Of course, just when you think that Mike Ashley's unpopularity with the Newcastle United fanbase has bottomed out and just couldn't get any lower, it usually does. However the only man who has offered him any kind of lifeline is Chris Hughton, who has resolutely chosen to ignore wherever possible almost everything at Newcastle that [. Click to continue reading...

I believe that Spirit of Shankly's ‘Yank Liars Out! approach to ousting the owners is unprofessional, undignified, and lacking in all credibility. Please vote in the poll, which I'm re-posting in a bid to reach as many Liverpool fans as possible.
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Spirit of Shankly is made up of a miniscule minority of Liverpool fans yet, amazingly, they purport to represent ALL Liverpool fans. Click to continue reading...

Well it looks like the Middlesbrough Boo Boys have finally had their way, Gareth Southgate has been sacked as manager of Middlesbrough.

This is absolutely ridiculous. As a Middlesbrough resident (But not a fan) I know how completely fucking fair weather the fans there are.

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I believe that Spirit of Shankly's ‘Yank Liars Out! approach to ousting the owners is unprofessional, undignified, and lacking in all credibility. What do you think?
Spirit of Shankly is made up of a miniscule minority of Liverpool fans yet, amazingly, they purport to represent ALL Liverpool fans. Click to continue reading...

If you could pick any 20 teams to be in the Premier League, which clubs would you pick and why?

To make it harder, you can only pick clubs from the Premier League, Football League and non-league football. And, to make it fun, you can select teams from the Scottish Premier League too, if you like.

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Sigh. International breaks are so boring. Not too much going on in the lead up to the games over the weekend, but a few things have popped up so I thought I'd do a roundup/link dump of what's been going on this week.

First, Adebayor said he "regrets" stomping on former teammate Robin van Persie's face last month.

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Their players have only just received their first income since July, and even that is still not enough to make a decent living: this is not the Premier League, not even Portsmouth. But even this small mercy for the players was all thanks to one fan, whose last will was to donate some money to his beloved club.

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A marketing study found Major League Soccer's "customer experience" to be "less than stellar," ranking at the bottom of a list of 25 companies reviewed (ASN, Sept. 30, 2008).

MLS fans continue to have mixed experiences, as this recent First Touch Online article documents. At least it's not all of MLS though.

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Right now the Rave Green Nation is in various level of disappointment. The early success and recent form have combined to create a frustrated fanbase with some even thinking that Sounders won't earn a single point in the remaining three matches. Visions of Shields and Cups danced in our heads at one point, [. Click to continue reading...

TORONTO - And the winner is.....
Though the on field success was less than expected, the Pistolas FC Organization evolved and grew in leaps and bounds this year, forming an Executive Branch comprised of Romerinho as President and CEO, Charles as Vice President, Davidinho as Director, and Steve Ward as Assistant Director. Click to continue reading...

Continental giants keen on talented winger.

And both Juventus and Bayern Munich want to pay £10m for the privilege of having Aiden McGeady running about looking quite nippy dribbling the ball about without ever seeming to, somehow not quite, not really sort of... anyway.

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On the 18th September, LFC will be announcing a new shirt sponsor to take over from Carlsberg next season. George Gillet says it will be sponsor that fans will be pleased and surprised to be associated with Liverpool...
There has been a bunch of strong rumours that it could possibly be a financial company, but I can't think of any cool ones. Click to continue reading...

So the favoured Western Sydney bid has collapsed.
In all probability, this is good news for the A-League. It's surely inconceivable that the FFA will consider the nebulous bid fronted by a Socceroo captain who can't even find a club of his own at the moment; Canberra is the only realistic option if they are going to expand to twelve teams in 2010/11. Click to continue reading...

ESPN2 recorded a record TV rating for a Premier League game on U.S. television this past weekend when it aired Wigan Athletic versus Manchester United.

According to an ESPN spokesperson, the Wigan vs Man United game generated a 0.3 rating and was watched in 289,876 TV homes with a viewing audience of 374,799.

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The Wizards and all Major League Soccer teams are included in the launch of Fanbase.com, a site that wants to become the go-to source for information on anyone who has ever played professional or amateur sports. Read Fanbase's about-us section for a little more information, or head straight to the page of the Wizards to start editing our history. Click to continue reading...