Congratulations to Huddersfield Town on returning to the second tier of English football for the first time since the 2000/2001 season. The Terriers beat Yorkshire rivals Sheffield United on Saturday afternoon, albeit in penalty shootout that reached sudden death and was only resolved when United goalkeeper Steve Simonsen missed a penalty.
Having been knocked out of [...]
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Tags: Championship
A goal two minutes before the end of the game from Ricardo Vaz Te meant that West Ham returned to the Premier League after beating Blackpool 2-1 at Wembley Stadium yesterday. Carlton Cole gave the Hammers the lead after 35 minutes, but Blackpool’s Tom Ince equalised shortly after half time.
With the win, West Ham become [...]
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So this is it: the end of another season. 556 games played and arguably the last and most important one takes place tomorrow afternoon when either Blackpool or West Ham will be promoted back to the Premier League.
Like the rest of the mini tournament, Saturday’s game is unusual as it features two clubs who are [...]
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Tags: Blackpool · Burnley · Charlton · Crystal Palace · Hull City · Ipswich · Leeds United · West Ham · Wolves
The first thing that struck me when looking at tonight’s game is how it’s a carbon copy of the second leg of the recent Champions League semi final between Barcelona and Chelsea. Blackpool don’t have to win but as long as they don’t lose by two clear goals or more then The Tangerines will be [...]
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If you’re interested in the background of the story, the nuts and bolts are here but the interesting aspect of this story is that Hull have now had four managers in the last two years, including two this season. Only four teams scored fewer goals in 2011/12 (two of them were relegated) and although The [...]
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