Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers picked up huge victories on a crucial day for the sides near the bottom of the Premier League. Paul Lambert’s Villa had looked to be heading for the drop when Nathan Baker put an attempted clearance into his own net against Reading. But Christian Benteke and Gabriel Agbonlahor hit […]
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In his Friday press conference, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson reacted to widespread reports in Thursday’s newspapers that Wayne Rooney would be sold by United in the summer after being dropped for the Real Madrid game. “He’ll be here next year,” Ferguson said. “You can have my word on that.” “There is no issue […]
The big surprise in the United line-up last night against Real Madrid was that United’s talisman Wayne Rooney was not in the starting XI. When was the last time Rooney was dropped for a big game? Asked about it before the match SAF seemed to imply that Rooney was not fit saying: “Wayne Rooney needs a […]
Aston Villa have announced a loss of £17.7m for the year to 31 May 2012 compared with a £54m loss in 2011. Since Martin O’Neill left, Villa have been furiously trying to slash expenses, through lower wages and the sale of their best players. Last year Villa reported a profit of £26m from the sale […]
Not pretty numbers coming out of Anfield today. For the ten months ending 31 May 2012, Liverpool announced a loss of £40.5m and an increase in the club’s debt to £87m. That compares with £49.3m in the previous twelve month period with the club changing its accounting dates to coincide with the football season. LFC […]
You would never think it was the case if you listened to Chelsea fans, by the Blues are up to third place in the Premier League after beating West Brom 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. The home fans’ anger at interim manager Rafael Benitez took centre stage before, during and after the match. There were a […]
This weekend, Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs has the chance to play in his 1,000th competitive match. An amazing record for a player who surely will get knighted once he finally retires. Here is a Ryan Giggs tribute that the BBC put together in 2009 when they named him the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.