Previous Posts: Formation
Okay, a bit of a change in the calendar. Depending on when/if there's a midweek match posts in this series will go up on Sunday/Wednesday or Monday/Thursday. And since I'll have the preview for Tuesday's match up Monday afternoon, I'd like to give these polls a bit of time at the top of the blog. Click to continue reading...

This post represents the second in our series of Exclusive Football Is Fixed Files - High-Level Consultancy Documents that focus on Alpha in the football betting markets.
In these Files, we release the data, analyses and other inputs necessary to profit from the massive corruptions that underpin the Premier League. Click to continue reading...

This is something I saw at Kopblog, posted by a true fan who did a very good research. Â Maybe some of us might see what's it is like for Rafa and how brilliant he has been for us.
2004/05
£2m - Josemi: peanuts and was moved on in a swap for Kromkamp 18 months later
£1.5m - Antonio Nunez: part of the Michael Owen deal and filled a gap for a while. Click to continue reading...

Where did all the heroes go?

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David James is as old as Methuselah(officially), Ben Foster has hands made out of butter (official), Paul Robinson still bears the scars of previous England and Tottenham gaffes, Robert Green and Chris Kirkland aren't considered big enough names, so just who is England's number one?

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Turns out that if you do this...

...and then let Kenwyne Jones beat you in the air like this...

... while Fabio Capello watches from the stands ... then you get dropped from the England squad. Fabio Capello has named his England squad to face Ukraine and Belarus, and Ben Foster is not in it.

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Gallery, Images, Photos and Pictures of West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United, Coca Cola Championship, August 2009. Includes Scott Carson, Tim Krul, Robert Koren, Luke Moore, Marec Cech, Jonas Olsson, Damien Duff, Steven Taylor, Alan Smith, José Enrique, Kevin Nolan, Shola Ameobi and Chris Wood. Click to continue reading...

Time marches relentlessly on. Three years ago, Damien Duff was kissing a Premier League medal for Chelsea. Two years ago, Scott Carson was (briefly) England's first choice goalkeeper. This time last year, West Bromwich Albion against Newcastle United was a Premier League match. The two clubs couldn't have finished last season in a much more different fashion.

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It looked like it might be a quiet day at the office for Manchester City didn't it? After the Big Brotheresque saga of Roque Santa Cruz's drawn out switch to Eastlands from Blackburn, it looked like Mark Hughes and his henchmen might just have a few days to contemplate their next move. And refill their briefcases with cold hard cash.

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Despite an injury list that would be extremely worrying if the situation was repeated in South Africa next year, we're going into the next two qualifiers in an extremely favourable position to ensure automatic qualification. We should beat Kazakhstan on Saturday (4:00pm on Setanta, highlights 10:00pm on ITV) and Andorra on Wednesday (7:45pm on ITV), but arguably the most important game in the group is the one between Croatia and the Ukraine, which kicks off at 7:15pm on Saturday: it's pretty safe to say that if Ukraine lose, they're unlikely to get to South Africa next summer, leaving the Croats as the only obstacle to overcome.

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And so another season disappears into the ether, as we are all left to ponder exactly why David di Michele is paid to pay football. But for your hard working bloggers at The H List, I am afraid that there is little chance for us to put our feet up as our tens of readers demand some sort of year end review, on top of the bi monthly match reports. Click to continue reading...

With West Bromwich Albion's fate sealed last week we can now prepare ourselves for a dramatic conclusion to the Premier League season on Sunday. The neutral (including yours truly) will relish it and will want to see as many twists and turns as possible. Anyone supporters involved will have struggled to sleep for a week.

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Will the Baggies bounce back?

The predicted great escape was sadly not to be for West Bromwich Albion, a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool condemned Tony Mowbray's side to life in the Championship. It seemed a late run of form was going to provide the springboard for the Baggies to perform another miraculous feat, ala 2007, but it was too little too late for them as relegation was confirmed on Sunday.

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Dependable to the end...?
23 Players That Haven't Missed A Premier League Game For Their Club So Far This Season
1. Gareth Barry (Aston Villa)
2. Brad Friedel (Aston Villa)
3. Kevin Davies (Bolton)
4. Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton)
5. Fabrice Muamba (Bolton)
6. Jlloyd Samuel (Bolton)
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Even Scott Carson's never managed one like this Link: You know when the ball rolls back to the opposition keeper and he stands with at his feet? And your forward eventually goes to the bother of closing him down, and the keeper then picks the ball up? Next time you are going through this monotony, here [. Click to continue reading...

It was the summer of 2006 when Calum Woods decided his career needed a new direction. For a boy who had grown up in the shadow of Anfield, leaving Liverpool the city was almost as hard as leaving Liverpool FC.
At one point, the Melwood training ground rivalled John Lennon Airport for departures. Click to continue reading...

While squinting at Saturday's stream I caught sight of a strange name on the back of one of our players:

"ANGELA"

In the split minute it took for me to process this information ANGELA turned into HANGELAND, but it just goes to show what your mind can do if it wants.  If he weren't such a good and important player I think it'd be a fine nickname.

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Unsurprisingly, there was much tipping of West Brom for an upset ahead of yesterday's game - given our exertions in the UEFA Cup and also no doubt our propensity for allowing those sides near the bottom a great shot at taking three points.
Despite wobbling enough to allow West Brom back into the game at 2-2 (with a sniff of a win) we had enough quality and firepower to ultimately go on and take the points, and coupled with results elsewhere (notably draws for West Ham and Fulham) allow a glimmer of hope once again in the race for seventh, which will bring Europa League qualification. Click to continue reading...

With three of the top four involved in the FA Cup Semi-Finals, Premier League attention this weekend was focused on the relegation battle.

Not for the first time this season, Djibril Cisse scored a vital winner for Sunderland against a key relegation rival...but from an offside position.

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When David Seaman retired from international football in 2002 England never replaced the pony tailed shot stopper. Seaman had a great career of 75 England caps between 1988 and 2002, but since the ex Arsenal hero retired the Goalkeeping spot has always been one under a huge debate. Click to continue reading...

Alex Ferguson will be singing the praises of Manchester City today after Liverpool stuttered, spluttered and failed to find the winning goal they needed to have any chance of winning the title. From a fantastic position before Christmas, Liverpool have thrown point after point away to allow Manchester United to catch them up, draw level [. Click to continue reading...

West Brom keeper gives Man Utd a helping hand Scott Carson's relatively short career is becoming some what regularly punctuated with horrendous blunders. Just like this one against Manchester United this evening. Carson put United's second on a plate for Carlos Tevez when he dropped the ball from a cross. Click to continue reading...

1. Sometimes chubby Argentinians like to chew bubble gum in Stoke-on-Trent. 2. Manchester United are streets ahead of Chelsea at the minute. 3. Chelsea need to improve their defending of set pieces and find more cutting edge if they are to put themselves back in contention for the title. 4. For all the positive vibes that accompanied the [. Click to continue reading...

West Brom keeper proves he doesn't just do howlers at international level Scott Carson might have garnered a reputation for costly errors in an England shirt during his fleeting international career to date, but it was his club side West Brom who were on the receiving end of a Carson clanger yesterday. Click to continue reading...

England keeper is serial cock-up artist You have to feel a bit sorry for Scott Carson. He is a very good keeper, but he does seem to be a bit cursed when he dons the England jersey. He kept up his 100 per cent blunder record with a disastrous role in Germany's goal. The blame must [...] Click to continue reading...

Robbie's brace, Arbeloa knows where the net is, Carra still gets away with fouls and Rafa almost slipped at the sideline again

It was business as usual for our men in Red, as they wrapped up this late-kickoff match with a 3-nil victory over newly-promoted, West Brom Albion.

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Following the arrival of Brazilian Diego Cavalieri at Anfield and with Pepe Reina the Reds' established and undisputed number one goalkeeper, it looks increasingly likely that highly-rated Scott Carson will depart Liverpool for good this summer. With newly-promoted Stoke City... Click to continue reading...

Okay. I'm not criticising Rafa Benitez when I say this, but Scott Carson has left the Reds for a fee of £3.25 million to join West Bromich Albion, yet when Aston Villa wanted to buy him they were quoted in... Click to continue reading...

Defender Jonas Olsson scored in the 53rd minute as a young and inexperienced back four held strong against today's continuous Boro attack. West Brom's players enjoyed their first away victory of the Premiership season. 23-year old goalkeeper Scott Carson performed admirably throughout the match. Click to continue reading...

James.. 18 hour COD4 session before Man City game?
The quality shot metric is a useful tool for analysing goalkeeper performance. It rewards keepers who face a greater percentage of close range shots and penalises those who face a succession of hopeful long range efforts.
Scott Carson is one notable beneficiary of more accurately assessing the type of shots keepers face. Click to continue reading...

1. Precocious Preview
There have been some momentous happenings in the world of football since our deceptive demolition of Blackburn Rovers a week ago last Saturday, none of which have revolved around West Bromwich Albion. Therefore, in a break from tradition (apart from when I did the same thing last week), this preview will be kept short. Click to continue reading...

Robert Koren...hirsute midfielder (hotshot variant)
2007/8 Review
West Bromwich Albion really should have won last season's Championship in a hack canter. Instead, they prevailed over Stoke City by a short head. West Brom had a goal difference of +33 and a shot differential of +223 -- a distance clear of the rest of the division in both categories. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Ryan Donk (AZ Alkmaar, loan), Borja Valero (Real Mallorca), Abdoulaye Meite (Bolton), Scott Carson (Liverpool), Marek Cech (Porto), Roman Bednar (Hearts), Luke Moore (Aston Villa), Gianni Zuiverloon (Heerenveen), Kim Do-Heon. Notable departures: Curtis Davies (Aston Villa), Kevin Phillips. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Borja Valero (Real Mallorca), Abdoulaye Meite (Bolton), Scott Carson (Liverpool), Marek Cech (Porto), Roman Bednar (Hearts), Luke Moore (Aston Villa), Gianni Zuiverloon (Heerenveen), Kim Do-Heon. Notable departures: Curtis Davies (Aston Villa), Kevin Phillips (Birmingham City), Zoltan Gera (Fulham),. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Borja Valero (Real Mallorca), Abdoulaye Meite (Bolton), Scott Carson (Liverpool), Marek Cech (Porto), Roman Bednar (Hearts), Luke Moore (Aston Villa), Gianni Zuiverloon (Heerenveen), Kim Do-Heon. Notable departures: Curtis Davies (Aston Villa), Kevin Phillips (Birmingham City), Zoltan Gera (Fulham),. Click to continue reading...