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Wolves Preview

Martin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:53:26 -0600

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Position: 17th, 2-4-5 (10 points, -7 goal differential)
Recent Form: LLDDD
Home Form: 1-2-2
Away to the midlands tomorrow to face Wolves at the Molineaux.

Poll: 2 CL titles in 5 years?

Jack — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:55:34 -0600

The bald one, Peter Kenyon, set a goal of winning two Champions League crowns within a decade when he took over as Chelsea chief executive in 2004. Our new chief, Ron Gourlay is upping the stakes.

Getting to know our new chief executive

Jack — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:45:50 -0600

Via the official Web site...
Tell us your background as a player in Scotland.
My footballing background goes back many years. I was a player in my younger days and I had a number of trials around some of the local teams, but never really made it onto the big stage. I was a big fan of football as well. I spent many seasons following Dundee with my dad. Charlie Cooke was my dad's hero and was at Dundee before he was Tommy Docherty's big Chelsea signing.

Aston Villa v. Bolton

Matilda — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:12:52 -0600

So this is probably the earliest I've ever done a match report (3 whole days in advance) and so I can't link you to the BBC statistics report. You'll just have to go find it yourself, it'll be on this page probably by Saturday. Like I said a little earlier, I'm going over to England and won't have internet until I get back (I'm staying at my grandmother's house and she doesn't allow any technology made after 1972 in), so don't expect any new posts from me until Tuesday at the earliest (there there love, don't pine, you can always go through my archives or go read some of my posts on England World Cup Blog if you miss me too much).
On to football, Aston Villa won't be easy opposition. They're 7 points ahead of us in the table however their last three results LDD. Just this past Wednesday they lost to West Ham, who we beat not so long ago. They've hit a bit of a rut in form, however their squad will be smarting from the defeat and will be welcoming Bolton with something to prove.

Welcome to the Premier League

DJ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:45:41 -0600

Arsenal come to Molineux on Saturday at 5:30 for Wolves debut on the newest broadcaster of Premier League football ESPN. And this will be Wolves first game of the season against one of the big guns in the division. In one sense a scary proposition, in another sense an occasion ...

Video: Story Time with Matt Taylor

Matilda — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:29:33 -0600

The one and only Matty Taylor spins us a little yarn on why young boys should not be allowed to have nice cars. I highly recommend checking out the extensive Channelbee Football section. Many hilarious videos.

Roma (and the Ref) in the Europa

timmyg — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:35 -0600

Stadio Olimpico translated into Spanish must mean Estadio Azteca because my lord that was the most comically biased game I've ever seen refereed.

Funny, I was about to cite the Roma blog here (Daryl, is it kosher to start a cross-Offside blog feud??) but Dan beat me to the punch in ...

West Ham 2-1 Aston Villa

Martin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:21:58 -0600

A new hero was anointed on Wednesday when Zavon Hines scored the winner against Aston Villa deep into stoppage time. It looked like another winless night as the game petered out to a one all draws until “Hero Hines” latched on to a pass from Scott Parker.
The first half ...

Arsenal 4-AZ 1; Kroenke on the Brink

Martin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:21:13 -0600

Arsenal v AZby nineinchmail
There's not much else to say other than that that was a sublime performance by Arsenal. The trophy draught is frustrating, but honestly, when Arsenal plays like they did last night, dominating another club through sheer skill, technique, and teamwork, it just reminds me how lucky I am to root for Arsenal.

News Round Up

Matilda — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:32:20 -0600

Some pretty pedestrian stuff so far this week, perhaps everyone still in shock after our thrashing on Saturday. First of all a surprising statistic has been released: Bolton's attendances rose last season by 8%, one of only two clubs to see a rise in attendance. I don't know if you ...