August 2008

Sven McClaren names England squad

August 31, 2008

Sven McClaren has named his squad for the crucial World Cup qualifiers with the surprise inclusion of Fulham’s Jimmy Bullard.

England start their campaign with a double-header against the mighty Andorra and Croatia on 6th and 10th September respectively. [...]

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Girl of the week – Identical twins

August 29, 2008

This week we have a double treat with the stunningly cute McGee twins from Liverpool. Now there’s no need to clean your glasses, you are not seeing things, Beki & Hannah are identical twins. We believe we have found the sexiest twins alive. Both girls caused a stir at Liverpool fashion week recently and look set for big things. [...]

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Premier League new boys – Staying up or going down?

August 29, 2008

At the beginning of the season people around the country were saying West Brom would survive back in the Premiership reasonably comfortably, and that Stoke and Hull would struggle and no doubt “do one” straight back into the Fizzy Pop League. After all, West Brom had brought in Scott Carson, an England International (not that that says a lot these [...]

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Everything changes but you…

August 28, 2008

…England, a thousand miles apart?

The Olympics have provided us with a wonderful two weeks of entertainment and Team GB (why do they call it this? What happened to Great Britain?) exceeded all expectations and finished in a lofty fourth position in the medals table. Padraig Harrington won his second Open in succession and lifted the fourth maj [...]

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Don’t ditch our team programme?

August 27, 2008

Not on your life!

In a mad fit of pique I bought two Madonna programmes for £25 EACH. I DON’T EVEN LIKE MADONNA, but wave a programme in front of my nose and I would imagine it’s somewhat like a red light to a desperate old man.
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The quest for real football – AFC Wimbledon

August 26, 2008

Remember you’re a Womble!

After the atrocities that met us at Milton Keynes last weekend, it was time to begin the quest for real football. The only place that the quest could possibly begin was at AFC Wimbledon, home of the real Dons, the Wombles. [...]

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Girl of the week – Becki Lockwood

August 22, 2008

This weeks lovely lady is 21 year old Sheffield United fan Becki Lockwood, a professional model with beautiful blue eyes and great taste in music. The lovely Becki has modelled for L’oreal, nuts, zoo, her beloved Blades and was a Miss UK Football Finder finalist. [...]

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It’s football without a soul

August 21, 2008

MK Dons, a joke club
August 16th 2008. One of the worst days in memory of supporting Northampton Town and football in general. The stage was set for a Cobblers invasion of Milton Keynes. Over 3,000 away tickets had been sold as we made our way to neighbours Milton Keynes Dons for the first time in our history. This is a history that stretches back [...]

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Do we really want Berbatov in our league?

August 20, 2008

He’’s a player, he doesn’’t love you anymore, and all he wants to do is score. What would you do with a striker like Dimitar Berbatov? If I were Daniel Levy over at White Hart Lane I’d have stuck him in the nearest taxi and sent him down to Stevenage Borough in the Blue Square Premier for a spell up front with the big boys. [...]

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Terry named England captain

August 19, 2008

Capello knows best

Talking about England in the current climate is like treading on eggshells which have been laid by glass geese. Everyone has an opinion, and it’s fast gravitating to the same hunting ground, whereby sounding negative enough to slate an underperforming team is the norm, but edging your argument with a hint of positivity to s [...]

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Premier league review

August 18, 2008

32 goals, referees being respected, Villa winning, both my fantasy teams having an admirable start…. The premier league was back this weekend, and there was little not to enjoy. [...]

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European predictions

August 16, 2008

So over the last few weeks, Football league fever has hit the streets as the pre seasons began… So we have been looking at who’s going to be lifting which title and who’s going to be sacking their managers within 2 months of the season kick off. But we haven’t had a look at the contenders throughout the European major leagues. [...]

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