Ahmed Bilal
Sports Editor
Sunderland rock the Premiership as Tottenham bottle it, again
Oh hell yes. OH. HELL. YEA! Take that. And that. And that.
Wenger: Arsenal have been dealt an unfair hand
The headline is a paraphrasing of what Wenger has said – but you already knew that, right? What is Arsene Wenger on about?
Newcastle United and West Ham, Dyer and Solano
The Sun (the patron of our ‘shit list’ page) claims that Nobby Solano, ever the family man, misses his wife and kids and wants to move to down South –…
Soccerlens Fantasy Football – Update
I’ll make this quick: 1) If you haven’t already, sign up for the Soccerlens SquadGod group. There’s no ‘deadline’ (thanks Patrick for clearing it up) but there IS a deadline…
Soccerlens Fantasy Football – Win a minimum of $1,000
I almost didn’t run this, but then I saw that the most popular group at SquadGod had under 300 members and I thought – can SL beat them? I’m hoping…
Baptista out to prove that Newcastle is cursed
Yesterday, when Ed asked the question: “Is Newcastle cursed?” I laughed a bit and thought that it was just despair and anguish at current state of affairs, especially the recurring…
Liverpool’s summer transfers so far
Liverpool have ‘rotated’ a chunk of their squad this summer, letting several players go and bringing in reinforcements (noticeably in attack) to give Liverpool the cutting edge they have sometimes…
The Sheffield United – Premier League arbitration report and West Ham’s impossible position
For those of you unfamiliar with the exact events that took place after the 27 April West Ham hearing and the subsequent response by the FA Premier League in the…
Details of transfers under investigation in Newcastle raid
Ed Harrison from the Newcastle blog writes: As background to this disturbing story here are the transfers Newcastle were involved in – with the reasons the Stevens inquiry will not…
Barcelona Roundup – Saviola, Milito, Sylvester Stallone and Time to Sell?
Here’s a roundup of the news surrounding Barcelona in the last week, as reported on the Barcelona blog:
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Manchester United vs Chelsea: The Big Bully Bites Back
Note: This article is a reply to BlueChampions’s piece on Manchester United’s spending. It’s a good article and raises some interesting points that I’ve discussed here. Replace Chelsea with Arsenal,…
Spurs vs Geordies vs Mancs – who are the most delusional fans?
Tottenham fans are dreaming of overtaking Arsenal, Newcastle fans are dreaming of the Champions League and West Ham fans are dreaming of … welll, anything better than the nightmarish last…
Could Sheffield United please shut up?
Please, spare us. We don’t want to hear you moan. We don’t care if you ‘think’ that Sheffield United were cheated (they weren’t, they couldn’t win the games they should…
Football Legends: Hristo Stoickhov
Hristo Stoichkov moved from CSKA Sofia to sign for Barça for 4oo million pesetas (2.4 million euros) in July 1990. He went on to become arguably the most important player…