When expectations in football cannot be met

It seems that every season, the general expectation of sides in the Premier League slowly increases. Roberto Martinez has supposedly vowed to bring Champions League football to Goodison Park, while West Ham’s owners are building towards the club becoming a top 6 outfit.

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Opening remarks: what Europe’s new gaffers had to say

David Moyes has begun life as Manchester United’s gaffer by griping about the fixture list. Over the past few years he’s never seen Man Utd have a more difficult start to the season, he says.

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Will former Arsenal and Chelsea striker thrive in his Premier League return?

Nicolas Anelka has had an incredible career. Since breaking into football with Paris Saint-Germain all the way back in 1996, the now-34-year-old is planning his future for after he hangs up his boots. Plying his trade with Arsenal, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester City, Fenerbahce, Bolton, Chelsea, Shanghai Shenua and most recently Juventus, but has now put pen to paper to play out his career at West Brom.

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10 things Manchester City fans need to know about forward target

With the BBC reporting that Manchester City are in for Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo, we at Football Friends Online have rustled up 10 facts about the goal-gobbler.

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Where will Premier League star fit into the Juventus puzzle?

The current Italian champions has landed their star striker the Apache himself Carlos Tevez, the former Manchester City hitman. How will he go with fellow striker Fernando Llorente?

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The problem with money in football

Scottish side Hearts are the latest football club to enter administration, with a 15 point deduction already added to their 2013/2014 campaign

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Where Will Wayne Rooney Be Playing Next Season?

Come the shutting of the summer transfer window one name will sure be playing a big part in the never ending gossip columns, Wayne Rooney. Two transfer requests down, the want away forward is still at that dreaded Manchester club, what a poor life our kid leads, so where is the grass greener for the England international?

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Edinson Cavani - a taster (Video)

You'd think that a team with a front pairing of Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani would be quite a formidable opponent, no?

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Juventus taking a risk with Carlos Tevez

Carlos Tevez's time in England appears to be done. 

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Interim Managers: Own Goal or Inspired Substitution?

The post-season managerial merry go-round is already in full swing with this season’s top three in the Premier League all replacing their managers; so it’s goodbye to Ferguson, Mancini and Benitez and hello to Moyes, Pellegrini and Mourinho.

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Utilising the loan system - a controversial look

What I’m about to suggest may not be entirely ethical or honourable; I accept that, it doesn’t however break any rules so I’m going to go with it.  

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3 reasons why £10m for Carlos Tevez is a bargain

It is seldom that we have gone a Premier League season without Argentina international causing some sort of controversy.

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Luis Suarez Heading for the Exit Door

In the recent weeks much has been seen and wrote about Mr. Suarez’s future and today has been no different, with the gossip columns stating it could be City, Madrid and even Napoli reportedly readying bids for the controversial striker.

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Red card for punching team-mate: When colleagues don't get on (Video)

The sight of team-mates not agreeing on something is not a rare on in football.

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Manchester City told they must spend big to land Spanish starlet

In the worst example of faux posturing since Eyal Berkovic whispered hold me back following his infamous fallout with John Hartson, the Express reports that Malaga vice-president Moayad Shatat has claimed that the club don’t “necessarily” need to sell star player Isco.

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