In case this seems out of context, you might want to check out Arsenal Season Review Part 1: The Bad and the Ugly!

One oft repeated line over the course of last year was that this was THE season for the ‘neutral'. I put that word right in the middle of an apostrophe sandwich because I for one cannot comprehend how anyone following any sport can be a neutral.

By Alan Duffy

It's been coming hasn't it? Since Liverpool ended the 2011/12 season with another disappointing performance, this time losing to Swansea, King Kenny has been living on borrowed time. And now, in a (possible) attempt to bury bad news on the day Roy Hodgson named his first England squad, the Anfield top brass have decided to part company with their manager.

For comparison, here's last year's version.
Fairly similar, horrific results, but more home draws leading to fewer points. Huzzah!
versus club:
• United (1st --> 2nd) = -2
• Chelsea (2nd --> 6th) = 0
• City (3rd --> 1st) = -2
• Arsenal (4th --> 3rd) = +1
• Tottenham (5th --> 4th) = +1
• Everton (7th --> 7th) = +5
• Fulham (8th --> 9th) = -6
• Villa (9th --> 16th) = +1
• Sunderland (10th --> 13th) = -3
• West Brom (11th --> 10th) = 0
• Newcastle (12th --> 5th) = 0
• Stoke (13th --> 14th) = -2
• Bolton (14th --> 18th) = -3
• Blackburn (15th --> 19th) = -2
• Wigan (16th --> 15th) = -1
• Wolves (17th --> 20th) = +3
• Relegated/Promoted 1 (Birmingham 18th --> QPR 17th) = -1
• Relegated/Promoted 2 (Blackpool 19th --> Norwich 12th) = +4
• Relegated/Promoted 3 (West Ham 20th --> Swansea 11th) = -2
Better against Arsenal, Tottenham, Everton, and one of the relegated/promoted sides.

Fox Sports Media Group and ESPN will provide an unprecedented level of coverage for the final matchday of the 2011-12 English Premier League season. ESPN will be broadcasting one match while the other nine will be available on a variety of Fox Networks (on TV and online).

Full details of the schedule are below via a FSMG press release.

On Sunday, as Chelsea take on Blackburn in the final Premier League game of the season at the Bridge, and as the final whistle blows, the harsh reality of our failings in the league will hit home to all of us.
Forget the FA Cup win and the Champions League final next week for a moment and take a look at where we find ourselves and it isn't enjoyable reading.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

For Manchester City, the Premier League title is within their grasp, but standing in the way is a familiar face.

Former City manager Mark Hughes takes his Queens Park Rangers side into Etihad Stadium on Sunday with a chance to spoil his old club's run to the title.

What a Sunday we have in store. 10 games kicking off at the same time. Bolton or QPR will go down. Manchester United or Manchester City will win the league. Arsenal, Tottenham, or Newcastle are fighting for a place in ... Continue reading →

The Ideal Arsenal Staring XI for 2012/13, featuring Vertonghen, M'Vila, Podolski and RVP - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Arsenal have been through something of a rollercoaster season, starting very slowly before a revival has the north London side 90 minutes away from a respectable third place.

It has to be said... the 2011/12 season for Manchester United fans has been nothing short of a disappointment. The season that started out with emphatic and wondrous victories against the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers...
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By JOHN BOSCHINI

Start printing the banners and begin tying red ribbons to the Premier League trophy. Barring a miracle, Manchester United are going to be the champions of England.

Manchester City continued their terrible run of form with a 1-0 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates and the so-called "noisy neighbors" fall eight points behind United in the race for the Premier League title with six games to play.

szólj hozzá: Arsenal Tottenham 3:2 HIGHLIGH

Football is a funny old sport. The sharks were out circling Wenger and Arsenal before this match with so many negative articles written, admittedly many here on this blog. Spurs had outwitted Arsenal according to Amy Lawrence and there was no escaping some of the salient points she made.

The most comprehensive preview of Arsenal Tottenham

The match fixing analysis of the Arsenal Tottenham match under Mr Dean has garnered a lot of interest.

Here is the link to that file...

The problem with the referees, and the match fixing analysis

And to the match preview

The match preview

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Ah, Fernando Torres set fire to the rain, why don't you? He's the the classic case of Favourite Footballer To Hate, and it's only going to get worse for poor tipo over here. You see, Vicente del Bosque has left him out of Spain's squad for their upcoming friendly against Venezuela on the 29th, opting instead to go with Valencia's Roberto Soldado.

Stevenage will host Tottenham at the Lamex Stadium

Not the draw I wanted at all, but taking personal reasons away and concentrating solely on the club, drawing Tottenham at home is a very good tie. The Lamex Stadium is almost guaranteed to be packed to the rafters mostly with Spurs supporters to watch Boro host the Premier League side for the first time in a competitive fixture.

Watford vs Tottenham FA Cup 2012 Highlights 0-1 Van der Vaart Goal Video Spurs is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Watford vs Tottenham FA Cup 2012 Highlights 0-1 Van der Vaart Goal Video Spurs is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Watford vs Tottenham 2012 ( Watford Spurs Video below) Final score and result: Watford vs Tottenham 0-1 ( Van der Vaart) Vicarage Road, FA Cup- 27 January, 2012- Friday- 19.

Now that the transfer window is open, I thought it was time to take a quick look at how Premier League clubs have been performing on various dimensions. Let's start with offense for today. Which clubs have been doing exceptionally well, and which ones seem to need some help, perhaps by finding a player or two?

Sources in Italy have claimed that Argentine striker Ezequiel Lavezzi may be tempted to an Anfield switch during the summer if Liverpool can book a place in next seasons Champions League.
Liverpool would require to finish this season in at least fourth place to stand a chance of Champions League qualification, a position that many believe the Anfield side can accomplish this season despite competition from Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United.

It seems Werder Bremen midfielder Marko Marin has become one of the most wanted players in Europe after it was revealed that Liverpool are the latest club keeping tabs on the diminutive playmaker.
Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea have already checked on the availability of the German international and now Liverpool have emerged as candidates to sign Marin.

Blackburn vs Tottenham 1-2 Highlights Video 2011 Van der Vaart goals is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Blackburn vs Tottenham 1-2 Highlights Video 2011 Van der Vaart goals is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Blackburn vs Tottenham 2011 ( Blackburn vs Spurs 2011) Final score and result:- Blackburn vs Tottenham 1-2 ( Mauro Formica/ Rafael van der Vaart*2) Ewood Park, 23rd October, 2011- Sunday- Premier League Rafael [.

Bolton defender Gary Cahill has fast become the most sought after defender in the Premiership with Barcelona, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Man City all consistently linked with the player, however, it now appears that it will be Liverpool that will finally agree to stump up the £12 Million that Bolton are demanding for the 25 year old.

Tottenham vs Arsenal 2011 Goals 2-1 Highlights Video Van der Vaart Ramsey Walker is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Tottenham vs Arsenal 2011 Goals 2-1 Highlights Video Van der Vaart Ramsey Walker is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Tottenham vs Arsenal 2011 ( Spurs vs Arsenal 2011) Final score and result:- Tottenham vs Arsenal 2-1 ( Van der Vaart, Walker/ Ramsey) White Hart Lane, London- 2 October, 2011 Sunday- [.

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Video- Van der Vaart goal vs Arsenal Tottenham 2011 October is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter This Rafael van der Vaart goal vs Arsenal gave Spurs the lead in the North London derby contested between the two sides on 2 October, 2011.

Arsenal Tottenham games are always spicy affairs, but today it has a little extra spice attached because of a certain striker called Emmanuel Adebayor. Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has already expressed his concerns about player abuse now it is the time of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. Redknapp and Wenger both expect Adebayor to cop his [.

There is an argument to be made that Gordon Smith is the forgotten giant of Scottish football.
Although his memory lives on with those lucky enough to have seen him play, recognition for his exploits as a player and for his unique acheivements seems to have slipped away.
Yet his was a remarkable career: five league championships with Hibs, Hearts and Dundee.

The excellent start made by both Manchester United and Manchester City in the early phase of the premier league, rises the prediction that those two teams are the ones who will be challenging for the league title this season.

This opinion however, is squashed away by Man United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, himself who insisted that there will be much more competition in the league this season as the veteran manager stated around five-six are challenging for premier league glory.

Chelsea cash plus player bid for Liverpool's Raul Meireles rejected

• Anfield club offered £7m plus Yossi Benayoun back • Chelsea still hope to sign Luka Modric and Alvaro Pereira Chelsea have had an offer rejected for the Liverpool midfielder Raul Meireles of £7m plus Yossi Benayoun as a makeweight.

Arsenal + Tottenham = 5 matches, 0 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses, 3 GF, 18 GA, -15 GD. I'm half-expecting the rioting to return to North London.
Speaking of chaos, we're getting close to the chaos part of the year in the Weekly Rankings. There were a few changes this week due to moves in domestic schedules.

Goal.com Predicts: Manchester United 2-0 Arsenal, Tottenham 1-2 Manchester City, Liverpool 2-0 Bolton

Our guys feel the gloom is set to remain in north London, as Arsene Wenger's side will remain winless, while Spurs are set to remain at the foot of the Premier League table

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Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has predicted the Reds will finish in the top four this season ahead of Monday's friendly with Valerenga.
Alonso remains a Liverpool icon following his part in their 2005 Champions League-winning season and, although now a Real Madrid player, he keeps a close eye on how things are developing on Merseyside.

Sneijder, Modric, Tevez and more readers' transfer questions answered in Goal.com's Twitter Q&A

Correspondent Greg Stobart was asked about potential signings throughout the Premier League, including Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool

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Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Sunderland are reported to be doing battle for the signature of Swedish defender Alexander Milosevic.
A number of scouts are believed to have watched the 18-year-old full-back in action against Malmo on Sunday.
Milosevic's agent, Nenad Lukic, admits he is aware of interest in the defender from England, but insists there have been no offers for the teenager.

According to James Robson at the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given is unsure about his future with the club, putting many teams like Arsenal, Tottenham, and QPR all on alert. The 35-year-old goalkeeper said,

"It's not ideal because I don't feel much sharp sometimes when I'm playing for Ireland .

Emmanuel Adebayor is hoping his two goals in Real Madrid's 4-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur will help him earn a long-term deal at the club. The striker, who has five goals in 13 Real games, is on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season.

"I have two months to go and the club will decide what they want to do but of course I want to stay.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is preparing a double raid on Crystal Palace for hot prospects Wilfried Zaha and Jon Williams.
Anfield scouts have been monitoring Zaha during his first full season for Palace and Dalglish has had glowing reports about the 18-year-old striker, who is also interesting Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle.

"I hope we can go the whole season unbeaten." These were the words of Manchester United winger Nani as he talked about The Red Devils season so far. Currently sitting at the summit of the Premiership, Manchester United have failed to record a loss this season after twenty-one games. Yet for a team looking for their 19th Premiership title, the form of United is leaving a lot to be desired.