Archive | Premiership

20 June 2007 ~ 1 Comment

I knew it - Forlan is Coming Home!

Now I’ve always rated Diego Forlan for many reasons….the hair, the tan, the ass….oh and his goal scoring ability and under-dog persona - and at last the sexy blonde goal scorer from Uraguay could be coming back to the Premiership where he belongs! The Rumours are that he will be snapped up by either [...]

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17 April 2006 ~ 3 Comments

Just 1 Point!

Chelsea 3-0 Everton

Chelsea moved to within one point of the Premiership title with a masterful victory over 10-man Everton. Frank Lampard coolly slotted in the first on 28 minutes after excellent work from Didier Drogba.
Lee Carsley’s dismissal shortly after the break for a late tackle on Drogba all but ended Everton’s comeback hopes. [...]

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16 April 2006 ~ 2 Comments

Mourinho Gives Ballack Deadline to Sign With Chelsea

Ballack has confirmed he is in “serious negotiations” with the Blues, who are set to claim a second successive Premiership title.
Mourinho is full of praise for the 29-year-old midfielder but has now given him an ultimatum.
The Chelsea boss told Germany`s Bild am Sonntag newspaper: “He has got everything. I am impressed by his intelligence [...]

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10 April 2006 ~ 0 Comments

10 Man Chelsea Clear Up At West Ham

Chelsea 4-1 West Ham

Chelsea fought back from a goal down and the early dismissal of Maniche to claim a crushing victory over West Ham. James Collins’ header gave West Ham the lead before Maniche saw red for a lunging tackle on Lionel Scaloni.
But Didier Drogba latched on to Frank Lampard’s pass to [...]

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08 December 2005 ~ 2 Comments

Henry’s Howler

Arsenal 0-0 Ajax

Arsenal dropped their first points of the Champions League group stages as they played out a low-key goalless draw against Ajax on Highbury.
Thierry Henry carelessly missed a penalty in first-half injury-time after Jose Antonio Reyes was brought down.
But with both sides already qualified for the knockout stages, there was little [...]

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08 December 2005 ~ 0 Comments

Shot Down in a Glaze of Glory

Glazers play down European defeat
Benfica 2-1 Man Utd

The Glazer family has played down the financial implications of Manchester United’s failure to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The defeat to Benfica cost the American owners up to £15m in prize money.
But a Glazer family spokesman said: “It was a [...]

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03 December 2005 ~ 0 Comments

Chelsea Undefeated Run Continues

Saturday 3rd December - 15:00 kick off
Chelsea 1 - 0 Middlesborough

Premiership leaders Chelsea had to show patience and perseverance to beat a determined Middlesbrough side courtesy of a goal by captain John Terry.
Terry headed in a second-half Damien Duff corner after Fabio Rochemback fumbled an attempted goal-line clearance into his own net.
Rochemback had [...]

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