AUTHOR PROFILE: prashant bhatt

I'm 23 years old and a massive supporter of Manchester United. I like reading up and writing about different issues in football.

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Is ‘intelligence’ really a part of Ade’s locker?

A look at the dictionary suggests that part of the meaning of the word intelligent says this: “showing sound judgment and rationality.” When Emmanuel Adebayor scored that header in Manchester City’s victory against Arsenal last September, at Eastlands, his goal celebration was anything but intelligent and he…

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How many more times will United fans be shafted?

Date: 23rd April 2010 at 2:41 pm | Filed under: Football Blogs,Manchester United,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , , , ,
On the pitch Manchester United still have a great chance of winning their fourth title in a row but once again off-the-pitch news concerning the club’s supporters takes centre stage- when at this stage of the season it shouldn’t. It has emerged that the club are considering charging fans…

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Wenger could do a lot worse than secure deal for Cahill

Arsene Wenger will apparently be given in the region of £30-45m to spend in the next transfer window, and while he has been hesitant to spend during previous summers, he must surely know that now is the time to invest on the necessary positions that need strengthening- and one…

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Whatever happened to Gheorghe Popescu?

Eastern European countries have always been there or thereabouts when it comes to their representation in major tournaments and producing quality players. Romania’s Gheorghe Popescu is one player that had a distinguished career and can be considered one of the best players to come from that part of the…

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Why certain English stars should be willing to take a foreign chance

[caption id="attachment_46796" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="David Bentley- could he make a name for himself overseas?"][/caption] In the modern era David Beckham, Steve McManaman and Michael Owen all had mixed fortunes when they represented Real Madrid. Whilst a lot of England’s current players have all had relative success at club level, going all…

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‘Where are they now?’ – Chelsea’s FA Cup winning team of 2000

[caption id="attachment_49021" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Di Matteo scoring Chelsea's winner"][/caption] Chelsea will go down as the last club to win the world’s oldest domestic cup competition beneath the famous twin towers of Wembley. Roberto di Matteo scored the winner a decade ago when Chelsea and Aston Villa participated…

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The Rafa Benitez conundrum

Date: 20th April 2010 at 4:06 pm | Filed under: Football Blogs,Juventus,Liverpool,Premier League,Real Madrid | Author: | Tags: ,
There is never a dull moment at Liverpool is there? With the news coming that the club are for sale at a staggering £600m, Fernando Torres is out for the rest of the season and, with fourth place looking a very distinct possibility, there is no clearer sign that Rafa…

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Not finishing 4th will have greater ramifications for City than Spurs

If Saturday 17th April was a pivotal day in the title race than the same can certainly be said about this season’s intriguing race for the final Champions League qualification place- the much talked about fourth placed finish. Fate always seems to play its part in the Premiership end-of-season…

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Senrab FC – a club that nurtured some of the Premier League’s best

What do Sol Campbell, Jermain Defoe, Lee Bowyer, Ledley King, Paul Konchesky, Jlloyd Samuel, John Terry, Bobby Zamora, Ugo Ehiogu and Muzzy Izzet all have in common? They have all gone on to become professional footballers having played youth football for a club called Senrab. You may have noticed…

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Scholes may be showing class but is contract extension of any worth?

Date: 19th April 2010 at 4:49 pm | Filed under: Football Blogs,Manchester United,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , ,
Scoring the winner against Manchester City at Eastlands is something any Manchester United player would treasure in his list of personal achievements, however the circumstances in which Paul Scholes did it were the most important- in the very dying seconds of the match to keep this fascinating title race…

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