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England’s National Team Is In Crisis

August 23rd, 2007 · 6 Comments

By John Nicholson
If you’re an England fan, then I will be telling you what you already know, England are in a crisis.
I don’t use the c word very often because in modern day media, a crisis can be anything from a full blown terrorist attack to the local store selling out of bread. The word […]

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Relax, Don’t Do It When The Premier League Comes

August 14th, 2007 · 9 Comments

By John Nicholson
There was this woman called Candy. And there was this Motel 6 room on the 101 outside of San Luis Obispo. She suffered from premature ejaculation. Oh yes. And I was thinking this weekend that she was just like so many football fans.
Not only did she actually – well, squirt is how I’d […]

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To Buy Or Not to Buy Season Tickets

July 29th, 2007 · 4 Comments

By John Nicholson
Being a season ticket holder is sometimes held as a symbol of a fans commitment to a club. When you are prepared to invest so much money, upfront, it is an act of faith in the club. It says you care.
The clubs have always been quick to tell us that they want everyone […]

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Tags: John Nicholson · match tickets · season tickets · ticket prices

Drugs, Setanta & Rock ‘n’ Roll

July 21st, 2007 · 3 Comments

By John Nicholson
In the UK, Setanta has started running ads for its new live Premiership coverage, clearly keen to get a whole hoard of new punters to stump up some hard earned wonga for their service. Fair enough.
However, the ads they are running have the song ‘Good Times’ by Eric Burdon and the Animals in. […]

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Tags: John Nicholson · Setanta Sports

Why EPL Clubs Should Buy English Not Foreign Players

June 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments

By John Nicholson
Here’s a mantra you’ll all be familiar with: English born players are over-priced. That’s why clubs buy so many overseas players. You get good players for much less money.
That’s the received wisdom. We can all point to examples to prove this. Everton paid just a couple of million quid for Arteta who was […]

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Tags: Anderson · Fernando Torres · John Nicholson · nani

Bring Back the British Home Championship

June 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

By John Nicholson
It seems likely that a revamped version of the Home Internationals will be revived in a couple of year’s time. England will be invited to join Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in the end of season tournament but the F.A is likely to turn it down because it thinks England needs to be […]

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Tags: England · John Nicholson · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Wales · british home championship · home internationals