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Premier League Predictions: Everton to beat Man Utd, Chelsea and Tottenham to Draw
Premier League football returns after the international break that saw it’s usual spate of injuries, outstanding performances and potential returns to form. In the context of the title race it’s still early but Chelsea and Arsenal have a relatively easy game compared to Manchester United, while all English teams involved in Europe will also have…
Why Gerard Houllier is destined to fail at Villa
Despite the hype it has received, Gérard Houllier’s appointment by Aston Villa is not a high point for the club and the way things are going, this decision has the potential to bring as much smiles as Martin O’Neill’s late summer exit did…
Why Marc Albrighton could be the next James Milner
Doom and gloom surrounded many circles at Villa Park after James Milner’s departure, but could there be an instant successor. The emergence of Marc Albrighton at Aston Villa this season has gone some way to lifting the mood at the Midland’s club and the winger is already showing real promise. This matched with the capture…
Raise, Call or Fold – The Bob Bradley Edition
Rumors in and out of the executive suites of professional and international soccer are a perpetual game of partial information. There is usually some truth, some falsehoods, and some bluffs being run through the press. It’s a lot like Texas Hold ‘em poker in that executives, agents and managers have to make player acquisition decisions based…
Gerard Houllier announced as new manager of Aston Villa
Aston Villa’s month long search for a new manager has finally concluded with the club announcing the appointment of Gerard Houllier. The distinguished Frenchmen who has played an integral role in the evolution of French football for nearly two decades has replaced Martin O’Neill who walked out on the club five days prior to the…
Houllier to join Villa?
The Daily Mail have reported that Gerard Houllier is to be the new man in charge at Villa Park. The 62 year old, if the papers are anything to go by, is now the hot favourite with the board and will become Villa’s first foreign manager for 20 years, Jozef Venglos was the man in…
Premier League Squads
Premier League rules state that each club must submit a squad, maximum 25 players, containing eight home-grown players (players trained in England or Wales for 36 months before the age of 21), with an additional unlimited number of players aged 21 or under on 1 January that year. There has been plenty of debate on…
Premier League: Signings of the Summer
The transfer deadline has now passed after a mad dash for players on Tuesday night. Here we will discuss the top big money deals, bargains and coups of the summer in the Premier League in a top 10 countdown. The countdown will conclude with some notable exclusions that may surprise you and 10 of the…
Premier League Predictions: Big wins for Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United
1- BLACKBURN VS ARSENAL The early kick off this weekend is at the Ewood park where the big Sam’s Blackburn will entertain the north London giants Arsenal. After a bizarre goal against Liverpool that earned arsenal a late draw at anfield, they hammered blackpool by six goals to nil. Theo Walcott scored his first hat-trick…
Nightmare returns for Villa
Thursday 26th August 2010 Aston Villa 2 – 3 Rapid Vienna (Rapid Vienna win 4-3 on aggregate) The nightmare returned to Villa Park tonight as the Villains crashed out once more to Austrian outfit Rapid Vienna. It was exactly one year ago that Vienna came to the Midlands and managed a 2-1 defeat which saw…
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