Premiership 2008/09 Preview
Aug 10, 2008 | 6:47PM | BobbyMcMahon
The start of the new Premiership season is only days away and over the next five days I will have previews of all twenty clubs. It is an opportunity to stick your own neck out as well. Criticize my picks and the picks of others... Read More
categories: Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Portsmouth, Manchester City, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Wigan Atletic, Sunderland, Bolton Wanderers, Fulham, Stoke City, Hull City, West Brom
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Weekend Preview
Apr 03, 2008 | 7:58PM | BobbyMcMahon
It will be interesting to see what sort of coverage and viewing figures the FA Cup semi-finals get when they go head-to-head with the Premiership this weekend. Portsmouth and Cardiff start as favourites but that is hardly an enviable position given the number... Read More
categories: Portsmuth, Barnsley, Cardiff, West Bromich Albion, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Manchester United, Chelsea, Wigan, Birmingham, Fulham, Sunderland, Reading, Newcastle, Bolton, Mallorca, David Guiza, Real Madrid
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Weekend Preview
Jan 10, 2008 | 8:47PM | BobbyMcMahon
Mickey Thomas – a former FA Cup hero who went to jail for making big money.
A look out club signings by nationality.
Robert Philip manages to name check Mary Queen of ... Read More
categories: Bob Bradley, Bill Shankly, Manchester United, East Stirlingshire, Newcastle United, Sam Allardyce, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullit, Mark Hughes, Harry Rednapp, Steve McClaren, Mike Ashley, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Sir Bobby Robson
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Weekend Preview
Jan 04, 2008 | 6:23AM | BobbyMcMahon
Tim Vickery reviews 2007 from a South American perspective.
The Times lists the biggest FA Cup 3rd round shocks.
A bizarre story from Romania.
Grah... Read More
categories: Romania, Phil ODonnell, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Andy Ritchie, Huddersfield Town, Liverpool, African Cup of Nations, Ipswich Town, Portsmouth, Jason De Vos, West Bromwich Albion, Bristol City, Gary Johnson, Middlesbrough, Latvia, Stoke City, Newcastle United, Joey Barton, Sam Allardyce
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Weekend Preview
Dec 27, 2007 | 7:04PM | BobbyMcMahon
It must be difficult to convince supporters of the three Premiership teams located in the north-east of England that it is the season of good cheer. As it currently stands Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Sunderland have played six games over the holid... Read More
categories: Newcastle United, Sam Allardyce, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Derby County, Wigan, Fulham, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Stoke City, Chelsea, Everton, Blackburn, Roque Santa Cruz, Marcus Bent, Tottenham Hotspur
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Weekend Preview
Dec 13, 2007 | 8:03PM | BobbyMcMahon
This is an article from last Sunday that I did not come upon until later on Monday. Rod Little on what appears to be an escalating financial crisis that has the potential to decimate ... Read More
categories: Football League, Bruce Arena, Canadian Soccer Association, Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, West Ham, Chelsea, Bolton, Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, Southampton, Charlton, FIFA Club World Cup, AC Milan, Boca Juniors, Middlesbrough, Birmingham
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Weekend Preview
Dec 06, 2007 | 6:58PM | BobbyMcMahon
A quirky piece on Brad Friedel.
Gabriele Marcotti highlights the revenue ramifications of the Platini inspired Champi... Read More
categories: Brad Friedel, Michel Platini, Champions League, Don Howe, Tottenham Hotspur, Munich Disaster, Chelsea, Derby, Arsenal, Wigan, Manchester United, Bolton, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Reading, Liverpool, Cesc Fabregas, Fernando Torres, Aston Villa, Portsmouth
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Weekend Preview
Nov 22, 2007 | 7:46PM | BobbyMcMahon
An article by Marcela Mora y Araujo on Javier Zanetti. It was a stunning decision to leave him out of the Argentine 2006 World Cup.
Jonathan Wilson lo... Read More
categories: Argentina, Javier Zanetti, Dinamo Minsk, England, Steve McClaren, Derby County, Chelsea, Arsenal, Wigan, Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester United, Bolton, Everton, Sunderland, Birmingham City, Portsmouth, Blackburn, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough
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Predictions
Oct 26, 2007 | 1:43PM | DCUtdWSC2
Birmingham 0-1 Wigan
Chelsea 1-2 Man City
Reading 0-2 Newcastle
Sunderland 0-0Fulham
Man Utd 3-1 Middlesbrough
Portsmouth 2-1 West Ham
Bolton 0-1 Villa
Derby 0-2Everton
Spurs 1-3
Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal Read More
categories: Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Everton, Reading, Fulham, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Bolton Wanderers
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Own up time - Season Preview Premiership Predictions Revisited
May 14, 2007 | 12:07PM | BobbyMcMahon
It is own up time. Here are the predictions I posted last August along with the remarks made at the time. Also include... Read More
categories: Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton, West Ham, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Reading, Wigan, Manchester City, Sheffield United, Fulham, Charlton, Watford
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Weekend preview
Mar 16, 2007 | 3:47PM | BobbyMcMahon
Over the next few weeks I will be looking to develop a weekend preview piece. A few games will be highlighted and there is of course the opportuntity for readers to provid... Read More
categories: Manchester United, Bolton, Chelsea, Sheffield United, Didier Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo, Player of the Year Award, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Stuart Pearce, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Dimitar Berbetov, Luton, Mike Newell, Southend United, Leeds United, Schalke 04, VfB Stuttgart, Lazio
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Weekend matches and other topics.
Mar 09, 2007 | 6:10AM | BobbyMcMahon
This weekend has a number of potentially great games. You can add your predictions, thoughts and comments over the weekend. For viewers of Fox Sports Wor... Read More
categories: Fox Sports World Canada, Middlesbrough, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Blackburn, Manchester City, Plymouth, Watford, Celtic, Rangers, Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, AC Milan
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Speakers' Corner #24
Feb 19, 2007 | 5:47AM | BobbyMcMahon
Jonathan Wilson on the failure of Russian clubs to prosper in the Champions league after CSKA Moscow’s 2005 UEFA Cup victory.
This goes to show that we are stuck with penalty kicks as a way to decide games – God’s wi... Read More
categories: CSKA Moscow, Jonathon Wilson, Ian Hawkey, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Franz Beckenbauer, Leeds United, Gary Lineker, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tony Cascarino, Middlesbrough, West Brom, Manchester United, Reading, Arsenal, Blackburn, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Plymouth
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Everton, Fulham, Charlton, Middlesbrough and Manchester City
Jul 30, 2006 | 6:12PM | BobbyMcMahon
Only one of the teams that finished 11th through 15th last season showed an improvement on the previous season. Even then, Fulham could only look to an improvement of one place from 13th to 12th and that was not... Read More
categories: Everton, Fulham, Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough, Manchester City, Joey Barton, David Moyes, James Beattie, Joleon Lescott, Andy Johnson, Tim Howard, Richard Wright, Wolves, Chris Coleman, Jimmy Bullard, Alan Curbishley, Ian Dowie, Gareth Southgate, Micah Richards, Claudio Reyna
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