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by Graham Fisher on October 20, 2008
Most people believe that Jose Mourinho will move on to Spain or become the manager of Portugal following his spell at Inter. Now Mourinho has told Sky Sports that he actually wants to come back to t...
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by Graham Fisher on October 15, 2008
The Football Association has warned Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear he could face disciplinary action if he repeats the type of outburst he made at a press conference earlier in the month.
During the n...
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by Graham Fisher on September 29, 2008
After The sacking of Martin Jol early last season, Juande Ramos must be looking over his shoulder. He has overseen Tottenham's worst start to a season in fifty-three years.
With just two points...
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by Graham Fisher on September 26, 2008
When Gianfranco Zola took over at West Ham I wonder if he was aware that the very next day the club's main sponsors, XL, would go bust, and a week later they would be ordered to pay £30 million ...
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by Graham Fisher on September 18, 2008
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been pretty good recently when it comes to moaning but he was back to his best after last night's draw at Dynamo Kiev.
Wenger was furious at the lack of protectio...
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by Graham Fisher on July 25, 2008
Roy keane is a man who demands success. He has experienced great triumphs in his career as a player and already has one unlikely promotion and a 'reasonably' comfortable first season in the ...
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by Graham Fisher on July 2, 2008
Blackburn manager Paul Ince has agreed to release Ryan Nelson to play as an overage player for New Zealand in the Olympics in August. This is a great gesture by the new boss but is likely to be met ...
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by Graham Fisher on June 22, 2008
Paul Ince has been unveiled as the new Blackburn Rovers manager and the dejection felt by the fans when Mark Hughes left to go to Manchester City will have been replaced with renewed hope and optimi...
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by Graham Fisher on June 19, 2008
It is widely reported that Paul Ince, the current manager of the MK Dons, will shortly be announced as the new man in charge at Blackburn rovers following Mark Hughes' move to Manchester City.
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by Graham Fisher on June 11, 2008
Chelsea have named current Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari as their new manager after the sacking of Avram Grant. He will take over at the end of Euro 2008 on 1st July as his contract with Portuga...
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by Graham Fisher on June 4, 2008
Former Wales and Blackburn manager Mark Hughes will be unveiled today at a press conference as the new manager of Manchester City.
He leaves Blackburn rovers having taken them to seventh place in t...
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by Graham Fisher on June 3, 2008
Mexico is a fine footballing nation with a proud history. Currently ranked seventeenth in the world, Mexico have twice reached the quarter-finals of the world cup, once won the Confederations cup, b...
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by Graham Fisher on June 3, 2008
Inter have finally announced that Jose Mourinho is their new manager. It was the worst kept secret in world football but it is now official.
Mourinho is a colourful character who brings mixed opini...
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by Graham Fisher on May 27, 2008
I hope Chelsea appoint a new manager soon. The farce surrounding people who say they are interested or rule themselves out of contention is unbearable to watch. At these times, nobody says anything ...
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by Graham Fisher on May 8, 2008
Why did Kevin Keegan say what he said after Newcastle's 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea on Sunday? My reaction, as I wrote on this site, was that he was simply telling things how they actually are...
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by Graham Fisher on May 7, 2008
I had decided not to write about the ridiculous sacking of Sven Goran Eriksson any more. I have ranted about it enough already.
I wasn't going to until the story took yet another twist today wh...
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by Graham Fisher on May 2, 2008
Following Chelsea's champions league semi-final victory over Liverpool and their crucial Premier League win over Manchester United, John Terry has spoken out in support of his strangely beleague...
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by Graham Fisher on April 18, 2008
It could be purely media speculation and there may be no real prospect of it happening at all, but the stories of the tenuous nature of Sven Goran Eriksson's reign at Manchester City are gatheri...
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by Graham Fisher on April 17, 2008
It must be really nice in Avram Grant's world. He seems to be sheltered from all the nasty things going on around him. He feels no pressure, the players are totally behind him and the fans love ...
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by Graham Fisher on April 8, 2008
The other day I wrote an article accepting that I may have been wrong about Steven Gerrard when I had written criticism of him in the past. Today, it is Kevin Keegan's turn to receive my graciou...
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by Graham Fisher on March 21, 2008
As 'Grand Slam Sunday' approaches and the big four prepare to go into battle, Sir Alex Ferguson has proved once more that he is still the master. Like him or loathe him, he has consistently ...
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by Graham Fisher on March 18, 2008
Last night's 1-1 draw with Birmingham wasn't the worst result in the world for Newcastle United. It takes them four points above the drop zone and keeps them two points above Birmingham.
It...
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by Graham Fisher on March 11, 2008
Disastrous news for West Ham manager alan Curbishley after a run of three consecutive 4-0 defeats. The Board have said that his job is safe!
"The board of West Ham recognise that recent result...
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by Graham Fisher on March 10, 2008
Is anyone else sick and tired of the hypocrasy and total failure of Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger to see any wrong doing by their own players and criticise others?
Sir Alex ranted about the t...
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by daryl on October 26, 2007
Opinion is divided on Sam Allardyce. Some people think he's a coaching genius, others think he's a stubborn, argumentative big mouth. I think he's both. Never been a fan of his tactics (de...
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by daryl on September 29, 2007
Alex Ferguson travels to Birmingham today to take on his protege Steve Bruce. I have it on good authority that Bruce will NOT be wearing a head bandage for today's game. To be fair, Fergie could p...
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by daryl on September 25, 2007
One of the best things about Mourinho was that he was never sycophantic towards his boss, but something happened on Sunday to suggest ass-kissing is the future at Chelsea. When Andriy Shevcheko was su...
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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 futu...
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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 celeb...
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by daryl on May 1, 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 a...
