This week Club football is on hold for the European Championship 2008 qualifiers. Michael Owen,
Newcastle United and England striker has reignited the whole club vs. country saga once again. This
can be quite a tedious topic but I will be indulging into my opinion whether it is more important
to play for your [...]
Last season Arsenal arguably played the most attractive football in the Premiership but were
constantly let down by their finishing in front of goal. Other factors that influenced Arsenal
finishing fourth last year include; - Being bullied out of games when playing against physical
teams (mainly when having to play away to the northern clubs). - [.
I haven't been able to write on the blog over the past month of September as I have been working on
a different Project, which hasn't been finished as of yet either! Therefore as I have been away for
an entire month I think it's a good idea for a summary of all the main [...]
Here you have the Champions League draw. There isn't really any group that will be classed as the
Group of Death as the big teams seem to have been kept apart, for the time being! Group
A:Liverpool, Porto, Marseille, Besiktas Liverpool and Porto should have absolutely no problem
advancing to the next stage. Marseille, with Cisse, lost [...]
La Liga got underway this past weekend with plenty of goals, entertaining football and a long list
of shocks. Although there was some wonderful football, what happened at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
overshadowed all the football. Antonio Puerta suffered two heart attacks and is still in a critical
condition. Let's hope he will have a speedy [...]
This past weekend was dubbed as the biggest of the season so far and my god it didn't disappoint.
These are the major talking points of the third week into the 2007/2008 Premiership season:
Everybody seems to be hounding Rob Styles (the referee that took charge of Liverpool – Chelsea
yesterday) but I for one, as [...]
The long awaited Part 4 is here! Here you can see Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3. 1st Position - Chelsea
If the rumors are to be believed, Arjen Robben
will be playing for Real Madrid this season whereas Daniel Alves will become a Blue. I think this
is a great move for Chelsea, not only [...]
This is Part 3 of this 4 series Premieship predictions. Here you have Part 1 & Part 2. 16th
Position – Sunderland Roy Keane did a wonderful job for Sunderland last season and I think his
grit and determination will be passed on to his players this season enabling them to beat the drop.
I think Roy [...]
This is part 2 to this series of Premiership predictions. Click here for Part 1. 6th Position –
West Ham After a disastrous season last year I think West Ham have a point to prove, and that
being they deserve their status in the Premiership. They have rung major changes to the squad and
to be [...]
This is the first part of a series of four sections. With the Premiership set to kick off next
Saturday everybody is getting their fantasy team together and giving their predictions for the up
and coming season. So here are my predictions of how teams will fare in the Premiership this
season, divided in four [...]
Manchester United defeated Chelsea on penalties to take home the Community Shield in an
entertaining game played on a scorching day at Wembley. The game finished 1-1 with goals from Ryan
Giggs and Florent Malouda but in the end Manchester United deservedly won on penalties with Edwin
Van der Sar the hero. United took the [...]
Over the past two days Manchester City have signed four players! These being, Brazilian midfielder
Elano for £8million, Bulgarian forward Valeri Bojinov for around £6m, defender Javi Garrido cost
£1.5m and £4m Croatian defender Vedran Corluka. This takes Manchester City's total summer
spending to around £40 million. However, since signing these players Sven has stated that [.
It must be intriguing to know how football transfers are done nowadays, and through the press I
think we are pretty much well informed, although you mustn't believe everything you read! Due to
the press coverage on football nowadays, ‘tapping up' has become a frequent phrase associated
with football. I think it is important to define [...]
Atlético Madrid have snatched José Antonio Reyes from under the noses of their arch rivals Real
Madrid. It was an almost certainty that Reyes would be playing in the Real Madrid white strip for
the up and coming season but Atlético had something else in mind. It hasn't been officially
confirmed yet but the [...]
Over the last few days Roy Keane has missed out on two big transfer targets, these being goalkeeper
Craig Gordon (Hearts) and left-back Leighton Baines (Wigan). Last season Sunderland endured a
nightmare start to the season, losing four of the first six games and dropping down to the foot of
the table. Roy Keane then [...]