Getting it Off My Chest

photo by Jake Suttonvia PhotoRee

So, some final thoughts for the final weekend:

Sir Alex is threatening to stop Twitter for Manchester United players after the latest row, which now apparently involves a warning for Wayne Rooney from the ever-ju…

Rio opens up to The Sun – then sends a warning

Rio Ferdinand has laid bare the secrets of another season of phenomenal success at Manchester United. In a frank interview with Shaun Custis from The Sun Ferdinand, who is celebrating a fifth Premier…

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Blackpool Preview: Reds To Celebrate No. 19 In Style

After wrapping up the Barclays Premier League title last weekend, Manchester United now face Blackpool at Old Trafford in the final match of the 2010/11 season.

Sir Alex Celebrated The Dramatic Win At Bloomfield
The Reds only had to secure a point…

PICTURE: Another pre-match décor lined up for Blackpool – Nineteen

As you’ll all have been aware, when United played Schalke in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final recently, Stretford End Flags organised an impressive ‘bar scarf’ styled mosaic around the lower tiers of Old Trafford to b…

Manchester United vs. Blackpool: Match Preview

Contribution by Nik Storey Manchester United face Blackpool in the final game of the season on Sunday, and having already won their 19th league title last weekend can go into the game with the luxury of resting players ahead of the Champions League Final in a week’s time. It is however likely to be a [...]

PREVIEW: Manchester United v Blackpool

What a difference just 8 months can make in football, people were praising high-flying Blackpool whilst Manchester United were already 5 points behind Chelsea.

VDS bids farewell to Old Trafford against Blackpool

Unless he makes an unlikely reversal, Manchester United’s Edwin van der Sar will make his Old Trafford farewell on Sunday afternoon against a Blackpool side keen to ward off Premier League…

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And Now, The End Is Near

…..and so we face, the final curtain. It’s the last match preview of the season but unfortunately there’s not really much to get excited about other than possibly having a hand in sending Birmingham to the Championship and pipping Liverpool to 5th spot and the Europa League place. Judging by Tim Sherwood’s comments about Europe’s [...]

Spurs vs Birmingham Preview and the relegation battle

Happy Friday, unfortunately for moi personal and work commitments have meant I have had to drop out of the Lilywhite Cup but for any teams that may be competing I wish you the best of luck and for any Spurs fans in the vicinity of the Beckham Academy, try and go along and have a [...]

Why Fergie MUST be able to field who he wants

Clubs should be able to field any team they want, in any Premier fixture they want – With one proviso.

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Title Contenders to Top 4 No Hopers

If 90 minutes of football could encapsulate an entire domestic season for a football club, then the 1-1 draw on Saturday at home to Blackpool was it. We went into the game with many fans looking forward to a convincing win. Even someone like me, with my half empty glass thought we were due a [...]

Danny Simpson Happy With Toon’s Safety

The toon star Danny Simpson has today looked at Newcastle United’s Premier League survival for next season. This comes as other results went our way and the toon picked up another three points at home to Birmingham City at St.James Park in the 2-…

Spurs v Blackpool – Disaster yet again

What a shambles and a disappointment yet again for Spurs fans. After a busy day of playing football and with a late kick off, I wasn’t too enthused about making the short trip to Spurs last night, given by the time Football had ended City were already 1-0 up, much to my delight though the [...]

Tottenham – Blackpool (1-1) : Ces bons vieux Spurs…

Au terme d’un match qu’on a l’impression d’avoir vu une centaine de fois à White Hart Lane, Tottenham concède le match nul face à Blackpool et ne profite pas de la défaite, à Everton, de Manchester City pour leur mettre une grosse pression avant le match de mardi soir. Face à l’absence d’Assou-Ekotto et de [...]

Who do we blame this week?

Wary of his status as the biggest tosser on the pitch, Adam decided on a low key celebrationHow many times must we dance this same dance?Home game against supposedly weak opposition and an opportunity to gain ground on Man City after their earlier slip…

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions Tottenham Hotspur 1 Blackpool 1

At this level decisions are all important to achieving a result. Unfortunately for Spurs I don’t believe we got enough of them right to get the three points we were looking for. I was unable to complete my preview piece … Continue reading →

Blessed be the Arsenal, Bad Tackles, and Stoked for Stoke

Swiped from @KeithTheGooner Happy St. Totteringham’s Day. Enjoy yourself. I usually never watch Tottenham unless we are facing them, but I happened to tune in today since if Tottenham failed to  perform they would secure a spot below Arsenal in the table, therefore not being able to catch us in the league. A good day [...]

Spurs vs Blackpool – Prematch thoughts and musings

Tomorrow we welcome Blackpool to the Lane for the first time since October 2007 in what was Juande Ramos’ first game in charge if I recall correctly in our ultimately successful Carling Cup campaign. More recently we can trace our tip to Bloomfield Road in February as the start of our recent decline in form. [...]

The Super-Deluxe, Limited Edition Blackpool Match Preview

Season over. That’s the rumour. The lottery winners from more Northerly climbs have finally gotten their act together and it couldn’t have happened at a more fateful time. While they start to inch clear of the ruddy-faced and wheezing pack, we of Spurs are betwixt a run of eight games which has seen just a [...]

When Does a Season Become Bad?

“It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low. And we of Spurs have set our sights very high. So high, in fact, that even failure will have in it an echo of glory!” — Bill Nicholson OBE Before I start the first thing I should say is I don’t consider this season [...]

United defeat at Arsenal a blow – but not fatal

A point from Arsenal today then another from Chelsea and Blackburn, together with three from Blackpool in the final game would have left United on 79 points with Chelsea on 77. The 0-1 defeat at the…

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We Will Fight For All Three Points

The toon star Cheick Tiote has today spoken to the press on Tyneside ahead of tomorrows Premier League clash at Anfield against Liverpool. This is what the toon midfielder told us: “There is nobody here who is afraid. We’re going there to do what w…

We Have Coped Without Andy Carroll

The toon manager Alan Pardew has today looked at the old striker Andy Carroll who currently plays his football at Liverpool after a £35million deal back in January 2011. Pardew told the press there has been a massive lift on Tyneside after his departu…

McDermott Looks At Blackpool Experience

With the news today that Greg McDermott at the age of just 19 could be on the bench this Sunday away to Liverpool, the star has just looked back at last weekend’s involvement away to Blackpool. Greg got the call from Alan Pardew last Friday and t…

Just Another Injury For Stephen Ireland

There is breaking news today on Tyneside as the toon star who has just started playing is toon football has been ruled out for the final four games of this season. This comes as the on loan star from Aston Villa has picked up and ankle injury after the…