May

11

My final Premier League accumulator of the season

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So, it’s the final day of the season. There’s much to be decided although I think I’ve got it sussed.
United will win the title despite Chelsea beating Bolton because they’ll spank Wigan to kingdom come. At the bottom I think Birmingham will lose to Blackburn and Fulham will lose to Portsmouth because the Portsmouth players, [...]

May

8

Benitez really has balls of steel

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You have to admire Rafa Benitez. Peter Crouch hardly gets a look in all season, the manager preferring to play the hard working but goal shy Kuyt ahead of him and deciding he’ll keep the frankly rubbish Voronin over him, yet there’s a £15m price tag slapped on his head.
Amazing. Crouch is a decent Premier [...]

May

6

Blogwatch: Caught Offside hits rock bottom

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I know as part of the Sportingo network we shouldn’t expect much from Caught Offside but making paedophile jokes as part of their headlines really is too much.
I’ve now deleted the link from this site to Caught Offside.
Fucking pathetic, guys. Really, truly pathetic.
Related: How to write like Sportingo.

May

6

All still to play for at the top and the bottom

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There’s lots to be decided on the final day of the Premier League season. Who will be Champions, United or Chelsea? It’s sort of like asking how you’d like to be killed.
‘Shot in the face, sir, or hung from a bannister?’
Arsenal will finish third, Liverpool fourth. In three years Benitez still hasn’t managed a title [...]

May

2

Left Back in the Championship

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It is the final day of the Championship season on Sunday and, finally, one of the most surreal years in the division’s history will be coming to an exciting conclusion. West Brom are all but promoted after taking a point against Southampton on Monday, but the question of who will be joining them for those [...]

May

2

The Championship and Hull City

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I’m looking forward to Jay’s post about the Championship after his excellent round-ups of League 1 and League 2.
I’ve got my beady eyes on the top of the table, I have to say. Although an Arsenal fan as long as I can remember the first ever ground I visited was Boothferry Park to watch Hull [...]

May

1

Left Back in League One

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Onto League One today and it is all a bit of a mess. Swansea are already up as (potential) Champions courtesy of a fantastic season under the stewardship of Roberto Martinez, but, for the chasing trio of Doncaster, Carlisle and Nottingham Forest, nothing can be settled until the arbitration hearing over Leeds’ 15-point deduction has [...]