by stresster on August 19th, 2008
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What happens when you’re drawing or losing a football match in the English second flight? Do you a) panic and tell the team to play it long, b) send your central defender into attack or c) bring on Kevin Phillips to save the day?
by stresster on February 18th, 2008
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It’s all very well claiming a goal if it gets deflected into the net by a defender, but Pompey’s Hermann Hreidarsson is taking things too far by claiming his team’s winner against Preston. The official Portsmouth site reports that the Icelander thinks he should be awarded for the goal, despite appearing to handle the ball […]
by stresster on February 17th, 2008
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Pompey aim to reach the quarter finals of the FA Cup by beating Preston on Sunday afternoon. Ahead of the match, Sky Sports reports that Harry Redknapp has become the latest manager to criticise the Premier League’s proposals to play a 39th match overseas. You may remember that the Portsmouth manager already ’saw it coming’ […]
by stresster on February 16th, 2008
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Pompey travel to Preston on Sunday with a very strong chance of making it to the quarter finals of the FA Cup. The Guardian report that Harry Redknapp might feel even more confident after discovering that recent signing Lassana Diarra has never been on the losing side in a cup competition since joining Chelsea from […]
by stresster on January 28th, 2008
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And why not after the Premier League away-day specialists were drawn away to Preston in the 5th round. While there’s sure to be a cracking atmosphere for the game at Deepdale, the BBC report that Harry Redknapp is confident of landing an FA Cup quarter final spot and taking a step nearer to Wembley.
“It could […]
by Dexter on January 5th, 2008
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Upsets left right and centre in today’s FA Cup action. But what was the biggest shock?Coventry somehow managed to obliterate Blackburn 4-1, whilst League One Huddersfield beat Birmingham 2-1. Special mention should also go to Sheffield United who booted out Bolton with a 1-0 win lowly and injury ravaged Oldham, who beat Everton 1-0 at […]
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