Alex Brosque's return to form this season has been a delight to watch, but this sudden move up the ranks comes as a surprise nonetheless. The timing is unfortunate, since Brosque was surprisingly ineffective against Gold Coast United this weekend, especially after the game-changing departure of Steve Corica. Click to continue reading...

! Article Start >Well here it is, the third and final chapter of my first term, first team player review. And not a moment too soon it would seem, to take the focus off Llambias' less than convincing SSN interview. The No.9 shirt is almost as synonymous with Newcastle United, as St James' Park, the black and white [. Click to continue reading...

This week has been crazy in pretty much every sense of the word. From insane results in the Champions League to a magic fight in Madrid to Wes Brown's Zombie Corpse making an appearance in Moscow, it's been a bit of a random week. So, how better to cap it all off then another dose of The Weekly Links.

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This week has been crazy in pretty much every sense of the word. From insane results in the Champions League to a magic fight in Madrid to Wes Brown's Zombie Corpse making an appearance in Moscow, it's been a bit of a random week. So, how better to cap it all off then another dose of The Weekly Links.

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Andy Cole writes for The Independent about United vs Liverpool.

When The Seagulls Follow The Trawler reviews last night's victory.

Between The Lines looks at Antonio Valencia's lacking celebration.

The Daily Mail looks at where Rafa's £229m has gone.

The Spoiler reveals the new FIFA goal of the year competition.

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Liverpool legend Graeme Souness was tough-tackling monster of a player who combined prodigious talent with a ferocity that made him feared by the opposition. It seems that this mean-streak continued into his managerial career, with one of his own players on the receiving end of a deadly Souness special. Click to continue reading...

First they appoint a former England manager as their Director of Football, then they go and sign a former England international, surely this is any clubs dream, but evidently not in the case of Notts County.

We all thought it was too good to be true when the news broke of Sven Goran Eriksson appointment as the new Director of Football at League Two club, but then we heard� money was involved, so, it wasn't such a shock anymore.

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Despite being one of the most promising strikers to have been produced in England for some time Wayne Rooney has never really had the starring role at Old Trafford. Cristiano Ronaldo was always the focal point in that particular United side but now the Portuguese wizard has moved to Real Madrid the door has opened for Wayne to really prove himself.

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Manchester United season ticket holder, Andy Cole, has praised our strikeforce today, claiming that Wayne Rooney is ready to fill Cristiano Ronaldo's boots and that Dimitar Berbatov is 'elegant'.

"Rooney has started the season really well," said Cole. "He's ready to step into Ronaldo's shoes.

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Dwight Yorke had a great time at Manchester United, scoring an incredible 30 goals in his first season with the club. 1998-1999 was a magic season for us and Yorke played a massive part in it.

The goal that probably stands out in most memories is the equaliser he scored against Juve in the European Cup semi-finals, after we had gone 2-0 in ten minutes in Turin.

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Andy Cole has joined a long line of former players to still love the club after leaving. He spent just six of his nineteen year playing career with us but bought a season ticket for his son and himself and has settled down in Manchester.

Sadly, he will joining Paul Ince, who has returned to MK Dons with his tail between his legs after a disastrous period with Blackburn Rovers, to help out with their strikers.

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Andy Cole has joined a long line of former players to still love the club after leaving. He spent just six of his nineteen year playing career with us but bought a season ticket for his son and himself and has settled down in Manchester.

Sadly, he will joining Paul Ince, who has returned to MK Dons with his tail between his legs after a disastrous period with Blackburn Rovers, to help out with their strikers.

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It has been easy to laugh at Newcastle United in recent months, not that it makes it right of course. From Kevin Keegan's typically sudden departure, the frankly ridiculous resurrection of Joe Kinnear's top flight career, to the second coming of Alan Shearer, via Mike Ashley downing pints in a replica shirt, Dennis Wise somehow qualifying to be a Football Director, Chris Hughton taking charge of the team on an almost fortnightly basis, and finally, horror upon horror, relegation from the Premier League after a sixteen year stay at English football's top table.

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The new Nottingham Forest home shirt for the 2009-10 Championship season has been revealed. Umbro are the designers of Forest's new home shirt, while online bookmaker Victor Chandler are the shirt sponsors. The Victor Chandler logo will not be printed on children's shirts, in accordance with Gambling Commission rules. Click to continue reading...

Day One: July 29th 2009
Leave home 4.40am to arrive at Manchester Airport for 5am (ish).
Get a full English and watch the planes take off.
Take off 7.05am from Terminal 1. Get the iPod on and read more of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.
Arrive in Frankfurt for 9.

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"Time for changing things has finished," said Sydney FC's new coach Vitezslav Lavicka after his side's distinctly unimpressive 1-0 win over Sydney Olympic last night. "It was the worst performance of the whole pre-season."
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Was I dreaming or did I really see Sir Alex on television this week, complaining about the high prices of players in today's transfer market? This man once helped set the standard for� the ÜBER-BIG� SPENDING. He would never hesitate to bring in enough top players for nearly� two starting XIs worth of winners.

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Michael Owen's shock transfer to Manchester United gives him the chance to be re-united with Wayne Rooney, a strike partnership that proved so fruitful with the England national side.

A successful pairing up front is often at the heart of a side's success and if they develop a mutual understanding can prove greater than the sum of their parts.

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Michael Owen's shock transfer to Manchester United gives him the chance to be re-united with Wayne Rooney, a strike partnership that proved so fruitful with the England national side.

A successful pairing up front is often at the heart of a side's success and if they develop a mutual understanding can prove greater than the sum of their parts.

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With Carlos Tevez being linked with a move to Manchester City there has been plenty of talk surrounding the 'betrayal' this would mean to United fans. Andy Cole and� Peter Schmeichel went to City when their careers were coming to an end and it was no bother for us. When do players ever leave United at their peak to join City?

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Just when you think you've seen it all, Torino have shelled out £100,000 to lure Dennis Law from Manchester City. Yes, it's 1961 and the record transfer fee paid to or by an English club has broken the hundred thousand mark.

Shocking.

The previous record was £65,000 when John Charles moved from Leeds to Juventus in 1957.

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Forlan only scored 10 Premier League goals in two years and a half at Old Trafford.
His explanation:"The competition was hard at Manchester, there was [Ruud] van Nistelrooy, [Dwight] Yorke, [Andy] Cole, [Ryan] Giggs, [Ole Gunnar] Solsjkaer.I only appeared for 10 minutes every time. I left United to revive my career and this challenge proved a good decision.

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I did a similar piece in the buildup to the Arsenal match a short time ago, there wasn't much response but I enjoyed looking through the old matches and I assume some of you did too. This time, leading up to tomorrow's Final I will post three videos of memorable Man Utd-Barca games of yore, starting with today.

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1 – Hair Cuts

Newcastle players over the last 30 years have been renowned to have rubbish haircuts, really starting with Kevin Keegans Perm and Terry McDermotts... well...."mop". Since then they have had some terrible barnets. Andy Carroll and Fabricio Coloccini are the most recent victims of having rubbish haircuts but also I need to mention Barry Venisons mullet, Darren Peacocks pony tail and Joey Bartons prison look.

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Cristiano Ronaldo, who got stood on in the box during the League Cup final and was booked for doing so, and who had earlier been throttled in the area only for the ref to wave play on, has earnt some criticism from City captain, Richard Dunne.

The defender who has scored more goals for us than Anderson, who has also been sent off a massive three times this season, has flagged Ronaldo up because of his diving.

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For 127 years, the Blues and Reds have battled on the pitches in and around Manchester. Players hold the derby in such a high regard perhaps best noted by Andy Cole after he joined City in 2005. "It is an honour to have played for both Manchester Clubs," he said.
Two interesting facts I found recently regarding the Manchester Derby --
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Empezamos con este blog a escribir opiniones variadas acerca de la Premier League, la liga que para nosotros es la mejor del mundo. Germán González, Armando Molina, Konstantino Tsibis y Miguel Melendez nos conocimos en Foro Premier League, el cual les recomendamos visitar por que hay mucha gente, información, etc. Click to continue reading...

Andrei Arshavin has become a member of an exclusive list of players to have scored four or more goals in a Premier League match, joining the likes of Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Gianluca Vialli and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Click to continue reading...

With half of England's front line crocked, who can step into the breach? Click to continue reading...

Kaka's proposed £100m (or whatever it was) move to Man City got a lot of people quite excited. Including us. But deep down we all knew it was never going to happen. All except Christopher Atkins that is. This City fan was a true believer. So much so that he went and got "Kaka" tattooed on [...] Click to continue reading...

After just two first-team appearances he was discarded by Arsenal and then sold to Fulham, before he signed for second division Bristol City where he blossomed and became one of English football's hottest young prospects, but it was Kevin Keegan at Newcastle United who in February 1993 was the one who gave Andy Cole his big chance. Click to continue reading...

It was announced today that Andrew Cole has retired from the game at the age of 37. From the Times Online:

When Cole signed for Nottingham Forest, he dreamt of going out in a blaze of glory, of shooting his home-town club back into the Premier League.

Instead there were tears.

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Nottingham Forest fan wants veteran striker in the charts A Facebook campaign to get Nottingham Forest striker Andy Cole into the charts is in full swing. Cole released a garage remake of The Gap Band's Outstanding in 1999, but the song failed to break into the top 40. The group Lets Get Andy Cole Into The [. Click to continue reading...

Another great article from former Republic of Ireland forward Tony Cascarino, where Tony questions the recent signings that Keane has made including Pascal Chimbonda, El Hadji Diouf, and Djibril Cisse. I disagree with Tony on his views though as I think Roy is doing the best he can within his resources to bring in players that can help make Sunderland a respectable team within the Premier League and keep them out of a relegation battle. Click to continue reading...

Backed by the loudest supporters in the Premier League last season, measured at average peak volume at 129.2 decibels, almost as loud as a jet, Sunderland will look to improve on last season's respectable 15th-place finish. The Black Cats were the only newly-promoted team to survive in the Premiership, an accomplishment in itself, but manager Roy Keane has made it clear through his summer signings that he wants more from his club. Click to continue reading...