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Piers Morgan: Not Football’s Antichrist

January 22, 2012
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Piers Morgan: Not Football’s Antichrist

Yesterday Piers Morgan appeared on Fox as part of the studio panel talking about the Arsenal – Man Utd game, this was the first time a Premier League match had appeared live on Fox. Despite moaning to the contrary, Piers Morgan is not the worst pundit to ever talk about the beautiful game on this side of the Atlantic, not by a long stretch. I’ve lived in the US for seven years now and I have seen football broadcasting progress forward rapidly but also regress shockingly on Fox’s subscripion football channel. I’ve heard our ‘keeper called Nigel “Marteeen”. I’ve heard their midfielder called Steven “Gerrard” with a hard G....

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Why we are all Arsenal supporters now

August 16, 2011
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Why we are all Arsenal supporters now

The ground just shifted. When even a ‘permanent’ member of the Premier League’s elite like Arsenal can’t hold onto their top players – when Arsene Wenger concedes that the financial firepower of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester United and City now sets them apart from other clubs – you know something significant just happened. Perhaps Cesc Fabregas finally moving to Barca and ending what has become an annual season-end saga isn’t a surprise – but the price is. £30m plus add-ons of £5m or so for one of the best midfielders in the world, who is young (24) and still had four years left on his contract appears close...

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Anders Limpar appears in Swedish documentary

June 17, 2011
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Soccer - FA Cup Final - Everton v Manchester United - Wembley Stadium

Our friends at Gingers For Limpar bring us news on Anders Limpar.

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Desert Island Kicks: Christopher Mann

June 16, 2011
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Desert Island Kicks: Christopher Mann

Christopher Mann tells us what he'd bring to his desert island, how Emmanuel Eboué would keep his spirits up, and why he'll never get tired of watching a certain Wayne Rooney goal.

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60 Games That Shook Goodison: #9.When Rooney was Blue

June 7, 2011
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60 Games That Shook Goodison: #9.When Rooney was Blue

Everton 2-1 Arsenal. 19th October 2002. Arsenal have a special relationship with Everton. When Alan Ball was sold he moved to Highbury. Dixie scored his 60th against them, and Wayne Rooney bagged his first against a seemingly invincible Arsenal. Rooney came on with only the embers of the game remaining and was already furious for not playing from the start. It didn’t take him long to turn the game; sending a long range shot that looped over Seaman’s head like a vandal’s brick. After the goal the young Scouser was bouncing around like a videogame character somehow transplanted into a world of professional footballers. His feet did what legions...

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60 Games That Shook Goodison: #1. Dixie’s 60th

December 15, 2010
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60 Games That Shook Goodison: #1. Dixie’s 60th

May 5th 1928, Everton 3-3 Arsenal “The crowd invaded the pitch and I got more whiskers on my face from the Scotland Road lads than Soft Joe.” Dean on scoring his record breaking 60th goal in one season. In May 1928 Bill Dean, one of history’s most ravenous goal scorers and an Evertonian to the marrow, was at the end of his greatest season. Dean was a roaring muscle-car of a player and by the time the final game against Arsenal came hurtling around the corner he was on 57 goals, a hat-trick away from breaking George Camsell’s record of 59 (and Camsell had set his record in the...

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Entire Everton Squad To Leave

June 18, 2010
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At least that’s what the press would have us believe. I find it ridiculous that journos on TV and in newspapers are constantly linking Everton players with a move away from the club, it’s as if their shallow paddling pool minds can’t fathom good players playing for Everton. The rote line is similar for every player, and it goes something like this: “Everton are a good club, but for X to really get success he has to move on.” This summer, the transfer tales have reached Pinocchio levels, with a huge slice of our squad as well as our manager being linked away. If all these players are good enough for a...

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Why Arteta will not be moving to Arsenal.

May 19, 2010
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The Premier League’s ecosystem took a big hit yesterday with news that Cesc Fabregas will be leaving Arsenal and heading back to Barcelona. The first I heard of this was when Oliver Kay gave his opinion on Twitter saying: “If, as G Balague implies, Barca feel Arsenal “owe” them after using legal loophole to sign Cesc in 2003, they’re misguided”The press will have us believe that Cesc running off into the arms of Pep Guardiola and his chums at Barca will mean that Arsene Wenger will turn to Mikel Arteta as a replacement. Don’t believe everything you read in the press. Most Gooners I have spoken to since the news...

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DIXIE’S DAILY

May 12, 2010
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DIXIE’S DAILY

“SOS Sources: Beckford deal done”  Our friends over at SOS1878 reckon that the Jermaine Beckford deal is done, and that he’ll be officially signing at the end of June, with personal terms already agreed. “Rodwell to snub Man United to stay at Goodison” The Daily Mirror reports that Jack Rodwell, Everton’s worst kept secret and best young prospect will be signing a contract extension – that will see him paid 40 grand a week. This comes hot on the heels of the news that Cahill is signing an extension, will Pienaar be signing next? “Arsene Wenger wants Everton’s Mikel Arteta if Barcelona prise Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal”  The Daily...

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THE TOFFEEMONGER: Arsene! Keep your greasy paws off our Belgian

February 16, 2010
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THE TOFFEEMONGER: Arsene! Keep your greasy paws off our Belgian

THE TOFFEEMONGER -February 16th 2010 A quick daily scan sampling the media’s transfer tripe. Today’s main transfer rumour is regarding feral fuzzball Marouane Fellaini. Apparently Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is having a hearty sniff around the Belgian, and he likes what he smells.  The Guardian is leading the charge with the Fellaini tripe here , and we’re hoping that’s exactly what it is. His contract isn’t running out, he seems happy, Arsenal are known to hate splurging big money (and that’s exactly what they’d have to do to bag Fellaini)… However, the Belgian’s dad seems to like hawking his son around (not in Fabregas Sr’s league yet but give...

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