LONDON, England — Manchester United's bid to maintain their position on the top of the Premier
League with victory at Blackpool on Saturday has been scuppered by the freezing temperatures in
England. United are two points clear of second placed Chelsea but they may lose first place after
their game was postponed as a result [.
A little weekend ditty for you. Back with more hopefully throughout the weekend.
• Will Everton put together a run or will they Wig Out
Pienaar in action...
The normally slow starting Toffees have started slower than normal. Tim Howard, usually resolute
between the pipes has been a little shaky perhaps still feeling a rib injury that we don't know
about?
By Ollie Irish
Sad news on this cold day: Ralph Coates, who played with huge distinction for Burnley and then
Tottenham, has died following a stroke. He was 64.
Burnley chief executive Paul Fletcher, who once played with Coates, said: "He is still very much
one of the sons of Burnley Football Club and someone who came through the revered youth system and
went on to bigger and better things.
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- As of this writing (8:00 am GMT), Leeds game still on.
It is surprisingly uncommon to find a player whose passing will be marked equally between two
different clubs, but the death of Ralph Coates at the age of sixty-four will be marked with sadness
at all three of the Football League clubs at which he played: Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton
Orient.
One of the disadvantages of running a supposedly non-partisan website is the guilt that comes with
covering the club one supports rather than Burnley, Bradford or Bury. Notwithstanding the odd
detailed appraisal (witness Lloyd's recent mammoth take on Plymouth Argyle's current travails), our
opportunities to write about one's own favourites have often been restricted to guest posts
elsewhere.
I can't add sleigh bells to my posts over Christmas (and believe me I would if I could) so
instead I thought I'd write a Christmas themed post covering which sides have faired best in Boxing
Day matches over the years.
Boxing Day stats:
- 172 Aston Villa have scored more goals than any side.
I can't add sleigh bells to my posts over Christmas (and believe me I would if I could) so
instead I thought I'd write a Christmas themed post covering which sides have faired best in Boxing
Day matches over the years.
Boxing Day stats:
- 172 Aston Villa have scored more goals than any side.
Recapping the penultimate month of the 2009-2010 campaign.
January February March
April saw the ending of Liverpool's challenge on a number of fronts the success early in the
month against Benfica (5-3 agg) was eventually wiped away by the semifinal loss to constant menace
Diego Forlan and Atlético Madrid; the stumbling race for the fourth and final Champions League
spot was all but lost; Fernando Torres was ruled out for the rest of the season.
