Monthly Archives: July 2009

Pompey Picks: David Nugent Packs a Punch

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Ibracadabra

The (fantasy) Premier League season is less than three weeks away, and with Peter Crouch officially sealing his move from Portsmouth to Tottenham, Pompey have a striker position up for grabs.The primary contenders are Kanu (too old), John Utaka (too … Continue reading →

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Butt’s Brain: Monday

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Manchester United Clock Challenge A fun article on deep lying playmakers. Will you have one in your fantasy football team this season? [SoccerLens] Let’s run it back two years to check out this obscure but excellent goal from Sweden [In … Continue reading →

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MALOUDA: REDUX

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Video plays better with MUTE button onThe best player on the pitch in the FA Cup, Florent Malouda, was also the best player on the pitch in the 2nd half of Chelsea’s 2-0 pre-season win over Club America last night.Malouda … Continue reading →

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Crouch to Eat his Nachos in London Now

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Peter Crouch will be having his nachos at Tottenham instead of Portmsouth as he’s been officially re-united with former manager Harry Redknapp and teammate Jermain Defoe.Portsmouth accepted Tottenham’s bid today for the lanky 28-year old, a deal worth in the … Continue reading →

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Gerrard Celebrates Acquittal with Nice Finish

Posted on July 25, 2009 by The Team

Gerrard scores in his first pre-season game

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Butt’s Brain: Friday

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Ji-Sung loves Korean women, according to teammate Evra Not much going on in the world of footie other than Gerrard being found not guilty and Zlatan moving to Barca as we continue the (too long) summer break, but here are … Continue reading →

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A One-One-Eight Exclusive: The Hunt for Klaas-Jan

Posted on July 24, 2009 by One-One-Eight

Tottenham fan by night and finance guru by day, blogger 1-1-8 has his say: Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar looks to have passed up his chance to go to Stuttgart with two North London teams linked to the 25 year old. … Continue reading →

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Did You Ever Think it Would Turn Out Otherwise?

Posted on July 24, 2009 by One-One-Eight

Steven Gerrard was found not guilty of affray by a court in his hometown today. The Liverpool jury took about an hour to deliberate. Did you ever think it would turn out otherwise? He’s too complete a central midfielder to … Continue reading →

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Butt’s Brain: Thursday

Posted on July 23, 2009 by The Team

Chelsea Captain and Champions League failure John Terry will stay at Chelsea. [In the Stands] Inventor of dyslexia Martin Skrtel has a hamstring problem. Start the Daniel Agger fantasy football bandwagon immediately. [Football 365] Tuncay and Mido are set to … Continue reading →

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Are Tottenham Hotspur the new Man City?

Posted on July 23, 2009 by The Team

We’ve beaten Manchester City’s new 1-1-8 formation like a dead horse this summer, trying to predict just how the team will line up with something like 15 strikers on the books, but it looks like Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham Hotspur are … Continue reading →