Just how much can you discuss the same thing, day after day? Well to be fair, we've given it a good go but rather than rant on about the off-field stuff, I thought it might be time to reflect on the on-field matters at Newcastle United. We're almost a third of the way through our [...] Click to continue reading...

Today started in a very confused fashion, that tends to happen when someone messes with all the clocks in my house. It makes it worse when you forget one and then have to check BBC News for what time it actually is. That didn't happen to me off course, I only put my clock forward three weeks early. Click to continue reading...

Wolves will host Aston Villa this week at the Molineux this Saturday on ESPN2 (for all of you US viewers) in what should prove to be a hard fought match between two local rivals. This big derby match-up will aim to please a near-capacity crowd that will be flooding into the Molineux.

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Team News:

• Manager Mick McCarthy will be hoping his team shuts down Richard Dunne as he tried to sign him over the summer.

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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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Well done, Rafa. No, I really mean it! After Liverpool's defeat to Sunderland, the stage was set for another Rafa rant about the injustices of the game, something that the media would've lapped-up. Instead, Rafa said all the right things, and for that he should be applauded.
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Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association for his rant after United's 2-2 draw with Sunderland three weeks ago. Sir Alex had questioned the referee's fitness.
A statement on the FA's official website says:
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Three weeks ago, Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson made a few comments on referee Alan Wiley's fitness. It now looks like the FA could charge Ferguson and give him a five match touchline ban.
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I can see us beating them 0-2 tomorrow, plain and simple.
Let's face it, with the mess that they were (still are) in, Paul Hart had no choice but to bring in Championship players. Championship players normally end up in the Championship.
O'Hara, who's been solid for them this season, won't be in the side, whilst King (who Patrick Barclay of the Times called the best centre-half in Britain) should be back. Click to continue reading...

Each international break brings with it a massive lull at every major club. Unless you're Pompey and are announcing a new owner at the club or red nose defending his recent rant, the week is probably nothing to sneeze at.

But of course, there is some news coming out of Anfield this week. Namely, that Fernando Torres could be injured again, and that the club could be welcoming another set of owners to the table.

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Each international break brings with it a massive lull at every major club. Unless you're Pompey and are announcing a new owner at the club or red nose defending his recent rant, the week is probably nothing to sneeze at.

But of course, there is some news coming out of Anfield this week. Namely, that Fernando Torres could be injured again, and that the club could be welcoming another set of owners to the table.

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10 things I hate about Arsenal

OK, during this International break and before the news of goings on in the Boardroom, I thought that I would have a light hearted rant. As Arsenal fans we are long suffering and this rant is mainly aimed at those of us who attend the Emirates. I find myself incredibly frustrated at times and I thought that I would share these with you.

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10 things I hate about Arsenal

OK, during this International break and before the news of goings on in the Boardroom, I thought that I would have a light hearted rant. As Arsenal fans we are long suffering and this rant is mainly aimed at those of us who attend the Emirates.

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson's recent rant on referee Alan Wiley has forced the FA to question Fergie. He branded the ref 'unfit' and Ferguson's personal attack was so harsh that it left referee Alan Wiley questioning whether he ought to walk away from football. But a review of the ProZone match data - the tool top players and officials use to analyse their displays - shows that Click to continue reading...

Looks like the toon hero's getting a bit greedy...

When Keegan left Newcastle back in September, it was expected the club would have to make a pay-out of around the £9m mark, hard enough to take. However, this morning The Daily Star are reporting that Keegan's lawyers are claiming for loss of potential future earnings, claiming the whole episode has damaged his future employment prospects.

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Be warned, Mr Rant Is back in Town

Arsenal Striker Eduardo: Heading for the Olympics?

If he's not, he damn well should be.

I despise people who dive in matches, so much so that I'd happily shout abuse at one of my own team who decided to take a tumble, and have before resorted to shouting 'Get up you nonce' at them down the pub.

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When the Carling Cup Round 3 draw was first made, it was very difficult to imagine West Bromwich Albion providing much of a competition to Arsenal at The Emirates. Granted, Arsene Wenger uses the competition to provide some first-team action to his reserves, but even those teenagers usually prove to be a handful for the opponents.

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Major League Soccer will not play league matches during the two-week group stage of next summer's World Cup in South Africa.

Okay, fine. If teams are going to be without star players, and if you believe (as I do) that MLS' product suffers by comparison when you watch high-level international play and then watch an MLS match, not a bad move.

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PFA chief Gordon Taylor has urged football fans, pundits, and the FA to put a stop to the lynch mob mentality that is surrounding Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The targetman stirred up controversy over the weekend by first stamping on Robin van Persie's face before scoring a goal and sprinting the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the angry Gunners fans.

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Pardon the overly extreme headline and this will be a short one, I promise but it's things like these that rub bloggers or independent reporters the wrong way. You would expect the mainstream media to follow basic journalistic etiquette; if it's a quote you attribute the source, or give credit where it's due.

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Afternoon Insiders, after the summer holidays and my computer dying on me stockportinsider is back.Ok only a short post today as i tell you about our newly launched sister website ran by Chris Larkin,We want you to get involved as much as possible !

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When you're working with young defenders, it's important that they grasp a key idea: there's no particular shame in it if the guy you're responsible for is faster than you. Happens all the time. The only thing to be ashamed of is not recognizing that fact and compensating for it positionally instead of letting yourself get into a foot race with a player who you know good and well can burn you. Click to continue reading...

I hate that I do!

Right, it's been a while since my last rant so here goes!

Ehup, this week I call to the stand Patrick Joseph "Paddy" Kenny your honour.

After the Blades' clash with Preston in May 2009, Paddy was found to have traces of the banned substance ephedrine present.

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Goodplaya: Wenger chants smear everything United say they stand for rant.
As Mike Dean and his assistant will well know, for 13 years Arsene Wenger has had to endure thousands upon thousands of people sing at him "sit down you paedophile" every time he stands up at Old Trafford. Presumably even the majority of Spurs and Chelsea fans think it beyond the pale because despite the tune being around for years, the only place you ever heard it song with any great gusto is Old Trafford.

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If there is one person who will always have a rant at Arsenal its Tony Cascarino.� The former Chelsea striker is the first one to jump on the bash Arsenal band-wagon.� It is his job, but with Cascarino it is always one way traffic.

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When we sold Adebayor and Toure, Cascarino was the first to jump on the anti-Arsenal bandwagon.

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A great majority of the football world has grown used to laughing off Arsene Wenger's dramatic remarks over major incidents in recent years. This is precisely why the Arsenal manager was largely ignored when he labeled the accusations over Gunners striker Eduardo's recent "dive" against Celtic as a "witch-hunt".

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Officiating in modern day football has already received its fair share of flak. Of course, whenever a certain team is at the receiving end of harsh refereeing decisions, its passionate fans jump at the opportunity to hit back at the match officials with great force. In this article, however, I will not go ahead with the oft-repeated idea of accusing the referees of lacking the ability to call big games without the heavily proposed use of technology.

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Morning All,

There isn't a great deal happening in the wonderful world of Arsenal Football Club per se but today does in fact mark the beginning of an exciting yet equal testing week ahead for the club. Despite the upcoming games against Celtic midweek followed by those foul mancs, all talk still seems to be revolving around the Portsmouth Game (Rightly So).

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Joe Kinnear's funny press conference rant was prompted by criticism written by The Mirror's Simon Bird. "Which one of you is Simon Bird?" Kinnear asked. "Me," Bird replied. "You're a cunt."

I'd say Kinnear is spot on.

The 'article' Bird wrote this week was discussed on RoM following Michael Owen's refusal to speak to the press after his first goal for Manchester United.

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The transfer window is open and come teatime on 31st August we shall all be glued to Sky Sports news (whilst comprising our Top 3 female presenters obviously) and praying that the yellow ticker at the bottom of the screen flashes with a big name or that new wonder kid from South America who is having a medical at our club.

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Thanks to the fantastic Dirty Tackle for this. Really not sure he deserves a red card for the little push he gives an opponent but for the foul mouthed rant he totally warrants some kind of punishment, perhaps he can serve as a referee for a week then he can shout "You Motherfucker at all 22 players on the park".

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Since the theme on Fridays is irrational anger, I figured this would fit nicely. Pretty sure he shoved that guy in slow motion, and the rant aimed at the referee following the red card is pretty fantastic. Especially the way he changes vocal inflection when asking the same question repeatedly.

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Almost the end of the week here as Friday gets closer by the second. Tonight I've got a couple links and items to discuss. Pretty much they are all MLS based, with some reactions to stuff that people wrote earlier in the day.

First up I want to get into a post that Steve Goff wrote earlier today about the lack of quality on Tuesday night's FSC broadcast of the CONCACAF Champions League.

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Big Story

Phil Brown, manager of Hull City, lets loose on the delay Jozy Altidore is going through, still waiting for his move to the club. Apparently, he didn't think the U.

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If you've been listening to Bill Simmons' BS Report podcast lately (and you should be - most of the time it's really good), you know that he's been slowly and quietly coming around to the idea of soccer. Now that he's gone to the USA/Mexico match at Azteca and written an ESPN.com story about how cool it all was, I think we can embrace him as one of ours.

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This coming season promises to be the most exciting in years. Of course, every coming season promises to be the most exciting in years. This is one of the many truisms of English Football. Last season we gaped open mouthed as Manchester City clumsily wooed Global Franchise Entities with the promise of dreams and Ferrero Rocher.

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