Posts by Mystical Mike

Media are the reason why England will never win a tournament
September 6th, 2010 at 10:42 am by Mystical Mike

The England football team are indeed no strangers to controversy, in particular Wayne Rooney.

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Crystal Palace setting a financial example? Surely not…
August 23rd, 2010 at 9:00 am by Mystical Mike

It’s a sorry state of affairs, for any club, when all that the fans have to celebrate is another year’s survival. And it’s even worse when the come-down hits you and you wake-up to find your club in the red and the future looking very, very grim. Some would say it’s a time to pass the Scotch and pass the Gin. Others would say it’s time to pass something stronger.

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I’ll get Wayne Rooney on form for you, says Terry Daly to Sir Alex
August 21st, 2010 at 8:00 am by Mystical Mike

Terry Daly, football performance coach and analyst, has an immediate way of getting out-of-form Wayne Rooney back on top again – and keeping him there, using Daly’s correction of conventional coaches’ understanding of ‘weight’ in the movement and manipulation of the ball. “Give me just one session with Wayne Rooney and I guarantee to get him back on top form for the rest of the season,” says Daly.

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What do you think of watching football in 3D?
August 17th, 2010 at 8:00 am by Mystical Mike

The new 3D TV Pub Finder website launches in time for new Premiership season.

Two Yorkshire football fans are switching on to the latest trend among their fellow supporters by launching a new website detailing where matches can be viewed on 3D TV.

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DEXY’S PREMIERSHIP PREDICTIONS 2010-11 – PART 3.
August 13th, 2010 at 4:39 pm by Mystical Mike

THE RACE FOR THE TITLE At last, we have the final results in and here is my predictions on who will be getting sloshed the most at the end of the season. Villa It’s been a bit of mad one down Villa way this week and to predict the outcome of their season is a [...]

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Dexy’s Premiership Predictions PT 2. Mid Table Lurkers.
August 13th, 2010 at 12:57 pm by Mystical Mike

Part 2 of Premiership run-down looks at the teams i fancy to be noncing about in the nether regions of mediocrity come May.

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What are your hopes for the new football season?
August 13th, 2010 at 8:00 am by Mystical Mike

Celebrities including Ian Wright and Alice Cooper talk about their hopes for the next football season.

The Sun has spoken to a host of celebrities, including a few you would not usually expect to hear from, about their hopes for the upcoming football season. In this time of great expectations and excitement The Sun want people to visit their Facebook page and tell everyone who you support and what your hope is for the next season.

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Sol-d! To The Man With Loads Of Cash But No Trophies
July 30th, 2010 at 9:04 am by Mystical Mike

The Real Talking Points

Newcastle became the latest mugs to hand Sol Campbell an eye-watering, money-loaded contract. Judging by his last career move out of London, I give this one three weeks before he runs away from St James Park citing ‘a difference of opinion with Joey Barton’.

Spurs’ bid of £7 million for Scott Parker was rejected by West Ham, who have since offered the player £20m or so to stay for five years. Whatever happened to Sullivan and Gold – the new bearers of the “Spending Sensibly” West Ham? More on that later. Spurs will probably have more joy with the £4m bid for Craig Bellamy. Manchester City seem desperate to get shot of the Welsh git, much like they were with…

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Why English football is in decline
July 29th, 2010 at 10:26 am by Mystical Mike

Roberto Manchini has told Joe Hart there is a big chance that he will be playing second fiddle to Shay Given all season.

As we all know, Hart was exceptional for Birmingham last season, as we are repeatedly reminded, and he is likely to be England’s number 1 for the next decade or so. The thing that gets to me is that the future of English football, not just Hart but players like Mancienne, Wilshire, Cleverly, Wellbeck, Rose and so on, are all having to go out loan (If their clubs actually let them) to get first team football at smaller clubs, instead of mixing them with the first team at their parent clubs for them to gel into a squad.

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Best penalty ever taken?
July 26th, 2010 at 11:03 am by Mystical Mike

If you haven’t seen this amazing penalty by now then you’ve probably been on the moon.

Real Betis forward Calvente, invents a new technique never seen before (ok, ok, Pele did it way back before TV was invented).

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