By Chris Wright

Given the furore at Leeds yesterday, we thought it would be fairly timely to put together Pies' pick of the ten English-based football managers that, for one reason or another, are almost impossible to foster a begrudging respect for let alone take to your heart.

All January 2012 English Premier League Transfers - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

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If the draw for the Fifth Round of this year's FA Cup was notable for anything in particular, what really stood out was the presence of two clubs for whom an appearance at this stage of the competition would been inconceivable just a couple of decades ago. Last weekend, both Crawley Town and Stevenage chalked up notable wins in the Fourth Round of the competition both by a single goal, with Crawley's coming at Hull City and Stevenage's against Notts County - and the reward for each is a home match against Premier League in the next round, in the form of Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur respectively.

If the draw for the Fifth Round of this year's FA Cup was notable for anything in particular, what really stood out was the presence of two clubs for whom an appearance at this stage of the competition would been inconceivable just a couple of decades ago. Last weekend, both Crawley Town and Stevenage chalked up notable wins in the Fourth Round of the competition both by a single goal, with Crawley's coming at Hull City and Stevenage's against Notts County - and the reward for each is a home match against Premier League in the next round, in the form of Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur respectively.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Chelsea is looking for a better second half of the season in the Premiership, and it is hoping the signing of an attacking midfielder will help them do that.

Chelsea is set to sign Kevin De Bruyne from Belgian club RC Genk on a five-year deal.

Players disrespecting referees is a big problem in many European leagues. Not so much in the Bundesliga, though. Image: THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images.

While everyone in England was caught up in the now traditional FA Cup bicker-fest, the rest of the European Leagues had a peculiar stillness about them this weekend.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

Headlines in England following the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup will be centered on the Liverpool vs. Manchester United battle and a possible QPR vs. Chelsea meeting, as rematches of racism-marred Premier League games take center stage. For American fans, though, there's a much more tasty fixture to be found.

A largely average performance resulted in a 4-0 win over Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge and a place in the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup. Hey, I'm not complaining.

Who's up next then? The Dons of MK or that lot from down the road.

Rubbish

Chelsea will travel to either MK Dons or Queens Park Rangers in the next round of the competition.

There are eighteen teams that spent the whole of 2011 in League Two (four teams are promoted each season, and two are relegated). Congratulations to Shrewsbury Town, who despite missing out in the League Two playoffs last May ended the year as the League Two side that had gained the most points (an impressive 86) during 2011.

Seldom has there been a less savoury title for a specific football match than The Split Testicle Match, but this is the name that has been given to the Boxing Day League Two match between Crawley Town and Gillingham, in which the visiting side's Chris Whelpdale suffered an injury, of which only the most cursory of descriptions may have sent many males wincing and clutching their groins.

Seldom has there been a less savoury title for a specific football match than The Split Testicle Match, but this is the name that has been given to the Boxing Day League Two match between Crawley Town and Gillingham, in which the visiting side's Chris Whelpdale suffered an injury, of which only the most cursory of descriptions may have sent many males wincing and clutching their groins.

The draw for this season's FA Cup 3rd round was made today with Manchester City drawn Manchester United at hom in what is the draw of the round. There will be only one other all Premier League tie with Newcastle at home to Blackburn, while non-league Tamworth got a dream tie with Everton at Goodison Park.

Swindon Town: un fantastico tris per Paolo Di Canio Di Renato Cignoni CRAWLEY TOWN 0SWINDON TOWN 3 (Connell '28 – Kerrouche 82' e 85') Crawley Town:Michel Kuipers; David Hunt, Charlie Wassmer, Tom Eastman, Scott Griffiths; Hope Akpan, Josh Simpson (Cap), Dannie Bulman, Michael Doughty; Tyrone Barnett, Matt Tubbs Sostituti: Scott Shearer, Ben Smith, Glenn Wilson, John Akinde, Jon-Paul

09.08.2011 - Vistos los acontecimientos que revolucionan Londres desde hace tres días, los dirigentes de la FA (The Football Association) en reunión con miembros de la Policía Metropolitana, el Gobierno y Consejo de Brent, decidieron cancelar el fútbol inmediato por falta de garantías.

Admittedly I was a bit slow to publish this...so with the added benefit of one performance, here's the League Two preview!

Who's Looking Good?

Crawley Town: Most bookies favourites, Crawley have the biggest budget in the league, momentum to die for, and probably the deadliest striker in the division in Matt Tubbs.

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- Throughout the day, the QPR Report Messageboard has news updates, comments and perspectives - even links to other board comments of interest re QPR matters (on and off the field) along with football (and ONLY football) topics in general.

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- Throughout the day, the QPR Report Messageboard has news updates, comments and perspectives - even links to other board comments of interest re QPR matters (on and off the field) along with football (and ONLY football) topics in general.

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- Throughout the day, the QPR Report Messageboard has news updates, comments and perspectives - even links to other board comments of interest re QPR matters (on and off the field) along with football (and ONLY football) topics in general.

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Date: Tuesday Feb 22 2011
Ground: Broadfield Stadium
Comp: BlueSquare Conference (step one)
Match: Crawley Town 1 Southport 0 HT: 0-0

Mills 75:

ATT: 3,765
Additional: Entrance £17.00 (seated), Programme £3.00

Broadfield Stadium in pictures

Ground Statistics (marks out of ten, maximum 40)
Character 7, Structures/Terracing 7, Hospitality 6, Backdrop/Scenery 4
Total 24

A pre-emptive strike to stop me losing another tick on my 92 list next season.

Date: Tuesday Feb 22 2011
Ground: Broadfield Stadium
Comp: BlueSquare Conference (step one)
Match: Crawley Town 1 Southport 0 HT: 0-0

Mills 75:

ATT: 3,765
Additional: Entrance £17.00 (seated), Programme £3.00

Broadfield Stadium in pictures

Ground Statistics (marks out of ten, maximum 40)
Character 7, Structures/Terracing 7, Hospitality 6, Backdrop/Scenery 4
Total 24

A pre-emptive strike to stop me losing another tick on my 92 list next season.

Date: Tuesday Feb 22 2011
Ground: Broadfield Stadium
Comp: BlueSquare Conference (step one)
Match: Crawley Town 1 Southport 0 HT: 0-0

Mills 75:

ATT: 3,765
Additional: Entrance £17.00 (seated), Programme £3.00

Broadfield Stadium in pictures

Ground Statistics (marks out of ten, maximum 40)
Character 7, Structures/Terracing 7, Hospitality 6, Backdrop/Scenery 4
Total 24

A pre-emptive strike to stop me losing another tick on my 92 list next season.

Date: Tuesday Feb 22 2011
Ground: Broadfield Stadium
Comp: BlueSquare Conference (step one)
Match: Crawley Town 1 Southport 0 HT: 0-0

Mills 75:

ATT: 3,765
Additional: Entrance £17.00 (seated), Programme £3.00

Broadfield Stadium in pictures

Ground Statistics (marks out of ten, maximum 40)
Character 7, Structures/Terracing 7, Hospitality 6, Backdrop/Scenery 4
Total 24

A pre-emptive strike to stop me losing another tick on my 92 list next season.

The death of Bruce Winfield on Monday at the age of sixty-one marks the end of a short spell as the co-owner of Crawley Town, but supporters of the club are paying lavish tribute to a man that reinvented the club in the last months of his life. After several years of seemingly perpetual financial crisis, Winfield's revolution began at the start of July.

French champions Olympique Marseille will be looking to secure a favourable result as they host Manchester United in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Last 16 tie.

‘Franglais' is the term used to describe a concocted mixture of the finest in the French and English language.

In Soccer America today, writer Paul Gardner argued that The FA Cup just ain't what it used to be. While I agree with some of his points, I believe the magic of the FA Cup still exists based on Leyton Orient's marvelous comeback against Arsenal on Sunday, and Crawley Town's heroic challenge against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

1. This year's FA Cup sponsored by Back To The Future is getting confusing. Are we going to have one team turning up at Wembley for the final while their opponents are still finishing off their quarter-final replay? 2. Crawley Town manager Steve Evans is gradually morphing into a drag act. 3. Football really is [.

It's disappointing when former highly talented players become bitter as they age. Although he spent his best years in the blue of Manchester City, Mike Summerbee was a close friend and business...
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Premier League giants did not quite slip on the Crawley Town banana skin but they certainly had a few stumbles. The non league minnows put up a brave performance going down to the lone Wes Brown 28...
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Premier League giants did not quite slip on the Crawley Town banana skin but they certainly had a few stumbles. The non league minnows put up a brave performance going down to the lone Wes Brown 28...
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Was looking forward to the manchester United - Crawley Town match all day...everyone loves an underdog FA Cup performance after all. Any semblence of anticipation was stymied in a moment when I saw who Crawley's sponsors were.
A fairly impressive marketing coup as far as the rest of the country were concerned but on Merseyside we instantly plunged into turmoil.

Perhaps we should spare a thought for the ordinary supporters of Crawley Town. The thousand or so die-hards that have been going to Broadfield Stadium for a few years have had a tough time of it over the last few seasons and they may well believe that they, if no-one else, have earned their day in the spotlight.

Man United vs Crawley Town FA Cup 5th round- February 19, 2011 Final score:- Man United vs Crawley Town 1-0 ( Wes Brown) Brave Crawley Town bow out of the FA Cup as they go down 1-0 to Manchester United with Wes Brown scoring a rare United goal Manchester United vs Crawley Town 1-0 ( [...] Related posts:

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As it's Little vs. Large, David vs. Goliath, Minnows vs. Champions; in the form of Crawley Town and Manchester United today; I thought I would hit you with a relevant fact...

The last time a non-league side beat top-flight opposition away from home was Altrincham's victory over Birmingham City at St.

As it's little vs. Large, David vs. Goliath, Minnows vs. Champions; in the form of Crawley United and Manchester United today; I thought I would hit you with a relevant fact...

The last time a non-league side beat top-flight opposition away from home was Altrincham's victory over Birmingham City at St.

It's a different type of weekend in English football these next two days. There's one Premier League match being played tomorrow (West Brom vs Wolves), while some of the other Premier League teams are competing in the FA Cup. Those FA Cup matches kick off today with Chelsea playing Everton, Manchester United against non-league Crawley Town, Birmingham City against Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke against Brighton.

The Red Devils take on their namesake this weekend, as they compete for the victory in the 5th round of the FA cup. But before we all enjoy the match itself, here is an overview of their amazing cup run...

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The Red Devils take on their namesake this weekend, as they compete for the victory in the 5th round of the FA cup. But before we all enjoy the match itself, here is an overview of their amazing cup run...

Click here to view the embedded video.

Attention in England turns to the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, with several National Teamer clubs in action. Also in the Cup, tiny Crawley Town travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United at noon on Saturday. Saturday FA Cup on Fox Soccer Channel: Chelsea host Tim Howard and Everton at 7:30am, with Birmingham City - Sheffield Wednesday at 10am, and Manchester United - Crawley Town at noon.

If ever you needed proof that the FA Cup has lost its lustre then this week should do the trick.

While people's attentions have been firmly on the drama of the Champions League, the fifth round of the historic competition has arrived with almost no fanfare.

The biggest team in the country – sorry Liverpool fans – faces non-league Crawley while Leyton Orient (fresh from their screwing-over at the hands of Newham Council, West Ham United and the Olympic Park Legacy Company) play Arsenal, but there's a distinct lack of romance in the air.