EXCLUSIVE: BATES JOINS FANS’ FIGHT FOR BRIDGE October 11, 2011 Former Chelsea chairman backs supporter campaign to prevent sale of stadium freehold to club CONTROVERSIAL former Chelsea chairman Ken Bates has emerged as an unlikely saviour for Blues fans opposed to selling the freehold to Stamford Bridge back to the club, City A.M. has learned. Bates is backing supporter-led group Say No CPO’s campaign against [...]
Bates vote could split supporters October 11, 2011 KEN BATES, the controversial entrepreneur who owned Chelsea Football Club for 21 years before selling out to Roman Abramovich, may yet come back to haunt his successor who fell out with him several months after the takeover. Bates is planning to vote against the Russian’s offer to buy out Chelsea Pitch Owners, the co-operative that [...]
Liverpool seeking TV breakaway October 11, 2011 LIVERPOOL are ready to explore the possibility of breaking away from the rest of the Premier League and negotiating their own lucrative overseas TV rights deal. By going it alone the Merseysiders believe they could net a far larger windfall than the current structure, which divides the £1.4bn three-year contract equally between the 20 Premier [...]
Olympic Stadium deal axed but West Ham still on pole October 11, 2011 MAYOR of London Boris Johnson has assured West Ham the club will “almost certainly” win the race to move into the Olympic Stadium when a second tendering process begins in the next few weeks. The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) will lay out its criteria and invite interest later this month or in early November [...]
Ireland and Cox confident ahead of play-offs despite Doyle’s red card October 11, 2011 REP IRELAND (2) vs ARMENIA (1) REPUBLIC OF IRELAND striker Simon Cox insists his side can look forward with confidence to the Euro 2012 play-offs despite the nervous nature of their victory against 10-man Armenia last night. Ireland themselves were forced to play the closing stages a man light after Kevin Doyle was awarded a [...]
NO SILVA LINING | Scots outclassed by Spain October 11, 2011 SPAIN (3) vs SCOTLAND (1) SCOTLAND’S hopes of reaching a first major tournament since 1998 ended in Alicante after being outclassed by European and world champions Spain at the Estadio Jose Rico Perez. Craig Levein’s side needed a win to guarantee a Euro 2012 play-off spot in Group I, or at least match Czech Republic’s result [...]
EURO 2012 | THE PERMUTATIONS October 11, 2011 Group winners: Germany, 3-1 winners over Belgium in Dusseldorf, Italy, who spoilt outgoing Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington’s farewell, Holland, England and Spain had already cemented their place at next summer’s tournament, alongside co-hosts Poland and Ukraine, before last night’s matches. Joining them will be France, who required a Samir Nasri penalty 12 minutes from time to [...]
Borthwick may prove last piece of the jigsaw October 11, 2011 IT WOULD be wrong to draw too many dramatic conclusions from England’s warm-up matches in India, but it seems pretty clear to me that we’ve unearthed a couple of very exciting talents. Jonny Bairstow’s century yesterday, coupled with his match-winning cameo on debut against India last month, suggests this is a guy who has the [...]
Bairstow blitz steers England to routine win October 11, 2011 ENGLAND youngster Jonny Bairstow showcased his boundary hitting prowess with a 53-ball hundred against the Hyderabad CA XI yesterday as Alastair Cook’s side finished their preparations for Friday’s one-day international against India with a crushing 253-run win. Yorkshireman Bairstow, whose unbeaten 41 from 21 balls on debut against India last month in Cardiff cemented his [...]
Klitschko talks delay Haye retirement October 11, 2011 FORMER heavyweight champion David Haye could postpone his anticipated retirement for one last fight against WBC title holder Vitali Klitschko, according to the Ukrainian’s promoter. Londoner Haye, who lost to Klitschko’s brother Wladimir in July, looked set to hang up his gloves after telling governing body the BBBC he did not want to renew his [...]