Category Archives: EPL

Premier League Gameweek 16 Fantasy Preview

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Bent asking for a few dozen beach balls since he can’t score otherwise Let’s get to the weekend ahead in the Premier League and analyze and predict the matchups from a fantasy perspective. I. Arsenal @ Liverpool: Frank Lampard ruined … Continue reading →

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Butt’s Brain: Friday

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Ibracadabra

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Manchester United’s Other Owen: Hargreaves to Return

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Ibracadabra

More expensive than starter Michael Carrick (15M). Check. More expensive than starter Antonio Valencia (16M). Check. Yup, midfielder Owen Hargreaves cost United 17M pounds, and he hasn’t featured in a year. But according to Sir Alex Ferguson, Hargreaves is nearing … Continue reading →

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Butt’s Brain: Friday

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Borat writes an article about David Beckham’s game last night [NY Daily News] Inter Milan and Barcelona in talks to swap Zlatan for Eto’o [Times Online UK] A compilation of Roy Keane’s greatest tackles [Dirty Tackle] Cool list of soccer clubs with company … Continue reading →

Posted in Carlos Tevez, David Beckham, dirty tackle, EPL, manchester city transfers, premier league financial domination, premier league tax burden, the best eleven, the football blog, zlatan | Leave a comment

SAF Drops Nani; Sends him to Mumbai to Work as Barista

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Nani to serve lattes, not in-swinging corner kicks, in 2009-2010 In an attempt to push their brand further in the Asian market, Premier League champions Manchester United have announced the opening of the first ever Manchester United Coffee Shop and … Continue reading →

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Fabio Aurelio’s Kids Grounded for Life

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Ibracadabra

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Santiago Muñez Signs for Everton

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Ibracadabra

It’s official. Unknown American Anton Peterlin has signed for Everton. We first heard about Peterlin in late April / early May – when he was impressing on trial after graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Now the improbable dream … Continue reading →

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Northern Ireland v Israel: A "Friendly" Match?

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Just three days before the EPL season kicks off in August, the Israeli national team will travel to Belfast to take on Northern Ireland in an international friendly match with quite the intriguing back story.var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-5316986-2″);pageTracker._trackPageview(); Right or … Continue reading →

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Portsmouth Cut off Some of the Fat

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Ibracadabra

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Unless this has something to do with the Manchester City Football Club, I’m not Interested

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Ibracadabra

Click image to enlarge My e-mail reply to Nelu: “Unless this has something to do with the Manchester City Football Club, I’m not interested.”var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-5316986-2″);pageTracker._trackPageview(); I have not received a response yet.