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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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Tuesday and Wednesday bring a full slate of Premier League action to us as the reverse fixtures of the opening weekend are played. Tonight I’ll preview Tuesday’s action, tomorrow night I’ll preview Wednesday’s action. Remember all times are Eastern.
Portsmouth v Chelsea (2:45 pm live on Fox Soccer Channel). Portsmouth have had plenty of time to [...]
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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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Please note all times are Eastern Time and TV Schedules are subject to change without notice.
Manchester United v Chelsea (Sunday 11 am, Fox Soccer Channel. Replays: Sunday 11 pm, Monday 1 pm, Friday 11 pm). This is a critical match for Chelsea. A loss here more than likely sees them drop to third once Manchester [...]
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The Riverside will witness something interesting five minutes before the kick-off of this Tees-Wear derby. Indeed, it could be one of the pivotal moments in the Teessiders’ up-but-mostly-down season.
Will Stuart Downing be walking out in red along with his team mates, and if he does, how will the home crowd react?
Depending on further transfer activity, and [...]
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Earlier last week, I wrote how on paper the Premier League weekend fixtures seemed boring other than the Arsenal against Liverpool match-up. Boy, was I wrong. To me, this was one of the most entertaining weekends of the season. Here are the matches I caught this weekend and my thoughts on them:
The first half and [...]
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Paul Ince has been sacked as manager of Blackburn Rovers. It’s not much of a surprise, especially after their convincing loss away to Wigan on Saturday, but they need to move quickly to replace Ince. Blackburn face Stoke on Saturday in a must-win relegation battle.
I believe the perfect replacement for Paul Ince is Roy Keane. [...]
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