Darren Kenton Interview

It has been a while since I last posted something on this site. This week though I managed to get in contact with another ex Norwich City player Darren Kenton. The ex Norwich player agreed to an interview and here it is:

Premier League Preview (Sept 28-30)

Last weekend the Premiership seemed to erupt with goals. City beat United 4-1 in the Sunday’s Manchester derby and on Saturday goal strugglers Newcastle and West Ham both scored twice, although their opposition scored three. In all twenty nine goals were scored, averaging just under three goals in each game.
What will be the talking points be come this Monday morning around the water cooler? Will we see as many goals as last week? Maybe not, but you can bet there will be more than a couple of talking points. I will do my best to tell you how I think the weekend will pan out.

League Cup Round 3

Today and Wednesday sees the big boys join the League Cup competition, which is already at Round Three. Swansea were last years winners and as such have embarked on their European adventure this term. This is not a high priority for the some of the top clubs with Champions League, the Premiership and even the FA Cup taking priority over this competition. That said it is still a trophy and it is a back door into next seasons Europa League competition. It also allows some of the bigger sides to get competitive games under the belts of their fringe players and promising youngsters. With that in mind here is the run down of the games today and tomorrow.

Premier League Review

Match week five may be looked back on at the end of the season as the point when the Premier League exploded into life. 78 goals had been scored up to this point, an average on 19.5 per game. This weekend we saw 29 goals, a sacking and a number of other Managers start to feel the heat. So for the week five review lets start at the beginning and the opening game on Saturday.

Premier League Preview

Already this season there are no teams in the Premiership still with 100% records and only two teams, Everton and Liverpool who remain undefeated. That is under half the amount at the same time last season where, although no teams still had 100% record, five still remained undefeated.

Champions League (Week 1, Part 2)

Yesterday the first four Groups played on match day one of the Champions League. The eight games saw a total of 30 goals scored. Tonight the last four Groups play, will we see just as many goals this time around? Let’s take a look.

The Emotional Game Of Soccer (Part Four)

The beautiful game has been proven over the years to bridge gaps, bring people together and give hope where politically there may not be. Over the next few days I am going to be taking single games which changed the world, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worst and sometimes only for 90 minutes, but all powerful nonetheless.

Champions League (Week 1, Part 1)

Well it is finally here, the first round of Champions League fixtures take place today and tomorrow with Groups A-D kicking off today and Groups E-H kicking off 24 hours later. Today I will look at the first games involving the two Manchester clubs, Real Madrid, Juventus and current Champions, Bayern Munich.

USA Boys To Brazil

So there you have it! Team USA will be going to the World Cup in Brazil next summer after a 2-0 win against the struggling Mexico side. On first glance it seems like the perfect night for the Men’s National team but the truth is that there are still a lot of questions to answer for Klinsmann before next summers tournament kicks off.

England To Win 2022 World Cup and Miley Cyrus Joins Nunnery

It really does blow my mind when these new FA Chairmen come along and make bold statements. Sure there is nothing wrong with the way you target objectives. I have no problem with the fact he said the English National team should reach the 2020 Euro Semi Finals and win the World Cup in 2022. I think it is bold and ambitious, in not slightly flawed.

USMNT: World Cup Qualification

With the break in European football comes the International fixtures, including two World Cup Qualifiers for the USA Men’s National Team. Jurgan Klinsmann has both Dempsey and Donovan fit and in the squad along with positive signs that the three goal’s against Bosnia, Jozy Altidore could also be available.

The Emotional Game Of Soccer (Part Three)

The beautiful game has been proven over the years to bridge gaps, bring people together and give hope where politically there may not be. Over the next few days I am going to be taking single games which changed the world, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worst and sometimes only for 90 minutes, but all powerful nonetheless.

Transfer Window Round Up

If the soccer season is the male’s version of a soap opera with all it’s twists, turns, ups, downs and last minute drama then the transfer deadline day is a cross between the Antiques Roadshow and the Shopping Channel. A marathon day of expensive assets going for silly money, and it started off with one Welshman. I don’t mean Gareth Bale, I am actually referring to Billy Meredith. Over 100 years ago he played for both Manchester clubs and was heavily involved in getting a players union started and in 1908 the Union stated their aims to allow unlimited wages, transfer from club to club and for players to take a percentage of the transfer fee.

Premier League Review (Week 3)

League football takes a break now with the International fixtures taking centre stage for the next two weeks. First up on Saturday was Manchester City who were desperate to get back to winning ways before the departure of their players. A draw or defeat to Hull would have set alarm bells ringing.