AUTHOR PROFILE: James McManus

Hello readers, my name is James McManus. I'm 21 years old and I currently reside in London, although I originally hail from Cambridge. I have a soft spot for the red half of Merseyside and I completed a degree in Contemporary History/Journalism at Queen Mary/City University last summer. My favourite player of all-time is Robbie Fowler and for around the last five years or so, I've regularly prayed at the alter of Xavi Hernandez.

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Blogs by James McManus

‘PFA Player of the Year Award 2010′ – Who is most deserving?

Much in keeping with the Oscars this year who have introduced 10 nominations to the proceedings for Best Picture it threw up some interesting results such as Avatar, Up In The Air and Up being nominated for best picture when ordinarily they wouldn’t be – so just to…

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Time Arsene Wenger ditched Almunia?

Date: 8th February 2010 at 3:03 pm | Filed under: Arsenal,Football Blogs,Premier League | Author: | Tags: ,
Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat to their London rivals could spell the death knell for keeper’ Manuel Almunia after another game passed by whereby the big Spaniard seemed to stop nothing. The problems facing Arsene Wenger at Arsenal are almost entirely of his own making, but one problem, to my mind…

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Sorry ‘Arry , King simply can’t go to the World Cup

Date: 8th February 2010 at 2:17 pm | Filed under: England,Football Blogs,Tottenham Hotspur,World Cup 2010 | Author: | Tags: , , ,
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has gone on record as saying that Ledley King has to go to this summer’s World Cup – a statement which is as baffling as it is wrong. King is one of England’s best centre halves but his career is ultimately one of what might…

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Has Joe Hart booked his World Cup place?

Date: 8th February 2010 at 2:16 pm | Filed under: Birmingham City,England,Football Blogs,Manchester City,World Cup 2010 | Author: | Tags: ,
Never one to dish out praise willy nilly, Fabio Capello has stated that Birmingham stopper Joe Hart’s form has been “fantastic” this season before adding that what stopped him stepping up the England squad on a regular basis looks to now become a thing of the past when…

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Are the days of the strike partnership numbered?

Cast your mind back to the early days of the Premiership, since its inception striking partnerships have captured the fans imagination and delighted millions, but look around the top flight today and it would seem that the days of the strike partnership appear to be numbered. There is nothing…

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Scattergun approach leaves West Ham short of quality

One person who will be glad to see the transfer window shut will be West Ham’s likeable manager Gianfranco Zola. With no key players exiting the club and a welcome takeover by robust former Birmingham Chairman David Gold and David Sullivan who have bought the club and seem…

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Has McLeish’s prudency cost Birmingham a great chance?

Birmingham are a club having a great season and in McLeish they have a tactically astute manager who has already guided them to an unexpected 8th place in the league, but come May time will the January transfer window go down as a case of what might have…

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Will Johnson live to regret Man City move?

Date: 2nd February 2010 at 4:30 pm | Filed under: Football Blogs,Manchester City,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , , ,
If like me, you care to dabble in a spot of Championship football from time to time, you’d have seen the sparkling form that former Middlesbrough wide man Adam Johnson has been in this season. This form has prompted Roberto Mancini’s Man City to sign him before the…

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Roy Keane’s transfer déjà vu at Ipswich

Date: 2nd February 2010 at 3:10 pm | Filed under: Championship,Football Blogs,Ipswich Town | Author: | Tags: ,
Amidst all the moves on transfer deadline day one move in particular caught the eye and it’s not one that you might expect. David Healy’s loan move to Ipswich Town until the end of the season from Sunderland sees him reunited with former boss Roy Keane once again.…

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Shay Given – Is he truly a great keeper?

Date: 31st January 2010 at 8:08 am | Filed under: Football Blogs,Manchester City,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
With Man City’s defence having come under severe scrutiny whilst Mark Hughes was in charge, one man was seemingly untouchable, one man was somehow passed over for any sort of criticism, one man it seems is immune...Shay Given. I know I’ll probably come in for all sorts…

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