Month: October 2006

Since I missed the whole of last week (and I’ll pretend you guys missed me too), here’s a quick look at the more ‘interesting’ stories from days just gone by….

When the 5-time European champions are outmuscled by Darren Fletcher, you know there’s a serious problem.

2 hours to go before kickoff, and I’m itching for the game to get started. As a fan you want your team to win every match, but there a few…

Back with another edition of the Soccerlens Roundup – Henry as a 19-year kid, more West Ham takeover talks, the wrath of Arsenal fans, the low-key El Classico and a…

Hey guys… Wasn’t able to blog about the Chelsea v Barca game (fantastic play by Mourinho and his boys) and I know this is a tad bit late, but here…

It is indicative of Chelsea’s ill reputation that Jose Mourinho’s just concerns about Petr Cech were scorned and his comments on Stephen Hunt criticised and vilified in the media.

There were constant reminders before the match that Manchester United should take this contest semi-seriously, if not pay full attention to it.

Fixture list, previews and predictions for all 16 matches being played today and tomorrow.

If you haven’t heard so far, Petr Cech’s injury, which needed immediate surgery for a depressed skull fracture, means that the Chelsea first-choice goalkeeper will be out of action for…

Ronaldo and Neville injured, Giggs not fit, United playing 4-5-1, away at the JJB Stadium, a Wigan side looking to turn their season around…not the best of omens for a…

Update: The videos in this post were uploaded on YouTube, and they were ‘removed’ by YouTube because of a DMCA complaint made by the FA Premier League. More details can…

A quick look at the news today:

A bold statement, maybe, but people forget that despite Eriksson’s failure to convert 3 quarter-final berths into something better, England under him were not prone to losing games like they…

What you might have missed today:

Being a United fan, it galls me to hear neutrals describe Arsenal as the team that plays the most beautiful football. It is at once effective and attractive in its…

Don’t believe me? Here’s solid proof.

Sunday was a slow, slow news day. So slow, in fact, that Sky Sports was reporting on what Dave Whelan thought of Paul Jewell (really, should we be redefining fluff…

Watch England v Croatia live online. Monday already and England fans are slowly switching from the despair of drawing to Macedonia at home to the new uncertainty of playing away…

Pick your best 11 from Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool squads.

In the Manchester United vs Liverpool squad mashup post, PlasticScouser asked about the best ‘Arsenal vs Chelsea’ combined team. Now I’m not one to shirk from a good controversial position,…

cue maniacal laughter… Not much to say about it, except that it reall is MINE! ALL MINE! You can read more about that here. But that’s not what I wanted…

The spectre of diving in football reared its ugly head again this Premiership weekend with Zokora being the latest of foreign imports to take a theatrical tumble and win his…

With the focus on Euro 2008, England’s 2 qualifiers and whether McClaren will finally screw up or not, Soccerlens turns its attention to Stevo and England, and what’s going to…

After our new author JAFL inadvertently sparked off the customary Friday controversy by telling Liverpool fans that they won’t win the Premiership this season, one of the threads talked about…