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Could Hart be the next England captain?

tomtom — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:14:07 +0000

It has been a controversial week for the England FA after they made the decision to strip John Terry of the England Captaincy ahead of the Euro 2012 tournament, due to his upcoming court trial as he faces charges of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand. Read more

Troubled Terry part of a generation of woe

tomtom — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:50:03 +0000

There is no doubting the fact that Chelsea’s John Terry is a very good footballer, albeit no longer quite pacy enough to call himself one of the best defenders in England, but he is also a very representative example of how and why the current generation of England players have never been able to achieve the levels of success that were initially expected of them. Read more

United Put the Pressure On City

tomtom — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:55:36 +0000

It was a great night for Manchester United last night as they drew level with great rivals Manchester City at the top of the Barclays Premier League table to boost their Stanjames and Bwin Betting odds to retain their title. Read more

The Group of Death

tomtom — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:43:07 +0000

Every major football competition every couple of years has a group that nobody wants to be in and at this summer’s European Championships it’s the turn of Germany, Holland, Denmark and Portugal to battle it out in the ‘group of death’. Read more

Injury Crisis at Sunderland?

guest blogger 1 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:22:26 +0000

After Sunderland’s rip-roaring start under Northern Irishman Martin O’Neill, any fan could be forgiven for completely forgetting any negative feelings about the place. Even those interested in iPad Casinos note how Steve Bruce’s time at Sunderland was stricken by injuries, not necessarily the reason he failed, but some may say a big contributor. Now, the [...]

Liverpool vs Manchester United Set to Reach Boiling Point!

tomtom — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:05:10 +0000

This weekends FA cup action will kick off with a huge crunch match of the round as Manchester United travel to Anfield to face great rivals Liverpool. The Victor Chandler review shows some fierce encounters between these two teams over the years, but this tie is surely set to reach boiling point as Patrice Evra returns to Anfield for the first time since being racially abused by Luis Surez who was consequently banned for 9 games. Read more

Coyle backs new boy Ream to fill Cahill void

tomtom — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:28:03 +0000

Bolton boss Owen Coyle believes new signing Tim Ream can go on to establish himself as a top defender in the Premier League after completing his move to the Trotters from the New York Red Bulls for an undisclosed fee. Read more

Villarreal finally win

tomtom — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:56:35 +0000

Villarreal finally ended a two-month winless run by recording an important 3-0 victory over Sporting Gijon in the Primera Liga relegation clash. The two sides had both gone into the match drastically needing the three points as the duo bid to start climbing the table and away from the threat of relegation. Read more

AVB must back Torres

tomtom — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:02:40 +0000

Fernando Torres has been under huge scrutiny since he changes the red shirt of Liverpool for the blue of Chelsea in that big money move last January as the Victor Chandler Review shows, but if you are the Chelsea manager, you need to back him 100%. Read more

Ambrose fires Palace a semi warning

tomtom — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:26:22 +0000

Darren Ambrose has warned Crystal Palace against complacency as they prepare to defend their 1-0 Carling Cup semi-final first-leg advantage over Cardiff on Tuesday night. Read more