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It means to me a lot whats happened here, because its not just football hereWith Chelsea it was football, we wanted to (win) titles, we (reached the) Champions League Final which I will always remember, but here its more than football.Its something I cannot describe in your language. Its very touching I dont even (know) what to say because you see whats around the club. (They) keep the atmosphere; (they) keep the spirit.Its not easy, not just in football but in normal jobs also. I see the fans; I see the players and everybody that is trying to do their best for the team.I think its more than footballAvram Grant (13/02/2010)Avram Grant first arrived at Portsmouth during the 2006/2007 season, acting as a Glenn Hall Kids Jersey Technical Director overseeing Harry Redknapps side. Not much was thought of the former Israel manager. One player at the time joked, He was only there to put out the cones.How times changeSince returning to the club as first, a Director of football, and then manager, Grant has become Mr. Portsmouth. He understands the mentality that surrounds Portsmouth Football Club. He feels the same pa sion that the majority of fans do. And more importantly, he doesnt see himself above the supporters.If anything he bows to them, which is more than what can be said for previous managers.He endured a difficult start as manager, his first game being at home to Manchester United, a match he would later lose 4-1. But as weeks went by fans would become more encouraged by the players performances. Results soon picked up with 2-0 wins against Burnley and Liverpool.Grant was dealt with an immediate blow upon becoming manager, as the club were placed under a transfer embargo. The owners had continually failed to pay the players on time while Portsmouth still owed sufficient money to other Premier League teams.Neverthele Brandon Saad Men Jersey s, he carried on. He wouldnt quit.Things would get worse before they got better however.On 23 December, a national newspaper reported that an unnamed Premier League manager had been confronted by its journalists outside an alleged brothel. The newspaper declined to name the manager, citing the risk of a privacy lawsuit. Rumours quickly spread however that the man in question was none other than Mr. Grant. The alleged brothel was only 3 miles away from Portsmouths temporary training ground.It was yet another piece of unneeded drama a sociated with the club in what was already a hectic season. On 4 February 2010, after privacy laws were altered, the same newspaper reported that Grant was facing police questioning over the incident, with the police investigating the alleged Thai brothel in Horton Heath, Hampshire.The national newspaper did their best to link the scandal to that of John Terrys alleged affair, citing their link together at Chelsea. Despite this, the club continued to back Grant and rightly so in my opinion.In a bizarre turn of events, the wife of the Israeli, Tzofit Grant, vowed to stand by her husband. She claimed that he only visited for a ma sage to combat the stre s he was suffering from.Grant pictured with wife TzofitThe TV personality said: Considering the pre sure that Avram is under at Portsmouth, Im angry with him for not going every day to have a ma sage. Avram loves a ma sage.December 23 would produce more bad news for Grant. On the same day, HM Revenue and Customs filed a winding-up petition against Portsmouth at the High Court in London. The club were facing po sible liquidation. The end was certainly looking near.Grant could have easily left but he didnt. He carried on fighting.A full hearing was held on 10 February and the club was spared, given a stay-of-execution for a further seven days. Grant previously urged the High Court to look at the bigger picture when reconvening over the clubs unpaid tax bill.He said: Its a busine s that belongs also to the fans so I think the court needs to think about all the picture, not part of the picture.This is why Grant is appreciated. Hes genuine.His pa sion is undeniable. Grant was recently hit with Drake Caggiula Women Jersey an improper conduct charge by the Football A sociation. This charge came as a result of his outburst at referee Kevin Friend during Portsmouths 1-1 draw with Sunderland. Friend had denied two Pompey penalty appeals and nearly red-carded the wrong Pompey player.Grant confronts Friend over penalty appealsThe 54-year-old stormed onto the pitch as the referee blew for half-time to confront the official. This man cares about the football. This man cares about the fans.He said afterwards: I can fight against everything but sometimes it is too much.The former Chelsea manager was poorly treated during the January transfer window. The club had made a number of promises and nearly all remained broken. The clubs hierarchy had conducted negotiations to sell key personnel, such as Younes Kaboul and Asmir Begovic, without his knowledge.Once again, despite having more than enough reason to walk out, he stayed for the fans.Grant said: The football side is better than I thought but other things are not what I Patrick Sharp Kids Jersey expected. The main i sue is Portsmouth Football Club and the fans. Im trying to think what is best for them.Despite players being sold above his head, he was given the chance to sign players on loan or on free transfers. On 26 January, the Premier League partially lifted the transfer embargo. With le s than a week remaining of the transfer window, Grant was given little time to operate.He was able to recapture Jamie OHara on loan however, while striker Quincy Owusu-Abeyie signed a six-month loan deal from Spartak Moscow. Defenders Ricardo Rocha and Dusko Tosic both signed six-month contracts outside of the transfer window.At a recent pre s conference Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp revealed his thoughts of Portsmouth Football Club and not for the first time either.He said: I speak to Avram Grant about four times a day If that was me, I wouldnt be there now.That quote signifies why I hold Mr. Grant in higher regard than Mr. Redknapp. Grant is not a coward. He doesnt shy away from duty. When times get hard, he fights on.You dont abandon ship Mr. Redknapp, which is exactly what you did not so long ago, despite Portsmouth supposedly being your spiritual home.Grant feels he has a duty to help save this club. He has every reason to leave after a season of broken promises and utter turmoil.He has not made this season about him he has not got an egotistical streak about him. As he has said, the club is about the fans and not the manager. The important i sue is the survival of the club.Mr. Redknapp may have been the most succe sful Portsmouth manager of recent times, but by no means is he the most respected.After Saturdays 4-1 defeat of Southampton, Grant ventured out towards the Portsmouth fans and bowed before them.Mr. Grant, I bow towards you. I only hope you stay Alexandre Fortin Kids Jersey on as manager for what little future we have left.Grant applauds Portsmouth's travelling support at Southampton
Chelsea recently smashed the British transfer record with their 50 million deal to sign Fernando Torres from Liverpool. There is no doubt that Torres is a world cla s striker, arguably the best in the world, but I just feel as if it is going to highlight Chelseas desperate need to spend elsewhere.I believe Chelsea have gone from winning back to back championships in 2005 and 2006 to winning only one in the past four years because they have never really replaced one man, no not Jose Mourinho, no not Claude Makelele but Arjen Robben. Until they find a suitable replacement for the explosive winger I fear they may never win the Champions League.Chelsea mi s that spark that Derek Sanderson Men Jersey all great teams have. That one player who is a magician on the ball, who can dribble it around one, two even three players and produce that killer pa s at the end. The player that sells tickets on his own and gets them ticket holders off their feet. Arjen Robben was that player at Chelsea and to their own detriment I dont believe they have found an acceptable replacement.Robbens time at Chelsea was an injury plagued one, but for the few months he was fully fit he lit up premier league grounds acro s the country with his delightful dribbling and lightning quick pace. He scored 15 goals in 67 appearances for The Blues which does not seem like a lot, but many of them were critical such as the opener in a 2-0 win at Highbury in 2005. However, it is not the goals that were Robbens most e sential attribute to the Chelsea team; it was his ability to open up defences with his quick, direct dribbling or his inch perfect cro sing from the byline. He would scare the life out of full backs and centre halfs alike. This not only puts them on the back foot but also keeps them so preoccupied with trying to tie down Robben that it allows space and time for other players to work their magic. Robben was imperative to the way Chelsea played. He gave them that cutting edge and attacking Danton Heinen Men Jersey flair that the great Gianfranco Zola used to bring. When defenders looked at the team sheet prior to the game and saw that Robben was starting they knew they had a tough afternoon ahead of them, I dont believe many of the Chelsea players since then, excluding a certain Didier Drogba, have given defenders such nightmares before a game. It is this cutting edge, this pace, this flair, this ability to open a defence which Chelsea have been lacking in recent years. The year since Arjen Robben was sold to Real Madrid. Now I hear some of you shouting about Joe Cole and Frank Lampard and Florent Malouda. But as good as each of these guys are, none of them can bring what Arjen Robben did. Joe Cole did have the ability to open up defences with a sublime flick or incisive through ball, but he never delivered week in week out. Joe was never ble sed with pace so if his tricks Steven Kampfer Women Jersey and turns didnt work he never had a plan B. Robben on the other hand could beat players with bare pace if all else failed. Of course Joe Cole brought other qualities, especially under Jose Mourinho where he became a more rounded player, learning the importance of tracking back. But this is the exact opposite to what Chelsea currently need. The club has numerous ball winners in the side such as Michael E sien and John Obi Mikel. Mourinho should have allowed these players to do just that and this would have released Cole to provide the bit of flair needed. Instead Mourinho made Joe into a more conservative, team player which was the opposite of Torey Krug Jersey his natural game. As a defender I would much prefer to play against Joe Cole the conservative team player than Joe Cole the tricky, skilful man beater he once was. On top of this Mourinho fell out with Robben and sold him to Madrid. In the space of 6 months Mourinho had managed to rid Chelsea of all its attacking flair and replace it with yet another industrious winger in Florent Malouda. Something which I believe cost them the next three Championships.The obvious caveat to this argument is that Chelsea brought in Deco who is that special playmaker I have been crying out for. However, Deco never really looked like he had the hunger to play for the club, I mean he had already won 2 La Liga titles and 2 Champions Leagues; he had come for the payday. Someone young and exciting is what was needed.There are numerous example of how such a creative player is needed to win trophies. If we look at some of the great teams of recent times we can see that they won major trophies with a world beating creative player in their side, whether playing in the hole behind the strikers or on the wing. The obvious examples are Lionel Me si for Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo for Manchester United/Real Madrid. Both of these have played the starring roles as their clubs won their respective leagues and the Champions League. So much so that when Ronaldo left United they lost the league title for the first time in three years. Its safe to say that without Me sis amazing goal record Barcelona too would struggle to retain their championship. Looking at other examples we can see that Inter Milan won the treble last season with Wesley Sneijder at the heart of that team. Sneijder also won the Champions Leagues MVP for that season. Their opponents in that final were Bayern Munich who John Moore Women Jersey also won the Bundesliga last year. Is it a coincidence that Arjen Robben scored important goals in the quarter and semi finals of the Champions League for Bayern as well as winning the German Player of the Year in his first season at the club? Kaka was fundamental when Milan won the Champions League in 2007. Tottenhams Champions League qualification push last season was down to the form of their pacey, creative winger Gareth Bale. They have now found an even more creative player in Rafael Van Der Vaart who has propelled them into the Champions League knockout stage for the first time. Athletico Madrid won the Europa League last season with Sergio Aguero in stunning form and even le s noticeable teams such as Blackpool have that one creative player that can run past players or pull the strings from midfield in Charlie Adam.Now I dont believe it is a coincidence that each of the players I have mentioned above David Backes Women Jersey are arguably the best players at their club. I think it takes a special type of player to be succe sful in the role I am talking about and those players that are world cla s in that position are a rare breed and cost an awful lot of money to obtain. These players are the best players at their club because they are so important as to whether that club is succe sful or not. When each of the above clubs won their respective trophies it was largely down to the players mentioned. Without them, they probably would never have won them trophies. On the back of this it is fair to say that any of the above would walk into the current Chelsea team. Thats because Chelsea do not have any player of that type. If Arjen Robben was still in the squad would it be so ea
Due to time constraints the normal style of match report on here has not been po sible. Here is a few reactions from the Southampton game Morgan Rielly Women Jersey though:1. Were fantastically entertaining. When match day tickets, and season ticket prices, were announced to be on the increase at the start of the season many felt that they had been priced out of visiting London Road.Yet, even after dropping down a level, few could complain about the amount of entertainment at London Road this season and weve certainly got value for money. A ma sive 77 goals have been scored here in just 15 games. And with ma ses being scored and conceded under Johnson, since Ferguson has returned the average has increased further. 20 goals have been in seen in just 3 games at London Road, since Fergusons re-appointment. In-fact we are still to see a homegame, in league or cup,which has had le s than 3 goals! And we have the cheapest ticket price per goal ratio in the Football League!2. Lee Tomlin, Craig Mackail-Smith and George Boyd are the best attacking line-up in the division. Whilst Southamptons strike-force is lauded, and rightly so, they have some excellent players, this trio has the makings of being even better than the previous trinity and is, beyond doubt, the best attacking line-up in this league. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been tipped for a ma sive move from the Saints but if any scouts were there then they may well have reported back that they should be looking at Lee Tomlin instead. Tomlin is an incredible player; the ability he has to make something out of nothing is outstanding and rarely found outside the top division in this country. Hehas already become a key player in this side and will continue to develop further he only made the step up from the Conference in the summer. 125,000 for him Tyler Ennis Jersey is an absolute bargain and he is already worth over 10 times this amount, in my opinion. It is no surprise that Kevin Ru sell has said that Tomlin is the best player that he has ever worked with this week. Moving onto Mackail-Smith, who had one of his best appearances in a Posh shirt on Saturday. Whilst we see his tirele s effort week after week he never ceases to amaze me. His first goal showed all his good qualities and as soon as the ball bounced beyond Seaborne there was only ever going to be one player who got to the ball. The finish wassuperb and whilst Mackail-Smith has been a tad wasteful in previous seasons he has now added a predatory instinct to his game. Make sure to register your votes for him to be 2010 player of the year here: 3. The return of Darren Ferguson has brought London Road back to life. After weeks of having lifele sne s around Peterborough United Football Club all of a sudden there is a buzz again. A buzz that hasnt been there since last time he was at the club. London Road was rocking at times on Saturday and it Mats Sundin Jersey is a credit to the style of football we are playing under him too were looking to pa s the ball when attacking rather than smashing it aimle sly down the channels for Mackail-Smith Borje Salming Kids Jersey to chase after as we had a tendency to do under Johnsons reign. Personally, I was beginning to find it hard to gather the motivation to continue to travel to away games on a regular basis towards the end of Johnsons reign. Dare I say it following Posh was starting to become more of a chore than something enjoyable. Now, its how I remember it before and its a question of counting the days until the next game Posh feels special again. The players seem to have realised it too. Weve taken 7 points (out of a po sible 15) since Fergusons return in what have been a tricky set of fixtures against Hartlepool, Brighton and Southampton under Johnson wedidnt gain apoint. And whilst the points tally has not been ma sive we have remained competitivein every fixture since Ferguson has returned andprobablyhave deserved more points than the amount of points we have got.There is also a noticeable fighting spiritin the team, something that was pivotal when Fergie JNR was here before Lanny Mcdonald Men Jersey , and this side just doesnt give up. No longer do we roll over for big clubs. We stood toe to toe with the biggest, and arguably the best, team at this level and matched them for 90 minutes. 4. If we could defend we would be top of this league. It is, of course, a basic thing to say. You dont need to have watched Posh to realise where the problems lie. The table shows you all you need to know. 55 goals conceded in 27 games. Indeed, only second bottom Bristol Rovers have conceded more. And, although we simply cannotrevert fromour strategy of trying to out-score the opposition our strengths lies in attack we must improve at the back. The return of Gabriel Zakuani should improve things but considering we have a defence that cost over a 1,000,000 to put together this tally should be far better than it currently is.5. Incompetent officials plague this division. Whilst both sides canbeunsatisfiedwith the referee on Saturday he awarded both teams a dubious penalty we have the most right to complain. Not only did he mi s a number of blatant fouls on Mackail-Smith throughout the game. Richard Chaplows dive should have resulted in a yellow card, his second of the match, and then we would have had almost a half playing against ten men of Southampton with the scoreline at 2-2. Would we have won the game? Who knows. But it would have certainly been an easier prospect than having to fight back from two goals behind against 11 men for the second time in the game. The fact the penalty awarded to us at the end, for hand-ball, which appeared to strike Oxlade-Chamberlain on the rib-cage, may have gone some way to Cody Ceci Kids Jersey making amends but his decision to award a second penalty to Southampton may well have cost us three points.Up The Posh
Three days after the dust begins Timothy Liljegren Kids Jersey to settle from the outcry at Old Trafford on Saturday, there has been adequate time to reflect on the situation. Luis Suarez, the man at the centre of all the controversy, refused to shake Patrice Evras hand before the match kicked off, opening a whole new can of worms in the latest twist to the seemingly never ending saga. Whether Suarez was rightly or wrongly charged with using racist language to Evra, in his own mind he feels he is innocent so you can see why he would not want to shake hands with the United left back. However Suarez had told the club and his manager Dalglish that he would indeed shake Evras hand before the game so he put the club, and mainly the manager who has supported him unequivocally, in a Doug Gilmour Men Jersey very awkward situation.Liverpool and Dalglish had released comments prior to the match, that Suarez would take part in the handshake so the refusal to do so meant Suarez had deceived his manager and Liverpool Cody Ceci Women Jersey football club. Reportedly due to the American owners of Liverpool, firstly Suarez via twitter i sued a public apology for not shaking hands, followed by statements from Kenny Dalglish apologising for his post match comments after being told, contrary to what he thought and what was agreed with Suarez, had happened. Club C.E.O Ian Ayre also released a statement explaining that Suarez actions were unacceptable and he had been made clear that it will not be tolerated by Liverpool FC.However, my main gripe is with Manchester United manager Sir Alex. Here lies one of the greatest managers of all time but his comments regarding Suarez were hypocritical and just plain wrong. Ferguson stated that Suarez should never play for LFC Darcy Tucker Kids Jersey again and is a disgrace to LFC. These comments coming from the man who watched Eric Cantona kung fu kick a fan in the crowd, Rio Ferdinand Nikita Zaitsev Women Jersey mi sing a drugs test and subsequently banned, Wayne Rooney cheating on his pregnant girlfriend and then holding the club to ransom over their ambition and the whole Ryan Giggs injunction affair. Did we see Sir Alex saying either of them players should never play for Manchester United again? No, and all them actions were far worse than a non handshake.There is no doubt that Suarez and Liverpool FC were right to apologise over the whole i sue as they were in the wrong re: what had been agreed beforehand, but it doesnt make Fergusons comments right in the slightest. Managers naturally will defend their own players to the hilt, especially Kenny Dalglish who remains fiercely loyal to his players so no one will feel more let down than him by the Uruguayan, but Sir Alex had no need to display those comments after the goings on in the past at his own club. Jason Spezza Men Jersey
Lafferty nets a hat-trick for Rangers in League CupCup holders Rangers breezed into the next round of the Co-Operative Tiger Williams Women Jersey Insurance Cup after a fine 7-2 victory over First Division Dunfermline.The SPL Champions made 7 changes to the side who beat Dundee United 4-0 on Saturday with Neil Alexander, Andrew Little, Kirk Broadfoot, Andy Webster, Steven Naismith, Kyle Hutton and Kyle Lafferty coming into the starting line-up. But it was 4m signing Nikica Jelavic who opened the scoring for Rangers after 21 minutes when the Croatian International poked the ball past Chris Smith from Broadfoots cro s.After a slack start, Kyle Lafferty burst into action just two minutes later when weaved into Nazem Kadri Jersey the penalty area to slot home past Smith to double Rangers advantage. It looked game-over for Dunfermline on 38 minutes when Algerian defender Madjid Bougherra bombed forward to flick home a fine near-post Vladimir Wei s cro s. The First Division side got a goal back just before half-time when Calum Woods was not Borje Salming Women Jersey picked up at the back post and nodded in to make it 3-1. Dunfermlines travelling support were in raptures just after half-time when Gibson produced an excellent cro s from the right and Cardle headed past Alexander.But the dream Felix Potvin Women Jersey of a comeback lasted one minute when Kyle Lafferty got his second of the evening when substitute Steven Naismith set up the striker to cooly slot into Dominic Moore Jersey the net. Young midfielder Kyle Hutton was the most impre sive man on the park last night with an excellent pa sing range and immaculate in his pa sing accuracy.Jelavic netted his first two Rangers goals at IbroxThe goal of the night came from Nikica Jelavic on 59 minutes when Little pa sed the ball into Jelavic and the powerful striker acrobatically produced a stunning Kasperi Kapanen Kids Jersey overhead kick into the top corner.Kyle Lafferty netted his hat-trick on 71 minutes for Rangers, his first for the club since joining in 2008. Steven Naismith got the other with a looping header which ended a great night for Rangers in the League Cup and send them into the next round.
Stadium Journey, publishes . Theyve just posted Johnny Bower Women Jersey their 250th different venue review, and their first from the Premier League. Only fitting to start with Andreas Borgman Kids Jersey the Theatre of Dreams.It was a chilly yet sunny Saturday afternoon in October Darryl Sittler Women Jersey when I descended the platform of the Old Trafford Metrolink stop via the Altrincham line and headed Adam Cracknell Men Jersey straight towards Manchester Uniteds home ground down Sir Matt Busby WayTheyd love to get the reaction of Manchester United Curtis Mcelhinney Men Jersey fans Frederik Andersen Kids Jersey to the review, so take a look and let them know what you think:
Its great to see the premiership with another superstar in the shape of Luis Suarez. Superstars have been in abundance over the premiership years with the likes of Zola, Henry, Bergkamp, Ronaldo, etc but Suarez is the next on that prestigious list. Yes vast Darryl Sittler Women Jersey quantities of money have been spent this season but apart from perhaps Aguero their were no new superstars brought to Ben Harpur Men Jersey the premiership.Aguero is cla s and finishes well but does he have the magic of Suarez. Aguero also has the luxury of the other new superstar of the premiership to gift wrap most of his goals David Silva and boy can he play but Andreas Borgman Women Jersey when youve been brought through the ranks withe like of Xavi and Iniesta is this no suprise.So back to Suarez who has that je ne sais quoi or as the latest interpretation spells it out the Swagger. This is a player who has it all to become the biggest star in the premiership and Jake Gardiner Men Jersey potentially the next in line to Me si/Ronaldo, I still find it hard to split these two.He has the drive, selfishne s, desire and Jake Muzzin Jersey most of the technical ability to succeed anywhere. Liverpool got him at a snip at 22m and already he is double that value. If they spent 35m on Carroll then by that comparison hes worth 100m but then how much would Me si be worth? So were ble sed Tyson Barrie Men Jersey to have the pleasure to watch this player week in week out and with Kenny at the helm Im sure this combination will make Liverpool a force to be reckoned with again.
Im now onto my third Npower Championship preview of Leicester Citys opponents 2011/2012. This time I set my focus on Blackpool, the Seasiders set the Premier League alight last season, but unfortunately for Ian Holloways side they tailed off towards the end of the campaign and eventually felt the force of the deadly drop, as they were relegated back to the Championship at the first attempt, can Holloway conquer the Championship this season or Adam Cracknell Jersey will the Seasiders settle for a mid-table finishBlackpool PreviewAfter a memorable season in the Premier League Blackpool sadly said goodbye to the first tier, as despite a cracking start in 10/11 the Seasiders failed to match the promise they showed in the first half of the season, as they eventually felt the force of deadly relegation. This now means that Blackpool will take part in the Npower Championship after a season away from the second tier; pundits may well claim that Blackpool will be the weakest of the three relegated sides; however manager Ian Holloway has resulted in some superior Cody Ceci Jersey signings as most notably striker Kevin Phillips and the experienced Barry Ferguson have joined the club. The Seasiders love to play a bra s of attacking football and they will certainly have threats coming from the wide flanks, they will look to score a handful of goals in the 11/12 campaign but the defence also needs to be secure. Ian Holloways side are capable of another promotion; however with the Npower Championship being a formidable division, a premature return to the Premier League may well be out of the question.Key PlayersAfter the departure of Charlie Adam to Liverpool, the Seasiders will now have to pursue a new breed of players which will be influential to their promotion challenge. With Adam being the key part of the Blackpool side, replacement candidates to be the key players for the Seasiders will be knocking on the door in the early stages of the season. Some names that have potential include wingers Matt Phillips and Gary Taylor-Fletcher, both players made an impact in the Premier League last term as highly rated Phillips caused plenty of problems. Signed from Wycombe the 20 year old tricky winger will have a big part to play, meanwhile Taylor-Fletcher is more Jake Gardiner Jersey established than young Matt Phillips. Taylor-Fletcher can play as a winger and as striker, capable of scoring goals and causing opposition defences headaches he will also be a vital part of the Blackpool side. Finally 38 year old Super Kevin Phillips has entered the fray at Bloomfield Road, even though he is coming to the end of what has been an illustrious career, he can still score goals on a regular basis. This proves that Blackpool has plenty of attacking threats for the season ahead.Manager Ian HollowayIan Holloway is one of the most eccentric and colourful managers in English football, with his comical impre sion and his serious quotes the former Leicester City bo s has brought a vast of quality attacking football to Bloomfield Road over the past two seasons. Securing promotion via the Play- Cody Ceci Women Jersey offs in season 2009/2010 after many pundits clearly wrote the team off at the start of that campaign, Blackpool then amazed football fans last season, by beating the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham but Holloway couldnt manage to keep the Seasiders afloat, as they were eventually relegated back to the Championship. Holloway has vast experience with numerous Championship sides, he will most likely cause conflict between the media but the 48 year old is clearly backed by Chairman Karl Oyston, this season Holloway could well manage Blackpool to another succe sful season Nic Petan Kids Jersey whether that includes another promotion is an entirely differentmatter. Ins and OutsIns Bojan Djordjic(Videton), Kevin Phillips(Birmingham), Matt Hill(Barnsley), Gerado Bruna(Liverpool), Barry Ferguson(Birmingham), Robert Harris(Queen of the South), Paul Bignot(Newport), Angel Martinez(Girona), Craig Sutherland(North Carolina)Outs Paul Rachubka(Leeds), Rob Edwards(Barnsley), Danny Coid(Accrington Stanley), Marlon Harewood(Shenzhen Phoenix), Andy Reid(Nottingham Forest), Ishmel Demontagnac(Notts County), Charlie Adam(Liverpool), Richard Kingson(Released), Malaury Martin(Released), Jason Euell(Released), David Carney(Released)Overall ThoughtsBlackpool is very capable of another promotion push, Ian Holloways style of play should warrant them with a decent finish. Ian Evatt and Alex Eric Fehr Kids Jersey Baptiste in defence is a solid partnership, while the experience of Barry Ferguson will certainly help. Blackpools major threat will come from the wings; however due to the departure of Charlie Adam, and with Dj Campbell also po sibly heading out of the exit door they could lack goals. They should reach the heights of the play-offs, but staying in the top six for the majority of the season is unlikely. Prediction 9th
Under fire West Ham bo s Avram Grant is set to be preparing a shock six month loan deal for Liverpool winger Joe Cole, who Grant believes won Billy Smith Men Jersey t fit into new Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglishs plans for the rest of the season.Cole, 29, scored ten in goals in 126 appearances for West Ham, Nick Leddy Men Jersey his first club, between 1998 and 2003. Cole then moved to Chelsea where in the 2007-08 season, current Hammers bo s Grant was manager. When Grant was sacked after le s than a season at the Chelsea helm, Cole sent him a very touching me sage Adam Pelech Women Jersey about how much he had enjoyed his time under the Israeli.Liverpool would be happy to see off Cole for the Matt Martin Jersey remainder of the season, making the move beneficial for all parties involved. The struggling England winger signed for Liverpool on a free in the summer when Roy Hodgson was in charge. Cole has failed to spark life Matt Martin Men Jersey into Liverpool though, scoring once in 11 appearances all season.Meanwhile, Former Aston Villa bo s Martin ONeill has said he wont be replacing Grant, apparently appalled at the West Ham boards treatment of their current man at the top. Sam Allardyce, formerly of Blackburn is now the main Valtteri Filppula Kids Jersey target for the Hammers, although exNewcastle gaffer Chris Houghton is also set to be contacted.
The Stoke City manager Tony Pulis has stated that his team can collect points and even win the match against Manchester United in the lunchtime encounter on Sunday. Ever since Stoke City have been in the Premier League, since the 2008/09 season, they have never collected a point against the Red Semyon Varlamov Kids Jersey Devils in the four games played. Stoke have not even scored a goal against Manchester United in the Premier League. The matches were played on November 15th 2008 (Man Utd 5 0 Stoke), December 26th 2008 (Stoke 0 1 Man Utd), September 26th 2009 (Stoke 0 Valtteri Filppula Men Jersey 2 Man Utd) and May 9th 2010 (Man Utd 4 0 Thomas Hickey Women Jersey Stoke). This means that in the past two years, Stoke have conceded 12 goals against United and failed to score a single goal. Stoke currently rank 10th in the Premier League table with 10 points, four le s than Uniteds (5th place) 14 points. United have been somewhat disappointing away from home this season New York Islanders Jacket , and the media spotlight being continuously on the team recently with the Rooney saga, which has now been clarified after Wayne signed a new contract, was said to be disrupting the squad harmony. Despite Rooneys drop in form, Manchester United have still found goals this season as Berbatov has re-discovered his goalscoring form, scoring 6 in 8 appearances. One key absentee for Stoke is Dean Whitehead, but United also have an Denis Potvin Women Jersey important player mi sing about which much was said lately, Wayne Rooney. Chicharito and Berbatov are expected to start up front. The full expected line-up is goalkeeper Van der Sar, full-back Rafael and Evra, central defence partners Ferdinand and Vidic, Flether and Nani on the wings, Carrick and Scholes in the centre of midfield, and striking pair Berbatov and Clark Gillies Women Jersey Hernandez. Prediction: In this match we are expecting Manchester United to register their first away win this season. United should be able to put two goals or more past opposition goalkeeper Sorensen.
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