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Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Season over for Ireland

Stephen Ireland’s wretched 2010/11 campaign is over due to an ankle injury, Newcastle United announced on Wednesday.

The on-loan midfielder sustained the injury during the Magpies’ 1-1 draw at Blackpool on Saturday, and scans have revealed the problem is serious enough to keep him sidelined for the remaining four matches of the season.

The news will come as a bitter blow to the former Republic of Ireland international, who was hoping to convince Toon manager Alan Pardew he was worthy of a long-term deal in the season run-in.

Ireland, on loan from Aston Villa, has managed just two substitute appearances since moving to St James’ Park in January due to ongoing injury problems.

The 24-year-old carried a knee complaint to the North East in the January transfer window, and was struck down by a thigh injury on his return to training at St James’ Park in March.

Ireland had hoped to resurrect his career at Newcastle after an unhappy sojourn in the Midlands, which ended in January after he failed to impress Villa manager Gerard Houllier.

The former Manchester City man was shipped to Villa Park in the off-season as part of the deal which saw James Milner join the Sky Blues, but he managed just 12 appearances – five as a substitute – in the Villa shirt.

Wed 27 April, 2011

Season over for Ireland

Stephen Ireland’s wretched 2010/11 campaign is over due to an ankle injury, Newcastle United announced on Wednesday.

The news will come as a bitter blow to the former Republic of Ireland international, who was hoping to convince Toon manager Alan Pardew he was worthy of a long-term deal in the season run-in.

Ireland, on loan from Aston Villa, has managed just two substitute appearances since moving to St James’ Park in January due to ongoing injury problems.

The 24-year-old carried a knee complaint to the North East in the January transfer window, and was struck down by a thigh injury on his return to training at St James’ Park in March.

Ireland had hoped to resurrect his career at Newcastle after an unhappy sojourn in the Midlands, which ended in January after he failed to impress Villa manager Gerard Houllier.

Wed 27 April, 2011

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Liverpool Manager Heaps Praise On Players For Season Turnaround

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has praised his players for the way they have turned this season into a success.

The Reds endured their worst start to a Premier League ever under Roy Hodgson, who failed to inspire the squad after many off-field problems.

Dalglish took over in January after Hodgson was sacked, and has seen the team climb to sixth and chasing Tottenham Hotspur for a Europa League spot.

Dalglish says this is still the objective and admits his players are better than how they performed under Hodgson.

“I still don’t think sixth place is the position we actually want to be in,” he told the club’s website.

“But credit to the players because there have only been two transfers out and two in, and the lads that have got us to where we are deserve great credit for it.

“I don’t think they could have done much more. I think they’ve done more than they possibly could.

“We’ve won some games maybe people thought we couldn’t win and we’ve lost other games we thought we should win.

“But at the end of the day, as we keep saying, we will add up the points at the end of the season and see where we are.

“If we were to finish sixth it would be an achievement for the players that they have got that far in such a short space of time but we just need to keep going and see what happens.”

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Wednesday, 6 April 2011

Injury Problems Mount For Liverpool As Daniel Agger Is Ruled Out For The Season

3 comments by Jack Atchinson on April 6th, 2011

Anfield defensive crisis grows as Martin Kelly and Glen Johnson out for another four weeks.

Monday, 28 March 2011

Tottenham Hotspur To Raise Season Ticket Prices Despite No Promise Of Champions League Football

3 comments by Jack Atchinson on March 28th, 2011

Spur’s fans to pay more to watch football at White Hart Lane despite no new ground or no guarantee of Champions League action.

Saturday, 26 March 2011

Could (maybe) see Rio again this season

By: Shaun | March 24th, 2011
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rio2 This is purely speculation of course, but the news making its way around the internet is that we could potentially see Rio again sometime this season. The prior prognosis was that he would miss the rest of the season recovering from a calf injury. Maybe it’s such a slow news day with the international break that any sort of news becomes a major headline.

If it is true (and it’s based on Rio getting an injection to help with the injury), this will definitely be welcome news for United fans. It’s always tough to gauge in instances like this how close a player is to being fit for selection. Nani was supposed to be out for 5 weeks from the Carragher tackle, but returned within 1. A big difference however is that Nani is a lot younger than Rio and has not had the injury struggles that the (now) former England captain has had (nice going Fabio) in the past.

Even if Rio was to take some painkillers and injections to numb the pain and be game ready, I just can’t see his body holding up and him being a consistent fixture in our side for the final 2 months of the season.

Just wanted to throw some (incredibly speculative) good news out there.

Some Related Man United Posts:Giggs Signs Up For One More SeasonInjury woes continueNani out for a monthRooney out for 2-3 weeksGood win in Turkey (vs Bursaspor)

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Monday, 28 February 2011

Liverpool Line Up Move to Sign Barcelona Youngster On Season Long Loan Deal

22 comments by Steven Constable on February 28th, 2011

Damien Comolli keen to complete move to bring Nou Camp youngster to Anfield.

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Tuesday, 22 February 2011

New season, new game for van Gaal

Louis van Gaal has dismissed comparisons with the 2010 Champions League final when his Bayern Munich side meets Inter Milan on Wednesday.

The two clubs squared off in last season’s decider, with Serie A champions Inter emerging 2-0 winners at Madrid’s Bernabeu arena.

They meet again in the first leg of a round-of-16 tie in the same competition on Wednesday at the San Siro, but van Gaal has denied retribution was in the forefront of his mind going into the match.

“For me, this match is not comparable to last year’s final,” he said.

“And I also think our team has changed. Six or seven players are not there anymore and we are playing with a different line up. It might be still in the heads of some players, but for me it doesn’t matter.”

“If they are playing for Bayern Munich they have to know that we always have to win. But we don’t always succeed. And that is part of the sport.”

But despite Bayern’s altered side, the Dutchman is confident he knows what to expect from Inter: “I don’t think Inter has changed that much. A few players are injured. (Diego) Milito is injured. Lucio is or has been injured. All the players are still there and they have signed a few more, so I don’t think Inter has changed a great deal,” he said.

“The manager has changed, not only once, but twice. And that is probably their biggest change.”

Wed 23 February, 2011

Given season in doubt

Manchester goalkeeper Shay Given may require shoulder surgery that would rule him out for the remainder of the season.

Given, 34, has suffered a dislocated shoulder twice in the past 10 months and damaged the joint again in the warm-up for City’s Europa League match against Aris Salonika last Tuesday.

The Republic of Ireland international will see a specialist in London on Wednesday and is expected to require a reconstruction.

Given has found himself behind England international Joe Hart in the pecking order at City and has publicly sought a transfer away from the club in previous transfer windows.

He will likely be allowed to leave in the close season, with a move to Celtic or Fulham touted as possibilities.

Wed 23 February, 2011

Saturday, 19 February 2011

Delneri talks up Juve´s season

Juventus manager Luigi Delneri believes his side can re-energise their season with a win at Lecce on Sunday.

The Stadio Delle Alpi outfit lie sixth in the Serie A table and failed to make it past the group stage in the Europa League despite not losing a match in continental competitions.

But recent victories against Cagliari and reigning Serie A champion Inter Milan have shown the quality within Juventus’ squad, and Delneri believes a win for his side can really lift the confidence at the club.

“At this moment, we must take nothing for granted,” Delneri said.

“Lecce will be motivated and eager to do well, so it’s an important turning point in the season for Juventus. We must have the same motivation that we had against Inter.”

“Lecce create many scoring opportunities, so we’ve got to get it into our heads that we should go there with concentration and great respect.”

“We are thinking of winning our games, then we’ll see what the other sides are doing. The other clubs always focus on catching up with those ahead of them, so why can’t we?”

The January transfer window signing of Alessandro Matri from Cagliari has helped Juventus’ fortunes, with the striker scoring three in three matches for his new club, taking his season tally to 14.

Delneri suggested the new signing would again start and hopes he can challenge for the league’s golden boot, with Matri likely to play with Luca Toni up front, meaning club captain Alessandro Del Piero will start on the bench.

“I hope Matri can continue to fight for the Capocannoniere title, as that would mean we are doing well. In any case, I never rely on a single player, but on the team.”

Sat 19 February, 2011

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