therepublikofmancunia.com - 11/24/2008
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Sir Alex Ferguson was talking about the league fixtures handicapping us this week, looking at the difficult games we’ve been forced in to playing so early on in the season.
Of course, the other side of this is that we’ll have an easier second half of the season, but by which ...
globesports.com - 11/28/2008
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globesports.com —
Liverpool, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid joined 10
other qualifiers for the last knockout phase of the...
Champions League, but Chelsea still has work to do in the final round of games.
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Chelsea still has work to do
timesonline.co.uk - 11/27/2008
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timesonline.co.uk —
Vote for the worst famous fan here Hand
on heart, would you want Mel B supporting your...
team? Celebrity and football are not supposed to mix and when they do it usually ends in tears. Sir Elton John has poured millions of pounds into Watford but the ...
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The 50 worst famous football fans | Premier League
thesportscorner.ca - 11/23/2008
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thesportscorner.ca —
This weekend’s dose of football will be remembered
as a ‘phoney weekend’ in the 2008/09 season. The...
lack of goals is a striking theme amongst the top clubs as none of the supposed ‘big four’ could muster a single goal.
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The ‘phoney weekend’ marks rare occasion
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Liverpool Focus On CL… Title Is Between United and Chelsea
Republik Of Mancunia: A Manchester United Blog —
... Despite currently being eight points behind leaders Chelsea and Liverpool, our much tougher fixtures have played a part in that. Ballack reckons Liverpool will fade away, as they usually do, and that it will come down to United and Chelsea again. ...
Arsenal Think It’s Bad Now, Wait Until Their Tricky Games Come
Soccerlens.com —
... The problem for Arsenal, which should weigh just as heavily on the fans’ minds as losing five of their opening fourteen games, is they haven’t really had many tricky games yet. Whilst Manchester United and Aston Villa have both made trips to the Emirates this season to test them, when it comes to their away games, Arsenal’s toughest fixture has been Fulham, who are currently ninth in the table, and Arsenal lost. ...
Another ‘War Of Words’ Between Arsenal and United
Republik Of Mancunia: A Manchester United Blog —
... With five games lost and out of the top four, things aren’t looking too great for Arsenal. When you consider their toughest away day this season has been Fulham, with Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge, Anfield, Villa Park and the like all still to visit, it really does make you wonder if they’ll be playing Champions League football next season. ...
Giggsy Praises ‘The One That Got Away’ Arsenal Youngster
Republik Of Mancunia: A Manchester United Blog —
... this season, considering the current position in the context of the easier fixtures they’ve enjoyed, which could leave Ramsey regretful, as he’s barely getting a game (and will get even fewer now after losing to Burnley in the League Cup) and wouldn’t have Champions League football. He doesn’t need to look much further than Theo Walcott to see his imminent future, who is still playing a minor role (playing 90 minutes in the league on just one occasion this season, being subbed on or off the field twelve times already this season) ...
Fixture Fight: We’re Looking Good In Comparison To Chelsea
Republik Of Mancunia: A Manchester United Blog —
... With United trailing behind Chelsea and Liverpool this season, I have often stressed the point that we have played much more difficult fixtures this season. This is not a whiny excuse, rather a pretty reasonable explanation. Our performances haven’t been anything special, but then, neither have Chelsea’s or Liverpool’s. However, we have now played the eight teams that finished below us in the league last season away from home. ...
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Bleacher Report - EPL 11/24/2008
As a result of a fair challenge by Gareth Barry of Aston Villa on Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese goal-machine was “injured”, leading him to be substituted a few minutes later in the late kick-off on Saturday evening.
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