Category Archives: English Football
Clubs Battle Back from the Ashes
As in other sports, the cliché of a “Cinderella story” can sometimes be irresistible to both football writers and fans alike. It’s not just the play on the pitch and the final that bewitches us so… it is the human … Continue reading
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Mansfield Minx is shaggadelic, baby!
Like most red-blooded males, we sat up and took notice last week when Mansfield Town made 29-year-old Carolyn Still the youngest chief executive in English football. We’re bound to be a bit interested when the new bum in the director’s … Continue reading
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Best of the Premier League: Starting XI
Manchester United’s record-breaking 19th league title is a testament to their manager. Sir Alex Ferguson did not have the same calibre of players as in the past. But the old gaffer leads his teams to trophies… and he would not … Continue reading
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Best of the Premier League: Manchester City to Sunderland
They are now the Kings of England, the most winning club side in domestic history. But Manchester United captured their 19th league title with arguably their weakest side since they started claiming silverware again in 1990. Here is my pick … Continue reading
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Best of the Premier League: Bolton to Liverpool
For these next five clubs, it was a tale of two seasons. The two Merseyside clubs — along with Fulham — started awfully before performing some second-half magic… while Chelsea and Bolton were left wondering what could have been. Here … Continue reading
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Best of the Premier League: Arsenal to Blackpool
Hello. Remember us? Your favourite Interweb football journos-slash-pundits-slash-hacks? We know, we know, we haven’t posted in awhile. But that’s because we’ve been busy doing very important stuff. Ian’s been planning his wedding… and I’ve been… well, let’s just say it’s … Continue reading
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Lost in translation
The pride of Essex took a pounding this week, not just when a bunch of visiting Yanks better known as the San Jose Earthquakes (which is a bloody stupid name, if you ask me) put a 3-0 whupping on my … Continue reading
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Great Dane or great waste?
I don’t care what anyone says about Nicklas Bendtner, I like him. Not since Ian Ure and Gus Caesar donned the red of Arsenal and forgot to tie their laces have we had a player who has proven that it’s … Continue reading
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Out With The Old Boys, In With The New Girls
If ever there was a more symbolic moment of English football’s position of being years off the pace, it was the actions of Sky Sports’ (Britain’s answer to ESPN) main presenters over the weekend. Idolised by many, Andy Gray’s comments over … Continue reading
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The Weekend 10: Things Get Dioufy
1) West Ham Bad Decision #1: There’s a prevalent theory that Wayne Bridge is terrible when playing on good teams… but great when he plays on mediocre team. That theory was rubbished on Saturday. Best 90-thousand pounds/week they ever spent… … Continue reading
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