ALL POSTS TAGGED "Portsmouth - Page 5"

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/ 6291 days ago

Cahill Does It Again, FA Cup Draw Thoughts, And Other Premier League News

Is there anything Tim Cahill can't do? Tim Cahill's week defines the word jet lag. From Liverpool to Japan for a World Cup Qualifier. His performance for Australia wasn't exactly great, then again neither was Australia's. Cahill had to be thankful Everton's FA Cup tie against Aston Villa was on Sunday, I don't think he […]

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/ 6295 days ago

Chelsea Players Play Blame Game and Other Premier League News

It took a couple of days, but the rift in the Chelsea dressing room seems to have finally made it out onto the public forum of the press. It all had to start with John Terry, doing his best to absolve his blame in Scolari's sacking by saying he was behind the manager 100 percent, […]

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/ 6295 days ago

Premier League Clubs Can't Afford to Be Patient With Managers

The firings of Tony Adams by Portsmouth and Big Phil Scolari by Chelsea brought the total number of clubs that have changed managers this season to seven, and the number of managerial changes to eight. That turnover rate seems quite high and quickly cycling managers seldom leads to success. It would seem that managers […]

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/ 6297 days ago

Portsmouth Sacking Adams Now Makes No Sense

Poor Tony Adams, he can't even win the headlines on the day he loses his job. Why have Portsmouth taken the decision to sack Tony Adams after the Liverpool game? It is an ludicrous decision to sack a manager after losing to Liverpool at home and especially a week after the transfer window closed for […]

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/ 6298 days ago

Tony Adams sacked as Portsmouth manager

The Telegraph are reporting that come Monday morning, Tony Adams will be officially sacked as manager after only 22 games in fifteen weeks in charge. His last match in charge ended in disappointment as Portsmouth blew two leads before falling 3-2 in second half injury time. His overall record in charge 4 wins, 7 draws […]

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/ 6318 days ago

Arsenal Should Recall Armand Traore From His Portsmouth Loan

Arsenal have a flawed squad, abundant injuries and a pint-sized transfer budget. To compete for the top four they must supplement themselves, and apparently must do so cost-effectively. A simple measure, and one which would cost nothing, would be to recall Armand Traoré from his loan at Portsmouth. Traoré primarily has been seen in the […]

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/ 6323 days ago

Tottenham Use Texting Service To Eliminate Discrimination

Sunday's big game in the Premier League will be an intriguing affair featuring Tottenham Hotspur against Portsmouth at 11am ET/4pm GMT. Intriguing because it sees Spurs manager Harry Redknapp and striker Jermain Defoe up against their former club. Only three points separate both teams, and based on current form both clubs could be in for […]

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/ 6325 days ago

No Excuse For Frozen Pitches While Rafa Fails With Words

How would you like to have been a Manchester City or Blackburn Rovers fan heading from the north of England to the south, only to do a turnabout and head home after finding out your upcoming fixture was canceled? I know if it was me, a few words of the four letter variety would have […]

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/ 6327 days ago

John Kerr Interview: Questions Please

John Kerr, the first American ever to play in the top division in England, will be the guest in a future episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet. Kerr is a trailblazer in the history of American soccer. He made his debut for Portsmouth in 1987, five […]

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/ 6333 days ago

The Saga of Mark Hughes While Defoe Receives Death Threats

The biggest story to come out of the FA Cup Third Round this weekend was the way Manchester City was torn apart by Nottingham Forest. Given the media's need for a story, the immediate response from the press was to put Mark Hughes on the hottest of hot seats along with even starting the short […]

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/ 6336 days ago

Football Transfer Twaddle: Defoe, Arteta, Toure and Pennant

After accepting a sordid envelope with £20m for “Lass” Diarra, Portsmouth rejected shrewd dealer Harry Redknapp’s £30m overture for Jermain Defoe, Glen Johnson and Peter Crouch. Pompey then lessened Defoe’s value markedly, by announcing they would sell him for a fair price. “It looks like Jermain wants to go,” Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie said. […]

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/ 6347 days ago

It's A Wonderful Life: Premier League Style

Earlier last week, I wrote how on paper the Premier League weekend fixtures seemed boring other than the Arsenal against Liverpool match-up. Boy, was I wrong. To me, this was one of the most entertaining weekends of the season. Here are the matches I caught this weekend and my thoughts on them: The first half […]

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/ 6353 days ago

Will Saturday Be The Most Boring Matchday In The Premier League?

All the attention this week will be on Manchester United's FIFA Club World Cup matches in Japan, and Sunday's tantalizing Arsenal against Liverpool battle. But spare some thought for the matches on Saturday. On paper, it looks like it could be one of the most boring matchdays in the history of the Premier League. Here […]

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/ 6359 days ago

Poll: Where Will Roy Keane Go Next?

Former Sunderland manager Roy Keane has expressed an interest in returning to football management sometime in the near future, but which club do you predict he'll most likely end up at next? Vote now. Which Club Will Roy Keane Manage Next?
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/ 6364 days ago

Calamity James Strikes Again

[display_podcast] Portsmouth are out of the UEFA Cup after losing tonight against Wolfsburg 3-2. The match had plenty of incidents, but the highlight (or lowlight if you're a Portsmouth or England national team fan) was David James's idiotic mistake (see video above). Instead of booting the ball out, he telegraphs his intentions to the Wolfsburg […]