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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 [...]
Premier League Predictions: Part Two
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 two covers the ten remaining sides, from Manchester City to Wigan. Do you agree?
Premier League Predictions: Part One
Manchester City
Stuart Pearce’s uninventive spell ended amidst anger and [...]
Adding the brilliance of Tévez ensures Ferguson’s side will be irresistable
Carlos Tévez may have scored only seven goals in 19 Premiership starts for West Ham last season, but he still made a profound impact. The Argentinean displayed tremendous resilience in responding so strongly to the most tumultuous of seasons to save the club from relegation through, it seemed, sheer force of will.
As a footballer, Tévez [...]
West Ham eye a challenge for the Champions League
West Ham are not behaving like a club mired in controversy and awaiting news from an arbitration panel on whether Sheffield United will take their place in the Premier League, consequently sending them down to the Championship. Instead, chairman Eggert Magnusson is set on securing European football – and that means rivalling Chelsea’s spending power [...]
Has Curbishley received the credit he deserves?
I have been told by various non-Hammers: “you must be relieved”. But ‘relief’ is the wrong word. ‘Joy’, ‘elation’, ‘amazement’ - these are the words that ring true with Hammers fans at the moment. Relief happens when you have something, are about to lose it, and then you don’t. “Phew”. Sheer joy, on the other [...]
Tévez can play on, but have West Ham been saved by sentiment?
West Ham are making noises of disgruntlement this evening, but secretly the club will acknowledge how lucky they are to avoid any form of points deduction.
PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor believes the Hammers’ predicament has been crucial to the result of the hearing, “If West Ham were in a comfortable mid-table position I think there [...]
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