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Have Swindon missed a trick after Preston signed Lee Holmes?
The Washbag

Preston North End have taken Town’s loaned left winger but would he really fit Paolo Di Canio’s new attacking plan or is Luke Rooney the solution? By Alex Cooke. Paolo Di Canio was keen. Whatever is said now, Swindon’s manager clearly once saw Southampton’s winger Lee Holmes as a very useful signing: “In terms of my opinion on the way they [Jay McEverley] play and the quality they have got, obviously I would like to keep them.” And during the three months in which Holmes was on loan, he played in every game he was available for. Not only did he become the first choice left winger, but as was proven when Matt Ritchie was injured, he was also second choice right winger ahead of the naturally right-footed Luke Rooney and Raffa De Vita. But Holmes didn’t fit the current Di Canio model for inverted wingers perhaps playing him opened Di Canio’s eyes to doing something different next season, particularly considering what Holmes brought to the team – and what he didn’t. The simple truth

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The next Liverpool manager: Who would you invest in?
Paddy Power Betting Blog

The sacking of Kenny Dalglish will no doubt have been regretted by Liverpool’s loyal followers. But the lack of any real protests at his departure says it all. The idolatry of the Scot will continue at Anfield for what he has achieved in the past. Even in this stint he brought the club their first trophy in six years. However, the team’s dire league form and the lack of progression of players he acquired was just too serious to ignore. So who will be Liverpool’s fourth manager in two years? Andre Villas Boas His disastrous time at Stamford Bridge has damaged his reputation just enough that he is now within Liverpool’s reach. He could be a good fit for the club and the fans’ responses have been largely positive. Rumour has it that Liverpool are keen to bring in an experienced director of football. The right man could be the guiding hand AVB (34) needs to re-establish himself as a top manager. Currently 15/8 favourite 9/4 Roberto Martinez An up-and-coming ma

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England v Belgium – live!
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• Hammer F5 or turn on auto-update for the latest • Email scott.murray with your thoughts • Keep up with all today’s international friendlies her e HALF-TIME MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT: “Go away you small boys.” HALF TIME: England 1-0 Belgium. It wasn’t always pretty, but the Roy Hodgson honeymoon continues. He’s got Danny Welbeck to thank; what a superlative dink over Mignolet for the goal. That’s as good a finish as you’ll see in the next month or so. “Again, Andy Townsend begins with the word “again” when he didn’t say anything before,” sighs Sarah Chandler. “Come on Andy, my boy’s literacy depends on you. The longest attention he ever pays to the spoken word is to Andy Townsend’s spoken words.” 45 min: Still, look at the scoreline, and England’s lead was nearly doubled here. Simons is robbed of the ball by Milner, who reaches the byline on the right and cuts a low ball back for Gerrard,

UVIC Turf under repair
Having a Ball

UVIC Field 2 under repair One of the long time pickup soccer games in Victoria takes place at UVIC every Tuesday and Friday afternoon (Prof Ball). In recent years, we’ve been playing on the artificial turf fields but, alas, we’re on the field 3 turf now. According to the notice posted on the fence by field 2, the turf had reached the end of its useful life. The new turf field will be in place by July 2012. The usual start time for these pickup games in the fall and winter is 12:30/12:45pm. Field 3 turf is located behind the Continuing Studies building. There is no cost to play Prof Ball. As with most pickup games around town, there are no slide tackles and contact is discouraged. Just a fun kickaround. Age range is teen to 70′s!    

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Managerial merry-go-round starts as Paul Lambert moves to Aston Villa
Recent 24 News

• Chris Hughton and Malky Mackay favourites for Norwich City • Lambert’s assistant Ian Culverhouse expected to follow him Malky Mackay and Chris Hughton were i nstalled as favourites for the vacancy at Norwich on Saturday after Aston Villa officially confirmed the appointment of Paul Lambert as their new manager. The move came two days after Lambert had ensured his availability by tendering his resignation at Norwich, and was made public in the briefest of official statements, which read simply: “The board of Aston Villa are delighted to confirm that Paul Lambert has been appointed Villa manager.” The Scot has signed a three-year contract and is expected to be joined in the Midlands by Ian Culverhouse, his assistant at Carrow Road. Rumours that Villa had already agreed a £1m compensation package with Norwich, who had not accepted his resignation, were refuted by Lambert’s previous club. Norwich insisted that they “will continue to discuss this matter priva

 Hopson names …
Southeast Football

Hopson names two assistants I spent the morning at Alcorn State speaking with new head football coach Jay Hopson talking about a wide range of topics: growing up in Vicksburg, playing at Ole Miss, his battle with cancer and, of course, taking over the Braves program. One nugget from that conversation was that he has secured his first two assistants: Fred McNair and Willie Simmons. According to Hopson, McNair will become the pass game coordinator and assistant head coach with Simmons being named the offensive coordinator. “I do my own background checks and they’re not only great coaches, but they are both class people,” Hopson said. “Everyone I trust and believe in had high praise for them.” Hopson said he hopes to have a full staff in place soon. (Source Clarion Ledger)

Is Di Matteo the right man for the Chelsea job?
hdomzalski

The imminent signing of Hazard plus the rumours surrounding the transfer of Hulk clearly shows the ambition Chelsea have following their Champions League success. These players are of immeasurable quality and could play for any team in Europe however the fact that these players have been signed while the manager’s position is still up in the air is an ominous sign for any manager stepping into that role. Before going further I must step back to Munich a fortnight ago, as Drogba rolled in the winning penalty one can only imagine the thoughts going through Andre Villas Boas’ head; given time could he have delivered the same success and what would have happened had he been allowed to continue the job he was employed to do? Since Mourinho’s departure from the club Chelsea have struggled to find a replacement, whoever has stepped into that seat after him has been met with the weight of expectation, who can replace the “Special One”. This seemed to have been resolved at the beginning of this

Why Did Lord Glennie Find in Favour of Rangers in the Judicial Review against the SFA?
Random Thoughts Re Scots Law by Paul McConville

In which I go through Lord Glennie’s judgement and try to make sense of it. The Herald has been kind enough to post the opinion of Lord Glennie in relation to Rangers’ “appeal” against the signing ban imposed by the SFA. Michael Grant’s article on it is here, and is worth a read. You can see the full judgement here – Opinion of Lord Glennie in Petition of Rangers Football Club PLC for Judicial Review I propose to go through it in some detail, and in a later post wrote about what might happen going forward. For clarity, the Judicial Panel (JP) is that chaired by Gary Allan QC which imposed the signing ban initially. The Appellate Tribunal (AT) was that chaired by Lord Carloway which upheld the decision. The relevant documents used in determining the decision were the Articles of Association of the SFA (Articles) and the Judicial Panel Protocol (JPP). I would say is that, without the resources to have legally qualified, or at least legally attuned, reporters present throughou

من يشغل مركز حراسة منتخب لبنان أمام قطر
Maher Melhem

يبدأ مشوار لبنان في التصفيات الآسوية النهائية المؤهلة لكأس العالم 2014 عندما يواجه منتخب قطر على أرضه في بيروت وأمام جماهيره لكن سؤالا كبيرا يتبادر على أذهان مشجعي المنتخب اللبناني وهو من سيمثل المنتخب في مركز حراسة المرمى المدرب الألماني استدعى لحراسة المرمى 3 حراس هم زياد الصمد حارس نادي الصفاء ومحمد حمود حارس مرمى العهد اللبناني وعباس حسن المحترف في السويد الا أن المنافسة تقتصر على كل من زياد وعباس بالرغم من تفضيل بعض الجماهير لزياد نتيجة التجانس الحاصل بينه وبين لاعبي المنتخب بسبب تواجده الدائم في لبنان عكس عباس المتواجد في الخارج لذلك وبالرغم من الغموض المحيط بتشكيلة لبنان أمام قطر نهار الأحد الا أن أبرز سؤال يطرح هو التالي من يحرس مرمى لبنان زياد أم عباس [polldaddy poll="6281743"]

Jason Babin Expecting Some ‘Discussions Monday Morning At Novacare’ About Running With The Bulls
CBS Philly

By Spike Eskin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Jason Babin is the kind of guy who likes adventure. Whether it be skydiving, hunting bear with a bow and arrow or wild boar with a knife, or swimming with sharks. “I’ve been doing this since I was a kid,” he told 94WIP’s Howard Eskin on Saturday morning. Running with the bulls may have to be one of those adventures that he has to wait a few years to add to the list. “There are probably going to be some discussions monday morning at Novacare,” Babin said about his desire to run with the bulls. “My coach is my boss. I’m the kind of guy who does what my boss says.” Babin said he’ll be attending a wedding that will put him in the vicinity of the running. “The Eagles are paying me so much money that everyone is so up in arms about it. Which I guess I understand,” Babin said. “I’ve been very fortunate, being drafted early. I don’t do this anymore for cash, I do this f

England Doesn’t Expect
Delboy1969's Blog

I observed today two whole cars sporting England flags.  Yes two with less than a week to go before the Euro 2012 starts.  Never in my life have I have known England  to go into a major tournament with such low expectation.  I listen to Talksport a lot whilst driving my work van.  Even they are playing down England’s chances of any success at the tournament.  Doesn’t stop them droning on about if for hours on end mind. I couldn’t bear it any longer.  I mean talk about the world’s longest piece of string.  You’re supposed to be a sport station.  Not talk about football 99% of the time and chuck in the odd other sport when you see fit.  It’s beyond ridiculous how much they waffle on about England.  I found a sanctuary in Classic Gold who won lots of brownie points when they spun “Teenage Kicks”.  It was played loud in a rural Suffolk village and life for a brief moment felt very complete. On paper England don’t have the most difficult of groups unlike the Irish who will have to play out

England’s Euro 2012 Make Up
Bloggerdm's Blog

So it’s a football summer and a busy one too, England in the Euros and Team GB in the Olympics. For my first post I wanted to focus on England and their new manager Roy Hodgson. Let me start by saying I felt Hodgson was a far better choice than any other manager his time at Liverpool was, to put it mildly disappointing, and I’ve heard he admitted to mistakes himself, but his overall cv suggests he has the knowledge and experience to navigate the senior squad through 3 tournaments, and key to me, invest in the new facility at burton. The first challenge was of course the squad and take out Joe Hart and Wayne Rooney I think the starting 11 is up for grabs as was the squad. Picking a squad without seeing them train is brave but a big vote of confidence for those selected, it could be a master stroke. So goalkeepers, briefly Joe Hart is one of the best in the world right now and rightly is number 1. I remain disappointed in Paul Robinson and Ben Foster retiring from internation

Play What You Are
Sugar Klum

What would you do if your rivals beat you up in a dirty way? Some said, head and sleeve up, and let’s do some revenge! Staying still  is just for losers! But I prefer playing as the victim, getting all people’s hearts & symphaty, letting the universe do the rest, and winning eventually. Well, hopefully. Or at least, I don’t mess myself by the same nasty dirt as my rivals did. Just some thought about some filthy football supporters thingy in my city happens recently. Just some random one.