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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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10/15/08 02:54 PM
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008
FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
Austria v Serbia, Gp 7, 19:30
Belarus v England, Gp 6, 19:30
Belgium v Spain, Gp 5, 19:45
Bosnia-Herzegovina v Armenia, Gp 5, 19:15
Croatia v Andorra, Gp 6, 19:15
Czech Republic v Slovenia, Gp 3, 16:30
Estonia v Turkey, Gp 5, 19:30
Georgia v Bulgaria, Gp 8, 17:30
Germany v Wales, Gp 4, 19:45
Greece v Switzerland, Gp 2, 19:30
Iceland v FYR Macedonia, Gp 9, 19:00
Italy v Montenegro, Gp 8, 19:50
Latvia v Israel, Gp 2, 17:00
Lithuania v Faroe Islands, Gp 7, 17:00
Luxembourg v Moldova, Gp 2, 19:15
Malta v Hungary, Gp 1, 18:30
Northern Ireland v San Marino, Gp 3, 19:45
Norway v Holland, Gp 9, 18:00
Portugal v Albania, Gp 1, 20:45
Rep of Ireland v Cyprus, Gp 8, 19:45
Russia v Finland, Gp 4, 16:00
Slovakia v Poland, Gp 3, 19:30
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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10/20/08 09:57 AM
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Yogi Barrabbas
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Your lot did good Saturday DN. Chelski looking ominous though. Hull to win the league  Newcastle to win tonight.....maybe?
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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10/23/08 03:38 AM
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Yogi Barrabbas
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i wonder what odds you would have got on Newcastle and Spurs to go down.. Spurs yes,Toon no! I wonder what price Chelski are to do the treble? 
I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees!
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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10/25/08 05:48 AM
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Saturday, 25 October 2008
Barclays Premier League
Blackburn v Middlesbrough, 17:30
Everton v Man Utd, 12:00
Sunderland v Newcastle, 12:45
West Brom v Hull, 15:00
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Barnsley v Bristol City, 15:00
Birmingham v Sheff Wed, 15:00
Blackpool v Crystal Palace, 15:00
Charlton v Burnley, 15:00
Coventry v Derby, 15:00
Norwich v Doncaster, 15:00
Nottm Forest v Cardiff, 15:00
Plymouth v Ipswich, 15:00
Reading v QPR, 17:20
Sheff Utd v Preston, 15:00
Swansea v Southampton, 15:00
Watford v Wolverhampton, 15:00
Coca-Cola Football League One
Bristol Rovers v Southend, 15:00
Colchester v Carlisle, 15:00
Hartlepool v Brighton, 15:00
Hereford v Stockport, 15:00
Leeds v Walsall, 15:00
Leicester v Northampton, 15:00
MK Dons v Cheltenham, 15:00
Peterborough v Huddersfield, 15:00
Scunthorpe v Millwall, 15:00
Swindon v Oldham, 15:00
Yeovil v Leyton Orient, 15:00
Coca-Cola Football League Two
Accrington Stanley v Wycombe, 15:00
Barnet v Exeter, 15:00
Bournemouth v Lincoln City, 15:00
Brentford v Shrewsbury, 15:00
Bury v Luton, 15:00
Chesterfield v Notts County, 15:00
Darlington v Dag & Red, 15:00
Gillingham v Chester, 15:00
Macclesfield v Rotherham, 15:00
Port Vale v Morecambe, 15:00
Rochdale v Aldershot, 15:00
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First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
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Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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10/26/08 08:53 AM
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Tottenham sack Ramos for Redknapp
Tottenham Hotspur have appointed former Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp as their new manager after sacking Juande Ramos late on Saturday night.
Spurs have agreed a compensation package of £5m with Portsmouth, according to the 61-year-old Redknapp.
Tottenham also axed sporting director Damien Comolli and first-team coaches Gus Poyet and Marcos Alvarez following their worst start to a season.
"It's a big opportunity to manage a big club before I retire," said Redknapp.
In a brief statement on his personal website, former Sevilla boss Ramos said: "The results are what counts in football and we all know how this world works.
"Now we just have to see if this decision is the best one for the team to recover and have a good season."
Redknapp plans to be at White Hart Lane on Sunday to address the players before they take on Bolton, with development squad coach, Clive Allen, and youth team manager, Alex Inglethorpe, officially in charge for the match.
Spurs are four points adrift at the bottom of the Premier League after taking just two points from eight matches this season. They also lost to Udinese in the Uefa Cup on Thursday.
A statement from Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy on Sunday read: "I have made (an) important judgement call and in doing so I have taken some very difficult decisions.
"Relieving Juande Ramos, our head coach, and Juande's assistants, Gus Poyet and Marcos Alvarez, of their posts is not something I have undertaken lightly.
"Unfortunately, our record of just three league wins since our memorable Carling Cup victory against Chelsea last February, combined with our extremely poor start to the season, led the board and I to determine that significant change was necessary as a matter of urgency."
Levy made it clear the departure of sporting director Comolli signalled a return to a "more traditional style of football management".
He added: "We must prepare ourselves to take advantage of the January transfer window.
Harry's experience of the UK and international transfer market will be of critical importance and I shall be looking to Harry for clarity on our priorities."
Redknapp told 5 Live's Sportsweek: "The chairman knows the team needs strengthening in two or three positions still, we are short in one or two areas and that is something I will be looking at.
"However, first and foremost it will be about getting the best out of the players who are here. There are some good ones who have not done as well as they should have done.
"We have got to get them playing to their maximum and if we do that, then we will be OK."
Redknapp revealed that Spurs contacted Portsmouth on Friday morning, and after discussions between Levy and Pompey chief executive Peter Storrie, it was agreed he could talk to the north London club.
"I've had a great time at Portsmouth and we've had an unbelievable, successful time over the six years I've been here," Redknapp told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"But Tottenham made a fantastic offer to Portsmouth and it was difficult.
"It was a lot of money - I think £5m, crazy money really. Pompey couldn't sell a player in the [transfer] window so we sell the manager."
Storrie said: "Harry is a great manager and we, of course, did not want him to leave. We tried everything we could to keep him at Portsmouth. 606: DEBATE
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"However, he made it clear that although he has achieved great success here at Fratton Park, apparently Spurs is one of the only clubs he would consider leaving for."
Redknapp added: "I am a big follower of the history of the game and Tottenham have been a great club over the years.
"I followed Tottenham, I trained there as an 11-year-old, 12-year-old so I know the history of the club. It is a big, big, club."
The 54-year-old Ramos joined Spurs from Sevilla on 27 October 2007 after Dutchman Martin Jol was sacked.
The Spaniard enjoyed back-to-back Uefa Cup triumphs with Sevilla and guided Tottenham to February's League Cup final where they beat Chelsea 2-1 for the club's first trophy since 1999.
However, several first-choice players left in the summer, notably Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United and Robbie Keane to Liverpool.
England striker Jermain Defoe was also sold last January to Redknapp's Portsmouth.
Tottenham splashed out about £60m on the likes of Croatia midfielder Luka Modric, England winger David Bentley, Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko and Brazilian goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.and have only earned points from a 1-1 draw at Chelsea and a 0-0 home draw with Wigan Athletic.
Redknapp said: "It is a club that has massively underachieved this year - to be sitting there with two points and, let's be honest, in a real desperate situation, a relegation battle.
"There's a lot of quality players there that obviously haven't done as well as they should have done. You don't end up with two points from eight games if you're doing what you should be doing
So they need to start performing as I know they can. Whether it's confidence or whatever, it's up to me to go in and try to get the best out of them players."
Redknapp said first-team coach Joe Jordan and Tony Adams, the assistant manager, would be in charge of Portsmouth for Sunday's match against Fulham at Fratton Park. Tony Adams is an Arsenal man, and he wouldn't be a Tottenham man at all
Redknapp on whether Adams would join him at White Hart Lane
And he said he has no plans to bring the pair to White Hart Lane with him.
"Tony is an Arsenal man, and he wouldn't be a Tottenham man at all," Redknapp said.
"Joe Jordan has been fantastic for me and I would always be pleased to have him with me anywhere.
"But he is at Portsmouth at the moment and it is up to him and the club to see what will happen in the future."
Redknapp spent most of his playing career with West Ham and Bournemouth and went on to manage both clubs before taking charge of Portsmouth in 2002, guiding the club into the Premier League within 14 months as First Division champions.
He left for Pompey's bitter south coast rivals Southampton in 2004 but returned to Fratton Park in December 2005.
Then, after dramatically saving Pompey from the drop with an unbelievable final 10-game run, Redknapp steered them to a best-ever Premier League finish of ninth in 2006/07.
They bettered that by a place in 2007/08, and won the FA Cup against Cardiff, qualifying for their first journey into Uefa Cup football.
In January, Redknapp held talks with Newcastle to succeed Sam Allardyce as manager but eventually rejected the offer.
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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11/03/08 08:29 PM
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Another win for the Toon
Newcastle 2-0 Aston Villa
Obafemi Martins' brace earned Newcastle victory against Aston Villa and lifted the Magpies out of the bottom three.
Martins opened the scoring on the hour, beating Villa keeper Brad Friedel with a left-footed shot from 18 yards after turning inside Martin Laursen.
The Nigerian secured victory, tapping home from close-range after good work down the left from Jonas Gutierrez.
Nicky Butt also struck the post for the Magpies while Laursen's header hit the upright for Villa in the first-half.
Needing victory to climb into the Premier League's top three, Villa started the better of the two sides and should have taken a lead into the half-time break.
Laursen had the visitors' first real chance, heading Gareth Barry's 11th-minute corner against the post.
Ten minutes later Gabriel Agbonlahor had Villa's best chance of the half but the normally reliable striker mis-kicked from close range after Ashley Young had played him in.
Just before the break Agbonlahor turned provider, playing in Ashley Young, but Newcastle keeper Shay Given was equal to the effort with a point-blank block.
Newcastle held on until half-time, with only midfielder Joey Barton testing Friedel in the Villa goal with a long-distance effort.
But Barton showcased both sides of his personality in a lively first-half display as he was spoken to by referee Steve Bennett for appearing to flick Agbonlahor in the face.
Newcastle improved after the break and after Barton was booked for a late challenge on Luke Young, the controversial midfielder created the opener.
But Barton showcased both sides of his personality in a lively first-half display as he was spoken to by referee Steve Bennett for appearing to flick Agbonlahor in the face.
Newcastle improved after the break and after Barton was booked for a late challenge on Luke Young, the controversial midfielder created the opener.
Barton found Martins with an accurate long ball on the edge of the Villa box and the Nigerian superbly cut inside Laursen before rifling a low drive past Friedel.
Soon after, Butt came close to making it 2-0 with his glorious 20-yard free-kick curling against the post and rebounding away to safety.
O'Neill frustrated by Newcastle defeat
But Newcastle continued to press and a second goal arrived with eight minutes remaining, again courtesy of Martins.
Gutierrez provided it after fine work down the left wing, beating the challenge of Nigel Reo-Coker before cutting the ball back to Martins, who made no mistake from close range.
Victory lifted Newcastle to 14th in the Premier League, while Villa remain in fifth place.
Newcastle: Given, Beye, Coloccini, Taylor, Jose Enrique, Gutierrez, Barton, Butt, Duff, Martins (Cacapa 88), Ameobi (Owen 90).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Guthrie, Bassong, N'Zogbia, Geremi. Booked: Beye, Barton, Martins, Ameobi.
Goals: Martins 60, 83.
Aston Villa: Friedel, Luke Young, Cuellar, Laursen, Shorey (Sidwell 72), Milner, Reo-Coker (Harewood 85), Barry, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor, Carew.
Subs Not Used: Guzan, Davies, Knight, Salifou, Gardner.
Booked: Barry, Luke Young, Sidwell.
Att: 44,567 Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).
bbc.co.uk/football
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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11/06/08 03:31 PM
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Thursday, 6 November 2008
UEFA Cup
AC Milan v Braga, Gp E, 19:45
Ajax v MSK Zilina, Gp F, 19:45
Benfica v Galatasaray, Gp B, 19:30
FC Metalist Kharkiv v Hertha Berlin, Gp B, 17:00
Feyenoord v CSKA Moscow, Gp H, 18:30
Lech Poznan v AS Nancy, Gp H, 17:15
Man City v FC Twente, Gp A, 19:45
Racing Santander v Schalke 04, Gp A, 19:45
Slavia Prague v Aston Villa, Gp F, 19:45
Spartak Moscow v Udinese, Gp D, 17:00
Standard Liege v Sevilla, Gp C, 19:45
St Etienne v Rosenborg, Gp G, 19:45
Tottenham v Dinamo Zagreb, Gp D, 20:00
Valencia v FC Copenhagen, Gp G, 20:30
VfB Stuttgart v Partizan Belgrade, Gp C, 17:00
Wolfsburg v Heerenveen, Gp E, 18:45
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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11/11/08 01:57 PM
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Carling Cup
Arsenal v Wigan, R4, 19:45
Derby v Leeds United, R4, 19:45
Man Utd v QPR, R4, 20:00
Stoke v Rotherham, R4, 19:45
Swansea v Watford, R4, 19:45
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leicester v Yeovil, 19:45
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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11/12/08 03:07 PM
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Carling Cup
Chelsea v Burnley, R4, 19:45
Sunderland v Blackburn, R4, 19:45
Tottenham v Liverpool, R4, 19:45
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
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