Archive for 2008

Season Preview: Stoke - A season to savour

James Knowles assesses Stoke’s chances of survival in their much-anticipated - and long overdue - return to the top flight.

The Monday Miscellany

Joy unconfined. Sport’s most tedious transfer affair is over, every schoolboy’s favourite slave Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing for Manchester Utd this season. Or at least, using their […]

Fulham slip-up as Italians invade Craven Cottage

Never should much weight be given to pre-season friendlies, and Fulham’s 2-2 draw with Torino indicated why after an unlikely comeback by the Serie A outfit in the final 10 minutes after the hosts had thoroughly dominated in the opening half.

Season Preview - Man City: A season of progress should beckon

Tim Wigmore analyses what Man City fans can hope for under Mark Hughes, Jo - and Thaksin Shinawatra.

Season Preview - Arsenal: Lack of depth will prevent title challenge

Continuing our Premier League preview series, Tim Wigmore analyses Arsenal’s chances of success and believes much depends upon Robin van Persie.

Movers and Shakers: Who’s Going Where in the Serie A Summer Shuffle

So, while Milan [featured previously] have been making characteristically slow, steady strides towards re-generation, what have the rest of the Serie A contenders been up to in the summer break […]

Five Things

Ronaldo farce: So it’s one more year for Cristiano Ronaldo, but the whole affair has been a ridiculous pantomime with the Portuguese belatedly pledging his short-term future to the club […]

Season Preview - Chelsea: Optimism aplenty as another brash coach signs in

Matthew Day previews Chelsea’s chance of picking up silverware under new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.