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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Tottenham Frustrated By Arsenal Again

I can only shake my head in disbelief after watching this Carling Cup semi final 1st leg derby. So much is clear - either Arsenal are damn lucky or Tottenham have a mental block. Arsenal’s veritable unbeaten run against their arch-rival (20 games since November 1999) was extended after Theo Walcott salvaged a 1-1 draw […]

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Everton Crumble To Own Goal In Carling Cup Semi-Final

Chelsea move a step closer to retaining the Carling Cup with a 2-1 victory over Everton in the semi-final first leg on Tuesday. The second leg will take place at Everton on January 23 - the winner clashing with Arsenal or Tottenham at Wembley on February 24.
Shaun Wright-Phillips was the toast of the day as Chelsea overcame […]

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Liverpool Can Look Up to Arsenal For Success

The FA Cup Third Round is over. Premier League clubs were reminded that playing in their lucrative league doesn’t give them a divine right to qualify in the FA Cup - they have to earn their stripes. So far, the Big Four are in the clear, save for Liverpool who need to go through a […]

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FA Cup Upsets For Premier League Clubs

The giant-killers are back in action and this is what makes the FA Cup extravaganza so enticing for soccer fans the world over - record books are shredded and the underdogs triumph over the Goliaths.
Without exception, the FA Cup Third Round saw several casualties. Everton FC was the latest club to suffer an ignominious elimination […]

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Tottenham Defense In Shambles

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos vowed to tighten up his rearguard and he is not averse to overhauling the entire defense with new blood as the transfer window beckons.
He said: “If we cannot sort the problems out with the players we already have, then we will look outside for other players. We are paying dearly for […]

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SoccerNet Live Downtime

Sorry guys, there was some downtime yesterday and I did not have access to the blog to do any updates. Really bothersome as it is tough enough to maintain a blog without contending with technical issues, too bad, it does happen and we just have to bear with it.
Anyway, thanks to godaddy for replying to […]

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Hodgson’s Fulham Taste Defeat Against Chelsea

Chelsea ensured a miserable New Year’s Day for Roy Hodgson in his debut as Fulham manager. Mohamed Al Fayed, the chairman, had earlier sacked Lawrie Sanchez for entrenching Fulham in the relegation zone, having won just twice in the league. In Hodgson, he now places his faith that better days are ahead. Nevertheless, Hodgson has […]

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