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Post by steve on Oct 26, 2014 6:49:25 GMT 1
We've heard of moving the goalposts. Well how about measuring them?
During their pre-match warm-up at Swansea, Leicester's goalkeepers became convinced that the goal was too big and complained to the officials.
However, a quick check confirmed the height of the crossbar at eight feet and the game kicked off as scheduled.
Leicester still lost 2-0 :-)
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Post by lesd on Dec 6, 2014 16:29:14 GMT 1
Would you believe it - 2!
Amazing.....10-man Newcastle with a 21-year old third choice goalkeeper end Chelsea's unbeaten record and achieve a third consecutive home win over them.
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Post by steve on Jan 22, 2015 8:30:21 GMT 1
Only 10% of Manchester United shirt sales happened in Manchester last year, according to a sports retail company - but Manchester City sold only 5% of their shirts in the city. Maybe that's why so many people watch Coronation Street, it's all those United and City fans wanting to know what Manchester looks like. ?
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Post by lesd on Jan 24, 2015 17:58:56 GMT 1
Well that's a turn-up for the book! Chelsea 2-4 Bradford!!!
Not to mention Man City 0-2 Middlesbrough.
And conspiracy theorists here?
Premier League pays much more than the FA Cup.
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Post by lesd on Feb 23, 2015 0:07:33 GMT 1
The new in-sport......................
WWF...........World Wrestling Football!
After being fouled by Stockport's Charlie Russell, Worcester City's Shab Khan responds!
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Post by steve on May 7, 2015 14:29:22 GMT 1
DIDN'T SEE THIS ONE COMING.
Tony Adams, a rich bloke who wants to become poor.
The former Arsenal and England footballer Tony Adams has approached City investors about backing a £150m takeover of Aston Villa, the struggling Premier League club.
Sky News has learnt that Mr Adams has been working with Paul Smith, a former executive at Chelsea FC and IMG, the sports rights agency, on a possible bid.
They have approached a number of private equity and other investment firms in recent weeks in an effort to raise approximately £75m in new equity to finance an offer for Aston Villa.
The remainder of the funding for a takeover would probably be in the form of new debt, with a unit of Goldman Sachs understood to have been sounded out about providing the additional capital.
ON THE OTHER HAND HERE'S HOW THE BBC SEE IT
BBC Sport's Pat Murphy reports: "There's been a takeover bid for Aston Villa. It's led by Paul Smith, formerly Chelsea's business affairs director, and city sources say it's in the region of £150m. Smith knows Villa's current owner, Randy Lerner.
"If successful, it's understood that Tony Adams would be brought to the club to work on the football side of things but he is NOT directly involved in the takeover bid itself. "
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Post by steve on Nov 3, 2015 16:44:24 GMT 1
DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES
Stevenage manager Teddy Sheringham has registered himself as a player and could feature for the League Two club in the Herts Senior Cup.
The 49-year-old former Tottenham, Manchester United and England forward retired from playing in 2008.
But he could play for Boro against Welwyn Garden City on Wednesday alongside his assistant Kevin Watson, who has also registered as a player.
Stevenage said the move was "not an uncommon occurrence at the club".
A statement added that members of previous management teams had played in the county cup competition.
Boro's former goalkeeping coach Dave Beasant was also named on the bench for their League Two play-off first leg against Southend United last season at the age of 56.
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Post by steve on Jan 11, 2016 19:22:58 GMT 1
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY IT BUT 'CAPS OFF TO DERBY COUNTY'
Derby County have allowed Hartlepool United to keep their share of the gate receipts for Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie.
The Rams won 2-1 at Victoria Park, but their gesture will be worth about £23,000 to their League Two hosts.
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Post by steve on Mar 29, 2016 14:38:00 GMT 1
REMEMBER, CELEBRATE AND CHEER
On this day
2008: Derby were relegated from the Premier League with a record low total of 11 points following just one win, eight draws and 29 defeats in the 2007-08 season.
And were also voted the ugliest team in the premiership history.
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Post by steve on May 12, 2016 20:17:02 GMT 1
WHAT HAS KING RICHARD THIRD GO TO DO WITH SUCCESS OR FAILURE IN FOOTBALL?
There was a dispute between the city of York and the City of Leicester as to where the remains of King Richard 3rd were to be laid to rest after they were discovered under a Tesco car park in Leicester a dispute won by Leicester after a visit to the highest court in the land. But what has it got to do with football?
Well when his remains were found York City FC were sitting pretty in league two and Leicester City FC were at the foot of the premiership destined for relegation. But the battle of the body was won by the city of Leicester and strange things happened.
Leicester City FC fought of relegation and following the late kings burial went onto win the premiership meanwhile York city FC went into a nose dive, avoiding relegation last season but crashed out of the league at the same time as their East Midland rivals stormed to the premiership tittle this season.
Is it all down to the late King? After all who are the sponsors of Leicester City FC? Yep KING POWER!!!!
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Post by lesd on May 13, 2016 23:30:39 GMT 1
Maybe they're not all sh*** sh*****s up there...........
'A pig known for sniffing out winners in sporting events has predicted his hometown club to win the Championship play-offs semi-final. Marcus the Mystic, a micro pig from Heage, backed Derby County to beat Hull City on Saturday by choosing a plate of apples with a Rams badge. The pig has previously chosen winners in the Wimbledon tennis men's finals and the 2014 Fifa World Cup. "He has an absolutely 100% success rate," owner Juliette Stevens said.' (BBC NEWS)
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Post by lesd on May 30, 2016 22:03:00 GMT 1
What a fairytale end to the final League play-off! AFC Wimbledon (promoted) will be playing MKDons (relegated) in next season's League One. Those two games will be the derbies to end all derbies.
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Post by steve on Dec 20, 2016 12:41:00 GMT 1
AND YOU WONDER WHY ENGLANDS INTERNATIONAL SIDE ALWAYS FAILS??
Stoke City - no nonsense, direct, a pillar of English footballing traditions? Not Mark Hughes' Stoke City.
Saturday's 2-2 draw with Leicester was their 55th Premier League game since an English player scored for them - pulling level with Newcastle's run.
Peter Crouch's 86th-minute goal in a 6-1 thumping of Liverpool on 24 May 2015 was the last time an Englishman found the net for the Potters in the league.
Newcastle's 55-game run ended when Steven Taylor scored for them in a 3-0 win over Cardiff in May 2014.
But the record for the longest English goal drought belongs to Arsenal, standing at 97 games until Theo Walcott's brace in a 2-2 draw with Birmingham in February 2008.
The only English outfield players in Stoke's starting XI at the weekend were Ryan Shawcross and Glen Johnson - the last time one of them scored was January 2015 (Shawcross)
If you pack your team with foreign players how do you expect young English talent to develop?
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Post by steve on Feb 9, 2017 15:36:45 GMT 1
WHAT WOULD HE BE WORTH TODAY? On this day 38 years ago, on February 9, 1979, Trevor Francis became the first £1m player when he signed for Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest from Birmingham City. It sounds like small change nowadays, with Manchester United's Paul Pogba being the most expensive footballer in the world at £89m. But 38 years ago Nottingham Forest made transfer history when they made striker Trevor Francis the first ever £1m player on the planet. And the day Francis arrived at the City Ground is the stuff of legend, with the Reds' legendary manager Brian Clough famously keeping him waiting for an hour to put pen to paper while he played squash with Garry Birtles. Read more at www.nottinghampost.com/trevor-francis-on-being-known-as-the-million-pound-tea-boy-at-nottingham-forest/story-30124349-detail/story.html#oHV0uVRjJpSQoFQf.99
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Post by steve on Mar 30, 2017 14:08:18 GMT 1
STILL CANNOT STOP LAUGHING 😂
ON THIS DAY IN 2008: Derby County became the first Premier League team to be relegated before April.
They finished on 11 points 😂
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