Under 21

Five football stars of the future

Date: 21st November 2009 at 10:41 pm | Written by
BradleyJohnsonFootball FanCast columnist Derek Gaffney looks at five potential stars of the future. Football offers the opportunity for a youngster to dream of becoming a professional footballer and when youngsters see talent …

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Emerging from the Man City shadows to fulfil his promise

Date: 5th November 2009 at 3:38 pm | Written by
Michael JohnsonWhat happened to that young lad with that 60s blond hair cut? What happened to that player who reminded everyone of that great city legend Colin Bell with his irrepressible runs, …

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What have Notts County got in store for us next?

Date: 13th October 2009 at 1:54 pm | Written by
Football FanCast columnist Scott McCarthy feels that Notts County were crazy to dispense of Ian McParland. Notts County are fast becoming the laughing stock of world football. Nobody seems to have any idea who is actually behind the clubs Middle-East owners Munto …

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At £3m would he actually prove a bad signing for Arsenal?

Date: 1st October 2009 at 2:57 pm | Written by
Football FanCast columnist Tim Focas wonders if Reo-Coker would be such a bad signing for Arsenal. According to newspaper reports, Arsenal are planning a £3m January bid for Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker, following a recent bust up with boss Martin O'Neill. The midfielder has made no …

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United and Arsenal arguably the best equipped as quotas hit the PL

Date: 16th September 2009 at 2:07 pm | Written by
Football FanCast columnist Kris Wilcox discusses the FA's new ‘home grown' quota and examines the potential impact on the English game The idea of a home grown quota has been in the offing for a while, around all three of the …

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Rafa Benitez warning over quota

Date: 16th September 2009 at 10:05 am | Written by
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has warned the Premier League powerbrokers that the home-grown player proposal threatens to reduce the quality of the competition. The Premier League has chosen to adopt a policy from the start of next season whereby eight players …

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‘The Capello Way’

Date: 11th September 2009 at 3:08 pm | Written by
Sport Blog's Gaffers reflects on how quickly Capello's detractors have changed their tune. Yet again it is time I let another thing off my chest which has bugged me for a long time. It really annoys me the number of people within the game of football …

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Wenger must not ignore the lessons that could be learned

Date: 24th August 2009 at 5:17 pm | Written by
Football FanCast columnist Kris Wilcox feels Arsenal's good start shouldn't mask the need to strengthen in central midfield. Another game, another convincing victory and everything is all starting to look quite positive isn't it? The performance on Saturday was good, albeit …

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Have Arsenal fans had their fears allayed?

Date: 3rd August 2009 at 1:49 pm | Written by
Football FanCast guest columnist Oliver Lincoln wonders if the performances in the Emirates Cup has allayed fears, among the gunners support. Going into this weekend's Emirates Cup, clouds were gathering over Arsene Wenger's side, critics, pundits and fans alike were all …

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Berg signing would really signal Fulham’s intent

Date: 9th July 2009 at 10:28 am | Written by
Football FanCast columnist Rob Facey wonders whether Fulham would be the ideal place for Swedish starlet Marcus Berg to ply his trade. Fulham have entered the race to sign Swedish U21 striker Marcus Berg, according to reports. Hamburg were thought to be …

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