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The Weekender
Story of the Weekend
No one would have dreamt it, but Wigan went top of the Premier League, albeit temporarily, after Saturday’s seven matches following a 3-0 hammering of Roy Keane’s previously impressive Sunderland. There was an unjustified wave of sympathy for big-spenders Tottenham after successive defeats, and so the world breathed a sigh of relief [...]
The Weekender: Premier League previews and predictions
Premiership Preview
Liverpool take on Chelsea in the game of the weekend while Manchester City host fierce rivals United on a Sunday that could definitively shape the title race. Elsewhere, Tottenham need points and fast - they play Derby - Newcastle are up against Aston Villa, and high-flying Everton go to Reading. Footballing World previews and [...]
Fulham suggest safety will be attained through attrition and hardiness
Footballing World at Craven Cottage
Torrential rain threatened to further affect a match already low on quality but Fulham coped admirably in the adverse conditions that had handed their opponents a goal advantage, and their pluckiness served them well in a narrow but significant victory.
Fulham were six minutes from a shock win at the Emirates Stadium [...]
Premier League Predictions: Part One
Our predictions for the 2007/8 season attempt to forecast the fate of clubs fighting for the title, a place in Europe or to stay in the Premier League. Part one covers ten of the twenty sides, from Arsenal to Liverpool. Do you agree?
Arsenal
There’s little chance of Arsène Wenger’s side winning the Premier League, so it’s [...]
Sanchez has work to do if Fulham are to realise dreams of a top-ten finish
On a beautiful summer’s evening, something that has been lacking in England lately, Lawrie Sanchez led his new-look Fulham side out for the first time in a friendly match with League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge.
It was no more than a fitness exercise for a squad playing for the first time since May and Sanchez [...]
Coleman realises his foreign dream as Sociedad look abroad to restore pride
Even in the middle of his time at Fulham, Chris Coleman admitted a job abroad would be too good to turn down. The lure of joining a select group of British managers who have succeeded on the continent attracted the young manager, and his close relationship with John Toshack has paid dividends; the current Wales [...]
Managers just love the celebrity life as the sound of the rain soothes
Guess who’s back? Actually, only Chris Coleman and Sam Allardyce, who both made miraculous recoveries after leaving their showbiz jobs in the Premiership. Football is, apparently, a form of entertainment and in the world of celebrity, the biggest earner is the greatest star. With the Premiership’s new, record television deal, analysts have ventured out of [...]
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