Articles By Charlie Rhodes (38139)

Bale to be makweight in Tottenham’s Downing swoop

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 15 2008

According to the Daily Mail, Middlesbrough are ready and willing to let Stewart Downing go to Tottenham, but it’ll only be if they can get Gareth Bale in return.

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Why Refs need our help / Liverpool and Arsenal should have lost / Chelsea and Fulham should have won

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 28 2012

It’s been quite a weekend with many sets of fans left fuming at refereeing decisions going against their teams. The Right Result.net panel have been very busy looking at this…

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Why The SPL Is Falling Behind Europe

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 8 2023

Recently, I was watching the Ajax vs. Utrecht game on Setanta and as I cast my eye over the Ajax team, I noticed that the commentators were raving about a…

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Portsmouth Tag Diarra With €20 Million Price

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 15 2008

According to French publication L’Equipe, Premier League club Portsmouth have attached a price tag of €20 million on their holding midfielder Lassana Diarra. Reigning Spanish champions and European giants Real…

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Manchester City Chasing David Bentley Now?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 15 2008

Rarely a day goes by when you don’t get to hear Premier League cash-packed Manchester City being not linked with a new footballer. Today it has been reported that the…

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Aston Villa To Lose Ashley Young To The Mighty Real Madrid?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 15 2008

This might as well be the creation of a very imaginative mind but there are reports circulating in the transfer market that Spanish and European powerhouse Real Madrid are eager…

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Tottenham To Sign Liverpool’s Ryan Babel In January?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 20 2010

Liverpool v Tottenham preview. If you are to trust the British tabloid The Daily Mirror, Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur are eager to sign Ryan Babel from Liverpool in January….

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Roberto Mancini Lining Himself Up For Sunderland Job?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 15 2008

On Sunday it emerged that the recently sacked Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster was more than just eager to become the new manager of struggling Premier League club Sunderland. And…

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Important Dates, Newcastle’s New Sugar Daddy, New CL Format and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 8 2023

Monday, 15th December, 2008. Possibly the most important day of this month, considering that we’ve announced the winners of the 2008 Soccerlens awards today. Other important dates of the year…

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Soccerlens 2008 Awards Winners

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

And the winners are… The Soccerlens Awards recognize excellence in football blogging. After the great success of the 2007 edition, SL readers and editors gathered again to choose among 20…

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The indispensable Wayne Rooney

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 15 2008

Manchester United’s nil-nil draws are starting to become a bit of a trademark of the team. The more experienced fan can now look at the first five minutes of any…

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Transfer Rumors (14 December 2008) – Arsenal Spending Spree, Gary and Phil Neville Together Again, Owen to Spurs, and more!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 14 2008

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.  We have a lot of juicy bits to get to, including an unlikely career resurrection,  an even more unlikely spending spree, and a family…

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No Case For Rangers’ Defence

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 8 2023

On the back of yet more points dropped away from home (and we mock Celtic for their away record), our defence once again comes under scrutiny. Two ridiculous goals lost…

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Niko Kranjcar: I Am Not Leaving Portsmouth for Arsenal

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 14 2008

Portsmouth fans can now heave a huge sigh of relief. Star midfielder Niko Kranjcar has declared that he shall not leave Fratton Park in January. There has been some speculation…

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Tottenham’s Roman Pavlyuchenko On Real Madrid’s Radar

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 14 2008

Tottenham Hotspur might be on the up again under new manager Harry Redknapp but old boss Juande Ramos is eager to unsettle the balance as he is reportedly looking to…

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