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“No wonder the fans have been giving us stick” says Tottenham winger: Can Spurs turn season around against Stoke?

by stresster on October 15th, 2008 | 386 words | no comments

Juande Ramos and his Spurs squad know that the only way to silence the many critics creeping out of the woodwork is to go to the Britannia Stadium on Sunday afternoon and win that particular game of football. It doesn’t have to be pretty; indeed, it’s likely to be a scrap against Stoke City, although […]

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Liverpool PAIR wanted by Premier League club: Good deal for all parties.

by Mr Comfort on October 14th, 2008 | 197 words | 2 comments

Rafa has a large squad at his disposal and as such it would make a great deal of sense for him to consider this deal from this newly promoted Premier League club so that these youngsters could get some much needed playing time in the top tier.

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Liverpool ponder £3m winger bid: Good deal for everyone?

by Mr Comfort on October 6th, 2008 | 218 words | 5 comments

This Anfield flop has managed just four minutes of Premier League action and, if Rafa gets the chance, he would take the money and run. The problem is, would this former Arsenal man leave to join Stoke City?

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Newcastle, Tottenham, Stoke, Fulham, Bolton, Everton: Which three teams will be relegated this season?

by stresster on October 6th, 2008 | 327 words | 8 comments

There may have only been seven matches played this season in the Premier League (six if you’re Manchester United or Fulham), but there are some unlikely names assembling in the bottom half dozen of the table. While Newcastle residing in the lower half of the table isn’t a great surprise this term, to see the […]

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Could this Liverpool STAR be about to call time on a glittering Anfield career?

by Mr Comfort on October 5th, 2008 | 212 words | 7 comments

This veteran centre-back has a few options to consider, as it appears that many Premier League clubs are queuing up to offer him a fresh challenge.

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Stoke City prepared to put their sights on £3m wantaway Liverpool man: Should Rafa let him go in January?

by offsidetrap on October 3rd, 2008 | 147 words | 11 comments

Winger Albert Riera has made his presence known at Anfield after making a move to the club from Espanyol this summer. With the addition of a competent winger to the starting XI, Rafa Benitez now finds himself in the enviable position of moving pieces of deadwood in January in preparation for a possible push for […]

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Stoke City midfielder injured by his DOG!

by stresster on September 29th, 2008 | 266 words | 2 comments

It’s been a decent start to the season for the Potters, despite the fact that they reside in the bottom three of the Premier League. After all, they have landed a win against Villa, drew away to Liverpool and have shown enough to demonstrate that they can survive in the Premier League this season. However, […]

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Will Hull, West Brom and Stoke survive in the Premier League - and just WHO will go down?

by stresster on September 29th, 2008 | 261 words | 7 comments

Not many teams will win at The Emirates this season, although that’s exactly what Hull did on Saturday evening. Nobody could argue that the Tigers weren’t full value for the three points, taking advantage of Arsenal profligacy and notching two second half goals in quick succession. The question is, can they and their fellow top-flight […]

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Disciplinary rap for Everton’s Moyes - DESPITE ref’s apology!

by Dexter on September 18th, 2008 | 261 words | 4 comments

Yesterday must have been a pretty weird day for wee Davie Moyes. First Alan Wiley, the myopic ref who made a pig’s ear of the Stoke v Everton game at the weekend, phoned him to admit that he had made a hash of the penalty decision which turned Moyes’ hair an even more irate shade […]

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New respect initiative, yet no incentive to improve quality of match officials

by vou_snipes89 on September 17th, 2008 | 421 words | 2 comments

The new initiative made by the FA in the close season seems to be working from what we have seen in the opening four games of the 08/09 season. Referees are no longer being surrounded by a whole team in outrage of a bad decision and managers seem to be content to show more of […]

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