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Disaster Looms Large for Liverpool

by Maven on 10/03/2010

With the latest ignominy of losing to out-of-form, relegation candidates Wigan Athletic, Liverpool now stand not only on the precipice of being ousted from their perennial Champions League spot but a malaise that threatens to last a generation.
The troubles at Anfield run right the way through the club and show no sign of abating. With [...]

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Premier League Chairmen Reject Fourth Place Play-off

March 4, 2010 News

With depressing predictability, the Premier League chairmen who constitute the League’s board have voted not to continue with the Champions League fourth placed play-off.
We at FI were very much behind the idea as a way introducing some form of ‘competition’ back into the League but the backlash was swift and predictable. Less predictable was the [...]

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Should The England Fans Boo John Terry?

March 2, 2010 Articles

Much has been written about John Terry and the impact his actions have had on his, wife, best friend, club and country and for the most part, he has been insulated from the criticism both by the bubble all footballers exist in and his lack of exposure to the public outside Chelsea’s biased and (in [...]

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Finishing Fourth: The Case for Manchester City

February 26, 2010 Articles

Fourth place in the Premier League – and with it, Champions League football – has never been more keenly contested. We take a look at each of the contenders and present the case for and against their claiming the final place at football’s richest table. Following Liverpool, here is the case for Manchester City.
With their [...]

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Wayne Bridge Bravely Quits England

February 25, 2010 Articles

Wayne Bridge has decided that he cannot be in the same team as John Terry. This probably shouldn’t come as any surprise – he’s clearly devastated by recent events, not just the loss of his friend and the respect of his child’s mother but through no fault of his own, every away match he plays [...]

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Manchester United 1999 v Manchester United 2010

February 24, 2010 Articles

It is our opinion that winning the Premier League title for the last three seasons represents the greatest achievement of Sir Alex Ferguson’s incredible career, eclipsing even 1999’s thrilling treble.
The achievement is made greater in part because of the quality of the competition but primarily because we believe that this current squad is one of the [...]

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Finishing Fourth: The Case for Liverpool

February 23, 2010 News

Fourth place in the Premier League – and with it, Champions League football – has never been more keenly contested. We take a look at each of the contenders and present the case for and against their claiming the final place at football’s richest table. First up, Liverpool.
The Champions League needs the biggest names
The Champions [...]

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Mike Ingham as Blinkered as Ferguson and Benitez

February 21, 2010 News

With Sir Alex Ferguson yesterday having predictably expressed his dislike for the Champions League Play-Off idea today, Radio 5 Live’s Mike Ingham has done likewise.
His argument is framed around today’s mouthwatering Manchester City v Liverpool match and how, if 4th to 7th were “in the pot for the Champions League” – which of course they [...]

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Craig Bellamy Causing Trouble. Yet Again.

February 19, 2010 News

We’ve written about Craig Bellamy’s propensity for starting an argument with practically anyone, before and it seems he’s managed to do it again, this time with someone who can barely even speak English – his manager Roberto Mancini.
Reports that he was sent home from training, that the two have had a major ‘falling out’ are [...]

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Benitez Mocks Champions League Play-off

February 17, 2010 News

Entering straight into our Top 10 List of Least Surprising Comments is Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez with his ridiculing of the recently proposed Champions League play-off idea.
“We are playing too much now.” said the manager of the team most likely to be threatened by the play-offs.
“If we now play the play-offs we’ll be playing until [...]

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