May

31

Hargreaves In “Not That Good” Shocker

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Now Owen Hargreaves is set to join United, the tabloids can concentrate on the real business of the day, i.e. when Henry’s leaving Arsenal or whatever fictional bollocks they can construct.
I saw Hargreaves play for Bayern last month in a home game versus Bayer Leverkusen and while he was hard-working and industrious he really was [...]

May

30

Graham Poll in talking sense shocker

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Regular readers will know Left Back is no fan of Graham Poll but he makes sense here.

May

28

Platini wants the G14 to disband

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According to this article he wants the G14, who represent 18 (I know) of Europe’s top club, to disband and use a new body called the Professional Football Strategy Council.
He’s being very nice about it, saying:
Presidents and heads of the major clubs - let us profit from your great experience and your ideas. Tell us [...]

May

28

And then there were three

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Valencia are out of the title race after getting beaten 3-1 at home to local rivals Villarreal. How it must have hurt to see them go ahead less than 60 seconds after Angulo missed an open goal from less than 6 yards.
Barcelona will probably have to cope with Ronaldinho after he was red carded against [...]

May

25

Who the hell is ‘Snoogy Doogy’?

Filed Under Chairmen, Premiership, Transfers | 4 Comments

Liverpool’s new owner George Gillet:
If Rafa said he wanted to buy ‘Snoogy Doogy’ we would back him.
Will Snoogy Doogy be the player to push this Liverpool side on to their first title in nearly 600 years? In this reporter’s opinion, yes, and I for one welcome our new Snoogy overlords…

May

25

Top 10 Serie A goals 06-7

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Annoying editing aside they do love their overhead kicks, don’t they?
Top 10 Goals 06-07Uploaded by super-goal

May

24

Champions League review

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Some random thoughts on what was essentially a shit game.

Jermaine Pennant is way out of his depth at this level. Cost Liverpool the second goal.
You cannot expect to win the Champions League with Zenden on the pitch for that length of time
Mascherano is awesome
Why was Jamie Carragher so knackered? Was it due to the movement [...]

May

23

Here Come The Germans

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A story many have missed is how Michael Ballack and Oliver Kahn were recently awarded damages from a German sex toy company Beate Uhse for using their names to promote a couple of their “products” during the World Cup.
Now, aside from the immediate things that spring to mind, what female (or male, for that matter)would [...]

May

23

Champions League final prediction

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I’m going out on a limb here but I’m guessing both teams will start with 11 players, including a keeper, some defenders, some midfielders and a striker or two.
They will wear football boots and shinpads. They will kick a round, spherical object about a grass covered surface for at least 90 minutes, possibly more.
After that [...]

May

22

Bryan Robson in at Sheffield United

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Have Sheffield United made the right choice in appointing Brian Robson manager to replace Neil Warnock (who is apparently moving back to Wimbledon Common to make good use of the things that he finds)?
Robson, son of ex-England manager Bobby and pop star Brian Ferry, has lots of experience. At Middlesbrough he spent lots of [...]

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