Tag: Brighton And Hove Albion
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Chaos after Christmas as Amorim is abdicated
Just when it appeared the good ship Old Trafford was back smooth sailing, Manchester United appear destined for choppy waters once again with the sensational news that Ruben Amorim has been sacked by the power brokers at the Red Devils. His defenestration comes with United currently sitting fifth in the Premier League table, a point…
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Tuchel takes the poisoned chalice as United are cut further adrift
A Manchester City fan account on X posted a skit video on Tuesday night purporting to show Pep Guardiola celebrating Thomas Tuchel taking the England job. The inference being that the ex Chelsea boss now won’t be able to take the Manchester United job. Accompanied by a photo of Gareth Southgate, giving the current champions…
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Can Potter turn magician and save his own skin?
When this writer was growing up, only two Chelsea fans were known of. One most definitely still is – as are the following generations of his family – and there’s no reason to think the other party has lost the faith. Supporters like that are greatly admired. Fans who have seen both sides of the…
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Losing the plot over Potter misses the point
When Andy Cole took what felt like an eternity to score his first goal for Manchester United, you can be sure there were plenty wondering had Fergie lost his marbles shelling out what was a whopping £7M on the then Newcastle United striker. The wily old Scot seldom got decisions wrong. And, eventually, Cole would…
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Poisoned chalice for Potter but he’ll need plenty of clay to mould safety
How often have you heard the phrase ‘It’s not a nice job but somebody has to do it’? Somebody should suggest that Graham Potter set it as his voicemail. The affable and burgeoning coach was, more or less, parachuted into the Chelsea job with the same rapidity which saw Thomas Tuchel dumped. Potter has done…
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Chelsea Give Tuchel The Axe (updated Sept. 7th, 2022, 2.15p.m.)
Chelsea have sacked head coach Thomas Tuchel six matches into the Premier League season, writes Susie Kiernan. Chelsea lost 1-0 in their opening Champions League group game to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday night in what was Tuchel’s 100th game since joining the club in January 2021. Chelsea currently sit sixth in the Premier League with…
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Green Machine drives on as Smith stumbles again
Sport can be fickle. Especially something like darts where competitors meet with the regularity some people go to the loo. Now read on… Stuart Pyke joked with Michael Van Gerwen on Wednesday night that if his current ‘slump’ in form continued he might need a wildcard to get into next season’s Premier League. Not likely!…
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Selections for Cork – Dec 5th 2021
11.40: IBERIQUE DE SEUIL (DENIS O’REGAN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 12.10: HARRY ALONSO – W/O FAV – (DENIS O’REGAN/NOEL MEADE) 12.40: DYSART DIAMOND (SEAN O’KEEFFE/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.10: PERFECT ATTITUDE – EW – (LUKE DEMPSEY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.45: ROBINNIA – EW – (JACK FOLEY (5)/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.20: ENERGUMENE (SEAN O’KEEFFE/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.50: AN EPIC SONG – EW – (DENIS O’REGAN/MARTIN…
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Selections for Punchestown – Apr. 29th 2021
3.40: ENA BAIE – EW – (JORDAN GAINFORD (7)/LIZ DOYLE) 4.15: SULLY DOC AA – EW – (SIMON TORRENS (3)/ANTHONY HONEYBALL, IN GB) 4.50: STAND UP AND FIGHT (DEREK O’CONNOR/ENDA BOLGER) 5.25: FRENCH DYNAMITE – EW – (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/MOUSE MORRIS) 6.00: LYNWOOD GOLD (ROBBIE POWER/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 6.35: ENERGUMENE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 7.05: MAGIC DAZE (RACHAEL…
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Selections for Gowran Park – April 8th 2021
4.00: EVEN FLOW (NATHAN CROSSE (5)/WILLIE MCCREERY) 4.35: ROMAN EMPIRE (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 5.05: SKILLED WARRIOR (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 5.35: SNOWY OWL – EW – (PADDY HARNETT (7)/DONNACHA O’BRIEN) 6.05: MOVING – EW – (KEVIN MANNING/JIM BOLGER) 6.35: STRATUM (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/WILLIE MULLINS) 7.05: KALANOURA – EW – (SAM EWING (5)/GAVIN CROMWELL) 7.35: WINSTON WOLFE –…