The man who may well be Britain's most dedicated football fan has missed his first game in 40 years after being forced to listen to his beloved Nottingham Forest's game against Burnley on Monday on the wireless having been laid up following a foot infection.
[Y]esterday evening, as Arsenal were battling bravely to overturn a Champions League deficit in Munich, ESPN viewers and a few gross hardy souls at Ewood Park saw Blackburn Rovers tumble out of the FA Cup. Here, Phil Lloyd scratches his head in befuddlement as to the Lancashire club's plight. Phil can be followed on twitter here.
Yesterday was a day for strange stand name changes. After we brought you news of Sheffield United
naming a stand in honour of Jessica Ennis, that turned out to be the second weirdest one of the
day. Because Championship side Burnley have signed a sponsorship deal with Totally Wicked, the
makers of a range of [.
After an up and down summer of sport and jubilation and Euro penalty heartbreak (again), the
honeymoon is now over and it's back to the hard graft of the football season. I'm doing it in the
usual predicted back to front styly. Van Persie followed in the usual Arsenal tradition and jumped
ship to Man U but will he hit it off with Rooney, I'm not so sure.
[E]ddie Howe's surprise return to Bournemouth at the back end of 2012 soon developed into a major exception to the ‘never go back' rule. Heavily bankrolled by League 1 standards, the Cherries cut a swathe through the upper reaches of the division and more than a few commentators were starting to regard one of the promotion places as tied up and dusted.
On Tuesday, two goals from Niall Canavan helped bring about one of the most surprising results of the Football League season, Scunthorpe United travelling to Walsall and returning to Lincolnshire with a franklyinexplicable 4-1 victory. Here, Max Bell assesses the recentchangeover in managerial power at Glanford Park and the return of Brian Laws.
The January transfer deadline is less than a week away now and message boards everywhere are heralding a cry for more experience to be added to Championship squads. The judicious addition of a central defender with a Premier League background or a proven striker could be enough to convert pretenders into serious challengers.
17:20 Swansea (-) Blackpool at The King Power Stadium15:00 Hull (3-1) Bolton at The KC Stadium15:00
Leeds (3-3) Blackburn at Elland Road15:00 Ipswich (2-2) Huddersfield Town at Portman Road15:00
Derby (5-1) Watford at Pride Park Stadium15:00 Burnley (1-3) Brighton at Turf Moor15:00 Crystal
Palace (2-1) Sheffield Weds at Selhurst Park15:00 Birmingham (1-0) Peterboro at St [.
17:20 Swansea v Blackpool at The King Power Stadium15:00 Hull v Bolton at The KC Stadium15:00 Leeds
v Blackburn at Elland Road15:00 Ipswich v Huddersfield Town at Portman Road15:00 Derby v Watford at
Pride Park Stadium15:00 Burnley v Brighton at Turf Moor15:00 Crystal Palace v Sheffield Weds at
Selhurst Park15:00 Birmingham v Peterboro at St [.
Having just returned from a holiday in the South of France; a country with a wonderful climate
and a farming industry that provides its people with more or less everything that one could wish
for – French supermarkets are the closest earthlings can get to heaven, if you are, like me, one
of those who lives to eat rather than eats to live – I cannot help but wonder what the likes of
Giroud (French, born in Chambery, situated in the wonderful French Alps), and Cazorla (Spanish,
born in Llanera, North-West Spain) made of their trip to the Country of Wrath – The Land of the
Orcs.
Having just returned from a holiday in the South of France; a country with a wonderful climate
and a farming industry that provides its people with more or less everything that one could wish
for – French supermarkets are the closest earthlings can get to heaven, if you are, like me, one
of those who lives to eat rather than eats to live – I cannot help but wonder what the likes of
Giroud (French, born in Chambery, situated in the wonderful French Alps), and Cazorla (Spanish,
born in Llanera, North-West Spain) made of their trip to the Country of Wrath – The Land of the
Orcs.
17:20 Watford (2-0) Birmingham at Vicarage Road Stadium15:00 Brighton (5-1) Barnsley at Amex
Stadium15:00 Huddersfield Town (2-0) Burnley at John Smith's Stadium15:00 Peterboro (1-2) Leeds at
London Road Ground15:00 Blackpool (6-0) Ipswich at Bloomfield Road15:00 Blackburn (-) Swansea at
Ewood Park15:00 Middlesbrough (2-1) Crystal Palace at The Riverside Stadium15:00 Charlton (0-0)
Hull at The Valley15:00 [.
17:20 Watford v Birmingham at Vicarage Road Stadium15:00 Brighton v Barnsley at Amex Stadium15:00
Huddersfield Town v Burnley at John Smith's Stadium15:00 Peterboro v Leeds at London Road
Ground15:00 Blackpool v Ipswich at Bloomfield Road15:00 Blackburn v Swansea at Ewood Park15:00
Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace at The Riverside Stadium15:00 Charlton v Hull at The Valley15:00 [.
17:20 Watford v Birmingham at Vicarage Road Stadium15:00 Brighton v Barnsley at Amex Stadium15:00
Huddersfield Town v Burnley at John Smith's Stadium15:00 Peterboro v Leeds at London Road
Ground15:00 Blackpool v Ipswich at Bloomfield Road15:00 Blackburn v Swansea at Ewood Park15:00
Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace at The Riverside Stadium15:00 Charlton v Hull at The Valley15:00 [.
15:00 Hull v Brighton at The KC Stadium15:00 Ipswich v Blackburn at Portman Road15:00 Derby v
Sheffield Weds at Pride Park Stadium15:00 Swansea v Peterboro at The King Power Stadium15:00
Burnley v Bolton at Turf Moor15:00 Crystal Palace v Watford at Selhurst Park15:00 Millwall v
Blackpool at The Den15:00 Birmingham v Charlton at St Andrews [.
The Gunners right-back Bacary Sagna is hotly tipped to be the next experienced player to leave the Arsenal squad after Theo Walcott leaves in January, with rumours stating that Inter Milan are keen on taking Sagna to Serie A.
Now the Lancashire Telegraph has reported that Arsenal scouts were at Ipswich Town this weekend to watch the performance of the Burnley defender Kieran Trippier, who has been extremely impressive since arriving at Turf Moor from Manchester City in the summer of 2011.
Arsene Wenger is always on the lookout for a bargain, especially if he is English, and it is being reported today that he has sent the Arsenal scouts to run the rule over the 23 year-old Charlie Austin at Burnley.
It is little surprise that there are many top Premiership sides watching the Englishman, as Austin is currently breaking records with his goalscoring prowess, in fact this season he has already scored 20 goals for Burnley, two more than Messi at Barcelona and one more than Ronaldo has for Real Madrid!
Newcastle were linked with 23 year-old striker Charlie Austin a couple of years ago while the striker was still at Swindon Town, but we didn't make the move for him, but since the 6'2″ striker moved to Burnley almost two years ago, he has a fantastic goal scoring record, and 20 goals in just 17appearancesthis [.
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Football Match just over at Turf Moor English League Championship Home Team Burnley Goals & Scorers 86′: Junior Stanislas;81′: penalty Charlie Austin;74′: Charlie Austin;39′:Own Michael Bostwick;7′: Chris McCann; Keeper Lee Grant Midfield Ross Wallace; Dean Marney; Chris McCann; Junior Stanislas; Forwards Martin Paterson; Charlie Austin; Defense Kieran [.
Playing at Turf Moor English League Championship Home Team Burnley Keeper Lee Grant Midfield Dean Marney; Chris McCann; Junior Stanislas; Ross Wallace; Forwards Charlie Austin; Martin Paterson; Defense Michael Duff; Jason Shackell; Joseph Mills; Kieran Trippier; Subs Away Team Peterboro Keeper Robert Olejnik [.
Match just over at Turf Moor English League Championship Home Team Burnley Goals & Scorers
60′:Own Gordon Greer; Keeper Lee Grant Midfield Chris McCann; Marvin Bartley; Dean Marney;
Forwards Cameron Stewart; Junior Stanislas; Charlie Austin; Defense David Edgar; Joseph Mills;
Kieran Trippier; Jason Shackell; Subs 61′: [.
Match just over at John Smith's Stadium English League Championship Home Team Huddersfield Town
Goals & Scorers 58′: Jordan Rhodes;7′: Joel Lynch; Keeper Alex Smithies Midfield Adam Clayton;
Keith Southern; Oliver Norwood; Forwards James Vaughan; Sean Scannell; Jordan Rhodes; Defense Peter
Clarke; Joel Lynch; Paul Dixon; Jack [.
20:00 Blackpool (2-1) Leeds at Bloomfield Road20:00 Bolton (2-0) Derby at Reebok Stadium19:45
Brighton (0-0) Cardiff at Amex Stadium19:45 Bristol City (4-1) Crystal Palace at Ashton Gate19:45
Huddersfield Town (1-1) Nottingham F. at The Galpharm Stadium19:45 Peterboro (1-2) Millwall at
London Road Ground19:45 Middlesbrough (3-2) Burnley at The Riverside Stadium19:45 Charlton (-)
Swansea at The [.
Match just over at The Riverside Stadium English League Championship Home Team Middlesbrough Goals
& Scorers 88′: Luke Williams;79′: Adam Reach;42′: Nicky Bailey; Keeper Jason Steele Midfield
Adam Reach; Nicky Bailey; Grant Leadbitter; Joshua McEachran; Forwards Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma;
Curtis Main; Defense Rhys Williams; George Friend; Justin [.
Burnley decided against appointing Andre Villas Boas as their manager because they were baffled by
his football jargon. AVB was inteviewed for the Clarets job after Owen Coyle left to join Bolton in
January 2010. Before enjoying huge success with Porto and suffering major disappointment with
Chelsea, the then Academica manager was ready to takeover [.
Burnley decided against appointing Andre Villas Boas as their manager because they were baffled by
his football jargon. AVB was inteviewed for the Clarets job after Owen Coyle left to join Bolton in
January 2010. Before enjoying huge success with Porto and suffering major disappointment with
Chelsea, the then Academica manager was ready to takeover [.
When Burnley fan James McDonagh cheekily applied for the Blackburn Rovers, he probably thought that a pen-pusher at Ewood Park might raise an eyebrow and have a giggle when it was opened. However, James received an email back from the club indicating that he had been shortlisted for the role! McDonagh told the Sun: "They're [.
Not to be outdone by the marten that ran riot and bit a Zurich player during a Swiss Super League match last weekend, the chickens of Blackburn once again conspired to invade the pitch at Ewood Park. Though it probably wasn't the same chicken that invaded the pitch during Blackburn's match against Wigan last season as part of ongoing protests against the club's hated poultry magnate owners, a cockerel wearing a similar small flag as a cape stepped onto the edge of the pitch during their match against rivals Burnley on Sunday.
Arsenal and Liverpool are among the clubs keeping an eye on Burnley hot-shot Charlie Austin, according to the Daily Mail. Austin has enjoyed an excellent start to the season after bagging an incredible 20-goals in just 16 games for Burnley so far this term, a haul that makes him the top scorer in all of Europe – ahead of superstars Lionel Messi (18) and Cristiano Ronaldo (19).
Following the summer releases of its newhomeand away strips, English Football League Championship side Burnley FC has unveiled its PUMA 2012/13 third kit for its league and cup runs. The...
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