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England out. What to say?
A bit late on this one, even though it might have been a good thing to digest yesterday’s quarter-final match between Italy and England. [ A 0-0 tie and England lost in penalty shoot outs ] There seems to be a pattern (or curse?! nah, don’t think so) with England losing in quarter-finals and/or penalties ...
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Can Liverpool get back among big guns?
The 2011/12 season is going to go down in the annals at Liverpool as one of disappointment, when it comes to the Premier League, but Daniel Agger remains confident the Reds can get back to challenging for the Premier League title in their next campaign. Kenny Dalglish has guided Liverpool to their Carling Cup triumph ...
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Can Moyes Cap off His Ten Years At Everton With The FA Cup?
David Moyes celebrated ten years in charge of Everton just a couple of weeks ago, and wouldn’t it be fitting that the Scotsman can win his first piece of Silver wear for the club as his team focus on the FA cup in a land mark season for Moyes. It is no more than Moyes ...
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Spurs sneak past Bolton
Tottenham Hotspur found an inspired goalkeeper in their path but eventually found a way past Bolton Wanderers to book an FA Cup semi-final meeting with London rivals Chelsea. Bolton keeper Adam Bogdan was in stubborn mood at White Hart Lane – frustrating Spurs time and time again before Ryan Nelsen finally broke the deadlock 16 ...
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Can Chelsea win the Champions League?
You would say that Chelsea have been the weakest team out of the four British teams that qualified for the Champions League this season, but yet they are the only team left in the competition. It’s difficult to look beyond Barcelona or Real Madrid as potential winners though. They seem to be head and shoulders ...
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Suarez wants second cup win
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez believes a second cup final appearance of the season would send out a strong message to their rivals ahead of next season. The Carling Cup winners are one game away from the FA Cup final after beating Stoke City 2-1 to book a place in the semi-finals. Neighbours Everton or Sunderland ...
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Chelsea Proved A Bridge Too Far for Andre Villas-Boas
“Who will be next in line?” is the question every Chelsea supporter will be asking after their club’s Chairman and owner, Roman Abramovic, brought an end to the tenure of Andre Villas-Boas (AVB) as Chelsea manager. The sacking hardly came as a surprise, AVB had been made a clear short priced favourite in the Premier ...
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Petit – Lowest ever point for Wenger
Arsene Wenger has reached the lowest point since becoming manager of Arsenal 16-years ago, former Gunner Emmanuel Petit has admitted. Following last week’s 4-0 drubbing at the hands of AC Milan in the San Siro, Wenger’s side went crashing out of the FA Cup at the hands of Sunderland and even those looking at the ...
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With Three Already Down Is André Villas-Boas The Next Premier League Manager to Go?
With Steve Bruce, Neil Warnock and now Mick McCarthy all gone in the Premier Sack Race, the question every football fan is asking will Chelsea boss, Andre Villas-Boas, be next for the chop? The Portuguese manager has been made a very short priced 5/4 favourite with bookmakers to be the next to join the three ...
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January transfer window: see who is where.
The 2012 January transfer window was a rather more sedate affair than it’s 2011 predecessor. Money was spent much more sensibly this time around as opposed to being thrown around like a compulsive gambler who had hacked into a free bets website. Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez did not get a move away from the ...