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September 9, 2008

A Look At: Football Punk

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With an increasing number of sports pages devoted to the sport, a number of magazine and countless websites all purporting to cover every angle of the game of football, it is difficult to see any room for new publications.

Yet they come nevertheless. The latest is Football Punk, an offshoot of the successful Golf Punk magazine which is owned by former Liverpool defender Phil Babb. Click to continue reading...

August 24, 2008

It only took 14 years...

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Liverpool have won their opening two premiership games for the first time in a staggering 14 years. Yes, you read that right: 14 years.

The last time the club achieved this seemingly rare feat was back in the 1994-95 season. Roy Evans was at the helm; club legends John Barnes, Jan Molby and Ian Rush were still going strong; Phil Babb and Neil Ruddock were in defence (*shudder*); Kenny Dalglish managed Blackburn to an improbable Premiership triumph and Robbie Fowler scored 31 goals in all competitions. Click to continue reading...

August 19, 2008

A Return to Football for Phil Babb

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What do footballers get up to once they retire? Once it was a pretty straightforward choice between finding a way into football management, going to work in a factory or else buying a pub, with the ultimate decision depending largely on how much money any testimonial had managed to raise.
These days players, at least those lucky enough to spend some time in the Premiership, have no such problems. Click to continue reading...