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Sunday’s 1:30 kick off was a cakewalk for Chelsea.  Daniel Sturridge scored within 60 seconds to give Chelsea the lead against QPR, and they were 4-0 up after just 25 minutes.  They added two more goals in the second half,...read more »

After most game weeks, the performance given by Wayne Rooney would’ve been more than enough to seal his place in the team of the week: in a fiercely contested derby match between the red half of Manchester and the red...read more »

The Premier League was rather flush with fixtures on Saturday, in a schedule that is ever more so controlled by television companies and viewing figures. Eight fixtures were played in total, providing the staple diet for any Premier League fan:...read more »

Our unhealthy and unnatural obsession with the economic value of everything in society does not exclude our obsession with football. I remember when Newcastle broke the transfer record to buy the £15m Alan Shearer in 1996. It was, at the time, especially for a...read more »

It’s funny how there are cycles within a football season. This campaign started with both Manchester clubs seemingly running away with the title, even only after a handful of games. Then United went through something of a sticky patch and...read more »

Steve Kean has talent, shocking I know but he does. Anyone that manages to stay in a Premier League job despite only seven Premier League wins in a year must have some ability, some working faculty, that has managed to...read more »

There has been much made of Steve Kean most of it not positive. “Get Kean out” is the most popular chant down at Ewood park right now with fans protesting at nearly every game for his head so much so...read more »

Another game, where at half time, even though it was only 2-1, it felt like it was in the bag. We were confidently knocking the ball about, had Blackburn chasing shadows and apart from one blip, all was looking good. Then…we...read more »

Yakubu Aiyegbini has always been somewhat of an enigma. Undoubtably one of the best natural finishers in British football, he has often carried this along with a bulk to make Neville Southall blush, yet apparently without the passion to spend...read more »

If anybody was in any doubt this weekends round of games once again showed up the glaringly obvious lack of firepower at manager David Moyes’ disposal. Admittedly this is not a new problem for Moyes to have to contend with,...read more »