
Maxi is back
James Appell on 23 December 2011
After disappearing off the radar following an explosive start to his career at Barcelona, Maxi Lopez is finally on the comeback trail...
