Feb 19
Julian Bennetts 10 Feb 2012 When Wimbledon and Bradford last met in a relegation showdown, they were fighting for their Premier League lives. The Dons lost 3-0 at Valley Parade in April 2000 – a result that sent the Crazy Gang hurtling towards relegationr – but they meet again tomorrow with both sides fretting about …
Feb 18
TUESDAY’S tense win over Burton was a sensational result for a number of reasons. Not only were Burton placed higher in the table, their squad boasted bags of experience – including former Alex striker Calvin Zola. My usually optimistic outlook clouded as kick-off approached, and avoiding frostbite and stealing a point, would have been enough …
Feb 15
Published on Thursday 2 February 2012 14:00 Neil Egerton: The transfer window has now shut and with the loan capture of Clarke Carlisle I hope we have signed our very own Superman. Carlisle is an experienced defender but, more importantly, he is a leader of men – which is exactly what we require. I would …
Feb 14
“It only took nine years” was the cry from South-West London last summer, when AFC Wimbledon won promotion back to the Football League after a dramatic penalty-shoot-out win – as if there is any other sort – against Luton Town at The City of Manchester Stadium in the Blue Square Premier play-off final. After a …
Feb 13
It would be easy to criticise former England manager Fabio Capello for his team’s poor performances. But why waste time? Had he not resigned, he should have been fired by the Football Association for his embarrassing and damaging response to what should have been a routine decision. Yes, he had been unable to get the …
Feb 10
The breaking of a 24-year World Cup drought by the All Blacks and the reaching of the Investec Super Rugby Final by the nomadic Crusaders wasn’t enough to bring a historic maiden Laureus Award to New Zealand Rugby yesterday.The prestigious sporting awards were held in London, and the All Blacks, who were considered a likely …
Feb 08
A decade has passed since The Tractor Boys of Ipswich Town were playing Premier League football. The Suffolk based club have celebrated trophies several times during the team’s existence. They were the Football League champions for the 1961-1962 season, won the FA Cup in 1978 and the UEFA cup in 1981. Ipswich finished first in …
Feb 08
GoonerMK 13:07pm 20th Jan 2012 Guildford Gooner 13:11pm 20th Jan 2012 McG 13:15pm 20th Jan 2012 Tony Evans 13:25pm 20th Jan 2012 Ronster 13:25pm 20th Jan 2012 chris dee 13:30pm 20th Jan 2012 GaryFootscrayAustralia 13:36pm 20th Jan 2012 PerryG 13:47pm 20th Jan 2012 Judge Fred 14:02pm 20th Jan 2012 AFCIC 14:12pm 20th Jan 2012 mark …
Feb 07
Misleadingly, it is not one of the club’s footballers on offer. The Player, it turns out, is a web tool that gives the fan exclusive access to match commentary, interviews and analysis. As it happens, a player is valued much lower at Darlington than the Player: the entire staff and manager Craig Liddle were dismissed …
Feb 07
7 Feb 2012 Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic added to his ever-growing trophy cabinet by winning the Laureus world sportsman of the year award at a glittering ceremony in London. Djokovic enjoyed a stellar 2011, clinching the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open grand slam titles. The Serbian world number one collected his …
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