The Dubious Goals Committee
Premier League
Carl no longer Cort in the ‘£7m club’
We’ve all been there, sat in a pub quiz, when a football question comes up and everyone looks to you for the answer. There are simple questions about stadia or club nicknames, but then there are those that are more difficult – those asking about players that satisfy criteria, playing in five derbies, scoring for … Continue reading
Men of the Match – PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v Norwich City – 10th November, 2007
How things have changed since this encounter between Plymouth Argyle and Norwich City. This match was a Championship fixture only four years ago, but now three divisions separate the teams – Norwich City riding high in the Premiership while Plymouth Argyle find themselves in the middle of a battle to avoid relegation from League 2. … Continue reading
Hernan Crespo: An Iconic Career
On Wednesday evening Hernan Crespo finally brought his adventure in European football to an emotional end. The player’s career in Europe is bookended by spells at provincial club, Parma, and is in fact almost a palindrome: Parma, Lazio, Inter, Chelsea, Milan, Chelsea, Inter, Genoa and Parma. Things didn’t start off that well, though, for the … Continue reading
Men of the Match – Fulham v MIDDLESBROUGH – 7th May, 2006
On the 7th May 2006, Middlesbrough, sat in 13th place in the Premier League, visited Craven Cottage to play a Fulham side who hadn’t beaten their opponents in the last four attempts. Nothing could separate these two teams throughout the whole of the league season, both sat on 45 points prior to this game, but … Continue reading
The January Transfer Window 2012: The Winter of Discontent
Compared to last year, the 2012 January transfer window was a much calmer affair. Players moved clubs for much more sensible transfer fees given the current financial climate and there were no real knee-jerk, blockbuster moves to speak of. However, a few strange transfers happened which left us baffled. Indeed, if you were a gambler, … Continue reading
The Butterfly Effect: What if Phil Neville chose to play international cricket?
Not only is Phil Neville a successful footballer, he was also a child cricket prodigy who broke many batting records set by Michael Atherton. His dad, Neville Neville, played for Greenmount Cricket Club in the Bolton Cricket League during the 1980s and while both of his sons, Phil and older brother Gary, were talented batsmen, … Continue reading
Dubious Goals Committee DECISION: Fulham v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 06/11/11
Fulham 1 – 3 Tottenham Hotspur on 6th November, 2011 saw an incident which required further clarification. Having not beaten their London rivals at home at the last three times of asking in the Premier League, Fulham found themselves go 1-0 down at Craven Cottage to a wickedly deflected Gareth Bale cross-come-shot. After good hold-up … Continue reading
The Committee’s Weekly Round Up
So, we’ve had a pretty busy week this week, so rather than have to trawl through our site, we thought we’d offer you all of the articles in one handy post – we’re nice like that. Pop the kettle on and then click on the thumbnails for the relevant article. Enjoy… Kicking the week off … Continue reading
Premier League Transfers Summer 2011
ARSENAL Players in: Carl Jenkinson (Charlton, undisclosed), Gervinho (Lille, undisclosed), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Southampton, initial £12million), Joel Campbell (Deportivo Saprissa, undisclosed), Park Chu-young (Monaco, undisclosed), Andre Santos (Fenerbahce, undisclosed), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen, undisclosed), Yossi Benayoun (Chelsea, season loan). Players out: Gael Clichy (Manchester City, undisclosed), Denilson (Sao Paulo, season loan), Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Ipswich, undisclosed), Cesc … Continue reading
Too Good to Go Down?: Demba Ba
Player: Demba Ba Age: 26 Club: West Ham Position: Forward 2010-11 Appearances (Goals): 12 (7) Who?: Born in France but a Senegalese international, Demba Ba joined West Ham in January 2011 following a failed medical at Stoke City. Premier league managers certainly saw his potential as a ‘power house’, but Tony Pulis found his fitness … Continue reading
Too Good to Go Down?: Roger Johnson
Player: Roger Johnson Age: 28 Club: Birmingham Position: Defender 2010-11 Appearances (Goals): 38 (0) Who?: Roger Johnson came through the Wycombe Wanderers academy and became, in the final game of the 1999/2000 season, the youngest ever player to appear for The Chairboys aged just 17 years and 8 days old. Johnson was awarded the club’s … Continue reading
