By stoke city michael baggaley STOKE City chairman Peter Coates has questioned whether the FA are “losing the plot” after they issued a formal warning to Tony Pulis over comments he made about referee Howard Webb. var myTarget='http://track.webgains.com/click.html?wglinkid=101926&wgcampaignid=95897&js=0'; var uri = 'http://track.webgains.com/link.html?wglinkid=101926&wgcampaignid=95897'; document.write('
Published on Thu May 19 11:18:25 BST 2011 Ahead of tonight’s Posh v MK Dons League 1 play-of semi-final 2nd leg, here’s Alan Swann’s pre-match analysis: DEFENCE THE lack of a natural left-back has been a hindrance for Posh ever since Tom Kennedy picked up his season-ending injury. It’s a bigger problem now that...
The departing Rangers manager, Walter Smith, has fired a parting shot at Celtic, accusing them of setting the wheels in motion for a fractious Scottish season. Smith took charge of Rangers for the last time at Kilmarnock on Sunday, securing the Scottish Premier League title with a 5-1 win. The 63-year-old has said he...
90+3 min The referee blows his whistle! But for a free-kick, not full-time. Ferguson was already on his feet… 90+2 min The game is up for Chelsea. They know it, even though they’re buzzing around like blue bees. And Rooney tries to catch Cech off his line! From his own half! So close! Wow....
Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand clashes with Chelsea’s Fernando Torres during Wednesday night’s Champions League tie (Pic: Reuters) ‘We do need to concentrate on the player and manager relationship with the referee, as every one of us knows there have been elements of unacceptable behaviour,’ Scudamore blared just seven short days ago. var myTarget='http://track.webgains.com/click.html?wglinkid=101926&wgcampaignid=95897&js=0'; var...
Alex Livesey/Getty Images I was not surprised when I got up this morning and found the FA had held up Wayne Rooney’s two-match ban for swearing into the camera during United’s 4-2 victory over West Ham last weekend. Rooney will never be the shining star of the public opinion. He will probably go down...
By Paul Gardner It’s a sickening state of affairs for soccer when, within the space of a few days, two of the sport’s top coaches brazenly advertise the fact that they are appallingly bad losers. Two coaches from the English Premier League (neither of them English as it happens, but that’s the EPL for...
Elliot 12:37pm 6th Apr 2011 Superb article and thoroughly agree. There is no ambition in the club except for finishing in the top four so the greedy board can cash in when they want to sell their shares. Wait until the summer when Vermaelen is fit so Wenger can say “i don’t need a...
I swear FA have got it wrong over Rooney James Olley 6 Apr 2011 If either broadcasters or armchair viewers were upset by Wayne Rooney’s expletives, they shouldn’t position themselves so close to a game where such aggression and bad language have always been – and always will be – the norm. Sorry, but...
Whistler Pete still relishing role of Barclays Premier League ref
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