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Portsmouth’s Administration Must Prompt Premier Leauge To Examine Bad Practices

March 1, 2010 – 7:14 pm

Will football fans still show the same interest in the Premier League if Manchester United and Liverpool go into administration and slipped into oblivion? Portsmouth is only the tip of the iceberg and there are more club failures over the horizon.

By JohnST | Also posted in Premier League | Comments (1)

Portsmouth Power Into FA Cup Final

April 6, 2008 – 6:34 pm

Portsmouth have been toiling away, achieving a lofty sixth position in the Premier League table, but until they win some silverware, nobody takes them seriously. Perceptions of mediocrity could change in the coming weeks, now that they advanced into the FA Cup final for the first time in 69 years. A solitary goal by Nwankwo [...]

By JohnST | Also posted in FA Cup | Comments (1)

Manchester United Undone By the Referee?

March 10, 2008 – 6:45 pm

The annihilation of Manchester United and Chelsea in the FA Cup last week leaves the Big Four unrepresented in the semi-finals, a phenomenon not seen since 1987. All four are still in the Champions League but the domestic competition which prides itself on producing spectacular drama and upsets are raising doubts on their superiority.
The 1-0 [...]

By JohnST | Also posted in Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo, FA Cup, Manchester United | Comments (2)

Sol Campbell Rally Against Crowd Abuse

December 23, 2007 – 6:15 am

Sol Campbell has molded himself into a crusader against crowd abuse towards footballers and managers. Indignant that their human rights are being breached by soccer fans who hurl verbal abuse, he is seeking redress from the Football Association and has garnered support within the soccer fraternity.
Campbell must have been so pissed off that he rang [...]

By JohnST | Also posted in Premier League, Tottenham | Comments (3)