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Archive for December, 2007

English Championship Weekend Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

It was a sweet return for former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock as Crystal Palace beat the Blades 1-0.
Palace striker Scowcroft pounced to hook home Ben Watson’s deflected free-kick in the 38th minute to heap more misery on Blades boss Bryan Robson and extend the Londoners’ unbeaten run to 12 matches.
Warnock, making his first trip […]

Everton v Arsenal Match Preview

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

This game promises to be an open, end to end, absorbing encounter. Two teams which have enjoyed a fair amount of success this season will really go for all three points. Arsenal have in recent weeks been struggling to break down teams which seem to want to earn a draw through commited defending. Everton are […]

Gunners ready for title push

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

As the January transfer window quickly approaches, it will be interesting to see what, if anything, Arsenal do to regain their lead atop the Premier League.
Having drawn at Portsmouth and coupled with a Man United win over Sunderland, Arsenal finds itself two points back of the Red Devils. It appears as though they’ve hit a […]

Santa brings Rovers late Xmas gift

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Finally we get a point! I was thrilled with the result, and it’s also a great feat to be the first team to not lose to Man City at Eastlands. Although we’ve been losing, the players have been fighting hard every week, and overall more than three points would be deserved for their performances. Last […]

FERDINAND BUZZING ABOUT RETURN

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand has revealed he can’t wait to get back into the first team at Upton Park after spending two months on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.
 
The academy product was an unused sub for the Boxing Day loss to Reading but will hope to win his place back in the side […]

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