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5 Reasons Why: You Have to Watch The Second City Derby
By: Rob |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 [...]
Team by Team Season Preview – Part 1
By: Rob |And so here we are, just days away from an all new season. In a year the Premier League has changed immensely and all the stories of last season are now in the past, and we are holding on for more endless twists and turns between now and the World Cup next June.
So much [...]
City move first in bid to prize Barry from Villa
By: Rob |Manchester City have had a £12m bid for Gareth Barry accepted, as Villa seem to have accepted that the England midfielder is on his way out of Birmingham. Last season, Villa were in a stand off with Liverpool over a potential £18m move for the player.
I don’t know if City will sign him. At [...]
The Final League Table Vs My Pre-Season Predictions
By: Rob |Predictions are a fool’s game. The beauty of this game we watch is that its like a soap without a script – you never know what’s going to happen. Take Newcastle for instance, after a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford how many would have predicted the disastrous season they’ve endured? Not I, and neither would [...]
The Best Bits of the 08/09 Premier League Season
By: Rob |And so, as Frank Sinatra once sang, we approach our final curtain, at least for the 2008/9 season. Just one game left for everyone to play, tomorrow afternoon (which will be liveblogged right here) here are the moments, good, bad and ugly that made this season so memorable. These are the things we’re going [...]
Premier League Weekend – Previews & Predictions
By: Wayne Farry |Warning to all blog readers, this is one long motherlicking preview. I’ve gone through every game this weekend and it’s taken me frickin’ ages. So prepare yourselves for one hell of a read.
Anyway, another Premier League weekend is upon us. After the distraction (brilliant distraction, at that) of the FA Cup and the Champions League [...]
EPL Ramblings & Transfer Gossip
By: Wayne Farry |Howdy, this is my third installment of EPL Ramblings & Transfer Gossip here on the EPL Offside. Given that it’s the third installment it’s looking increasingly likely that I’ll keep this up, and you can expect to see it on a weekly basis. Obviously, after the transfer window it’ll change to the simple EPL Ramblings.
So [...]
The Return of Rob and Wayne’s Prem Preview!
By: Rob |I’m very happy to be able to bring to you again, our weekend preview. This is where we look at what’s happened over the last week, predict which games will go well or badly in the coming week, and basically round up everything interesting in the Premier League at this moment in time.
Which of course [...]
Half Term Report 2008/9
By: Rob |So, we’ve reached – roughly – the half way stage, and I thought It might be time to cast an eye over the season so far. This will include a hilarious look back at how wrong my pre-season predictions were, along with suggestions for each club during the transfer window. Each club will be graded, [...]
Rob And Wayne’s Big Prem Preview – Gonna Be A Good Weekend!
By: Rob |After missing last week’s due to illness on my part, and a spectacularly dull weekend that came with it (Big four helping themselves to nil-nils), its good to be back doing this. More importantly, its good to have a really good weekend to look forward to. A North East Derby, Everton taking on Spurs, The [...]






