This week from the tipster I'm looking at
the weekends fixtures and finding some value.

If you followed me for the last round of Premiership fixtures, you would have won with the halftime-fulltime, draw-Chelsea bet against United.

This weeks accumulator is:.

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This week from the tipster I'm looking at
the weekends fixtures and finding some value.

If you followed me for the last round of Premiership fixtures, you would have won with the halftime-fulltime, draw-Chelsea bet against United.

This weeks accumulator is:.

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The English Championship, League One, and League Two divisions are all taking shape as they are well into their 2009-10 season. Here's a recap of all three divisions along with video highlights.

English Championship Video Recap

Its still very crowded at the top as Newcastle, West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff City, and Leicester City are all within one point of each other.

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The ACC is once again staking its claim as a dominant conference in men's college soccer. In the latest edition of the NSCAA College Soccer Rankings, the conference now boasts three teams in the top 5. Wake Forest, North Carolina and Maryland all clock in at No. 3, 4 and 5 respectively.

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The ACC is once again staking its claim as a dominant conference in men's college soccer. In the latest edition of the NSCAA College Soccer Rankings, the conference now boasts three teams in the top 5. Wake Forest, North Carolina and Maryland all clock in at No. 3, 4 and 5 respectively.

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I remember reading in the FourFourTwo season preview that around half of fans wish for the season was that their club would be taken over by a foreign billionaire.

There are plenty of examples where clubs have improved greatly under new investment, whether from abroad or overseas.

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Some players have that innate talent that when they get on the ball it is impossible not to notice them. Others are always doing the hard work that goes unappreciated but which is vital for the team to succeed. Indeed it could be argued that whilst the brilliance of the individual might occasionally win matches, it is what those around him do that usually plays the key role. Click to continue reading...

Por Martín Díaz
Conociendo al mítico Notts County (I)
Regresamos a la ciudad de Robin Hood, para esta vez analizar lo que en estos momentos esta sucediendo en el segundo club de la ciudad...Centrándonos en la actualidad, podríamos evaluar lo realizado por los nuevos propietarios en dos vertientes distintas, la real y la mediática, unidas en una figura, la de Sven Goran Eriksson, el nuevo director deportivo de la entidad, y cabeza visible del reluciente proyecto, que comenzó su recorrido sustituyendo el escudo del club, nuevos tiempos requieren nuevos símbolos. Click to continue reading...

The Johnstone Paint Trophy began its Round 2 in the Northern and Section section on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Most of the home teams advanced with a few exceptions. One match was postponed, Accrington Stanley v Shrewsbury Town, because of rain and the officials ruling the pitch unfit to play on.

Here's a list of the results from Tueday's matches.

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Cheer Up Alan Shearer's Top 10 TV Football Moments
6. Broken Nose
The football video industry has been a rich source of income over the years as "celebrities" from Nick Hancock to Gary Lineker host their stocking-filleresque "Football Gaffe" DVDs. These variations on a theme generally feature utterly hilarious moments of people standing on the ball and scoring own goals. Click to continue reading...

Noted ladies man Sven Goran Eriksson was met by a disturbing sight in the Notts County players' lounge following his club's 1-1 draw with Burton Albion on Saturday. From The Independent:

Kitted out in short skirts, high heels, padded bras and lipstick, the daring duo were not, as one fellow spectator in the Derek Pavis Stand mischievously suggested, Ulrika Jonsson and Faria Alam, but the avowedly heterosexual footballers Rob Purdie [above, left], of Oldham Athletic, and father-of-two Neil Austin [above, right], from Hartlepool United.

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Off for the weekend.  Wedding in Darlington.  Last time I was in Darlington was to watch Fulham lose at Middlesbrough.  A pointless trip in every sense. That was Lawrie Sanchez's team, losing to Mark Viduka.  Sigh.

I leave you with this:

Manu Chao, La Primavera.

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The Football League Trophy or the Johnstone's Paint Trophy began its first round of matches on Tuesday September 1, 2009. The first round is divided into regions (Northern and Southern played on Tuesday) and contains teams from the English League One and League Two. The matches are single elimination with the winners moving onto the second round.

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If you watch a match this afternoon, take a moment if possible to look into the eyes of your manager. If your team is winning you may think that you see happiness, but it's not. It's relief and respite. If your team is losing or drawing you may just get to see a haunted soul. Ironically, given that it is statistically likely that most managers will lose as many games as they win, the life of the football manager is one of surviving from one match to the next.

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Ground: Noose Lane
Date: Tuesday 18th August 2009
Match: Willenhall Town 1 Leek Town 2 HT: 1-1 ATT: 92
Warren 39: Griffiths 27 (og), Hawthorne 52
Comp: Unibond Division One South
Additional: Entrance £6 Programme £1.50 Coffee/Tea 50p Chips 80p

Noose Lane in pictures

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My first game following Leek Town and their first away game of the season, after a 3-3 draw at home to Loughborough on the opening day. Click to continue reading...

Kasper Schmeichel has linked up again with Sven-Goran Eriksson at Notts County for an undisclosed fee.

The former Denmark Under-21 goalkeeper, who joined City in November 2004 when he turned 18, has faced fierce competition and played only two senior matches last season, cup-ties against Brighton and Santander.

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The 2009/10 Carling Cup kicked off last night as Leeds United beat Darlington at the Darlington Arena, 1-0.
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Simon Grayson's Leeds side dominated this encounter but only edged through thanks to a goal from Enoch Showunmi early in the second half. Worth noting that there was a substitute appearance from 40 year old Darlington striker Dean Windass!

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(All times - UK)
Monday 10 August
19.45 Darlington v Leeds Utd, Carling Cup 1st Round, Sky Sports 1/HD1
Leeds scored five at this stage of the competition last season and made it as far as the fourth round. Darlington's journey ended in extra time at Watford in round two. Leeds didn't really convince against newly-promoted Exeter at the weekend but did a lot better than Darlington who were comfortably beaten by Aldershot. Click to continue reading...

Alan Smith will be the captain of Newcastle today in the absence of Nicky Butt who misses out because of the hand injury picked up during the pre-season victory over Darlington. If we were to be completely honest we have no idea how Newcastle will fair this afternoon at the Hawthorns. Of course the last time [. Click to continue reading...

League Two 2009-10 Predictions

1. Notts County
2. Rotherham
3. Bury
4. Shrewsbury
5. Bradford
6. Grimsby
7. Northampton
8. Barnet
9. Crewe
10. Rochdale
11. Darlington
12. Bournemouth
13. Chesterfield
14.

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According to Francisco Acedo at Sky Sports News, Arsenal have agreed to loan Fran Merida to Levante for the upcoming season. The deal should become official on Sunday.

According to Stoke City's official website, Stoke City have loaned out Ben Marshall to Northampton for three months.

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You may (or may not) have noticed that the frequency of posting on Les Rosbifs has not been as frequent over the past few days. This is due to some extensive research into the playing histories of the members of the list, as well as checking if they are all at the clubs they were [...] Click to continue reading...

Newcastle will be at Huddersfield tonight for a game that kicks off at 7:45 pm, and Chris Hughton will want another win to go with the two victories already in pre-season against Shamrock Rovers and Darlington. Chris Hughton another win needed tonight Newcastle have scored 10 goals in their first two pre-season games, and have just one [. Click to continue reading...

Our Senegalese right back Habib Beye has came out earlier to praise the support of the Toon Army in the match against Darlington this past Saturday. Habib Beye-Loves the fans but will he stay Today the media has mentioned that Beye is again being pursued by Portsmouth and now that Everton may be interested if they are [. Click to continue reading...

More than 4,000 Newcastle fans made the journey to Darlington on Saturday, and that's amazing considering the lack of leadership at the club right now. Habib Beye fans were brilliant Managing Director Derek Llambias was at the game, and we can hardly accuse Derek of doing anything much good at the club during the last year, as it's [. Click to continue reading...

Steven Taylor has opened up about the team's morale following the game at Darlington and what he has to say should be encouraging for Toon fans. Steven Taylor-A future captain Steven spoke of the trip to play Shamrock Rovers, "After the Shamrock Rovers game, they [the players] were asked these questions, and people might think [. Click to continue reading...

Football is finally back. This past weekend saw most of the Premier League's clubs get back into action. Michael Owen led United to victory, Tottenham earned a win, while Manchester City's millions fell to the world powerhouse Orlando Pirates. Here are some highlights of this weekend's friendly action:

Bournemouth 0-3 Tottenham (Friday) Orlando Pirates 2-0 Man City (Saturday) Malaysia XI 2-3 Man Utd (Saturday) Peterborough 0-3 Aston Villa (Saturday)
Peterborough v Aston Villa
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Here is a link from Youtube to all nine goals from the Newcastle-Darlington match yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Xf9LCzkZE Click to continue reading...

Chris Hughton has come out to downplay the rumors that Bassong refused to join Newcastle for the Darlington friendly yesterday. Sebatien Bassong-Did he refuse to play? Chris Hughton spoke of the Bassong situation, "He was one who came back later than the others because he was away with the Cameroon side, so it was just a [. Click to continue reading...

Chris Hughton has said after the 7-2 win at Darlington yesterday that football is providing an escape for Newcastle United's players. Nicky Butt - dislocated thumb That escape is from the comical situation at the club, which has now been in gridlock for 8 weeks, and it's just 7 weeks since Ashley decided to put the [. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle were far too strong for a Darlington side this afternoon and won by 7-2, after being 4-1 up at the break. Ameobi - bagged a brace The Newcastle supporters continually chanted Alan Shearer's name in front of watching Derek Llambias, as the supporters made their feelings clear on who should become the new manager on Tyneside. Click to continue reading...

Chris Hughton will this afternoon probably limit the number of substitutions made in this afternoon's game at Darlington, which kicks off at 12:30 pm. Chris Hughton - limited substitutions Chris essentially fielded two separate sides during last weekend's 3-0 win over Shamrock Rovers in Dublin, so as to give all the lads a run-out. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle Striker Andy Carroll will be back in action for Saturday's friendly against Darlington. Andy Carroll-Newcastle needs scenes like this Andy Carroll is back at training after rehabbing the past few months for an ankle injury suffered at the close of last season. Chris Hughton spoke of the Andy's progress, "Andy will be involved [. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United got off to a positive start today as they defeated Shamrock Rovers 3-0. Goals from Taylor, Ameobi and Ranger sealed the victory.

You can see Chris Hughton's response in the video below. Is it just me, or does he seem very coy when asked about next week and the game against Darlington?

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