Tag: Premier League

Five things from Southampton (a)

Here’s five talking points from a bad day at the office on the south coast yesterday… Set pieces again! Sick of talking about set pieces but I have to again. 1st goal was as basic as it comes. Good ball in, centre back makes a normal run, beats our man to it, goal. Too easy

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Opposition View – Southampton

Saints fan George Galpin answers our questions ahead of Saturday’s match up at St Mary’s… What do you make of your start to the season? Slow. It’s either been good going forward but slapstick in defence, or solid yet incredibly boring. It’s been a slight concern how the defence has gone from watertight to prone

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Five things from Everton…

Here’s five things from yesterday’s goalless draw with Everton… Defensively sound After a poor display last week at Watford there was a considerable improvement yesterday at the Liberty with Neil Taylor and Ashley Williams particularly impressive at the back. Their efforts ensured we kept our second clean sheet of the campaign. Too predictable at the

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Opposition View – Everton

We welcome Everton to the Liberty this weekend and once again thanks to Calvin from Royal Blue Mersey for providing the answers in this weeks opposition view… As things stand you have eight points from five games which includes a win over Chelsea last weekend. You must be quite happy with the start you’ve made?

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10 obscure Everton facts

Here’s our regular feature about our upcoming opponents… Formed in 1878 they were founding members of the Football League a decade later and won the first of nine league titles in 1891. A year later they left their original home of Anfield following a dispute with the owner and moved to Goodison Park where they

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Five things from Watford (a)

Here’s our regular five things from yesterday’s game… Wrong game plan part 1 Heurelho Gomes is one of the dodgiest goalkeepers I’ve seen at this level over a period of time. I’ve lost count of how many mistakes I saw him make whilst at Spurs. A lot of these mistakes were on crosses so why

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Opposition View – Watford

As domestic football returns Hornets season ticket holder Kieran Callanan gives us the lowdown on last term’s runners up in the Championship… How has your season been so far? We’ve had a solid start to the season, even if we’ve been a little bit disappointing in the final third. We’re still looking for our first

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Fans Forum – Best Bits…

The annual Supporters Trust fans forum was held at the Liberty last night and as ever it was a great night with some interesting revelations. In case you missed it here’s a summary of what was said. If someone reading this was there last night and can add to what I’ve said then feel free

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10 Manchester United Facts

Rafa Benitez has been looking forward to this one. Here’s ten facts about Manchester United. Formed in 1878 at Newton Heath, they would change to their current name in 1902 after four investors saved the club from a winding up order and decided to rename the club to mark a new beginning. Their current home

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Opposition View – Manchester United

James from Manchester United podcast Written Offside answers our questions ahead of our clash with the Red Devils on Sunday. How long have you supported United and what was your first game? I began supporting United in 1983 (age 6). My earliest memory is of the 1983 Milk Cup final (now Capital One Cup) vs

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