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Liverpool need to put a win under the table

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 5 2023

Six of the best quotes of the week from dangerhere.com (one of the five nominees for the funniest football site of 2009 award). 1. Phil Neville always does his best…

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Soccerlens TV: Arsenal’s title challenge, Valencia vs Villareal and Real Madrid’s debt

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 19 2010

Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. In Episode 12, Andy Brassell kicks the show off with Arsenal’s match…

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Report: Manchester United 3-0 Burnley

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 18 2010

Another typically ‘ok, but not great’ performance by the Champions saw us defeat a gutsy Burnley side 3-0, with Berbs, Rooney and new boy Diouf finding the net on a…

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Betting: West Ham and Liverpool managers lead the sack race

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 18 2010

Paddy Power have offered Soccerlens readers a free £20 bet. Click here to bet and get a FREE £20 BET. Paddy Power reports a surprise rival to Rafa Benitez in…

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Calciopoli: The Scandal Returns

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 18 2010

It’s been four years since the fateful days when Juventus’s world exploded. Relegated to the Serie B, fined, stripped of their titles and of their star players, La Vecchia Signora…

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Patchwork Bari knit better together than Inter

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 18 2010

Giampiero Ventura doesn’t take kindly to being called the grandfather of Serie A, but having just turned 62 the journeyman Bari manager has to go that little bit further in…

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Three key battles ahead for Liverpool

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 18 2010

Rafael Benitez must have been feeling that perhaps he was not destined to take Liverpool to their first trophy win since 2006 when Robert Huth poked in a last-gasp equaliser…

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Transfer Rumors (17 Jan 2010): Chelsea eye Boro’s Johnson, Arsenal target Croatian star Mandzukic, Liverpool and AC Milan battle for Jovanovic, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 17 2010

Chelsea In For Johnson Chelsea are one of a number of clubs tracking Middlesbrough star Adam Johnson. The only concrete offer thus far, however, has been from Wolves, but their…

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Sheer embarrassment as harmony returns to the Bridge

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 17 2010

Two weeks ago I went to see Chelsea vs Fulham at Stamford Bridge. As a Chelsea fan I was horrified by what I had encountered. Chelsea had conceded in the…

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SPL Review: Bairns Hang On To Vital Point At Celtic

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 16 2010

Falkirk manager Eddie May was delighted after his sides 1-1 draw at Celtic Park. Tony Mowbray’s side huffed and puffed and played some nice football but yet again the finishing…

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Jose Mourinho is punters’ choice for next Liverpool manager

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 16 2010

Jose Mourinho would appear to be the man Liverpool fans would like to see take over from Rafa Benitez, reports bookie Paddy Power. Whilst Kenny Dalglish, the 11/4 favourite, is…

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SPL Weekend Preview – Rangers, Hibs, Celtic and Hearts to win

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 15 2010

The weekend’s televised lunchtime kick-off at New Douglas Park between Hamilton and Rangers is set to be an absolute cracker after the 3-3 draw between the two sides in the…

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Benitez’ failing a social one

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 15 2010

Rafael Benitez signed a 5 year contract at Liverpool in the summer, and this is probably the only thing saving him from the proverbial noose. Its often cited his transfer…

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Captain Fantastic back for Arsenal

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 15 2010

Paddy Power has offered Soccerlens readers a free £20 bet for simply opening an account and placing a bet with them. Go ahead, claim your free £20 bet. Arsenal fans…

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Transfer Rumors (14 Jan 2010): Everton eye Arsenal’s Senderos, Real Madrid join queue for Palace star Moses, McClaren wants wonderkid Wilshere at FC Twente, and more

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 15 2010

Today’s early transfer rumors roundup almost feels like a blast from the past for me, not only because these are yesterday’s headlines, but because it features a few names who…

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