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Entries Tagged as 'Reading'

Rosicky out of Euro 2008

May 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky has announced that he will not be taking part in next month’s European Championships due to a recurring knee injury.
Rosicky held a news conference to announce the decision. “I’m not capable of starting the European Championships. My injury requires an operation. I will go (for it) at the start of […]

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Tags: Arsenal · National Teams · Reading · euro 2008

Liveblogging Wigan vs Man Utd, Chelsea vs Bolton & Relegation Battle

May 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Join EPL Talk on Sunday, May 11 for a liveblogging event as new EPL Talk blogger Ian Cahir and I chronicle the twists and turns of the final day of the Premier League season. The liveblogging will begin at 9:45am ET. Set a reminder now so you don’t forget.
If you’re near a computer on Sunday, […]

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Tags: Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Derby County · Everton · Fulham · General · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Premier League · Reading · Wigan Athletic

Poll: Who’s Going Down in the Premier League Besides Derby?

May 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

<a href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/579584/” >Who will be the final two teams relegated from the Premier League?</a> <br /> <span style=”font-size:9px;”> (<a href=”http://www.polldaddy.com”> polls</a>)</span>
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Tags: Birmingham City · Bolton Wanderers · Derby County · Fulham · Reading

The Dream Lives On!

May 3rd, 2008 · 18 Comments

Fulham is a victory at Fratton Park next weekend away from completing a great escape after their 2-0 win today over Birmingham. A trademark Brian McBride diving header to finish off a fabulous in-swinging free kick from Jimmy Bullard opened the scoring for the Cottagers, and Erik Nevland sealed it late once again to account […]

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Tags: Birmingham City · Bolton Wanderers · Fulham · Reading · craven cottage

Fulham’s Premiership Survival Battle Is Not Over Yet

April 28th, 2008 · 11 Comments

Those of you who read this blog on a regular basis know of my undying hope for Fulham to stay in the Premiership. It seems like every couple weeks for the past two months, I’ve written a post saying that it’s unwise to write Fulham off, but then they go and screw up where they […]

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Tags: Birmingham City · Bolton Wanderers · Fulham · Premier League · Reading

End of the Season Finale for Premier League Teams

April 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

It’s amazing when you think about it. The 2007/2008 Premier League season kicked off on August 11. Since then, more than 250 days have passed where teams have played week-in, week-out. Now, in the space of 10 days, the Premier League title will likely be decided. Plus we’ll know which teams will be in the […]

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Tags: Birmingham City · Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Manchester United · Premier League · Reading

Which Premier League Clubs Will Get Relegated?

April 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

One week ago, it seemed that the Premier League relegation battle was over. Fulham and Bolton both look destined for the drop after devastating losses against Sunderland (1-3) and Aston Villa (4-0) respectively. But incredibly, everything changed yesterday when Fulham recorded their first away win in 33 matches, while Bolton picked up a vital three […]

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Tags: Birmingham City · Bolton Wanderers · Derby County · Fulham · Middlesbrough · Reading · Sunderland · Wigan Athletic

Reading’s 3-0 Loss to Newcastle Exposes Weaknesses

April 5th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Watching Reading crumble this afternoon against Newcastle reminded me of how silly Steve Coppell must feel at times. By not strengthening his side last summer with the class of players that were needed to keep the Berkshire club as a competitive side, the Reading side has failed to impress this season and are even tinkering […]

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Tags: Newcastle United · Reading

Top 20 Best Supported Clubs in the Premier League

March 27th, 2008 · 18 Comments

Which clubs in the Premier League have the fewest empty seats, on average as a percentage of their capacity? And which ones have the most empty seats on matchdays? You may be surprised by the facts for the 2007/2008 season thus far.
Note, the numbers show the average attendance, followed by the capacity of the stadium […]

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Tags: Arsenal · Aston Villa · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Derby County · Everton · Fulham · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Premier League · Reading · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Ham United · Wigan Athletic

Man United Leads the Premier League in Average Attendance

March 26th, 2008 · 15 Comments

If you’re wondering what the average attendances are for Premier League clubs in the 2007/2008 season thus far, here they are. Not only does Man United lead the league table, but they also have the highest average attendance. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to also have the largest capacity among the 20 Premier League clubs.
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Tags: Arsenal · Aston Villa · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Derby County · Everton · Fulham · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Premier League · Reading · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Ham United · Wigan Athletic

Give Credit to Reading, Middlesbrough and Derby

March 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

After returning home from the hospital on Wednesday after being away for almost six weeks, I was finally able to watch some live Premier League matches on Fox Soccer Channel yesterday. The matches du jour for me were Liverpool against Reading and Arsenal versus Middlesbrough.
What I witnessed brought a smile to my face. Here was […]