Premier League Round Up
Here’s David Ahluwalia‘s take on another exciting weekend in the Premiership that saw a thrilling North London derby, Luis Suarez showing both the good and ugly sides of his game, and defeats for Manchester United and Chelsea away from home saw Manchester City rise to the top of the table for the first time this [...]
Premier League Round-Up: Opening Weekend
LS Sport’s David Ahluwalia reviews an exhilarating weekend of Premier League action… The new Premier League season got off to an exciting start with several clubs’ summer signings making their debuts, in an opening weekend which saw Fulham and Swansea at the top of the league after impressive 5 – 0 victories against Norwich and QPR respectively. Eden [...]
2012/13 Premier League Preview: Swansea-Wigan
In the final part of our Premier League preview, LS Sport’s Theo Lee Ray takes a look at Swansea, Spurs, West Brom, West Ham and Wigan… Swansea There can be no doubting that Swansea’s newly appointed manager, Michael Laudrup, has perhaps the hardest job of any boss for the upcoming season. After finishing 11th and winning [...]
2012/13 Premier League Preview: QPR-Sunderland
With the wait nearly over, LS Sport’s Hugo Greenhalgh surveys the chances of QPR, Reading, Southampton, Stoke and Sunderland in the third part of our Premier League preview… QPR After a disappointing return to the Premier League last term, in which QPR survived on the last day of the season, Mark Hughes has aimed to bolster his [...]
2012/13 Premier League Preview: Liverpool-Norwich
LS Sport’s James Dutton looks at Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle and Norwich in the second of our four-part Premier League season preview… Liverpool What would Liverpool fans give for a quiet season of assured progress? In 2009-10 the club was wracked by the gradual dismantling of Rafa Benitez’s empire; Champions League implosion led to [...]
2012/13 Premier League Preview: Arsenal-Fulham
LS Sport’s Andrew Belt looks at Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton and Fulham in the first of our four-part Premier League season preview… Arsenal As unpredictable as Arsenal perform in the Premier League is the predictable high-profile pre-season departure. And Robin Van Persie’s announcement that he won’t be signing a new contract with the Gunners would [...]
Southampton Remember ‘Saint’ Markus
Saturday’s Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup paid tribute to an important figure in Southampton’s recent past. LS Sport’s Hugo Greenhalgh reports from St. Mary’s Stadium… Markus Liebherr is a name that may not be familiar to many football fans beyond the South Coast. Yet despite only owning the Saints for a year and a month, his contribution [...]
Here one minute, gone the next
Simon Grayson’s recent departure from Leeds United has prompted LS Sport’s David Waterhouse to assess the perils of the managerial circus and how sacking your coach is often a huge gamble… To many, the concept of managing a football club may seem a relatively easy one. After all, a bad result on Football Manager can [...]
Goals, Goals and more Goals!
With the Premier League providing another weekend of sensational matches last weekend, David Waterhouse examines why so many goals are being scored and how he prays that the fun continues… The Premier League, largely thanks to the media, is often a haven for hyperbole, but even the most cynical observer of the game would struggle [...]