Welcome to this weeks preview of the fantasy football weekend. With many games of interest, including the Arsenal – Tottenham London derby, Manchester United at home to swine flu infected Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool’s resolve to be strongly tested by their visit to Fulham, it looks like being a tricky weekend for fantasy managers to decide who to play and who to bench for the games …
In the Premiership this week Spurs fans have had enough of striker Roman Pavlyuchenko and want Harry Redknapp to offload him, Alberto Aquilani has finally made his first senior appearance for Liverpool, West Ham fans think Carlton Cole deserves his England chance, and Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott continues to be written off.
Here is a look at the Best of Football FanCast this week:
It was a good weekend in the Premier League last week for Chelsea’s Frank Lampard who scored twice at home to Blackburn, Wigan’s Hugo Rodallega who netted two goals at Burnley, and Pepe Reina who kept a clean sheet for Liverpool at home to Manchester United. This weekend Wayne Rooney will be looking to get back among the goals and Petr Cech will be aiming to get another clean …
Wigan Athletic chairman announced yesterday that striker Marlon King has been sacked from the club after being found guilty of sexual assault and actual bodily harm in a London nightclub. The disgraced King has lost an estimated £2.7m due to his dismissal and as he starts his sentence, he has said that he will launch an appeal against the courts findings and against Wigan over his sacking.
King however joins a …
Football eh? What a beautiful game. From Manchester United down to Macclesfield Town, we, as fans, love the pearls of wisdom that our heroes occasionally oblige us with. Here is this weeks batch of quotations from the great and good of the game…
“It’s always being said that the Carling Cup is not my first priority. But that’s misleading. While obviously you don’t quite rank it alongside the Premier League or Champions League, …
Saturday lunch time sees the big North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham at The Emirates Stadium. The Premier League clash will be hotly anticipated as always and Spurs will be desperate to get one over on their rivals and go above them in the table. Last season saw an enthralling encounter that ended 4-4 and contained a wonder goal from former Gooner David Bentley, and once again managers …
In last night’s Carling Cup encounter between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, Spaniard Fran Merida was one of a number of potential stars that Arsenal had on show. Despite missing Jack Wilshere, youngsters Kieran Gibbs, Craig Eastmond and Aaron Ramsey all featured, but it was Fran Merida who stole the show with a stunning first half strike. The 19 year old Spaniard impressed throughout, and Arsenal fans …
Remember last week I told you about the weird things afoot at White Hart Lane? There was the very spooky picture of Jonathan Woodgate and Peter Crouch, the strange disappearance of David Bentley from this world into a different realm, not to mention the utter confusion Spurs fans must feel about their keeper Heurelho Gomes who seems to fluctuate between being the best goalkeeper in the world, and then …
Fresh from their 2-0 win over Barnsley after resting their weary heads overnight, Manchester United fans can wake up to the news this morning that, according to several ‘reliable’ sources, they are set to make a £50m double move for Valencia’s pair of David’s. Messrs Villa and Silva.
It isn’t the first time United have been linked with either player. Indeed only a few short weeks ago Ferguson’s name …
After his heroics last night for Aston Villa after saving 4 penalties in the Carling Cup match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Brad Guzan is the latest American Goalkeeper to make his mark in English football. He is the latest in a line of American players who have played in goal for Premier League teams. But why are there more US goalkeepers in the Premiership than players …
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