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Sin bins, points deduction, accountable refs: Time to teach Chelsea, Arsenal and Co some respect

Over the summer, while the FA have nothing to do due to the abject failure of the national team, the....

Football  |  April 16, 2008  |  763 Views  |  (7) Comments
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Middlesbrough's great escape: The day Third Division Chesterfield should have reached the FA Cup final

In 1997 I had the good fortune to watch one of the greatest FA Cup games of all time. Lowly Chesterf....

Football  |  April 15, 2008  |  561 Views  |  (3) Comments
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Get out of Chelsea now – it's the only way Steve Sidwell's ever going to get a game

When Steve Sidwell made the move from the Royals to Chelsea countless heads were shaking up and down....

Football  |  April 14, 2008  |  551 Views  |  (0) Comments
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Is it time for Arsenal to offload the likes of Eboue and Bendtner?

Of the Arsenal starting line-up that won the league at White Hart Lane in 2004 - the so called Invin....

Football  |  April 14, 2008  |  1863 Views  |  (19) Comments
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The eight 'wonders' of the Spurs world!

Since Juande Ramos took the reins at White Hart Lane their has been change aplenty; better diets, mo....

Football  |  April 08, 2008  |  3233 Views  |  (11) Comments
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Sorry Watford, Bristol City and Co - only West Brom have the pedigree to stay in the Premier League

Possibly the most enthralling footballing rollercoaster outside the Premier League is the battle for....

Football  |  April 07, 2008  |  1891 Views  |  (3) Comments
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Forget fourth-place battles, Liverpool MUST be title contenders next season

At this moment in time Liverpool are locked in a battle with city rivals Everton for fourth spot. No....

Football  |  April 06, 2008  |  1710 Views  |  (14) Comments
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Special K? Special One? Or is Keegan seat-warming for Shearer at Newcastle?

Watch Newcastle live onlineSpecial K will be afforded a hero's return at St James' Park but Mike Ash....

Football  |  January 18, 2008  |  255 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Four-star Manchester United outshine Arsenal and Liverpool in Premier League's Best XI

Here's my Team of the Season at just past the half-way point:GOALKEEPER - Robert Green (West Ham): W....

Football  |  January 19, 2008  |  4117 Views  |  (52) Comments
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Will Capello be parking Blackburn's Bentley in the England midfield?

Having antagonised England fans over the summer with his withdrawal from the Under-21 team, David Be....

Football  |  January 15, 2008  |  865 Views  |  (12) Comments
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Chelsea's dark horses can still give Arsenal and Manchester United the Blues!

The Christmas period is over and there is nothing between Arsenal and Manchester United at the summi....

Football  |  January 16, 2008  |  1141 Views  |  (5) Comments
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Why Manchester United will pip Arsenal to the title - and Fulham are doomed

The Premier League has reached the halfway stage and it seems that almost every club has something t....

Football  |  December 31, 2007  |  1890 Views  |  (17) Comments
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England's disaster troops need Mourinho - not loser McClaren

In the days of old, bards would write great poems and songs to celebrate the conquests and victories....

Football  |  November 22, 2007  |  549 Views  |  (8) Comments
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Dangling by the Croat - but McClaren's set to survive the hangman's noose

In recent weeks Steve McClaren has had more column inches in the national press than Chancellor Alis....

Football  |  November 21, 2007  |  190 Views  |  (4) Comments
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Could Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor be England's secret weapon?

Scrolling down the list of top scorers in the Premier League, the shocking lack of any English playe....

Football  |  November 19, 2007  |  739 Views  |  (4) Comments
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Off the hook - now England must turn to the kids of Arsenal and Aston Villa

In the 2001 film Mike Bassett: England Manager, the national team only qualifies for the World Cup b....

Football  |  November 19, 2007  |  1943 Views  |  (12) Comments
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Pathetic fans, petulant chairman - Wigan are going back where they belong

They say you should never go back, and if I were Paul Jewell I would heed such advice keenly before ....

Football  |  November 13, 2007  |  160 Views  |  (43) Comments
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Take it from a Spurs fan, Arsenal's defence can tame Man United's goal aces

Although it is vastly too early to suggest that this weekend's game at the Emirates is a title decid....

Football  |  November 02, 2007  |  1327 Views  |  (17) Comments
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The Big Four turn their backs on 4-4-2

Last weekend demonstrated a remarkable shift in the tactics of football. The 'Big Four' teams all el....

Football  |  October 30, 2007  |  2657 Views  |  (5) Comments
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After just 90 minutes Juande Ramos knows the size of his task at Tottenham

The worst kept secret in the Premier League finally became reality on the evening of Saturday, Octob....

Football  |  October 29, 2007  |  1994 Views  |  (7) Comments
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Dimitar Berbatov, Jermaine Jenas, Darren Bent, Pascal Chimbonda - you all let Jol down at Spurs

Martin Jol had been walking in the Valley of the Shadow of Death for several months. Finally, after ....

Football  |  October 27, 2007  |  8058 Views  |  (65) Comments
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Can the resurgent Germans win Euro 2008?

Germany became the first country to qualify for the European Championships via the group stages and ....

Football  |  October 18, 2007  |  1767 Views  |  (2) Comments
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Klose encounters of the scoring kind are returning Bayern Munich to glory

Last season Bayern Munich finished an unprecedented fourth in the Bundesliga, a feat which meant no ....

Football  |  October 09, 2007  |  221 Views  |  (1) Comments
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Why Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Everton are leading the stars' parade

My Premier League team of the season so far is unsurprisingly made up almost entirely of players fro....

Football  |  October 06, 2007  |  1853 Views  |  (13) Comments
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Big Four? England's hopes now rest with Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Wigan

Steve McClaren has five games to save his job. Should England fail to qualify then Sven’s former num....

Football  |  September 08, 2007  |  2400 Views  |  (7) Comments
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