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Describing this season has at times been hard, So many moments you can’t discard, And it came to a head on the final day, As the Premier League produced a great display, In the race for Europe Arsenal come third, Whilst Spurs’s hopes are somewhat blurred, In the fight for survival, Rangers escape, Bolton can’t reach the finishing tape, Now to the title where [...]

As the Premier League draws to a close, it’s time for some alternative statistics on each Premier League club ahead of the final game of the season! Manchester City Going into their game with QPR, Manchester City have averaged over three goals per game at the Etihad against bottom half opposition. Roberto Mancini’s side also know should [...]

So here we are – the final gameweek of the season. Please though, put your violin down, wipe away those tears and be strong (after all the Euros are just round the corner). There are only three teams (Chelsea, Blackburn and Wolves) whose positions have been decided ahead of this weekend’s fixtures. For the other seventeen [...]

And so it came down to this, the final day of the Bundesliga, the fight for survival. In the red corner, weighing in with 30 points from 33 games, the winners of the inaugural Bundesliga – the extremely unreliable FC Cologne. In the blue corner, weighing in with 28 points from 33 games, the club from [...]

City edge closer to Premier League title, As Touré’s goals prove ever so vital, But the red half of Manchester is doom and gloom, No additions this year to United’s trophy room, Down at the bottom, there’s drama aplenty, As Bolton choke in the final twenty, That allows QPR to draw ever near, To securing their top flight place next year, Equal excitement in [...]

After the delights (or despair) of a double gameweek, there is now only two weeks to go until the end of the season, that lonely time of the year for Fantasy Football lovers. Nevertheless, there are certainly a few players who looking likely to produce points at this important time of the season. Nikica Jelavic loves [...]

It was an emotional weekend in the Bundesliga, not because of any spectacular results, but more to do with departures. The two clubs occupying third and fourth, Schalke and Gladbach, are coming to terms with losing players next season.   Whilst Gladbach will be saying auf wiedersehen to Roman Neustadter, Dante and Marco Reus, Schalke have [...]

Two form teams clashed this weekend, Producing a result one couldn’t comprehend, Wigan were effervescent, playing like Brazil, Newcastle dumbstruck, left to climb a hill, The Swans and the Wolves double the goals, The defending though could have crushed souls, Another two bagged by Nikica Jelavic, The Croatian relishing his Merseyside switch, The net doesn’t bulge though for the Baggies or Villa, But thirty two [...]

There are just three weeks to go until the end of the season, so the timing for a double gameweek in Fantasy Football couldn’t have come at a more pivotal moment. As Manchester City and Manchester United prepare to duel, eight clubs in the Premier League make up for the fixtures they missed due to the [...]

“I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier.” So the lyrics of The Killers “All These Things That I’ve Done” rang out around the Nou Camp (after a rather hollow rendition of “El Cant del Barça). Appropriate they were too after the most courageous of performances from Chelsea as the Blues completed victory in the Champions [...]

Whilst it was sunshine and roses for Borussia Dortmund this weekend as they clinched the Bundesliga, elsewhere, the relegation battle moved a step closer to a decisive climax. The fight for survival has at times matched the entertainment the title race has provided; such have been the schizophrenic performances of clubs this season. Perhaps this isn’t [...]

Yet another goal from Demba Cissé, Two from Cabaye adds to Newcastle’s day, They stay in fourth thanks to Adel Taarabt, Whilst Spurs’ strength has been all but sapped, Down at the bottom Bolton grab a draw, Whilst Aston Villa fail to score, Super curler by Blackburn’s Hoilett, As Norwich City are unable to foil it, Wolves condemned by Manchester City, Not a surprise, they [...]

The Premier League has a full complement of fixtures again this weekend as eight clubs return to action. As the season comes ever closer to its climax, it’s time to pick out the players who in fine form going into this weekend’s round of games. Captaincy Debate Having been harangued by many earlier in the season, Theo [...]

Dusel – a German phrase, describing the undeserved luck Bayern Munich “usually” get. It is a myth, a myth that some believe exists but as Borussia Dortmund look set to clinch back-to-back Bundesliga titles, dusel hasn’t been apparent at all of late. In fact, what looks to have separated Germany’s top two has been composure. On Wednesday [...]

Just the six games in the Premier League this week, Who would prove mighty and who would be meek? Well, Sunderland and Wolves could’ve played in the dark, The difference in the result wouldn’t have been stark, Man City mow Canaries in a six goal treat, As Paul Lambert’s men become shredded tweet, Swansea City end their losing run, But Blackburn gloomy and [...]

This weekend sees a reduced schedule of Premier League action which also means you need to take extra care with who is in your Fantasy Football team. For instance, whilst it’s important to have enough players to achieve a good score, consider that there is a double game week for some clubs in just over 2 [...]

It’s an “English week” in the Bundesliga due to there being midweek fixtures in Germany’s top flight. There’s one game on Wednesday which is likely to receive all the attention though – Borussia Dortmund versus Bayern Munich. Germany’s top two sides secured tight wins at the weekend to ensure there’s still only three points between the [...]

Easter began with another Cissé flurry, The Newcastle striker is as hot as a curry, Wigan unfortunate as they lose it late, With referees decisions leaving Martinez irate, But Chelsea don’t mind, for them it doesn’t Mata, As Fernando’s strike falls to Juan on a platter, More West London joy in the North West With Fulham excelling in their Bolton test, Liverpool must wonder [...]

The Easter schedule may not be as hectic as the Christmas period but rest assured, due to its proximity to the end of the season, it retains plenty of importance. What’s more there are valuable points on offer in Fantasy Football. Which players though should you be looking to include? The Captaincy Debate One player in fine [...]

The magic of the cup – one of football’s well worn clichés churned out year after year. In England, it’s often used to describe the premier domestic cup competition, that being the FA Cup. It’s labelled by the FA as the best cup competition in the world but recent finals belie this. The semi-final line up [...]