Bolton
Nomadic Anelka deserves a bit of respect
The sight of Nicolas Anelka in his Chelsea shirt may well have been met by sighs of disappointment from many football folk, not least the already-fragile Tottenham defenders who had enjoyed a stress-free hour marking the immobile and non-threatening Claudio Pizarro.
Managers of lesser clubs (such as Bolton) will have taken his £15m move to Stamford […]
UEFA Cup Preview
Group A: AZ Alkmaar, Zenit St. Petersburg, Everton, Nürnberg, Larissa
Everton scraped past Ukrainian minnows Metalist Kharkiv to qualify but should make it through a modest group. They face the Russians at home - never a bad thing - but will need to have assured progress before their tough final match at Alkmaar. The […]
A bad fortnight…
It’s bad enough when football ruins a perfectly good weekend. But a perfectly good fortnight? That’s too much. Let me explain…
As far as I can see, football fans fall into one of two categories when it comes to post-match analysis of a defeat. There are those who like to watch the replays, read the papers […]
The Weekender
Story of the Weekend
Liverpool and Arsenal lead the table after victories against Derby and Portsmouth respectively, the Reds hammering Billy Davies’ Rams side 6-0 with Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso scoring twice apiece as Liverpool indicated for the first time in a long, long time that they will sustain a challenge for the league. Arsenal […]
The Weekender
Story of the Weekend
It was a return to form for the omnipresent Premier League quartet; the top four all securing narrow victories to ensure the league table has some resemblance with reality, though Manchester United remain in mid-table. Their lack of firepower up front was again apparent in a tight 1-0 win against Tottenham, though […]
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