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Portsmouth

Is there anything Tim Cahill can’t do?
Tim Cahill’s week defines the word jet lag. From Liverpool to Japan for a World Cup Qualifier. His performance for Australia wasn’t exactly great, then again neither was Australia’s. Cahill had to be thankful Everton’s FA Cup tie against Aston Villa was on Sunday, I don’t think he would [...]

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Chelsea Players Play Blame Game and Other Premier League News

by Johnathan Starling on February 12, 2009 · 3 comments

It took a couple of days, but the rift in the Chelsea dressing room seems to have finally made it out onto the public forum of the press.
It all had to start with John Terry, doing his best to absolve his blame in Scolari’s sacking by saying he was behind the manager 100 percent, but [...]

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The firings of Tony Adams by Portsmouth and Big Phil Scolari by Chelsea brought the total number of clubs that have changed managers this season to seven, and the number of managerial changes to eight.  That turnover rate seems quite high and quickly cycling managers seldom leads to success.  
It would seem that managers deserve [...]

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Breaking News: Tony Adams Sacked as Portsmouth Manager

by Johnathan Starling on February 8, 2009 · 5 comments

Despite saying that he’s going no where, Portsmouth feel like they have had enough. The Telegraph are reporting that come Monday morning, Tony Adams will be officially sacked as manager after only 22 games in fifteen weeks in charge. His last match in charge ended in disappointment as Portsmouth blew two leads before falling 3-2 [...]

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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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Transfer Window: The Good, The Bad and The Strange

by Josh Pedley on January 23, 2009 · 3 comments

With only a week left of the January transfer window, this week has seen a flurry of transfers go through as clubs look to add some quality to their squads for the vital second half of the season.
The problem with the January transfer window is that it can often prompt rash decisions from both [...]

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Sunday’s big game in the Premier League will be an intriguing affair featuring Tottenham Hotspur against Portsmouth at 11am ET/4pm GMT. Intriguing because it sees Spurs manager Harry Redknapp and striker Jermain Defoe up against their former club. Only three points separate both teams, and based on current form both clubs could be in for [...]

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