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1) West Brom – With the best squad in the league (Newcastle don’t
really count), new-boy Roberto Di Matteo has it all to do
2) Sheffield United – The Blades will hope to bounce back from the
disappointment of defeat in last season’s play-off final
3) Middlesbrough – Boro have the potential to bounce straight back into
the Premier League, [...]
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1 – Manchester United
Prediction: 2nd – “Without doubt Man United will be far more flashy than Chelsea, however they may just lack substance this time around”
With Jose Mourinho exiting Stamford Bridge so early in the season, it always seemed like this year’s title would be Man Utd’s to lose. In the end it was home [...]
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Euro 2008 predictions
Group A Winners: Portugal
Group A Runners Up: Czech Republic
Group B Winners: Germany
Group B Runners Up: Poland
Group C Winners: Italy
Group C Runners Up: France
Group D Winners: Spain
Group D Runners Up: Sweden
QF #1 – Portugal v Poland
QF #2 – Germany v Czech Republic
QF #3 – Italy v Sweden
QF #4 – Spain v France
SF #1 – Portugal v [...]
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Euro 2008 – Group D
Greece
Manager: Otto Rehhagel
Star man: Georgios Karagounis
Qualifying: W10, D1, L1
2004 finish: Winners
Best finish: Winners (2004)
The 2004 winners failed to reach the 2006 World Cup, but dominated their qualifying group to reach Austria-Switzerland with the best record of any side. In 2004 Greece consistently ground their way to victory with a series of 1-0 wins; there’s no [...]
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Euro 2008 – Group C
France
Manager: Raymond Domenech
Star man: Thierry Henry
Qualifying: W8, D2, L2
2004 finish: Quarter-finals
Best finish: Winners (1984/2000)
Despite an impressive 3-1 victory over Italy early in their qualifying campaign, Raymond Domenech’s side subsequently stuttered and eventually ended up being doubled by Scotland. Nevertheless the talent is clearly there, but the likes of Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira will need [...]
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Euro 2008 – Group B
Austria
Manager: Josef Hickersberger
Star man: Andreas Ivanschitz
Qualifying: -
2004 finish: Did not qualify
Best finish: Have never qualified before
The weakest side to qualify for Euro 2008 by a country mile (as a result of being joint hosts), Austria face an uphill struggle to avoid major embarrassment. Nobody wants to see the hosts make an early exit, but if [...]
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Euro 2008 – Group A
Czech Republic
Manager: Karel Bruckner
Star man: Peter Cech
Qualifying: W9, D2, L1
2004 finish: Semi-finals
Best finish: Final (1996)
Despite pipping Germany to top spot in qualifying group D (thanks in part to a surprising 3-0 win in Munich), Karel Bruckner’s side do not look as strong as in previous tournaments. With the mercurial Pavel Nedved having retired and [...]
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2 – Fabian Wilnis 10(4), 0
Wilnis started the season by seeing red after coming on as a late sub against Plymouth and his final season with the club never really got much better. As with last season the Dutchman was consistently overlooked by Jim, when he still had much to offer. (6/10)
4 – Jason De [...]
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Championship Review 2007-2008
1 – West Bromwich Albion
Prediction: 3rd – “the West Brom squad is still one of the best in the league and will definitely be near the top next spring”
Tony Mowbray’s side have played the best football in the Championship this season and deserve to finish top of the pile. As with last year consistency has [...]
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He’s Back!
Shefki Kuqi has returned to Ipswich on loan from Crystal Palace until the end of the season and personally I couldn’t be more delighted.
With Jonathon Walters seemingly out for the rest of the season and Danny Haynes increasingly named in the starting eleven we needed a new striking option – Kuqi is just the man.
Sure, [...]
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