Newcastle release Barton August 1, 2011 FOOTBALL: Newcastle United announced yesterday that Joey Barton will leave the club on a free transfer, despite having a year remaining on his contract. The club were expected sell the 28-year-old this summer but no offers were tabled.
Stoke take Woodgate gamble July 11, 2011 FOOTBALL: Stoke have completed the free transfer signing of former England star Jonathan Woodgate. The ex Real Madrid defender joins the Potters after his contract at Tottenham expired and has signed a one-year deal. Woodgate made just four first-team appearances over the last two seasons at Tottenham due to a groin problem. Meanwhile, Wolves are close [...]
Bell has plenty on his Plate at Newcastle June 23, 2011 MICHAEL Bell won tomorrow’s Northumberland Plate (3.05pm), or Pitmen’s Derby as it is known locally, in 2007 with an unexposed four-year-old in Juniper Girl. He has two to go to war with this year – Tactician, owned by the Queen, and ACTIVATE, who is seeking a four-timer after an impressive win at Haydock last time. [...]
Swansea seal Graham swoop June 7, 2011 FOOTBALL: Swansea have broken their transfer record by signing Danny Graham, 25, last season’s Championship top goalscorer, for £3.5m from Watford.
Stoke are our biggest test, says Mancini May 12, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY vs STOKE CITY MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini believes Stoke will represent an even greater threat to his side’s hopes of ending their 35-year trophy drought in tomrrow’s FA Cup final than vanquished semi-final opponents Manchester United. City stand on the cusp of helping to return the north west to its traditional status [...]
Stoke feeling buoyant as Arsenal sink quickly May 8, 2011 STOKE (3) vs ARSENAL (1) ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits his side have lost their edge after Stoke extinguished their faintest of title hopes and opened the door for Manchester City to grab third place. Goals from Kenwyne Jones, former Gunner Jemaine Pennant and Jonathan Walters heaped misery on the visitors and set themselves up [...]
Stoke maul struggling Wolves April 26, 2011 FOOTBALL: Wolves remain one point from safety after Stoke cruised to victory at the Britannia Stadium. Kenwyne Jones opened the scoring when he headed in Jermaine Pennant’s right-wing cross from close range. Ryan Shawcross added a second when he tapped in from inside the six-yard area before Pennant made it 3-0 with a deflected shot. [...]
Newcastle hard knocks fail to deter dignified Hughton April 20, 2011 IF football’s marketing men want an antidote to the bad examples set by Wayne Rooney snarling into the nearest TV camera and managers furiously haranguing officials, then they could do far worse than Chris Hughton. The former Newcastle boss was dignity personified when unceremoniously dumped by the Tyneside club in December, despite hauling them back [...]
Stoke in dreamland as five-star show books FA Cup final with City April 17, 2011 BOLTON WANDERERS (0) vs STOKE CITY (5) STOKE manager Tony Pulis fears his side will never silence their detractors despite swaggering into their first FA Cup final with a rout of Bolton. Two goals from Jonathan Walters added to strikes from Matthew Etherington, Robert Huth and Kenwyne Jones catapulted the Potters into another Wembley date [...]
Everton stunned by Royal vintage March 1, 2011 EVERTON 0 vs READING READING captain Matt Mills struck the only goal as Championship Reading claimed another notable top-flight scalp to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for a second successive year. Mills fired home after 26 minutes of their fifth-round tie at Everton to put the Royals, who knocked out Liverpool en route to the [...]