Monthly Archives: December 2009

[Happy] New Year, But Not for Frimpong

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Ibracadabra

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Wellington Silva to Arsenal: One for 2014

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Ibracadabra

2010 is just about here, but this news is so forward looking, we should probably just leave it in the archives and bring it back up in 2013 or 2014. Arsene Wenger has stuck to his youth policy by signing … Continue reading →

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Cross Your Fingers for FSC

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ibracadabra

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Toby Out at Bolton, Holly Flax to Replace Him?

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Since Gary Megson works in HR, did he break the news to himself? Only a few months ago, Bolton were putting together a nice run of form under Toby Flenderson look-alike Gary Megson, but after a miserable 2-2 home draw … Continue reading →

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Butt’s Brain: Bonus Points

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Ibracadabra

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Transfer Window Tuesday: It’s Almost January…

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Ibracadabra

In form Bellamy will stay at Manchester City As we mentioned a few weeks ago, last January in the Premier League we were treated to a handful of major transfers. I mean, some massive, massive moves: Arshavin, Heskey, Given, Beattie, … Continue reading →

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NCNB Lands on the iPhone

Posted on December 29, 2009 by The Team

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Butt’s Brain: Tuesday

Posted on December 29, 2009 by The Team

A bit of Butt’s Brain… Congratulations to Kevin and Cory – the two winners of our Boxing Day Premier League Contest. These two guys will be receiving some Soccer Pro packs by Zuku (pictured above) for their brilliant predictions [Zuku] … Continue reading →

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Oliver Kahn FAIL: From the Holiday Archives

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Ibracadabra

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Premier League Gameweek 20 Fantasy Preview

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Ibracadabra

The Fantasy Stuff Legends Are Made Of For brevity’s sake, I’m going to skip the game previews and discuss Studs and Duds as well as a predicted Gameweek 20 Best Eleven… It’s that “in between” period in the holiday season, … Continue reading →