Footballbits and pieces

August 16th, 2010
1. Ian Holloway would like to be taken seriously.
Sky and the BBC must have been rubbing their hands together as the Ian Holloway led Blackpool had a dream start against Wigan. Holloway has been known for many seasons as a wonderfully out there quote machine, but his post match interview was somewhat morose [...]

Author: Richard Cutcher
Pundits, managers, and players alike have all been enthusing how this season is the most open the league has seen for quite some time – and they’re not wrong. With two out of the three relegated teams fighting the courts off the pitch, and the other beginning to realise just what a [...]

Regular readers may remember that a while ago we ran an article on the Five Pound Football Club – well now it’s starting to become a reality!
The website is now live and subscriptions are being taken up quickly. What have you got to lose?  You could own a stake in a club for the price [...]

Who says there’s no romance left in football just moneybags teams?
Yesterday in the Championship play off final at Wembley, Blackpool came from behind to beat Cardiff City 3-2 and gain promotion to the Premier League.
The ragtag team, managed by Ian Holloway and a record signing costing just £500,000 showed there can still be a fairytale [...]

Well Chelsea didnt exactly stumble to the title in the end did they?
A stunning 8-0 win over Wigan was more than enough to bring the silver back to Stamford Bridge. Manchester United did their part with a 4-0 win over Stoke at Old Trafford but with Chelsea needing to lose the Reds never really had [...]