Arsenal Reserves drew Liverpool Reserves 1-1 in a Saturday thriller. Rafa went with Jermaine Pennant and frisky Peter Crouch. Arsene started two English lads. Liverpool should have put the match away earlier. Crouch had a brilliant effort saved. Riise missed a sitter with his footballingly handicapped foot. Benayoun missed […]
Premier League Odds and Sods 7 April 2008
April 6th, 2008 · Comments
Tags: Arsenal · Aston Villa · Fulham · Liverpool · Manchester City · Middlesbrough · Premier League · Sunderland
Premier League Odds and Sods 31 March 2008
March 31st, 2008 · Comments
Arsenal beat Bolton 3-2 at the Reebok, keeping mathematical title hopes alive. The Gunners, with 10 men on the pitch, scored three goals to reverse a 2-0 deficit. Diaby deserved his red card for raised studs. Poor fortune averaged itself through an unmarked corner, a penalty and a deflection.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the best in the […]
Tags: Arsenal · Aston Villa · Cristiano Ronaldo · Everton · Liverpool · Manchester United · Newcastle · Obafemi Martins · Tottenham · Wayne Rooney
Premier League Odds and Sods 21 March 2008
March 20th, 2008 · Comments
Manchester United 2 – Bolton 0 Cristiano Ronaldo may be masking United’s problems, but he’s doing a damn good job. His record-breaking brace bumped the Red Devils into sole possession of first – one they are not likely relinquish. He now has something else in common with George Best, besides his number, his good looks […]
Tags: Avram Grant · Chelsea · Cristiano Ronaldo · Manchester United · Tottenham
Prediction: Fulham Will Not Be Relegated
March 17th, 2008 · Comments
Fulham FC sprang back to life on Sunday, with a startling 1-0 victory over European-bound Everton.
The win, Fulham’s fourth of the season, places gives them 23 pts – an effective four points away from safety.
However, Odds and Sods will now make a bold prediction. Fulham will not be relegated.
The club has momentum.
Fulham finally has started […]
Tags: Birmingham · Brian McBride · Fulham · Jimmy Bullard · Premier League · Relegation · Sunderland
Premier League Odds and Sods 21 Jan 2008
January 22nd, 2008 · 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 […]
Tags: Arsenal · Birmingham · Chelsea · Fulham · Kevin Keegan · Manchester United · Newcastle · Reading
Transfer window update: Anelka moves to Chelsea
January 11th, 2008 · Comments
Chelsea have finally completed the signing of Bolton’s Nicolas Anelka after the two clubs agreed a £15m fee. The French striker, who has signed a 4½-year deal, could be in the side to face Tottenham as early as tomorrow.
A statement on the Chlesea website confirms the deal: “Chelsea Football Club and Bolton Wanderers can confirm […]
Tags: Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Premier League
FA Cup Ratings for Premier League Clubs
January 7th, 2008 · 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 […]
Tags: Arsenal · Aston Villa · Birmingham · Chelsea · Derby · England · Everton · FA Cup · Fulham · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester Untied · Middlesbrough · Newcastle · Portsmouth · Reading · Sunderland · Tottenham · West Ham · Wigan
Road to Wembley: FA Cup 3rd Round Saturday Roundup
January 5th, 2008 · Comments
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 […]
Tags: Aston Villa · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Everton · FA Cup · Manchester United · Portsmouth · Premier League


















