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Tag Archives: Liverpool
Sportsthoughts (163) – Premier League predictions 2018-19
So, less than a month after the World Cup final, the Premier League is back! Starting with Man Utd v Leicester tomorrow. And I’m more excited than usual. That’s because West Ham have bought well this summer and things just … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, English Premier League, football, Liverpool, Man City, Soccer, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (158) – Those Premier League predictions!
So, it’s that time of the year to ‘fess up and check my predictions against the outcomes in the Premier League, with the season finishing yesterday. And it’s fair to say that they were even wider of the mark than … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, football, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Soccer, sports, Tottenham, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (123) – Premier League half time report
Just past the halfway point in the Premier League season; time for a few thoughts on what’s gone on so far. Top two predictable, rest pretty crazy. Chelsea and Man City are streets ahead of anyone else. Chelsea, in particular, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, football, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Soccer, Southampton, sports, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (116) – Premier League predictions!
So, little more than a month since we were watching Germany dismantle Brazil in one of the most astonishing games in World Cup history, the Premier League is back. Time to forget about England’s mediocrity, the collapse of Spain, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Premier League, West Ham
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Sportsthoughts (101) – Parking the Bus
On Sunday afternoon Chelsea went to Liverpool and blew the Premier League title chase wide open again. It could have been Liverpool’s coronation had they won their twelfth game in a row. Instead Chelsea, with a weakened, but not weak, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brendan Rodgers, Chelsea, football, Jose Mourinho, Liverpool, Parking the Bus, Soccer
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Sportsthoughts (99) – The rise of Liverpool; the fall of Arsenal
And so the Premier League reaches a climax. The big showdown yesterday between Liverpool and Manchester City ended 3-2 to Liverpool. A superb game of football, with Liverpool going 2-0 up, City clawing their way back to 2-2 and looking … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, football, Gerrard, Liverpool, Premier League, Soccer, sports
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Sportsthoughts (81) – Premier League predictions 2013-14
So tomorrow it’s back. The sports monster that sweeps everything else aside once it gets going. More money sloshing around than ever, now BT Sport has arrived on the scene. It has been a great summer of sport again, after … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, English Premier League, football, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Norwich, Premier League, Soccer, sports, Tottenham, West Ham
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