Archive for October, 2007
Batistuta says Man Utd the perfect club for Carlos Tevez
Posted on 27. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Gabriel Batistuta says Manchester United is the perfect club for Carlos Tevez.
Batistuta - who bagged an astonishing 56 international goals in 78 appearances - has been carefully monitoring events in England from the other side of the world and is convinced Tevez will become an Old Trafford legend.
He said: “Carlito is definitely at the [...]
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Spurs to be led by Ramos, Poyet team
Posted on 27. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Tottenham are confident of unveiling Sevilla coach Juande Ramos as new manager next week.
The Daily Mail says Martin Jol was called to a meeting with chairman Daniel Levy and his fellow directors before the UEFA Cup tie with Getafe and told that it would be his last match.
A club statement, released only after the 2-1 [...]
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List of noisiest fans in the Premier League, Sunderland on top
Posted on 27. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Who has the loudest fans in the Premier League?
Decibel meter readings taken across home matches for all Premier League teams during August and September, showed that the loudest home crowd was Sunderland.
Average peak volume of the Sunderland crowd at home reaching 129.2 decibels & 150; louder than a rock concert (115 decibels) and almost [...]
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Big Sam hails midfield warrior Barton
Posted on 27. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Sam Allardyce believes Joey Barton is the complete midfield player.
But he has not made his mind up whether to give his £5.8m signing his first Premier League start for Newcastle at Reading on Saturday. The Newcastle boss told the Evening Chronicle: “Midfielders today need all-round ability to do a bit of everything in order to [...]
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Cardiff sign Man City wonder goalie Schmeichel
Posted on 27. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Cardiff have signed Manchester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel on a month’s loan.
The 20 year old goes straight into the squad for the visit of Scunthorpe on Saturday after a proposed move to Coca-Cola Championship rivals Coventry collapsed earlier this week.
“The Bluebirds confirm the signing of Kasper Schmeichel from Manchester City initially on a month’s loan,” [...]
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Man Utd rule out TV rights breakaway
Posted on 27. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Manchester United joint chairman Joel Glazer ruled out a breakaway from the Premier League over the way clubs negotiate their TV rights.
Glazer said: “I think the collective TV rights model is working very well. It’s a major reason why the Premier League is the most popular league in the world. All games are competitive and [...]
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Ferguson: Jol relieved to be sacked
Posted on 27. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Sir Alex Ferguson feels Martin Jol is probably relieved his tortuous time as Tottenham manager has finally come to an end.
Ferguson interviewed Jol for a job as his assistant at Manchester United, having been impressed by the work he had done in his native Holland at RKC Waalwijk.
Ferguson was as saddened as anybody when [...]
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Ferguson ready to unleash Hargreaves
Posted on 27. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has declared Owen Hargreaves fit and ready to start against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The England international has been restricted to just three appearances since his £18million move from Bayern Munich after failing to shrug off a knee problem.
However, an injection to cure swelling caused by tendonitis appears [...]
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Chelsea boss Avram Grant tells Wright-Phillips to fight for place
Posted on 27. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Chelsea boss Avram Grant has told Shaun Wright-Phillips he will have to fight for a starting spot in The Blues’ first XI.
The England international was omitted from the squad to face Schalke in the Champions League on Wednesday evening, and is now struggling to force his way back into contention for the weekend visit of [...]
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Sevilla coach Ramos quits for £25M Spurs deal
Posted on 27. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Juande Ramos has resigned as Sevilla coach, so paving the way to join Tottenham as new manager.
According to reports in Spain, Ramos has agreed a four-year deal and is expected to join Spurs on Monday.
Without mentioning Tottenham by name, the 53-year-old Ramos told his personal website: “For my family and career it is impossible [...]
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Tottenham set to unveil Sevilla coach Ramos as Jol successor
Posted on 26. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Tottenham are confident of unveiling Sevilla coach Juande Ramos as new manager next week.
The Daily Mail says Martin Jol was called to a meeting with chairman Daniel Levy and his fellow directors before the UEFA Cup tie with Getafe and told that it would be his last match.
A club statement, released only after the [...]
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Boss Martin Jol leaves Spurs !
Posted on 26. Oct, 2007 by Milox.
Tottenham confirmed the departure of Martin Jol after last night’s UEFA Cup defeat at home by Getafe.
In a statement, Spurs declared: “We can confirm that the board has this evening asked Martin Jol, club manager, and Chris Hughton, first team coach, to stand down with immediate effect. “We have not taken these decisions lightly [...]
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