Mick McCarthy was reportedly left incensed when Wolves Chairman Steve Morgan entered the dressing room to vent his frustration at the 3-0 home reverse to Liverpool. But Morgan’s tirade seems to have done the trick, as Wolves recorded their first win in ten Premier League matches away at QPR yesterday. Into Stoppage Time considers other… [Read more…]
The FA relieved Fabio Capello of a tough decision yesterday and, as John Terry considers his International future, there is a compelling case that the Italian should do the same for the Chelsea stopper. Terry is adamant that he is innocent of racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand and presumably feels betrayed that the FA has… [Read more…]
Stuart Pearce has 184 players from the Home Nations to choose from for London 2012, with just 7 of the 191 footballers contacted declining the FA’s offer. But only three of his Olympic squad of 18 can be over the age of 23. Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Rodwell (pictured) are already being lined… [Read more…]
With the FA confirming that John Terry has been stripped of the England Captaincy for the second time (has that ever happened to anyone before?!), Into Stoppage Time considers his possible replacements: Rio Ferdinand: The Manchester United stalwart, who replaced Terry the first time, has his supporters but has already ruled himself out of contention… [Read more…]
Barely Athletic 5 – 1 Rebellion FC This was a match all about the irresistible force that is Tommy Trenchard, as the chillaxed striker stole the show with a hatful of goals. It was to be our second consecutive cup game (the cup is played in a Champions League group format) and our first home… [Read more…]
AC Battersea 0 – 4 Barely Athletic Last week saw a reversal of fortunes for Barely Athletic as they recorded their first win of the season away to Tyburn Gallows. This week, they brought that form into a cup game against league high-flyers AC Battersea. Barely’s first foray into the emotional rollercoaster of a cup… [Read more…]
When Chas and Dave belted out their 1981 FA Cup Final hit, immortalising ‘Glory Glory’ as the Tottenham Hotspur rallying slogan, they would have scarcely believed it would be replaced by ‘Flair, Style and Adventure’ some thirty years later. The change is part of a major business rebranding, planned in order to maximise global revenue… [Read more…]
Tyburn Gallows 0 – 3 Barely Athletic Barely began their irresistible rise up the league with a comfortable away win, despite a catalogue of injuries and maladies. Unusually, most of us arrived at Regent’s Park in good time. The preliminary team news was not encouraging. Our spine had been considerably weakened by the news that… [Read more…]
February 5, 2012
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