Archive for March, 2009

Fulham collapse has Ferguson in a fluster

Sir Alex Ferguson won few new friends with his misguided attack on referee Phil Dowd on the back of a disastrous afternoon for Manchester United on the banks of the Thames on Saturday.
The experienced Scot is the master at finding diversions in the face of adversity but his assertion that Wayne Rooney should not have [...]

March 23, 2009   Posted in: Latest  No Comments

Hodgson wins war of words over master of mind games

It’s official: Liverpool are well and truly back in the Premier League title race. They produced a magnificent performance yesterday to thrash Aston Villa at Anfield, in a match which severely dented the visiting team’s fading hopes of securing a Champions League position.
Benitez was understandably keen for his team to send out a message of [...]

March 23, 2009   Posted in: Latest  No Comments

Road to Rome looks rosy

Sir Alex Ferguson was understandably delighted with Friday’s draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The road to Rome sees the current holders face 2004 winners Porto in the last eight of Europe’s elite club competition ahead of a last-four meeting against the winners of the Arsenal-Villarreal clash.
It means Ferguson’s side have avoided English opposition [...]

March 23, 2009   Posted in: Latest  No Comments