The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Manchester United won without playing well, which is said to be the hallmark of champions. Their supporters, however, have little truck with that, uncomfortably aware that the team have been below their best all season, and that Chelsea increasingly have the look of title favourites. United had the initiative throughout, but Dimitar Berbatov spurned a succession of inviting chances before scoring...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Olympiakos striker Matt Derbyshire has hit out at his former Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce. read more
Arseblog (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Morning, hope your weekend was a good one. An Arsenal win always helps. A birthday also helps. Helps you lie around all day Sunday going 'Bleurgh' after too much Havana Club the night before, but I'm not complaining. Mostly because today is Monday. Tomorrow night sees the second Champions League group stage game with a home tie against Olymiacos. We've never played them before, as far as I can recall...
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
While many English players never get the chance to play in the greatest club tournament in world football, Derbyshire, through an unconventional but ambitious transfer, will have the chance to test himself against the best in Europe with Olympiakos, the Greek champions who visit Arsenal on Tuesday...
Birmingham City News (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
A full list of all the transfers this summer involving Premier League clubsArsenalIn: Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax, £10m), Damián Martínez (Independiente, £1.2m)Out: Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City, £25m), Kolo Touré (Manchester City, £14m), Abu Ogogo (Dagenham & Redbridge, free), Rene Steer (Oldham Athletic, free), Amaury Bischoff (released), Rui Fonte...
Some People Are On The Pitch (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
(All Times - UK) Monday 17th August 9:45 Dundee Utd v Hearts, Scottish Premier League, ESPN Only Hamilton failed to score in the opening round of the SPL season. While the old firm tend to operate in a league of their own, the rest of the league is set to be pretty finely balanced this season. Football junkies could do worse than spend their Monday settling down to a keenly contested season opener....
A Different League (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
2008/09 - Fans have been kept interested as Rovers almost annually flirt with relegation only to break away at the last minute. They seemed primed for better things until they lost their manager Mark Hughes to the rich Manchester City - his successor was Paul Ince. Life in the Premiership would prove too much for Ince and he was sacked before the beginning of the New Year. He was replaced by a man...
The Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
With a deal for Carlos Tevez imminent, the Citizens are eager to offload a number of their strikers, and Blackburn are reported to be interested in the Zimbabwean Benjani. It is no secret that Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is looking for another striker after the departures of Roque Santa Cruz and Matt Derbyshire, and the [...] Related posts: Blackburn Might Sign Legendary Goalmachine The veteran...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
Today's tell-all is on the verge of discovering how much coffee is too much What with Ruud van Nistelrooy being old and injury prone, it's no great surprise that Sam Allardyce has expressed interest in making him a Blackburn Rover. Today's Sun reports that the Allardyce is "desperate" to sign a big-name forward having lost Roque Santa Cruz and Matt Derbyshire, and with 17 letters in his...
RoversMAD (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
Rovers' manager Sam Allardyce has come out and said that Rovers would have been making a big mistake not to have sold Matt Derbyshire.
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce says they had to sell Matt Derbyshire to Olympiakos. “I thought it was a terrific piece of business from our point of view,” said Big Sam. read more
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Having sold Roque Santa Cruz to Manchester City for a fee in the region of £17million and Matt Derbyshire to Olympiakos for £3million, manager Sam Allardyce is keen to reinforce his forward line...
hectorshona (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
The manager of Blackburn, Sam Allardyce, said that he eagerly wanted Van Nistelrooy back in the Premiere League. Currently he is looking for a new forward player as his two main players, Matt Derbyshire and Roque Santa Cruz has been departure from his side. The Blackburn Manger strongly believes that the old Manchester United player would definitely come back to his old league. While playing for Manchester...
Birmingham City News (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Michael Owen Newcastle StokeStoke City's manager, Tony Pulis, says he would love the chance to take Michael Owen to the Potteries. The 29-year-old England striker will leave Newcastle at the end of the month when his contract expires and his details have been circulated to clubs both at home and in Europe. Having seen Hull declare their interest in Owen, Pulis is also ready to join the chase. "You...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
Blackburn striker Matt Derbyshire has completed his move to Olympiacos after signing a four-year deal with the Greek champions.
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