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Form Crucial to Championship Playoff Success

Ian Holloway led the fairytale Seasiders to promotion last year.  Who will it be this year?

It seems that the Championship Playoff finals are often won by the team who is playing best at the end of the season. Last year, Ian Holloway masterminded a Blackpool offensive (cough) juggernaut to promotion behind Charlie Adam and against a Cardiff side who’ve developed the nasty reputation of being playoff chokers. This year, the popular picks from pundits have gone to anyone but the Bluebirds. But is there really a trend to which clubs are most successful come playoff time?

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

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…

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…

Transfer Rumors: Manchester United eye Danish keeper Lindegaard

England United Eye Danish Keeper As reported here earlier, Manchester United are interested in Danish keeper Anders Lindegaard, who plays for Norwegian side Aalesunds FK. (Sky Sports) Analysis: Well, I didn’t get to gauge his goalkeeping skills much, but what is apparent from this video of last year’s Norwegian Cup final against Molde (and potential…

Transfer Rumors: Chelsea to beat Manchester United to Dutch star Van der Vaart?

Transfer Rumors: Chelsea to beat Manchester United to Dutch star Van der Vaart?

It’s anything but a quiet Sunday on the transfers front. Today’s rundown of the top transfer rumors from around Europe include several players who had starring roles for their country at the World Cup and a couple who still have a key part to play for their national sides in South Africa. While the likes…

Transfer Rumours: Tottenham Boss Harry Redknapp Makes A Move For Joe Cole

Transfer Rumours: Tottenham Boss Harry Redknapp Makes A Move For Joe Cole

Tottenham? Arsenal? Manchester United? Just where will Joe Cole be playing his club football next season? In a story that has taken more twists and turns than a barrel full of Carles Puyol‘s off-cuts, it would now seem that Spurs are back in the race to sign the former Chelsea man – just days after…

Transfer Rumors (19 June 2010): Manchester City to tempt Valencia’s Silva with £160k per week offer?

Transfer Rumors (19 June 2010): Manchester City to tempt Valencia’s Silva with £160k per week offer?

Manchester City are pulling out all the stops to strengthen their squad this summer, and while one Spain-based player is all but signed, sealed, and delivered, City might not yet be done raiding La Liga. That’s the biggest bit of news on a quiet Saturday morning (unless you happen to be in the vicinity of…

2009/2010 Premier League Review

English Premier League

Congratulations then to Chelsea, who have emerged as rightful Champions, with 27 wins, 86 points, and 103 goals in the bank. For a long time this looked like the competition no-one wanted to win, but once Jose Mourinho had robbed his former side of a shot at Champions League glory, the west-Londoners revved their domestic…

Soccerlens TV: Premier League relegation battle, Barca’s strike force, Ribery, Real Madrid and Portuguese Liga

Soccerlens TV: Premier League relegation battle, Barca’s strike force, Ribery, Real Madrid and Portuguese Liga

Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. In Episode 21, Andy kicks off the show with the introduction of the new microphone, closely followed by the relegation battle in the Premier League. Currently, Burnley, Hull City and Portsmouth are sitting at the bottom with…


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