Football Comment: Allardyce pivotal to West Ham’s form surge October 19, 2014 I bumped into Sam Allardyce last week and I’m really pleased that the players he brought in over the summer have been able to take the club to the next level. Everybody has enjoyed watching the Hammers over the years and it’s good to see a strong West Ham side. West Ham are clearly playing [...]
City can continue strong recent record over Spurs October 16, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND’S PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION AFTER an international round of fixtures where results mean the likes of Iceland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Slovakia now top their respective groups in Euro 2016 qualifying, punters might want to approach this weekend’s Premier League action with an open mind. Champions Manchester City [...]
Jol: Spurs tried to sell £5m Bale October 12, 2014 TOTTENHAM tried to offload Gareth Bale to Hamburg for just £5m five years before the Wales winger’s sale to Real Madrid fetched a world record £86m, says ex-Spurs boss Martin Jol. Jol, who took Bale to Tottenham from Southampton, wanted to take up the offer to sign him for the German club during the 2008-09 [...]
Overseas Premier League games are certainty, says Swansea chief October 8, 2014 SWANSEA chairman Huw Jenkins has claimed that Premier League clubs could be playing competitive matches abroad within a year, as debate over the controversial idea was reignited yesterday. Fans’ groups reiterated their opposition and German league bosses raised doubts about the proposal, which was first raised in 2008 and then promptly shelved amid widespread outcry. [...]
Watford turn to ex-Chelsea midfielder for manager No4 October 7, 2014 FORMER Chelsea midfielder Slavisa Jokanovic has replaced Billy McKinlay as Watford boss to become the Hornets’ fourth manager of a disruptive season at Vicarage Road. Jokanovic, who began a two-year spell at Claudio Ranieri’s Chelsea in 2000, arrives at Watford from Spanish third tier side Hercules following stints at Levski Sofia, Muanthong United and Partizan [...]
Newcastle consign losing streak to history pages October 5, 2014 LONG-SUFFERING boss Dean Richards insisted an end to Newcastle Falcons’ abysmal run of form was long overdue after his side dispatched the burden of a 20-match losing streak with a dramatic 29-24 success against Exeter yesterday. The visitors were leading 24-17 with 15 minutes remaining only for Tom Catterick and Noah Cato to cross the [...]
Premier League: Resurgent Tottenham halt Saints’ march October 5, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 SOUTHAMPTON 0 TOTTENHAM manager Mauricio Pochettino refused to condemn Southampton supporters who taunted him yesterday as his new team beat his former charges and climbed to sixth in the Premier League. A first-half goal from midfielder Christian Eriksen ended Tottenham’s run of four league games without victory and halted Southampton’s sequence of [...]
Premier League: Falcao off mark to down Everton October 5, 2014 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 EVERTON 1 MANCHESTER United boss Louis van Gaal insists his side must ditch their sub-standard second-half performances if they have designs on maintaining their Premier League revival after edging past Everton at Old Trafford yesterday. United hitman Radamel Falcao scored his maiden Premier League goal to clinch United’s first back-to-back victories under [...]
Europa League: Dropped points leave Spurs no error margin, says Pochettino October 2, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 BESIKTAS 1 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino insists his side now have to beat Group C leaders Asteras Tripolis in their next Europa League clash after seeing their qualification hopes dented by a last-gasp Besiktas leveller at White Hart Lane last night. Romania defender Vlad Chiriches endured shaky evening at the heart of [...]
Everton can heap further frustration on Man United October 2, 2014 FIRST up on Sunday is Manchester United against Everton at home, where the visitors must think they can win. Louis van Gaal’s spending splurge looks misguided when you compare the attacking riches he’s brought in to the inexperienced backline that has shipped nine goals. The club managed only a second win of the campaign against [...]