Archive for June 2007

Newcastle – Rozenhal, Round, Forde and Taylor in

Here are the major news stories associated with the Newcastle club for today – in no particular order of priority. The news today is that we finally signed David Rozehnal from PSG for around £3M – announced late yesterday afternoon. Also reports today that Edmilson wants £80K/week at Newcastle – and we analyze that story….

How & Why Chelsea Lost The Title This Season

How & Why Chelsea Lost The Title This Season

During the season, we always talked about why this was a completely wrecked campaign. We’ve experienced all those Murphy’s laws in just one season. I’ve just grouped below the major reasons in my opinion, that have resulted in Chelsea ending up 6 points lesser than Man Utd.

Is Bent really worth more than Henry?

Is Bent really worth more than Henry?

Over the past week many Arsenal fans have been shocked to hear that their ‘greatest ever’ was sold for the ‘miserable’ fee of £16.1m. Meanwhile the rest of England was equally shocked to hear that former Charlton striker Darren Bent commanded a higher transfer fee (£16.5m) than the Arsenal legend. And although it is obvious…

And the Premiership’s greatest player is…

And the Premiership’s greatest player is…

On Monday I asked everyone who they thought was the Premiership’s greatest player ever. There were plenty of varied responses, but the votes centered around a handful of players (I’ve listed them below). Some very interesting observations were made as well – one of the key ones being that any such list is ‘striker-heavy’ because…

Manchester United 2007/2008 Home Kit

Buy your Manchester United 07/08 Home Kit here. Update: More pics and kit video links at the end. It’s official folks. We finally have the official pictures (and video) from Manchester United showcasing the new 2007/2008 home kit (available from 1st August and United will start playing in it from the Far East tour end-July).

Sportingo Acquires CaughtOffside

Sportingo Acquires CaughtOffside

My good friend Chris Toy, owner of Caught Offside (the blog that brings you the world of football bare naked with a pinch of salt) has sold his soul to Sportingo in exchange for a chance at footballing immortality.

The US need to learn the lessons taught by Argentina, fast

Last Sunday, Team USA was a champion. How quickly things can change. Argentina and the United States played a very even first half, but the best team eventually came out on top. And they did it in a big way, scoring 3 beautiful goals to put away the United States 4-1.

Newcastle hamstrung by Owen and Martins release clauses

Here are the major news stories associated with the Newcastle club for today – in no particular order of priority. The news today is that Sam Allardyce is having multiple troubles with the release clauses in Owen’s and Martins’ contracts. There is also an exclusive in the Sun that Manchester United are after Michael in…

Fulham 2007/2008 Away Kit

After the unveiling of their 07/08 home kit (a triebute to the 1903 season), Fulham have continued the tradition by bringing out a black and red striped away shirt for the coming season. The black and red strip is homage to the 74/75 side that reached the FA Cup final. I like the away kit…

Coventry City 2007/2008 Home Kit

Sponsored by Puma, the new Coventry City 07/08 home shirt is supposed to be an exercise in ultra-modern design and latest cutting edge technology.


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