Archive
Has Petr Cech become a bit of a liability?
By: Rob |
5 Comments
Chelsea’s 100% record came to a rather abrupt end this afternoon, after a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Wigan Athletic. It was quite an even game, but the turning point came when Petr Cech was sent off for bringing down Hugo Rodallega in the box and left Chelsea struggling.
So [...]
Tags: Cech, Chelsea, Euro 2008, Goalkeeper, head, mistake, Petr, Petr Cech, Red Card, Stephen Hunt, Wigan AthleticCorrelation, its not always Causation.
By: Rob | 10 Comments
So the big talking point of the day, is the apparent “proof” that Man United get more stoppage time when they’re down than when they’re up. Of course, this has been suspected and pointed out before, but now, apparently it is backed up by statistics.
As Chris on the Front Page via The Guardian has [...]
Category: UncategorizedHow close are City to United?
By: Rob | 4 Comments
So typically, Sir Alex Feguson has come out in the press today to announce that he’s never really seen Man City as a rival to Man United, only Liverpool. This is all partly mindgames, I imagine, but also partly frustration at how quickly its all come together at Eastlands.
Playing Man United this weekend is [...]
Whose Fault Was It for The Crowd Trouble at Eastlands?
By: Rob | 2 Comments
There you have the much-watched highlights of Manchester City’s game against Arsenal at the weekend. As you will have seen, City won 4-2, thanks to an eventful day from ex-Gooner Adebayour, who scored, set one up, stamped on Robin Van Persie’s face, and sprinted the full length of the pitch to [...]
5 Reasons Why: You Have to Watch The Second City Derby
By: Rob | 4 Comments
So, the big derby match this weekend is from the midlands, as Birmingham City take on local rivals Aston Villa, for the first time since returning to the top division. An intense rivalry that goes back to 1879, it is always a pleasure to see it on the football calender, as many memorable moments have [...]
Chelsea can’t buy anyone untill 2011, says FIFA
By: Rob | 13 Comments
Crazy big news coming through, as Chelsea have been banned from registering any new players untill 2011, according to a FIFA ruling today. They apparently “illegally induced a French youth team player of joining the club”
“A restriction of four months on his eligibility to play in official matches is imposed on the player Gaël Kakuta [...]
Category: ChelseaTransfer window shuts with a whimper rather than a bang
By: Rob | 8 Comments
12 months ago it was so exciting. Here at the Offside we spent the entire day liveblogging the closing of the transfer window, excitedly. Manchester City had literally just been bought out and had one day to get…someone, anyone. Man United were courting Berbatov, and there were all kinds of rumours about Sir Alex beating [...]
Category: Transfers and Speculation
Home 
