3pm, live in the US on espn2 Sorry this is late, but I wanted to wait given the injuries and the game being on Monday. Posting
on Friday morning like usual would have meant even more baseless speculation over who's
available. Last 4 head-to-head: 2-2 (a) 04.26.08 0-0 (h) 09. Click to continue reading...
Not quite the humiliation we were hoping for but good enough. Arsenal started where they left
off against Blackburn: quick thinking, crisp passing, fast flowing football and being two up after
20 minutes was no more than we deserved. Van Persie scored what now must be viewed as his trade
mark goal; he seems to score in similar fashion in every game: the sublime take, the swivel and the
bullet like shot, hard and low along the ground, past the goal keeper, who, because of its speed is
unable to get down quick enough to do anything about it.
This weeks Geordie Comedy Gold is when the title was lost in the 95/96 season. Sir
Alex's mind games had worked and Keegan just cracked, I remember sitting in front of the TV and
just watching in amazement. He'd just love it...
"4 Games, 12 Points" will be the headlines ringing around the Lane come 5pm tomorrow. I don't know
what the odds are, but I am sure they're stacked in our favour. I can see Birmingham trying to get in our faces during the first 15 minutes. You can also expect
Alex McLeish to pack his midfield with Bowyer, O'Shea, Larsson, Ferguson and Carsley with McFadden
playing up front on his own, but dropping back when needed, which may be the majority of the time
tomorrow. Click to continue reading...
Birmingham are back in the top-flight, but you won't find too many people tipping them to stay
there for too long. They have made a lot of signings in the off-season, but the majority - if not
all - of them have been players who will be new to the Premier League or who have been found
wanting. Click to continue reading...
Sometimes, it is very difficult to watch a big club with high ambitions and solid finances getting
itself relegated on account on some misfortunate circumstances and one off season. Last season
greatest jinx in Coca Cola Championship were definitely Leicester City, and their alike in the
Premiership are surely Birmingham City. Click to continue reading...
Just as we have guessed and assumed, transfer rumors about James Beattie leaving Sheffield United
for Stoke City, came true. Excellent striker has reinforced the Potters for the estimated sum of
£3.5 million. After a year with the Blades and 34 goals, ex-Southampton and Everton player
traded his red Sheffield United shirt for the [. Click to continue reading...
Marihuana, racism, restaurant and street brawls. That all, but also the fantastic courage and
football vigour, is what we remember Lee Bowyer for. His most notorious media burst was probably
when he and Johnatan Woodgate beat up the Asian student in Leeds in 2000. Still, it wasn't all,
since the most bizarre case in my [. Click to continue reading...
Just when the window opened, some interesting deals have already been made. First of all, we should
point out that teams that didn't do their job right this summer are now in the worst position.
Teams like Blackpool, Norwich or Charlton have all been looking to fill in the squad with loanies
and now, when [. Click to continue reading...
