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Learning from history: How Benitez must avoid the mistakes made by Houllier
My Grandad always used to say “The Runners Up in anything are just the first losers”. It is a notion that is unlikely to endear himself to the man who he refers to consistently as “Bennertez”, as Rafa Benitez wakes up today contemplating being the “first loser” of this season’s Premier League. But, clichés and mispronunciations [...]
Continue reading...Robbin’ a Van Persie?
Monday, May 18, 2009
Plenty of Tevez talk doing the rounds on Sunday, but we’ll get round to that! The more interesting story concerns Arsenal, with the News of the World claiming that the Gunners are considering cashing in on their niggle-friendly forward. He’s yet to sign a new £70,000-a-week contract at the Emirates and Monsieur Wenger could use that [...]
Continue reading...Wenger has his head turned
Monday, May 18, 2009
Monday morning, another title gone up north and Arsenal fans wake up to the news that manager Arsene Wenger finds Real Madrid ‘interesting.’ Now this would be fine if it was the type of ‘interesting’ usually reserved for that person on the bus with tin foil on his head, but quotes attributed to the Frenchman in [...]
Continue reading...Football transfer rumours: Ashley Young to Chelsea?
Monday, May 18, 2009
Today’s Mill will not write that in this standfirst On the outside Sir Alex Ferguson was all smiles, but inside he was surely raging at how his big day had been ruined. And not in an accidental yet hilarious way either. True enough, everyone knew Carlos Tevez was likely to be on his way this summer, [...]
Continue reading...It’s time to get out there and vote for five EPL Awards!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
It’s that time of the year again, the time where we ask you to get your mum, your dad and all of your friends together for our favourite season. Yes, that’s right, it’s voting season! Were were recently informed by our friends over at EPL Talk that footballlens is up for FIVE 2008/09 Premier League awards! [...]
Continue reading...Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal – Live Blog – English Premier League – 16 May 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal Stadium: Old Trafford, England Competition: English Premier League Date: 16 May 2009 Kickoff: 11:45 GMT, 7:45 EST Manchester United clinched their third-consecutive Premiership title, and 18th league title overall, by securing a 0-0 draw against Arsenal! footballlens brought you the action live! Click below for the live-blog and feel free to leave comments below! Match [...]
Continue reading...Football transfer rumours: Ronaldinho to Man City?
Friday, May 15, 2009
Today’s rumours think play-off defeats plus 1664 do not a happy Mill make The Mill is usually a snout, a grass, a squealer, reporting the tittle-tattle of others and rarely breaks sweat, never mind stories. But we have one exclusive this morning, straight from the mouth of Jermaine Beckford, lamenting his lame Berbatov-esque penalty in Leeds’ [...]
Continue reading...Transfer Rumors (14 May 09): Chelsea after Arsenal’s Adebayor and Villa’s Young, Tottenham want Santa Cruz, Barcelona to land Inter’s Ibrahimovic, and more
Friday, May 15, 2009
Is it safe to say that striker receives more time in the transfer gossip pages from January to December than any other position? Several well-known strikers are in today’s transfer news and rumors, but the goal-getters aren’t the only men in the summer shop window. In today’s roundup, we’ve got tidbits from several of [...]
Continue reading...Transfer Rumors (13 May 09): Liverpool bid for Valencia’s Silva, Manchester United land another young Brazilian defender, Blackburn bid for Barcelona’s Bojan, and more
Friday, May 15, 2009
Several of England and Europe’s top clubs already being proactive with their summer transfer plans. Who’s making bids and trying to seal a few deals before the window officially opens? England Liverpool Make £15m Bid for Valencia’s Silva Liverpool have made a take-it-or-leave-it offer of £15m to Valencia for winger David Silva. (The Mirror) Analysis: [...]
Continue reading...Football transfer rumours: Emmanuel Adebayor to Chelsea?
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Today’s early-rising tittle-tattle went in search of a less-hectic era before breakfast television and 24-hour rolling news channels – but rushed back quickly The internet is a vast place. Deep and wide and tall, it’s rather like a black hole, only with less stuff of worth within. And this morning the Mill managed to chance upon [...]
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Monday, May 18, 2009
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