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Blackburn Rovers

Newcastle United Begin To Make Excuses Already

by Paul Bestall on May 18, 2009 · 20 comments

Why do managers always complain about opponents resting players on the last game of the season? Alan Shearer became the latest to ignore 37 games in a season when he admitted he was worried that Manchester United and Chelsea will rest players for the last round of Premiership matches. Yes they’re playing Hull City and [...]

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Bolton Wanderers Push For Two Tier Premiership

by Paul Bestall on April 20, 2009 · 6 comments

Well interesting news has appeared this morning as Bolton chairman, Phil Gartside’s has put forward a proposal to increase the Premiership to two leagues of 18 teams with 14 clubs from the Championship and Rangers and Celtic. The proposal is to be put before the Premier League at their meeting this Thursday and it raises some interesting points.  Gartside [...]

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Samba Saves Blackburn Blushes

by Johnathan Starling on February 15, 2009 · 0 comments

Blackburn Rovers have to consider themselves fortunate they are looking at a Ricoh Arena replay instead of losing in front of the most faithful of the faithful at Ewood Park.
After Roque Santa Cruz put Blackburn ahead inside of ninety seconds, two second half goals from the Sky Blues should have been enough. But the man [...]

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Man City Finish Transfer Window Back Where They Started

by Matthew Semisch on February 4, 2009 · 9 comments

When the financial and managerial reins to Manchester City Football Club changed hands early on this season for the second time in fairly quick succession on both fronts, this time with the Blues having instantly catapulted to the top of the world football rich list, everyone’s attention immediately turned to the January transfer window. [...]

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In This Year’s Relegation Battle, No One Is Safe

by Dave Warner on January 30, 2009 · 7 comments

The beauty of the Premier League is that there are always three distinct races within the table, and after 23 rounds of this Premier League season, none of those races are decided.
In the race for first place, only two points separate top-of-the-table Manchester United from Liverpool and Chelsea, while Aston Villa is only three points [...]

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Website Interview: Classic Football Shirts

by Paul Bestall on January 27, 2009 · 0 comments

If, like me, you’re always looking around the Internet for those hard to find football shirts from your past, frustrated as someone gazumps on you on e-bay for the classic 1987 Tottenham away kit with 3 seconds to go, then there has to be only one website for you to visit: www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk
To say it’s extensive [...]

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No Excuse For Frozen Pitches While Rafa Fails With Words

by Johnathan Starling on January 12, 2009 · 0 comments

How would you like to have been a Manchester City or Blackburn Rovers fan heading from the north of England to the south, only to do a turnabout and head home after finding out your upcoming fixture was canceled? I know if it was me, a few words of the four letter variety would have [...]

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