FA Cup

Paolo Di Canio is the surprise of the season

Date: 12th January 2012 at 6:46 pm | Written by
When the rumours started to spread linking Paolo Di Canio with the manager’s job at Swindon Town there were a few who had to do a double take. The combination seemed …

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Kompany incident Shows How Rules Are Open To Interpretation

Date: 11th January 2012 at 3:22 pm | Written by
When certain big decisions in football matches depend on the viewpoint of a single person, there are always going to be arguments, heated debates and disagreements. Michel Platini would have it no …

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Slowly destroying football crowds

Date: 9th January 2012 at 12:03 pm | Written by
The FA Cup third round is one of the most exciting and highly-anticipated weekends on the football calendar. It is when the competition really comes to life and the road …

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The significance of these competitions isn’t lost by all

Date: 23rd September 2011 at 5:37 pm | Written by
Many in football are very quick to criticise and ridicule two competitions in particular – The Carling Cup and the Europa League. To clubs inside the Top 6, they may not mean …

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The Top TEN career defining moments in football

Date: 22nd September 2011 at 4:45 pm | Written by
Great footballers have the ability to step up to the plate and produce moments of absolute brilliance that come to define them and their careers. …

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What to expect from Manchester City

Date: 12th August 2011 at 6:55 pm | Written by
So is this the year when Manchester City became title contenders? Roberto Mancini will always be a manager under pressure at Manchester City, though he does well to hide it, grey …

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How Fans Can’t Tell The Difference Between History And Success

Date: 3rd August 2011 at 6:21 pm | Written by
It’s gone beyond tedious now, even beyond parody. The criticisms of Manchester City’s spending was boring two years ago. Now it resembles the pathetic ramblings of a drunken spurned lover. …

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The Top TEN Football Comebacks of All Time

Date: 27th June 2011 at 7:24 pm | Written by
In light of Newcastle’s epic 2nd half turnaround at the weekend I looked into the top ten football comebacks in recent memory. 10. Turkey 3-2 Czech Republic: European Championship, 2008. We all …

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Football’s E20 ruling brings with it a lorry load of trouble

Date: 5th June 2011 at 2:52 pm | Written by
Around 18 months ago, Wolverhampton Wanderers played a weakened team against Manchester United in a league match. I was furious. Well, quite miffed anyway. I thought it disgraceful that they would throw in …

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The FA’s handling a sad indictment of English football

Date: 2nd June 2011 at 1:28 pm | Written by
Over the past three weeks, two things have been made abundantly clear. One, FIFA has demonstrated that disingenuous, fraudulent, dishonest and corrupt are not just bywords for politicians. And …

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