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Welshman Aaron Ramsey’s footballing career has been somewhat of a bittersweet journey, Sean Gibson takes a look at the rising Arsenal star. Read More »

There is a cracking set of fixtures for punters to look forward to this weekend with the season now hurtling towards a swift conclusion. Every game is vital at this stage and once again I have been pouring over the fixture list to find you a good value treble to take advantage of this weekend.  With games from the Premier ... Read More »

There is a full list of Premier and Football League fixtures for punters to sink their teeth into this weekend and we have picked out a potentially lucrative treble to take advantage of. There is plenty of value around as always and a £10 stake on all three winning returns a very impressive £130.92 with Ladbrokes which would be very ... Read More »

After a short International break during mid-week, things are back to normal this weekend with a cracking programme of League fixtures for punters to get stuck in to. We have been casting our eye over this week’s matches and we have picked out an enticing treble which looks too good to ignore. The three games chosen will return a tidy ... Read More »

For this week’s treble, we are picking a team from each of the top three tiers of English football in the hope that variety can produce results, starting by backing Reading to continue their excellent run of form to beat Sunderland at the Madejski Stadium. Next up we are putting our faith in Watford to win at home to Bolton ... Read More »

After Arsenal’s success in the Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup in Southampton just over two weeks ago, Arsene Wengers’ men jetted off to Asia for a three game tour at the end of July. Their only win in the Far East came at the expense of Malaysia XI in the National Stadium Bukit Jail; a 2-1 victory thanks to two late goals from Thomas Eisfeld and Chuks Aneke. Three days ... Read More »

One of the major points of interest from last season was the enigma that was Newcastle United. Operating on signing bargains and utilising home-grown talents, they’ve impressed and pleasantly surprised us all. My dad is a passionate Newcastle fan; he’s seen the highs and lows along with the heroes and the villains that have come with Newcastle over the years. ... Read More »

With all three newly promoted teams avoiding relegation last season, it will be interesting to see whether this year, Swansea, Norwich and QPR can achieve survival again or whether the infamous ‘second season syndrome’ will hit them hard. Swansea and Norwich both achieved safety relatively easy last season but as a result of this success, have suffered. For both clubs ... Read More »

Jordan Henderson is a Brendan Rodgers’ footballer. Now stick with me here, I know both Steven Gerrard and our popular Brazilian midfielder Lucas, are and will be above him in the pecking order. Gerrard’s best position for Rodgers is that holding midfielder who gets on the ball and plays forward penetrating passes in dangerous positions much like Pirlo did at ... Read More »

Premier League chairmen have shuffled their pack during the off season and with the appointment of Andre Villas-Boas at White Hart Lane, we now have a full house of managers. Seven new managers along with the 13 others have only just over seven weeks to go fishing in the transfer market to chase potential aces, and to get there chosen ... Read More »

It is nearly that time of season then, the endless takeover and transfer rumours dawns upon us once again. Everyone at the club wants transfers to happen early; as is said every year, and has been for the last couple of years now. If would could manage to get some transfers in and bed them in during pre-season we could ... Read More »

If we’re all brutally honest, in June of last year when Yohan Cabaye joined Newcastle from Lille, how many of us actually did know his name? If I’m honest, I didn’t; I knew of the success of Lille over recent seasons but hadn’t really studied the real reasons behind it. He certainly came highly rated, and this, along with Graham ... Read More »

There have been many football matches that have been designated ‘the biggest’ or ‘the most important’. Originally, this article was going to make the case for the Manchester derby at the Etihad stadium on the 30th April being the biggest Manchester derby in recent history; eclipsing even the 2011 FA Cup semi-final between the two clubs. However, in light of recent ... Read More »

I like Fulham. I like their fans. They’re a decent enough bunch and I am always happy for them when they pick up points. They remind me of us in many ways. I just wish they’d stop beating us. Not much to ask, is it? Years ago, we used Charlton as the blueprint for success. They were our guiding light. ... Read More »

Wolverhampton Wanderers were often labelled as the new Stoke during their first two seasons in the Premier League. They were tenacious, hard working, and did have that physical presence to compensate for a lack of top class quality in depth. Fans will notice however that with a slight improvement in class this season, the team has lost seemingly all that ... Read More »

So here we are, at the business end of the season with the majority of clubs having just eight games left to play. This will be make or break for a few clubs, especially those at the foot of the table. It’s only a two-horse race for the title and it’s the two Manchester clubs who are streets ahead of ... Read More »

Watching Juventus play, it can be easy to compare their players to those in England who have similar playing styles. There are plenty of similar or lesser quality, who play like Mirko Vucinic, Arturo Vidal and even Alessandro Del Piero. However, looking through the Premier League, there are very few players that resemble Andrea Pirlo in either playing style or ... Read More »

It’s not the prettiest game I’ve ever watched and we’re still a long way from our early season form but a resolute and attacking display ulitmately tamed Wolves and we bagged the three points we were craving to get us to safety. Given the results below us and the respective run ins that those teams face we must surely now ... Read More »

Another Premier League game for Liverpool, another disappointment.  This latest loss to QPR has hurt the most; and not only due to the last minute nature of the defeat.  After the midweek success in the Merseyside derby it looked like the Reds had turned a corner with the side 2-0 up courtesy of goals from Sebastian Coates and Dirk Kuyt.  ... Read More »

In recent years the Npower Championship has seen its stock rise remarkably. The popularity of the league has grown and the play off final has become the game with the biggest financial benefits in World football. It’s become a great advertisement for English football and this is on the whole down to the teams who have gone from the Championship ... Read More »