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November 28, 2008

Disneyland

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Who would ever have thought that the world of football could be likened to Disneyland?

Well Joe Kinnear for a start.

So if Mickey Mouse is a metaphor for referee Martin Atkinson, what other characters might we identify?

Who, for example, might Sam Allardyce be?

Arsene Wenger? Click to continue reading...

November 18, 2008

9 Reasons Why Hull City Is My New Favorite Team

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I admit it. I have a soft spot for underdogs. Three years ago, I was enamored by Wigan's brilliant beginning to the season where they surprised so many teams and fans by playing attacking football. Two years ago, it was Reading's turn to brighten up the Premier League. Last season there was no underdog, but [. Click to continue reading...

October 8, 2008

Where have all the real football fans gone?

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Time for a rant!! Not had one for a while! I'm sure a few of you go through the same thing I do when you go and watch your beloved team each week. You buy a season ticket and you sit with your chums. Before the game you have a beer, maybe a cheeky pie and even a Bovril when times are cold. A pint after the game to toast a victory (occasionally) and you have a good day out. Click to continue reading...

September 29, 2008

10 Things We Learned in the Premier League

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1. Bring back Martin Jol and Sam Allardyce Hamburg are currently top of the Bundesliga under Martin Jol. Spurs are currently bottom of the Premier League under Juande Ramos. Newcastle's league position when Sam Allardyce was "left by mustual consent": 11th. Newcastle's league position today: 19th. 2. Click to continue reading...

September 26, 2008

You Cannot Be Serious

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So yesterday's post about Terry Venables, while joshing, was also meant to convey the respect yours truly has for the man's achievements. The fact that he hasn't been so hot in 10 years doesn't detract from the fact that he was a very good manager, not to mention England's last truly great coach.

So while it was faintly silly, there was a certain logic to Newcastle United's pursuit. Click to continue reading...

Allardyce - Managing Newcastle Like Managing Real Madrid

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A very good interview today with Big Sam Allardyce in Zootoday.com, and he has some interesting perspectives on the Tyneside club he managed for about seven months. Sam Allardyce - while at Newcastle Here's the interview Sam gave. Newcastle United are a massive club. Why can't they get it right? It's owned by people outside of Newcastle and I [. Click to continue reading...

September 25, 2008

Dont underestimate Hull City or it may bite us on the arse...

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On paper a home game against Premiership newbies Hull City should an easy three points. But life isn't paper and the reality is that Hull will not come to the Emirates and lay down.

They have a manager in Phil Brown who is basically a Sam Allardyce clone. He will have seen the problems that Bolton caused us under Fat Sam and will try to replicate them. Click to continue reading...

September 9, 2008

Deschamps Again In The Running For Newcastle Manager

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Former Juventus and Monaco boss Didier Deschamps, who is only 40 years old, seems interested in the Newcastle manager job, as he was in January, when he was in the running for the job at one point, after Sam Allardyce resigned. Didier Deschamps - former French captain Deschamps could work in the Tyneside club's two-tier management system, [. Click to continue reading...

September 5, 2008

Newcastle’s Four Managers In 15 Months – Some Stability

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Glenn Roeder was sacked in May of last year, and since then he has been replaced by Sam Allardyce and then Sam was replaced by Kevin Keegan, two big names in football, with the latter already being a legend not only on Tyneside, but in Liverpool and around the world. Mike Ashley - dragging Newcastle United [. Click to continue reading...

August 26, 2008

Bolton Wanderers Take Another Step Back

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Long gone are the days where Bolton were a side who struck fear into many of the Premier League's greatest sides. Under Sam Allardyce, the rough side from northern England used to put up a fight 38+ games each season - no matter who the opponent was. The side was one that went to war [...] Click to continue reading...

August 15, 2008

Premier League 2008/2009 Preview Part.4 (N-S)

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Just-Football continues its team-by-team preview of the 2008/2009 English Premier League season with a look at: Newcastle United (Last season - 12th) There was a period of time around February last season when Newcastle United were doing so badly it looked as though they might even go down. After the sacking of Sam Allardyce, Kevin Keegan was brought back from his Soccer Circus in Glasgow to Click to continue reading...

Prem 08-09: Fearless Predictions

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And with the season upon us, it's time for more predictions which will almost certainly not come true because my crystal ball is dirty and unreliable. Just like Man City's ownership. The Big Four.....will stay the Big Four. Every year someone is supposed to crack through and break the big moneyed foursome clotting the top of [. Click to continue reading...

August 9, 2008

First To Be Shown The Door?

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The Premiership - A great place for any manager when winning, but a horrible job to be in when losing, with fans hurling abuse from all angles following a bad result. Premiership Talk take a look into the managers most likely to be shown the door early on this coming season.

1. Gary Megson - The Bolton manager's appointment did not go down to well with the Trotters fans following Sammy Lee's failure at the helm. Click to continue reading...

August 6, 2008

QPR Boss Dowie Faces Sack

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A row has erupted at QPR which could result in the dismissal of manager Iain Dowie from the Championship promotion hopefuls. Football To You readers have currently voted QPR as their favourites to win the league with over 50% of the vote. There ambitions could however be hampered by a row over an unkown player from the middle east. Click to continue reading...

August 5, 2008

QPR "In The Knows" Categorically Deny Dowie Departing Rumour

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Messageboard rumours that Ian Dowie was leaving QPR were rife today on the messageboard today. The rumours were strongly and unequivocally denied by those supposedly in the know, including former Director - and still legal counsel, Nico De Marco.

The Times Iain Dowie heads for exit door after QPR row - Gary Jacob

Iain Dowie was on the verge of being dismissed as manager of Queens Park Rangers last night after an argument with Flavio Briatore, the club's Italian co-owner. Click to continue reading...

August 2, 2008

Premiership Preview--17. Bolton Wanderers

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For everyone outside of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Arsenal, success in the Premiership can be fickle. We saw it last year with Tottenham, who wound up an extremely disappointing 11th after two straight 5th-place finishes. We saw it last year with Reading, a club that was relegated a season after finishing comfortably in 8th place. Click to continue reading...

August 1, 2008

Premier League: FA to throw book at Barton

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JOEY BARTON is facing a staggering 15-MATCH ban for his horrific attack on former team-mate Ousmane Dabo.

The disgraced Newcastle star will have the book thrown at him by the FA.

And he can expect a fine of at least two weeks' wages, totalling £114,000, after being charged with violent conduct yesterday. Click to continue reading...

July 29, 2008

Trotters Continue Spending Spree

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Gary Megson has wasted no time in replacing El Hadji Diouf, and has immediately captured the signing of Dutch under 21 international Mustafa Riga from Levante.

The winger, 26, was a big hit at the Spanish outfit, and was given the nickname "The Bullet" for his blistering pace. Click to continue reading...

Trotters Continue Spending Spree

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Gary Megson has wasted no time in replacing El Hadji Diouf, and has immediately captured the signing of Dutch under 21 international Mustafa Riga from Levante.

The winger, 26, was a big hit at the Spanish outfit, and was given the nickname "The Bullet" for his blistering pace. Click to continue reading...

July 14, 2008

3 Questions Ahead of The Premier League 2008-09 Season, Vol. 6

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By JAMES CLARKAn occasional Pardew's Guardian feature leading up to the August 16th kickoff ...1) Will Mark Noble fulfill his potential in the heart of West Ham's midfield? The local East Londoner (pictured above, top) is one of the gems of Tony Carr's famed Youth Academy, and Hammers supporters warm to him even more than most because he was born and bred as one of them. Click to continue reading...

July 11, 2008

Paul Ince unveils plans for state-of-the-art retirement home

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NEW Blackburn Rovers manager Paul Ince has unveiled plans for the Premier League's most glamorous retirement home. Following Sam Allardyce's departure from Bolton, ageing footballers have been left to rot in the lower leagues, or forced to retire with some passing semblance of dignity. Now players who are in the fading twilight of their careers [. Click to continue reading...

July 5, 2008

Big Sam Scared Of Barton Suicide

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Sam Allardyce signed Joey Barton to Newcastle last year for £5.8M, and it was a controversial signing at the time.  Sam Allardyce -concerned for Barton's frame of mind Click to continue reading...

July 2, 2008

Will Newcastle United give ‘disgraceful’ Barton another chance?

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It's not as though the likes of Stuart Pearce, Sam Allardyce and Kevin Keegan haven't afforded him more lives than a cat already, but you just suspect that the latter of the trio will end up telling Barton he's on his last warning (for the umpteenth time) and that he'll start the new season as [...] Click to continue reading...

June 29, 2008

Bolton show ambition with Elmander capture

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Bolton Wanderers, who narrowly avoided relegation last season, have signed Sweden striker Johan Elmander on a three-year deal from French club Toulouse in a deal believed to be worth about £10million. The twenty-seven year old striker started two of Sweden's three Euro 2008 group matches and the former Brondby striker scored a hat-trick against Bordeaux in the final match of the 2007 season, guiding his side to third in France's Ligue 1 as well as clinching a Champions League qualifying slot. Click to continue reading...

June 24, 2008

Allardyce Better Boss Because of Newcastle Experience

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Sam Allardyce was pipped for the Blackburn Rover's job by Paul Ince last week, so Sam is still looking for a job for next season. Sam Allardyce - better manager now after Newcastle experience Click to continue reading...

June 20, 2008

Have Blackburn taken a risk with new manager?

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It appears that the club have made a decision over who to appoint as their next manager. Blackburn chairman John Williams has conducted a string of interviews with the likes of Sam Allardyce, Steve McClaren and Michael Laudrup, although it seems he and the board have decided to plump for an up-and-coming candidate instead of [. Click to continue reading...

June 17, 2008

Two candidates neck-and-neck in Blackburn manager race

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Blackburn chairman John Williams reckons a new managerial appointment should be made at the end of the week, and it's looking like one of two candidates at the moment. In the red corner, we have Sam Allardyce, good at Bolton and not given much time to be anything other than a failure at Newcastle. In [. Click to continue reading...

June 16, 2008

Blackburn Rovers set to interview second candidate - and it’s not Paul Ince

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Who will replace Mark Hughes as Blackburn manager? They will certainly have a tough job on their hands keeping the nucleus of the current squad together, in addition to bringing in fresh talent to try and ensure a top half Premier League finish is realised once again. Sam Allardyce has already thrown his hat into [. Click to continue reading...

June 13, 2008

Ince hails ‘fantastic’ Blackburn - but will ex-Newcastle boss replace Hughes?

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It's entirely possible that Sam Allardyce is in pole position to become the next manager of Blackburn Rovers. After all, he has been interviewed at Ewood Park about the position and has demonstrated his prowess in the Premier League with Bolton. Some might argue he might have done well at St James' Park if he'd [. Click to continue reading...

June 12, 2008

Blackburn’s hunt for a manager looks to be a two horse race; Ince or Allardyce?

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Who would be the better choice for the Blackburn job? Now that Alan Shearer has politely excused himself and eased back into his relaxed BBC career, it looks to be a two-horse race between the young and talented Paul Guv'nor Ince and the old hand Sam Allardyce. Ince has done a brilliant job at [...] Click to continue reading...

June 11, 2008

Who do Blackburn fans want to manage their club?

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Blackburn Rovers are obviously spreading their net wide in their quest for a new manager. Candidates throwing their hat into the ring to fill the Mark Hughes-sized hole at Ewood Park range from the sublime to the ridiculous; from up-and-coming gaffer Paul Ince, experienced boss Sam Allardyce, to former players Alan Shearer and [. Click to continue reading...

Yet more proof that Allardyce was an utterly craptastic Newcastle manager…

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They say that if you gave a million monkeys a million typewriters and had them bashing away for a million years, you would end up with the complete works of Shakespeare. One wonders whether Sam Allardyce, if given a million years, a million players and an endless dripfeed of cash could have turned [. Click to continue reading...

June 5, 2008

On The Road

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So we are sniffing around Paul Ince then.

For what it's worth I think it would be a great appointment. A view shared by many of the fans on the Leicester City Forum, Talking Balls.

You have to wonder in some ways why he might want us though. OK the Dons have only just come up into League 1 and we should be at the top of that next season (oh please let it be so! Click to continue reading...

May 2, 2008

“Save Our Sven” or the Best Manager Tribute Videos of 2007/2008

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The more beloved the manager, the more plentiful the videos (usually set to the tune of Frank Sinatra's "My Way") that are made in his honor and posted on youtube.  After watching this "Save Our Sven" video sent to me this morning from the one Man City fan who doesn't think I was slagging off their fans/club in an earlier post meant for [. Click to continue reading...

March 6, 2008

Big Sam blasts fitness accusations

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Somehow Sam Allardyce's name gets dragged into the Newcastle United mess. Kevin Keegan is now in charge of the increasingly disintegrating side but the focus is still on Big Sam and his failure at St James' Park. There have been cynical remarks about the fitness level at the club when Big Sam was there. Click to continue reading...
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