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Sunday, March 13, 2011
We're Coming Home Baby! #11
In a shocking twist of irony, Gli Azzurri are starting their meteoric climb up the FIFA rankings ladder. From 13th not even a month ago to 11th this month. Obviously the 1-1 draw against Germany at Dortmund played a significant factor in this decision. Heck, we have yet to win a match in Champions League thus far in 2011.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Honorable exit for Louis van Gaal
He went from Tulip General to Flying Dutchman. They really like creating new monnikers for Louis. Today, the Munich based club decided to stop the partnership with Van Gaal at the end of this season. The new contract ( till 2012) has been canceled by both parties.
Formally, the club and the coach had "different strategies" and gives this as a reason to end the relation. There was no news about the financial resolution.
Louis van Gaal was not available for comments today. Karl Heinz Rummenigge had a press talk of four minutes and that's it.
It appears that Mark van Bommel's
Formally, the club and the coach had "different strategies" and gives this as a reason to end the relation. There was no news about the financial resolution.
Louis van Gaal was not available for comments today. Karl Heinz Rummenigge had a press talk of four minutes and that's it.
It appears that Mark van Bommel's
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Rangers: Europa League Dream Survives
Pinch yourself, February is just about out and we're celebrating a good night for Scottish football in Europe.
I missed the Sporting Lisbon v Rangers clash but Walter Smith will be delighted that his team gave a display of their defiance and resoluteness in Portugal.
Another European draw but enough to clinch the away goals victory. Maurice Edu's equaliser was last gasp. And probably all the sweeter for it to the watching Rangers fans.
And, hold on to your hats, some co-efficient good news. Thanks to Aiden McGeady.
Seems the former Celt's goal for Spartak Moscow that eliminated Basel was enough to see us sneak ahead of Switzerland in UEFA's ever complex rankings systems.
The result is an additional Champion's League place in the 2012/13 season.
People more adept at complex algorithms than I am suggest that this might be only temporary. Still, poor form to ruin the fun.
Best just to enjoy a rare burst of sunshine amid the black dog depression of our footballing existence.
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Post-mortem: Aston Villa dominate Blackburn
I imagine some of the banter today will focus on the football from yesterday instead of the fantastic football from Saturday and you know what, I don't think it should be an issue.
Didn't someone once write or say that if you have enough monkeys in a room and they all have a typewriter, they'd be able to string a sentence together. Well, it turns out if you give a football club 135 years, they will win two pieces of silverware.
Chelsea alerted as Real Madrid boss Mourinho wants summer Premier League return
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Jose Mourinho plans to quit Real Madrid and return to the Premier League in the summer, it has been revealed.
The Sun says the Special One desperately misses the passion and excitement of English football - his spiritual home.
And after three years away with Inter Milan and Real Madrid, he is ready for a dramatic comeback.
The shock news is certain to signal a stampede among England's top teams to capture his signature.
Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham and former club Chelsea are all certain to be interested.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Jamie Carragher's challenge on Nani during Manchester United's defeat to Liverpool was 'disgraceful' - Sir Alex Ferguson
Scot admits Portugal star set to miss out on next three games
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Why Geovanni Didn't Work Out at San Jose with Club Quake Prez, Mike Turco
(Part 1) Brett and Derek talk with Founder and President of Club Quake (also Founder and Board...
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Camp set for N.Ireland call
Skysports.com understands Lee Camp is poised to win his first call-up to the Northern Ireland squad.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Mignolet to continue as Sunderland?s number one
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Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has every confidence in Belgian keeper Simon Mignolet as number one for the Black Cats.
The manager told the Sunderland Echo: "He's got a big part to play in the future of the club - we have unearthed a very good young goalkeeper.
"It's a big pat on the back to everybody who has helped get him here.
"The biggest compliment of all is to himself. He's a fantastic goalkeeper, although we are not surprised he's done so well because we work with him every day.
"He's brave, big and the potential is all there. He's got the makings of a very good goalkeeper."
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Friday Video: Davie Cooper
I've been thinking about the greatest ever Scottish players for a project on another site that you might be hearing about in the coming weeks.
Davie Cooper is one name that would always appear in my list. Next month marks the 16th anniversary of his death.
Here's some memories:
And, on its own, the goal that many a Rangers fan will recall with great fondness:
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Davie Cooper is one name that would always appear in my list. Next month marks the 16th anniversary of his death.
Here's some memories:
And, on its own, the goal that many a Rangers fan will recall with great fondness:
The Scottish Football Blog News Feed
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No One Can Hit The Goal Anymore
Hey, look at that – a horrible sitter miss. Quelle surprise.
But doesn’t it appear these have seemed to reach epidemic levels? Someone’s always been banging on about “the worst miss evah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”, yet they’re rarely worthy of such lofty status. Recently, however, I’ve been inclined to agree with a good number – starting with that [...]
But doesn’t it appear these have seemed to reach epidemic levels? Someone’s always been banging on about “the worst miss evah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”, yet they’re rarely worthy of such lofty status. Recently, however, I’ve been inclined to agree with a good number – starting with that [...]
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How much is experience worth in the managerial merry-go-round?
Gary Johnson at Northampton and Paul Hart at Swindon yet again rejoin the managerial ranks while Burnley give young Eddie Howe a try
In uncertain times it is understandable that the demand for been-round-the-block experience should rise. After all, when a club has been left in the lurch by its manager, or is staring relegation in the face, the last thing to appeal to owners and chairman alike is a fresh-faced novice who has yet to experience the travails of life in the Football League.
But a glance at the list of those who have been appointed to managerial posts this season does raise the question of experience's worth when, ultimately, it has led to little or no success. Those in charge of hiring, it appears, are snatching at recognisable faces without properly questioning why they are familiar in the first place.
The latest "old boy" to find himself in the dugout again is Gary Johnson. The 55-year-old replaced Ian Sampson at Northampton on Friday following a run of seven matches without a win for the League Two side and began his own tenure there with a 3-2 defeat to Shrewsbury. It is, of course, impossible to judge Johnson after just one match in the job but he hardly arrives at Sixfields bursting with promise having left Peterborough in acrimonious circumstances after less than a year at the club and, prior to that, being forced out at Bristol City after they slid from Championship play-off finalists to within seven points of relegation from the division in less than two years.
It should also be noted that Northampton were not in major danger of losing their league status under Sampson ? they were 10 points above the relegation zone when he was sacked last Wednesday ? and, under the 42-year-old, recorded a famous Carling Cup victory over Liverpool at Anfield earlier in the season.
Northampton is the fifth club of Johnson's managerial career (he was also in charge of Latvia for close to two years), making him something of a rookie compared to Paul Hart, who took over at Swindon last week, making it eight clubs in 23 years for the former Nottingham Forest and Leeds defender. Unlike Johnson he has neither silverware nor promotions to his name, although his time at Crystal Palace and Portsmouth suggests he can do the job of keeping Swindon up ? they are currently 22nd in League One three points from safety. But again, Hart's appointment is hardly one to inspire the supporters and should safety be achieved few will back the 57-year-old to repeat what his predecessor, Danny Wilson, did last season and take Swindon to the play-off final.
In Sheffield there is a united sense of go-with-what-you-know, with United appointing Micky Adams (nine previous clubs) and Wednesday Gary Megson (eight previous clubs) within two months of each other. There is a romantic element to these arrivals, with Adams a lifelong United fan and Megson a distinguished former player at Hillsborough, but neither has worked out so far ? Adams has yet to record a win since arriving in December and faces the prospect of taking United into the third tier for the first time since 1989, while Megson's return at Wednesday has seen them slip from 12th to 16th in League One ? and there is little in their previous histories to suggest much will change in the future. With Milan Mandaric as his chairman, Megson must fear that he may not even last until the end of the season.
Elsewhere in the Football League there are numerous examples of serial managers getting hired again, most notably Paul Jewell at Ipswich, Jim Gannon at Port Vale and Tony Mowbray at Middlesbrough (all now at their fifth different club), and the mixed success of their records suggests that perhaps it is not such a bad idea to give inexperience a chance, even when times are tough. Indeed, it is another of the 31 managerial changes that have taken place below the Premier League that inspires such a belief. Eddie Howe took charge of Burnley in January at the age of 33 and having previously managed only at Bournemouth. Under him a team that lost three times in five matches under Brian Laws has won five out of eight fixtures and find themselves well within range of the play-offs.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Jack Comes Home Empty-Handed
FIFA's quarterly Executive Committee meeting has come and gone and once again CONCACAF Serial...
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UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Previews
By Geoff Reid Tottenham vs AC Milan from White Hart Lane, London (Tottenham lead 1-0 on agg.) In what was a very dramatic first leg for not only the football that was played, but also the handbags that took place at the end of the match, sets up a great platform for how this second leg will turn out. Tottenham [...]
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Football League: Your thoughts
Forest's unbeaten home run comes to an end, QPR leave it late; Leeds and Plymouth bounce back
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? The biggest story in the Championship was the ending of Nottingham Forest's 36-match unbeaten run at the City Ground when they were defeated 1-0 by Hull City. Forest were lucky to escape with a point at Middlesbrough in midweek but were undone today by Matty Fryatt's winner. Billy Davies threw on forwards to try to get the equaliser but Hull held firm and reduced Forest to long-range efforts. The Forest goalkeeper, Lee Camp, was sent up front for a corner in the dying seconds but to no avail.
? Swansea, so impressive against Leeds last weekend, were defeated 1-0 by Scunthorpe at Glanford Park with Joe Garner, a forward on loan from Nottingham Forest, scoring his fourth goal in six games for the Iron. The victory put United only a point behind Crystal Palace in 21st place with a game in hand and Swansea remained in second before this evening's Cardiff match, eight points behind QPR who waited and waited for Ishmael Miller's late goal to give them a 1-0 win over Leicester.
? Leeds's strengths and weaknesses were both on show at Elland Road where they defeated Doncaster Rovers 5-2. Max Gradel and Jonny Howson scored two apiece, to take Leeds's home league tally to 40, a Championship high. The two conceded, however, took opposition goals to 31, also a Championship high. Burnley's 1-0 win over Palace kept them four points behind Leeds in sixth, but the Clarets have two games in hand.
? There were raised eyebrows when Brian McDermott signed Ian Harte for Reading last August. The one-paced veteran defender had enjoyed a remarkable season at Carlisle but many thought his best days were a distant memory. He scored two of those trademark curled free-kicks today in the Royals' 5-2 victory over Middlesbrough. Reading remain in 10th but a play-off place is not out of the question.
? Liam Bridcutt scored a late winner for Brighton who looked to have thrown away three points when Carlisle scored an injury-time equaliser at the Withdean. The 4-3 victory keeps them four points in front of Bournemouth who hammered Oldham 3-0.
? The performance of the day came at Hillsborough where Plymouth Argyle threw off the travails of an awful fortnight to beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-4. Joe Mason scored twice for the Pilgrims who remain bottom after the 10-point penalty imposed for going into administration, six points from safety. Dagenham & Redbridge leapfrogged Bristol Rovers with a 2-0 away win while Paul Hart's first game as Swindon's Red Adair ended in a 0-0 draw with Walsall.
? Bottom club Stockport got a winner four minutes into added time thanks to Greg Tansey to beat Oxford United 2-1 at Edgeley Park. Barnet remain above them on goal difference and Burton's 4-1 defeat at Crewe leaves them with a one-point cushion above the drop zone, though they do have six games in hand over the Hatters.
? Chesterfield's 3-0 victory at Cheltenham extended their lead at the top of League Two to 11 points after Wycombe were held 2-2 by Aldershot. Bury have moved into second place, Ryan Lowe scoring for the ninth match in succession in a 3-0 win at Hereford.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
England international accuses agent of acting dishonestly
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Stewart Downing has accused his former agent of "siphoning off" thousands of pounds from his bank account.
The Aston Villa and England international told a court that he left all business matters to his agent Ian Elliott, and would often sign papers without even reading them as he had complete trust in him.
However, the pair fell out in 2007 when Elliott went on a local radio station saying that Tottenham were interested in Downing when the player was happy at Middlesbrough.
Downing then checked his bank account and found only �11,000 in it, when he expected to find between �600,000 and �700,000.
It was claimed in court that Elliott took the money to help his failing business projects.
"I relied on him to do most things on the business side," Downing told the court.
Prosecutor Christopher Attwooll added: "The Crown allege the defendant dishonestly managed Stewart Downing's affairs for his own financial gain.
"He abused the trust put in him by manipulating the player's professional life and in doing so he siphoned off a lot of money into his own failing business projects."
It is also alleged that Elliott managed Downing's image rights, worth �1 million, and that he created a consultancy agreement that enabled him to take �100,000 per year, backdated to 2004.
Elliott denies all charges and the case continues.
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Euro 2012 Off To An Amateurish Start.
So, you can now but the tickets for Euro 2012 games at Uefa webpage, though I'd recommend you wait since the servers are continually busy. But, the biggest highlight of the tickets sales inauguration was the ceremony at which it was announced. It's like watching a local fair: amateur organisation, the speakers having more fun than the audience and many blunders in the process. Pure comedy. Want to see how Michel Platini forgot to switch off his phone? Have a look.
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World Cup Bids and Saving the World
Andrew Guest ranks the 9 bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups on their available plans for development and social responsibility
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Juventus target Bolton Bosman Elmander
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Juventus are chasing Bolton Wanderers' Bosman prospect Johan Elmander.
The Mirror says the Turin giants have sent top spies to watch Elmander in action in the Wanderers' past two games as they weigh up a move for one of Europe's most coveted out-of-contract hitmen.
Elmander has turned down a new one-year deal at the Reebok and is keeping his options open - with Juve one of a couple of Serie A sides alerted by his potential availability.
Juve are unlikely to make the elite competition next season, but if they show their ambition by making a lucrative offer to Elmander it could also persuade him to try his luck in Italy.
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Iniesta prepared for battle
Andres Iniesta has described Barcelona's Champions League second leg against Arsenal as a cup final.
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SPL Tonight: On The March
The SPL's March roars in like a lion with two games this evening.
And then Colin Calderwood's re-jigged side found their form and coasted through February undefeated, four wins and three clean sheets to the good.
Hamilton, meanwhile, remain rooted to the foot of the table. Saturday's draw with Dundee United offers some hope but they remain winless in 2011.
So although only St Mirren separate them in the table, this is a clash of two teams whose seasons have diverged in the last few weeks. Hamilton's game in hand looks fairly powerless in the face of Hibs' 13 point, 14 goal advantage.
All of which points, as I survey my half empty glass, to a classic night of disappointment for Hibs.
Despite that I've got to back the away win. Hibs suddenly look organised and spirited, the very qualities they have spent much of the season lacking.
Hamilton don't want for spirit or organisation but right now those battling characteristics don't look to be enough to overcome the frailties and limitations of a squad that appears destined for relegation.
So I back Hibs. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if Billy Reid's socks that prediction in the face.
Current form suggests that an Inverness defeat at Easter Road is hardly a shock but United will be cursing their draw at Hamilton, a point won courtesy of a late equaliser, two points dropped courtesy of a sub par performance.
This is United's fourth away game on the bounce, a run that includes that draw with Hamilton, a goalless draw with St Johnstone and a defeat at Tynecastle.
Two points from nine does not indicate a team comfortable on their travels.
With only one in 2011 Inverness are a long way from replicating the form that saw them breeze through their re-introduction to top flight football at the start of the season.
So a studious examination of the form book tells me not to expect a classic in the Highlands tonight.
A low scoring draw.
Hamilton v Hibs
It wasn't all that long ago that this game loomed large in the minds of Hibs supporters as a crucial fixture in what was shaping up to be a protracted relegation battle.And then Colin Calderwood's re-jigged side found their form and coasted through February undefeated, four wins and three clean sheets to the good.
Hamilton, meanwhile, remain rooted to the foot of the table. Saturday's draw with Dundee United offers some hope but they remain winless in 2011.
So although only St Mirren separate them in the table, this is a clash of two teams whose seasons have diverged in the last few weeks. Hamilton's game in hand looks fairly powerless in the face of Hibs' 13 point, 14 goal advantage.
All of which points, as I survey my half empty glass, to a classic night of disappointment for Hibs.
Despite that I've got to back the away win. Hibs suddenly look organised and spirited, the very qualities they have spent much of the season lacking.
Hamilton don't want for spirit or organisation but right now those battling characteristics don't look to be enough to overcome the frailties and limitations of a squad that appears destined for relegation.
So I back Hibs. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if Billy Reid's socks that prediction in the face.
Inverness v Dundee United
Given that both the teams remain very much in the rough and tumble of the top six battle they will both be smarting from the weekend's tribulations.Current form suggests that an Inverness defeat at Easter Road is hardly a shock but United will be cursing their draw at Hamilton, a point won courtesy of a late equaliser, two points dropped courtesy of a sub par performance.
This is United's fourth away game on the bounce, a run that includes that draw with Hamilton, a goalless draw with St Johnstone and a defeat at Tynecastle.
Two points from nine does not indicate a team comfortable on their travels.
With only one in 2011 Inverness are a long way from replicating the form that saw them breeze through their re-introduction to top flight football at the start of the season.
So a studious examination of the form book tells me not to expect a classic in the Highlands tonight.
A low scoring draw.
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Football League: Your thoughts | Tom Lutz
Preston's revival proved to be shortlived, while Barnet hauled themselves off the bottom of the league
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? For a while today, it looked like Preston's season may not be utterly, irretrievably over. They were 1-0 up against Burnley, while the likes of Sheffield United and Scunthorpe trailed. Then they reverted to type, and after a first-half equaliser, Jack Cork scored the winner for Burnley in the 84th minute. The nature of the defeat ? so late in the game ? may be what finally kills Preston's hopes of staying up.
? It's got to be said that things didn't go much better for the teams around Preston. Scunthorpe went down 2-0 to Bristol City, while Sheffield United lost to Derby. Crystal Palace had hopes of pulling clear of danger ? they led Reading twice ? but ended up drawing a pulsating game 3-3. It would have been particularly annoying for Dougie Freeman because Palace have a better defensive record at home than the likes of Cardiff City and Norwich City.
? At the top of the table there were wins for QPR, Cardiff, Norwich and Swansea City, who beat Leeds United in the early kick-off. Nottingham Forest couldn't break down Millwall though and only managed a 0-0 draw.
? Lee Bradbury continues to impress as Bournemouth's manager. His side came back from 1-0 down to win 2-1 at Dagenham & Redbridge. It was an even better result given that Brighton lost to MK Dons; the Cherries are now just one point off the top. Then again, Brighton do have three games in hand.
? Peterborough are still the most ridiculous team in the entire league. They travelled to Oldham and won 5-0. They've now scored 72 goals this season. Only one other team in League One is looking more ominous than Posh at the moment, and that's Southampton. Their win over Swindon leaves them in fifth and if they win all their games in hand they'll be in the automatic promotion places.
? It's been a terrible week for Plymouth, who were deducted 10 points after issuing a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. They're now bottom of the table but to their credit they went out and beat Colchester. The result means they're five points off safety.
? You may have read how the Port Vale manager, Jim Gannon, was booted off the team bus following a row with his assistant Geoff Horsfield. It didn't do his team too much harm. He made it to the game as they beat Aldershot 2-1.
? Barnet hadn't won since the early days of January, so it was little surprise they started the day at the bottom of the league. They were 3-0 after 38 minutes against Lincoln today, then looked all set to implode when their opponents brought the game back to 3-2. Barnet were not to be denied though and eventually won 4-2, a result that took them off the bottom and leaves Stockport County in deep trouble.
? Check out all the latest standings here and discuss the action below
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
Football League: Your thoughts
Forest's unbeaten home run comes to an end, QPR leave it late; Leeds and Plymouth bounce back
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? The biggest story in the Championship was the ending of Nottingham Forest's 36-match unbeaten run at the City Ground when they were defeated 1-0 by Hull City. Forest were lucky to escape with a point at Middlesbrough in midweek but were undone today by Matty Fryatt's winner. Billy Davies threw on forwards to try to get the equaliser but Hull held firm and reduced Forest to long-range efforts. The Forest goalkeeper, Lee Camp, was sent up front for a corner in the dying seconds but to no avail.
? Swansea, so impressive against Leeds last weekend, were defeated 1-0 by Scunthorpe at Glanford Park with Joe Garner, a forward on loan from Nottingham Forest, scoring his fourth goal in six games for the Iron. The victory put United only a point behind Crystal Palace in 21st place with a game in hand and Swansea remained in second before this evening's Cardiff match, eight points behind QPR who waited and waited for Ishmael Miller's late goal to give them a 1-0 win over Leicester.
? Leeds's strengths and weaknesses were both on show at Elland Road where they defeated Doncaster Rovers 5-2. Max Gradel and Jonny Howson scored two apiece, to take Leeds's home league tally to 40, a Championship high. The two conceded, however, took opposition goals to 31, also a Championship high. Burnley's 1-0 win over Palace kept them four points behind Leeds in sixth, but the Clarets have two games in hand.
? There were raised eyebrows when Brian McDermott signed Ian Harte for Reading last August. The one-paced veteran defender had enjoyed a remarkable season at Carlisle but many thought his best days were a distant memory. He scored two of those trademark curled free-kicks today in the Royals' 5-2 victory over Middlesbrough. Reading remain in 10th but a play-off place is not out of the question.
? Liam Bridcutt scored a late winner for Brighton who looked to have thrown away three points when Carlisle scored an injury-time equaliser at the Withdean. The 4-3 victory keeps them four points in front of Bournemouth who hammered Oldham 3-0.
? The performance of the day came at Hillsborough where Plymouth Argyle threw off the travails of an awful fortnight to beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-4. Joe Mason scored twice for the Pilgrims who remain bottom after the 10-point penalty imposed for going into administration, six points from safety. Dagenham & Redbridge leapfrogged Bristol Rovers with a 2-0 away win while Paul Hart's first game as Swindon's Red Adair ended in a 0-0 draw with Walsall.
? Bottom club Stockport got a winner four minutes into added time thanks to Greg Tansey to beat Oxford United 2-1 at Edgeley Park. Barnet remain above them on goal difference and Burton's 4-1 defeat at Crewe leaves them with a one-point cushion above the drop zone, though they do have six games in hand over the Hatters.
? Chesterfield's 3-0 victory at Cheltenham extended their lead at the top of League Two to 11 points after Wycombe were held 2-2 by Aldershot. Bury have moved into second place, Ryan Lowe scoring for the ninth match in succession in a 3-0 win at Hereford.
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Offside Roundtable: The Cascadia Summit
After a two year hiatus, the Cascadia Rivalry is back. The Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps are rejoining the Seattle Sounders in what could be the most intense three-way rivalry American soccer has ever seen. With the new MLS season only two weeks away, teams are in the midst of preseason training and friendlies. This [...]
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Scottish Cup: Celtic v Rangers - The Replay
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. Yet again the game is afoot.
Old Firm clash number five this evening. The Scottish Cup replay after that thrilling 2-2 draw at Ibrox last month.
After the teams met at Celtic Park ten days ago Rangers were left looking bereft, the momentum seemingly inescapably with Neil Lennon's team.
Since then Rangers have progressed in the Europa League and brushed aside St Johnstone while Celtic have stumbled to a 2-0 defeat at Motherwell.
It is indeed, as a football bard once said, a funny old game.
Who are the favourites tonight? Is it Celtic who looked, emphatically looked, to be the better side in the last SPL clash?
Or is it Rangers who somehow found a reaction to that chastening experience and possessing the games in hand that continue to offer them the chance to reel in their rivals at the top of the league table.
An intriguing night in store, and perhaps even the tanatalising prospect of a first Scottish Cup game between these two to go to penalties.
Will this be the evening for unlikely heroes? Lukasz Zaluska will make a rare start in goal for the home side after Fraser Forster was sent off in the original tie.
David Weir, who managed to look even older than his 40 years against Celtic's pacy attack in the last league game here, returns to marshall a Rangers defence that might adopt the five man European blueprint.
Both Walter Smith and Neil Lennon will be looking for their players to react.
For Smith there has to be an improvement on the hapless performance the last time they came to call on their neighbours.
Lennon will be determined to see his players lift themselves from the Motherwell defeat and prove to themselves and to any doubters that the 3-0 Old Firm win wasn't a team hitting their season's peak.
It is Lennon who carries a 2-1 advantage from the season's first four clashes. Both managers will be keen to stress that these games are not about the men in dugout.
But Lennon will take a degree of personal satisfaction from his advantage, an emphatic two fingered salute to those who called him a mere Bhoy in a man's world.
Smith, too, in moments of vanity might wonder if trailing in this individual duel is quite the tone he wanted to set in his valedictory season.
Ah, the intrigue, the stories, the drama.
Love them or loathe them, these games have a habit of demanding your attention.
They are also notoriously difficult to predict. With home advantage, Lennon's "blood and thunder" filling the Glasgow night, I make Celtic slight favourites.
So I'll back the home win. But I don't see this being a 3-0 rout like the last Old Firm clash.
And, in predicting a Celtic win, I reserve the right to say that it would hardly surprise me to see Rangers advance.
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Old Firm clash number five this evening. The Scottish Cup replay after that thrilling 2-2 draw at Ibrox last month.
After the teams met at Celtic Park ten days ago Rangers were left looking bereft, the momentum seemingly inescapably with Neil Lennon's team.
Since then Rangers have progressed in the Europa League and brushed aside St Johnstone while Celtic have stumbled to a 2-0 defeat at Motherwell.
It is indeed, as a football bard once said, a funny old game.
Who are the favourites tonight? Is it Celtic who looked, emphatically looked, to be the better side in the last SPL clash?
Or is it Rangers who somehow found a reaction to that chastening experience and possessing the games in hand that continue to offer them the chance to reel in their rivals at the top of the league table.
An intriguing night in store, and perhaps even the tanatalising prospect of a first Scottish Cup game between these two to go to penalties.
Will this be the evening for unlikely heroes? Lukasz Zaluska will make a rare start in goal for the home side after Fraser Forster was sent off in the original tie.
David Weir, who managed to look even older than his 40 years against Celtic's pacy attack in the last league game here, returns to marshall a Rangers defence that might adopt the five man European blueprint.
Both Walter Smith and Neil Lennon will be looking for their players to react.
For Smith there has to be an improvement on the hapless performance the last time they came to call on their neighbours.
Lennon will be determined to see his players lift themselves from the Motherwell defeat and prove to themselves and to any doubters that the 3-0 Old Firm win wasn't a team hitting their season's peak.
It is Lennon who carries a 2-1 advantage from the season's first four clashes. Both managers will be keen to stress that these games are not about the men in dugout.
But Lennon will take a degree of personal satisfaction from his advantage, an emphatic two fingered salute to those who called him a mere Bhoy in a man's world.
Smith, too, in moments of vanity might wonder if trailing in this individual duel is quite the tone he wanted to set in his valedictory season.
Ah, the intrigue, the stories, the drama.
Love them or loathe them, these games have a habit of demanding your attention.
They are also notoriously difficult to predict. With home advantage, Lennon's "blood and thunder" filling the Glasgow night, I make Celtic slight favourites.
So I'll back the home win. But I don't see this being a 3-0 rout like the last Old Firm clash.
And, in predicting a Celtic win, I reserve the right to say that it would hardly surprise me to see Rangers advance.
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
Torres sets his sights on Vidic once again
Torres sets his sights on Vidic once again
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Fernando Torres has enjoyed rich pickings against Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic and the Spanish striker will hope the sight of the Serb will help kickstart his Chelsea career on Tuesday.
United travel to west London knowing victory will give them a seven-point lead in the Premier League and extinguish Chelsea's slim hopes of retaining the title.
Torres is yet to score for Chelsea since his 50 million- pound ($81.25 million) deadline day move from Liverpool for whom he often tormented Vidic in a way few other players have managed.
Vidic will have particularly bitter memories of a 4-1 home defeat by Liverpool in 2009 in which Torres hounded him into a first-half mistake to score the equaliser and the Serb was later sent off.
"They have brilliant centre backs and always the motivation is high when you play against them," Torres, who will not have to face the injured Rio Ferdinand, told Chelsea's website.
"You want to play well against these players to show you can do it, and Vidic and Ferdinand were always a big challenge for me. Some people prefer big players not to be playing but I prefer to play against these kinds of players."
Defeat would leave Chelsea 18 points behind United and, significantly, still outside the Champions League places having fallen below Tottenham Hotspur.
However, Torres believes facing United could provide the spark that he and Chelsea have been missing.
"This will be an interesting game because it can make us come back to fight for the title, it is one of the most important games of the season right now," he said.
"If we win this one we are closer to them and we have will still have one more game against them."
Both sides have had distractions leading into the game.
Chelsea's Ashley Cole faces action after accidentally shooting an intern with an air gun and United's Wayne Rooney appeared fortunate to escape FA disciplinary measures after an elbowing incident in the 4-0 win at Wigan Athletic.
Rooney is likely to start alongside Dimitar Berbatov for United while Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti must work out how to combine Torres, Didier Drogba and the in-form Nicolas Anelka in attack.
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A Name to Remember: Edson Monta�o
The South American U-20 tournament is almost over, with Uruguay and Brazil fighting it out for the tournament win on the last matchday Saturday. Going into the tournament, it was always going to be the Neymar show, and with his seven goals, it hasn’t disappointed there. But there are always more stars than [...]
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Preview: Liverpool vs. Manchester United
This preview is brought to you by Scoreboard ? an interactive Premier League predictions TV show + game hosted on Facebook ? check them out here. On Sunday at Anfield, the match of the Premier League weekend pits a resurgent (but still inconsistent) Liverpool against a suddenly unsteady (but still league-leading) Manchester United. United leads [...]
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English Premier League: Newcastle 1 v Bolton 1
Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin
Passing the folks along the road
And all of them were starin'
All the lads and lasses there
They all had smilin' faces
Gannin along the Scotswood Road
To see the Blaydon Races
A jaunty tune, Blaydon Races. Bit surprised at the sheer duration of the version Newcastle play before kick off. But tradition, I'm all for it.
A rather flying visit to St James' Park as Bolton visited in the English Premier League.
Time only for a quick trip to the statue of 'Wor Jackie' and a plastic pint in the Gallowgate End before taking our seats and enjoying that fine Geordie folk tune and a blast of Mark Knopfler.
Over the years I've visited Newcastle on and off quite regularly. I've noticed - and it's very much an outsider's view - that the city has become less black and white, that shirts of red and blue, of clubs further south are now easier to spot on the city streets.
Any such dilution of passion wasn't particularly discernible inside the ground. This wasn't a sell out, it wasn't a game of massive importance but clearly there is still hope and belief aplenty from the 48,000 believers in the stadium.
A salutary lesson here for critics of referees. The game had been trundling along rather merrily, was finely poised at 1-1 and both sides were showing enough willingness to attack to produce an entertaining afternoon.
Then Ryan Taylor miscontrolled and lunged after the ball. In his desperation he appeared to foul Johan Elmander. It looked, from my seat, like a strong challenge that maybe merited the game's first yellow card.
I was at one with the Geordie Nation as they howled their disapproval when Chris Foy produced a red card.
My anger increased when Taylor's dismissal robbed a decent game of its shape. I was further convinced this was a third rate whistler who'd struggle to get an SPL gig in the middle of a strike when he was clearly influenced by the crowd in a delayed decision to book Bolton's David Wheater.
But I was wrong about the dismissal. Repeated viewing on Match of the Day on Saturday evening and over the weekend confirm that Taylor's was a two-footed, over the ball lunge. Elmander's speed of thought in taking evasive action probably saved him an injury. The red card was deserved, the fans' derision misplaced and my own judgement flawed.
Actually my judgement was wrong elsewhere as well. Bolton's loan signing Daniel Sturridge was well hyped going into this one. He spent much of the first half going out of his way to disappoint. His runs into blind alleys might have been more acceptable if he'd shown any willingness at all for a physical battle. Instead he seemed all too keen to submit to Newcastle's defenders.
And then he rather smartly hit Bolton's equaliser for his fourth goal in as many games. As I wiped the egg from my face I was forced to concede that, whatever he lacked here, he looks to be a confident and fairly lethal goalscorer.
Newcastle enjoyed more of the game in the first half but Bolton's willingness to launch speedy counterattacks probably meant Sturridge's equaliser was deserved.
The early red card in the second half robbed Newcastle of their shape with their first half goalscorer, Kevin Nolan, becoming a particularly peripheral figure but Bolton struggled to capitalise on their advantage.
It was Newcastle who finished the stronger. Jose Enrique spent most of the afternoon driving home the idea that if he could find consistent final balls to match his magnificent twinkle toes he would be one of the greats. In the dying moments he finally did produce a cross to match the destruction he'd left trailing in his wake on the wing.
Unfortunately for Newcastle, Nile Ranger was rightly judged to be offside after providing the finish the cross demanded.
So a stalemate from two teams who seem destined - if I'm not being too premature in dismissing their European hopes - to remain in mid table, enjoying the comfort of safety while evolving as teams and squads.
Bolton, as we might expect under Owen Coyle, have a commitment to play football a certain way. They remain a work in progress but offer enough to deserve applaud for their efforts.
Newcastle have, as ever, endured a season of ups and downs, of comings and goings. But in Nolan they have a galvanising captain and Leon Best impressed for spells. Cheik Tiot�, celebrating a lengthy new contract, provided the assist for Nolan's goal and looks to have an impressive depth to his game.
I have, it must be said, been to many less enjoyable low scoring draws over the years.
Have I now risked all by flying to close to the sun? What damage will exposure to the greatest league in the world do?
Well, none.
It is possible to concede the superiority of the English version without ignoring Scotland's unique charm.
Compared to my usual diet of football the players display a speed of thought, an awareness of space and position and a nonchalance in control that allows games to flow better.
That is hardly to Scotland's shame given the grotesque disparity in funds available in the two leagues.
If I pay two carpenters to build two cabinets I will expect the carpenter who bills me �50,000 for his week's labour to have produced furniture of a higher standard than the carpenter who bills me �500.
That would seem self evident, but if I can't afford �50,000 a week I have to try and make the best of what I can afford. Simple as that.
The SPL and the English Premier League are now so far apart as to render comparisons redundant. Clubs, fans and league executives who look longingly over the border are doing our game no favours.
To constantly make comparisons can only lead to depression and self loathing, it would be like me sticking a picture of George Clooney to my bathroom mirror. Why remind yourself of your flaws?
Not only are the differences now so pronounced as to make it hard to import the same practices here, too many seem awestruck by money and blind to the very obvious flaws in the English game.
The football might be better but the grass it's played on is not always greener.
So I enjoyed my jaunt to the dangerous side of Hadrian's Wall.
I'll be back.
But it's Scotland - Old Firm ugliness and all - for me.
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Lennon apologises to Celtic board
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Celtic boss Neil Lennon has apologised to the board for his clash with Rangers No2 Ally McCoist this week.
Alan Thompson who stood in at the pre-match press conference ahead of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Hamilton.
The former Celtic midfielder said: "Neil apologised to the board regarding the events after the game on Wednesday night and the board have accepted that.
"Neil apologised to the board regarding the events after the game on Wednesday night and the board have accepted that.
"As soon as Ally and Neil saw each other after the game there was a handshake and an apology from both.
"It was fantastic and they didn't just stay in there for two minutes after the game, the Rangers management were in there for a good 25, 30 minutes."
"From our point of view that's finished and I know Walter (Smith) has said that as well.
"I am saying now that Neil has apologised now so that makes it public."
Asked why Lennon had not appeared for the press conference, Thompson replied: "Neil had a lot on his plate in the last couple of days and he thought it was right to stand out the way for a day or two.
"He has had 24-hour surveillance outside his house two days in a row protecting him and his family and he thought it was right to step out of the way.
"I spend a lot of time with him at work and away from work and I know how difficult it is for his family in Scotland and in Ireland.
"I think it is important that he gets the protection and backing that we give him."
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Holloway rejects suggestions that Chelsea are in crisis this season
Blackpool
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Blackpool boss Ian Holloway does not agree that Chelsea are, or ever have been, in crisis since Roman Abramovich's takeover.
The Premier League champions have struggled for consistency this term and are battling for a top four slot.
"I think they were in a crisis a few years ago - and then they were sold and I don't think they have ever been in a crisis since," Holloway said.
"They have gone on, spent money wisely and got trophies.
"They have dispatched of a few managers pretty quickly, probably too quickly.
"But I think they are in fine fettle and although they had a sticky spell, I think they always will be now if you look at the ground and Mr Abramovich's money."
in January Abramovich smashed the British transfer record by signing Fernando Torres from Liverpool for �50million, not exactly a sign of a struggling club.
"He's just bought someone for �50million," Holloway said.
"Do I agree with that? Probably no.
"But can I argue with it? No - he has, and he can do that.
"That is this game at the moment, so good luck to them. They are certainly not in crisis."
Click here for the No1 coverage of all the gossip and transfer news around Blackpool.
Bendtner: Arsenal must be judged on trophies
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Nicklas Bendtner accepts Arsenal must be rated on trophies won.
The Gunners remain alive in three competitions this season.
"At the end of the day, we know all of you guys are going to rate us on one thing [trophies] but that is what we are trying to achieve," Bendtner said. "I believe it will be different this season. We have beaten some great teams and we are in amongst it for everything. I believe we have the players and the mentality to create something special.
"The way you rate strikers is with goals and with teams, it is what they win. It's part of the game. We want to try and get our beautiful football into trophies."
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Germany beats Italy!... in UEFA Coefficient Rankings
This past round of European action saw an expected but highly pleasing development: Germany?s UEFA coefficient has sufficiently surpassed Italy?s, sending Germany skipping into third place in the country rankings. This means that Germany has graduated from the Very Elite club into the Really Extremely Elite club and earned a coveted fourth Champions League spot. Germany will thus have a total of 7 spots in Europe (3 CL, 1 CL qual, 3 EL) starting in 2012/13. This is pretty fantastic news. More CL football means more money and exposure coming to the Bundesliga, and a chance for more teams to be tested at the very highest level, which can only serve to further increase the quality of football within the league. If you want to look at all of the nitty-gritty details of the coefficients, including the past five years? rankings and where we could be in the future (hint: we?re a nose ahead of Spain for 2013!), you can find those here.
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Ronaldo nets super hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Malaga 7-0
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Cristiano Ronaldo struck a superb second-half hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Malaga 7-0 last night.
Real's players delivered for coach Jose Mourinho, who had been pilloried by Malaga media and government officials in the lead up to the game.
Madrid, looking to bounce back from their disappointing goalless draw at Deportivo La Coruna, had the match all but sewn up by half-time after building a 3-0 lead through goals from Karim Benzema, Angel Di Maria and Marcelo.
Ronaldo then took centre-stage with three goals after the break - his first strikes in five games - while Benzema added a second as Madrid recorded their biggest league win under Jose Mourinho.
Ronaldo asked to leave the pitch immediately after scoring his third goal and Madrid's seventh in the 77 minute, leaving the hosts with 10 men for the remainder of the match having used all three substitutes.
Click here for the No1 coverage of all the gossip and transfer news around Real Madrid.
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Jonathan T�hou�'s European odyssey to FA Cup glory against Arsenal | Louise Taylor
Leyton Orient's cup hero arrived at Brisbane Road via Le Havre, Apoel, Konyaspor and many more places besides
Promising French footballers brought up in African immigrant communities amid decidely not-touristy Paris suburbs who travel a well trodden route through Le Havre's renowned youth system rarely slip under Ars�ne Wenger's radar.
If it ranks as a minor shock that Jonathan T�hou� began featuring on the Arsenal manager's usually reliable talent ID system only after he scored the late equaliser which earned Leyton Orient an FA Cup fifth-round replay at The Emirates, other details of the striker's history merely exacerbate such surprise.
Quite apart from once plying his trade in Turkey's top flight with Konyaspor, the peripatetic T�hou�e was once very nearly signed by Lee Clark, the young Huddersfield manager rather admired by Wenger.
Even more remarkably, the striker, whose parents originate from Ivory Coast, is friendly with three Arsenal players; Emmanuel Ebou�, Abou Diaby and Alex Song. As youngsters he and Song played together for Bastia but, blind to this shared past, Arsenal's manager admitted: "I'd never heard of T�hou�."
Now 26, Leyton Orient's last gasp assassin ? eight of his 10 goals this season have arrived after the 85th minute ? made a circuitous onward journey from Corsica to East London. After stints with a couple of Belgian clubs he headed east, first to Nicosia's Apoel and then Istanbul's Kassimpassor.
T�hou� was experiencing a version of what in earlier centuries young aristocrats termed "Grand Tours" of Europe. His own odyssey certainly took a cultural turn when he stopped off at Konyaspor. The club is situated in Konya, Turkey's most religious city and home of the mystic Sufi sect of Islam with its famous Whirling Dervishes.
A renowned centre of Muslim art, not to mention the Turkish carpet trade, Konya sits amid an often bleak Steppe landscape and T�hou�'s ultimate desperation to leave saw him escape to Huddersfield as a triallist.
If Konyaspor's retention of his registration represented an ultimately contract-foiling complication, Clark liked what he saw. "Jonathan is strong and a bit different, he's competitive with a good touch," said Huddersfield's manager. "He's got a good change of pace and when he gets the chance to shoot he hits the target on a regular basis with quite a powerful shot."
A year later, following several months spent kicking his heels in Paris while Fifa helped resolve the dispute with Konyaspor, he was back in England, this time at Brisbane Road, where Orient's then manager, Geraint Williams, extended a lifeline.
"Leyton Orient gave me the chance to play football again," says T�hou�. "I know Orient is not a big club but at the moment it is what I want. Right now I don't need something more. I'm still young so the next few years will show if I can play at a higher level or not."
With Russell Slade's inspired management having prompted a League One play- off challenge, a striker who missed much of the early part of the season due to a serious hamstring tear and is still battling on-going weight and fitness issues knows he could be in far worse places.
He also appreciates that the hitherto elusive fame that his stunning goal against Arsenal is currently affording him will most probably be transitory. "I don't pay attention to the attention," he says. "I'm just doing my job and trying to enjoy my football. I know that, if we are eliminated in the replay, all of this is going to end."
Slade, who is in the habit of keeping the Frenchman's pace and power on the bench until the closing stages of games, suspects the glory days might endure were T�hou� only to get himself into better shape.
"Forget about David Fairclough [once of Liverpool]," said Orient's manager. "T�hou� is the super-sub, he's our secret weapon. But when Jonathan has started he has not always made the desired impact. Fitness is an issue. Jonathan is sometimes not as fit as we would expect; he can be a little unpredictable in that way."
T�hou� acknowledges a problem. "I'm still overweight by four or five kilos, let's say four," he agrees. "When the season started I was out for four months with my hamstring and I'm struggling to get my fitness back.
"I want to start games, it's not nice being on the bench all the time. But, even if I'm not happy with the manager's decisions, I must stay professional. I have to show him what I can bring to the team and do my job the best way I can."
If his interpretation of "professionalism" does not quite synchronise with Slade's, at least T�hou�'s ruthlessly Solskjaer-esque execution of a substitute striker's duty has finally been sufficient to make Wenger take notice.
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The Owl That Flew Flies No More
Capernicus called and the center of the football universe is an owl. Or make that ‘was’ an owl. Though not quite our fair mollusc (RIP), the avian god which was booted from a Colombian football pitch earlier in the week has, tragically, passed. RIP, unnamed fried. (Not named yet, right? Owly Otis, perhaps?) This news has, inexplicably, [...]
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Friday Quiz: Roy Race Style
Time for the Big Fat Quiz of the Year.
The years in question being 1979/80.
Your genial quiz master is Roy Race, master of all Melchester.
But first a few words of introduction from Britain?s most expensive footballer, Trevor Francis:
1. Which club has Ayresome Park for it?s home ground?
2. Which club has won the First Division title more often, Derby County or Chelsea?
3. Which club once played at The Nest?
4. Did Bill Shankly ever play for Scotland?
5. Scotland had two points deducted from their total in Group 4 of the 1978 World Cup. Why?
6. When did Wales last win the Home International championship outright?
7. What year did Pat Jennings make his debut for Northern Ireland?
8. Three players from Nottingham Forest were in the Scotland [World Cup] squad. Who were they?
9. What is Kevin Keegan?s nickname in Hamburg?
10. Cyril Knowles played for England. True or false?
11. Who was the manager who quit football to become an evangelist in America?
12. Which club can hold more fans, Liverpool or Manchester United?
13. When were shinguards first used?
14. Which was the West Country team that once went 58 matches without using a substitute?
15. Chelsea?s record signing David Hay cost �225,000 when he joined them from Celtic in which year?
Answers will appear on Tuesday
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The years in question being 1979/80.
Your genial quiz master is Roy Race, master of all Melchester.
But first a few words of introduction from Britain?s most expensive footballer, Trevor Francis:
?Looking through the questions [in this book], I can see that anyone getting a high proportion of correct answers can rightly claim to be a football expert. I?m certain that when my fellow professionals buy a copy of this quiz book, they?ll spend many hours puzzling over the questions. We?re always in need of something to pass the time when we?re travelling to away matches...and this book is just the thing!
?You?ll find the answers at the back of the book...but no cheating, that?s not the way Roy of the Rovers does things!
?That?s enough from me. It?s time time for you to put on your soccer thinking caps and see just what you know. Good luck...it may be harder than you think!?
1. Which club has Ayresome Park for it?s home ground?
2. Which club has won the First Division title more often, Derby County or Chelsea?
3. Which club once played at The Nest?
4. Did Bill Shankly ever play for Scotland?5. Scotland had two points deducted from their total in Group 4 of the 1978 World Cup. Why?
6. When did Wales last win the Home International championship outright?
7. What year did Pat Jennings make his debut for Northern Ireland?
8. Three players from Nottingham Forest were in the Scotland [World Cup] squad. Who were they?
9. What is Kevin Keegan?s nickname in Hamburg?
10. Cyril Knowles played for England. True or false?
11. Who was the manager who quit football to become an evangelist in America?
12. Which club can hold more fans, Liverpool or Manchester United?
13. When were shinguards first used?
14. Which was the West Country team that once went 58 matches without using a substitute?
15. Chelsea?s record signing David Hay cost �225,000 when he joined them from Celtic in which year?
Answers will appear on Tuesday
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Rooney in the clear after referee confirms he saw clash
Rooney in the clear after referee confirms he saw clash
LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Wayne Rooney will not face any FA action for elbowing Wigan Athletic's James McCarthy during Manchester United's Premier League game on Saturday after the referee confirmed that he had seen the incident.
England striker Rooney caught McCarthy off the ball in an innocuous situation on the halfway line a few minutes into the game at the DW Stadium, which United won 4-0.
Referee Mark Clattenburg awarded a free kick against United but did not caution Rooney.
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez was furious and said Rooney should have been sent off, while analysts and TV pundits lined up to condemn the action which has been replayed repeatedly on TV.
The FA said on Monday that Clattenberg confirmed that he had seen the incident and taken what he considered appropriate action, leaving the FA powerless to take any further action should they have wanted to as video evidence can only be used in incidents unseen by match officials.
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The SPL Weekend: Dirty Dozen
One word from a dozen managers to sum up the SPL this weekend:
Mixu Paatelainen: ?Farcical.?
Peter Houston: ?Cruel.?
Derek McInnes: ?Disappointed.?
Billy Reid: ?Conned.?
Walter Smith: ?Deserved.?
Colin Calderwood: ?Gritty.?
I might try this again in the couple of weeks. See how often the same managers use the same vocabulary to describe their team?s performance.
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Aberdeen 5 v 0 Kilmarnock
Craig Brown: ?Pleasing.?Mixu Paatelainen: ?Farcical.?
Hearts 2 v 1 Dundee United
Jim Jefferies: ?Determination.?Peter Houston: ?Cruel.?
Inverness 2 v 0 St Johnstone
Terry Butcher: ?Effort.?Derek McInnes: ?Disappointed.?
Motherwell 1 v 0 Hamilton
Stuart McCall: ?Huge.?Billy Reid: ?Conned.?
Celtic 3 v 0 Rangers
Neil Lennon: ?Fantastic.?Walter Smith: ?Deserved.?
St Mirren 0 v 1 Hibs
Danny Lennon: ?Choke.?Colin Calderwood: ?Gritty.?
I might try this again in the couple of weeks. See how often the same managers use the same vocabulary to describe their team?s performance.
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Hernandez double fires Man Utd four points clear
Hernandez double fires Man Utd four points clear
LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Striker Javier Hernandez's well-taken double on a rare Premier League start helped leaders Manchester United move four points clear with a 4-0 romp at Wigan Athletic on Saturday.
After United drew a blank in the midweek 0-0 Champions League draw with Olympique Marseille, manager Alex Ferguson restored Mexican international Hernandez to the lineup alongside Wayne Rooney, with Dimitar Berbatov relegated to the bench.
On a day when the five sides below United were not playing, including second-placed Arsenal, who face Birmingham City in the League Cup final on Sunday, Hernandez justified his selection with his eighth and nine league goals of an impressive first season in English football.
Hernandez has started just eight of United's 27 league games, with 10 more appearances from the bench.
"We played really well in the second half and had some fantastic opportunities. We opened them up time and time again and could have scored more. But I'm happy with 4-0," Ferguson told MUTV.
"We have a big week ahead and it's a good start," added the Scot, whose side play away at fifth-placed Chelsea on Tuesday and then travel to Anfield to play bitter rivals Liverpool next Sunday.
With 11 matches to play, United have 60 points. Arsenal are on 56 while third-placed Manchester City, who host Fulham on Sunday, are on 49.
SLOTTED IN
Hernandez touched in Nani's cross at the near post to give United the lead on 17 minutes and he slotted in his second 16 minutes from time after linking up with Rooney.
The England striker then tapped in a third on 84 from substitute Berbatov's pass and defender Fabio Da Silva got the fourth.
Despite the four-goal romp, Ferguson praised the contribution of Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar who made a number of key saves while the game was goalless.
"His composure is just outstanding as is his organisation of the defenders," Ferguson said. "Wigan were terrific in the first 20 minutes and van der Sar had to make some great saves."
Wolverhampton Wanderers moved off the foot of the table and out of the bottom three by thrashing 10-man Blackpool 4-0 at Molineux.
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake scored twice for Wolves, who made their extra man count after Blackpool's leading scorer DJ Campbell was sent off just before halftime for raising his hands at Richard Stearman.
"I spoke in the week about it being our biggest game and we've dealt with it very professionally," Wolves manager Mick McCarthy told BBC Sport.
"We had a fabulous goal to start with (by Matt Jarvis) and then they had a player sent off...maybe it was our lucky day."
Victory for Wolves relegated West Ham United to bottom spot, although the London side could leapfrog Wigan if they can beat sixth-placed Liverpool at Upton Park on Sunday.
In other games, Jermaine Beckford scored twice to give Everton a much-needed 2-0 win at home to Sunderland and Ashley Young also netted two as Aston Villa won 4-1 at home to Blackburn Rovers, who had defender Ryan Nelsen sent off. Newcastle United and Bolton drew 1-1.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Marouane Fellaini's season-ending surgery & Tim Cahill sidelined for three weeks adds to Everton's injury woes
Everton crashed out of the FA Cup to Reading on Tuesday
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Ekstraklasa Winter Transfer Report.
It's getting closer and closer; this upcoming weekend the Ekstraklasa will come back and give the meaning to the lives of Polish fans again. I can already feel it in the air: the sound of fans chanting, the smell of 'fresh' grilled sausages, the queues to the toilet and the overcrowded buses and trams that take you to and from the game. Oh, and the always green and flat pitches that provide a surface for the spectacle of the highest quality. Alright, joking aside, I can hardly imagine the start of Ekstraklasa as I'm currently freezing my ass to death in -15C temperature. There is no way I can survive 90 minutes outside in such conditions (not that I didn't try). The one thing, though, that gives me some warmth and thrills is the thought of admiring new players that will enter the Polish pitches after winter. Here is who's worth having a closer look at.
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Red Bulls Fire Two Assistants
This is a rather odd time to fire someone but according to various reports (Soccer Insider), the New York Red Bulls have fired two assistant coaches today, including once interm head coach Richie Williams. Both Williams and Des McAleenan were [...]
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