Finance in football – Why Arsenal are still top of the league

The week of internationals has given me the time to clear my head, forget about the Spurs match and closely analyse Arsenal Football Club.

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Is The Championship Threatening To Outshine The Premier League For Entertainment?

There has, and always will be a noticeable gap in talent and skill from the Premier League and the Championship, but in terms of entertainment and excitability the two leagues are not far off each other in my opinion.

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Manchester City - Ruining YouTube Since 2011

Ok so I know you were all wondering what would be next for Manchester City in their attempt at World domination. Hot off the heels of announcing the breathtaking Etihad campus plans and their mega million dollar deal with Etihad City now look to their online presence.

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Englands No 1! Englands, Englands No 1 - Big Joe

When you think of great Manchester City Goalkeepers of the past then the first two names off the tongue may be Frank Swift and Bert Trautmann. Younger fans may look to Nicky Weaver, certainly his iconic run the length of Wembley in the Division 2 Playoff finals leaves somewhat of an impression.

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Remembering Helen Turner

Every football team have a number of die hard fans who are there win, lose or draw. They turn up whether the team is in contention for success or battling against relegation.

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Here There And Everywhere - Tommy Booth

Tommy was certainly a crowd favorite during his career (spanning three decades) at City and certainly no one was happier in a City shirt than Boothy.

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Has Tevez handed Balotelli a lifeline?

When someone mentions that there has been a player in the media spotlight for all the wrong reasons at Manchester City, most fans would present you with one name. Mario Balotelli.

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Saturday morning gossip round up

Manchester City will demand a 20% sell-on clause if Carlos Tevez is sold for a cut-price fee in January.

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Bad Boy Balotelli now A key to City success

These were some of the first words that many City fans heard from Mario Balotelli just minutes after he’d touched down in Manchester after his 2010 summer move from Internazionale.

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Football is Life- Joe Mercer Remembered

There is nothing wrong with the game; plenty wrong with managers, players, directors, legislators and the media. Football has been very kind to me and I really mustn't complain so I can leave you with this thought - The object of playing any game is for enjoyment.If you have enjoyed it and done your best you have won no matter what the result!"

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Friday lunch time quiz

What type of quizzer are you? Do you sit drunk and clueless in the corner? Or are you halfway to Nerdsville with a tank top on and a smart-arse smile? Can you admit to watching Eggheads - even if only in a moment of weakness? No matter which category you fall into – try our pub quiz and prove to yourself that the years of watching and talking about footy have not been a complete waste of time. But please try not to cheat, for as my headmaster used to say “You’re only cheating on yourself”, which ironically is not what his wife said to him, when she caught him in congress with his secretary.

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Samba City

Vicente Matias Vouso. The name is probably one many of you can’t even remember. If I were to add to him to a list including Robinho, Elano, and Aguero, then maybe you’ll see a link.

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Never Mind Battling Berba, Welbeck's Got A Fight To Land A Euro 2012 Place

What a year 2011 has been for Danny Welbeck so far. After suffering from injuries that curtailed the end to his season out on loan to Sunderland, the young Manchester-born forward has started the season on fire for Manchester United scoring 5 goals.

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All White On The Wing?

Exactly 25 years ago yesterday Manchester City played, and lost to Leicester City in the old Division One.

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Respect the shirt, fans and your contract

It seems that the negative stereotypical view of modern day footballers is again in the media spotlight. As we have all read lately it seems to be largely circled around Carlos Tevez. Although what he did in Munich was unforgiveable, he isn’t alone.

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