Soccerlens Forum
Welcome to the new Soccerlens Forum. The forum is for SL readers to rant about football with minimal editorial control. In other words, as long as you’re nice to each…
Newcastle in blue stealth as they chase Smith, Young, Rozehnal and fret over Martins
Today’s major Newcastle United stories – Alan Smith all tied up by Big Sam, Martins rumoured to be a liar and there’s a bit about Newcastle being after some defenders.
Martins attacked plus update on Newcastle’s defender search
A quick look at the top news stories for Newcastle United, as reported by our Newcastle United blog. The big news today is the shocking attack by masked gunmen on…
Last call for writers
Last Sunday, I issued a call for writers on SL, and the response was very positive. There were several quality articles submitted to SL and as a result I think…
Reading FC 2007/2008 Away Shirt
Reading FC have revealed their new 2007/2008 Away shirt, and it is pure Reading, no doubt about it.
Premiership 2007/2008 Fixtures Released
I’m tempted to copy-paste the full Premiership 07/08 fixture list here, but what will all the chopping and changing it will go through, I’m not sure there’s any point in…
Smith: I’ll leave Manchester United if they sell me
I have a brilliant idea – why don’t these football players actually STOP speaking with News of the World and The Sun? That would cut down on 1/4th of the…
Will the Premier League see reason over YouTube lawsuit?
Last month, the FA Premier League filed a class action lawsuit against YouTube for (in my words) “deliberately encouraging users to upload and share short video clips of goals, football…
Why West Ham should NOT have points deducted over Tevez
In a recent comment on Soccerlens, a reader pointed out that the Premier League had posted the transcript of the West Ham ruling on their website and that one should…
Original Tevez and Mascherano contracts with West Ham
This article contains extracts from the Independent Commission statement published on the FA Premier League website. These extracts refer to the playing contracts of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano as…
The best and worst of Manchester United’s season
Manchester United’s season was a big success – Premiership champions, CL semi-finalists and FA Cup finalists. And we’ve already talked about some of the best moments from United season. Today…
Estonia 0-3 England – Sir David Beckham & Goal Videos
England beat Estonia 3-0, Cole scoring the first after 36 minutes (Bridge-Crouch-Cole) and then Beckham providing two excellent crosses for Crouch and Owen to score in the second half. David…
Some players aren’t good enough for Manchester United
At the start of the season I picked 5 players who I thought were surplus to requirements at Manchester United. Let’s look back at the list and see how much…
Too High To Play Football?
Don’t worry – unlike an earlier exclusive, this article does not involve drugs. It does, however, involve high altitudes (high enough to make it hard for you to breath), football,…
Chelsea’s smart signings point to a very difficult title defense for Manchester United
Where Manchester United splashed the cash and chased Owen Hargreaves for over an year, Chelsea moved in quietly and picked up Steve Sidwell on a free. And when Manchester United…
