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Premier League fixtures 09/10 season
The new Premiership fixtures have been released today by the FA and as usual there are some interesting fixtures and run ins for the big four. The season starts on August 15th and finishes on May 9th which is 2 weeks earlier than last season in order to allow players to prepare for the world [...]
Story of the season so far: November 08
As the Premier league entered the month of November there were 2 teams making the headlines on and off the pitch and that was Arsene Wenger’s up and down Arsenal and Big Phil Scolari’s Chelsea.
Story of the season so far: October 08
The month of October saw the Premier Leagues managers make all the headlines. Joe Kinnear proved that ‘fiasco’ and ‘farce’ weren’t the only ‘F’ words they know at Newcastle whilst Harry Redknapp was branded a Judas on the south coast yet again, turning his back on Portsmouth for the second time in just 4 years.
Story of the season so far: September 08
Its time for part 2 of our review of the season as we move onto the month of September where things really started to hot up on and off the field. The first managerial casualties were claimed, the first of the top 4 clashes produced asurprise and one of the top 4 were all but out of the title race by the end of the month.
Story of the season so far: August 08
Here is a recap of the Premier league season so far including all the most memorable moments from the PitchSlap point of view that is, starting with the month of August
Charity shield Ref suspended
Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has been suspended from duty pending an FA inquiry into his alleged debts. Clattenburg is one of the divisions elite referees and was due to officiate the Community shield this sunday but the FA and Premier Game Match officials LTD have acted swiftly to replace him in light of the [...]
Champions League qualifying draw 08/09
The draw for the preliminary rounds of the Champions league took place this morning and it through up an interesting battle between the ‘wally with the brolly’ and ‘Le Proffeseur’ as Arsenal drew FC Twente. The Dutch side who beat Ajax in a playoff at the end of last season to secure their Champions league [...]
Wenger brings in Bischoff
Arsene Wenger has added another typical signing to the Arsenal ranks today with the arrival of Amaury Bischoff from Werder Bremen. No suprises then that he’s French, young and ofcourse an unproven talent as he didn’t make a single appearance in the Bundesliga. If 21 year old Bischoff is a success we will no doubt [...]
Evra charged over Chelsea fight
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has been charged with improper conduct by the FA following a lengthy investigation into the ‘brawl at the Bridge’. The incident occured after United lost to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge at the end of April, as United players warmed down they became involved in arguements with Chelsea groundstaff which escalated [...]
FA ban child football leagues
The FA Director of football Sir Trevor Brooking, today announced a ban on all competitive football leagues for Children under the age of 8 years old. The move which takes effect from next season is an attempt to bring FA policy in line with the rest of Europe and promote an emphasis on skill and ability over victory and trophies.
Ince is the new Blackburn manager
Paul Ince has been named as the new manager of Blackburn Rovers after weeks of speculation following the departure of Mark Hughes to Manchester City. Ince has excelled as the MK Dons manager winning the Football League trophy and the League 2 title this season but he does not hold the UEFA pro License required [...]
FIFA take no action against Madrid
FIFA have today announced that they will be taking no acton against Real Madrid in regards to their public courting of Cristiano Ronaldo. According to a FIFA statement released today no action can be taken untill a a breach of contract has occurred which from Manchester United’s point of view would be much too late:
“We [...]
Premiership fixtures 08/09 season
The new Premiership fixtures have been released today by the FA and as usual there are some interesting fixtures and run ins for the big four. The season starts on August 16th and finishes on May 24th which is the latest the Premiership has ever finished. On the opening day Arsenal host newly promoted West [...]
Euro 2008: Holland 3-0 Italy
The first clash between 2 of the favourites in Euro 2008 didn’t dissapoint as the world cup winners met the dutch masters in the so called group of death. The game was by far the best encounter in the championships so far, not only producing the most goals but also the biggest shock as Holland [...]
Euro 2008: Germany 2-0 Poland
Due to a few boring internet problems (had to get a static IP for all you tech people) over the weekend and the last couple of days i haven’t been able to post anything about the Euro’s getting under way, I know it may have looked like England was boycotting the tournament because we didn’t [...]
United report Real to FIFA
Manchester United have taken dramtic steps to end the speculation surrounding wantaway winger Cristiano ronaldo by reporting Real Madrid to FIFA. In a statement on their website the premier league champions pointed out that they had publicly warned Madrid about their conduct but feel the La liga champions have not altered their behaviour:
“On 27 May, [...]
FA to investigate Drogba bookings
Didier Drogba has caused more controversy with new revelations in his autobiography that he conspired with Jose Mourinho to deliberately pick up bookings so he could go on holiday during the middle of the season. The Ivory coast international shocked Chelsea fans last week when he admitted flying to Italy to talk over a proposed [...]
Manchester City win UEFA Cup place
Manchester City have been awarded a place in next seasons UEFA Cup through the fair play league. City did not win the league, Tottenham Hotspur did, but City managed to finish highest of the teams who had not already secured a place in Europe. The news will add yet more gloss to Sven Goran Eriksson’s [...]
Rangers fans riot in Manchester
The UEFA cup final ended in defeat and disgrace for Rangers as their team were unable to pull off a unlikely victory and a minority of their fans rioted against Police. With rumours of up to 100,000 Rangers fans likely to make the trip down south it was incredible to see the authorities and Police [...]
