December 2009

The season’s best performers so far

December 15, 2009

It is far too early in the season to guess who will eventually win the plaudits from both players and writers alike but here are my top five performers of the campaign so far. [...]

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Ultimate 11’s – Most over rated

December 14, 2009

Robbie Williams, Lewis Hamilton, N-Dubz & Leona Lewis. What have they all got in common? No, they are not all twats, although that’s highly debatable, they are in fact, very, very over rated. [...]

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Liverpool vs Arsenal – Minute by minute

December 13, 2009

This fixture usually gives us goals a plenty, but with Arsenal fielding no out and out strikers and Torres not yet up to full fitness, this could be a tad dreary. Aquilani the promised man, the Italian who will make all the bad things go away isn’t fit to start. [...]

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Liverfool FC

December 13, 2009

Back when I were but knee-high t’ grasshopper I remember reading about a Rosenborg haters club. The then Norwegian champions were in the heady midst of a run of 13 consecutive titles at the time, which pissed someone off enough to set up a crack squad of devoted hate mongers. This troupe of assorted Nordic loons, dressed in specially-made kit whi [...]

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Football or rugby?

December 13, 2009

Which sport has the best set of fans?

Football or rugby? Which are more passionate, more loyal, more knowledgeable and which generate the more infectious atmospheres? [...]

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League of Champions

December 12, 2009

Apart from Liverpool’s situation, the final round of the Champions League group stage was great for English clubs and a fantastic advert for the tournament in general. Arsenal, Chelsea and United finished top of their groups, and some of the goals scored around Europe, often under pressure of the prospect of disqualification, it is important to r [...]

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The circus rolls on

December 11, 2009

All that money that Sky must have used up on making Dream Team, they might as well of not bothered and instead just put cameras in and around QPR football club. After three eventful years that have included six managers, a chairman being threatened at gunpoint, new billionaire owners and untimely deaths to young players, today we have the latest ep [...]

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Zamora for England?

December 10, 2009

Bobby Zamora scored his sixth Premier goal this season- beating the combined the total of his last two seasons in the English top flight. [...]

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What injury crisis?

December 9, 2009

15 players out. Michael Carrick as a sweeper. 5’8 Patrice Evra at centre-back. Up against the German champions in their own back yard. The result? 3-1 win, only Manchester United. Much had been made of United’s injury problems in the lead up to last nights game but Alex Ferguson once again showed that whatever team he picks they will take some [...]

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The future was bright sparky

December 9, 2009

First of all I have to point out that Mark Hughes is yet to thank me for my tactical breakdown of how to beat Chelsea on Friday. Maybe he has my old number or something. Did my first blog predict or cause the future? Probably both… [...]

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Derby days – The class divide

December 8, 2009

Olympiakos v Panathinaikos, Greece

History
In 1908 the rich boys from central Athens founded Panathinaikos. It wasn’t until 1925 when the rivalry kicked in when the workers from a port city called Piraeus started Olympiakos. By 1940 the workers had won 6 championships, proving that money doesn’t buy titles. [...]

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Ultimate 11’s – Never played at the World Cup but should have

December 7, 2009

As World Cup fever has hit the nation and we can once again dream of England actually winning the dam thing this time, we thought we’d stay on a WC tip and put together our Ultimate 11 of players that never played at the World Cup but should of. [...]

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