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Premier League 2008-09
by Graham Fisher on September 30, 2008
According to the Sun newspaper, Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has got just Four games to save his job. That means he would have to get results at Wisla Krakow, at home to Hull and Bolton and away at S...
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Champions League
by Graham Fisher on September 29, 2008
Arsene Wenger is faced with an interesting problem. Last week he watched his youngsters and reserves destroy a decent Championship outfit in Sheffield United, 6-0 in the Carling Cup. On Saturday, he...
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Managers
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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Managers
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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General
by Graham Fisher on September 24, 2008
What a remarkable show the Arsenal youngsters put on against Sheffield United in the Carling Cup last night.
A team with an average age of nineteen saw off the pretty decent Championship outfit 6-0...
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Premier League 2008-09
by Graham Fisher on September 23, 2008
Newcastle United captain Michael Owen has told his team-mates to "snap out of the Doom and gloom" that he thinks is adversely affecting the team.
Newcastle have lost their last three gam...
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Players
by Graham Fisher on September 22, 2008
I have never been a fan of Nicolas Anelka so I know I am totally biased against him. Actually, that isn't totally true, when he was a teenager at Arsenal I was as impressed with him as was every...
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Premier League 2008-09
by Graham Fisher on September 22, 2008
After watching his Manchester City side demolish Portsmouth 6-0 yesterday with a devastating display of fast attacking football, boss Mark Hughes said his side had 'set a standard'.
He said...
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Premier League 2008-09
by Graham Fisher on September 19, 2008
Newcastle midfielder Alan Smith needs surgery on his foot after suffering a stress fracture. He could be out for up to three months and is unlikely to be back in contention before Christmas.
Twenty...
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Players
by Graham Fisher on September 19, 2008
David Dunn will be reeling from The news that the achilles problem he picked up against Hull on 23rd August is likely to see him out for as much as four months.
Scans he has undertaken show that th...
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Managers
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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Premier League 2008-09
by Graham Fisher on September 17, 2008
The Football Association have announced that despite almost everyone in the game agreeing that Newcastle midfielder Danny Guthrie should receive further punishment, he will, in fact, escape with jus...
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Premier League 2008-09
by Graham Fisher on September 16, 2008
Not for the first time over the past few seasons, Tottenham have let their expectant fans down with a very poor start to the season.
Sitting rock bottom of the Premier League with just one point fr...
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General
by Graham Fisher on September 11, 2008
The international break ended with some satisfaction for the under-fire British teams. England produced one of their best results and one of their best performances for many years in the 4-1 thrashi...
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England
by Graham Fisher on September 11, 2008
I first saw Theo Walcott as a fifteen year old lad playing for Southampton in an under eighteen game at Swindon. I had never heard of him before but became aware that the great Cyril Regis was in at...
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England
by Graham Fisher on September 10, 2008
Why has Wembley suddenly become a nightmare venue for England?
For years Wembley was a fortress. The team played in front of flag waving fans in a serious show of patriotism. With the possible exc...
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England
by Graham Fisher on September 9, 2008
Joe Cole has said that England will adopt a defensive approach against Croatia on Wednesday in their World Cup qualifier.
Cole says that a draw would be a good result.
"We're working on...
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England
by Graham Fisher on September 8, 2008
Wayne Rooney has come under fire for the lack of goals he has been scoring for England. He insists that his scoring record is not weighing on his mind as he looks forward to Wednesday's World Cu...
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England
by Graham Fisher on September 7, 2008
Apparently Fabio Capello 'vented his anger' at Joe Cole and Wayne Rooney after England's laboured 2-0 win against Azerbaijan in their World Cup qualifier yesterday.
He said that he was ...
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Premier League 2008-09
by Graham Fisher on September 3, 2008
Alan Curbishley has resigned as manager of West Ham saying that transfers were being made without his knowledge or input. Such a situation is clearly an untenable position for a manager.
Curbishley...
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Premier League 2008-09
by Graham Fisher on September 1, 2008
The Arabian Business website has announced that Manchester City have been taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment.
It says that the deal with current owner Thaksin ...
