Rory Delap's long throws for Stoke have been causing headaches for Premier League opposition all season. Just ask Arsenal. The Offside has already proposed five ideas to combat the Delapidator (or whatever they're calling him these days) which were completely unworkable, if we're being honest. But that didn't discourage Hull's 39 year old tattooed striker Dean [. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson went into the game without three of his main men. Wayne Rooney, battling a chest infection, the injured Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville did not feature in the squad, meaning starts for Jonny Evans and John O'Shea at the back, and Carlos Tevez up front. Fears that United might be caught out were eased [. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday's match against Stoke was one of those matches which we could have got as many goals as we wanted. Before the match most of the talk was about Delap's long throws but I can only remember... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Click to continue reading...

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Later today Manchester United take on throw in specialists Stoke who so far this season have played two of the other top four, they kept a clean sheet against Liverpool and famously won against... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Click to continue reading...

Manchester United have been reviewing the tapes of Stoke City's Rory Delap ahead of Saturday's clash at Old Trafford.   Delap has hurled seven assists from the touchline, and that has not gone unnoticed by Sir Alex. Rory Delap's gargantuan hurl has laid on assists for seven of the Potters' goals this season, and Sir Alex admits that [. Click to continue reading...

The best thing about football violence is the drug / alcohol-induced numbness that makes literally anything that moves a target. Few human experiences can top that feeling when you finish a bottle of Buckfast, do a couple of rails of blow, and then hurl yourself head-first through a pub window just to punch a kid who's wearing an opposing team's shirt.

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As intriguing as the current edition of the Champions League may be, there's a chance the 2009-2010 tournament could be one of the strangest, parity-rich events in football history. Seems someone has taken the snowglobe that is European football, given it a good shake and the flakes aren't landing where people expect. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal draw a blank against Fenerbahce as Mikael Silvestre adds to injury woes Full Article Imperious in Istanbul, toothless in London, Arsenal have lost their way over the past 15 days. It is a sign of how much their cutting edge has been blunted and confidence dented that Arsenal struggled on Wednesday night against opponents they swept [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal draw a blank against Fenerbahce as Mikael Silvestre adds to injury woes Full Article Imperious in Istanbul, toothless in London, Arsenal have lost their way over the past 15 days. It is a sign of how much their cutting edge has been blunted and confidence dented that Arsenal struggled on Wednesday night against opponents they swept [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal must do much better, says Gael Clichy Full Article Gael Clichy believes teamwork is key if Arsenal are to return to winning ways after their shock defeat against Stoke. The Gunners suffered their third loss of the season when they went down 2-1 at the Britannia Stadium, both goals coming after long throws from Rory Delap. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal must do much better, says Gael Clichy Full Article Gael Clichy believes teamwork is key if Arsenal are to return to winning ways after their shock defeat against Stoke. The Gunners suffered their third loss of the season when they went down 2-1 at the Britannia Stadium, both goals coming after long throws from Rory Delap. Click to continue reading...

1. The Big Four are Back No, not that big four. The other one. The top four Premier League teams are now Chelsea, Liverpool, Man Utd and Arsenal. No more Hull City, and Aston Villa missed their opportunity to join the party. You have to worry about Arsenal a little, but looks like this could be [...] Click to continue reading...

Theo Walcott adds to Arsene Wenger's woes after Arsenal's dismal defeat to Stoke City Full Article Not only did they lose 2-1 at Stoke, rather confirming Abdoulaye Faye's claim that they do not relish a physical battle, but they lost Robin van Persie to a red card and forwards Emmanuel Adebayor and Theo Walcott to injuries. Click to continue reading...

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One of the things that always has the team here at Inside Left HQ scratching it's head is the fact that the most popular article on the site - by a country mile - is one we wrote way back in the early days of Inside Left and one which, bizarrely, has nothing to do [...] Click to continue reading...

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Summer signings Amaury Bischoff and Mikael Silvestre are set to make their Arsenal debuts tonight - in a reserve game against Stoke City. Bischoff, 21, signed on a free transfer after his contract expired at Werder Bremen while former Manchester United defender Silvestre, signed towards the end of August after agreeing a move. Click to continue reading...

Summer signings Amaury Bischoff and Mikael Silvestre are set to make their Arsenal debuts tonight - in a reserve game against Stoke City. Bischoff, 21, signed on a free transfer after his contract expired at Werder Bremen while former Manchester United defender Silvestre, signed towards the end of August after agreeing a move. Click to continue reading...

1. Liverpool are king of the comebacks. They did it in the 2005 Champions League final, they did it in the 2006 FA Cup final, and now they're doing it in the Premier League. Two goals down at Man City yesterday and Liverpool came back to win 3-2. They also came from a goal down to [...] Click to continue reading...

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Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard showed up at Stoke today seriously?
The man supposedly gave the team a peptalk before the match with Chelsea.
It was our Blues, though, that delivered the sweet 1-2, in the form of a Bosingwa-Anelka brace.

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1. Billionaires always have good home security Which would explain why Salomon Kalou's equalizer on Sunday means Chelsea haven't lost at Stamford Bridge since February 2004. 2. But Roman Abramovich should definitely think about building an extension There were less than 42,000 at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea vs Man Utd. Click to continue reading...

Bolton Fabrice Muamba's recent performances haven't lived up to the hype surrounding the Reebok hardman. Wanderers boss Gary Megson believes he has something to prove tomorrow evening, in a game which will see Muamba face his former team. Gary Megson says the England under-21 international's form has dipped since starring on the opening day of the season [. Click to continue reading...

In case you haven't heard, there's this guy called Usain Bolt who is quite a fast runner. The 22-year-old Jamaican won three gold medals at the recent Olympics and also smashed three world records in the process, so how does he plan to celebrate? Life-size gold statue of himself? A sexual obstacle course of prostitutes? Click to continue reading...

At the beginning of the season people around the country were saying West Brom would survive back in the Premiership reasonably comfortably, and that Stoke and Hull would struggle and no doubt "do one" straight back into the Fizzy Pop League. After all, West Brom had brought in Scott Carson, an England International (not that that says a lot these days) and had the likes of Jonathon Greening, Ishmael Miller, Roman Bednar and Neil Clement in their ranks, people who had well and truly proven themselves in the Championship, and Stoke and Hull, having never had Premiership experience in their history would no doubt struggle to realise what had hit them against the likes of the big 4. Click to continue reading...

14.  Wigan:  WOW DOES THEIR NEW LOGO SUCK!!!!  Its so bad I'm not even going to give you a link to it... But besides that I think these guys will have a pretty good season.  This whole Wigan finishing in 14th is due to a whim.  I think these guys are going to mesh as [...] Click to continue reading...

Bon soir! Yesterday, I gave you the lowdown on my take of the final Premiership Positions for next May, today we'll have a look at the bottom half, will it be another nail biter for Fulham and Bolton or will Hull and Stoke surprise the bookies with a Readingesque 1st season? I'll also be giving you [. Click to continue reading...

There should be a rule that stops people naming teams as 'a dark horse' when it's clear as mud that they're a talented side that are expected to go well next season. While it might be a reflection that the Premier League has become increasingly easy to call, it's a shame that former pros that [...] Click to continue reading...

Sadly for Potters fans, it's not Jonathan Woodgate and Craig Gordon. However, it's clear that Stoke are assembling a substantial list of players that they want to sign over the next few weeks, including Anthony Gardner and Marton Fulop. Gardner only managed a handful of matches for Tottenham last season, and actually went to Everton on [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal begin the season by hosting West Brom, Liverpool travel to Sunderland, Tottenham make the long trip to Middlesbrough. Yes it's fixture list day! You can spend the whole day debating possible debauched weekends up north or when your play your local rivals. Here are the first two weeks of fixtures, plus a helpful link to [. Click to continue reading...

That's the question that many people will be asking after the Tigers landed promotion on Saturday afternoon, thanks to an amazing strike from Dean Windass. The 39-year-old has been an influential figure for City this season, yet it's hard to imagine him or many of his team-mates cutting it in the Premier League. Click to continue reading...

After all, the Blues have quality all over the park. Chelsea's second string would probably finish sixth or seventh in the Premier League, so why have Avram Grant's expectations been exceeded by his team's strong finish to the season, which could mean a domestic-European double this season? Look at the players he has at his [. Click to continue reading...

Quite why Milan Mandaric wasn't at the Britannia Stadium to watch his Leicester City team draw 0-0 with Stoke is a puzzle in itself. After all, Potters chairman Peter Coates travels the length and breadth of the country to watch his team in action, collaborating with manager Tony Pulis every other day. Click to continue reading...

They'll be dancing in the streets of Hanley and Newcastle-under-Lyme after Stoke City bagged themselves the second automatic promotion spot on Sunday. The Potters have done magnificently this season, coming from behind on several occasions to land wins or draws against Championship opponents and it's hard to argue that they don't deserve their place in [. Click to continue reading...