July 2009

Sir Bobby Robson, 1933 – 2009

July 31, 2009

It is with great sadness that The Den has just learn’t that Bobby Robson has died after his long fight with illness.

Here is a brief look at Sir Bobby’s career.

Born in 1933 in County Durham, he started out at Fulham in 1950 before moving to West Brom 6 years later, he then returned to Craven Cottage in 1962 and a short spell in Canada for th [...]

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Portsmouth – going further south

July 31, 2009

For all the transfer talk this summer, two pieces of business have really caught my eye. Firstly, Glenn Johnson to Liverpool, and secondly Peter Crouch to Tottenham. Both players moved from the South Coast overachievers Portsmouth, leaving the boys from Fratton Park dangerously thin on first team players.
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Zlat can’t be true!

July 30, 2009

In a summer that has already seen Real Madrid spend close to £150 million on just two players and Manchester City offer crazy wages to the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz, it would be hard to believe things could get anymore ridiculous. But then this past weekend the summer spending hit another level on the silly richter scale as t [...]

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Adebayor – same as all the rest

July 29, 2009

I’ll make no bones about it, I’m an Arsenal fan and although I’m sad to see a good player leave in Emmanuel Adebayor, I’m delighted to be getting rid of a guy who just can’t work out why he’s not liked. Now that he’s followed the pound signs to Manchester City, he seems intent on [...]

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JT – Nice to see some loyalty in the game still

July 28, 2009

John Terry has pledged his future to Chelsea after the much publicised pursuit of the England and Chelsea skipper by Mark Hughes at Manchester City. [...]

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Ultimate 11’s – Portsmouth

July 27, 2009

The week’s Ultimate 11′s is baby faced boatshoe lover Alistair Hunter from Portsmouth. Now he may know he’s coomputer games and Dub Step Bongo Bass Hyper beats, but does he know his football? [...]

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UK Football Finder awards review

July 25, 2009

There are many things I could write about last night’s party… In fact I could go on for hours with stories of Peter Pickles buying really bizarre cocktails, how I was robbed by the toilet attendant, our attempt to find a kebab shops in Mayfair, or even how a couple of us had a debate about how Darren keeps his head so shiny. [...]

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Miss UKFF 09, blogger of the year result

July 24, 2009

The lovely Brandy Brewer was sensationally crowned Miss UK Football Finder 2009 last night with a devastating performance on the catwalk. For those of you who were lucky enough to get in would have witnessed the best catwalk show of the year. All 8 finalists looked stunning as they wowed the crowd with their moves. [...]

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Girl of the week – US special Madison Higgins

July 24, 2009

All the way from across the pond this week’s lovely young lady is Madison. Mads is proud to represent the American teams on UKFF she waves a big “Hello” to all her English friends! She looks froward to the days when she is making her living from modelling and is working hard toward her dream. She hopes to be Victoria Secrets girl. [...]

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5 star stupid footy inuries

July 23, 2009

After the article we had on nawty football injuries a few weeks back, we thought why not try and think of some of the more half-wit ones caused more by stupidity than a harsh Norman Hunt leg warmer. Keep it Foolish!! [...]

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Mark Hughes – The perfect Santa

July 22, 2009

Christmas is a time for miracles: flying reindeer, warring families reunited, a decrease in stabbings (unless you live in Croydon), and the only four weeks of the year where fat, sweaty, silver-haired paedophiles find gainful employment. [...]

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City Slickers II hot for the rest!

July 21, 2009

Last season I made the inspired prediction that Spurs would crack the top 4 and qualify for the Champions League. After watching them take around 23 matches to get their first point, I realised that my ability to forsee in football was still pretty bloody ropey. Previous failures included tipping Craig Bellamy to win European Footballer of the Year [...]

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