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

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 [...]

Apr

18

Chelsea remain in the hunt…

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Isn’t Premier League football the best? Two Chelsea games in three days (the horror!), three goals, little in the way of excitement and all we have to really show for it is Avram Grant’s incredible post-match interview after the game against Everton. The Israeli is clearly going bonkers under the increasing pressure and criticism which [...]

Mar

31

Arsenal Exceed Expectations, But Not There Yet

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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

24

Mascherano red card ridiculous

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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…

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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

13

Time for Michael Owen to Deliver - Again

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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

9

Curtains for Curblishley? West Ham in the horrors.

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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 [...]

Feb

29

Premier League accumulator

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Here’s this week accumulator which, like all the others, promises to make me rich but will, like all the others, fail. Click for big…

Update: I should point this is an actual, real life bet. Not a game. Made via www.bluesq.com

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