Author Archives: Ally Poole

Is Brentford’s Fan Ownership The Model for the Rest of the Football League?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Ally Poole

“Too Big for This League,” “Too Big for This League,” “We’re the Barcelona,” “Of the Lower Leagues,” Fan Ownership at Barcelona is well known throughout the world but not many know about the Fan Ownership at West London’s very own … Continue reading →

Posted in Leagues: Championship, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Whatever Happened to Michael Ricketts? (Who Are Ya)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Ally Poole

‘WHO ARE YA?’ is a new weekly feature on EPL Talk that profiles players who have been capped for England and fallen from grace and players who never really reached their full potential, with the help of some anecdotes .Feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolton Wanderers, Leagues: EPL, Leeds United, Stoke City | 3 Comments

Can Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers Stay Up This Season?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Ally Poole

Apart from The Gaffer waxing lyrically about Swansea, there has not been that much on the other two promoted sides here on EPL Talk. It has been quite a year for QPR and Norwich but what did 2011 mean to … Continue reading →

Posted in Leagues: EPL, Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers | 4 Comments

Whatever Happened to Francis Jeffers? (Who Are Ya?)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Ally Poole

‘WHO ARE YA?’ is a new weekly feature on EPL Talk that profiles players who have been capped for England and fallen from grace and players who never really reached their full potential, with the help of some anecdotes .Feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Leagues: EPL | 6 Comments

Whatever Happened to Jon Stead? (Who Are Ya?)

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Ally Poole

‘WHO ARE YA?’ is a new weekly feature on EPL Talk that profiles players who have been capped for England and fallen from grace and players who never really reached their full potential, with the help of some anecdotes. Feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackburn Rovers, Leagues: EPL, Sunderland | 5 Comments

Whatever Happened to James Beattie? (Who Are Ya?)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Ally Poole

‘ WHO ARE YA?’ is a new weekly feature on EPL Talk that profiles players who have been capped for England and fallen from grace and players who never really reached their full potential. If you’ve got any ideas for … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Leagues: EPL | 10 Comments

Man City May Be Top Of The Table, But Their Fanbase Still Dwindles In Comparison

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Ally Poole

Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium sounds classier than the Sports Direct Arena, has the fifth largest capacity in the Premier League but they will want to grow their fan base, both nationally and internationally, to help them expand and go on … Continue reading →

Posted in Leagues: EPL, Manchester City | 30 Comments

Bolton Wanderers vs Stoke City Preview: A Chance For Owen Coyle To Save His Job

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Ally Poole

Glamour is not a word that will be used to describe Bolton’s clash with Stoke on Sunday but nevertheless it is still an incredibly important to both sides and could well be significant to how they fare this season. Based … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolton Wanderers, Leagues: EPL, Stoke City | 3 Comments

Are Premier League Clubs Holding the Football League to Ransom?

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Ally Poole

The EPPP (Elite Player Performance Plan) is about to set in and is due to drastically change the way youth players are developed in England.  The changes will begin in the 2012-2013 season and it will mean that academies are … Continue reading →

Posted in Leagues: EPL, Premier League | 8 Comments

Newcastle United: Loving the Surprise Team Of The Season

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Ally Poole

After the incredible 6-1 win against Manchester United, Manchester City are now the leaders of the Premier League, five points clear of their Mancunian rivals. However the surprise story of this season so far though is Newcastle United, with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Leagues: EPL, Newcastle United | 17 Comments

Wigan Athletic’s Time in the Premier League Is Coming to an End

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Ally Poole

Wigan Athletic are in the bottom three, along with North West neighbours Bolton and Blackburn, after an abysmal run of six losses on the trot. They are much maligned for their poor attendances despite football being Wigan’s second sport behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Leagues: EPL, Wigan Athletic | 17 Comments

West Bromwich Albion Can Finally Stop Being A Yo-Yo Club

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Ally Poole

West Brom are clearly recognised by most Premier League fans and pundits as the yoyo team of the division. Over the last 10 years they have been promoted to the Premier League four times and relegated three times. Even their … Continue reading →

Posted in Leagues: EPL, West Bromwich Albion | 2 Comments