Championship stars of the season

February 14, 2012

While the race for the Premier League title hots up, let’s not forget there is plenty of football being played outside the top 20 teams in England. Here are seven stand-out players from the Championship, all of whom could be playing in the top flight next season: Albert Adomah Despite making almost 200 league appearances [...]

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Old-school methods can rid AVB of Roman’s shadow

February 14, 2012

It is hard to imagine two more unlikely Premier League bed-fellows than Mick McCarthy and Andre Villas-Boas. One a sophisticated, multi-lingual wine connoisseur; the other a former bruising Millwall centre half, born and raised in Barnsley. But as McCarthy departed Wolves yesterday, the Portuguese may have sympathised with the muppet-faced plastic [...]

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Rovers may yet pay price for owners’ inaction

February 13, 2012

Back in mid-December, Blackburn boss Steve Kean looked a cast-iron certainty to become the second managerial casualty of the Premier League season. Following back-to-back home defeats to West Brom and fellow strugglers Bolton, the seemingly inevitable appeared a matter of days away. An impressive draw at Anfield and an outstanding victory at Old Tr [...]

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Sorry seems to be the hardest word at Anfield

February 13, 2012

Yesterday saw Kenny Dalglish reminded in the clearest terms the power of Liverpool football club rests not in the Anfield dugout but in a boardroom of Boston. The club’s owners were finally forced to take action to preserve the world wide reputation of one of England’s greatest brands. After the handshake that never was on [...]

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Fantasy Football: Bloggers’ top tips for managing your team

February 13, 2012

1. Caught Offside Be a sheep. Whilst it is always good to locate the ‘next big thing’ and follow the trend of a cheap player hitting a strong patch of form, do not attempt to adhere to the theory that buying the most obvious players is pointless as everyone has them. You may well therefore [...]

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Why Jose Mourinho is heading to Manchester

February 12, 2012

Rumours of Jose Mourinho wanting to leave Real Madrid for the Premiership would mean only one thing: he is heading for Manchester. Since his famous Champions League win with Porto in 2004, Mourinho has had no desire to manage any side lacking truly world-class pedigree. For this very reason, a return to a depleted Chelsea [...]

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Black Country derby epitomizes Wolves season

February 12, 2012

I don’t get excited about many Premier League fixtures but the Black Country derby certainly gets my heart racing. It’s even more special when it takes place in the Premier League – todays match only the fourth in Premier League history. So as Wolves slumped to what turned out to be an embarrassing defeat my [...]

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Portsmouth FC – Administrative Error?

February 12, 2012

Portsmouth Football Club have been hit with yet another punch as the threat of administration looms – with manager Michael Appleton stating he is ‘ready for a points deduction.’ But is a points deduction really fair on Portsmouth Football Club?   Pompey’s recent dogged luck has been created by individuals who were inadequate to run [...]

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Why would Harry Redknapp want the England job?

February 11, 2012

It seems like it’s almost a given that Harry Redknapp is on his way out of Tottenham – whether it be immediately or the end of the season – but what really is there for him in the England job? Looking at the history of the job it’s notorious for tainting the careers of what [...]

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Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool

February 11, 2012

With all the build up revolving around Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra, this afternoon’s early kick-off between Manchester United and Liverpool lived up to the pre-match hype. Arguably the spiciest fixture in the Premier League calendar, it was given even more zest before a ball had even been kicked, when Liverpool’s Luis Suarez refused to [...]

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Should the Anfield Cat be the next England manager?

February 9, 2012

Bookies are slashing odds on the Anfield Cat to become the next England boss. After his fearless display on Monday night, the Cat has been attracting attention from all over the globe. The 4 legged cutie showed more bottle in one night than in 5 years under the atrocious Sven McClaren. ‘With England’s woeful displays [...]

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Is this the end of Man City’s title challenge?

February 2, 2012

After I wrote a while ago that Manchester City were the clear favourites for the Premier League title this year, my opinion seems to have changed over the past few weeks. Their recent form has seen them playing decent enough but Manchester United have gone that extra mile. Manchester City has lost on far too [...]

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