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With just £50 and a bit of luck, you could rename Blue Square Premier League side Bath City's
ground anything you want for a whole season. The 2012/13 naming rights to Twerton Park -- built in
1909 and home to non-league Bath City since 1932 -- will be put up for grabs in a drawing open to
pretty much anyone.
Dynamo News:
- " I'm willing to bet Ching will be a member of the Dynamo by March 11." Ortiz- (Houston
Chronicle)
- An old interview with Kandji after he was traded to Colorado- (The Shin Guardian)
- Clark, Weaver want starts- (MLS Soccer)
- Ching played the game as a professional- (ESPN)
- As if you didn't see below, Dynamo interested in Johnson- (Fox Soccer)
- Dynamo think they have their man in Kandji- (MLS Soccer)
- Roberts here to succeed- (MLS Soccer)
Soccer News:
- Capello stuck by his beliefs- (Fox Soccer)
- USA to face Brazil- (Fox Soccer)
Tweet(s) of the Day
Official;) yfrog.
The big win over Blackburn was immensely enjoyable and has lifted the mood in the Gooner camp to
a great extent after an eminently forgettable January. A lot has already been said about the match
and I don't want to revisit it in detail but there were two goals in that game that caught my
eye.
Both the goals started from the back but were scored in a markedly different manner, each a
delight in its own way.
You may not get every Photoshopped reference contained within (I didn't), but I think we all get
the Guardian readers' general gist concerning Clint Dempsey's star status in England.- Greg Seltzer
Demba Ba has given an interview in the Guardian, and he says some revealing things. Demba Ba
after scoring his 16th league goal of the season yesterday The main thing he says is that he has
no desire at all to leave Newcastle, and he is very happy at the club, and he thinks it's just
great that Papiss Cisse [.
The artist formerly known as England's Brave John Terry. Again.
Innocent or guilty, right or wrong the time has come for the Chelsea captain to leave the Three
Lions, and the circus surrounding them, behind. Permanently.
An era passed
It's difficult to argue however much I disagree with the Football Association's decision to
relieve Terry of the England captaincy in wake of the racist abuse trial he faces in July.
How bad was Wolves' 3-0 home loss to Liverpool on Tuesday? Andy Carroll scored the match's
opening goal. That's how bad. It was his first league goal since October. Liverpool scored two more
second half goals to leave Wolves with 18 points from 23 matches and slumped over at 19th in the
table.
It's been awhile since I trawled through the Guardian chalkboards for interesting items. I know, we
all missed it.
I remain convinced that Liverpool changed tact in midfield during the interval. The key seemed to
be Spearing, more willing to stay in his own half and shield the defense rather than pressing
higher up the pitch and leaving gaps.
"It only took nine years" was the cry from South-West London last summer, when AFC Wimbledon won
promotion back to the Football League after a dramatic penalty-shoot-out win as if there is any
other sort against Luton Town at The City of Manchester Stadium in the Blue Square Premier play-off
final.
Saturday's win did many things but most of all it reminded us that, while the current Fulham
squad does need a bit of tweaking, it contains a number of good players and making moves in January
for the sake of making moves in January is probably not something we need to get too involved
with.
Take the AJ situation.
Football at the moment is about money isn't it. All we are reading and hearing about at the moment
is either player salaries or the size of transfer fee's. Chelsea are now a club that is constantly
linked with big money moves in EVERY transfer window as AVB looks to rejuvenate our club out of the
shadows of the Mourinho era.
By Chris Wright
"Umm...R?"
According to the Guardian, David De Gea may need laser eye surgery at the end of the season to
correct his long-sightedness.
The Spaniard has worn glasses all his life and currently plays in contact lenses to correct his
vision, though Manchester United's in-house optometrist has apparently recommended that he be
pencilled in for surgery this summer after putting it off while still at Atletico Madrid last
March.
It took barely three weeks for the blue sky thinking to start again in 2012, but this time the
idea came from one of the more unlikely of available sources. In an interview with The Guardian,
Andres Villa Boas has stated an opinion that Chelsea should be allowed to field a 'B' team in the
Championship.
It seems in recent days that speculation surrounding the future of Didier Drogba has intensified as
the same club who have signed Nicolas Anelka this month, have Didier Drogba in their sights
too!.
Shanghai Shenhua signed Anelka on a reported £200,000 per week and if reports are to be believed,
Didier Drogba could follow the Frenchman on even more money!
Photo: Nicolae Stoian
Philadelphia Union
Bolton manager Owen Coyle confirms Sebastien Le Toux is trialing with the Premiership club. "We
have received good reports about Sebastian, so we thought we would give him an opportunity to come
into the group," Coyle told the Daily Mirror. "He will train with us for a week and we will see
where we are after that.
The Telegraph talks about how Berbatov splits our fans.
ManUtd24 reminisces about the Yorke and Cole partnership.
The FCF looks at Wenger's best misplaced rants.
Ellzed's Blog looks at the reaction to Giggsy's birds.
The Daily Mail ponders on whether Cristiano Ronaldo would return to United.
Our old friends the Daily Mail run a headline this morning stating that Harry Redknapp has
‘pleaded' with Chairman Daniel Levy to do all he can in striking a deal that is tempting enough
to keep Emmanuel Adebayor at the club.
In contrast with The Guardian who slated the player at the start of the week, the Mail's article
underlines the striker's qualities but Harry's quotes do rather stop short of sounding like a
plea.
No Shaq attack for Gunners Robin Van Persie's son has snubbed a move to Arsenal in favour of his
local junior football team. Arsenal fans might be more concerned about keeping Van Persie Senior on
their books, but the Gunners had invited five-year-old Shaqueel Van Persie to join their youth
ranks. OTP isn't sure what [.
By Alan Duffy
Gooners desperately hoping that Arsene Wenger will finally open his dusty old cheque book and
splash out on Klaas-Jan Huntelaar or Lukas Podolski might have to hold that thought, as, according
to the Guardian, the Arsenal boss is keen on signing up Robin Van Persie's five-year-old boy,
Shaqueel (surely he'll be a basketball player?
By Alan Duffy
Gooners desperately hoping that Arsene Wenger will finally open his dusty old cheque book and
splash out on Klaas-Jan Huntelaar or Lukas Podolski might have to hold that thought, as, according
to the Guardian, the Arsenal boss is keen on signing up Robin Van Persie's five-year-old boy,
Shaqueel (surely he'll be a basketball player?
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is said to be monitoring the situation around Tottenham striker
Jermain Defoe after news emerged that his agent told the club that the striker wants to leave in
this transfer window in order to get more regular starts.
Dalglish is said to be considering a number of players to bolster his attacking options due to Luis
Suarez's suspension and Andy Caroll's prolonged struggle for form.
A fair few media outlets are reporting that, after a prolonged spell of negotiations, Gary
Cahill and Chelsea have finally agreed to the framework of a deal and the Bolton defender is
currently on his way to London to finalize this thing. Yeah, I'm still not that jazzed about this
one.
A sign of things to come?
Their Words "I like to be around the ball. Whatever gets me close to the ball, that would work."
2012 SuperDraft #1 pick Andrew Wenger. Other Sources Tottenham can keep Premier League leaders
looking over their shoulders - from The Guardian's Kevin McCarra: The Everton game highlighted
another trait expected of those with true aspirations.
As we do every so often, we thought we would take a look around the web to see how mainstream
websites and publications are covering the annual SuperDraft. We'll start across in the pond in
England, where the Guardian continues its regular (and impressive) MLS coverage with a
team-by-team look at the upcoming draft through the eyes of various team supporters.
MLS SuperDraft 2012: club-by-club
Everyone's favorite managing editor (ok, maybe not) is in The Guardian offering his perspective
of the Dynamo's draft needs.
The Fulham v Arsenal press conference what was said and what was reported. (Guess what, they are
not the same thing).
By: Anne
The basic media line on Arsene's post-Fulham comments regarding referee Lee Probert is best
summed up by the Guardian's David Hytner, when he opened his article on the post-match press
conference [.
Guardian: Liverpool promise life ban for any fan who racially abused Tom
Adeyemi
• Merseyside police arrest a 20-year-old Aintree man • Liverpool hand CCTV recordings and
photos to police Liverpool will impose a lifetime ban on any supporter found to have racially
insulted the Oldham Athletic defender Tom Adeyemi.
A lovely little brouhaha is building in England about the half-a-million new commemorative
fifty-pence pieces in circulation, with an explanation of offside on the backside of the queen's
image. According to a story in this morning's Guardian, a well-known referee...
Anfield Rd: Stop kicking start listening
THE BOSS of Kick It Out was quoted on the organisation's website a couple of days after Patrice
Evra's allegations against Luis Suárez. At this point in time the word Suárez was accused of
using was far stronger than the one Evra eventually settled on as the one he'd heard and if it
could be proved it was going to be hefty punishment for the player.
Guardian: LA Galaxy striker Robbie Keane set for two-month Aston Villa loan
deal
• Keane could make Villa debut against Everton • Petr Cech commits to Chelsea despite
transfer talk Aston Villa are in talks to sign the LA Galaxy striker Robbie Keane on a two-month
loan deal, which could be completed in time for their next Premier League game against Everton on
14 January.
Talksport: Transfer rumours and paper review with Matt Scott: Thursday, January
5
Guardian journalist talks us through the backpage headlines and gossip
View the full story here: Talksport
A news article on 2012-01-05 07:57:43 from: Talksport
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Football quiz: Manchester City v Liverpool
Today's questions enjoy the kind of rivalry that a shared enemy brings
View the full story here: The Guardian
A news article on 2012-01-04 00:01:00 from: The Guardian
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The Guardian's chalkboards have been really useful to this site. We spend a lot of time trying
to understand the game, understand why things have happened, and the chalkboards always helped us
to do this.
Over time you learned to look for different things: how high up the pitch were the two teams'
full-backs getting?
The Powerhouses of Amputee Football - Liberia's "Lone Stars"
Used as a tool to help overcome the discrimination against amputees and the disabled, the
Amputee Football Championship is a tournament dedicated to appreciating the athleticism and skill
of those who often feel unwanted by their surrounding society and even struggle to survive, as
profiled by Chicago Tribune photographer Kuni Takahashi.
When Luiz Suarez, the Liverpool and Uruguayan footballer was charged with racism, Liverpool reacted
angrily. There were even shirt protests. However, according to the 115 page document by FA, as
Guardian's Stuart James reports, Liverpool may not find any thing more to argue about. What I find
disconcerting here is the manner in which teams [.
Today, Newcastle based journalist Kristan Heneage, who has seen his name spread across the football
blogging world in 2011 featuring on EPL Talk, MLS Talk and FourFourTwo and The Guardian, to name a
few. You know him as one of ...
This is a content summary. Visit http://www.epltalk.com to read the entire article
Premier League: Liverpool v Newcastle in pictures
The best images from Anfield, where Andy Carroll faced his former club Jonny Weeks
View the full story here: The Guardian
A news article on 2011-12-30 22:40:00 from: The Guardian
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Premier League: the best of the Boxing Day action in pictures
A round-up from all the top flight grounds on Boxing Day Jonny Weeks
View the full story here: The Guardian
A news article on 2011-12-26 21:38:00 from: The Guardian
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Sir Alex Ferguson has implied his indifference at the way in which players and staff at Liverpool
has conducted themselves in the aftermath of Luis Suarez being handed an eight-match ban following
alleged racist comments towards Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra.
Suarez was handed the punishment at the start of last week after a rather tedious few months of
allegations and accusations.
Our 3rd year with a holiday card in fact, we may actually have two!
(click to enlarge)
This one a popular play on the original "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" was done, superbly, by
Robert Kammel of kammel+morgan design group. Great work, Robert. Thank you.
....and, of course, Happy Holidays and and a very Merry Christmas from The Shin Guardian!
