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Areselona: The Movie
So, have any of you lot watched a chick flick? No? Well you are a fucking liar. You’re on a football site – so you must, therefore, like football – and like most of us, you probably watched, over the last two weeks, snipits of, what is, essentially, a film made for a girl, or, what the sporting community like to call it…barca-fucking-lona.
Yes, it starts with the nice guy, losing. Thee nice guy of football, on it’s knees after falling to thr might of an Italian. A sexy ... Continue Reading →
10 Interesting Football Facts
Here are some interesting football facts (including fun Premier League and FA Cup stats to throw around before this weekend’s set of games). My personal favourite is the one about English managers – it may only be in the ‘Premier League’ era but after 20+ years it’s not a trend, it’s a problem. Read the full article
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Chelsea and City realistically playing for second in the Premier League
The Premier League’s second and third placed sides meet at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, with Manchester City hosting Chelsea. Despite there being 12 games left in the domestic season, Premier League betting odds are suggesting that the title race is over due to Manchester United’s dominance, and that these two could well be battling it out for the runners-up berth. Read the full article
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Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur Preview – Spurs looking for third straight win at Carrow Road
Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur
English Premier League
Carrow Road, Norwich
Wednesday 30 January, 2013
19:45 GMT
Tottenham Hotspur must beat 13th placed Norwich City if they are to maintain a gap from Everton in the race for the Champions League. A seventh win of the season for Norwich could see them go into the top half of the table if other results go their way. Read the full article
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Crap Chant Half-Hour: The FA Cup Upsets
I watched some FA cup upsets, I wrote some chants… because I can okay.
Music Cup
The FA cup is magic like Johnson*
So lets go listen to some MARK RONSON
Oh Stop me, oh oh oooh stop me **
..because Oldham have just beat the scourers by two to three.
Notes
*Not Bradley of Norwich, the basketball guy
**I would recommend singing the line of the Mark Ronson song ‘Stop me’
Cooking up somethin’
Deeelia* your breaking my heart, your shaking my ... Continue Reading →
Betting odds for Premier League relegation – who would you pick for the drop?
The relegation battle in the Premier League always attracts considerable sports betting interest, and this season is no exception. There are a number of teams that have been dragged into the relegation fight, and with so few points between them it is difficult for sports betting fans to make the right call, when it comes to placing their bets. Read the full article
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Is Ferguson lining up Lampard?
Despite sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League, it seems that Sir Alex Ferguson is lining up a few reinforcements during the January transfer window. While future superstars are being linked with moves to Old Trafford, one rather more seasoned star could be heading north.
It’s common knowledge that Frank Lampard is likely to leave Chelsea sooner rather than later. At the age of 34, owner Roman Abramovich thinks that he’s over the hill, and he’s been linked with moves as far afield ... Continue Reading →
No Transfers, No Problem?
People have in the past judged a club’s success in the transfer window by how many players they’ve brought in, but in austere times it appears that success can also come in the form of holding on to your current crop of stars.
Newcastle are one such example of a team who failed to make any serious forays into the transfer market, but count themselves lucky to have kept the likes of Ben Arfa, Ba, Cisse, Cabaye, Krul and Tiote. There’s probably upwards of £60million worth of talent in ... Continue Reading →
Be Back Soon…
Apologies to you all for our lack of posting as of late. Along with other commitments taking our time, we have taken this moment to make some changes to the website and we will resume normal service very soon…
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England Should Eye Double Figure Victory over San Marino!
It is almost impossible to preview the upcoming World Cup qualifier between England and San Marino this week without reminding ourselves of that San Marino goal that inflicted a final ignominy on Graham Taylor when he was the England manager that ended England’s hopes of qualifying for the 1994 World Cup.
The goal in question was scored by Davide Gualtieri and came just 8.3 seconds into the match after full back, Stuart Pearce, under hit his back pass to David Seaman and Gualtieri was on ... Continue Reading →
Don’t Believe The Hype About St George’s Park
As the FA announce the opening of the new national football centre – St Georges Park, their PR team has gone into full swing in trying to convince us all that the £105 million project is money well spent, but I’m not convinced.
Then FA Technical Director Howard Wilkinson began this project by modelling it on the famed centre of excellence in France – Clairefontaine, which has produced footballers such as Thierry Henry and Nicolas Anelka in recent times. With similar projects such ... Continue Reading →
XI series: Sexual Innuendo XI
GK: Fabian Assmann
This Argentine goalkeeper, who currently plays for Independiente, has been given the nickname Billy Gun. (by me)
LB: Jullian Dicks
“Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they’ve got eleven Dicks on the field.” – Sometimes football can be a sausage factory.
RB:Rod Fanni
Unflappable French right back for Olympique de Marseille has impressed in recent years. It’s no wonder that Wigan, Sunderland and Newcastle have been eyeing up ... Continue Reading →
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