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 [...]

You may remember Chelsea FC from such things as the Premiership, the Champions League and the Gael Kakuta fiasco of 2009. The latter is particularly important since they were thrown under the bus for their participation in the ritual practice of English clubs snapping up from rich resources abroad. Sometimes in a helicopter.
Fresh off their [...]

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 [...]

So here we are, the last weekend of the Premier League and there’s only 2 things left to play for…
Well I say, only 2 things but they really are 2 BIG things!!
Firstly there’s the title itself:
Chelsea are at home to Wigan, knowing a win will secure the title, while Manchester United host Stoke, knowing that [...]

So Arsenal have thrown away the slight chance they had of winning the premiership with defeats at Tottenham and now Wigan.
Chelsea slipped up against Tottenham when they had a real chance of getting one hand on the title. With Manchester United only just scraping an injury time winner at City it really does look as [...]