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December 2, 2008

Bring back David Baddiel & Frank Skinner

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It's so funny how we don't laugh any more "Why so serious"? The Joker said. However, this could be said for the vast amount of football on the tele-box. I'm not talking about the football which is played, more the commentary and the programmes that support our great game. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , BBC, David Baddiel, Frank Skinner, Professional Football, Tim Lovejoy, UK Football Finder news, match of the day, premeir league

Title race hots up

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Good weekend for Arsenal and Man Utd as Liverpool drop more home points A long three days of Premier League action, which saw the first ‘Super Sunday' of the season, as Manchester City played host to bitter rivals Manchester United whilst Arsenal travelled to Chelsea being the highlights of an otherwise uneventful routine weekend. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Champions League, England, English Premier League, Football, Premiership, Professional Football, fa

December 1, 2008

It’s not you, it’s me

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I'm only with you for the sake of the kids I used to love England (the team, not the country—or does that count as the same thing?). I mean, I REALLY loved them. When I was younger, England—as well as Arsenal—ruled my footballing life. I worshipped them, praised them, believed in them, wanted to be a PART of them. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Capello, England, Professional Football, South Africa, Wembley, World Cup

November 26, 2008

My mate Cris? Yeah, he’s a bit of a Portugeezer!

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Best in the world? Let's face facts people. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a talent, although I find it easiest to describe him as the "marmite on toast" of football as you'll either love him or you'll hate him. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Champions League, English Premier League, FC Porto, Man United, Portugal, Professional Football, Real Madrid, Ronaldo

Give these rules the elbow

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Hume deserves better protection Your Honour, it was always pretty soul destroying to see your team take a heavy loss and having to head in to school the following Monday to face the taunts of your peers. When it was England going out of a major tournament, however, the collective sense of loss was evident the moment you crossed the threshold into your first classroom. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Barnsley, Championship, FIFA, Graham Poll, Professional Football, Sheffield United, World Cup, chris morgan, fa, iain hume, referee

November 25, 2008

Think football, not financial

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Think football, not financial Recently, I left my job and with it the long, 40-mile each-way journey that went with it. The preserve paradox of signing on in the current financial climate is that I'm actually better off now there's no more need for the constant daily refilling of my car. It's quite nice to keep it to myself, but staying at home for a while was a shelter from the obscene panic now gripping everyone from merchant bankers to minimum wage staff across the land. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Championship, League One, Leeds United, Leicester City, Professional Football, ipswich

November 24, 2008

I’m a footballer, get me out of here!

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Are they Footballers or stars? I remember growing up as a little boy playing football, it's always what I wanted to do, and it's what I always wanted to be. This was just because I loved playing the game so much. I'm sure so many of you out there wanted to do the same, and where did we end up? In regular jobs. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , David Beckham, England, Professional Football, celebrity, fa, premeir league, rooney

November 23, 2008

United’s woeful forwards

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Tevez can't Make a tackle and Ronaldo can't take a tackle There I was, sat on the couch mulling over the Chelsea/Newcastle game and thinking what to write about this week when Aston Villa v Manchester United came on the box and my prayers were answered. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , English Premier League, Manchester United, Professional Football, Ronaldo, Villa Park, old trafford, tevez

Gallas is an undercover spy?

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Proof is in the cookie Picture this boring scenario: I've cooked up a basket of homemade cookies—very tasty homemade cookies, in fact—after spending years honing the recipe, tweaking and adjusting and swapping the ingredients, and now somebody's interested in purchasing one of them. Only ONE of them, but there are already some people interested in my other cookies so it's OK. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, Emirates, English Premier League, Fabregas, Gunners, Professional Football, Willam Gallas, north london, wenger

November 21, 2008

“The Incredible Sulk”

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Has the ego finally landed? You won't like him when he's angry! There is no sign of experimentation into the field of inner human strength or even a sniff of excess gamma exposure. To have his shirt rip could only ever come from a-would be challenging defender that got a little to hands on whilst dancing the penalty area tussle! Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Champions League, Chelsea, Professional Football, Stamford Bridge, ambravoich, anelka

November 20, 2008

Manchester’s Millions

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Spending big does not mean success! After watching the (fairly) entertaining Hull City v Manchester City game I got to thinking about the two stars of the game and how much they cost their teams to purchase. Hull City's most consistent player so far this season must be the Brazilian, Geovanni. His deflected free kick helped to earn his Tigers a point at home against the Sky Blues over the weekend. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Hull City, Manchester City, Mark Hughes, Professional Football, Robinho, fa, premeir league

November 19, 2008

Germany 1 England 2

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England cruise to victory Fabio Capello's England made it five wins from five with a dominant display in Berlin and in the process forcing your author to get a plate and put some words on it. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , England, FABIO CAPELLO, FIFA, Football, Germany, Professional Football, World Cup, fa, manager

Maradona - We hate you (still)

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Es para volverse loco. If you had to name the team you think will win the next World Cup, who would it be? I hate to say it but for me, at least on paper, I'd go for Argentina every time... that was until they appointed their new manager. When I clocked the news that Diego Maradona was taking over, I almost wet my strides! Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Diego, Maradona, Mexico 86, Professional Football, South Africa 2010, World Cup, aregentina

November 17, 2008

Premier League weekend review

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Goals galore! Another busy weekend of Premier League action saw few upsets and a return to form for three of the big four whilst the bottom half of the table was rotated once again with everyone still left wondering if a smaller number of relegation candidates will ever be cut away rather than everyone from 6th down to 20th looking over their shoulder. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , England, English Premier League, Football, Premiership, Professional Football, fa

November 16, 2008

The downfall of Soccer AM

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Fight bland and back Brand Saturday mornings used to be so enjoyable. Turn the TV on. Switch over to Sky Sports and tune in for the best dose of hangover TV known to man. Soccer AM. One half of Sky's luxurious flagship Saturday schedule. The other half being the most spectacular example of visual simplicity possible. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , English Premier League, Professional Football, Sky, Soccer AM, Soccer Saturday, TV, UK Football Finder news, fa, jeff stelling, russell brand

November 14, 2008

Arsenal have no personality

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It's time to ditch the fake tan! Everything about Arsenal these days is manufactured around Wenger's ‘beautiful football' philosophy. The problem is that their ‘beauty' only lies on the surface; makeup, false nails, implants, fake tan—none of this makes a woman beautiful inside, nor does it form the foundations of a great team. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Emirates, English Premier League, Highbury, Professional Football

November 12, 2008

Hull City – Would you like a UEFA with your ice Cream Sir?

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The future is orange Just a short trip to Walton Street in East Yorkshire you would find yourself staring up at Hull City F.C. The home of the "Tigers" and just like the big cats there has been no time to 'paws' or rest on any laurels since their entry to the Premiership this season. This their 1st season in the top flight after sealing a 3rd place finish at the end of 2007/08 after beating a resolute Bristol City in the play-off's. Click to continue reading...
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The Hands of God

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Well Stoke fans seem to think so No it's not a rant about the vertically challenged Argie who i despise, that's for next week, on no, we're today discussing the merits of the Premierships newest star, The King of the Assists with the Guns of Justice, ladies and gentlefolk, I give you Rory Delap. Since the start of the season, Rory Delap has double-handedly created 7 of Stokes 13 goals much to the delight of Ricardo Fuller and Olofinjana (don't attempt to say that after a few sherbets). Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Britanna Stadium, English Premier League, Professional Football, Ricardo Fuller, Rory Delap, Stoke City

November 11, 2008

Football - Bringing people together

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Well I never! It's always strange when you meet someone from nearby your home town when you live over 100 miles away but particularly stranger when you meet someone who lives just down the road, yet supports the same football team as you. Now that may not seem such a co-incidence for Premier League supporting fans but when the team in question is Northampton Town, the weirdness increases! Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , FA Cup, League One, Leeds United, Northampton, Professional Football, the cobblers

November 10, 2008

A nanny state

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Are we an unfit nation? I'm afraid on this rather wet and bleak morning I've been tipped over the edge. One news article on ‘healthy towns' is the culprit. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Football, NHS, Professional Football, exercise, fa, government

Action packed weekend in the Premier League

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Weekend review Ten games, 25 goals, 34 bookings, three red cards and five matches ending 2-1. It was a very enjoyable weekend in the Premier League and one which left a number of fans singing for joy and an equal number hoping to forget the last two days ever happened. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , England, English Premier League, FIFA, Football, Premiership, Professional Football, Sporting bets and tips, fa

November 9, 2008

Weathering the Premier League

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Dave's weekly rant Having seen three premier league games this weekend one thing that struck me is the amount of times players failed to weight a pass properly on the slick or sodden field that accompanies English football in November. I also noticed that the bulk of the offenders are foreign including Spaniards, Argentines, Brazilians and the odd Irishman (naming no names here, you fill in the blanks). Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , England, English Premier League, Football, Premiership, Professional Football, fa

November 8, 2008

Off the pitch matters

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Who is really to blame? Football clubs, their players, staff, directors and even the supporters are in a constant state of flux. Whether it's new owners, a new manager or new signings Football Clubs are finding they're changing. But are these changes for better or for worse? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , FIFA, Fans, Football, Professional Football, Soho square, Supporters, Youth, fa

November 7, 2008

It’s FA Cup weekend

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A load of old Cobblers The F.A. Cup First Round proper kicks off this weekend and the Cobblers are thrown into the national spotlight again, this time on Setanta Sports against Leeds United. Stuart Gray's side go into the game as massive underdogs despite being in the same league as our hosts but hopefully the magic of the cup will work on our side again. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , FA Cup, League One, League Two, Northampton, Professional Football, non league minnows, ryman

The name’s Zaki….Amr Zaki

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Bargain of the season? In a week when the whole world is going Bond mad, I'd like to draw attention to my favourite Bond line ever from You Only Live Twice. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Amr Zaki, English Premier League, Professional Football, Steve Bruce JJB, Wigan

November 6, 2008

Specs, Lies and Video Replays

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Has Wenger lost the plot? Do you remember when Wenger arrived at Arsenal way back when? The days of new exciting signings such as Dennis Bergkamp and company tipped the scales on the Premiership balance of power and made Arsenal a formidable force. And those spectacles! Those googly-eyed pint glasses were comedy gold. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, Arsene Wegner, Emirates, Highbury, Professional Football

November 5, 2008

What next for Arsenal?

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Time for a moan So it's 3 games without a victory, a depleted squad, zero confidence and a manager who can re-write history. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Champions League, Emirates, Fabregas, Professional Football, premeir league

The Redknapp factor

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The only way is up What a week last week was for Spurs fans. Although still bottom of the league, there a is new found optimism at White Hart Lane. What is it about Harry Redknapp that inspires a group of players to believe in themselves? Is it that he has a wealth of experience in the game and players trust him? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Championship, Harry Redknapp, Portsmouth, Professional Football, Spurs, White Hart Lane, tottenham hotspur

November 4, 2008

Premier League - Anyone can beat anyone

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Shocks and surprises are the norm here Anyone wondering why the English Premier League is regularly purported to be the best in the world really need look no further than the last weekend's round of games. Surely Liverpool and Arsenal, members of the "Big Four", can take care of Tottenham and Stoke. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , England, English Premier League, FIFA, Football, Premiership, Professional Football, fa

November 1, 2008

Villa - Good enough for The Champions League?

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Ten games in and people are saying things they may regret. Fabregas taunted Spurs with women's football jibes, Lampard questions Liverpool's staying power and Alex Ferguson tips Villa to break the big 4. If you thought the snow was early, the mind games seem to get earlier and earlier each year. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsennal, Champions League, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Pompey Blackburn, Professional Football, Spurs, West Ham, utd, villa

October 31, 2008

Should Manuel Almunia play for England?

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I'm so sorry, he's from Pamplona... The devilish fiend of Farrier returns just in time for All Hallow's Eve and with another tantalising proposition, arguing both sides of the story just for the sake of stirring the cauldron. As there is no possible way of furthering the tedious Halloween link to a certain Arsenal goalkeeper, let's just get straight on with the big question: Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, Capello, Casillas, England, Manuel Almunia, Professional Football, Reina, Robert Green, fa, goal keepers

October 23, 2008

Are you eligible for the Spurs Life Plan?

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How to retire in style! Need a Pension?... Are you worried about the future? Let's face it, we're not getting any younger and we all have to think about our lavish lifestyles, after our careers are over. Are you over 33? Are you well past your best? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Championship, English Premier League, Professional Football, Spurs, bottom 3, ramos, relegation, whitehart lane

October 22, 2008

Relegation here we come?

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Is this the year we lose a so called big club? The Premier League table makes interesting viewing right now. The situation at the top, with Hull sitting pretty in 3rd place has been discussed recently here so I will not dwell on it, other than to say that it is fabulous to see them there and long may it continue. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Championship, English Premier League, Everton FC, Newcastle United, Professional Football, Spurs, bottom 3, relegation

October 21, 2008

Spurs - To good to go down?

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Championship not Champions league Just before the season began, I wrote an article predicting Spurs would be the ones to break the "Sky 4" stranglehold at the top of the table. I thought their signings were interesting and progressive, their strength in depth impressive and thought their manager had pedigree. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Championship, Pavylchenko, Professional Football, Spurs, White Hart Lane, ramos, relegation

October 20, 2008

Football League Review - 18th-19th Oct 2008

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On a weekend that saw Wolves fly back to the top of the Championship, Scunthorpe maintain their lead in League One and Luton remain 20 points from safety in League Two, it's time to look back on another action packed Football League weekend. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Professional Football
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