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Carling Cup Second Round Draw

For the most part, things went according to plan in the First Round of the Carling Cup, which was contested over a period of a couple days earlier this week. There were a couple upsets -- League Two side Rotherham United went to Sheffield Wednesday ...

From ENGLISH SOCCER TALK, Soccer Blogs,  14 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Manchester City,  Sunderland F.C.,  Derby County F.C.,  Roy Keane,  Manchester United

Premiership Preview--3. Chelsea

Chelsea has not finished outside the top two in five seasons, a span in which they're averaging a mind-blowing 88.5 points a season. They've won two Premiership titles, two Carling Cups, an FA Cup, and, for what it's worth, a Community Shield, during ...

From ENGLISH SOCCER TALK, Soccer Blogs,  12 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Petr Čech,  Chelsea F.C.,  John Terry,  Manchester United,  Tal Ben Haim

Premiership Preview--4. Arsenal

2008 hasn't been a great year for Arsenal and their fans. In February, they watched their hated North London rivals Tottenham win a major trophy (Carling Cup), something Arsenal hasn't done since winning the Premiership four seasons ago. They've ...

From ENGLISH SOCCER TALK, Soccer Blogs,  11 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Gaël Clichy (footballer),  Kolo Touré (footballer),  Arsenal Football Club,  UEFA Champions League,  Portsmouth F.C.

Premiership Preview--5. Aston Villa

Aston Villa surprised many neutrals last season, and probably even some of their own supporters, with their 6th-place finish. In 2006-2007, the Villans checked in at a respectable 11th, a nice improvement from 16th the season before. Villa's emergence, ...

From ENGLISH SOCCER TALK, Soccer Blogs,  8 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Isaiah Osbourne,  Martin O'Neill,  Moustapha Salifou,  Aston Villa,  Gareth Barry

Premiership Preview--7. Portsmouth

Just like Manchester City and Everton, Portsmouth is coming off their best season in England's top division in years, and I'm not sure there'd be much argument from the South Coast side's supporters by saying it was the best season in club history. ...

From ENGLISH SOCCER TALK, Soccer Blogs,  7 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Portsmouth F.C.,  Niko Kranjčar (footballer),  Manchester City,  Harry Redknapp,  Chelsea F.C.

Premiership Preview--10. West Ham

I think it would come as a surprise to many to know that West Ham, not Middlesbrough, not Aston Villa, not any of the promoted clubs, had the highest average of English players in their starting lineups (6.61/11) in the 2007-2008 Premiership season. ...

From ENGLISH SOCCER TALK, Soccer Blogs,  6 Aug 2008
Related Topics: John Paintsil,  Julien Faubert,  Chelsea F.C.,  Fulham,  Arsenal Football Club

Premiership Preview--12. Newcastle

When Sam Allardyce left by "mutual consent" in early January, Newcastle turned to a familiar figure to turn the club's fortunes around. I said it then and I'll say it now: Kevin Keegan, who spent over a decade away from St. James Park before returning ...

From ENGLISH SOCCER TALK, Soccer Blogs,  5 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Jonás Gutiérrez,  Sébastien Bassong,  Emre BelözoÄŸlu,  Michael Owen,  Obafemi Martins

Premiership Preview--15. Wigan Athletic

They play some of the ugliest soccer in the Premiership. Their field surface is undoubtedly the worst in the Premiership and sits in one of the league's smallest stadiums, which is also shared with a rugby club. They have no star players to speak of, ...

From ENGLISH SOCCER TALK, Soccer Blogs,  3 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Steve Bruce,  Wigan Athletic,  Manchester United,  Olivier Kapo,  Julius Aghahowa

Premiership Preview--16. Fulham

Fulham's "Great Escape" was one of the best stories of the '07-'08 Premiership season. The Cottagers looked down and out so many times, so close to the end of the year, but a shocking 3-2 come-from-behind victory at Manchester City was the first of ...

From ENGLISH SOCCER TALK, Soccer Blogs,  3 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Fulham,  Roy Hodgson,  Manchester City,  Everton F.C.,  Jimmy Bullard

Premiership Preview--17. Bolton Wanderers

For everyone outside of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Arsenal, success in the Premiership can be fickle. We saw it last year with Tottenham, who wound up an extremely disappointing 11th after two straight 5th-place finishes. We saw it ...

From ENGLISH SOCCER TALK, Soccer Blogs,  2 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Andy O'Brien (footballer),  Joey O'Brien,  Manchester United,  Bolton Wanderers,  Johan Elmander

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