Category Archives: Owners

Rafa Benitez to Chelsea Fans: Mad Rant or Clever PR Strategy

  It has to be said that whether you support Chelsea or not, last night’s rant on 5Live made for seriously entertaining listening - a rarity on that program. But as a match with West Brom looms large, Rafa Benitez reached … Read more…

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Manchester United and the IPO – the facts are frightening!

It sounds like the title to some horror film and, in many ways, it is just that.

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Harry Redknapp pays the price for crossing Levy, but where next for Spurs?

The news of Harry Redknapp’s departure from Tottenham Hostpur has rocked the football world. The charismatic and likable Redknapp was a man who had taken Spurs to the ‘next level’ and also transformed his own image from a ‘wheeler dealer’ … Read more…

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It’s a new dawn for Liverpool Football Club and the right appointment is needed

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 … Read more…

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Bye bye McLeish, but who next and where next for Aston Villa?

I remember the appointment of Alex McLeish as Aston Villa manager last summer, full scale war nearly broke out as the Villa fans made it clear that the ex-Birmingham City manager was not a welcome appointment at Villa Park. Fans … Read more…

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Chelsea’s Roberto Di Matteo & Wolves Terry Connor: The Caretaker and the Undertaker

The caretaker and the undertaker are hardly the Owl and the Pussy Cat, such romance is seldom found when it comes to the job of a temporary football manager. Managing in the Premier League can make or break a career, … Read more…

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