premier league

Giggs-eh

109 goals in 632 premier league appearances, Guess who ? You would be forgiven if you guessed Yaya Sanogo, or Bosko Balaban (One for Danny Rose to google). Alas you would be wrong. These are the stats of Manchester United ‘legend’ Ryan Giggs. In his career he only scored 109 goals in 46,433 minutes of…

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ARSENE WENGER: WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE

Arsenal have started their meltdown to the season much earlier than expected. The #WengerOut brigade are in full voice, calling for Arsene Wenger and Stan Kroenke to leave the club. Such noise usually comes around March where the team makes the scheduled downward spiral into mediocrity. The environment around the Emirates is ominous at best…

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Live For The Moment

“Am I happy or in misery” ? Jimi Hendrix got it right, the life of a football fan for the most part is a weekly swap between joy, pain, misery and apathy depending on your team of course. Not to mention the ridiculous pre season optimism that convinces us our team could win the league…

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Chelsea’s Transfer Market – A Review

  The august 31st deadline has come and gone, the premier league has again broken its transfer spend record with a combined 1.4 Billion spent.  Chelsea came into the summer in a strong position having just been crowned champions, excitement was high among fans as ex-Chelsea man Ruud Gullit, went on record proclaiming whispers of…

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The Regista

“The Regista is a more aggressive version of the deep-lying playmaker, suitable for possession oriented systems that press high up the pitch.” Football manager describes the ‘regista’ as a specialised position perfect for teams that like to dominate possession and require a player to facilitate the recovery and recycling of possession. As mentioned before the…

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14/15 Team of The Year

The PFA will be announcing their ‘Team of the Year’ in a matter of days, it is bound the cause some controversy as it does every year, for example the inclusion of Steven Gerrard last season. We’ve asked a number of people to give their Premier League Team of The Year, we’re going to accumulate…

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The Stevan Jovetic Rejuvenation

Arriving from Fiorentina for £22 million at the start of last year’s summer transfer window, Stevan Jovetic bagged 27 goals and delivered 11 assists in 58 league games, in his final couple of terms at the Italian club.

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013 – Season Review 13/14

TouchlineFracas 013 – Season Review 13/14   A Football Debate Podcast This week the panel look over the highs and lows of the 2013/2014 season, giving their insight into what went right and what went horribly wrong for certain clubs and players Host – @Lewbob91 Ayo – @UncleD1su Mickey – @Mickey Kane Reuben – @MarcoReubs…

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009 – What Makes A Manager ‘Ready’?

    009 – What Makes A Manager ‘Ready’?   This week the panel discusses what makes a manager ‘ready’ for a managerial position in light of calls for Ryan Giggs to become the new permanent United manager. Give the lads a follow on Twitter Host – @lewbob91 Morayo – @Whodeknee Mickey – @MickeyKane Anton…

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007 – Dream Team

007 – Dream Team This week the Panel discusses the weeks footballing news as well as attempting to build an entire football team from scratch, from philosophy, to manager, to the players. Give the lads a follow on Twitter Host – @Lewbob91 Ayo – @Unc1eDisu Morayo – @Whodeknee Ellis – @Elliskco_I Mickey – @MickeyKane Get…

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