From our News of Total Club Love and Devotion, UK newspapers are reporting the tale California
girls Sara Mathew and Amber Allen spending a hefty $15,000 to travel 5,000 miles from sunny
California to rainy Manchester and then London to see their beloved Oldham Athletic play Milwall in
an English League One clash.
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It's another season and yet another kit provider for now English Premier League stalwarts Wigan
Athletic FC. For the 2009/10 season, the Lactics will wear gear provided by English sportswear
company Vandanel. Today, the new look Wigan Athletic FC Vandanel 09/10 away kit was unveiled.
Apparently the club has now gone Dutch in a retro way.
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After days of negotiations, Steve Bruce has today officially been confirmed as the new
Sunderland boss.
The 48 year old, self-confessed Newcastle fan, has signed a three-year contract with the Black
Cats. Previously manager of Wigan (twice), Sheffield United, Huddersfield, Crystal Palace and
Birmingham, Bruce has done the rounds as far as management goes.
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Amr Zaki; an Egyptian God in his homeland. A demon in Wigan. After the latest international break,
the striker went AWOL. Again. This the fifth time. Eventually he returned, ten days later. Rumours
that he had to swim part of the Nile and walk some of the Sahara desert, just to make it back to
British land were later unfounded.
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Here's the line-up:
Reina
Aurelio
Carragher
Arbeloa
Finnan
Kewell
Xabi
Mascherano
Pennant
Gerrard
Torres
Bench:
Itandje
Riise
Benayoun
Crouch
Kuyt
Wow. Didn't see that one coming, but really pleased we now have a true right winger out there.
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Here's the line-up:
Reina
Aurelio
Carragher
Arbeloa
Finnan
Kewell
Xabi
Mascherano
Pennant
Gerrard
Torres
Bench:
Itandje
Riise
Benayoun
Crouch
Kuyt
Wow. Didn't see that one coming, but really pleased we now have a true right winger out there.
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Here's the line-up:
Reina
Aurelio
Carragher
Arbeloa
Finnan
Kewell
Xabi
Mascherano
Pennant
Gerrard
Torres
Bench:
Itandje
Riise
Benayoun
Crouch
Kuyt
Wow. Didn't see that one coming, but really pleased we now have a true right winger out there.
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With Crouch back from suspension, Voronin possessing fresh legs, and Wigan the opponent at Anfield,
I don't see why Rafa wouldn't give Torres the match off here. That would ultimately result in a two
week holiday, assuming that he isn't used for our FA Cup tie on Sunday at Luton. El Niño would, of
course, be on the bench, in an emergency roll in at least the Lactics tie.
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With Crouch back from suspension, Voronin possessing fresh legs, and Wigan the opponent at Anfield,
I don't see why Rafa wouldn't give Torres the match off here. That would ultimately result in a two
week holiday, assuming that he isn't used for our FA Cup tie on Sunday at Luton. El Niño
would, of course, be on the bench, in an emergency roll in at least the Lactics tie.
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With Crouch back from suspension, Voronin possessing fresh legs, and Wigan the opponent at Anfield,
I don't see why Rafa wouldn't give Torres the match off here. That would ultimately result in a two
week holiday, assuming that he isn't used for our FA Cup tie on Sunday at Luton. El Niño
would, of course, be on the bench, in an emergency roll in at least the Lactics tie.
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I have to admit I was quite surprised to see Torres start in the Carling Cup tie with Reading on
Tuesday and I would be quite surprised to see him start tomorrow at the JJB after only three days
rest. Last year we made mince meat of the Lactics with a 4-0 victory there, but that was as we were
making our strong push up the EPL ladder and the best player for us that day was Craig Bellamy.
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After watching this highlight video of our Reserves side manhandling a Wigan Reserve side, I wonder
if some of our kids are wasting their time against obviously subpar opponents.
Sebastian Leto, Nabil El Zhar, and Ray Putterill are all obviously more adept then their opponents
in the 3-0 thrashing of a Wigan side that featured many Lactics first-teamers.
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- Due to protest from Wigan manager Chris Hutchings, the referee for our match on Saturday has been
switched from Steve Bennett to Mark Clattenburg. Hutchings' ground for protest was Bennett's
sending off of Kilbane for apparently no reason whatsoever in the Lactics tie at Newcastle on the
first of this month. Though he has yet to receive any punishment for what has been deemed an
'incorrect decision', it was thought best that Bennett not be in charge of this upcoming fixture.
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