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Aston Villa are flying high in the Premiership and manager Martin O'Neill is relishing the chance
to chase a UEFA Cup spot. Indeed, Villa are just 3 points off a European spot and O'Neill, so often
tipped to be the next England head coach, is believed to be on the lookout for a certain Jose [...]
Tottenham are set to make a cash bid for Arsenal's unsettled midfielder Lassana Diarra as soon as
the transfer window opens. (Daily Mail) ...And Spurs manager Juande Ramos is set to plunge the
future of his current crop of strikers in doubt when he bids to buy Sevilla striker Alexander
Kerzhakov. (Times) Derby's Paul Jewell is after [.
Following is a comprehensive list of transfer rumours which were published in British tabloids
during the month of November 2007: Manchester United According to various British newspapers,
Manchester United have stolen a march on Real Madrid in the £10m race to sign midfielder Miguel
Veloso. Moreover according to The People, Manchester United are being sounded out about a [.
Krisztián Németh netted a pair for the second straight contest as the Reserves took the
mini-derby, three to nil, at Halliwell Jones. It also saw the return of 19-year-old Spanish
midfielder Francisco Durán, who came on in the 76th minute after being out for nine months with a
knee injury. Leto was apparently quiet throughout, but Nabil El Zhar garnered Man of the Match
honors from the official site.
Now we are in December this means we are less than a month away from the transfer window being
opened to allow clubs the freedom the start their shopping. Should Newcastle United's Obafemi
Martins' threat to leave the side come true Newcastle have their sights on Espanyol hitman Luis
Garcia. The Spaniard is rated at [.
I remain a slave to tradition. Every year, I make a complete fool of myself at the office Christmas
party, and this year was no exception. After consuming a few too many ales, I made a misguided play
for the cleaner under the mistletoe. He was absolutely livid. My luck is unlikely to [...]
Greetings, hope everyone is doing well. I'm neither sick nor incarcerated so life can't be that
bad. Anyhow, I guess Rafa and Crouch have kissed and made up since it appears that the England
International won't be going anywhere come January. If he continues to play like he did against
Porto, even I wouldn't mind having him around.
For the last six or seven seasons, Arsenal have been the most entertaining side in the English
Premier League but on more than one occasion their effectiveness has failed their flair. But things
have imbibed a different hue this season and as the English Premier League 2007-2008 crawls into
Week 16, it is Arsene Wenger's [.
I'm all for good-natured banter at a football match, but supporters are beginning to overstep the
line. Harry Redknapp commands respect from all the major players in the game, such as Frank Lampard
and Jamie Redknapp, yet the colourful manager endured a torrent of vitriolic abuse when Portsmouth
travelled to Aston Villa.
The wife and I are similar in many ways, but we disagree on the most prudent way to discipline
children. Betty is from the old-school, and believes a small slap is perfectly acceptable. I take
the opposite view, and prefer the use of a knuckle-duster. Such actions would not be necessary if
it wasn't [.
Grand Slam Sunday headlined Week 17 of the English Premier League season, with Manchester United
edging Liverpool at Anfield, and Arsenal poking past Chelsea to remain on top of the league table.
But, that wasn't the only action worth watching this past weekend, as there were eight fixtures on
Saturday that preceded Sunday's top-of-the-table [.
Apparently Fabio Aurelio is injured and won't be available at least for another week. I understand
not letting the opposition know since the Brazilian is such a deadly passer, but Rafa, come on, you
have my personal email address. It's not as if I would tell the world... then again. Anyhow, Bolton
may have a bit of confidence coming into Anfield tomorrow after they beat Man U on Saturday, but
let them kid themselves, they're still Bolton.
This was the side that beat Man U last weekend? Well, not really. They had Kevin Nolan and our own
Danny Guthrie, two crucial pieces to the defensive stalwart that puzzled and trumped the Rooney and
Ronaldo-less side, but still, Nani and Anderson alone were probably bought for more than the entire
Bolton squad.
Before I get to my ratings for yesterday's match, I want to share a couple of more thoughts about
and concerning it. First off, does everybody share Paul Tomkins latest sentiment that the media for
the most part is not giving our side the proper credit by rubbishing our recent opponents? I'm not
so sure and I don't really care.
Chelsea has signed 18 year-old Argentine forward Franco Matias di Santo from Chilean first division
side Audax Italiano and is eying Blackburn's Benni McCarthy and Bolton's Nicolas Anelka as further
reinforcements for its depleted front line. Di Santo will move to Stamford Bridge for GBP3.4
million when the transfer window opens next month, according to Sky [.
Sven-Goran Eriksson continues to do a brilliant job at Manchester
City with a perfect home record to show for it. With a 4-2 win over a determined
Bolton side today, they move into fourth place in the Premier
League.
It was by no means a runaway 4-2, City scored the first goal but broke down in the
first half to let in 2 to fall behind.
Here's the line-up:
Reina
Riise
Carragher
Hyypiä
Arbeloa
Kewell
Lucas
Gerrard
Benayoun
Torres
Crouch
Bench:
Itandje
Mascherano
Babel
Kuyt
Hobbs
No Momo, again...
It seems that they are destined for each other, rather to play against each other. The draw for the
English FA Cup was made on Sunday and an almost inevitable pairing was announced. Manchester United
and Aston Villa have locked horns in the FA Cup three times in the last six seasons and they will
[..
When will Arsenal's bubble burst? They have been asking this for quite some time and the answer
still remains buried in the mist. And it will at least till the next round of matches in the
English Premier League rush upon us. For the moment the scintillating Arsenal side conjured up by
the wily old [.
The UEFA Cup group stage wrapped up this week, with the rest of the slots for the competition's
round of 32 being filled. There was at least one place up for grabs in several of the eight groups,
which meant for several sides, there was much to celebrate the past two nights, and for [...]
