Mar

31

Arsenal Exceed Expectations, But Not There Yet

Filed Under Football, Premiership | 22 Comments

Despite the best comeback since Lazarus this weekend, I reckon Arsenal will finish 2nd or more likely, 3rd this season. There are three reasons for this in my opinion.
1) Lack of quality depth in the squad (particularly defence)
As has been highlighted in recent weeks, when the likes of Toure are out, there is a lack of [...]

Mar

25

WWWhat?

Filed Under discipline | 1 Comment

I’d love to comment but just the idea of Ian Wright, a man famous for his self-control and discipline, coming up with a four point plan to bring respect back into the game has just rendered me speechless.
What next? The Yorkshire Ripper’s dating guide?

Mar

24

Mascherano red card ridiculous

Filed Under Premiership, Refs, discipline | 20 Comments

I read some funny stuff in the papers this morning about Javier Mascherano’s ‘crazed rant’ at Old Trafford yesterday, most of them seeming to ignore the fact that he only went mental after being given a red card that he didn’t deserve.
The first yellow was harsh, in my opinion, but I can see why the [...]

Mar

19

It’s another White Hart Lane thiller, but…

Filed Under Classics, Football, Premiership | 2 Comments

Tottenham - what were you thinking? A spectacular 4-4 draw may of been salvaged due to a late Robbie Keane strike but the decision to play highlights from your Carling Cup success before the game is utterly baffling. Why give Chelsea even more ammunition after their pathetic 2-1 reverse?
All said and done though, what a game. [...]

Mar

14

Champions League draw - should we be suspicious?

Filed Under Champions League, UEFA | 14 Comments

From a thread on the Liverpool echo.
Rumour going around draw has been leaked….. this is no doubt rubbish but if Rumour is true it’s LFC - arsenal and Chelsea - fenerbache and manure v roma
No bookies will take bets on the draw either……. 
This was posted at 10.28am. The draw for the Champions League [...]

Mar

13

Time for Michael Owen to Deliver - Again

Filed Under Football, Premiership | 1 Comment

It may be a couple of days old now, but Michael Owen may want to look a little closer to home if he is worried about his Engerland place; it’s got very little to do with Newcastle’s (woeful) form – if Capello drops him, it’ll be because Owen himself is not playing well. Right [...]

Mar

10

Blog spam

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Mar

10

It’s surely all over for Barcelona now

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Some weeks back Real Madrid had an 8 point lead in the race for the Spanish title. Barcelona clawed them back to just 2 points but in the space of a couple of weeks the gap is 8 again.
A tepid performance against Villarreal last night saw them lose 2-1 and without Lionel Messi they look [...]

Mar

9

Curtains for Curblishley? West Ham in the horrors.

Filed Under Managers, Premiership | 14 Comments

One 4-0 can be put down to having a bad. A second 4-0 defeat inside a week is perhaps a sign of some problems at a club. But three 4-0 defeats in a row is as clear a sign as you’ll ever get that a manager has lost the dressing room.
Sure, the opposition was decent [...]

Mar

8

FIFA’s latest neo-Luddism.

Filed Under FIFA, Idiots | 1 Comment

Just why are FIFA so resistant to the idea of introducing technology to football? They’ve scrapped trials of goal-line technology, and instead are to train extra assistants to stand behind each goal.
If FIFA were in charge of cars, they’d still have people walking in front of them waving flags.

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