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Clubs told to follow suit and slash prices October 17, 2013 SUPPORTERS have urged all Premier League clubs to follow suit after Newcastle, Swansea, West Brom and Hull struck reciprocal deals to cut ticket prices for away fans. Newcastle have agreed to reduce their cheapest away ticket for visiting Swansea and West Brom fans on the basis that they return the favour. The Swans have a [...]
Sky Broadband customer numbers pass five million but profit drops October 17, 2013 Sky has announced this morning that it has seen 50 per cent growth in new paid-for subscriptions, with 800,000 in the three months to 30 September. Profit before tax for the period stood at £245m – down from £288 for 2012/13. (Release) The BSkyB Group has said it has seen nine per cent growth in [...]
Football Comment: Wilshere and Gerrard could be answer to middle riddle October 16, 2013 ROY Hodgson can take great, great positives from the wins over Poland and Montenegro that clinched England’s qualification for the World Cup. First and foremost, Wayne Rooney looks back to his form of two years ago. England’s No10 hasn’t learnt any new tricks; he has simply got his hunger back, there is dynamism in his [...]
Cole ready to shine for West Ham again six months after his release October 14, 2013 FORMER England striker Carlton Cole is determined to prove his worth to West Ham after returning to Upton Park just six months after his release. Cole parted company with the Hammers in the summer after seven years with the club, having scored 59 goals in 237 appearances. Manager Sam Allardyce attempted to re-sign Cole last [...]
Trafford road is renamed in Fergie’s honour October 14, 2013 RETIRED former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was yesterday granted the freedom of the borough of Trafford and had a street renamed in his honour. Waters Reach, an approach road to the club’s 75,000-capacity Old Trafford home, will now be called Sir Alex Ferguson Way. Ferguson spent 26 years as United manager, guiding them [...]
Gerrard: Dyke needs patience October 10, 2013 ENGLAND skipper Steven Gerrard believes Football Association chairman Greg Dyke needs to be granted time to successfully boost the number of English players appearing in the Premier League. Dyke and his commission, which includes former England manager Glenn Hoddle, are discussing methods to try and safeguard the national team’s future. And Gerrard believes Dyke can [...]
Hoddle, Mills and Gradi on Dyke’s panel October 9, 2013 FORMER England manager Glenn Hoddle, ex-player Danny Mills and long-serving Crewe boss Dario Gradi were last night confirmed among the names on Football Association chairman Greg Dyke’s commission. Dyke hopes to add two more appointments, one of whom could be Sir Alex Ferguson, but admitted the Premier League had declined to join the panel tasked [...]
Global chaos warning over winter Qatar World Cup plans October 9, 2013 CONTROVERSIAL proposals to move football’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar from summer to winter would cause “a huge issue” for every country on the planet, leading officials warned yesterday. Premier League chiefs have made their opposition to the mooted change clear, while Sunil Gulati, the president of the US Soccer Federation and a member of [...]
Confidence key to survival, says new boss Poyet October 8, 2013 NEW Sunderland manager Gus Poyet feels his players need to start believing they are good enough to climb off the foot of the Premier League table and successfully stave off relegation. The 45-year-old has penned a two-year contract and succeeds Paolo Di Canio, who left under a cloud last month after falling out with several [...]
Wenger and Ramsey bag awards to complete remarkable turn in fortune October 8, 2013 SIX wins from six matches have earned Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and midfielder Aaron Ramsey the Barclays’ manager and player of the month awards for September respectively. The Gunners are top of the Premier League and enjoyed wins over north London rivals Tottenham, as well as Sunderland, Stoke and Swansea last month. Wenger’s team also [...]