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After yet another defeat, is it time Ramos packed his bags?

2008-09-28T14:10:00+00:00

Tottenham remain bottom of the Premier League after yet another defeat. This time they have been beaten by Harry Redknapp's Portsmouth to leave them with just two points from a possible eighteen, leaving manager Juande Ramos under severe pressure at the helm.

It was two former Spurs strikers that bagged all three points for Pompey.

Have we turned the corner?

2008-09-26T10:34:00+00:00

Unbeaten in three, have Spurs finally found their feet this season?

There is a consensus of opinion among the more pessimistic fans that Newcastle was a bad result because it's just delayed the inevitable - Ramos' exit. Personally I don't agree.

Changing another manager isn't going to help us, we need stability.

Moving on Up

2008-09-23T20:49:36+00:00

A win is always welcome at this venture of the season. With every match extremely crucial to having a shot at the postseason, these three points will go a long way. The new signings (not so new anymore) Abe Thompson and Herculez Gomez left a strong mark on the match, with Gomez looking dangerous on a number of different occasions.

Premiership Betting 20 September 2008

2008-09-19T11:55:00+00:00

This week has been one of unremitting financial gloom as banks fail and stocks crash, but there's always the chance to recoup any losses at the expense of the bookies on this week's English Premiership.

The Manchester clubs let us down last weekend and there's more bad news in store as United will go down in a tight struggle at Stamford Bridge.

Premiership rules v4.0

2008-09-14T13:58:00+00:00

Liverpool 2-1 Manchester Utd
Hey look, the perennial also-rans in the Premiership scored a nice early-season win. Carlos Tevez had an early goal equalized by an own goal, before Ryan Babel netted the game-winner with a powerful strike in front of the net. Would you believe it was Rafa's first win over United?

Rafa Still Waiting For New Deal

2008-09-14T09:25:00+00:00

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has reportedly yet to receive the new deal that was promised to him by the club's American owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks, reports the Sunday Mirror.

The Spaniard has enjoyed a turbulent relationship with the owners since their arrival at Anfield, yet recent reports had suggested that some kind of peace had broken out between the three on Merseyside.

Tottenham can start their season Monday night

2008-09-09T07:21:00+00:00

Does anyone else hate International games as much as me? I can't stand all these breaks to watch our useless national team embarrass us. At least the Croatia game holds a bit more interest for the Tottenham fan but I'd still rather our players were with our manager working towards Monday's game against Aston Villa.

Sunday Afternoon

2008-09-06T19:49:00+00:00

The Wizards are back on the field on Sunday when they travel down to Houston to take on the Houston Dynamo. KC has been busy the past couple days, adding two forwards to their roster by way of trades. Both Herculez Gomez and Abe Thompson are going to be available for selection for the game on Sunday.

Benayoun Turned Down Moscow Riches To Stay With Liverpool

2008-09-05T16:27:00+00:00

Yossi Benayoun rejected an astonishing £3.5million signing-on fee and double your money offer from Spartak Moscow to stay with Liverpool.

The Israel captain, currently on around £50,000 a week at Anfield, was the subject of a lucrative offer from the wealthy Russian side believed to be worth around £100,000 a week but Benayoun made it clear he wanted to further his career with Liverpool.

West Ham United - Tony Cascarino London Times article

2008-09-05T03:48:00+00:00

Here is a link to another really good article by Tony Cascarino, the former Republic of Ireland forward from the London Times. Tony provides a good account of why Alan Curbishley had no chance of success at West Ham United and how now was the best time for him to leave.

The London Times also provides a listing of the candidates that West Ham are looking at to replace Curbishley.

International Week

2008-09-04T16:02:34+00:00

Booooring. Time for a respite from EPL action on the weekend. To little surprise, a break in the action means a lull in any sort of Arsenal-related news, with no games to preview. That and with the transfer window shut, no new signings can be made. Instead, it's cross our fingers and hope that none of the players get hurt time.

Speed Bump

2008-09-03T05:38:34+00:00

At the beginning of August, which seems like a lifetime ago, a new hope and vigor infused the clubhouse at FC Dallas. New signings and a bit of a win streak seemed to give the team the lift it needed heading into the home stretch of regular season play. But when the epitaph is written for this season's campaign, it may tell the sad story of two August matches against the Columbus Crew.

Barcelona and Real Madrid in historical double fault........

2008-09-02T11:10:41+00:00

For the first time in almost 70 years that Spain's two leading clubs both lost their opening games of the season.Way way back (many centuries ago) in the1939/1940 campaign Real Madrid lost 3-1 to Sevilla and Barcelona lost 1-0 to Espanyol. Since then, neither side have lost simultaneously in the first match of the season.

Everton 0-3 Portsmouth

2008-08-31T20:50:00+00:00

Everton 0-3 Portsmouth

Ugh! what a fundamentally depressing afternoon. There was just something in the air at Goodison...there was no singing our cheering, instead just a constant hubbub as Evertonians digested the new signings and the cup draws.

Nothing went right for the blues, essentially we had the better of the first half but went in 2 goals down, we missed a penalty and you just knew it wasn't our day.

Why Super Cup defeat will give Fergie cause for concern...

2008-08-29T20:43:00+00:00

With the transfer window set to slam shut until January and with no new signings on board Fergie will be concerned with United's lacklustre display in the Super Final in Monaco that ended with Zenit St Petersburg lifting the trophy by the odd goal in three. Vidic's consolation goal led to a late attacking flurry by the Reds, but for too much of this match United were very much second best all over the park.

Everton’s new midfield signing set for debut against Portsmouth

2008-08-29T14:52:50+00:00

It's been a frustrating summer for Toffees fans, who have had no new signings to get excited about. After finishing fifth in the Premier League last season, it had been thought that Everton wouldn't be standing still, looking to make the sort of signings that could close the gap between ...

Cesc is back, Wenger's cautious comments, and empty seats.

2008-08-27T10:38:00+00:00

The second leg of our CL qualifier is tonight, and I think we've done enough in the tie to see ourselves through. I can't really see Twente scoring twice or more at the Grove, but then I don't want to tempt fate too much, given the perilous state of our defence in recent games.

If I was Arsene I'd be tempted to throw caution to the wind and let the youngsters have a run about.

Keegan - I Haven’t Got Enough Players

2008-08-27T08:20:51+00:00

Kevin Keegan talked to the Newcastle Journal this morning, and what he has to say about new signings is a little worrying. to say the least. Kevin Keegan - doesn't sound too confident on new signings Kevin has new signings on his mind, as do all Newcastle fans right now, with just 5 days to go in [.

Match Report: Fulham 1-0 Arsenal

2008-08-23T18:27:00+00:00

Craven Cottage has traditionally been a successful hunting ground for Wenger's Arsenal, but a Fulham side boasting several new signings looked to bounce back from their opening day defeat by Hull. Arsenal on the other hand, looked to continue from where they left off against West Brom with another 3 points hopefully in the bag.

Why I Love Arsenal and Hate Fake Fans

2008-08-21T16:07:00+00:00

Sometimes when I write the blog, I scour the internet for news on arsenal.com, NewsNow, a bunch of other Arsenal blogs, etc. trying to find the latest Arsenal stuff to present to you all. Sometimes something just comes to me that I think I should write. This is one of those times.

I live in Jacksonville, Florida, in the United States of America.

Flashbacks: On This Day - Jim Gregory's Revolution Began ...QPR's First Divison II Game....Post (almost) Title Hangover... Gerry Francis Return

2008-08-21T06:48:00+00:00

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On this day...

August 21, 1965: "The Revolution" began - except QPR Fans weren't really aware of it at the time! Recently-installed QPR Chairman, Jim Gregory had spent heavily on the team. The response of Alec Stock's QPR: To lose their opener to biggest rivals Brentford, 6-1.

COS Big Up - August 20th, 2008

2008-08-20T14:52:24+00:00

The COS Big Up brings you a daily batch of our favourite stories. Avast ye mateys! Studs Up has a look at fat cat owners and their irresponsible spending ways, pouring huge vats of cash on new signings, and then realising that they aren't as rich as they think they are. ...

Jamie’s report

2008-08-17T12:01:09+00:00

Ah well. For fans of most football clubs around the country, the hope is the same new signings, a new-ish manager, and everyone starting level on nought points perhaps this year things will be different. Before anything has actually happened to suggest otherwise, it's easy to suspend one's disbelief and dream of a season [.

Stoke City Saturday

2008-08-17T01:13:00+00:00

Ricardo Fuller's injury time consolation header(photo: BBC Sport)Today was a Stoke City kind of day: the first team played their first game in the Premiership against Bolton Wanderers at The Reebok in Horwich, and their U18 Academy team played a friendly against the Rayados youth team at Town & Country here in Austin.

QPR's Loss to Sheffield United - Match Reports

2008-08-16T16:01:00+00:00

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QPR's fairytale start to the season came to a shuddering halt with a 3-0 defeat at a noisy Bramall Lane.

Ex-Scunthorpe striker Billy Sharp did the damage with a marvellous hat-trick, as Iain Dowie's side failed to use the momentum gained from last weekend.

Rangers were outfoxed and outclassed, as they failed to tough it out with the physical Blades, who had a two-goal lead inside 12 minutes.

Hull, Bolton and West Ham off to great starts

2008-08-16T15:34:00+00:00

Bolton and West Ham got their Premier League campaigns off to flyers with victories over Stoke City and Wigan respectively. Meanwhile, Premier League new boys Hull City came from behind to beat Fulham at the KC Stadium.

Bolton ran out 3-1 winners against Tony Pulis' Stoke City at the Reebok Stadium.

It’s deja vu all over again

2008-08-16T03:35:08+00:00

Before the 2007/08 season, many critics/pundits were forecasting what would be a negative season for the Gunners. They were too young, too inexperienced - whatever the excuse, this would be the season that would see them fall out of the top four, perhaps only the top three and concede one spot on the table to Liverpool.

Hammers Boss Speaks Out About Wigan

2008-08-15T17:35:31+00:00

Alan Curbishley is relieved to be facing a hosting a familiar-looking Wigan Athletic team in their Premier League opener on Saturday. Curbishley's West Ham United team were swept away 2-0 by a Manchester City side containing five new signings on opening day last term, and afterwards the Irons boss admitted he had known little about the [.

Liverpool at Sunderland 08.16.08

2008-08-15T13:34:00+00:00

12:30pm, live in the US on FSC

Last 4 meetings:
3-0 Liverpool (h) 02.02.08
2-0 Liverpool (a) 08.25.07
2-0 Liverpool (a) 11.30.05
1-0 Liverpool (h) 08.20.05

Referee: Alan Wiley

Guess at a squad
Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Agger Dossena
Kuyt Gerrard Alonso Benayoun
Keane
Torres

Even with the awful display on Wednesday, I expect Gerrard for Plessis to be the only change.

Middlesbrough Vs Tottenham: In-depth team and match preview

2008-08-15T09:08:57+00:00

Boro take on Spurs in their opening game of the 2008/09 Premier League campaign. The Londoners bring a number of new signings like Croat Luka Modric and former Barcelona player Gio Dos Santos, how will Boro stack up? Ross Anderson takes an in depth look at the game ahead.