Best of the Brokers for 27 November 2013 November 26, 2013 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com HALFORDS UBS has a “buy” recommendation on the bike and car parts retailer and has raised its price target to 530p from 435p. The broker said that Halfords is beginning to improve its specialist credentials but the majority of the turnaround plan is [...]
Champions League: Wenger stunned Arsenal could be on brink of exit November 26, 2013 ARSENAL 2 vs OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE 0 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits he can scarcely believe his side could yet crash out of the Champions League at the group stage for the first time since 1999, despite coasting to a fourth win from five games last night. Midfielder Jack Wilshere’s first brace for the club, [...]
Arsenal on knife edge but won’t sign Henry November 25, 2013 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has urged his team to ignore a possible nightmare scenario and seize their chance of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stage tonight. A win at home to Marseille would leave the Gunners on 12 points – usually enough to sweep into the last 16, yet a tally that could still [...]
Eagles can soar after survival, says boss Pulis November 25, 2013 NEW Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis insists his ambitions lie beyond securing Premier League safety this season. The former Stoke manager has signed a two-and-a-half year contract and takes charge of his first match away to Norwich on Saturday. Palace currently sit second from bottom, three points adrift of safety and hope Pulis can maintain [...]
Premier League: Villas-Boas ashamed after Spurs suffer heaviest defeat since 1996 November 24, 2013 MANCHESTER CITY 6 vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas admitted his shame at overseeing the club’s worst defeat for almost 17 years yesterday, though refused to write off their quest to achieve a top-four finish. Two goals apiece from Jesus Navas and Sergio Aguero, plus an own goal from Sandro and Alvaro Negredo’s [...]
Premier League: Moyes sticks by Rooney after United are held November 24, 2013 CARDIFF CITY 2 vs MANCHESTER UNITED 2 MANCHESTER United boss David Moyes insisted last night that referee Neil Swarbrick was right not to send off Wayne Rooney during a dramatic draw at Cardiff, despite the England man appearing to kick out at midfielder Jordon Mutch. United took the lead twice yesterday with goals from Rooney [...]
Sport Comment: BT and Sky TV wars boost English sides in Euro competition November 21, 2013 Concerns that main effect will be to polarise Premier League are misguided, argues Soccernomics author in our exclusive article BT SPORT’S mammoth bid for Champions League and Europa League rights in Britain is more than double the amount paid in the previous round – Sky and ITV paid a combined sum of around £135m per [...]
Walcott ready for Arsenal return against high-flying Southampton November 21, 2013 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger plans to unleash forward Theo Walcott in tomorrow’s top of the table clash with former club Southampton following two months on the sidelines. Walcott scored in the Gunners’ 2-1 win at Marseille in September, but missed the subsequent 12 matches with an abdominal injury, which required minor surgery. However, Wenger is [...]
Reds to come unstuck against Toffees in Merseyside derby November 21, 2013 BEN CLEMINSON AND BILL ESDAILE WITH THE BEST FOOTBALL AND RACING BETS THIS WEEKEND THE CLICHÉ that football is a game of two halves couldn’t ring any truer for Liverpool fans ahead of a visit to Goodison Park for the Merseyside derby tomorrow lunchtime. Brendan Rodgers might be presiding over the best Reds start to [...]
Orient given hope in bid for Olympic Stadium use November 20, 2013 OLYMPIC Stadium chiefs have opened the door for Leyton Orient to host matches at the east London venue but reiterated their opposition to the League One football club formally sharing with West Ham. Legacy boss Dennis Hone has agreed to meet Orient chairman Barry Hearn to discuss the possibility of them playing “occasional” fixtures at [...]