English Premier League
Barton’s Ban: Too Little Too Late from the FA
By: Daryl |
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If you haven’t heard yet, Joey Barton has been handed a six game ban by the FA for mangling Ousmane Dabo’s face back when they played for City, with a further six games suspended punishment (meaning if he does anything else violent in the next two seasons, it’s an automatic six game ban).
Is it just [...]
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Tags: banned, English Premier League, EPL, Joey Barton, Manchester City, Ousmane Dabo, Premiership, suspendedEurope’s 10 Most Overpriced Transfers; Or: Prem Transfer Roundup.
By: chris | 10 Comments
Sadly, we could’ve turned this thing into an all-Prem list, but did our best to look elsewhere. Didn’t turn out so well. The problem is so many sums paid in the Premiership dwarf that of those in other leagues - Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, etc. - that it can make their normally [...]
Tags: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Barcelona, Blackburn, Dani Alves, David Bentley, English Premier League, Everton, Fellaini, Gareth Barry, Inter, Liverpool, Manchester City, Paul Robinson, Peter Crouch, Philippe Senderos, Porto, Portsmouth, Real Madrid, Ricardo Quaresma, Robbie Keane, Robinho, Sevilla, Tottenham, World FootballWho’s Next for Newcastle?
By: Daryl | 9 Comments
It started on Tuesday. Then for two nights we were left wondering. All we were told was that he hadn’t been fired, which wasn’t actually very useful information. Finally today it’s been confirmed. Kevin Keegan has resigned from Newcastle United..
Like most people, I pretty much blame Mike Ashley for this. You don’t hire Kevin Keegan [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueWould You Rather Your Club Had a Billionaire Owner or a Good Manager?
By: Daryl | 9 Comments
The events of the last few days point pretty clearly to one thing: the end of the football manager. Alan Curbishley quit because West Ham sold players without his consent, Kevin Keegan may or may not be about to do the same thing.
In the age of billionaire businessman owners and/or sporting directors, managers just don’t [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueEurope’s 10 Biggest Transfer Window Bargains
By: chris | 5 Comments
Obviously the true bargains won’t be known for some time, but there were a few transfers which caught the eye before the participants had even put on their new shirt. Eliminating loans made sure somebody has actually bought up the entire contract this summer, and everyone of these guys happened to come in at under [...]
Tags: Antonio Cassano, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Benfica, Blackburn, Bundesliga, Chelsea, Deco, Diego Milito, English Premier League, Fernando Forestieri, Fiorentina, Genoa, HSV, Julio Santa Cruz, La Liga, Mathieu Flamini, Milan, Pablo Aimar, Portugal, Premier League, Premiership, Rafael van der Vaart, Real Madrid, Real Zaragoa, Sampdoria, Serie A, Siena, Spain La Liga, Tomas Ujfalusi, Vincent Kompany, World FootballCurbishley Resignation Sets New Trend
By: Daryl | 2 Comments
Seems the closing of the player transfer window was also the opening of the manager exit door. First Kevin Keegan (maybe) parted ways with Newcastle yesterday, and now Alan Curbishley has resigned at West Ham Utd. Curbs has been under pressure at West Ham for the team’s perceived poor performance last season (even though they [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueWhat Does the Man City Takeover Mean for Arsenal and Liverpool?
By: Daryl | 22 Comments
However you feel about the Man City takeover, there’s no doubt it’s going to shake up the Premier League. Maybe not immediately, but very likely in January and definitely by the start of next season. Especially if the new owners are even half as ambitious as they claim to be.
And - like it or not [...]
Man City: The New Evil Empire
By: chris | 45 Comments
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It appears stealing the closing act was not enough, as Manchester City’s new owners would like to steal tomorrow’s matinee, the following evening performance, and the rest of the shows from here on out. Their point was made by the frankly shocking snatch of Robinho and equally as surprising bids for David Villa, [...]
Keegan Leaves Newcastle. Again. (Maybe?)
By: Daryl | 13 Comments
It’s not 100% confirmed yet (update: it is now) but looks like Kevin Keegan has thrown in the towel at Newcastle. Reportedly he’s pissed at the lack of control over transfers and the club’s pretty limp efforts on transfer deadline day. Seems the capture of Xisco wasn’t enough to cheer him up.
And who can blame [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueAre Man City in The Big Five Now?
By: Daryl | 12 Comments
Though I’m sure the Man City takeover has been brewing for some time, for the general public it all happened in a flash yesterday. All of a sudden Man City were (all but) owned by the Abu Dhabi United Group for Investment and Development and had insane amounts of money to spend.
They livened up transfer [...]
Category: English Premier League Tags: Arsenal, Big Five, Big Four, Dimitar Berbatov, English Premier League, EPL, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Premiership, Robinho10 Things We Learned in the Premier League
By: Daryl | 2 Comments
1. The rules don’t apply if you’re a billionaire.
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley was spotted downing a pint at the Emirates while his team lost 3-0 to Arsenal. Slight problem: it’s illegal to drink within sight of the pitch in the Premier League. Ashley might think that drinking in the stands makes him more like one [...]
Category: English Premier League Tags: Arsenal, Blackburn, Cesc Fabregas, Darren Bent, English Premier League, EPL, Heurelho Gomes, Hull City, Joey Barton, Man City, Mark Hughes, Mike Ashley, Newcastle, Paul Ince, Premiership, Samir Nasri, Shaun-Wright Phillips, Spurs, SWP, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Wigan Athletic, World Football, World SoccerIn Defence of Samir Nasri…
By: Daryl | 11 Comments
If you saw Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle on Saturday then you’ll know that Joey Barton was reintroduced to the Premiership. Reintroduced but not rehabilitated. The recent Strangeways resident came on for Newcastle in the 89th minute and made a not horrific, but not too nice either tackle on Samir Nasri.
Nasri responded soon after by tripping Barton [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueI’m on Setanta Sports: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Edition
By: Daryl | 1 Comment
In the latest from The Special One (and friends) Jose and It go on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire to raise money for the Berbatov Appeal. There’s also a not very convincing apology to Nani, the return of Ameobi super-fan Dave, another mysterious glimpse at Capello and - déjà vu alert - the promise [...]
Category: English Premier LeagueChelsea vs Spurs LiveBlog
By: Daryl | No Comments
Chelsea without a defeat, Tottenham without a win. Sounds ominous but it’s early in the season so you never know, right?
If you can’t see the game, or just want some internet company while you watch, then click here to follow Rob’s LiveBlog of Chelsea vs Spurs over at Premier League Offside.
Kick off is 1:30pm GMT [...]
Category: English Premier LeaguePortsmouth’s Big Man Little Man Partnership Finally Clicks
By: Daryl | No Comments
Much was made of Portsmouth’s pairing of Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe, a seemingly classic big man little man combo that produced exactly zero goals in the first two games.
But today it finally happened like we all imagined it would, when Crouch flicked on for Defoe, and Defoe turned Lescott to score. Portsmouth went on [...]
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