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What Do You Want From the New Stadium?
2008-01-28 11:54:00 It seems inevitable that within the next four years we will be moving from Upton Park to a new stadium. From what I understand we are using the same architects who are designing the new Liverpool stadium. The aim is to design a stadium better than the Emirates. The Liverpool stadium is placing great emphasis ... More About: Stadium , West Ham , New Stadium
Threadbare squad and more players leaving than coming, I say, so what!
2008-01-28 11:16:00 Yes, we only have a few days left of the transfer window and yes the only news we seem to be hearing at the moment is that of players signing for other clubs, going out on loan or bids been accepted for others, but I say, so what? Yes, I can understand the somewhat negative feeling or the feeling that nothing is happening, but rest assured, Martin O'Neill is probably the busiest person at Villa Park at the moment and players are coming. More About: Aston Villa , Players , Squad , Leaving
WEBFLASH AH AH: Gary Cahill set to join Bolton
2008-01-28 09:11:00 Once again, the club are not telling us this, instead it comes from loads of other news sources so maybe a bid hasn't been accepted by Villa from Bolton for Gary Cahill? Of course, just because the club site is saying nothing doesn't mean it isn't true and doesn't mean it didn't happen last week. I mean, we're only fans, right? More About: Aston Villa , Join
Mellberg signs for Juventus, but stays for the season
2008-01-28 06:21:00 Olof Mellberg has signed for Juventus in a deal that will likely see him in finish out his top flight professional career in Italy. The good news, if there really can be with us losing a very good player, is he'll be staying with us until the end of the season. I can already see the Viking hats and comedy beards (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/redirect.html ?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.am azon.co.uk%2FViking-Helmet-Hat-hard-plast ic%2Fdp%2FB000VOCK58%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dga teway%26qid%3D1201524353%26sr%3D8-1&t ag=avfcblog-21&linkCode=ur2&camp= 1634&creative=6738) been sold out for the Wigan match at Villa Park in May. More About: Aston Villa , Season , Signs , Stays
JJ & the all new Spurs
2008-01-28 05:51:00 The laugh that went around the pub as the replay showed Safety First, Michael Dawson, pushing the ball from danger with his hand told the story of yesterday?s game. There wasn?t a whole lot of expectation of a win at Old Trafford given it?s unhappiness as our hunting ground since 1989. There wasn?t a whole ... More About: Tottenham Hotspur , Spurs
Barack Obama?s Claret & Blue Army?
2008-01-28 00:15:00 A More About: Barack Obama , Barack , Obama , Blue , Army
FA Cup review: Arsenal back in the comfort zone
2008-01-27 18:36:00 Arsenal 3 (Adebayor 51, 83, Butt og 89) Newcastle 0 What were we so worried about? After a first half display that lacked a lot of cohesion, and in which Newcastle admittedly caused a few problems without creating much in the way of clear cut chances, the second half was completely one sided, and Arsenal strolled through to round five. Early on, Rosicky did what Rosicky always does - got injured just as he was getting into some kind of form, and was replaced by Eduardo. Clichy had to be alert to clear Smith's shot off the line, while Cesc had the best chance, toe poking Clichy's excellent long ball straight at Given. Diaby also forced a fine save with a curling effort, but 0-0 was about right for a half in which the sides mainly cancelled each other out, despite attacking intent at either end. If the first half was disappointing, the second half was anything but. Early on, the crucial breakthough was made when Cesc's flick round the corner found Eduardo, whose curling shot came b... More About: Arsenal , Review , Back , Zone , Comfort zone
Manchester United v/s TottenHam
2008-01-27 12:53:00 Manchester United v/s Tottenham A long rest we are now set for the FA cup.UNited are going to face Tottenham at Trafford for which we are likely going expect a win.Tottenham in their last game against Arsenal defeated well by a huge margins so that wont make things for Granted at home.On the other side,United legend(in making) Paul Scholes is going to comeback after three months in this one.Atleast we are going to see him substitutes if not in playing.Midfield was a bit messed up in the Reading game and its time for Scholey to set things up. United now are going to have another mid-field player which makes even more competitive in middle .We are going to see soon one those players leaving the club(expect for Carrick,Anderson,Hargreaves,Scholes,Ronal do and Giggs),and Fletcher looks more obvious one compared to others.Well in past he has shown his interest in leaving the club for many times and this time he also may move. (more…) More About: Manchester United , Manchester
celebrity gossip: transfer shenanigans of cale and tweedlum
2008-01-27 05:14:00 And in other news, it seems celebrity hot-gossip couple Ashford Cale and Sharon Tweedlum's seemingly 'unbreakable' relationship has finally "hit the rocks" with shocking revelations of a 'tapping up' nature, after Ashford had been allegedly spotted in the restaurant of a well-known central London hotel, having 'transfer discussions' with a very attractive looking lady hairdresser without the permission of Sharon, a.k.a., Mrs Cale. Ashford, who has long claimed to be a childhood fan of Sharon, now appears to be ready to move on after having found 'pastures anew', in the form of blonde hairdressing bombshell, Ms Wowton.Petra Canyon, Chairperson of Chelsea Slags and best mates with Ms Wowton, insists that the... More About: Celebrity , Celebrity Gossip , Gossip , Transfer
Give Senderos Your Belief, and Kolo?s Absence will not be felt?
2008-01-26 13:17:00 A preview and focus on just the one major news-story today - Australia Day has taken the best out of me. All beached out and ready to collapse somewhere, it was good reminiscing with some old South African expat friends of mine, though… More About: Arsenal , Felt , Give , Belief
Aston Villa 1 Blackburn 1
2008-01-26 10:59:00 It ended all square and we were probably the luckier of the two sides. I'm not going into details as I've got to rush off for dinner but Doc is back from his holiday and will be doing a report later. I will say that we're lucky we're quite good at set pieces and we've got a good keeper in Scott Carson. More About: Aston Villa , Blackburn , Villa , Aston
The Doc?s Diagnosis: Transfers or not?
2008-01-26 03:49:00 Well, I've had Sky Sports News on permanently, I've set up every mobile alert known to mankind, I'm first onto the Guardian Rumour Mill every morning and still...and still..there's no news. There are two ways we can read this. Either O'Neill and his team are playing their cards very close to their chests indeed (and they tend to do this), or the Ulsterman has decided that the squad he has - especially with a fairly tame-looking run in at home - is sufficient to see Villa home to a top 6 finish, and he'll do his business in the summer. What do you think? More About: Aston Villa , Transfers , Diagnosis
Toure?s injury shouldn?t affect Arsenal, and Newcastle preview
2008-01-26 00:19:00 With Arsenal the target of the week for many papers, particularly the Mail, who have decided to lead a campaign for Adebayor to get banned (probably because he's an 'orrible forriner), it is no surprise to see them talk about the 'latest blow to a reeling club' that is Kolo Toure 's groin injury over in Ghana. Toure was taken off during the Ivorians comfortable victory over Benin, which all but confirmed he and Eboue would remain for the quarter finals, but initial suggestions are that his injury is a tweak or minor pull, which would affect his country more than his club. With the Ivory Coast top of their group after two wins, he is now unlikely to play in their final game, while the full extent of his injury is examined. But given that these injuries are often three week affairs, he may be fit just in time for his return to England. The risk is that he aggravates the injury being rushed back for the later stages of the cup. Back to the immediate football, and Newcastle arr... More About: Preview , Injury
Wishing Arsenal fans a happy Australia Day
2008-01-25 23:39:00 Unfortunately there’s no post today. There are more important things to do like eat sausages in bread, swim in kiddies pools, drink plenty of beer and hang outwith pretty girls wrapped in Australia n flags… Happy Australia Day! Here’s to the Arctic Monkeys sneaking a heap of songs into the Triple J Hottest 100 (and Arsenal smashing Kevin ... More About: Fans , Wishing
acn ?08: arsenal?s toure injured
2008-01-25 21:11:00 Uh oh. You can see what's coming, can't you? Kolo Toure has suffered a groin injury playing for the Ivory Coast against Benin in the African Cup of Nations 2008 being held in Ghana, West Africa. The Arsenal player had to be substituted late in the first half, in a game in which the Ivorians won 4-1. It's difficult to judge how serious the defender's injury is watching the footage, and much as I respect a player wanting to do their utmost for his country, I sincerely hope he is not pressed back into service before the injury is fully healed. We are fast approaching... More About: Injured
Sky+ played tricks with me on Tuesday night
2008-01-25 16:51:00 Having been out on Tuesday night, I completely missed the Carling Cup semi final embarrassment against Spurs, and as such had to Sky+ the entire match and watch it on Wednesday when I got back. Thanks to some luck, and instructing people that I wanted to avoid the score will all my might, I managed to get home without having an inkling about the outcome. Sitting down to watch the game on Wednesday afternoon, I couldn't help but be struck by something. The programme was supposed to start at 7.30, and end at 10.15, but the recording was 192 minutes long, more than three hours and would've therefore ended at around 10.40. With kick off at 8pm this told me one very simple fact - the tie had gone to extra time. At first, I was disappointed to have noticed this - I hate knowing what'll happen before it does, but as Spurs took the lead, I relaxed, knowing that a comeback was imminent. When Spurs scored a second, I allowed myself a little smile. You see, knowing that the tie wo... More About: Arsenal , Tricks , Night
Who Are Our Stars of the Future?
2008-01-25 12:15:00 It was great two see another two graduates of the Upton Park Academy feature against Arsenal on New Year’s Day. Jack Collison played for much of the game and James Tomkins was on the bench. I’m not a regualr follower of youth team football, so I can’t shed much light on who else is likely ... More About: Stars , Future , The Future , West Ham
The Arsenal Story set to be Flaminified
2008-01-25 11:26:00 As we all wait for the dust to settle after the ever-falling fallout from the Carling Cup, Arsenal are suddenly hit with some rather pomp and proper good news - some of it involving people getting leniently off the hook, and a certain midfielder giving some very good vibes off with wink-of-the-eye hints. ... More About: Story , The Arsenal
Resurrection
2008-01-25 08:00:00 My face is aching from the smile I’ve been beaming out ever since Tuesday night. I’ve had the songs of the night buzzing round my head wherever I go and swelled with pride at each newspaper headline and conversation overheard on the tube but the best is the knowing nod at everyone I pass in ... More About: Tottenham Hotspur , Resurrection , Rect
Match Prediction: Blackburn at Villa Park
2008-01-25 02:55:00 Just because we beat them 4-0 last time out, in their back garden, it doesn't mean it will be as easy this time - although I'll get straight to the point - this really should be a home win. Blackburn are doing quite well and mathematically they could go ahead of us and into 5th place if they beat us on Saturday, so it's not going to be that easy. More About: Aston Villa , Park , Match , Villa
College Soccer Recruiting in the USA
2008-01-25 00:32:00 Last month, Brad Barnett wrote about what it takes for a goalkeeper to break in at the college level. For advice about how to perform on the field to get recruited to a college soccer program in the USA, see his post. This post is mostly about what to do off the field to attract attention from coaches.ResearchIn their sophomore year, the goalkeeper should research schools that they would be interested in playing for. These schools should be ones that the goalkeeper would be happy going to even if they were not playing soccer for them. This is hard to do without visiting schools in person, but that part comes later.Just a word on levels. I am a big advocate of goalkeepers going to junior colleges for their first two years and transfering to higher level schools afterwards. At a two year school, everybody plays more, the classes are generally easier, and it is a good way to adjust to life away from home for the first time.Introduction letterAt the end of sophomore year or beginning of... More About: College , Soccer , Recruiting
A cheer and raised glass for Olof Mellberg
2008-01-24 11:41:00 After the Liverpool result the other night one of the things I said I wanted to talk about was our defensive players. I never got round to it, but I'm going to touch on it now. Offer Mellberg £50,000 a week to stay for three more seasons. Hell, offer him more if that's what it is going to take. He's an excellent defender and for me a great right back. More About: Cheer , Glass
Horrible, horrible, horrible but it can’t be allowed to ruin our seas
2008-01-23 23:30:00 Tottenham 5 (Jenas 3, Bendtner og 28, Keane 49, Lennon 60, Malbranque 90) Arsenal 1 (Adebayor 70) Ouch. No matter what the occasion, no matter who the players, a 5-1 reverse to Spurs will always hurt, and rightly so. To claim that it doesn't matter because it's 'only the Carling Cup' or 'only the reserves' misses the point. Our kids are rightly lauded for their talents, and for players of quality, getting hammered is always painful irrespective of the context. It was always going to be a tough night. Spurs had the upper hand in both recent matches at the Emirates without getting the results they merited, and they smelt blood last night as Wenger opted to field largely the same side as in the first leg, contrary to media reports claiming it was at full strength. Gallas and Sagna came into the defence due to everyone else being unavailable, while Hleb started in midfield. As so often in North London derbies, it was Spurs who opened the scoring, Jenas finishing well aft... More About: Ruin , Seas , Allo
Youth Goalkeeping Series: Part 3 of 3
2008-01-23 23:06:00 “KEEPER!” The first word most young goalkeepers learn to communicate from the goal is, “Keeper!” When translated into our everyday language, “Keeper” means “I want the ball!” A goalkeeper’s ability to communicate is a skill that must be developed and encouraged early in a goalkeeper’s formal training. Learning to communicate is as important as developing the correct footwork and handling skills. Young keeper’s take their first step to connecting with their team by learning how to communicate effectively and therefore establishing a presence on the soccer field. Observing youth soccer games at the U10 and U12 ages we can recognize those young goalkeepers who are developing a confidence or “presence” on the soccer field through their ability to verbally and distinctly let everyone know they want the ball by simply stating, “Keeper!” Once the goalkeeper is comfortable saying “Keeper”, ... More About: Series , Youth , Part , Part 3
Spurs vs arsenal - Carling Cup Semi Final, 2nd Leg: Que sera sera
2008-01-23 09:32:00 Prologue Writing a match report for me is thoroughly involved affair. I’m not even sure why I do it the way I do. It was never a conscious decision. I’ve tried in the past to cut them down, to give the facts and more than anything to keep them brief, but I can’t. I just can’t and believe me, they take plenty of time to compose. But don’t for one second I do it expecting any kind of rewards. I have my selfish motives, because every word I type takes me back to those 90 minutes and I get to relive it all over again. It’s 1.28am - a few hours after referee Howard Webb sounded the final whistle, not that anyone actually heard it. I’m sitting at the desk of my night job ready to spend the shift telling my tale. The only problem is I don’t know if I can handle going through it all over again. Football fans die early, I’ve always said that. We stand there week after week being put through the mill by our chosen clubs dear to our hearts,... More About: Arsenal , Carling Cup , Final , Spurs , Semi
The Lerner Galleries and Spurs reach League Cup final
2008-01-23 02:25:00 First to the £5mn. donation by Randy Lerner to the National Portrait Gallery (http://www.npg.org.uk). The cynic in me says he's looking for a knighthood or residency but the nice guy side says, he's simply a generous chap. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I'll explain. Randy Lerner has given the institution's largest single donation to date and the ground-floor galleries are being renamed the Lerner Galleries in recognition. More About: Final , League , Spurs , Reach
young guns: an own goal too far?
More articles from this author:2008-01-23 01:23:00 This is going to be a difficult post to write - I shall do my best to write with my head, and not my heart. For the first time since 1999, we lost to Tottenham, and painfully, by a large margin too. The truth is, there was always going to be a first time when it was going to happen, and yesterday unfortunately was that day. One might look at this result in a couple of ways - the smaller picture, or the bigger picture. Let's do both starting with the smaller picture, the actual game itself. Firstly, you could argue that this was a big game to be playing Walcott in, considering the fact that the lad needs to build up his confidence in order that his natural talent can flourish. You could also make a case that Gilberto still isn't match fit, and for a... More About: Guns , Young , Goal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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