Sport Comment: Why size isn’t everything for Pardew when choosing clubs January 8, 2015 WHEN word got out that Crystal Palace wanted to take Alan Pardew from Newcastle back to his old Selhurst Park haunts to replace Neil Warnock, there was much chin-scratching and shaking of heads. Why oh why would the Premier League’s second-longest serving manager give up his job in charge of the Geordie nation’s beloved club [...]
Palace can cause a shock with Pardew back in town January 8, 2015 HAVING already parted ways with Tony Pulis before a ball had even been kicked, Crystal Palace bizarrely became the next Premier League club to relieve their manager of his duties by replacing the lacklustre Neil Warnock with Alan Pardew. Pardew’s tenure at Newcastle drew praise and criticism almost in equal measure on and off the [...]
Who will go down from the Premier League? Spread betting on relegation January 8, 2015 SPORTING INDEX’S Premier League Relegation Index gives points to teams finishing in the bottom six places at the end of the season. They are awarded as follows: Bottom = 60pts, Second Bottom = 40pts, Third Bottom = 30pts, Fourth Bottom = 20pts, Fifth Bottom = 10pts, Sixth Bottom = 5pts. All others = 0. With [...]
Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver ups Rangers bid to £20m January 8, 2015 The US owner of the Phoenix Suns is not giving up on his ambition for Scottish football club Glasgow Rangers. After having his initial £18m takeover bid rebuffed, the American financier, 53, has offered £20m for a majority stake in the club. Sarver also promised to give a short-term loan of £6.5m. Rangers said the [...]
My nine key predictions for the City over the 12 months ahead January 7, 2015 It's with some trepidation that I set out my predictions for the year ahead in corporate Britain, not least because the first of them might appear misguided even by the time you read this. ONE Tesco, which today updates the City on Christmas trading, will be the winner among the food retailing establishment’s “big four” [...]
Sport Comment: Gerrard’s LA Galaxy transfer feels like two years too soon January 7, 2015 IT WAS hard not to adopt the trademark furrowed brow of the man himself as Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard this week explained his reasons for deciding to leave his club of 25 years for America’s Major League Soccer when his contract expires in the summer. Gerrard wants to play for a club at which he [...]
Wilfried Bony could be Manchester City’s most expensive January transfer window signing ever January 7, 2015 Manchester City are understood to be on the verge of signing Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony from Swansea City, but may need to break their January transfer window record in order to seal the deal. Bony will reportedly cost the reigning Premier League champions upwards of £30m, even though he is soon to jet off on [...]
Rangers reject Sarver’s £18m takeover offer January 6, 2015 SCOTTISH football’s fallen giant Rangers yesterday rejected an £18m takeover bid from American financier and owner of the Phoenix Suns basketball team Robert Sarver, the club said in statement. The proposal consisted of a placing of 100m shares at 18p which, if approved by shareholders at a general meeting, would be immediately followed by an [...]
FA Cup: Big Sam irked by Hammers’ late collapse January 6, 2015 EVERTON 1 WEST HAM UNITED 1 WEST HAM boss Sam Allardyce blamed a lack of composure in both penalty boxes for allowing Everton to snatch a replay from the jaws of FA Cup elimination during last night’s third-round clash at Goodison Park. The Hammers had not beaten Everton in 14 matches dating back to 2007 [...]
Zarate to prove doubters wrong during QPR loan January 6, 2015 NEW Queens Park Rangers striker Mauro Zarate has vowed to show his true worth after completing a loan move until the end of the season from Premier League rivals West Ham yesterday. Zarate’s temporary move to Loftus Road follows a disappointing start to life at the Hammers, with the 27-year-old Argentine scoring just twice in [...]