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30/03/2016
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Promotion Race: Are Northampton about to go up?

You might remember back in October, we discussed League Two’s Northampton Town and their financial battle to fight administration. Despite everything they were going through, the performance on the pitch was still doing relatively OK. What a difference five months makes. Not only have the Cobblers got any financial worries put well in the past, but their performances have been nothing short of dominant – they haven’t lost a league game since December 19th, having gone their last seventeen games undefeated which included a string of ten consecutive wins –... Read More

29/02/2016
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The First Trophy Is Sky Blue – With A Hero Goalie

Penalty shootouts. Nervous for everyone involved – and usually it’s decided by an off-shot, or the odd save here or there. But Manchester City‘s Willy Caballero – a man who had a disaster against Chelsea in the FA Cup just last week – pulled off a goalkeeping performance that’s going to be talked about for some time. Not one. Not even two… but THREE consecutive saves from Liverpool shots left the reds with no chance to even get involved in the shootout. Manchester City won the Capital One Cup 3-1... Read More

23/02/2016
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The Old Guards Gunning For The Top Once Again

This topsy-turvy season has seen Leicester City sitting at the top of the Premiership (and still are there now), having been dead last for a considerable length last year; Tottenham Hotspur put in possibly their best ever season in the Premier League to date… but right behind them sits an old guard. A team that knows how to do it, on more than one occasion, and wants to spoil both fairytale stories of those ahead. Except they too have an urge to get the job done. Arsenal, three-time Premier League winners (along with... Read More

17/02/2016
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Tottenham Hotspur: Dark Horses?

We’ve discussed many a time as to how Leicester have turned the Premier League upside-down… but there’s another side that have almost sneakily climbed up the table to really put themselves in to contention: Tottenham Hotspur. Almost without going noticed, Spurs have got themselves in to 2nd in the table: they’re just two points off of Leicester, and with the best goal advantage of any team in the league are ahead of their rivals Arsenal to boot. All three teams will be desperate for the title, though – to put it... Read More

08/02/2016
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The Day Belief Grew Stronger: The Impossible Dream… Possible?

It’s a subject we’ve covered twice this season, but both times in the early days – Leicester City. After a month, we thought it was amusing they were in the top 5 having spent a heavy part of last season at the bottom of the Premier League table. Then, we briefly discussed if the impossible dream could happen, but we still didn’t think it would happen. But now, with 13 games to go, they’re not just “still there”. The Foxes sit top of the table. Five points clear (from Tottenham... Read More

02/02/2016
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Guardiola: The Hottest Free Agent Is Snapped Up…

It was a battle that top teams wanted: Chelsea were looking for a new permanent manager after firing Jose Mourinho back in December, and questions still linger over Manchester United‘s current manager Louis Van Gaal. In the end, they lost out to Manchester City, who announced that current Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola will be joining the Sky Blues for the 2016/17 season – outing current manager Manuel Pellegrini, whose contract runs out at the end of this season. As a player, Guardiola was a defensive midfielder who played 378 league games for a number of teams, but... Read More

22/01/2016
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The Dream Team: Brian Clough & Peter Taylor

Hands up if you’re a manager/assistant duo that’s won England’s top league title with two different teams? That’ll be Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, then! The Dream Team who, as manager and assistant, took the English League titles at both Derby County and Nottingham Forest are celebrated in our new design, available now! Whether you’re looking for it as a t-shirt, slim fit, hoodie, sweatshirt or even kicking it back to some proper old-school style with a vintage wash, this is perfect for any Nottingham Forest fan! Why not get... Read More

07/12/2015

Kieron Dyer Finishes 4th in I’m A Celebrity 2015

From a quiet, modest member of the jungle to one of the leading banter makers – Kieron Dyer suddenly came to life in the second half of his time in Australia, just missing out on a place in the final of ITV’s “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!” this past weekend. He was part of a double elimination this past Saturday alongside Hollyoaks actress Jorgie Porter, who finished 5th. Left in the camp for the final day was 3rd placed Ferne McCann, runner up George Shelley and Queen... Read More

04/12/2015
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The Calm Before The Storm: FA Cup, Round 2…

The big boys are looming… time for the teams still in the FA Cup to fight for a win more than ever, because the all-important third round is next. For the smaller teams, a win means an opportunity to possibly be drawn against the big English teams, which would give a massive financial boost – where else would you see the likes of Manchester United possibly playing Stourbridge, for example? At this point, the most high-profile teams in the competition are from Leagues One and Two (who joined the competition... Read More

27/11/2015
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Record-Breaking Game? Premier League’s Top Two Clash!

When you read this, you didn’t expect us to say the Premier League leaders are Leicester, did you? We had an earlier blog talking about Leicester’s impressive run – but now nearly a third of the way through the season, the Foxes are still up there – in fact, above anyone else! They’ve only lost 2 of their last 22 league games (since April of last season), to Chelsea and Arsenal – consistency which sees them quite deservedly up there. Fittingly enough (for reasons we’ll explain shortly), they take on... Read More