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Npower Championship 2011/2012: Promotion and Relegation Review

The 2011-12 Championship league fixtures have come to an end and finally the automatic promotion positions have been confirmed. However, at the other end of the table, the relegation picture had been clear for some time. The bottom three teams can now begin preparation for a spell in League 1. Below are the final league…

Most efficient Premier League clubs in the last three seasons (2009 to 2012)

Building on our previous post about the most efficient football clubs across Europe’s top four leagues this season, here we do an historical analysis of the Premier league and the best performing clubs in the last three years (2009/2010 to 2011/2012). The chart below shows some fascinating visual data about Premier League teams in the…

FA Cup Tips: Henry returns to Arsenal and 2012′s first Manchester derby

Liverpool are 1.12 to beat Oldham tonight and progress into the next round of the FA Cup, and it really should be a case of how many they win by despite their poor home record. The Reds have won all three previous meetings between the two sides in this competition, and although they have been…

Is David Nugent the archetypal ‘yo-yo’ striker?

Portsmouth striker David Nugent is out-of-contract this summer and the one-time England international is keen to resolve his playing situation one way or another in the coming weeks. The former Bury trainee enjoyed a good footballing education at Gigg Lane in League Two, earning a move to Preston North End, who, at the time were…

Why Goal Difference is crucial to Premier League survival

It’s often said Goal difference is an indicator of how well a club is going. It can also indicate the competitiveness of an entire league.

Highest Football Club Wages

Player transfer fees and their larger than life wage bills are a common topic of discussion for a football fan of today. From Wayne Rooney threatening to quit to oil-rich owners going on shopping sprees, the footballers have now become spoilt and they now know that their high demands will be met at their current club or…

Biggest Losers Of 2010: Rooney, Rafa And A Particular Strand Of DNA

Alas, ’tis that time of year again when thoughts invariably turn to the ‘new’ and stock is taken of the twelve months that played out hence – and we forthright bods at Soccerlens are no different. As we yet again slide effortlessly over the cusp of a footballing decade and into 2011, we thought it…

Wheeler Dealer? Nah, Harry Redknapp Has One Of The Best Transfer Records In Football

He might not like being called a “wheeler-dealer” but Harry Redknapp is recognised as being the best English manager in the game today. Rightly or wrongly, he has always had a reputation of being something of a Del Boy as far as the transfer market is concerned. However, does he have the best transfer record…

The Mysterious Avram Grant

He wins and he’s slated. He loses and he’s feted. I don’t get Avram Grant. It all began when his buddy decided to give him a job. Fortunately for Avram, that buddy was a billionaire Russian oligarch with a football club to spare.  The media were not amused: “Make one thing clear: there is nothing…

Watford win in 20 minutes, Hull FINALLY win away, Derby and Pompey score a hatful

Watford impress again Last week I said it was time to stop treating the North Londoners like plucky underdogs; after the 3-1 win over Middlesborough, when do we start treating them like contenders? To see off Boro inside twenty minutes sends an awesome message out to the rest of the division. I think, long-term, a…