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/ 54 days agoEx-Premier League star Andy Carroll moves to French fourth tier
The downfall of Girondins de Bordeaux has been one of the more unfortunate club collapses in recent memory, but the side may have a savior. The six-time Ligue 1 champion hit massive financial difficulties over recent years. As a result, Bordeaux suffered administrative relegation. That plunged the side from Ligue 2 to the fourth tier […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 3631 days agoWhy Sam Allardyce Must Manage His Striking Options Carefully Now Andy Carroll Has Returned
West Ham United have enjoyed a start to the 2014-15 season that very few could have predicted last August. After a summer of speculation regarding the future of manager Sam Allardyce, as well as disharmony amongst a fan-base unsupportive of the club's physical and sometimes believed one-dimensional playing style, it certainly appears as though the […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 3651 days agoRead Our Progress Report on West Ham United's Performances for October-November
Perhaps it’s a bit trite to describe West Ham United as happy Hammers at the moment, but that shouldn’t detract from the fact that the East London club is sitting pretty in fourth going into the international break. Sam Allardyce’s side is unbeaten in five games, winning three and drawing the other two. That run […]
Arsenal
/ 3725 days agoClubs Silly To Continue Paying Over The Odds For British Players
It’s often claimed Premier clubs pay a premium for British players – a homegrown tax, if you will. But what does it look like when we actually compare fees for British players with those for their foreign counterparts? At first glance it might seem logical to pay more for British players. They’ll arrive at your […]
Angel Di Maria
/ 3726 days agoHow Angel Di Maria Can Avoid Being The Latest British Transfer Record To Flop
Complete the sequence: Angel di Maria, Fernando Torres, Andy Carroll, Robinho, Andrei Shevchenko, "X". For those who don't instantly recognise what connects the aforementioned soccer players — make a note of the eventual answer, because it's a nailed on pub quiz question – it's a chronologically descending list of the men signed by English clubs […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 4053 days agoWe Are Witnessing the Final Stages of Liverpool’s Revival
“Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.” – John Milton, Paradise Lost Don’t go jumping to any conclusions. Liverpool Football Club still has work to do. However, the light is becoming clearer and stronger for the faithful supporters of the Anfield club. It has been ages since Liverpool […]
Blackburn Rovers
/ 5062 days agoFantasy League Tips – Gameweek 21
Gameweek 21 kicks off on New Year’s Day, the perfect time to have a quick recap on some of the season’s best performers so far. Starting between the sticks we have Manchester City’s Joe Hart, the Blue half of Manchester are serious title contenders and much of this is due to the brilliance of their […]
Arsenal
/ 5083 days agoFantasy Premier League Tips Gameweek 17
Four of the top five battle it out with each other this week while Man City travel to bottom of the table West Ham. Arsenal could end gameweek 17 in fourth position, having started it Top of the table. Chances are it will be as you were. It has been such an unpredictable season that […]
Blackpool
/ 5094 days agoPremier League Links Of The Day: November 29, 2010
Our second installment of 'Premier League Links Of The Day' is here! Today's video features Dimitar Berbatov and his thoughts on his recent five goal performance. Here's the links: EPL's 10 dirties players [Bleacher Report] Adrian Durham's team of the week [Talk Sport] Carroll has the X-factor [Mirror Football] Clint Dempsey backs Mark Hughes [F […]
England
/ 5109 days agoSome Shock Names In The England Squad For France Friendly
Fabio Capello has announced his squad for Wednesday’s friendly with France and one name in the squad will certainly cause England fans to raise an eyebrow. Cardiff striker Jay Bothroyd has received a surprise call-up and while it is a fitting reward for the 28-year-old’s impressive start to the season, it does make you think […]
England
/ 5113 days agoCarroll Should be Given England Chance
Newcastle United may have slipped to a disappointing home defeat at the hands of Blackburn Rovers, but their star striker Andy Carroll did manage to enhance is ever-growing reputation with another goal. Carroll’s equaliser was his seventh goal of the season, a tally that will surely be enough to see him named in the England […]
Arsenal
/ 5119 days agoFantasy League Tips Gameweek 11
Phew!! Well what can I say? If it hadn’t been for the antics of Nani and the reliable consistency of Charlie Adam, last week’s effort would have been disastrous. This could end up being a cryptic tips column where doing the exact opposite will prove the most rewarding! I have always been taught to hold […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 5132 days agoIt’s A Big Weekend For…West Ham
Avram Grant must love a challenge. Last year he took on the impossible task of trying to keep a debt-ridden Portsmouth in the Premier League, and this term he has turned his attentions to ensuring West Ham don’t also suffer the embarrassment of relegation. While it has not exactly been the start that the former […]
General
/ 5193 days agoPremier League Footballer of the Week, Gameweek 2
6-0, the new 1-0. Parity, maybe? Well, not really. Three Barclays Premier League matches ended 6-0 this weekend with one still left to come Monday night. As the parity debate rages on concerning the overall quality of Premier League teams 1-20, gameweek 2 went a long way in proving just how unequal the league currently […]
General
/ 5222 days agoConsolidation Should Be Newcastle United's Aim
After the disastrous conclusion to the 2008-09 season saw Newcastle fall in to the Championship, the only conclusion they wanted to last season was promotion. No other result was acceptable and the club cantered over the finish line as April began. A complete reversal of fortune from the doldrums the club went through prior to […]