In appreciation of the cat who made it onto the pitch at Anfield this evening I felt that it was about time I drew up another "Best XI". This time it's for players with "cat" in their name.

Cat XI

Between the sticks is Antalyaspor's 35 year old custodian Omer Catkic.

In appreciation of the cat who made it onto the pitch at Anfield this evening I felt that it was about time I drew up another "Best XI". This time it's for players with "cat" in their name.

Cat XI

Between the sticks is Antalyaspor's 35 year old custodian Omer Catkic.

Mais um jogo da Carling Cup 2011, foi realizado no dia 24/05/2011, na cidade de Dublin-EIR, no Aviva Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções da Irlanda (34º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Irlanda do Norte (65º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
1994Belfast 17/11/1993 NIR1:1 (0:0)IRL First stage1994Dublin 31/03/1993 IRL3:0 (3:0)NIR First stage1990Dublin 11/10/1989 IRL3:0 (1:0)NIR First stage1990Belfast 14/09/1988 NIR0:0IRL First stage
Eliminatórias Continentais
1996Dublin 29/03/1995 IRL1:1 (0:0)NIR Group matches1996Belfast 16/11/1994 NIR0:4 (0:3)IRL Group matches1980Belfast 21/11/1979 NIR1:0 (0:0)IRL Preliminary round1980Dublin 20/09/1978 IRL0:0NIR Preliminary round
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Craig Thomson-SCO
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Stephen Ward, aos 24 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Wolverhampton-ENG, que marcou seu primeiro gol pela seleção nacional.

When Manchester United and Blackpool met at Bloomfield Road almost four months ago, it proved to be one of the matches of the season.

Thanks to goals by former United prospect Craig Cathcart and DJ Campbell, United found themselves down 2-0 at halftime, and the deficit remained the same deep into the second half.

Congratulations to Jack Wilshere and Gareth Bale for being voted PFA Young Player and Player of The Year respectively. Funnily, there is no Liverpool representative in the PFA Team of The Year although I would have put Reina (probably on sentiment) above Edwin Van der Sar.
Here's my best eleven of Premier League young players.

Picture from Who Ate All The PiesA round-up of all the results and scorers in the English Premier League, matchday thirty-three.
The Premier League title race might be all but over but the relegation battle certainly is not. An error-strewn Blackpool performance has left Ian Holloway's side in the relegation zone, with Wigan leaping above The Tangerines after a comprehensive 3-1 victory.

By Chris Wright

Tottenham missed the chance to end the evening third in the Premier League pile after losing 3-1 to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, thanks to goals from Charlie Adam, Dudley Junior Campbell and Brett Ormerod with Roman Pavlyuchenko profiting from a heavy deflection to grab a 93rd minute consolation.

BLACKPOOL, England Blackpool dealt a blow to Tottenham's hopes of securing Champions League qualification on Tuesday, scoring their first win in seven matches with a 3-1 victory at Bloomfield Road. First half goals from Charlie Adam and DJ Campbell and a late Brett Ormerod strike secured three precious points for Ian Holloway's side, who [.

Fresh off a huge goal against Manchester United, Blackpool defender Craig Cathcart has revealed that he is certain that his former club will go on to win this season's Premier League.

Cathcart's goal made it a difficult night for the traveling United squad, but a second half revival sparked by Ryan Giggs was capped off by a Dimitar Berbatov brace and game winning goal.

Manchester United's seaside jaunt to face an attacking-styled Blackpool promised to be an open affair, but United manager Alex Ferguson wasn't in on the plot. Instead he erred with a pusillanimous 4-5-1 to open the game, a questionable setup with questionable selections.
Rooney was on the left, where he often is over the years when the season's final third, and United's forays into Europe, become the priority.

Given the amount of late drama that has occurred for and against Manchester United away from home this season, should anyone have expected any less than what transpired last night at Bloomfield Road?

Over the first 45 minutes, not only did Blackpool stand tall to United's advances, but thanks to two goals, one of which came from former United prospect Craig Cathcart, United found themselves down 2-0 at the break and in serious danger of losing a Premier League match for the first time this season.

Blackpool 2 – Manchester United 3 (Premier League, Enero 25, 2011)
Este fue uno de los mejores partidos de la temporada según los mismo ingleses y tambien una de las buenas actuaciones del joven ariete mexicano Javier Chicharito Hernandez.
Al primer tiempo faltaban elogios para el buen funcionamiento del equipo local el Blackpool en especial del futbolista Charlie Adam entre el y su equipo habían borrado a los red devils del campo de juego y 2 goles a cero era la ventaja del Blackpool a medio tiempo, tras las anotaciones de Craig Cathcart (15) y Dudley Campbell (43).

Craig Cathcart scored first for Blackpool and they went on to play a brilliant first half - totally dominating it.The second goal came in the 43rd minute - DJ Campbell headed in an Adam corner.
However the fat lady hadn't sung yet and Man Utd were back into the game latish in the second half when Berbatov and Javier Hernandez scored within two minutes of each other.

Blackpool were brilliant in the first half. Charlie Adam who Ian Holloway is hanging onto for dear life even as Liverpool furiously shake their hips at him was unstoppable. A pair of corner kicks and Craig Cathcart and DJ Campbell made fools of the Utd defense to put Blackpool up two. They showed no signs of stopping while running Man Utd ragged.

On a rainy day on the western shore of England, Blackpool put a scare into the Red Devils of Manchester in an entertaining match. In the end, United prevailed as the Tangerines were unable to finish off the League leaders, 2-3.

FORMATIONS: Both teams fielded 4-3-3 formations.

Manchester United, unbeaten in the league this season, mounted an impressive second-half comeback to beat Blackpool 3-2 and go five points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.

Blackpool were so impressive in the first half and led 2-0 at half-time ads they scored off two Charlie Adam corners.

Manchester United, unbeaten in the league this season, mounted an impressive second-half comeback to beat Blackpool 3-2 and go five points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.

Blackpool were so impressive in the first half and led 2-0 at half-time ads they scored off two Charlie Adam corners.

BLACKPOOL, England Manchester United moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League after staging a stunning late fightback to win 3-2 at Blackpool on Wednesday. Sir Alex Ferguson's side had gone 27 league matches without losing, a run stretching back to their 2-1 defeat against Chelsea in April last season.

Blackpool vs Manchester United Bloomfield Road, Blackpool- January 25, 2011 Final score:- Blackpool 2-3 Manchester United ( Cathcart,Campbell/ Berbatov*2, Hernandez) A brilliant second half comeback from Manchester United allows the Red Devils to beat Blackpool 3-2 at Bloomfield Road after trailing 2-0 at the lemon break.

Arsenal and Chelsea were both interested in signing Craig Cathcart but instead he chose to join the ranks at Manchester United. He made his way up through the ranks and was named captain.

However, after not progressing as much as the club hoped, he was allowed to leave for Blackpool at a bargain price at the start of this season.

As the wintry January chill sets in, the transfer window is also upon us. And with clubs needing to dig deeper to find hidden gems with big clubs largely inactive, Midlands rivals Aston Villa and Birmingham City are reportedly engaged in hot pursuit of Blackpool trickster Charlie Adam.