Bolton chairman Phil Gartside tried to convince everyone that they the club were better off shot of Sam Allardyce last May: “If you look at his credentials to what Sam’s were when he joined they are better,” he said of new manager Sammy Lee. In October, after sacking Lee he said: “This has been a […]
With twelve league games to go the relegation scrap is probably, as usual, more intriguing than the top of the table where effectively a two horse race has opened up once again. So let’s have a look at what’s ahead for the bottom ten and analyse who is likely to survive for another crack at […]
Benitez is bananas More transparent madness from Rafa Benitez this week who declared that the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal are envious of him having won the Champions League in 2005 and that it is harder to win than any other trophy in football. With Liverpool 17 points from the top of the Premiership and […]
My (sometime) annual indulgence Ok so I missed out doing this last year due to laziness issues. Maybe I was bored by the whole Chelsea circus which turned the Premiership in to a Hollywood remake of a superior Japanese movie where everyone knew the ending. But perhaps this season is going to be a little […]
Premiership season preview I think I got a handful right last year. The safest prediction this year is that my performance will be worse. Arsenal Last season (LS): 1st In: Robin van Persie (Feyenoord, £2.75m), Manuel Almunia (Celta Vigo, undisclosed), Arturo Lupoli (Parma, scholarship), Mathieu Flamini (Marseille, undisclosed). Out: David Bentley (Norwich, loan), Giovanni van […]
Premiership season review How wrong did I get my Premiership preview this season? Read on… Arsenal Predicted: 3 / Actual: 1 What I said: No money for players…Wenger must have thought about walking away…too many bit-part under-achievers in the squad…Stepanovs and Cygan need to start shining…how will the back four react to Lehmann? What happened?: […]
Premiership season preview It’s that time of year again – the one where I show myself to be the worst predictor since Nostradamus. So in alphabetical order here is how I see the league turning out. Arsenal Last season (LS): 2nd In: Phillippe Senderos (Servette, undisc.), Gael Clichy (Cannes, £250,000), Jens Lehmann (Borussia Dortmund, £1.5m). […]
I know best Premiership Season 2001/2002 is almost upon us. It’s not been the most exciting of pre-seasons with few big name transfers to get the blood flowing. But it does promise to be an interesting battle for 2nd, 3rd and 4th place as United once again take the piss out of everyone else in […]
Fortress The White Hart Lane fortress continued to evolve this weekend as Mighty Spurs (sic) recorded a pretty good victory over an inconsistent Liverpool side whose title aspirations look to be disappearing as rapidly as Brad Friedel’s hairline (and career). The line ups Tottenham lined up as below Sullivan Perry Young Thelwell Carr Clemence Anderton […]
Year 2000 and beyond As we move towards the new millenium, many have predicted a bleak future. Tales of death and destruction are rife from bible prophecies, to Nostradamus’ little ditties. Well it’s all poppycock. I now exclusively reveal the future as it will unfold during the next 12 months or so. That’s right, it’s […]
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