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All football fans, across the planet, love a player in their team who does nothing but terrorise the opposition, literally bully the life out them.

Harass the opponent, chase him down, force a mistake... and if all else fails, smash him to the ground.

In 18-year-old Frimpong, we have a cast iron certainty of a future fans favourite, the kid is 100% assured to be the dominant midfielder in our team for years to come.

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As if scripted, when West Ham was looking for a leader to haul them back into Premiership survival, Scott Parker duly obliged. In every sense, Parker was the the only West Ham player you would not wished to suffer the agony of relegation. So immense were his heart and commitment to stave off relegation.

By Ollie Irish

Photo: PA

Wives and girlfriends of the England players gather at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, before going to see The Black and White Minstrel Show, on the eve of the 1966 World Cup Final.

From left to right: Leslie Newton (Alan Ball's fiancee), Judith Hurst (Geoff's wife), Kay Stiles (Nobby's wife), Norma Charlton (Bobby's wife), Mrs Wilson (Ray's wife no first name on the original caption), Carol Paine (Terry's wife) and Ursula Banks (Gordon's wife).

Next into the Dragon's Den are Tom and George and they're looking for £800million for a 100 per cent stake in Liverpool Football Club.
It was the best club in the world but is laden with debt and now can boast only to be the seventh best in England.
The Europa League beckons, the famous Anfield home is earmarked for demolition and Mascherano wants to leave.

Kaleci konusunda son 20 yılın en kısır Avrupa ülkesi diyebileceğimiz İngiltere'nin efsanevi kalecisi Gordon Banks'in 1973 yılında yapılan jübile maçından efsane kareler! 1970 Dünya Kupası'nda Brezilya-İngiltere maçında Pele'nin altı pas üstünden vurduğu kafa vuruşuna yaptığı kurtarış Dünya Kupaları tarihinin en efsanevi kurtarışı olarak gösterilen Gordon Banks 1972 yılında geçirdiği bir trafik kazası sonucu üst düzey profesyonel futboldan kopmak zorunda kalır.

This week from the tipster, I'm announcing my new website I Am The Tipster.

If you check it out you will see that it's a sports betting website with tips, information and guides on a large variation of sports. It is written by myself and with the help of a few others we aim to a helpful service which is fun and will hopefully help punters make a profit.

Few and far between
The 9 Players Who Scored During The Premier League's Lowest Scoring Weekend Of November 24th/25th 2001
1. Les Ferdinand (for Tottenham v West Ham)
2. Thierry Henry (2 goals for Arsenal v Man United)
3. Emile Heskey (for Liverpool v Sunderland)
4. Hassan Kachloul (for Aston Villa v Leeds)
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Nice idea I saw via the England Team wesbite, run by the charity Keep Your On The Ball, who raise awareness about prostate and testicular cancer.

The odea is that age old one you have to pick your all time England XI. But there are a couple of caveats. First off it has to be someone who represented England at the World Cup (seemingly since 1966, so erm not really All Time then), and second if you want to win Gordon Banks shirt, you have to pick the same starting XI as Terry Venables, who has picked a special secret XI (revealing only Banks in goal).

Way back in August I posted a Preview to the Championship (The English 2nd tier) in which I attempted to predict which teams would be promoted or relegated. Languagecaster readers should pat themselves on the back as they tipped Newcastle, West Brom and Cardiff to make it but how well did I do?

Mike Grella, Leeds United

Grella came on for the final six minutes but Charlton got a tricky goal late, winning 1-0 against Leeds. Leeds now needs a win next week to clinch automatic promotion.

The Rest

A choice for Anfield Boss Rafa Benitez to consider during his summer holidays.

Win the Club Shirt Of Your Choice Simply by Speaking Your Mind!

Liverpool and Aston Villa have joined the race for Carlton Cole after it emerged last night that West Ham rejected a £10million bid for the striker.

Rafa Benitez says the upcoming World Cup finals is hampering his attempts to land his summer transfer targets.
Despite ongoing speculation linking him with a move to Italy, the Liverpool boss has insisted his future is at Anfield and is pressing on with plans to strengthen his squad.
Benitez has already snapped up teenage midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Charlton for £1.

I no longer believe anything I read in the media. I think they are scavengers desperate for news to fill their ever expanding empires of greed. I'm also eternally optimistic and, despite the evidence to the contrary, have been hoping that Roy would eventually turn down Liverpool (and/or England) and commit himself to Fulham.

And so we start another season in League One on Saturday. Of course it's not where any of us want to be, but strangely it seems there is a lot more optimism around the 2010/11 season than there was last year.

The loss of Bailey, Burton, Richardson and Sam from the starting XI is of course a blow and combined with the departures of Shelvey, Mooney and Randolph leaves our squad desperately threadbare.

A resumed 9-5 schedule means these entries are going to be clipped for the next while, but I feel I need to say a few things about Martin O'Neill. Checking the Twittersphere yesterday and it was apparent there were mixed feelings over his leaving the club, presumably over the usual crap. I don't want to wade into that discussion.

It's not that the game's bother me, because they don't. It's the fact that the man of the match is refereed to as the MVP (Most valuable player)...

Here is the 2008 MLS All-Star final, West ham lost 3-2. Shame. Now I don't want to be that British guy who picks out all the faults with MLS, actually that's a lie.

Liverpool new boy Paul Konchesky has revealed that he felt that the chance to move to Anfield from Fulham was too good to turn down.
The left-back signed a four-year deal for the Reds on transfer deadline day, moving for a reported £4 million from Craven Cottage.
Now he is targeting trophies as he looks forward to linking up with his former gaffer once again.

Liverpool starlet Jonjo Shelvey has revealed it was a "great honour" to play at Anfield for the first time in Jamie Carragher's testimonial.
Shelvey, 18, featured as the club celebrated the career of its veteran defender last weekend. While Carragher can boast a 20-year affiliation with the Reds, the ex-Charlton Athletic man is only just starting to make his mark since arriving this summer.

"He called me a 'f****** ****' - it was appalling, especially with my grandson sitting next to me," Mrs Cox said. "It's terrible to hear such bad language. We sit there, in the family enclosure, so Luke doesn't have to hear it, but it's even worse because you hear all the players.
Bowyer has gained notoriety for his involvement in a number of unsavoury incidents over the years, having failed a drugs test for cannabis at Charlton, appeared in court after being charged with assault - though he was cleared of the charges - during his time with Leeds and fighting with then Newcastle team-mate Kieron Dyer on the pitch in 2005.

Legend: it's a word thrown round all too readily it appears these days. Scrolling down my news feed on Facebook last week, I found one friend bestowing legendary status on Javier Hernandez following his late winner for Manchester United away at Valencia. I'm sure he was caught up in the moment, or at least I hope so, and I imagine in the cold light of day, he wouldn't be quite so keen to put Hernandez up with the ‘Kings of the Stretford End' such as Cantona, Law and Charlton just yet although, considering the fact that the guy probably couldn't find Old Trafford with a sat nav and more than likely believes that football was invented in 1993, nothing would surprise me.

By Chris Wright

Ten years ago, Cardiff (and England) striker Jay Bothroyd was told by Arsenal's head of youth development Liam Brady that he would never play for the club again after the tempestuous teenager threw his shirt at coach Don Howe after being substituted during an Under-19 match.

A decade ago, tempestuous teenager Jay Bothroyd was told by Arsenal's head of youth development, Liam Brady that he would never play for the club again after the surly young striker hurled his shirt at coach Don Howe upon being substituted during an U19s match.

Newcastle United today announced the appointment of former West Ham, Charlton and Southampton manager Alan Pardew.

A quick glance at the Wimbledon-born gaffer's history shows nothing of particular credit or legacy worthy. Although he guided West Ham to the FA Cup Final where they lost to Liverpool, he did win the Saint Johnstone Paint trophy whilst in his tenure with Southampton.

Newcastle United today announced the appointment of former West Ham, Charlton and Southampton manager Alan Pardew.

A quick glance at the Wimbledon-born gaffer's history shows nothing of particular credit or legacy worthy. Although he guided West Ham to the FA Cup Final where they lost to Liverpool, he did win the Saint Johnstone Paint trophy whilst in his tenure with Southampton.

Firing Blanks

To say that this season has been a hard slog for many of the new faces to the Premier League would be like saying that Ireland found itself slightly unprepared for the freezing weather in 2010. Whilst many of the big money signings have struggled for form and fitness, those sneaking up from the old second division are still adapting to their new surroundings.

Please read the title all-Britishy, rhyme "again" with "pain".Yep, Wycombe forward Jon-Paul Pittman has connected for his team-best sixth league goal of the campaign. It momentarily pulled the hosts level with Charlton, but as often happens, Wanderers conceded to drop the points.I will find a clip for this one, but League One stuff usually takes time.

I've recently been re-reading The Glory Game by Hunter Davies. For those not in the know, it's a warts and all account of Tottenham's 1971/72 season, in which Davies was given unprecedented access behind the scenes at White Hart Lane.

Amidst the positive reviews on the back cover, is the fact that the book was voted at number 14 in The Observer's Top 50 Sports Book Of All Time and at number 11 in FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Books Ever.

Many fans were more than impressed by former player Darren Ambrose on Wednesday night. Darren Ambrose could be a savvy signing for Newcastle Darren was signed by Bobby Robosn for Newcastle, from his old club Ipswich Town, in 2003 and was sold by Graeme Souness to Charlton a couple of years later.

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It's been a while. Again. A few months ago Marceltipool looked no more. Several aborted attempts to rejuvenate the interest in training had seemingly knocked the final nails in the coffin and the ideal of a football club for the Olympique de Marseille, Celtic and Liverpool-friendly in London appeared to have simply returned to my imagination.

I doubt Iain Dowie was the first name on Hull fans' lips when former manager Phil Brown departed earlier this week.
The former Oldham, Crystal Palace and Charlton boss is not exactly the inspirational appointment they hoped for, or indeed expected, when chairman Adam Pearson promised not to "leave any stone unturned" in his search for a new boss.

Much has been written on these pages about the struggles of Championship basement boys like Peterborough, Plymouth and Crystal Palace, but what about those vying to replace them in English football's second tier? With eight games to go in League One, Norwich look as good as promoted. They have an eleven-point cushion on the teams below them and have won five of their last six, the only blemish

Here is the current League One table:

With four games to go, it's Norwich's to lose. A couple of months ago, it was Leeds' to lose, which they seemed to have done spectacularly. But they've enjoyed a resurgence of late, winning their last three matches and pushing them back into the promotion places.

To get you in the mood...

"VIDEO: Great Goals Against City Charlton to Cantona, Robson to Rooney..." was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Untold Arsenal: Arsenal News And as today marks the 100th anniversary of the last day of Arsenal's turbulent season when Norris first mentioned taking us over, today's Sponsor is: Making the Arsenal - At Arsenal there is an issue for some supporters (the black propaganda revisionists and catatrophists).

Liverpool are ready to snap up Charlton superkid Jonjo Shelvey in a £2 million-plus move.
The Anfield club hope to tie up a quick deal for the attacking midfielder who has made almost 50 first team appearances for the Valiants, despite being just 18.
Shelvey has been linked with Chelsea and Arsenal since making his big breakthrough and also emerging through the international youth ranks.

Jonjo Shelvey could be on his way to Liverpool in the summer after interest in the Charlton youngster from Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs sparked a bidding war.
The Anfield side looks to be leading the chase for Shelvey - who, at 18, is one of England's top-rated young players.
Believed to be valued at around £3 million already, Shelvey has made more than 40 appearances for the Addicks since his debut just two months after his 16th birthday.

Contingent on tomorrow's medical and negotiations, we've seen Liverpool sign two highly-rated English teenage midfielders within the last two months: Raheem Sterling and now Jonjo Shelvey. Not only was I told Liverpool were a sinking ship without money, but I thought Benitez never bought British. And yes, I'm aware I'm basking in the arrival of two youngsters whose combined fee is less than £3m, but any silver lining during a monsoon.