Category Archives: Emerging players

Revealed: The Truth about West Ham United new boy Modibo Maiga!

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Claus

It is not often West Ham sign a player that leave fans scratching their heads thinking ‘who?’ or ‘never eard of him’…my mistake, it is pretty common practice at Upton Park (Marco Boogers anyone?). The arrival of Sam Allardyce will … Read more…

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Euro 2012 Special: 5 emerging talents that could light up the tournament

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Claus

With Euro 2012 about to get underway, you may be wondering who some of the emerging talents are that you should be looking out for during the tournament. You could be looking for an undervalued bargain for your Dream Team … Read more…

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Au Revoir Comolli, but do ‘Moneyball’ and football mix?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Rascal

For those that don’t know, Moneyball was a book by Michael Lewis that focused on the recruitment process adopted by Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane as he tried to build a championship baseball team on a budget that was … Read more…

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Giles Barnes – the highs and lows of the next big thing

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Claus

How often do we hear about the next big thing at a club, a young player that has the world at his feet and suddenly becomes labeled as the next ‘Messi’, ‘Gerrard’ or ‘Rooney’, but for whatever reason they turn … Read more…

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Edinson Cavani: First Chelsea, then Europe!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Mario Rossi

There is something about strikers with long hair I don’t like, in fact any footballer with long hair for that matter – I wouldn’t want to be accused of discriminating. For me, one of the worst sights you can see … Read more…

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Could Ravel Morrison be the saviour of society?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Jeffs Telling

Over the years we have seen many talented players hit the buffers off the pitch; Paul Merson, Tony Adams, Paul McGrath, Paul Gascoigne and George Best to name but a few. The main thing these men had in common was … Read more…

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