Category Archive for Premier League

Only one man to man blame for Spurs’ poor start to the season

Dimitar Berbatov. Yes Tottenham manager Juande Ramos is today blaming the club’s bad start to the Premier League season on former striker Dimitar Berbatov. The Bulgarian international left White Hart Lane two weeks ago for Champions Manchester United in a club record £30 million deal.

But now we are four games into this new season and Spurs have yet to win a game. Ramos blames the confusion surrounding Berbatov’s on-off deal to United as the main factor in their poor start to season. He claims that he should of got rid of him earlier to allow time for him to find a replacement, but that can’t be the only reason why Spurs are lying rock bottom in the table.

Ok maybe Ramos has a point about the first game of the season, when he put Berbatov on the bench against Middlesbrough, but to lose at home to both Aston Villa and Sunderland is very poor. I don’t care what the Spaniard says, the Berbatov saga should not affect you so much that you fail to pick up a point at home this season.

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Sir Alex Ferguson agrees with Football Corner

Sir Alex Ferguson has today launched a scathing attack on the FA after they decided to rescind the red card which Chelsea captain John Terry picked up on Saturday. If the appeal had of been turned down, Terry would not of been allowed to play in Chelsea’s clash with Manchester United on Sunday but as it is, he is free to play.

Yesterday, Football Corner gave their opinion
on the matter and surprise surprise, Ferguson agrees with us. The United manager is furious at referee’s chief Keith Hackett claiming that he “would never have done this for us”. Chelsea boss Luis Filipe Scolari has also admitted he was surprised at the decision.

In my view, red cards are rarely rescinded but when the England captain comes looking for his red card to be cancelled, sure enough he gets it. I just can’t wait until the next club appeal their players red card and it is rescinded, could you imaging Rio Ferdinand has a conterversial red card given against him and any appeal is turned down.

Newcastle up for sale, £481 million

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has put the club up for sale for £481 million. Following the departure of Kevin Keegan from the club last week, Ashley’s position at the club has been under severe pressure and it appears now he is making serious plans to sell the club.

There has been several rumours about who will now come into takeover the club, with take of a Dubai based consortium interested in buying from Ashley however city sources doubt there is genuine interest from Dubai. “In reality Newcastle have been up for sale for the last six months. If there had been interest from Dubai it would already have surfaced.“What makes it even more difficult is that Newcastle do not appear as a very saleable asset at the moment - the club has no manager, the fans are protesting and the team are struggling.” This has all happened so quick at St James’. First Keegan departs, then the fans protest and then Ashley puts the club up for sale for a massive £481 million. What will happen next?