If the quotes attributed to Emmanuel Adebayor are true then they reveal that a rather arrogant and deluded fool is residing in the Togolese's small cranial vault. They sum up just how far the club vs player pendulum has swung out of the realms of decency. It is true that clubs did have too much power in days of old, being able to treat players like slaves; however now players are routinely
Ronaldinho, fresh from being linked with Chelsea and Manchester City, has declared the Premier League to be a hot destination for any player...Speaking to Globo TV, the Barcelona star stated that Premiership would be an ideal place for him to showcase his talents, and as such he's pleased to be receiving their attention."Every player would love to take part in a competitive competition like the En
Very little going on in terms of concrete news, with the Euro 2008 going on. At least there is the Premiership fixtures to ponder upon amidst all the seagulls falling over one another for any scraps of Ronaldo speculation.Sat 16 Aug - Man Utd v NewcastleSat 23 Aug - Portsmouth v Man UtdSat 30 Aug - Man Utd v FulhamSat 13 Sep - Liverpool v Man UtdSat 20 Sep - Chelsea v Man UtdSat 27 Sep - Man Utd v
La Bundesliga alemana superó a la Liga Premier de Inglaterra como la liga más rentable del fútbol mundial. Según BBC Mundo el último informe anual de la empresa de análisis financiero Deloitte, mostró que los clubes ingleses han destinado sustanciosas proporciones de sus ingresos a los sueldos de sus jugadores.
Según Deloitte, mientras los clubes alemanes mantuvieron una postura [...]
Avram Grant believes that his tenure at Chelsea would have turned out differently if he had been manager at the start of the season, saying that he feels he could have guided Chelsea to the Premier League title.
Grant points out that when he took over no-one expected Chelsea to win anything, they were fifth in [...]
Pretty quiet weekend for me this weekend to be honest, I spent Saturday having a driving lesson, and went out for a bit on Saturday Night. Which was fun. It was one of those nights with a beer that you put the world to rights. Two main topics of conversation (well, there were 4, but [...]
Último jogo do campeonato para ambas as equipas o que leva a uma maior descontracção dos jogadores, nomeadamente do Newcastle que já têm a sua posição na Premier assegurada, ou seja, em princípio não vão sair do 12º lugar. Deste modo vão jogar a Liverpool já sem qualquer pressão e principalmente sem muita motivação para [...]
Análise: Ultima jornada, será que vou apanhar o dog?
Jornada do tudo ou nada, ou do nada ou tudo. O ultimo classificado, Derby, recebe o antepenúltimo o Reading. O derby ja há muito que esta despromovido, já o Reading precisa de ganhar para ficar na primeira divisão. Contudo, nem a vitoria poderá chegar ao [...]
Chega-se á ultima jornada e é uma encruzilhada para saber quem desce na Inglaterra e com isso vem odds perigosas, o Fulham para se salvar tem quase obrigatoriamente ganhar este jogo, parece sina desta equipa nos últimos anos andar sempre á rasca, mas o certo é que tem um bom suportor por detrás Al-Fayed…
Mas o [...]
True to his word, Avram Grant promised to push Manchester United all the way in the race to win the Premier League title. And after a 2-0 win over Newcastle last night, Chelsea are now level on points with Man Utd with one game to play.
Chelsea’s impressive unbeaten run in the Premiership of 20 games [...]
After Man. Utd thrashed West Ham 4-1 on Saturday, the pressure is passed back to Chelsea today as they travel to St. James Park to face an inform Newcastle United, knowing anything less than a win will not be enough.
If Chelsea beat Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle today then the Premier League title will go to the [...]
Alguma coisa que não seja a vitória, dá de imediato o título ao Manchester United…!
Encontramos uma equipa do Newcastle na qual sempre houve muito valor mas que vinham a fazer uma época lastimável onde ainda se equacionou uma descida de divisão, tal não estava a ser a época que a equipa estava a fazer.
A atitude [...]
O Fulham recebe amanha o Birmingham num jogo decisivo para ambas as equipas. A equipa da casa, actual 19º classificado,com 30 pontos, a 3 da 1º equipa acima da linha de água, está desde já obrigada a ganhar , uma vez que se empatarem a descida pode ficar garantida se o bolton e o reading [...]
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1-0 Mark Noble (Minuto 10) [West Ham]
2-0 Dean Ashton (Minuto 23) [West Ham]
2-1 Obafemi Martins (Minuto 42) [Newcastle]
2-2 Geremi (Minuto 45) [Newcastle]
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1-0 Stephen Ireland (Minuto 10) [Manchester City]
2-0 Benjani Mwaruwari (Minuto 21) [Manchester City]
2-1 Diomansy Kamara (Minuto 70) [Fulham]
2-2 Danny Murphy (Minuto 79) [Fulham]
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0-1 Stelios Giannakopoulos (Minuto 46) [Bolton]
1-1 Steed Malbranque (Minuto 52) [Tottenham]
Pick do GODZI | Pick do Originalbet | Pick do Carlos da Silva
Pick do GODZI: E esta ai o jogo do título!
Chelsea amanha tem o jogo do tudo ou nada frente ao Manchester United, apenas 1 vitória o deixa lançado na luta pelo título, qualquer outro resultado deixa o Chelsea praticamente de fora da corrida.
Estão [...]
O Wigan após um desastroso inicio de epoca, onde esteve muito tempo a ocupar os últimos lugares, consegue neste momento estar numa posição de relativo sossego, mas o relativo em futebol amanha pode se tornar perigoso, pois esta equipa, apesar de ocupar a 13º posição, esta com apenas 5 pontos de margem para despromoção.
Ate a [...]
O treinador do West Ham Alan Curbishley terá amanhã uma equipa semelhante à que visitou o Newcastle na primeira ronda após o regresso de Dean Ashton, ausente a semana passada na vitória sobre o Derby.
Lista de convocados:Green, Pantsil, McCartney, Tomkins, Neill, Faubert, Solano, Noble, Parker, Ljungberg, Boa Morte, Sears, Cole, Zamora, Upson, Ferdinand, Collison, Mullins, [...]
O treinador do Birmingham Alex McLeish referiu esta sexta feira que o jogo de villa, onde a sua equipa saiu derrotada por uns expressivos 5-1, está ultrapassado e que a equipa já só pensa no embate de amanhã… onde segundo Alex McLeish a sua equipa tem uma grande oportonidade de subir na tabela, pedindo ao [...]
Might as well get the Premiership football fixtures for next weekends matches in early. Fixtures are for games being played between 26/04/08 and 02/05/08. The biggest game is obviously Manchester United's championship clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but my...
O City ainda não desistiu da corrida pelas competições europeias e tem hoje um jogo extremamente complicado frente a uma equipa que se encontra acima na tabela classificativa.
O Portsmouth é nesta altura uma equipa muito motivada por ter garantido o acesso à final da FA Cup e também pelos recentes resultados obtidos. Nos últimos 10j [...]
Amanhã estas duas equipas defontam-se no The Riverside Stadium onde se poderá assistir a mais um jogo da Premiership. Middlesbrough actual 13º classificado apenas tem 7 pontos de avanço sobre a linha de água, a equipa da casa terá portanto de jogar para vencer sabendo que irá defrontar um dos aflitos, o Bolton, que [...]
Amanhã o Fulham, recebe a equipa do Liverpool. O Fulham nos lugares de despromoção vai ter que suar para conseguir ultrapassar esta má situação e ainda conseguir evitar a descida para o Championship. O Liverpool é o 4º classificado e neste momento já só pensa na Champions, no campeonato dificilmente será ultrapassado e para subir [...]
- 5º contra 2º do campeonato;
- Na 1ª volta, verificou-se um empate em casa do Chelsea (1-1);
- Nos 10 últimos jogos para o campeonato entre ambas as equipas, o Chelsea venceu 6 e empatou 4.
- Chelsea está com 75 pontos (menos 5 pontos do que o Manchester United - 1º classificado);
- Chelsea tem um recorde [...]
To demonstrate the added safety it provides to its clients, and to keep ahead of future legislation, Ellisons Travel Services, who transport many Premiership Football Clubs, is fitting Alcolocks an alcohol activated vehicle immobiliser - to its entire coach fleet.
At Ellisons, all our clients are highly valued and fitting Alcolocks confirms our commitment to their [...]
Tentar garantir o mais rápido a pré-eliminatória à Liga dos Campeões da próxima época.
Um Liverpool que vem para este jogo com a moral deveras na máxima força, depois de na quarta-feira ter deixado pelo caminho o seu rival Arsenal nos quartos-de-final da Liga dos Campeões.
Um jogo que encerrou um capitulo de 3 jogos seguídos contra [...]
O Middlesbrough não tem nada a perder neste jogo, pois sabe que o Tottenham joga em casa e é superior. Com a manutenção praticamente garantida e após o 2-2 contra o Man United, vão concerteza a casa do Tottenham jogar para pontuar. Afonso Alves estará bastante motivado depois de ter marcado 2 golos ao 1º [...]
O Derby já despromovido vem para este jogo sem qualquer motivação a não ser defender a honra da equipa e tentar não perder muito mais em casa esta época. Acho que os jogadores e adeptos do Derby já não têm esperança de conseguir ganhar pelo menos este jogo já que o Aston Villa ainda luta [...]
Duas equipas em grande forma neste jogo, ganharam ambas os últimos 3 jogos e acho que daqui pode sair um belo jogo.
O Newcastle já tem praticamente a manutenção assegurada e um objectivo mais ambicioso esta época já não é possível e não duvidando do profissionalismo dos jogadores do Newcastle acho que já não há grande [...]
Vamos lá falar a sério. Quem acha que o plantel do Sunderland é melhor que o do City?
O City passou por uma fase complicada em que teve muitos jogadores lesionados. Mas que não haja duvidas do valor do city.
Roy Keane tem feito um excelente trabalho com estes meninos, colocando-os 10 pontos acima da linha de [...]
Amanha o Reading recebe o Fulham num jogo importantissimo para as duas equipas . Por um lado uma vitória da equipa da casa poderá garantir quase de certeza a premanência no escalão principal enquanto que s o Fulham perder dirá adeus a premier league , só se acontecer um milagre é que não.
O reading ocupa [...]
This years Premier League is quickly coming to an end and although the Premiership title could still go one of 3 ways it looks highly unlikely Manchester United wont walk as champions this football term. Still the game between Manchester...
No “intervalo” dos jogos para a Liga dos Campeões, Arsenal e Liverpool jogam o 2º de 3 jogos em menos de uma semana para o campeonato.
Arsenal
+ 3º a 6 pontos do Man.Utd, é obrigatório ganhar para continuar na luta pelo título
+ O Arsenal ainda não perdeu esta época para o campeonato (12V e 4E)
- Nos [...]
Jogo importantíssimo para a equipa da casa que precisa urgentemente de pontos para evitar a despromoção. O Fulham está a 6 pontos do 17º posto na tabela que garante a manutenção.
Normalmente estes jogos na Premiership a equipa da casa saí sempre vencedora, caso raras excepções. A motivação e empenho também está do lado do Fulham, [...]
O Aston villa, 8º classificado recebe amanha o Bolton 18º classificado. Jogando em casa o Villa tentará não perder mais pontos na luta pelos lugares europeus enquanto que o Bolton vai fazer tudo para não se afundar mais na tabela, apesar de ser uma tarefa bem difícil.
O grande objectivo da época é alcançar as competições [...]
Chelsea vs Middlesbrough Highlights
Carvalho Goal 1-0
Essiens volley goes over the crossbar
Wright Philips
The left post denis Afonso Alves a goal after a blunder from Cuddicini
Kalou - action
The crossbar saves two headers from two Middlesbrough players
O grande trunfo do Reading tem sido os jogos em casa onde já conquistou 25 dos seus 31 pontos, a equipa luta para ficar na Premiership pela terceira época consecutiva. Vem de uma vitoria importante contra o adversário directo Birmingham por 2-1, o que demonstra também o bom momento de forma da equipa. Kitson é [...]
Esta poderá ser a aposta da semana na Premiership, Tottenham recebe um Newcastle que anda nas ruas da armagura esta época, (e com um plantel daqueles…). Quer uma quer outra equipa possuem planteis que não se coadunam com a posição classificativa que actualmente ocupam. Embora o acesso aos lugares Europeus seja muito difícil de alcançar [...]
O 6º classificado, Portsmouth, recebe o 14º, o Wigan.
O Portsmouth é um outsider na luta pelos lugares europeus, está a fazer uma excelente época, está nas meias finais da FA Cup, e são uma equipa muito matreira, que defende bem e ataca pouco, mas pela certa. Um facto curioso é que a equipa tem mais [...]
Começo por vos dizer que o Derby County matematicamente ainda não foi despromovido. Mas poderá sê-lo neste jogo.
Os de Derby fizeram um jogo fraco contra o Boro, mas se já têm dificuldades em casa, quanto mais fora…
Derby e Fulham são as duas equipas com menos golos marcados no campeonato. Derby e Fulham são as duas [...]
Bolton candidato à despromoção recebe em casa o Arsenal ainda a lutar pelo titulo.
São equipas com objectivos distintos e para o Bolton, apesar da necessidade, não é um dos jogos em que parece possível salvarem o campeonato.
Bolton vem de 5 derrotas consecutivas e um empate em casa contra o City; são uma equipa que pratica [...]
Mais um Belo jogo do futebol Inglês. Em termos Classificativos temos:
1. Manchester United 70
2. Arsenal FC 67
3. Chelsea FC 65
4. Liverpool 59
5. …
Tanto Liverpool como Man.United podem hoje beneficiar do jogo Chelsea FC – Arsenal . Caso Man.United ganhe e
Tipster: Ferraz87 | Middlesbrough vs Derby County - Premiership, Inglaterra 2007/2008
Jogo entre o aflito boro e o já condenado Derby county. Penso que a odd a 1.44 está bastante apetecível tendo em conta que o jogo e contra o miserável e fraquinho derby.
O Boro encontra-se na 13ª posição 6 pontos acima da 1ª equipa abaixo [...]
Tipster: RuiVeloso | Reading vs Birmingham - Premiership, Inglaterra 2007/2008
Jogo entre aflitos , mas eu sempre gostei de apostar em jogos do Reading jogando em casa onde saõ muito fortes . A linha de agua vai com 27 pontos onde está o Sunderland , logo acima encontra-se o Birmingham com também 27 pontos e acima [...]
Tipster: emef11 | Tottenham vs Portsmouth - Premiership, Inglaterra 2007/2008
Tottenham e Portsmouth defrontaram-se pela primeira vez no já longiquo ano de 1927, tendo a vitória sorrido ao Portsmouth que jogou em casa por 3-0.
Desde aí defrontaram-se para a Premier League 35 vezes.
Desde sempre tem existido equilibrio entre as equipas, conforme se pode observar através dos [...]
Tipster: RuiVeloso | Everton vs West Ham - Premiership, Inglaterra 2007/2008
Confronto entre uma equipa que mesmo sabendo que é uma tarefa muito difícil ainda luta por um lugar na Champions , está apenas a 3 pontos do Liverpool , contra um West Ham que já muito dificilmente chegaria a um lugar europeu sequer. O Everton [...]
Tipster: RuiVeloso | Newcastle vs Fulham - Premiership, Inglaterra 2007/2008
Bem desde já digo que é um risco arriscar numa equipa que não ganha à nove jogos , mas este é um jogo entre “aflitos” e algum dia Newcastle terá de ganhar e este jogo é o ideal para isso , contra uma equipa que tem [...]
Tipster: mara / Tottenham vs Chelsea - Premiership, Inglaterra 2007/2008
Grande jogo se espera, mas se alguém tem obrigação de ganhar é o Chelsea, pois arrisca-se este ano a ver navios e não ganhar nenhuma competição.
Os Spurs por sua fez também vem enraivecidos depois da injusta eliminação na Uefa e da consequente derrota com o City, [...]
A short series of thoughts and over to you to vote. The first and most obvious relates to the apparent inability of this great team with such mental strength, to brush aside teams that on any other day would be considered cannon fodder. The Arsenal continue to make hard work of these fixtures, and [...]
Reading vs Manchester City - Premiership / Autor: Carlos da Silva
Jogando em casa o Reading demonstra algumas dificuldades para se superiorizar aos adversários, não por uma manifesta falta de apoio do seu público mas pelas más exibições que a equipa tem vindo a efectuar com resultados menos bons dentro de casa, para se ter uma [...]
According to the Observer ...
"Jose Mourinho is growing increasingly restless in his search for a return to management and, after possible openings at Real Madrid and Barcelona failed to materialise, is monitoring the position of Rafa Benitez at Liverpool. If the Spaniard pays the price for failing to keep the Reds in serious contention for the Premier League title, then the former Chelsea boss
Premiership - value football bettingRemember with betting exchanges such as Betfair you can BACK and/or LAY any selection and choose the price/odds you want to take. With all of the following match bets you are attempting to create the market rather than follow it. Simply taking the first price you see on Betfair will most likely mean poor value as a 'backer' or 'layer'. Post your price(s) and if there are no takers that's fine. Remember, value is key, whatever side of the bet you are on..................................................................................................Barclays PremiershipFulham v LAY Chelsea 1.59LAY Arsenal 1.37 v West HamLAY Manchester United 1.18 v Birmingham CityLAY Middlesbrough 3.5 v EvertonLAY Reading 2.94 v PortsmouthBACK Aston Villa 2.62 v Tottenham
Manchester City v Blackburn RoversKick-off: 1945Manchester City have not had much success in this fixture over the past few seasons. We have to go back ten games to find a Manchester City victory. That was a 3-2 away win in 03/04. It is 15 games since they recorded a home victory against Rovers, a 2-0 win in 99/00.This is, however, a different Manchester City. They are lying fifth in the table with a game in hand and it is because they have made Eastlands a fortress. Played nine, won nine. That's right, no points dropped at home this season. Away from home it is a different story of course with only one win, four draws and four losses.The trouble with their nine wins is, the longer the run, the nearer its end which is why I'd take a dogged Blackburn side to snatch at least a draw this even
The Carling Cup saw us hurtle depressingly toward another Chelsea vs Arsenal B-team final. Chelsea saw off a Liverpool team that was neither second string nor entirely first team. As a result the Scousers lost easily and also had Peter Crouch sent off, which means he's suspended for three Prem games, a potentially big loss for a struggling team.Arsenal B edged Blackburn Rovers in a 3-2 thriller. Credit to the kids, but all that result does is support last week's column about the chasm between the top four and the rest. Imagine if the Patriots' or Colts' second string beat the Jacksonville Jaguars starters and you get the idea of what's going on in England. If Blackburn, as one of the best-of-the-rest teams, can't beat a collection of Arsenal squad players, what hope is there? Now the baton passes to Tottenham Hotspur after their impressive win away against Manchester City. Then again, maybe another tightly fought, lairy contest is preferable to the inevitable curb-stomping
Arsenal v Tottenham kick off this weekend's action at the Emirates Stadium. Sunday has some great match ups including Man Utd v Everton, Newcastle v Derby and Blackburn v Chelsea at Ewood Park.Saturday's Premiership FootballArsenal v Tottenham - Live on Sky Sports 1, k/o 12:45pmThe Premiership kicks off with the 157th North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham. Arsenal have recovered their composure since their shock reversal away to Middlesbrough, winning the last 3 games, including an important victory against fellow title rivals Chelsea. Spurs have also enjoyed a positive renewal - of sorts - under new coach Juande Ramos, having won 7 of their last 12 games. Betfair list Arsenal as favourites for this match at 1.53 (8/15) to BACK 1.54 to LAY. Spurs are listed at 8.0 (7/1) to pull off a surprise away win. The draw is a 4.5 (7/2) shot to BACK and 4.6 to LAY.RECOMMENDATIONLAY Arsenal 1.54Sunday's Premiership FootballMan Utd v Everton - Live on Setanta Sports 1, k/o 12:00
Arsenal v ChelseaTake Arsenal on at 8/5 (2.58) against a Chelsea side that have come into form since the arrival of Avram Grant. The wheels aren't exactly coming off at the Emirates but after being turned over at Middlesboro and drawing against a very poor Newcastle side there is value in opposing the Gunners at the moment - especially against fellow title chasers Chelsea. The Tote are a standout 8/5 among conventional bookmakers so you can stand side by side them and watch the money roll in as the match pans out in a - probable - draw or Chelsea nicking it by the odd goal.The oddsArsenal 2.56 Back 2.58 LayDraw 3.2 Back 3.25 LayChelsea 3.3 Back 3.35 LayHead to Head RecordArsenal wins 57 (Total 67)Draws 44 (Total 51)Chelsea wins 39 (Total 48)RecommendationLAY Arsenal 2.58All odds supplied by leading exchange Betfair......................................................................................................Liverpool v Manchester UnitedManchester United have dominated this fixt
A workmate of mine was kind enough to write up a preview of this weekend's Premiership games. Smoods is a proper Brit, unlike me who just pretends to be one every once in awhile (for authenticity's sake, mate! Okay, I'll stop.) Here it is. Enjoy!Weekend previewHow much money is enough money? If you have enough brain cells to rub together then you know the answer is: it's never enough. That's the attitude of the Premiership's overlords anyhow who, not content hoovering up millions of pounds in revenue every year, are eager to find more ways to add to their pile of filthy lucre. To these modern day Uncle Scrooges there is one answer: no such thing as too much hype. That's right, folks. The fixture mavens at the FA have taken the hype machine to its logical conclusion and reserved a day exclusively for the top four teams. It's safe to assume they think they're being really clever--and the ratings will probably back them up. But then again, who thinks popularity equals s
Saturday's Premierhsip - value football bettingRemember with betting exchanges such as Betfair you can BACK and/or LAY any selection and choose the price/odds you want to take. With all of the following match bets you are attempting to create the market rather than follow it. Simply taking the first price you see on Betfair will most likely mean poor value as a 'backer' or 'layer'. Post your price(s) and if there are no takers that's fine. Remember, value is key, whatever side of the bet you are on...............................................................................................Odds displayed in decimal format, click here for odds conversion.If you have any comments on the selections below please feel free to add a comment..................................................................................................Saturday's Premiership picksBarclays PremiershipLAY Aston Villa 2.2 v PortsmouthChelsea v Sunderland NO BETBACK Everton DRAW - WIN 4.8 v FulhamManches
I've found myself covering more soccer than rugby lately. I hope to change that in the future, especially with the 7's World Series about to begin. I haven't even watched much rugby since the end of the Rugby World Cup. This blog was mainly set up to cover USA Rugby and once the Super League begins in March, you will see increased coverage.I wanted to take a moment and provide the updated Guinness Premiership Standings.Pos. Team Pts P W D L Diff 1 Gloucester 27 7 6 0 1 83 2 Bath 26 7 6 0 1 51 3 Leicester 21 7 5 0 2 37 4 Harlequins 21 7 4 0 3 15 5 Saracens 19 6 4 0 2 35 6 Sale 19 7 4 0 3 11 7 Newcastle 14 6 3 0 3 -9 8 Bristol 14 7 3 0 4 -12 9 London Irish 10 6 2 0 4 -3 10 Wasps 8 6 1 1 4 -16 11 Leeds 5 7 1 0 6 -119 12 Worcester 4 7 0 1 6 -73
Jose Mourhino departed Chelsea on 20th September, and barely two months later five more managers of Premier League clubs have vacated their clubs for various reasons. Sammy Lee of Bolton was swiftly followed by Martin Jol of Spurs and Chris Hutchings of Wigan, who themselves were to be followed by the resignation of Steve Bruce from Birmingham City and with now yesterday's casualty Billy Davies leaving ailing Derby County by mutual consent, Fabregas the King asks you the obvious question, who would be a Premiership manager?
These high profile failures in a results driven business demonstrate that the lot of being a manager is not quite a happy one. From dealing with players with mega salaries and egos to match, they have to negotiate the minefields of football transfers and their arch nemeses the football agents. All this whilst side skipping the grenades and ambushes set by a voracious media, and of course finally and not least, they have to ensure that their behaviour
Its Morning here,so i am saying to you all,Good Morning.The weather here i quite friendly and i hope its the same in your own location.Today i will be placing the latest fixtures here for everyone to see.Moreso,i urge everyone to participate in the polls i will be placing every week so you are all welcome ok.Have always had this thought in mind,who do you think the best coach is and how can a new football lover choose a team?I dont have an answer to the first one but the second one,i think you dont choose a club,you fall in love with a club,with thier game play and attitude.I dont know your anwers to this but am sure you will agree with me.If you have other answers you can just reply by posting in the comment area.Ok.Here we go:
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has suggested that it was the Arsenal youth academy which kept Reading in the Premiership last season.Reading currently have three former Arsenal youth academy players in their squad, one who is eligible to play against Arsenal tomorrow (James Harper) and two out on loan (Graham Stack and John Halls).Last season, the Royals were reliant upon Harper and another former Gunner, Steve Sidwell, in the heart of their midfield.Wenger, who has recently come under fire due to the lack of English players in his squad, has struck back at his detractors, claiming that while Theo Walcott may be the only English player at Arsenal, the club has strengthened the English national team by helping smaller teams along."The rule for success," he said, "is just live around Arsenal and pick off the players who do not make it completely and I promise you will have a very good team."There are very good players who will not all make it here but when they drop out they will still ma
Sunday's Premierhsip value football bettingRemember with betting exchanges such as Betfair you can BACK and/or LAY any selection and choose the price/odds you want to take. With all of the following match bets you are attempting to create the market rather than follow it. Simply taking the first price you see on Betfair will most likely mean poor value as a 'backer' or 'layer'. Post your price(s) and if there are no takers that's fine. Remember, value is key, whatever side of the bet you are on...............................................................................................Odds displayed in decimal format, click here for odds conversion.If you have any comments on the selections below please feel free to add a comment.................................................................................................Sunday's Premiership picksBarclays Premiership15:00 LAY Bolton W 2.12 v Middlesbrough15:00 BACK Manchester U Draw-Win 4.7 v Blackburn R.15:00 BACK Tottenha
Starting in midfield instead of his customary role at right back, Arlington Heights, Ill., native Jonathan Spector appeared to score his first career goal in the English Premiership. I didn't watch the game (thanks to not having GolTV, boohoo) but footballstats.telegraph.co.uk described it as a left-footed strike from the center of the penalty box into the bottom right corner of the net. Alas, other media credited as an own goal (ironically to fellow American Eddie Lewis). I'm still trying to figure out what the "official word" is and will of course update this entry as soon as I find out.Update: The Premiership's official site does not appear to have reached a consensus on this either. The match report credits Spector with a goal in the intro but later says "Spector's strike looked to have been blocked by Eddie Lewis, only for his fellow American to fall over the ball and send it over the line." So, uh, which one is it? I'm still trying to find out. Will check back with my progre
Saturday's Premierhsip value football bettingArsenal v Manchester UnitedAll eyes will be on the Emirates at lunch time today as Arsenal take on Manchester United. A potential classic, free flowing football, lots of goals? I wouldn't bet on it. Eight of the last 11 Premiership encounters between the sides have produced two goals or less. This is a game that could see both defences on top, stifling the fantastic array of attacking talent on display.Although Manchester United have scored four goals in each of their past four games and are on a sequence of eight straight Premiership wins, Arsenal are unbeaten and have taken maximum points at home. A classic case of two attacking, flair sides cancelling each other out.It's hard to look beyond the draw at 3.2 (11/5) on Betfair but Laying Arsenal at 2.62 (13/8) covers a Manchester United away win which just might happen with their stronger attack...............................................................................................
With the Rugby World Cup coming to an end this past weekend, the rugby coverage on this site will now focus on Europe, especially the Guinness Premiership. So with that being said, here are the up to date tables.PosTeamPl Pts 1Gloucester Rugby6 23 2Bath Rugby6 22 3Saracens619 4Harlequins619 5Leicester Tigers617 6Bristol Rugby614 7Sale Sharks614 8Newcastle Falcons614 9London Irish610 10London Wasps68 11Leeds Carnegie65 12Worcester Warriors 64With the RWC coming to an end, many clubs will now see top talent returning to their roster. I am hoping the Wasps can go on a bit of a run heading into the start of the Heineken Cup.
Well, poll results are in, and 68% of you Arsenal fans thought that Cesc Fabregas was the best midfielder in the Premiership right now. It's good to see our young Spaniard topping the list over some stiff competitors like last seasons player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo, and England legend Steven Gerrard.Results:Cesc Fabregas - 68%Cristiano Ronaldo - 9%Frank Lampard - 6%Steven Gerrard - 14%Mikel Arteta - 3%I'm not surprised to see Fabregas winning this one, considering that he has scored four Premier League goals already this season. The midfield maestro has contributed an additional 5 league assists, helping Arsenal to their first place spot.Unsurprisingly, the 20 year-old also helped himself to a second Player of the Month award over at Arsenal.com, scooping up the honor with 48% of the votes, far ahead of second placed Emmanuel Adebayor with just under 29%.In his current form, the young Spaniard could be the best player in the world. He is one of the few irreplaceable members of
This was, by far, not a vintage performance but we secured the points and kept a clean sheet. I almost did not catch the game, but fortunately Kentona's gf was kind enough to make a detour to pick me up and send me to Queens Country Club to catch the game with Kentona. I know this sounds abit gay, but I think I've caught every weekend game with Kentona since the season started.Before I go into the game, I'd like to add a few comments on the game that I missed during the midweek. We were dumped out of the Mickey Mouse Cup by a determined and persistent Conventry side in front of a record home crowd (debatable) for a Cup game. A day after a very VERY youthful looking Arsenal side kick the crapshit out of an experienced Newcastle team, I was actually expecting alot from our own highly touted lads. As we all know by now, we had nothing to show for. Our 'future' didn't turn up, and quite frankly, there was little, if anything, to cheer about. Our academy had stopped producing gems sin
Saturday's value football bettingRemember with betting exchanges such as Betfair you can BACK and/or LAY any selection and choose the price/odds you want to take. With all of the following match bets you are attempting to create the market rather than follow it. Simply taking the first price you see on Betfair will most likely mean poor value as a 'backer' or 'layer'. Post your price(s) and if there are no takers that's fine. Remember, value is key, whatever side of the bet you are on.Odds displayed in decimal format, click here for odds conversion.If you have any comments on the selections below please feel free to add a comment................................................................................................Saturday's Premiership picksBarclays PremiershipBirmingham v Manchester United NO BETLAY Chelsea 1.37 v FulhamDerby v LAY Bolton 2.58BACK Manchester City 2.32 v NewcastleBACK Portsmouth 1.82 v ReadingSunderland v LAY Blackburn 2.58West Ham v LAY Arsenal 1.83Wi
With Inverness upsetting the apple cart with a late 2-1 win over Hearts and Liverpool's failure against Birmingham the draw(s) between Fulham and Manchester City, Middlesboro and Sunderland and Reading's win against Wigan provided some respite for the betting bank.Liverpool are an interesting case. Their inconsistency has been their downfall, more away from home in recent years but what does the 0-0 result against Birmingham tell us? It suggests that from a betting perspective knowledge of Benitez's starting line up is the most important factor when backing the Reds. Strongest starting line up beats Birmingham every time but the manager's tinkering for this tournament and that will ultimately be the downfall of both Liverpool's Premiership ambitions and lazy punter's backing on reputation alone.Everyone is talking about the Manchester United v Chelsea game today but after Newcastle's abject display against Derby last Monday they are worth taking on against a West Ham side that h
Saturday's value football bettingBeyond the Premiership there looks to be a nice little earner to be had north of the border. Hearts take on Inverness Caledonian Thistle and are a tasty Even money (2.0) on the Exchanges. They range from 8/11 with Betfred which feels about right and 10/11 with Blue Square which, even at a shade of odds on, represents value about a win for the Jambo's. The betting exchanges BACK price of Evens (2.0) for Hearts is one to get stuck into. Inverness have lost every game they have played this season and it would take a monster effort to take the spoils today. Hearts go into the game full of confidence after putting four past Rangers last weekend.Saturday's Premiership looks a low key affair with all eyes on Sunday's Manchester United v Chelsea clash. Easy games, on paper at least, for Arsenal and Liverpool and two games which look more like Championship fixtures...............................................................................................
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez says there's no chance of former assistant Pako Ayesteran popping up at a Premiership rival."His contract is very clear," Benitez told the Liverpool Echo. "When you talk about this level (of football) you cannot move from one side to another with all the information you have. The contract is clear about that."We don't need to work too hard on these issues because the contract is clear. I don't know the exact situation right now because the lawyers are working with it. But we already have people working here and everything is okay."
Saturday's value football bettingThe Euro Qualifiers offered little in the way of return over the past week. Sweden looked good things for a back bet against Denmark but could only manage a 0-0 draw. England suddenly look like a well balanced team and Scotland were magic in Paris, defended heroically and scored a great goal to take the points at 9/1 (10.0) or more.I have never liked international football as a betting medium. Euro 2004 and the African Nations are two tournaments which hold particularly bad memories from a punting perspective.Looking at profit and loss over a six year period consistent gains have been made at domestic and European club level but losses (overall) have been incurred across International qualifiers and tournaments. This is closely correlated with lack of a form guide in these types of matches and illustrates why it is important to keep records of your betting so you can eliminate value destroying activity...................................................
Backers of hot favourites need bookmakers on sideLiverpool and Manchester United are both trading at worse prices than the best bookmaker (Paddy Power 1/5 Liverpool, Coral 1/4 Man Utd) on the betting exchanges. This invariably happens on the exchanges when you get a red hot favourite playing against canon fodder on home turf. When it does happen you should do one of two things. Back with the best priced bookmaker or see it as a great value LAYING opportunity with little threat to your betting bank.A couple of weeks ago we looked at what happened in the Premier League across the 06/07 season. You may remember, across 380 games there were 48% homes wins, 26% away wins and 26% draws. Nine per cent of games ended 0-0. The home team scored on average 1.5 goals, the away team scored 1 and therefore we had 2.5 goals scored on average per game.And the story so far this season? Well, there have been 37 matches played. Of which 46% were home wins, 27% drawn and 27% away wins, 5% were 0-0 stalema
A lot of English Premiership football matches are broadcast live, if not on TV via Sky, then on radio via BBC Radio 5 Live or 5 Live Extra.
But what about away games, such as possibly 3rd round FA Cup matches away to a smaller football club where there is little chance of it being broadcast on TV or radio. Can I listen to the commentary on other stations? Yes. There are dozens of BBC local radio stations which have sports programs on Saturday afternoon and often broadcast commentaries of the local teams. These can be heard from their own web pages but you would have to do a fair bit of searching and add all of them to your favourites so that they can be accessed quickly. One of the problems with listening via a web page is to make sure you don’t accidentally close the web page or shutdown Internet Explorer or even have Windows crash on you.
Is that it? Is that the the only option?
Nope. Get an Internet radio. I have one by Logik - http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews113474.h
Home sides are there for the taking today. Arsenal and Chelsea are opposable on the betting exchanges at 1.65 and 1.3 respectively. Even if they do win they are not going to do much damage to your betting bank so are worth taking on. Aston Villa are to be avoided at a shade of odds on against Fulham. Derby - well, are Derby and lack cutting edge even against fellow Premiership minnows Birmingham and Everton face a tough encounter with Blackburn.West Ham and Liverpool should take the spoils in their respective games against Wigan and Sunderland but I would suggest opposing them on the Half-Time Full-Time football markets.Remember with betting exchanges such as Betfair you can not only lay any selection, but also choose the price/odds you want to take, and how much you are prepared to risk (your liability). The shorter the price you wish to lay, the less money you risk compared to your potential reward. With the following match bets you are attempting to create the market rather than fol
If you’re from the UK you won’t have been able to escape all the hype and news surrounding the start of the new football season. It’s a time when football fans stop going out with the other half shopping on a Saturday and start staying in to listen to the football scores come in then later either staying in for Match of the Day or recording it whilst they are out.Every year it seems that the hype surrounding the new season increases and this year was no different as more millions were invested in to and spent by Premier League football teams. For ninety minutes each weekend young men who are played multi millions each year are worshipped liked gods by thousands in the stands and millions watching at home. It’s no surprise then when you ask many young boys what they want to be when they grow up they will same a footballer.The sport has got even more lucrative this year with more foreign owners with big pockets buying in to clubs in all leagues and now with another broadcaster Se
Okay, Arsenal and Chelsea prevailed and Manchester United ran into a brick wall in the shape of Steve Coppell's Reading team. At the prices we Layed Arsenal and Chelsea at it was certainly worth the ride and hardly threatened the betting bank. The treble with best priced Coral was lost with Manchester United's disappointing 0-0 opener. It is interesting to note for punters that like to back the big three (or four if you include Liverpool) in trebles or accumulators, that only five times - when they were not playing each other - did all of them win last season 06/07.Onto tonights football...Remember with betting exchanges such as Betfair you can not only lay any selection, but also choose the price/odds you want to take, and how much you are prepared to risk (your liability). The shorter the price you wish to lay, the less money you risk compared to your potential reward. With the following match bets you are attempting to create the market rather than follow it.'Linked' teams to be
By David Carter Can Manchester United repeat their success this year after their unexpected win last time? Many people think they can and they start favourites. They have boosted their squad by signing Owen Hargreaves from Bayern Munich plus Nani and Anderson and have now picked up Carlos Tevez as well from West Ham. They have looked good in pre-season and will be there or thereabouts.Their biggest challenger will probably again be Chelsea, though Liverpool Arsenal and Spurs will all have a say in that. Chelsea would dearly love to recover the title they lost last season, but then again they seem more interested in the Champions league. No London club has ever won the Champions league and Chelsea would dearly love to smash that unwanted record.Arsenal on paper don’t look as strong, with Henri gone to Barcelona, and continuing rumours that the manager himself Arsene Wenger could be on his way out of the club. Leagues are not won on paper. I have a feeling Arsenal will confound the cri
Betting on today's Premier League Matches is a tricky affair and where you place your money really depends on if you like to follow the crowd or be a contrarian punter by opposing strongly fancied favourites.Lets look at some of the facts.1) Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are all playing at home. In season 06/07 Manchester United won 15 homes games, drew 2 and lost 2. Chelsea won 12, drew 7 and lost 0. The Gunner's won 12, drew 6 and lost 1.2) Fulham were woeful away from home last year and took all 3 points on only one occasion. They did however draw 8 matches, and lost an abysmal 10. Reading went w5, d5, l9. (Note: Birmingham were in the Championship so not relevant. For the record they went w 11, d 3, l9)If you are blinded by the big names and don't believe Reading, Fulham and Birmingham have a chance then do your money by all means. The treble would pay roughly even (1/1) money.In reality, Chelsea and Arsenal both look opposable. And I will be looking to take on Chelsea
