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After Blackburn got their very own Olsson twins yesterday, we look at the best of twin team-mates
to grace English football. 1. Rafael and Fabio Da Silva Arguably English football's top-achieving
twins to date, in tag team terms. Unlike some sets of footballing twins, the talent seems to be
fairly equal between the pair.
Stevenage are on the road again this weekend as they make a trip up to Glanford Park to face
Alan Knill's Scunthorpe United. Boro are still managerless after Graham Westley's departure last
Friday, but they will be confident going into the game after a run of 10 away games in all
competitions without defeat.
As there are three teams promoted and four teams relegated from League One, seventeen sides
spent the entirety of 2011 in the third tier. Of these teams it was League One play-off finalists
Huddersfield Town that ended the year with the best record. It was only everyone's favourite
franchise MK Dons that won the same number of games during 2011.
Welcome to "The Gents" with Stan Bentley - The Yorkies' regular advice column for our
valued readers. Bring your modern day problems and have them answered by the most valued voice - a
1950's journeyman footballer. "Back of the net!"Dear Stan,My husband and I are years away from retirement and with two young children, have a hard time
saving money for retirement.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool 0-2 Highlights 2011 Goals Craig Bellamy Skrtel Video is a post from
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Aston Villa vs Liverpool 0-2 Highlights 2011 Goals Craig Bellamy Skrtel Video is a post from Soccer
Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Aston Villa vs Liverpool 2011 ( Villa vs LFC video below)
Final score and result:- Aston Villa vs Liverpool 0-2 ( Craig Bellamy, Martin Skrtel) Villa Park,
Birmingham- 18 December, 2011- Sunday [.
Anton Peterlin earned a start for Walsall while Nottingham Forest's Robbie Findley and Southend
United's Jemal each saw time off the bench in England.
Anton Peterlin believes he has now found a home in Walsall after being picked up by the League One
club during the transfer window.
The English lower leagues are in action Tuesday night as Robbie Findley and Nottingham Forest take
on Doncaster Rovers while Anton Peterlin and Walsall FC travel to take on Sheffield United.
Last season, Brighton cantered to the title, with Southampton and Huddersfield fighting
neck-and-neck for most of the campaign before the Saints eventually prevailed and were joined in
the Championship by play-off winners Peterborough. But who will be up there or thereabouts this
year?
Who's Looking Good?
Shroot has impressed whilst on trial at Stevenage
Robin Shroot is finally a Stevenage player. After 2 weeks on trial and four pre-season
friendlies, Shroot has managed to convince Graham Westley that he is worth taking a gamble on. A
two year contract has been agreed and the former Birmingham City winger will go into tonight's
friendly at Hampton & Richmond as a permanent member of the Boro squad.
One of the curiosities of African football has been the relatively undistinguished performance of
national teams from the east side of the continent. Ethiopia and Sudan may have won continental
titles in 1962 and 1970 but that was before the era when most countries participated, and the
cultural and ethnic make up of those states is quite different from the the cluster of countries
that tends to
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Soccer Blogger on Twitter Walsall v Aston Villa 2011 Pre-Season Friendly- Banks' Stadium Walsall v
Aston Villa attendance- 7,170 Final score and result:- Walsall vs Aston Villa 1-3 ( Bowerman/
Bent*2, Heskey) Alex McLeish gets off to a winning [.
Aston Villa have completed the signing Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given from Manchester City.
The 35-year-old has signed a five-year contract at Villa Park after the clubs agreed an undisclosed
fee.
Given told the club's website: "Aston Villa is a huge club and I'm really excited to be joining.
Shaun Wright-Phillips provided a reminder that he may still have a role to play at Manchester
City by scoring the second goal in the club's 2-0 win over Mexican club America in a friendly on
Saturday.
Wright-Phillips, who is the subject of seemingly permanent transfer speculation as super-rich
City continues to cram its squad with top-class players, scored in the 27th minute.
Shaun Wright-Phillips provided a reminder that he may still have a role to play at Manchester
City by scoring the second goal in the club's 2-0 win over Mexican club America in a friendly on
Saturday.
Wright-Phillips, who is the subject of seemingly permanent transfer speculation as super-rich
City continues to cram its squad with top-class players, scored in the 27th minute.
In 1990, Walsall became one of the first clubs of the modern era to leave their home for
pastures new, when they departed Fellows Park for the Bescot Stadium. Tom Lines
tells the story of their original home. If you support a club that has moved home and fancy writing
about its old ground, feel free to drop us a line via the Contact page.
Birmingham City defender Scott Dann could be on his way back to the Premier League, with Liverpool
seemingly leading the chase after failing to sign Blackburn's Phil Jones.
The 24-year-old is said to be desperate to stay in the Premier League after Birmingham were
relegated after a miserable finish to the 2010-2011 season.
French Football League XI
Between the sticks is the unfortunate Romain Larrieu of Plymouth Argyle, he
played eighteen games in an ultimately doomed season for the Pilgrims who were relegated to the
fourth tier. Across the back is former Spurs and Wigan fullback Pascal Chimbonda
of QPR, Jean-Yves M'voto of Oldham Athletic, Maxime Blanchard of
Tranmere Rovers and Stephane Zubar of Plymouth Argyle.
TIPTON TOWN 6-1 OADBY TOWNSaturday 12th March 2011Midland Football AllianceTipton Sports
Academy
a slideshow of photos taken of the ground and during the game is below:
Today sees me head west to the Black Country for a rare chance to watch Oadby Town, a team that I
have had an affinity to since 1998 when I became their programme editor.