A Bad Day at the Office

Stoke City sent out two sides yesterday for friendlies against non-league opposition.

Stoke lost at Nantwich Town, 2-0 and at Newcastle Town, 2-1.

Hardly ideal preparation for their second season in the Premiership.

Eduardo Returns

Almost eleven months to the day, Arsenal's Eduardo suffered that horrific leg injury against Birmingham City at St Andrews.

Last night at the Britannia Stadium, Eduardo played 90 minutes for Arsenal Reserves against Stoke Reserves. Eduardo didn't score but by all accounts he had a very good game.

The game ended in a 2-2 draw. If you click here and scroll down the page, you will find an exquisite goal scored by Arsenal's 17yr old 'wonderkid,' Jack Willshere.

TV on Spontaneous Combustion

I got told about the above segment when I got home from the Chelsea v Stoke City game yesterday.


Sit back, press play and turn the volume right up and re-live Chelsea's dramatic come-back which was live yesterday afternoon on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday.

Another Lampard Milestone

Frank Lampard or Fat Frank as rival fans like to call him, completes another personal milestone at Stamford Bridge, Saturday, when he lines up against Stoke City.

30 year old Frank will be making his 400th appearance in the Blue shirt.

Burnley 3-0 London

So Burnley, riding high in the Championship, put Arsenal to the sword in the Carling Cup tonight at Turf Moor, beating Arsenal 2-0.


Gone before the Turf 'Moorers,' were Fulham and Chelsea.


Anybody wanna back against them reaching the Carling Cup final?


In the second of the four quarter-finals this evening, Derby beat Stoke 1-0 with a really late late penalty - 95th minute to be precise.

Rory Delap Who Is He?

Who the hell is Rory Delap? Oh yeah the Stoke City footballer who has got the long throw and whose long throws helped to beat Arsenal on Saturday, 2-1.


Now take a look at the video above from 1970 - Chelsea v Leeds, FA Cup Final replay at Old Trafford to be precise - and at about 2:34 in, watch the long throw which brought about Chelsea's winner scored by David Webb.


The Late Ian Hutchinson, the originator and the King of the long throws - RIP.


Rory Delap, eat your heart out son.

Other Commitments

For Championship, League One and League Two teams, the season ends this weekend, unless your team is involved in the play-offs which will extend your season by another few weeks.

However for the two gentleman above, Leicester's Milan Mandaric (pic2) and Bournemouth's Jeff Mostyn (pic1), their priorities do not include attending their respective clubs matches as they battle against relegation.

Mandaric's Leicester who play at Championship chasing Stoke City on Sunday need to equal or better Southampton's result, and Mostyn whose cash-strapped Bournemouth (who have already had 10 points deducted this season) travel to promotion chasing Carlisle United some 300 miles away from the South Coast.

We Got Champions League, Championship, League One, League Two

Whatever you want we have got it. Just follow the comments for as many score updates as is possible in a really short space of time - or 90 minutes!!!

All to kick off soon!!!!

But before all that, Frank Lampard won his appeal for his sending off at West Ham at the weekend and Andy Griffin of Stoke City won his appeal as well. Neither player will serve bans for their sending-off's.

The 'Real' Latics are in action at home to Hartlepool - My man 'up norf' is there, and the shirt in my profile pic is making its debut down south at Dartford goals.... a hang out of Portsmouth's Glenn Johnson.

So COME ON THE LATICS!!!

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Three Red Cards and a West Ham Funeral

Only a week after the unfortunate (and I can only describe it as unfortunate) injury to Arsenal's Eduardo, this weekend AGAIN saw the inconsistencies of match referees.

First up: We have Chelsea's Makelele's ankle high challenge on West Ham's Julian Faubert. No Card - Should have been at least a yellow

Next up: Andy Griffin of Stoke City, his tackle which TV cameras showed he won the ball fair and square get the straight red card by ref Andy D'Urso - a Premiership referee - relegated to the Championship for one weekend - NEWSFLASH. Stoke City has appealed.

Then we have: Real Madrid's Arjen Robben, almost getting one of his 'glass' ankles broken in a clumsy challenge by Recreativo's Quique Alvarez - Red Card. No arguments, Alvarez has since apologised. Robben will be out for how long he wants to be!!

And here comes the funeral part: Frank 'Super Frank' or 'Fat Frank' (depending where your loyalties lie) Lampard getting the red card on the advice of the assistant ref, for pushing down West Ham's Boa 'constrictor' Morte after a rough and tumble on the edge of the Chelsea penalty area - At worst a yellow card. NEWSFLASH. Chelsea has appealed.

Dangerous ground Chelsea, look at what happened to Middlesbrough and Aliadiere last week - appeal and get an added one match ban.