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The Premier League Prediction 2009-2010

Its that time of year again, when everyone thinks they know how the forthcoming Premier League campaign is going to pan out. Last season, it turned out that I didn't know very much. Of the twenty Premier League placings, I only got three spot on...

Written by Simon Williams about 3 months ago 1,778 reads 9 comments
What Happened to Arsene Wenger the Manager?

The majority of Arsenal fans appear to be delighted, and I am not quite sure why. For the fourth summer running, one of their most important players has left the club...

Written by Simon Williams about 4 months ago 939 reads 88 comments
Officiating in England: A Reffing Disgrace?

As I watched this weekend's Premier League fixtures evolve, one thing stuck out. The frankly awful standard of officiating...

Written by Simon Williams about 10 months ago 89 reads 7 comments
Relegation Review: Will Spurs Get It Right?

The Harry Honeymoon is well and truly over at the Lane. After a breathtaking start to life at Tottenham, Harry could have been forgiven for thinking Spurs would march in to the top half of the table in double quick time...

Written by Simon Williams about 10 months ago 140 reads 16 comments
A Miracle In Nyon: Champions League Draw

OK, so as miracles go at Christmas time it was not exactly up there with that trickster fella from Nazareth, but it's a rare occasion indeed when Liverpool are drawn with Real Madrid...

Written by Simon Williams about 11 months ago 262 reads 7 comments
Four Keys To Winning the English Premier League

In the modern game is easy to rule people out of the title race before it has even really started. Every defeat or draw is treated like its the end of the world, and proof that this or that club are not capable of winning the title...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 700 reads 8 comments
Premier League: Bored of the Big Four

So here we are again, it's barely the middle of November and the Premier League table already has a depressingly familiar look...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 1,112 reads 33 comments
Wayne Rooney: The Big Man is Back in Town

The 2nd April is not a date that many remember. Coming the day after April Fools Day, it is another one of those nothing dates that mean little to most unless you have a particular anniversary or birthday on that date...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 405 reads 8 comments
UEFA Cup Group Stage: Draw Round Up

Portsmouth will be celebrating at the thought of facing AC Milan in the UEFA Cup in the next couple of months, with Peter Crouch no doubt particularly keen to get one over on the side he was ...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 433 reads 2 comments
EPL: Why October Could Make Or Break Rafa's Reign

Liverpool's start to the 2008-2009 season has been the subject of much debate amongst Reds fans. On the face of it, the club are unbeaten in 9 competitive matches, with 6 wins and 3 draws (one ...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 270 reads 12 comments
Champions League: Matchday One Review

Romance is back in the Champions League this year. For the last few years it's been all about the big boys of Western, Southern, and Central Europe, but in week one of the 2008-2009 campaign, ...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 326 reads 1 comments
Emile Heskey: England's Unsung Hero

Germany 1-5 England, Croatia 1-4 England, two scorelines and matches that will live long in the memory of every Englishman or woman who has an interest in football, and even a few who don't...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 490 reads 2 comments
The Race Is On For South Africa 2010

Money, business, takeovers, Arabs, Dubai, wages, resignations, meetings blah blah blah, I think I just died of boredom. What have any of them got to do with football? I am sure most of us here love the game itself, not the circus that surrounds it...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 631 reads 7 comments
Last Chance Saloon For Beckham Era England

Another England game, another largely woeful display, another debate about Gerrard, Beckham, Lampard, Terry, Joe Cole, shapes, systems, lack of technique, blah blah blah. I am sick and tired of this crop of England players...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 316 reads 17 comments
Bleacher Report and Quality Control—How Many Is Too Many?

As I write this article, I see that there have been some 40 articles written in the FIFA strand of Bleacher Report in the last 24 hours...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 343 reads 13 comments
John Terry and Rio Ferdinand: Are They England's Best Bet?

Fabio Capello got one over on the mainstream media on Tuesday, when he named Chelsea's John Terry as his permanent England captain...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 334 reads 1 comments
My All Time World XI

*****WARNING, IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT A SENSE OF HUMOUR, PLEASE LOOK AWAY NOW*** SARCASM ALERT! The World XI debate has been raging on Bleacher for a couple of months now, so I thought it was time I posted mine...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 281 reads 27 comments
The Premier League Prediction 2008-2009

Many have had their say on the 2008-2008 Premier League season, and with just over two weeks to go to the big kick off I couldn't wait any longer to put in my two pence worth.....

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 4,258 reads 39 comments
Euro 2008: The Official UEFA Squad Of The Tournament

Many of us have already debated our own choices for players and team of the tournament in Euro 2008, but this is what the official UEFA Technical panel came up with as their squad of the tournament, ...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 779 reads 9 comments
Euro 2008: Best And Worst Of The Tournament

As Euro 2008 draws to a close, we all have our own thoughts about who have been the stars, and who have been the flops...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 1,177 reads 9 comments
Transfer Merry-Go-Round: What does your EPL team need?

With Euro 2008 nearly over and pre-season training just around the corner, the transfer river will be in full flow over the next 2 months...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 1,295 reads 8 comments
The Original Overrated EPL Star: Eric Cantona

In the middle of a European Championships it is difficult not to overrate players. As we watch on TV, it seems like every other player is described as "great," "outstanding" and "exceptional...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 1,242 reads 28 comments
Euro 2008: Have the Dutch peaked too early?

I am sure even the most biased Italian fans would agree that the Netherlands were outstanding last night in their 3-0 victory over the World Champions...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 413 reads 2 comments
Sky Sports News: Fact or Fiction?

We are in the midst of the worst period of the football year. Not only is there hardly any football to watch (thank Jebus there is only two days before Euro 2008 starts), but the press, and certain ...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 668 reads 5 comments
Blackburn Rovers: What Now?

Today, the news that all Blackburn Rovers fans must have dreaded for the last couple of seasons has finally arrived. Manager Mark Hughes has moved on to pastures new, signing a three-year contract to succeed Sven Goran Eriksson at Manchester City...

Written by Simon Williams about about 1 year ago 591 reads 1 comments

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Simon Williams Article Archive

The Premier League Prediction 2009-2010

What Happened to Arsene Wenger the Manager?

Officiating in England: A Reffing Disgrace?

Relegation Review: Will Spurs Get It Right?

A Miracle In Nyon: Champions League Draw

Four Keys To Winning the English Premier League

Premier League: Bored of the Big Four

Wayne Rooney: The Big Man is Back in Town

UEFA Cup Group Stage: Draw Round Up

EPL: Why October Could Make Or Break Rafa's Reign

Champions League: Matchday One Review

Emile Heskey: England's Unsung Hero

The Race Is On For South Africa 2010

Last Chance Saloon For Beckham Era England

Bleacher Report and Quality Control—How Many Is Too Many?

John Terry and Rio Ferdinand: Are They England's Best Bet?

My All Time World XI

The Premier League Prediction 2008-2009

Euro 2008: The Official UEFA Squad Of The Tournament

Euro 2008: Best And Worst Of The Tournament

Transfer Merry-Go-Round: What does your EPL team need?

The Original Overrated EPL Star: Eric Cantona

Euro 2008: Have the Dutch peaked too early?

Sky Sports News: Fact or Fiction?

Blackburn Rovers: What Now?

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