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Which London Summer Signing has Proven to be the Best Business? Which of Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham & West Ham New Boys is the Best?

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Once again a number of exciting new additions were made by Premier League clubs in the summer. The five London clubs in the top flight brought in a number of exciting big names. We at The New Football Pools want to know who you would judge as the best summer signing made by a Premier League club from the capital.

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Poll: Keane Leaves Sunderland, Who do You Want to Replace Him?

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

So after all the recent speculation concerning Roy Keane’s future at Sunderland it has emerged that he’s left the club. After a poor run of form that has seen the Black Cats slip into the relegation zone the Irishman has left in the wake of a 4-1 home thrashing at the hands of Bolton. The search will now begin to find a manager to take the reins at the Stadium of Light with former Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce strong favourite for the job.

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Can John Terry be One of the Best England Captains of all Time?

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

John Terry once again stepped up to lead England to a superb victory over Germany in Berlin with what was essentially a second string side. Despite much of the usual first team squad pulling out through injury, the Chelsea captain played the entire match culminating in his late winner.

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Which Goalkeeper Would You Sign to Replace Gomes at Tottenham in January? Shay Given, David James, Ben Foster or Rob Green?

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

This week the New Football Pools pundit Tony Cascarino claimed Tottenham should pull out all the stops to sign Newcastle’s 32-year-old goalkeeper Shay Given to replace error-prone Heurelho Gomes in the Spurs goal. The former Republic of Ireland striker had this to say on the goalkeeping dilemma facing Harry Redknapp at White Hart Lane, “Spurs brought in Gomes to replace Paul Robinson after he made numerous mistakes last season but seemingly nothing has changed. I know that Harry Redknapp has been strongly linked with Newcastle’s Shay Given and for me, he would be perfect for Tottenham”.

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Hull Boss Phil Brown Defends Bolton Striker Kevin Davies Tackle on Arsenal Star: Was the Challenge a ‘Disgrace’ or Fair?

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Last weekend Bolton’s Kevin Davies was vilified for a challenge on Arsenal’s Gael Clichy in his side’s 3-1 home defeat to the Gunners. The young left-back had to leave the field which left Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger enraged. The Frenchman said, “We have no problem with people being physical when they play us - that is a charming part of the game.

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Are Merseyside Derbies as Passionate as Ever? John Barnes & Alan Hansen Give their Verdicts on the Everton v Liverpool Clashes

Friday, September 26th, 2008

This weekend sees local pride and bragging rights on the line as Everton fave rivals Liverpool at Goodison Park. The Merseyside derby remains one of the biggest games in the Premier League calendar but after years of controversy and excitement is the clash between Liverpool’s finest in danger of losing it’s passion with the foreign influx.

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Are Merseyside Derbies as Passionate as Ever? John Barnes & Alan Hansen Give their Verdicts on the Everton v Liverpool Clashes

Friday, September 26th, 2008

This weekend sees local pride and bragging rights on the line as Everton fave rivals Liverpool at Goodison Park. The Merseyside derby remains one of the biggest games in the Premier League calendar but after years of controversy and excitement is the clash between Liverpool’s finest in danger of losing it’s passion with the foreign influx.

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Which English Club Will Go Furthest in the Uefa Cup? Will it be Spurs, Man City, Everton, Portsmouth or Aston Villa?

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Tonight five Premier League clubs begin their UEFA Cup campaigns with high hopes held that finally an English club will lift the trophy for the first time since Liverpool triumphed in 2001.The teams involved are Manchester City who qualified via the fair play league, Tottenham via their Carling Cup win, Portsmouth via their FA Cup win, Everton by finishing 5th and Aston Villa via the Intertoto Cup. None of these sides can be cast as no hopers for the competition even though Spurs are seriously struggling at the bottom of the Premier League and have some important new recruits cup-tied.

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Gareth Bale v Theo Walcott: Did Tottenham or Arsenal Sign the Better Teen from Southampton?

Friday, September 12th, 2008

This week two youngsters who came through the Southampton youth ranks performed superbly for their respective nations on international duty. Great things were expected of both players at St Mary’s prior to Theo Walcott making the move to the Emirates and Gareth Bale signed for Arsenal’s North London rivals Tottenham.

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Who is the Best Manager to Take West Ham Forward? Former Chelsea Legend Favourite

Monday, September 8th, 2008

The race to fill the vacant managerial position at West Ham is heating up with former Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola now being tipped by many to be in pole position to take over at Upton Park. However, the little Italian is not the only one of his countrymen linked to the role as Technical Director Gianluca Nani is also linked to bringing in former Italy Coach Roberto Donadoni as well as former Inter Milan Coach Roberto Donadoni and ex Hammers star Paolo Di Canio.

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