What’s The Stigma Hurting English Managers?

So whadda y’know Mark Hughes is back managing in the Premier League and in London to boot.

Fourth, now we’ve got to dig in!

We made a bit of a meal of beating QPR but we did it.  Meanwhile Chelsea had a ‘mare againstRead the Rest…
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TOURÉ DE FORCE

December confirmed to me what I have been thinking for a long time. I’m not a fan of the African Nations Cup.Yaya will of course, be off in January, departing the fair shores of Albion to take part in the afore-mentioned tournament, a competition blis…

Arsenal must stay focused after City epic

An extra round of games this week and Arsenal need to stay right on their game after the big gameRead the Rest…
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Match Preview: WBA v Tottenham Hotspur

Saturday 26th November 2011, 3pm Kick-off. The Hawthorns. It’s a rare Saturday 3pm Saturday kick off for Tottenham Hotspur this week. Not that the game time should faze Harry Redknapp’s dazzling Spurs side, on the face of it, not much could or should at the moment. Eight wins and one draw from the last nine, 25 points [...]

Arsenal v WBA Preview : Continuing The Good Work

Premier League returns again. West Brom are the opponents for today and it will be the last one before yet …Continue reading »

A view from the enemy: Liverpool fan on Dalglish, vile chants and the £35m flop

I’ve invited Antoine from Empire of the Kop to answer a few questions ahead of the game this weekend. Read our answers to his questions here. Liverpool have started the season better than expected. Apart from being a big figure within the club, what has Kenny Dalglish brought that Roy Hodgson couldn’t? Kenny has brought…

Dumb people, starring Jamie Carragher

Jamie Carragher has been talking.
What’s cool is that someone actually understood him, enough to translate his mumbling into prose. Even cooler, he’s managed to make himself look even more daft than usual.

Jamie was apparently in the midst of a rant toward the FA regarding home-grown managers. He wants England to be managed by an [...]

What Will Happen This Month In The Premier League (October)

Well its certainly been an interesting start to the Premier League this year. Even with Arsenal starting badly we have seen more than a few shocks already. Anyway it’s time for my ‘jokey’ predictions for what I think will ‘go down&rsq…

Chris Smalling Was Always Going To A Star: An In-Depth Chat With A Maidstone United Club Official

Manchester United’s Chris Smalling has certainly been one of the revelations of English football over the last couple of seasons. Within 4 and a half years he has gone from playing for Non-League side Maidstone to becoming one of the most recongisable …

Rant Box: Chelsea v. West Bromwich Albion

The competitive home debut of Andre Villas-Boas’ Chelsea is here.

I stole this from somewhere. Thanks.
Join us from 12:30pm EDT for team news and the like.

Chelsea vs. West Brom Preview

The Blues could give a debut to teenage sensation Romelu Lukaku, following his long awaited transfer from Anderlecht.

Injuries Enable Chance For Young Trio To Impress

Injuries always have and always will be common-place in football. They can happen to any player at any time of the season and when they do, one thing – frustration – is guaranteed.

Young Shines In Opening-Day Win: West Brom 1 United 2

Manchester United started their defence of the Premier League title with a hard-fought win over West Brom thanks to a late own goal from Steven Reid.

Three Players United Will Have To Watch This Weekend – West Brom

Should Manchester United’s game against West Brom go ahead this weekend and not be postponed in wake of the recent riots around the country, it’s worth taking a look at three players who we should be wary of this weekend.

Three Players United Will Have To Be Wary Of – West Brom

Should Manchester United’s game against West Brom go ahead this weekend and not be postponed in wake of the recent riots around the country, it’s worth taking a look at three players who we should be wary of this weekend.

Chapter 2: 2010-11 Review of United’s season

This is part two of Stretty News’ review of the United season. Part One can be found here. Wayne Rooney was back in the fold after a brief flirtation with alternative career options but the goals didn’t come immediately. United fans, who had been put through the wringer by the Scouser’s shenanigans, were unhappy not…

Clint Dempsey is a player Newcastle United should be looking at this summer

I have been watching Clint Dempsey for a few years now and he continues to impress me. His flair, vision and ability to score goals is..

Rant Box: West Bromwich Albion v. Chelsea

Teams
West Brom
Carson, Reid, Meite, Olsson, Shorey, Brunt, Mulumbu, Scharner, Thomas, Morrison, Odemwingie. Subs: Myhill, Tchoyi, Vela, Fortune, Tamas, Cox, Jara.
Chelsea
Cech, Ivanovic, David Luiz, Terry, Cole, Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Kalou, Drogba,…

PL Preview: West Bromwich Albion v. Chelsea

Reunited. And it feels so good.

Who: West Bromwich Albion
What: Barclays Premier League, Round 33
When: 16 April, 3pm local time (10am EST)
Where: The Hawthorns (26,484)
How: Fox Soccer Channel (DirecTV 619, Dish 149)
Why: Because all that’s left in a season that has been impossible to figure out or predict is Champions League qualification. A win away to [...]

Chris Hughton For West Brom Role?

The ex-Newcastle boss Chris Hughton who was sacked on Tyneside a while back has today been linked with the West Brom role. This comes just days after the ex-West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo was sacked after the 3-0 defeat at Manchester City. West Brom was sitting one point above the relegation zone with Roberton [...]

The Daily Antoine 11/7/2010 LFC News Digest

It is World Cup final day as Kuyt takes on Torres, Good luck to both and also Pepe & Ryan. Dirk has no burnout fears more… (The Kuytergizer) According to The Mail, the club has put a £100 million price tag on Torres more… (Torres is not the same player since Rafa left) The rumours [...]

The Daily Antoine 9/7/2010 LFC News Digest

This feature will be later today and tomorrow and then back to early morning on Sunday, YNWA It is official, Jovanovic has arrived more… (Finally, he signs a 3 year deal) Mascherano will hand his transfer request more… (NO NO NO) Hodgson is confident that Gerrard will stay more… (Great news) Dirk Kuyt will stay [...]

The Daily Antoine 8/7/2010 LFC News Digest

Spain have reached the World Cup final, it will be Torres vs Kuyt and Babel vs Reina on Sunday more… (I must give credit to Pepe, he has been the best cheerleader in this World Cup) According to this, Torres spoke with Hodgson over the phone more… (Hopefully it was positive) Inter haven’t given up [...]

Hodgson’s Choice

It is said that we have the spine of a good team with Reina at the back, Carragher in front of him, Gerrard in the middle and then Torres upfront. The rest of the squad should be built around this basic spine in a 4-4-2 formation. Glen Johnson was a solid right back when he [...]