The idea of football clubs being little more than a license to be haggled over like a flapping
fish at a riverside market before sun up is a difficult one for many to comprehend but it does seem
an acceptable practice in this part of the world; as long as the right people are doing it of
course.
Football clubs in England are licensed by the Football Licensing Authority but the idea that say
Rotherham United could go out and buy an English Premier League license from Everton and take their
place among thebig boys is a bit too much to take; though Everton fans would have a lot to say
about being taken over by a team in red.
- Wenger's favourite pupil leaving him
It's finally been done. No longer will we be subjected to the torment and torture season in and
season out with stories coming from Spain and their bunch of moronic World Champions. It's been
complete. Cesc Fabregas' transfer to Barcelona has been announced.
Its official Fabregas is off. Arsenal.com announces today that they have reached an agreement
in principle with Barcelona for Cesc Fabregas to move to Spain.
It signals the end of the midfielder's eight-year spell at Arsenal. Fabregas joined the Club
from Barcelona as a 16-year-old in September 2003 and made 303 appearances, scoring 57 goals in all
competitions.
One of the headlines emanating from the BBC yesterday morning was that you can only have a day
out at the football in Britain for under twenty quid at eleven out of 104 league clubs in England
and Scotland. By a day out, the BBC talks about the entrance fee for an adult, a matchday
programme, a pie and a coffee.
When Rotherham United departed from Millmoor at the end of the 2007/08 season, the departure of
this football club from its home of one hundred and one years was, perhaps, not granted the
attention that it should have been. Rotherham, who had a wretched few seasons during the last
decade, had failed to reach agreement with their landlords over disputes that had been running for
several years, and left for pastures new at The Don Valley Stadium in nearby Sheffield.
When Rotherham United departed from Millmoor at the end of the 2007/08 season, the departure of
this football club from its home of one hundred and one years was, perhaps, not granted the
attention that it should have been. Rotherham, who had a wretched few seasons during the last
decade, had failed to reach agreement with their landlords over disputes that had been running for
several years, and left for pastures new at The Don Valley Stadium in nearby Sheffield.
Guyliner: what's your take on Adrian Mutu's inner-eye rim job?
We might encourage the impression that we're hardened harridans who, when not
falling-over-drunk, can usually be found criticising some poor individual's dress sense, but we
are actually quite tolerant. Quite frankly, we don't care whether you're male or female, play for
Real Madrid or Rotherham United, as long as you rock an individual style and look sexy while doing
it, we don't give a crap.
Saturday 9th April - Football League 2
Apparently prescriptions for anti-depressants are at an all time high. Walking through the blossom
filled parks of Cheltenham on the way to Whaddon Road you wouldn't credit that the town's football
team was responsible for this surge in consumption. That is until you got to the sparsely populated
ground.
Gems of the lower leagues: Adam Le Fondre is a post from: Just Football
Meet Adam Le Fondre, the man who's got chins wagging and scouts in the lower leagues
watching. Simon Godfrey has more.
Not much is certain in life but the one thing most League 2 fans, and indeed, most Rotherham
United fans will tell you is that Adam le Fondre is destined for bigger and better
things.
Gems of the lower leagues: Adam Le Fondre is a post from: Just Football
Meet Adam Le Fondre, the man who's got chins wagging and scouts in the lower leagues
watching. Simon Godfrey has more.
Not much is certain in life but the one thing most League 2 fans, and indeed, most Rotherham
United fans will tell you is that Adam le Fondre is destined for bigger and better
things.