May 2008

Leicester City, RIP

May 9, 2008

A very sad day for the Foxes

I started supporting Leicester City in 1974. I was 8 years old, and whilst I lived in Cumbria, many miles from the East Midlands, I was wooed by their smart blue and white strip and a certain Mr Frank Worthington, possible the greatest player to ever grace a nightclub. [...]

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What has happened to Barcelona?

May 8, 2008

Farcelona

It has been the same for years, as the sun sets on the Mediterranean Sea, as the light fades from the great Spanish city, the gentle giant awakes. The Lights glare out across miles, the roars can be heard for long distances and the memories will stay in your mind forever as the Camp Nou comes to life on match day. [...]

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Flawed genius

May 7, 2008

A life after football?

The recent demise of Paul Gascoigne has once again highlighted the pertinence of the cliche “flawed genius”. Not the first and certainly not the last footballer to self-destruct, Matt Quinn takes a look at some of the most prominent footballers to fall foul of the influences around their daily lives. [...]

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2007/2008 Season review

May 7, 2008

Boring, Boring Keegan!

The top two teams in the country are battling it out to the last game of the season and are separated only by goal difference. We approach the last game and three teams are still unsure of their Premier League futures. Fulham are on the verge of continuing the great “Lazarus” style, “back from the dead”, “out of [...]

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The FA trophy preview

May 6, 2008

Pete’s mashing it up!

Watch out Tongy, there’s a new Pete on the street and he’s straight outta Fleet. The South-East’s Ebbsfleet United face the South West’s Torquays at Wembley this Saturday in the prestigious FA Trophy Final but the final is starting to make the headlines not just for the football.
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Nomis: There’s a new boot in town!

May 6, 2008

Win a pair Nomis boots worth £120

The brainchild of Leeds born Simon Skirrow in 2004, Australian football boot brand Nomis is one of a number of emerging football boot brands bringing new ideas and technological innovation to the football boot market. [...]

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Liverpool in for Barry

May 5, 2008

Transfer rumours

Aston Villa have confirmed reports that Liverpool have made an offer for their captain Gareth Barry. The 26 year old, who is already in his testimonial year at Villa, has been linked with a £10million move to Anfield, but Villa boss Martin O’Neil has been quick to pour water on this offer. [...]

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Good week, bad week

May 4, 2008

Blinder

Manchester United

A superb week for the Red Devils, out played by Barca at Old Trafford but still they managed to make it to Moscow. They hammered my lot 4-1 too, I was there and West Ham were a total embarrassment. 2 more goals for Mr Ronaldo sees his tally rise to 40 for the season. A win at Wigan next week will see them crowned cha [...]

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Chelsea or United? Let battle commence!

May 2, 2008

Who will be the pride of England?

So, after 38 odd weeks of slugging it out, the 2 biggest titles have come down to the same 2 names. Manchester United and Chelsea. Will one of them pot the lot, or will the spoils be shared? Will the posh nobs be celebrating down the Kings Road, or will the streets of the red half of Manchester be going mad??

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Sven, Sven, Sven, Goran Erikson: Save our Sven

May 1, 2008

Save our Sven campaign!

Remember when Sven was cool, cooler than cool? He was so cool he had a top 5 song named after him, a German number 1 in fact, but that don’t count of course. We still love the him, he’s a top geezer, a top puller and a very good manager. We thought we’d re-write the Sven song for 2008. [...]

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