In which we discover that a Norwich City fan/missionary on a fact-finding mission discovers that Darren Huckerby is well on his way to be equally loved in the Bay Area. Good stuff...this is what the Youtubes of the world are meant for. Click to continue reading...

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Managerial "Sack Race"
EDP24 "...The bookmakers don't rate [Norwich] City's chances for promotion this season - and one company has him down as a 16-1 shot to be the first Championship manager to be sacked this season.
Roeder is rated at 16-1 to get the elbow from Carrow Road, although it's another former West Ham manager, Alan Pardew, who SkyBet reckon could be the first to pick up his P45. Click to continue reading...

One-match wonders
16 Premier League Seasons And The Teams That Were Leading The Table After One Match

1. Newcastle United (2007/08)
2. Manchester United (2006/07)
3. Charlton / West Ham (2005/06)
4. Arsenal / Bolton (2004/05)
5. Blackburn (2003/04)
6. Fulham (2002/03)
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Dave McIntyre/BBC 606 Selects his team for the Barnsley Opener - McIntyre's Team



QPR Official Site -DISCIPLINARY UPDATE

Rangers will be without suspended trio Damion Stewart, Martin Rowlands and Samuel Di Carmine for the visit of Barnsley to Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon. Click to continue reading...

The Galaxy are ugly and getting uglier.

Sniping. Name-calling. Signs of locker room discontent. Is the Galaxy big enough for all this?

This is a team whose confidence looks shot and whose players are riven with doubts.

The basic question: how can a team with David Beckham, Landon Donovan and Carlos Ruiz in the line-up not only look so bad in Sunday's tortured 4-1 loss to Dallas, but have failed to win in the last six games?

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So David Bentley, the right winger who many believe will be the successor to David Beckham, has signed for Tottenham Hotspur in a deal worth 15 million pounds. But is he worth it? For Tottenham, Blackburn and David Bentley, the transfer move is a win-win-win. The former Blackburn, Norwich and Arsenal player will improve his game at [. Click to continue reading...

Before I really begin this post let me preface it by saying, "no one is asking". By that I mean I know that no one is asking me what I think MLS should do in regard to signing players nor would I ever feign being qualified to tell anyone over there what to look for in a player. I say this because I don't want this post to come across like one of those that you read on some other blogs where a guy who's got less access and insight than the janitor at HDC tells you who Chivas USA should sign, so please don't take it too seriously. Click to continue reading...

Continuing the excellently homogenous style that STT is quickly becoming synonymous with, we stay in America today to highlight the press unveiling of one of English football's unsung heroes. For those of you outside of East Anglia, it probably slid under the radar that ex-Norwich winger Darren Huckerby was tragically snubbed a contract extension this summer and basically forced out of the club he's supported all his life. Click to continue reading...

This incredible interview was sent to us by Unprofessional Foul. As you may know, ex-Norwich City player Darren Huckerby has recently signed for San Jose Earthquakes. Could be worse, lots of sun, etc. Only downside for Darren (or "Derek", if you're too lazy to remember your guest's name) is that he has to be interviewed [. Click to continue reading...

It's that time of the year when lots of new football kits are being released in readiness for the new season, and SPAOTP will be bringing them all to you very, very soon - never fear.

In the meantime, we'd like to conduct a short interactive survey on a not dissimilar topic - that of football kits. Click to continue reading...

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Obviously an impossibility because it's been categorically stated on QPR messageboards that Gorkss to QPR is an absolute, categorical done deal (and even more than that!}. Although as this has dragged on and on, various posts have suggested something else. The article also speaks of QPR "are understood to be offering him eye-watering wages" which is at least the second article which spoke of the high wage QPR were offering Gorkss. Click to continue reading...

Former Manchester City and Norwich City striker Darren Huckerby's time in Canada was short lived. The rights to the 32-year-old have been traded from Toronto FC to Major League Soccer expansion franchise San Jose for an international spot and allocation... Click to continue reading...

The day before the transfer window opens, we have a great "only in MLS" story: New England's Chase Hilgenbrinck is giving up soccer to join the priesthood.

In terms of surprise retirements, that ranks alongside Tampa Bay's R.T. Moore, who left the Mutiny to go to dental school.

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One of the first things I noticed when searching the interwebs for Huckerby material is that the man was truly a legend at Norwich City. Typing "Darren Huckerby" into YouTube, your list of videos look like this: "Tribute" "Tribute to Greatest Ever" "I'll Miss You Darren Huckerby" etc etc. So, to start off [. Click to continue reading...

Hot off the presses, the San Jose Earthquakes have completed a deal with Toronto FC for the rights to sign forward Darren Huckerby. He will join the Earthquakes when the MLS transfer window opens on July 15th. First reported on Soccer by Ives, the 32-year-old former Norwich City player had been in talks with Toronto FC [. Click to continue reading...

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Snippet from Sunday's Observer profile of Lakshmi Mittal: "...Interests Football, swimming and yoga" Observer


Three Ex-QPR born, July 2nd: Steve Morrow turns 38 (born 1970) was recently axed by FC Dallas where he was coach;, Matt Brazier turns 32 (born 1976)and Tim Breacker turns 43 - (born 1965) - and just ousted at Leicester. Click to continue reading...

I can't bloody wait, the best league in the world is starting up again on August 16th. Take a look at the history of the Premier League.

It will also intereating to see how the mighty Hull fare this season, lets hope they don't lie down and give up like Derby did last season.


My bet for the title this season is Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

The Daily Mirror is reporting today that Norwich City manager Glenn Roeder will be given the money for Shola Ameobi, the player he once managed at Newcastle United. Shola Ameobi - will he rejoin Glenn Roeder at Norwich? Click to continue reading...

More fuel to the fire for the Huckerby to MLS rumors courtesy of the San Jose Mercury-News.
Rating: 3 (Possible)
"The Earthquakes haven't given up hopes of snagging Norwich City's Darren Huckerby.
Although Toronto FC has the discovery rights to the English star, Huckerby plans to visit the Quakes' facilities next week. Click to continue reading...

Irish midfielder James O'Connor has switched Championship sides moving from Burnley FC to Sheffield Wednesday. He declined an offer from the Turf Moor outfit deciding instead to move via free transfer to The Owls. The 28-year-old midfielder played a key role in Burnley's season after being returned to the starting eleven for the 2007-2008 campaign. Click to continue reading...

There are reports coming out of Norwich, that the Norwich City club may be close to a deal to sign Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi. Shola Ameobi - moving to Norwich City? Click to continue reading...

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Kaspar Gorkss: Blackpool Gazette
"Queens Park Rangers told The Gazette that they are yet to receive any response from the Seasiders following their bid for defender Kaspars Gorkss.
The London club have not revealed the transfer fee they offered on Thursday, though £250,000 would be enough to activate the release clause in the Latvian's contract. Click to continue reading...

By: Jack Gaughan
Soccer City FC

It's pre-season in European Football, with all the big leagues such as the English Premiership, La Liga and Serie A taking their annual break prior to the new season. Obviously this is the period where managers throughout the globe really earn their salt, in building, tweaking, or keeping together squads. Click to continue reading...

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According to this report out of San Jose, in the San Jose Mercury News, San Jose is in the early stages of talks with 28 year old Norwich City defender, Gary Doherty. Doherty is a Republic of Ireland international who has appeared 34 times for his national team.

Here is Doherty in action for Ireland. Click to continue reading...

Rating: 4 (Good)

SkySports UK is reporting that Darren Huckerby has finally been shown the door at Norwich City.

Additionally, the BBC is reporting that he may be headed to MLS.

It was said that his coming to Major League Soccer was contingent on whether the Canaries offered him a new contract for next season. Click to continue reading...