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Robinho Not Coming, But Chelsea Selling Robinho Shirts Anyway
By: Daryl |
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According to Real Madrid, Robinho is going nowhere, and that includes Chelsea. Think it’s safe to say that Real’s failure to sign David Villa from Valencia has a lot to do with it.
Real won’t let Robinho go unless they have a suitable replacement. And so if Robinho fails to arrive at Stamford Bridge, then Chelsea [...]
Category: English Premier LeaguePremier League 2008/9 Predictions - Week 3
By: Daryl | 1 Comment
Well, I did get a couple of things right last week, like Daniel Sturridge scoring for Man City. But overall, not so good. Arsenal to beat Fulham? You’d think so, but no.
But maybe third time’s the charm. Here are my predictions for week three in the Premier League.
Category: English Premier League
Tags: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Boro, Chelsea, English Premier League, EPL, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, predictions, Premiership, Spurs, Stoke City, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, WBA, West Brom, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham, Wigan Athletic, World FootballSerie A 2008/9 Predictions: Week 1
By: chris | 13 Comments
Week one, also known as “throw shit against the wall and see how much sticks”. How will new players adapt? Which young’uns will turn into stars? Will another big club begin a rough year? Will Maurizio Zamparini fire someone before halftime? All questions we need answered which won’t be answered until at the very least [...]
Category: Serie ARobinho to Chelsea Within 48 Hours, Kaka Going Nowhere
By: Daryl | 5 Comments
Chelsea are expecting to have Real Madrid’s Robinho in a blue shirt within 48 hours, for a fee expected to be around 36 million euros. One man who must be feeling conflicted about this deal is Sir Alex Ferguson.
He’d probably love to see Real Madrid lose Robinho, as a sort of karmic punishment for all [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueDarren Bent Gets Some Company
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
Looks like Spurs are going to splash some of that incoming Berbatov cash on a certain Russian who impressed at Euro 2008. But it’s not Andrei Arshavin. It’s the slightly harder to type Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Latest rumours have Pavlyuchenko all but transferred from Spartak Moscow to Spurs for £12 million, and pulling out of Spartak’s squad [...]
Category: English Premier League Tags: Dimitar Berbatov, English Premier League, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russia, Spartak Moscow, Spurs, Tottenham HotspurNani: Thriller
By: Daryl | 5 Comments
“It” with jetlag, Nani’s likeness to a young Michael Jackson (I think that’s the joke, right?), a fantastic Berbatov appeal from The Boy (”it’s tragic like”), Fergie calling The Special One “pretty boy”) and the fearsome pedantry of Roy Keane. But easily the best thing about the new season of I’m on Setanta Sports: the [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueHow Spurs Got it All Wrong With Dimitar Berbatov
By: Daryl | 23 Comments
Think it’s safe to say that the Dimitar Berbatov situation has gone from “annoying” to “ridiculous”, with Spurs threatening to let the player rot in the reserves unless Man Utd meet their £30 million valuation. So basically, Dimitar Berbatov would be the new Winston Bogarde. Not good. And not very realistic either.
Spurs have come so [...]
Category: English Premier League10 Things We Learned in the Premier League
By: Daryl | 6 Comments
1. Chelsea are serious about winning the Premier League
Beating Portsmouth 4-0 at home with a swagger is one thing. But titles are won by going away to Wigan and winning 1-0, without even playing particularly well. Which is exactly what Big Phil’s men did yesterday, courtesy of a 4th minute Deco free kick.
2. Referees are [...]
Category: English Premier League Tags: AC Milan, Andriy Shevchenko, Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton, Chelsea, Daniel Sturridge, Deco, English Premier League, EPL, Hull City, Jamaica, Kevin Nolan, Liverpool, Man City, Newcastle, Premiership, Ricardo Fuller, Roque Santa Cruz, Shay Given, Spurs, Steven Gerrard, Steven Taylor, Stoke City, Stuart Attwell, Usain Bolt, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan AthleticA Name to Remember: Daniel Sturridge
By: Daryl | 4 Comments
Eighteen year old striker Daniel Sturridge caught the eye coming off the Man City bench last week against Aston Villa, instantly looking like Citeh’s most dangerous player. This week Sturridge delivered his first goal of the season (above) by smashing the ball into the roof of the net against West Ham. Get in.
But that wasn’t [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueReal Madrid Start The Spanish Season In Style
By: chris | 3 Comments
It was “only” the Super Cup, but it’s impossible not to think of this as a demoralizing, crushing blow for Valencia, and as a warning served to the rest of La Liga from Real Madrid. Yes, they’ve won the last two titles, but this was an absolutely epic comeback; one for the Spanish ages.
Category: Spain La Liga Tags: David Silva, David Villa, Fernando Morientes, Gonzalo Higuain, Rafael van der Vaart, Real Madrid, Ruben de la Red, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Spain La Liga, Super Cup, Timo Hildebrand, Valencia, World FootballMaradona Was Napoli’s Second Choice.
By: chris | 3 Comments
Unless you happen to be a really big fan of a player or his club, chances are you don’t get too excited about footballer autobiographies. Some are still very good, yes, but most are just a bunch of stories about lockerroom bustups and threesomes involving Kieron Dyer and Rio Ferdinand. But Ian Rush, he of [...]
Premier League 2008/9 Predictions - Week 2
By: Daryl | 2 Comments
How many scores did I get right last week? Absolutely none, that’s how many. But am I discouraged? Of course not. You see, it wasn’t my fault.
Turns out someone (not me) had forgotten to recalibrate the old crystal ball for the new season and it was still on the 2007/8 settings. But I’ve had the [...]
Category: English Premier League Tags: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Boro, Chelsea, English Premier League, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, predictions, Spurs, Stoke City, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, WBA, West Brom, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham, Wigan AthleticMan City Want Thierry Henry, Mark Hughes Just Wants Some Kompany
By: Daryl | 1 Comment
There was always something fishy about Man City’s pursuit of Ronaldinho. It didn’t feel quite right, I think for two reasons: 1) He was never really going to join, and 2) The plan to sign him up seemed to be based on his big name status, rather than what he was capable of offering Citeh [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueThe Shock Heard Round The Prem
By: chris | 1 Comment
Let’s just say at this point in his career, the only way Mikael Silvestre could’ve generated more press attention is if he was found nude doing lines off Fergie’s ass with a transsexual rodeo clown down a dark Mancunian alley. Thankfully for us - and especially the good people of Manchester’s alleys - he’s decided [...]
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