Archive for category: EPL

/ April 24, 2012 6:24 pm

Do You Want To Be a Chelsea Manager?

Before you answer this question, you may want to consider the facts. While the pay cheque may be the biggest draw card, normally around £14 million per contract, there are other factors to take into consideration.Since 1901, Chelsea have had a whopping twenty seven managers, only two of them lasted more than ten years. Now you’re probably saying who cares

/ April 15, 2012 11:25 am

Hillsborough: A tribute to the 96

Many of us who have attended football matches up and down the country, week in week out for many years think nothing of going to watch our football team on a Saturday or whenever they may play and I am sure that is what many Liverpool fans thought as they made their way to watch their team play Nottingham Forest

/ March 30, 2012 9:05 pm

Former Celtic midfielder Stan Petrov diagnosed with leukaemia

Former Celtic midfielder and current Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia. He was diagnosed after undergoing tests, when he developed a fever after last Saturday's defeat to Arsenal.The 32-year-old spent seven years at Celtic Park, signed by John Barnes in 1999. He became a mainstay under Martin O’Neill, making 312 appearances for Celtic scoring 65

/ March 14, 2012 6:08 pm

David Moyes: 10 Years as Everton manager

Today sees David Moyes’ 10th Anniversary as Everton manager. Few could have believed that when David Moyes walked through the doors of Goodison Park to become the Everton manager, taking over from the man who had just been sacked, Walter Smith, that he would still be in charge on the Toffees ten years later. Such is the fantastic job that

/ February 5, 2012 10:30 pm

The Spirit of The Busby Babes Lives On

Anyone watching Chelsea v Manchester United this afternoon, could not have been any more impressed as Manchester United came back from three goals down to earn a 3-3 draw and keep their title dream alive as they showed the spirit of true champions but this is nothing new. Could it be, that this United team not only have the spirit

/ January 21, 2012 9:26 pm

Black in Business

Blackburn have confirmed the appointment of Eric Black as assistant manager to Steve Kean, the former Aberdeen striker fills the vacancy following the departure of Paul Clement's to PSG this month. Eric has been out of work since leaving Sunderland and moving to Blackburn to work with Steve Kean will be a new challenge which Eric is looking forward to

/ January 19, 2012 12:47 pm

Grimmer moves south as a warning is sounded about the future of our game

Aberdeen youngster Jack Grimmer has completed his move to English Premier League side Fulham, with a contract signed until the summer of 2015.The 17-year-old midfielder will become part of Fulham’s Development squad for the remainder of the current season. On the transfer, Aberdeen Chief Executive Duncan Fraser said: “While we made Jack an extremely good offer to remain at Pittodrie,

/ December 15, 2011 11:03 pm

West Brom agree fee for Dundee United’s Scott Allan as Rangers raise interest

Dundee United have agreed a fee with West Bromwich Albion for midfielder Scott Allan, but the English Premier League side are not the only ones interested in Allan as Rangers manager Ally McCoist has confirmed his interest in the player

/ December 14, 2011 2:10 am

Get Well Soon Fletch

The football world was rocked today with the news that Darren Fletcher announced that he is taking an extended break from football for health reasons.A statement on the Manchester United website read: “Over the past year he has had several absence periods which we have attributed to a viral illness in order to respect his right to medical confidentiality. Darren

/ November 26, 2011 5:10 pm

Sir Alex Ferguson: 25 Years Not Out

Sir Alex Ferguson described the recent 6-1 drubbing by neighbours Manchester City as the worst result of his managerial career! But you would be foolish to write off this old fox just yet!

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