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by daryl on August 22, 2007
We all know there's more spin in a Premiership press statement than in a '70s Brazilian free-kick, but Spurs seem to have crossed over into good old fashioned lying. With Martin Jol's...
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by daryl on June 27, 2007
Does Sven Goran-Eriksson have any undestanding of how deeply unpopular he is in England? The man who took England's best generation of players in a long time and turned them into a toothless...
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by daryl on May 01, 2007
After Big Sam Allardyce's shock departure over the weekend, the poisoned chalice that is the task of replacing the man falls to Sammy Lee, henceforth Little Sam. Allardyce changed Bolton from an...
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by daryl on April 27, 2007
Seems Mourinho wasn't joking about taking his kids to the wrestling. Before the tight CL quarter-final with Valencia the Chelsea boss nonchalantly said "If we win, we go to the semi-final. If...
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by daryl on January 11, 2007
Probably the most depressing (football related) news I've read in the last few days was the story that not-nice man Graeme Souness is trying to buy Wolverhampton Wanderers. Not only is Souness a...
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by daryl on November 16, 2006
Real Madrid legend Hugo Sanchez has been named as the new mexican national team boss. Apparently Mexico's 18 first division clubs voted on the decision (an interesting way of doing things, maybe...
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by daryl on August 24, 2006
Word on the street (and by street, I mean Google News) is that Roy Keane will be named as the new Sunderland boss any day now. Niall Quinn halved his job description from chairman/manager to chairman...
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image: sportsmachiuke.nsf.jp Brazil have named former captain Dunga as their new head coach. The 42 year old former midfield hardman has the same amount of managerial experience as Soccer Weblog, but...
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image: bbc.co.uk After Marcelo Lippi's resignation, former Milan and MetroStars midfielder Roberto Donadoni has the unenviable task of replacing him. Donadoni is only 42, and has nothing like the...
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image: washingtonpost.com Jürgen Klinsmann is quitting while he's ahead, declining the DFB's offer to continue coaching Germany. He started the World Cup with expectations for his German...
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by daryl on April 13, 2006
source: beskovky.sk World Cup first timers Angola have made a ballsy approach for Jose Mourinho. They've asked the Chelsea boss to be part of their World Cup preparation team, and "assist...
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by daryl on March 24, 2006
Real Madrid President Fernando Martin says he's appointed a new manager to replace seat warmer Juan Ramon Lopez Caro, but bizarrely he's keeping the new man's identity secret. My guess,...
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by daryl on March 21, 2006
source: scotsman.com Good Week for former Manchester United midfielder Gordon Strachan as he lifted his first trophy as manager of Celtic, beating Hibs 3-0 in the CIS Cup. Despite extensive research...
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by daryl on February 18, 2006
source: europapress.es Diego Simeone will take over managerial duties at Racing Club, following the resignation of Fernando Quiroz. 35 year old midfield hardman Simeone won a record 106 caps for...
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by daryl on February 05, 2006
source: wldcup.com If you're a high profile footbal manager looking for work the two big vacancies right now are at England and Newcastle. Given the choice, which of these two gigantic poisoned...
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by daryl on February 03, 2006
source: theage.com.au Newcastle have finally put Graeme Souness out of his misery and given him the boot. His reign at St. James has pretty much been a disaster from start to finish. The Newcastle...
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by daryl on January 26, 2006
source: tribuneindia.com People are getting too stressed about who the next England manager's going to be. I'd just like to remind everyone that the search for a new boss is one of the more...
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by Scott on December 24, 2005
Source: EurosportA quick post for a little light reading over the holiday weekend: Eurosport today features some of the best "sayings" of Chelsea's Jose Mourinho during 2005. It's...
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by Scott on December 04, 2005
Source: ESPN DesportesAnother half season, another manager. Tonight Real Madrid put an end to speculation and axed Wanderlei Luxemburgo after a contentious match with Getafe that saw david beckham...
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by Scott on November 26, 2005
Source: 4thegame Surprisingly it took until December for the first managerial head to roll in the English Premiership, but Alain Perrin of Portsmouth is the unlucky winner of this season's sack...
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by Scott on November 19, 2005
Source:Kassiesa Normally when a club is performing poorly, after a point, the manager gets the sack. While it sometimes comes after a loss to a top team, more often the straw that breaks the...
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by on May 02, 2005
Charlton manager Alan Curbishley admitted he was feeling the pressure after his side slumped to a disappointing 4-0 home defeat to Manchester United, out-of-form Addicks now look set to finish in...
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