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/ 7055 days agoPardew Breathes New Life Into Charlton FC
Merry Christmas to all EPL Talk readers worldwide. While many of us are opening presents or giving them to our loved ones, Charlton fans will have something to cheer about this morning knowing that manager Les Reed has been replaced by Alan Pardew. While I believe Charlton made the correct decision in sacking Iain Dowie, […]
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/ 7058 days agoHoliday Wishes from Fox Soccer Channel
I received a Happy Holidays card today from Fox Cable Networks, parent company for Fox Soccer Channel. The greeting card programmed in Flash shows some highlights from its major networks. I counted four *very brief* clips for soccer. Unfortunately more airtime was shown during the Flash video for BMX Racing than soccer : ( Happy […]
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/ 7060 days agoWin Footy Loot from EPL Talk's Community Site
If you're wondering where The Gaffer has been the past couple of days, you can find him over at the EPL Talk Community site where he's been propping up the bar chatting to passerbys. Seriously, I've decided to start posting more on the EPL Talk Community site as well as here. Visit the Community site […]
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/ 7062 days agoIn Two Minds About the English Premiership
It's been a few weeks now since I've returned from my trip to England to watch four Premiership matches and one Champions League match in the space of eight days. During that time, I've had a chance to reflect on what I saw. I was originally planning on writing a series of articles for the […]
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/ 7062 days agoNow is the Time for a European Super League
By John Nicholson A couple of years ago I wrote a column for football365 saying that it was time for a European Super League. It wasn't widely welcomed then. But I think that's changed now. To recap the concept; the top four of the Premiership go into the European Super league. At the end of […]
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/ 7063 days agoInteresting Slice of Premiership-Related Stories to Read
The Guardian reporter Lestyn George has written an interesting article about Setanta Sports from a business perspective. Among the several interesting facts in the story is witnessing a conversation with a Sky Sports presenter (see Sky Sports Anticipating Exodus of Commentators to Setanta?), how many former Sky employees work at the Irish broadcaster, and what […]
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/ 7065 days agoThe Football Grounds Debate: Should Teams Move or Stay?
For those of you who read this blog regularly and listen to the EPL Talk Podcast, you'll know that I'm enamored with football grounds. So, thanks to a tip from the Tokyo Toffeeman, he pointed me to an article on the BBC Sport blog entitled "Do you care where your team plays?" BBC's Football Focus […]
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/ 7067 days agoThe Revealing Football Stories the British Press Ignore
I had a really interesting conversation tonight with Ronaldo from the 101greatgoals.com web site. I interviewed him for the next EPL Talk Podcast, which you will hear this Sunday as part of a special holiday edition. Other interview guests on the show will include Graham Bell from The 2 G's, Phil McThomas from Soccer Shout, […]
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/ 7067 days agoThe 10 Most Boring Sides In The Premiership
Who for you are the top 10 most boring sides in the Premiership this season? The competition for the top 10 spots is tougher now than in quite some time. Here are my top 10 most boring sides: 1. Manchester City 2. Watford 3. Charlton Athletic 4. Fulham 5. Middlesbrough 6. Blackburn Rovers 7. West […]
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/ 7068 days agoInterview with Reading's Marcus Hahnemann
The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast is now available, which features an exclusive interview with Reading and U.S. goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann. Hahnemann is arguably the top U.S. keeper in the world right now with Friedel faltering a little behind a weakened defence at Blackburn, and Kasey Keller (Borussia Monchengladbach) and Tim Howard (Everton) […]
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/ 7069 days agoWhy Thierry Henry Must Go Now
By John Nicholson It's a given in football that you don't sell your best player. To sell your best player usually indicates that the club is going down the toilet, is desperate for cash or the player concerned has been caught with some swollen part of his anatomy in the managers daughters 'downstairs bits'. Selling […]
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/ 7069 days agoFox Soccer Channel Acquires Rights to UEFA Cup
Fox Soccer Channel may have lost TV rights to a portion of their Premiership matches and the entire Bundesliga this season, but the network came out strong by announcing today it has won the rights to show the final rounds of the UEFA Cup. FSC will show six quarterfinal matches, four semifinal matches and the […]
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/ 7069 days agoITVN Drops Setanta On Demand Service
ITVN today announced it has dropped its Setanta On Demand service because Setanta doesn't currently have rights to broadcast the programming on an 'on demand' basis. "We are hoping to offer a video on demand service in the new season," said Fabian Citraro, VP of Sales at ITVN. The live Setanta programming is available as […]
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/ 7069 days agoAlan Pardew Sacking Exposes Relegation Candidates
After this past weekend's goalfest in the EPL, Alan Pardew is suffering from a hangover as he was sacked by West Ham United this morning. Thinking back to Saturday's four matches that were shown live on Setanta and Fox Soccer Channel, we witnessed an incredible amount of goals but they were all against relegation candidates: […]
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/ 7069 days agoIs the Premiership Race Over for Jose Mourinho?
In the five Premiership matches shown on live TV in the U.S. on Saturday, an incredible 20 goals were scored — averaging four goals per match. Who said the EPL was boring? Of course, the Chelsea versus Arsenal match was a classic. While Essien's goal was spectacular, don't underestimate Flamini's goal. If you watch the […]