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The Silly Little Men in Jemerie Aliadiere Saga

February 28, 2008 – 5:27 pm

Middlesbrough chairman, Steve Gibson, has an interesting take on FA officials. He called them “amateurs and silly little men” on Wednesday after they increased Jeremie Aliadiere’s ban in response to their appeal. If I am in his shoes, I will be appalled too and his adjectives are pretty close to the mark, the FA aren’t [...]

By JohnST | Also posted in Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Premiere League | Comments (5)

“Whistleblowers Line” To Expose Fishy Transfer Deals

February 15, 2008 – 7:58 am

No more shady transfers. The Football Association had appointed Quest, a forensic intelligence company helmed by former London police chief Lord Stevens, to conduct an audit of league transfers, beginning with January’s transfer window. The audit will also extend into this summer’s dealings.
Quest has collaborated with the FA over the past year to investigate “bungs” [...]

By Amano | Also posted in Premiere League | Comments (0)

England Clash With Croatia Again in World Cup

November 27, 2007 – 11:52 pm

And then there were two… The ink has barely dried from the discussions of England’s European Championships debacle, courtesy of Croatia who cruelly drove the final stake into the coffin, and fate has brought them together again.Last Sunday, the results from the preliminary 2010 World Cup draw revealed that both teams are now in Group [...]

By JohnST | Also posted in Croatia, England, European Championships, World Cup | Comments (0)

England’s Loss to Croatia - Afterthoughts

November 23, 2007 – 11:21 pm

Before England’s downfall to Croatia, the thought of McClaren sneaking off to the toilet crossed my mind. It certainly works for the Israelis. Wouldn’t it be great if we can replay the entire scene, with the game tied at 2-2, and McClaren excused himself to visit the gents, it may be an inspired England who [...]

By JohnST | Also posted in Croatia, England, European Championships, Premiere League | Comments (0)

Botched Experiment For McClaren

November 18, 2007 – 1:38 am

I had meant to tone down the criticism of Steve McClaren after Croatia coach, Steve Bilic, had his two cents about the difficulties in managing a national team. He said: “As a club manager you need a couple of years to make or build a team. In a national team you need three or four [...]

By JohnST | Also posted in Croatia, England, European Championships | Comments (0)

Steve McClaren Prepares For His Last Stand

November 14, 2007 – 1:27 am

Despite facing vehement calls to resign, McClaren is putting up a brave front and insisted he is confident of reaching next summer’s finals and that he is the right man to lead England through qualifying campaign for the World Cup.
Audacious statements from a man secure about his own talent but it appears to be misplaced. [...]

By JohnST | Also posted in England, European Championships | Comments (0)