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Newcastle 0-4 Arsenal – Silverware guaranteed?

With both starting elevens full of fringe players and youngsters, the match promised to be full of entertainment from the beginning and it did just that.  Newcastle came close first, with Ranger taking the ball past Szczesny only to hit the ball against the Koscielny’s leg.  Moments later Alan Smith, captaining the side this evening,…

Clear Signs That Arsene Wenger Is Getting Desperate

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has vowed to abandon his policy of blooding members of his ever-burgeoning creche during the early rounds of the Carling Cup, in lieu of making a concerted effort to actually win something this time out – thus ending the club’s  five-year spell of ultimately pointless dry-humping. Whereas in the past Wenger…

Curiously, Newcastle need their home form to match their away form

Newcastle’s impressive early-season away form continued at Upton Park on Saturday as they came from behind to beat West Ham and move into the top half of the table. Goals from Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll sealed a 2-1 win to leave West Ham rooted to the bottom of the league and draw praise from boss Chris Hughton. “What we do have in this camp is a…

3 Up Front Podcast: The Great Rooney Conspiracy

Make sure you don’t miss the latest episode of the fast-growing 3 Up Front podcast! Host Adrian Clarke, joined by regular pundits Iain Spragg and Iain Macintosh explore a range of fresh, fun topics during half an hour of great chat that includes; How on Earth is Mrs Kevin Nolan going to find living with Andy Carroll? The…

Fantasy Football: Why Charles N’Zogbia is more important than Tevez, Cahill and Cole combined

There are certain players you can rely on in the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game. Guys you can select for your team and then all but guarantee they won’t let you down. So you just pick those players and win the weekly fantasy football cash prize, right? Wrong. Because chances are that everyone else knows about…

Newcastle United: Consistently Inconsistent

Newcastle are unlikely to snatch the Premier League crown away from Chelsea this season, but as we gear up for this weekend’s clash with Wigan, could we be about to steal their crown as the kings of inconsistency? After the tame opening game defeat at Manchester United, Chris Hughton got us up and running with a stunning 6-0 win over…

England team to face Montenegro, picked using Fantasy Football

The Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game isn’t just a fun way to compete against other football fans and win some prize money. It’s also the next England manager. Or it could be. I’ve been poking around the fantasy football stats and have selected an England team to face Montenegro based on highest average weekly score in…

Marseille Threaten To Sue Nigel De Jong As Ridiculous Witch Hunt Continues

The name of Manchester City midfielder Nigel De Jong has become synonymous with mindless thuggery and splintered fibias over the past few weeks, thanks largely to the relentless castigations emanating from press circles admonishing the Dutchman for his ‘six months of shame’. It all began back in March of this year when, during a friendly…

Malicious Tackles: Accountability will make players better

Dutch national coach Bert van Marwijk has left Nigel DeJong out of his latest squad following the Manchester City midfielder’s tackle on Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa. It is a bold decision but one that may ultimately benefit football and De Jong himself.

Hatem Ben Arfa Wallpaper – Metal217

A nice looking Hatem Ben Arfa wallpaper made by designer Metal217. This wallpaper is interesting, because it’s a weird combination of black and white with some funky colours. I love that the artist left the sexy colours of the adiZero football boots intact, because that’s the best version of the boot as well. Ben Arfa…