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Sylvie Van Der Vaart, We Salute You…

Date: 2nd September 2010 at 5:52 pm | Filed under: Premiership,Tottenham | Author: Escapini

Behind every great man, is a great woman. Unfortunately they don’t all look like Rafael Van Der Vaart’s ball and chain.

Voted Netherlands’ Sexiest Female in 2003, she soon after married The Lane’s latest Great White Hope.  In 2008 she became a favourite judge on a German version of Britain’s Got…

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More Rubbish From The United Bigwig…

Date: 2nd September 2010 at 5:21 pm | Filed under: Manchester United,Premiership | Author: Craig Morris | Tags: , , , , ,

Hello everyone, I am a big wig...

David Gill has unsurprisingly come out in defence of Manchester United failing to reach their target of selling fifty four thousand season tickets for this season. It is thought that the club sold only fifty one thousand.

About the low figure Gill said:

“It’s pretty good in…

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Player By Player Chelsea Transfer Analysis

Players In

Yossi Benayoun (Liverpool, Undisclosed)

Ramires (Benfica, Undisclosed)

Matej Delac (Zapresic, Undisclosed)

Players Out

Ricardo Carvalho (Real Madrid, Undisclosed)

Joe Cole (Liverpool, Free)

Deco (Fluminense, Undisclosed)

Michael Ballack (Bayer Leverkusen, Free)

Scott Sinclair (Swansea, £500,000)

Seth Ofori-Twunasi (Peterborough United, Free)

Jack Cork (Burnley, Loan)

Franco Di Santo (Wigan, Loan)

Matej Delac (Vitesse Arnhem, Loan)

Michael Mancienne (Wolves, Loan)

Nemanja Matic (Vitesse Arnhem, Loan)

Slobodan Rajkovic (Vitesse…

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Rossi Won’t Be Going Back To United Anytime Soon

Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi has told Sky Italia that he would like to return to Serie A in the future. This pretty much quashes any hope United fans have of him one day returning to the club. Rossi said:

“I’m not tired of Spain, I am fine, but I’d like to…

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Who’s Taking the Reigns at Villa Park? Full Bookmaker Prices & Analysis

Alan Curbishley is right back in the managerial fray today. The veteran of the Goals on Sunday sofa is supposedly in Birmingham to interview for the vacant Villa post; news which has reminded us all of the manager-less plight of Aston Villa, and now that the transfer window is closed, Randy…

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Redknapp In ‘Whopping Great Porkies’ Allegation

Date: 2nd September 2010 at 9:52 am | Filed under: Premiership,Real Madrid,Tottenham | Author: Escapini | Tags:

So just how much was that Dutchmn in the window then?

Sports Director Miguel  Pardeza has denied allegations made by Harry Redknapp, who said Bayern Munich had offered €21 million for the player.

“Real Madrid met all the deadlines regarding the transfer of Van der Vaart.…

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Van der Vaart’s Terrace Tune

Date: 2nd September 2010 at 9:45 am | Filed under: Premiership,Tottenham | Author: Escapini | Tags:

The new boy needs a song and my gut instinct is to go with a play on the old Fat Les Vindaloo number. It’s a cracking football song and to my mind one that would suit a terrace chant down to the ground.

Enjoy the tape and let us know what…

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Faith In Fergie Could Be Sorely Tested…

Date: 1st September 2010 at 7:31 pm | Filed under: Manchester United,Premiership | Author: Jonathan Lee | Tags: , , , , , ,

United’s transfer activity has been a cause for concern for their fans and tongues have been wagging due to an under whelming summer for United in the transfer market.

Questioning Sir Alex’s choices always comes with a high risk of having to eat your words, given that he has proven himself time…

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Player By Player Arsenal Transfers Analysis

Players in

Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux, free)

Laurent Koscielny (Lorient, undisclosed)

Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla, undisclosed)

Players out

Luke Ayling (Yeovil, free)

Nacer Barazite (Vitesse, loan)

Sol Campbell (Newcastle, free)

Eduardo (Shakhtar Donetsk, undisclosed)

Luke Freeman (Yeovil, loan)

William Gallas (Tottenham, free)

Fran Merida (Atletico Madrid, free)

Philippe Senderos (Fulham, undisclosed)

Mikael Silvestre (Werder Bremen, free)

Jay Simpson (Hull, undisclosed)

Armand Traore (Juventus, loan)

Sanchez Watt (Leeds, loan)

The most…

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‘I Believe The Deal Will Go Through’

Date: 1st September 2010 at 4:00 pm | Filed under: Premiership,Tottenham | Author: Escapini | Tags:

Zaire’s Finest, the Weekend Post Online is running with the news that Bafana Bafana star defender Bongani Khumalo is expected to join Spurs in the forthcoming January transfer window.

Khumalo’s business manager Glyn Binkin confirmed that the 23-year-old central defender, who shone for Bafana in the Word Cup, that a…

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    (No change) An Offer He Couldn’t Refuse?
    4.89/5 | 9 Votes | 44 Pints in total!

    Arsenal’s goalkeeping situation is getting more and more desperate, and the pressure is mounting on Arsène Wenger to sign a replacement…

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    (No change) Player Ratings As Chelsea Sink The Albion
    4.83/5 | 6 Votes | 29 Pints in total!

    Newly promoted West Brom were swept away by a torrent of goals on a rainy day at Stamford Bridge. An inspirational…

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    (No change) The Fall And Rise And Rise of Leeds United
    4.8/5 | 10 Votes | 48 Pints in total!

    If you think your team has had a tough time over the past few seasons spare a thought for the many…

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    (No change) Underdog Bites Back
    4.64/5 | 11 Votes | 51 Pints in total!

    Could this be the season perpetual underdogs Manchester City usurp Manchester United as the best team in Manchester? After a number…

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    (No change) He’s Gone To Madrid
    4.43/5 | 7 Votes | 31 Pints in total!

    Manchester United and Chelsea target Mesut Özil has signed for Real Madrid. Özil, who joins from Werder Bremen for around €15million,…


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