by offsidetrap on November 13th, 2008
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Didier Drogba just got back from injury and already he’d facing the wrath of the PFA! After scoring a goal against Burnley yesterday, Drogba did something he shouldn’t have done during his goal celebration: he retaliated by throwing something into the stands. Ooops!
by offsidetrap on November 13th, 2008
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Ah yes, there’s one of these every year in the Cup competitions. Last year it was little Havant and Waterlooville in the FA Cup; this season that honour so far goes to Burnley, who disposed of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a thrilling 5-4 shootout in the fourth-round of the Carling Cup.
by stresster on November 12th, 2008
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The financial crisis has certainly not left the Premier League immune, with several clubs affected by the current global meltdown. Liverpool’s future remains far from certain, especially with the amount of debt that their American owners have, and rumours are rife that some of their prize assets will have to be sold to cover the […]
by offsidetrap on November 11th, 2008
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With a third of the season almost in the books, we here at COS thought it was best if we let the commentariat loose to grade their mangers performance through the first 12 weeks of the Premier League season. We tend to put a grading mark on the players every week, so why not let […]
by Mr Comfort on November 11th, 2008
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This source suggests that a certain Gunners legend may well have a tough decision to make!
by stresster on November 11th, 2008
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While Jose Mourinho did plenty to raise the profile of Chelsea Football Club, he didn’t always go about this in a positive manner. The Portuguese manager regularly created a siege mentality and rubbed plenty of football supporters up the wrong way with his lack of grace in defeat, not to mention constantly reiterating that his […]
by stresster on November 11th, 2008
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The Blues have featured in three of the last four Carling Cup finals, winning on two occasions. It appears as though they are keen to add another trophy to their silverware cabinet if this source is correct.
by offsidetrap on November 11th, 2008
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Leave to Frank Lampard to give Manchester United bulletin board material. With the season not even half over, it seems Lampard is growing rather comfortable with the club’s recent spot at the top of the Premier League. Why else would he be trying to ruffle United’s feathers?
by stresster on November 10th, 2008
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It’s perhaps a little hasty to say that the Gunners are back with a strong chance of winning the Premier League, merely because they raised their game to beat Manchester United. After all, Arsene Wenger’s team have had by far the easiest start to the season fixture-wise, although they have still managed to drop enough […]
by stresster on November 10th, 2008
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While Chelsea have won all six of their Premier League away matches, Manchester United have managed just two victories on the road this season. Many expected the Red Devils to take advantage of a weakened Arsenal team on Saturday, but the 2-1 defeat now leaves Sir Alex Ferguson’s men playing catch-up.
Which is great news for […]