From the category archives:

Everton

As we near the end of what has been and still is an exciting season in the EPL, the various gongs and awards are being given out. As usual, they create plenty of controversy, particularly in the case of Ryan Giggs, who was named Footballer of the Year despite only starting 12 league games this [...]

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Everton: Triumph Over Adversity

by Tom Mallows on April 27, 2009 · 1 comment

Another game, another catastrophic knee injury to one of Everton’s key players. The sight of Wembley hero Phil Jagielka writhing in agony around the Goodison turf was a sobering one for the Blues, coming just a week after the ecstasy of that semi-final win over Manchester United.
Injuries are a fact of the game. Every player [...]

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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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Is David Moyes Ready for a Big Four Management Position?

by Sebastian Shepard on April 11, 2009 · 8 comments

David Moyes has spent over a decade managing clubs in English football, hitting his peak over the last couple of seasons after some strange yo-yo performances by the Merseyside club in prior years.
He has earned a spot in the Champions League and secured UEFA Cup play twice, likely a third time straight this year around, [...]

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FA Cup Semi-Final Draw

by Johnathan Starling on March 8, 2009 · 3 comments

And then there were five.
With one FA Cup Quarterfinal yet to be played (Arsenal v Hull City, to be played on either the 17th or 18th of March per the BBC), Sunday afternoon the FA Cup Semi-Final draw was held. Both matches will be played at Wembley Stadium April 18th or 19th for a chance [...]

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Chelsea Win Late but Far From Impressive

by Johnathan Starling on March 1, 2009 · 2 comments

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On Friday, during my game previews, Sam wondered how Wigan could score? Today, Chelsea gave us an answer, complacency. For much of Wigan’s trip to Stamford Bridge, it was Chelsea on the back foot.
Completely against the run of play, John Terry put Chelsea ahead twenty-five minutes in. Before that, Chelsea saw Wigan have five near [...]

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Fulham Continue To Progress Under Hodgson

by Paul Bestall on February 25, 2009 · 3 comments

Why doesn’t Roy Hodgson get the credit he deserves in the United Kingdom? As I’ve mentioned before, In Scandinavia and Italy, he’s held in high regard, in  Britain people point to his sacking at Blackburn Rovers back in1997. With 33 points gained so far this season, Fulham are one win away from emulating their points [...]

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