Dexy Longshot

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Dexy’s Group A Preview

June 4, 2010

France

Probably the most hated team in the world (Well certainly in Ireland and my gaff) and also parts of France no less. Raymondo The Dom hasn’t got a scooby about man management and puts some of selections down after looking through Justin toppers stars. With him in charge, I believe they will not get anywhere near the form of 2006 where Zida [...]

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A-Z of World Cup super stars – J is for Jairzinho

May 20, 2010

We go Brazil nuts with the J’s this week starting with a smoggy fave. Titchy Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior was more commonly known as Juninho. The former Middlesbrough darling scored 5 in 50 for them and did the business in 2002. [...]

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Dexy’s dickhead of the season award – Who is yours?

May 11, 2010

Another Premier League season comes to an end, it’s not been a classic quality wise, but for shear entertainment it’s been one we won’t forget for a long time. We’ve had goals, upsets, thrillers, sackings, transfer bargains, transfer flops not to mention gossip, cheating, boozing, fighting and even tears and snogs from grown men.

Here ar [...]

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A-Z of World Cup Superstars – I is for Bode Illgner

May 5, 2010

I get high, I get high, I get high, when I touch ya!!!

For those unfamiliar with Austin’s semi rave classic, I move swiftly onto higghh!! or I

Not to many too shout about to say the truth but I’ll start with I’tys, get it! [...]

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A-Z of World Cup Superstars – H is for Hurst

April 27, 2010

It’s all about the H’s this week and here’s a couple of heroes and villains for you. Lets start with a cheating froggy villain. [...]

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Venables has nothing on the UKFF Girls!

April 22, 2010

In case you’ve been living in a volcano you may have notived that Arsenal are still rubbish and Terry Venables and co have done Elvis’s ‘If I can dream’ and dreaming of England winning the World Cup [...]

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AZ of World Cup Superstars – G is for Garriincha

April 21, 2010

This week’s letter is G, feel free to slate our selections and put it right with players who in your opinion are truly The World Cup Superstars [...]

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Parachute Payments – open too long?

April 18, 2010

With the current debate regarding Parachute Payments to Premier League clubs that drop down in to the Championship being extended from 2 years to 4 years, is it fair that 1) this is to be extended and 2) should there even be a Parachute Payment system at all? [...]

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A-Z World Cup Superstars – F is for Just Fontaine

April 7, 2010

With the World Cup less than 2 months away, we have decided to start the build up early doors with an A to Z list of our favourite players who set the World Cup alight. Some are recent stars, some are relics from the days of black and white TV but all were mustard. The thing is, each week we will be using just stars whose surname was that week’s [...]

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An apology from the West Ham board

March 26, 2010

Dear Dexy

I am writing this on Wednesday morning. I had no sleep last night, having watched the shambolic performance by the team against Wolves. [...]

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A-Z of World Cup Super Stars – E is for Eusabio

March 9, 2010

Struggling a bit this week trying to drop some E’s into the mix, oioi!! So only got a couple but feel free to add some. To make up for the lack of players, I’ve put some goal action in here for you, and not may come better than Brazilian Eders efforts at 82. Éder Aleixo de Assis was a star of the brilliant Brazil team that missed out in Spain de [...]

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A-Z of World Cup superstars – D is for Didi

March 4, 2010

With the World Cup less than 6 months away, we have decided to start the build up early doors with an A to Z list of our favourite players who set the World Cup alight. Some are recent stars, some are relics from the days of black and white TV but all were mustard. The thing is, each week we will be using just stars whose surname was that week’s [...]

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