Bradford against Swansea was the cup final of dreams. Two clubs who were not expected to make the final of the Capital One Cup but fought against the odds to meet at Wembley. Swansea, having climbed the ladder of the football league to establish themselves as a quality Premier League outfit, turned up at [...]
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CONGRATULATIONS SWANSEA, WELL DONE BRADFORD AND WHEN DID COMMON SENSE GO OUT OF REFEREEING?
Posted in Football Opinion Pick of the Week | Tags: Bradford, Capital One Cup, De Guzman, Dyer, Football, Michael Laudrup, Michu, Swansea
ARE NEWCASTLE GETTING IT RIGHT WITH THEIR FRENCH REVOLUTION?
“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” “We have had success with French players before so lets go there again.” This would appear to be the attitude taken by Newcastle United in this transfer window. They have got so many French players now they’ll have to start serving croissants and crepes on the terraces. But [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Alan Pardew, Arsenal, Demba Ba, Football, Mike Ashley, Newcastle United
ADKINS SACKING AGAIN SHOWS HOW CLUELESS CLUB OWNERS REALLY ARE
Back to back promotions and just two defeats in twelve Premier League games. Yet Southampton have taken the extraordinary decision to sack Nigel Adkins and just as bizarrely appoint the unproven Mauricio Pochettino. Chairman Nicola Corteze said that Southampton needed to change manager in order to achieve their long-term ambitions. I wonder if he [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Chelsea, Football, Nicola Corteze, Nigel Adkins, Rafael Benitez, Roberto Di Matteo, Roman Abramovich, Southampton
GUARDIOLA MAKES A SHREWD MOVE – BUT IS IT AS A RESULT OF A FERGIE PEP TALK?
Bayern Munich stunned the football world by announcing that Pep Guardiola would become their new manager in the summer. The Spaniard has chosen to end his sabbatical and take the helm at the Allianz, in a snub to the likes of Chelsea who were so desperate for his services. The big question however is [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Chelsea, Football, Jose Mourinho, Man Utd, Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, Rafael Benitez
UNITED HOLD OFF CITY FIGHTBACK
It was the headline clash of the third round of the FA Cup. The two top teams in the country going head to head in knockout football. It was a clash built up to be a classic. So often such games disappoint. This one did not. The first exciting news of the day came about [...]
