Premier League 2008-09

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October 9, 2008

More twists at Newcastle

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The turmoil at Newcastle took another twist today when they announced that Tony Jimenez has left the club. The vice-president (player recruitment) was appointed by Mike Ashley back in January and was part of the set-up including Dennis Wise, that so upset Kevin Keegan and most of the Newcastle fans. Click to continue reading...
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October 6, 2008

Frank Lampard gives a master class

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Frank Lampard is one of the most talked about players of his generation. He has been runner-up in the world footballer of the year award and has long been regarded as one of the world's finest midfield players. His wonderful goal scoring and medal winning record with Chelsea, together with his sixty-four England caps prove just what a great player he is. Click to continue reading...
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September 30, 2008

Four games for Ramos

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According to the Sun newspaper, Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has got just four games to save his job. That means he would have to get results at Wisla Krakow, at home to Hull and Bolton and away at Stoke. To be fair, if Tottenham don't win at least three of those games, then I don't think Ramos could complain about being shown the door. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Bolton, Premier League 2008-09, Wisla Krakow, boss, juande ramos

September 23, 2008

Owen sends rallying cry to the Newcastle players

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Newcastle United captain Michael Owen has told his team-mates to "snap out of the doom and gloom" that he thinks is adversely affecting the team. Newcastle have lost their last three games and sit only one from the bottom of the Premier League. The club is manager less and for sale. There is no doubt that the players must be affected by it, but Owen says it is time to move on. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Carling Cup, Coventry City, English Premier League, Kevin Keegan, Michael Owen, Newcastle United, Owen Hargreaves, Premier League 2008-09, confidence, losers, three games

September 22, 2008

City set the standard. It'll be hard to keep up with it!

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After watching his Manchester City side demolish Portsmouth 6-0 yesterday with a devastating display of fast attacking football, boss Mark Hughes said his side had 'set a standard'. He said, "We saw the right pass at the right time on many occasions. We have set a standard for ourselves. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester City, Mark Hughes, Portsmouth, Premier League 2008-09, Robinho, elano, phil scolari

September 19, 2008

Smith adds to woes at Newcastle

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Newcastle midfielder Alan Smith needs surgery on his foot after suffering a stress fracture. He could be out for up to three months and is unlikely to be back in contention before Christmas. Twenty-seven year old Smith struggled to keep his place in the side last season and hadn't featured at all this season. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Alan Smith, Guthrie, Joey Barton, Kevin Keegan, Premier League 2008-09, Rumours, contention, midfielder, toon army

September 17, 2008

Guthrie is a lucky boy

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The Football Association have announced that despite almost everyone in the game agreeing that Newcastle midfielder Danny Guthrie should receive further punishment, he will, in fact, escape with just the mandatory three match ban. The wild tackle which he admitted was deliberate and borne out of frustration broke the leg of Hull City striker Craig Fagan. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Ajax, Gordon Taylor, Hull City, Premier League 2008-09, Punishments, football association, midfielder, pedro mendes, phil brown, striker

September 16, 2008

Should Juande Ramos be worried?

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Not for the first time over the past few seasons, Tottenham have let their expectant fans down with a very poor start to the season. Sitting rock bottom of the Premier League with just one point from four games is a million miles away from where Tottenham fans and Ramos himself, would have expected them to be. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Carling Cup, English Premier League, Martin Jol, Premier League 2008-09, Spurs, UEFA Cup, White Hart Lane, Wigan, Wisla Krakow, excitement, triumph

September 3, 2008

Curbishley leaves West Ham

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Alan Curbishley has resigned as manager of West Ham saying that transfers were being made without his knowledge or input. Such a situation is clearly an untenable position for a manager. Curbishley said that what had happened amounted to "a breach of trust and confidence meaning I had no option but to leave. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Alan Curbishley, NFL, Premier League 2008-09, Premiership, shortlist, three games

September 1, 2008

New owners for Manchester City

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The Arabian Business website has announced that Manchester City have been taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment. It says that the deal with current owner Thaksin Shinawatra, himself only in post for just over a year, was agreed on Sunday night. Shinawatra has helped to fund a number of big transfers in the past year but, with his assets currently frozen in Thailand, rumours of his wish to move on had been well publicised. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Abu Dhabi, Chief Executive, English Premier League, Manchester City, Mark Hughes, Premier League 2008-09, Rumours, Thaksin Shinawatra, phil scolari

August 31, 2008

Manchester City joy as the prodigal son returns

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I wrote on here on Friday that Shaun Wright-Phillips was back where he belongs. Most people felt that his move back to Manchester City was a good move for all concerned. Not many would have predicted that he would score two goals in his first game, a 3-0 win at Sunderland. The look of joy on his face after both goals portrayed all of his feelings of happiness and relief. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Albania, Bentley, David Beckham, David Bentley, FABIO CAPELLO, Manchester City, Mark Hughes, Premier League 2008-09, Stamford Bridge, frustration, shaun wright phillips

August 28, 2008

Wright-Phillips back where he belongs

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Manchester City have completed the expected re-signing of their former winger Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea. Twenty-six year old Wright-Phillips' career has stalled since his £21 million move from City to Chelsea back in 2005. He had just established himself as an England international and was looking like one of the brightest prospects England had seen for some time. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Chelsea, City of Manchester Stadium, English football, Jermain Defoe, Manchester City, Mark Hughes, Premier League 2008-09, football fans, undisclosed fee, winger

August 8, 2008

Good news for Manchester United as Rooney returns

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After declaring that he would miss the start of the season, Manchester United have now said that Wayne Rooney could return in time for the start of Manchester United's Premier League campaign on 17 August after recovering from a virus. Rooney picked up the mystery illness on United's tour of Nigeria and returned to training on Friday. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Alex Ferguson, English Premier League, Manchester United, Michael Carrick, Olympics, Portsmouth, Premier League 2008-09, Ronaldo, Sir Alex Ferguson, Wayne Rooney, community shield, midfielder, morecambe

August 7, 2008

Johnson joins new look Fulham

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Andy Johnson has finally completed his move to Fulham from Everton. It is believed the fee is in the region of £10.5 million. Johnson scored twenty-two goals in seventy-four appearances for the Toffees and for a while looked like becoming a cult hero in the North West. Last season he struggled with injury and was unable to establish himself in the side. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Bobby Zamora, English Premier League, Everton FC, Fulham, Premier League 2008-09, andy johnson, confusion, london, partnership, toffees

August 6, 2008

Sad end to Ljungberg's career?

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It is sad to report that West Ham have released midfielder Freddie Ljungberg after a mutual agreement was reached to terminate his contract. Ljungberg, who is only thirty-one years old, has said that he may retire from football. He was just one season into a highly paid four-year deal, having joined West Ham from Arsenal in July 2007 for a fee approaching £3million. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, Chief Executive, English Premier League, Euro 2008, Freddie Ljungberg, International football, Premier League 2008-09, West Ham, fool

August 5, 2008

Rooney to miss start of season

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Manchester United and England could have been dealt a blow by the news that Wayne Rooney is set to miss the opening matches of the Premier League season and possibly England's friendly against the Czech Republic on 20th August. Rooney contracted a virus, diagnosed by the club's own laboratory, on United's pre-season tour of Nigeria. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Alex Ferguson, English Premier League, Louis Saha, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nigeria, Olympics, Premier League 2008-09, Ronaldo, Rumours, Sir Alex Ferguson, Wayne Rooney, morecambe

August 4, 2008

Leto blow for Liverpool.

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There was more bad news for Liverpool's twenty one year old Argentine midfielder Sebastian Leto today when he was denied a work permit to play in England next season.

Leto joined Liverpool from Lanus for a fee of around £2million in 2007. He was granted an Italian passport last summer but it was later revoked. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Argentina, Bordeaux, Champions League, England, Liverpool, Olympic Games, Premier League 2008-09, Riise, Sebastian Leto, lanus, midfielder, wenger

July 31, 2008

Fulham sign player number eight

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Fulham have completed the signing of defender Fredrik Stoor from Rosenborg. The twenty-four year old defender has joined for an undisclosed fee. He has eight Swedish international caps. Stoor is Fulham manager Roy Hodgson's eighth signing of the summer following John Pantsil and Bobby Zamora from West Ham, Mark Schwarzer, Andranik Teymourian, Zoltan Gera, David Stockdale and Toni Kallio. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Andrew Johnson, Bobby Zamora, Craven Cottage, English Premier League, Fulham, Premier League 2008-09, Roy Hodgson, West Ham, mark schwarzer, undisclosed fee, zoltan gera

July 29, 2008

Robbie Keane signs for Liverpool

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After six years at Tottenham, Robbie Keane has completed his transfer to Liverpool, the club he supported as a youngster. It is a great move for Keane who will play Champions League football and should be a great move for Liverpool who have bought an experienced and proven striker. The fee of nineteen million pounds is high but in the light of other recent moves, would seem to be about right. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Fernando Torres, John Terry, Liverpool, Premier League 2008-09, Robbie Keane, Steve Gerrard, christmas, mistake, money, six years, suits

July 28, 2008

Compassionate Keegan allows Barton another chance

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Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan says that when Joey Barton is released from prison he will be given every chance to put things right at the club. "People have opinions, and you must respect those, but mine is to give him another chance and back him," Keegan told the BBC. "There are a lot of things he needs to put right - but I think he can do it. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , BBC, Dabo, Joey Barton, Kevin Keegan, Liverpool, Manchester City, Premier League 2008-09, confidence, toon

July 22, 2008

Essien signing is good news for Scolari

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Felipe Scolari is understandably delighted by the news that Michael Essien has committed his future to Chelsea. The midfield player, described by Scolari yesterday as, "one of the best in the world," has signed a new five-year deal. This follows hot on the heels of keeper Petr Cech and defender Wayne Bridge committing their future's to Chelsea as well. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Cech, Contracts, DIDIER DROGBA, English Premier League, Frank Lampard, Michael Essien, Premier League 2008-09, Superstars, Turmoil, Wayne Bridge, ballack, felipe scolari, heart

July 10, 2008

Boateng is the right man for Hull

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Hull City's chances of survival in the Premier League are set to take a massive upturn as the final details of the transfer of George Boateng from Middlesbrough are sorted out. The thirty-two year old midfielder will bring a great deal of experience and ability to the side that will have to be punching above their weight to stand any chance of staying in the top tier. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , English Premier League, George Boateng, Hull City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Premier League 2008-09, Premiership, West Brom, midfield, midfielder, phil brown

July 6, 2008

Taylor's committment is great news for Newcastle

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With slight concern over the future at Newcastle United they had some excellent news this weekend when it was announced that defender Steven Taylor has signed a new three-year deal. The 22-year-old had been in talks with the club for over a year and rejected a five-year contract in 2007 because of a dispute over the terms of the offer. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , England, Newcastle United, Premier League 2008-09, Speculation, Steven Taylor, hometown, honours, reputation, toon army

June 30, 2008

Tottenham mean business.

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The news that Tottenham have agreed a deal with PSV Eindhoven to sign goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, subject to personal terms, a medical and a work permit seems to be further proof that Juande Ramos is looking to turn Tottenham into serious top four contenders next season. Gomes is Ramos's third big signing in the close season after the capture of Mexico international Giovani Dos Santos from Barcelona and Croatian midfielder Luka Modric. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, Everton FC, Paul Robinson, Premier League 2008-09, Spurs, White Hart Lane, eindhoven, juande ramos, luka modric, midfielder