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Premier League

Everton Unable To Take Revenge On Benfica

by footballnewsblog on November 6, 2009 · 0 comments

This season has not started the best for Everton, so far they have been unable to recapture the form they showed last season in the league and  sit a lowly 13th. Couple this with two heavy defeats and the hands of Benfica in the Europa league and things aren’t looking so rosy for David Moyes [...]

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The Cold War For Arsenal Continues

by Paul Bestall on November 5, 2009 · 4 comments

Stan Kroenke has purchased even more shares in Arsenal today taking his holding to 29.9% of the club. With only another 0.09% required to reach the threshold to make an offer for the rest of the clubs shares, Kroenke has purchased 627 shares this week for the princely sum of £5.3 million. The oddest part [...]

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Benitez Cannot Buckle Under Pressure

by Paul Bestall on November 5, 2009 · 1 comment

“It is difficult for us to qualify, but not impossible,We have to win our game and see what happens with Fiorentina and Lyon. Then we will approach the last game.” Benitez has certainly fought his corner today after the galling last minute equaliser Liverpool conceded in the Stade Gerland last night. Of course, the nay [...]

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Premier League Preview, Nov. 7-9

by Randy Capps on November 5, 2009 · 3 comments

Does it get much better?
Manchester United visits Chelsea this weekend with first place on the line.
I could stop there, but then this wouldn’t be much of a preview, would it?
Before we get into the games, check out the TV schedule.
And don’t forget to tab the winners with the EPL Talk Predictor.
Now, back to the matches.
Table [...]

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I once read about a British sports journalist’s amazement at the access that American sportswriters had.  The British writer was visiting Chicago and asked to tag along with the Sun Times reporter who covered the Bulls.  First, he went to a Bulls practice, and after the practice was over, the Chicago reporter ambled up to [...]

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Hughes, We Have A Problem (Birmingham v Man City)

by Phil McThomas on November 1, 2009 · 6 comments

Is anyone else starting to get a little nervous for the Man City “project”?
I was thrilled by the way the team were playing for the first two months of the season.  They were incisive, dashing, and had a swagger about them that said “we can do this”.  As sure as one swallow doesn’t make a [...]

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Everton’s Painful Wait

by Tom Mallows on October 30, 2009 · 3 comments

To say it was a week to forget for Evertonian’s is an understatement.
Three games, three defeats, 10 goals conceded and a casualty list befitting a small battlefield, it is no wonder Toffees fans are wearing concerned expressions at the moment.
What makes it more galling for Blues fans is its predictability and familiarity. This time last [...]

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