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><channel><title>Football Rascal &#187; Fans</title> <atom:link href="http://blog.footballrascal.com/category/fans/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://blog.footballrascal.com</link> <description>The latest football news, views, opinions, original articles, and the best from the web.</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:06:19 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator><meta
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isPermaLink="false">http://blog.footballrascal.com/?p=6734</guid> <description><![CDATA[Having taken the decision to organise tonight&#8217;s friendly against Ireland, the FA finds itself in a rather precarious position after having to issue a letter to supporters calling for calm ahead of tonight&#8217;s fixture at Wembley. The last time the &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://blog.footballrascal.com/?p=6339</guid> <description><![CDATA[In one of the most bizarre moments of the season, Eden Hazard ‘kicked’ a ball ‘boy’. And by kicked, I mean, toe poked the ball. And by boy, I mean a seventeen year old who refers to himself as a &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://blog.footballrascal.com/?p=6232</guid> <description><![CDATA[As football cliches go, &#8220;form goes out of the window&#8221; when talking about a local derby, is a classic. As we approach this weekend&#8217;s Manchester derby, with both teams bang in form and battling it out at the top of the Premier &#8230; <a
href="http://blog.footballrascal.com/manchester-city-vs-manchester-united-which-fans-have-the-squeakiest-bums-ahead-of-the-derby/">Read more...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.footballrascal.com/manchester-city-vs-manchester-united-which-fans-have-the-squeakiest-bums-ahead-of-the-derby/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Twitter Timeline QPR: From Mark Hughes to Harry Redknapp in 54 days</title><link>http://blog.footballrascal.com/the-twitter-timeline-qpr-from-mark-hughes-to-harry-redknapp-in-54-days/</link> <comments>http://blog.footballrascal.com/the-twitter-timeline-qpr-from-mark-hughes-to-harry-redknapp-in-54-days/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:08:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Claus</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chairman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Club Focus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Football and Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Managers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sacked]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.footballrascal.com/?p=6177</guid> <description><![CDATA[As Mark Hughes lines up down the job centre along with the cast of the Jeremy Kyle show this morning, he probably feels hard done by after his time at QPR. I mean come on, he only had 34 games &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://blog.footballrascal.com/?p=6059</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rafa Benitez&#8217;s appointment as Chelsea&#8217;s latest short-term manager was a surprising one. Not only because he has been out of the game so long and never quite secured another job he had been in the running for, but because Chelsea &#8230; <a
href="http://blog.footballrascal.com/chelsea-fc-and-rafa-benitez-no-likey-no-lighty/">Read more...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.footballrascal.com/chelsea-fc-and-rafa-benitez-no-likey-no-lighty/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Crime and Punishment: A Day in the Life of the FA</title><link>http://blog.footballrascal.com/crime-and-punishment-a-day-in-the-life-of-the-fa/</link> <comments>http://blog.footballrascal.com/crime-and-punishment-a-day-in-the-life-of-the-fa/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:25:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>JB</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Club Focus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Controversy in Football]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Injuries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Managers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Match Report]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Player focus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Refereeing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the FA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.footballrascal.com/?p=5904</guid> <description><![CDATA[After #BUNCHOFTWATS-gate broke last week it was inevitable that everyone’s favourite diminutive panto-villain would end up being charged by both club and country. Although there are many at Chelsea who no doubt agree with Ashley Cole’s sentiment, the overriding consensus &#8230; <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://blog.footballrascal.com/?p=5429</guid> <description><![CDATA[Football Rascal Guest Post by life long York City supporter Phil Blacker. &#160; It’s not just Chelsea making history – we are York and we’re proud of it. Just when it appeared season 2011/12 had already drained every last drop &#8230; <a
href="http://blog.footballrascal.com/chelsea-werent-the-only-ones-making-history-in-may-the-football-league-welcomes-york-city-f-c-back/">Read more...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.footballrascal.com/chelsea-werent-the-only-ones-making-history-in-may-the-football-league-welcomes-york-city-f-c-back/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal &#8211; battles are raging on all fronts, but who will win the war??</title><link>http://blog.footballrascal.com/tottenham-liverpool-arsenal-battles-are-raging-on-all-fronts-but-who-will-win-the-war/</link> <comments>http://blog.footballrascal.com/tottenham-liverpool-arsenal-battles-are-raging-on-all-fronts-but-who-will-win-the-war/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:53:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Claus</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Chairman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Managers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Player Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Transfers]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.footballrascal.com/?p=5403</guid> <description><![CDATA[Football’s a funny old game, there is no other sport in the world that can have so much drama, so many highs and lows, and be such an emotional roller coaster. It&#8217;s not just on the pitch either&#8230;as silly season &#8230; <a
href="http://blog.footballrascal.com/tottenham-liverpool-arsenal-battles-are-raging-on-all-fronts-but-who-will-win-the-war/">Read more...</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.footballrascal.com/tottenham-liverpool-arsenal-battles-are-raging-on-all-fronts-but-who-will-win-the-war/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>It&#8217;s a new dawn for Liverpool Football Club and the right appointment is needed</title><link>http://blog.footballrascal.com/its-a-new-dawn-for-liverpool-football-club-and-one-big-appointment-is-needed/</link> <comments>http://blog.footballrascal.com/its-a-new-dawn-for-liverpool-football-club-and-one-big-appointment-is-needed/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 19:54:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jeffs Telling</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Club Focus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Football Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Managers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Owners]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.footballrascal.com/?p=5281</guid> <description><![CDATA[It has been an interesting period at Liverpool Football Club with all the goings on regarding a new manager and the general restructuring plans that seem to be afoot. Speculation reached fever pitch two weeks ago as Liverpool legend Kenny &#8230; <a
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