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Club vs. Country saga

Football Opinions October 13, 2007 @ 7:54 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]

The reasons behind Arsenal’s great start

Football Opinions October 4, 2007 @ 5:35 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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). - [.

Summary of September

Football Opinions October 2, 2007 @ 1:01 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]

Champions League draw

Football Opinions August 30, 2007 @ 2:04 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 full of shocks

Football Opinions August 27, 2007 @ 5:48 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]

Controversial penalty, goalkeeping howlers and a shock!!

Football Opinions August 20, 2007 @ 5:22 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]

Premiership Champions – Chelsea??

Football Opinions August 16, 2007 @ 2:43 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]

Relegation dog fight – Wigan and Boro down

Football Opinions August 9, 2007 @ 2:45 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]

Season with Potential – West Ham into Europe

Football Opinions August 8, 2007 @ 12:33 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]

Mediocre season – City to evade relegation

Football Opinions August 7, 2007 @ 12:36 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]

United draw first blood

Football Opinions August 5, 2007 @ 6:02 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]

Sven Goran’s Unbelievable!

Football Opinions August 4, 2007 @ 3:12 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [.

‘Tapping up’ – part and parcel of football

Football Opinions August 1, 2007 @ 3:12 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]

Reyes snapped up by ATLÉTICO Madrid

Football Opinions July 30, 2007 @ 2:39 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]

Keano finding it hard in the Premiership?

Football Opinions July 27, 2007 @ 6:41 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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 [...]