June 2011

Calling Time On Lower League Debt?

June 9, 2011

As news broke today that the Premiership has once again generated record income (breaking the £2 BILLION barrier), it got me thinking about how this money would be received lower down the leagues. The Championship is supposedly a bigger league than Serie A, drawing larger audiences and seeing more goals, and with ex-Premier League teams [...]

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Andy Carroll: A £35 million headache?

June 8, 2011

31st January 2011 was an eventful and stressful day for Newcastle United forward Andy Carroll. He started the day as normal, still being Newcastle’s main front man. He ended the day making a £35 million pound move to North West heavyweights Liverpool. The 22 year old Geordie had left his home city and his boyhood [...]

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New Pirates Boss Is Joining A Sinking Ship

June 7, 2011

I don’t really like Bristol Rovers. As a Bristol City fan, that’s not really that surprising. I don’t like their kit, their players, their ever-changing roll of managers, and I especially don’t like their branding of themselves as Bristol’s “Friendly Club”, despite the fact they attract only a third of City’s fanbase, and sold their [...]

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Pardew ready to make squad his own

June 6, 2011

After a final day draw against West Bromwich Albion clinched Newcastle a 12th place Premier League finish, manager Alan Pardew has wasted no time in putting his summer plans into action. In what could be an interesting end of season on Tyneside, Pardew has already begun to attempt to mould his squad to his liking, [...]

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Dexy’s end of season rollicking round-up part 2

June 6, 2011

10 Sunderland (16) Bruce & his Black Cats seemed to be the cats whiskers doing well until he found out that he’s daughter was seeing Darren Bent. I’m sure Bruces face was picture ….a nasty picture with that mush. Bent was on his toes in no time with a big move down to the Midlands [...]

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Lethargic Lions struggle to draw against useful Swiss

June 5, 2011

England   2   –   2   Switzerland Lampard (pen) 37     Barnetta 32, 35 Young 51 Even the most ardent of England fans could have been forgiven for forgetting this England international was even on the calendar. The Premier League climax, Champions League final and corruption allegations within FIFA have dominated the headlines in recen [...]

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Dexy’s end of season rollicking round-up part 1

June 5, 2011

With a week to reflect on the last 10 months of footy I can safely come to conclusion that it was a belter!  This 2010-2011 brought us the tightest Premiership in yonks with just the cats whiskers separating the top teams from the bottom. Some people are preaching that it was a very weak league [...]

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Ireland look to end ten years of hurt

June 3, 2011

Fresh from their triumph in the underwhelming Nations Cup, Ireland face a crucial test away to Macedonia in Skopje on Saturday evening. Going into the match Ireland are level with Russia and Slovakia on ten points so with half of the matches remaining to be played, all three sides stand an excellent chance of qualifying [...]

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Plymouth’s Pilgrims Hope For A Brighter Future

June 3, 2011

For all you Birmingham and West Ham fans who are finding the thought of playing at a lower level deplorable, that your finances will be stretched and your stature to lower, consider this – at least you’re not a Plymouth Argyle fan. The tale of Argyle’s last few seasons reads like an absolute nightmare for [...]

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Mark Hughes abandons Fulham FC. Why?

June 3, 2011

They defended him, they worked their socks off for him and praised him in front of Mohammed Al Fayed when he demanded why the club was in the relegation zone at Christmas. The players rallied together in strong spirit, digging the club out of bad league form with booming away wins at Stoke, Birmingham and [...]

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2010/11: A Historic Season For Liverpool FC

June 2, 2011

The parallel between the start of the 2010/11 season for Liverpool Football Club was drastic, immense and vast. Starting the season with a new manager who was completely unwanted by the majority of supporters, who were still angry at losing fan favourite Rafael (Rafa) Benitez and having seen club icon Kenny Dalglish been looked over [...]

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Flavio’s return threatens Rangers’ new-found stability

June 2, 2011

After the dramatic events which unfolded on the morning of Queens Park Rangers’ last match of the season when the club’s promotion to the Premier League was finally confirmed after the FA imposed a £875,000 fine rather than a heavy points deduction, Rangers’ fans could be forgiven for looking forward to a summer filled with [...]

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