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October 2011

The Premier League – I’m lovin’ it

October 31, 2011

What has happened to the sacred art of defending? Yet another clash between two of the top six ended with a goal-glut as Arsenal beat Chelsea 5-3 at Stamford Bridge. Add this result to the 8-2 hammering Arsenal received at Old Trafford and the 6-1 thumping dished out to United by rivals City and it [...]

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Ibe don’t believe it

October 31, 2011

Picture the scene… You are a 15-year-old boy making your first Football League start in front of thousands and you score your first senior goal against one of the top sides in the league to draw your side level. You sprint to celebrate with your family what must be the best feeling ever and it [...]

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Pompey sign Abdul Razak from Manchester City on loan

October 30, 2011

Portsmouth have signed Manchester City attacking midfielder Abdul Razak on a month-long loan. The 18-year-old, who was born in the Ivory Coast, has made four appearances for City and could make his Pompey debut against Derby on Saturday. Razak was discovered on the grass roots football website UK Football Finder, starting his career with Battersea [...]

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Why always me?

October 28, 2011

Oh Mario, you are a character aren’t you? Whether it’s throwing darts at youth team players or speeding in your Maserati, picking up countless tickets and fines along the way, it’s setting off fireworks in your own house, sneaking into a women’s prison due to ‘curiosity’ or even proving to be the good samaritan, aiding [...]

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Will Stan finally get the message?

October 28, 2011

So another Arsenal AGM passes with more waffle than you would find in Belgium. One thing we did learn was the need to oust Peter Hill-Wood from his role as chairman because, from what I saw, he was a joke. I mean the old boy could barely read out the resolutions of the meeting from [...]

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VDV v Defoe: Who’s the man to partner Adebayor?

October 27, 2011

Another game, another three points for Tottenham and Harry Redknapp. The old adage of winning while not playing well but picking up three points has been a distant stranger to Spurs in the past yet has held true for a handful of their recent encounters; so often have they been accused of being flat track [...]

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Cotterill Creates Confidence

October 27, 2011

By Lee Clarke New Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cotterill has barely got his feet under the table at The City Ground and already Forest look to be on the up. The former Portsmouth manager has been at the club a week and half and has already won as many league games as manager than a [...]

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Managerial contracts are a complete waste of time!

October 25, 2011

Already this season there have been two sackings, two resignations and two departures by mutual consent in the Football League alone, including two ex-England managers; Steve McClaren and most recently Sven Goran-Eriksson. Following numerous reports of the costs of sacking a manager in the press recently you would have thought club owners would thi [...]

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Never mind the team – it’s Manchester United’s fans who were embarrassing on Sunday

October 25, 2011

Anyone who was at Old Trafford on Sunday to see Manchester City annihilate their neighbours or who watched the highlights on MOTD2 would have seen the same thing. United fans streaming out of a ground a full 20 minutes before the end. Yes, their outplayed team were 3-0 down but so what? By the time [...]

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Udinese’s financial example

October 24, 2011

The Italian Serie A since yesterday has an unexpected leader: Udinese Calcio. After the amazing 4th place of the last year Francesco Guidolin’s team is now at the top of the league despite  the selling of many foundamental players during the last summer market. Players like Gokhan Inler, Alexis Sanchez and Cristian Zapata have been [...]

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Which result is more humiliating, 8-2 or a 6-1 home defeat to your rivals?

October 24, 2011

There’s no doubting Arsenal’s 8-2 thrashing at the hands of Man United was humiliating, all be it against an Arsenal B team, but getting beat 6-1 at home by your closest rivals is surely worse. Both results were coming, but which is actually more embarrassing? What result is more Humiliating, 8-2 or a 6-1 home [...]

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Pardew, wants trophies

October 24, 2011

Alan Pardew has indicated his targets over the next couple of years by saying he wants to add to Newcastle United’s empty trophy cabinet. While Newcastle fans should not be looking toward winning the premier league, which seems totally out of their reach despite their fantastic start, the Carling Cup or FA cup must be [...]

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