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Premier League Odds and Sods 25 Feb 2008

by tyduffy on February 26, 2008 · 0 comments

Arsenal 2- Birmingham 2 Eduardo’s injury – a horrific broken leg – stole the headlines.   But, it did not decisively affect the outcome.  Luck controlled much of it.  Birmingham capitalized upon one free kick – a questionable call – and one penalty – a blatantly wrong call.  Fabregas had two goal-worthy efforts, one stopped by [...]

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Premier League Odds and Sods 21 Jan 2008

by tyduffy on January 22, 2008 · 0 comments

Newcastle buzzed with electricity.  The entire town pitched in, stealing Burger King hats and spray painting them black and white.  The Geordie Messiah took the pitch to a rockstar’s welcome.  Mike Ashley ordered a whopper, but he didn’t have it his way as Newcastle drew Bolton 0-0 at St. James park.  Bolton looked toothless and [...]

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FA Cup Ratings for Premier League Clubs

by tyduffy on January 7, 2008 · 2 comments

The FA Cup Third Round relieved us from the dreariness of our normal robust Premier League schedule to enthrall us with live riveting matches like Pompey-Ipswich and grant us the opportunity to pay top dollar to watch Villa-Utd.  All 20 Premier League clubs participated at the weekend and here are their performances ranked in order.
Great [...]

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Despite all the bad feelings generated by Dave Kitson’s recent comments, Saturday was a day to feel good about the FA Cup. It was a big day for the lower division clubs as they stepped up to pull off several upsets and make other games very close.
First off, Everton were knocked out of the FA [...]

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Odds and Sods 3 Jan 2008

by tyduffy on January 3, 2008 · 1 comment

“There’s only one Titus Bramble” chanted the Wigan faithful, and he made the difference, earning a point in their 1-1 draw with Liverpool.  Torres scored the initial goal, which salvaged Liverpool a point, but they have to be extremely disappointed with yet another poor result at “fortress” Anfield, winning only four of ten.
Any persistent delusions [...]

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Premier League 2007 Awards (Traditional)

by tyduffy on December 31, 2007 · 6 comments

Best Player: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United
It’s difficult to argue with this one.  Even if he does score a number of goals on penalties, he still produces a striker’s tally from midfield and, unlike Frank Lampard, he manages to look skillful while doing it.  The scariest thing is that he is only going to get better.
Worst [...]

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