2011-10-10 02:49
So England qualified with room to spare, as I always maintainedOK, technically we did need a point in the fortress of Montenegro - but that's relying on Montenegro winning in Switzerland, af… Read More
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2011-08-03 13:41
Football rankings are a strange thingA team wins 12 games in its entire history and rises to 17th in the worldAnother team crashes out of a world cup with one goal scored, struggles against… Read More
2011-06-03 12:26
...For one of those corrupt events, if you get my meaningAnyway, my feelings about the laughable FIFA aside, England play Switzerland and finally may seal their qualification in what has bee… Read More
2011-03-24 12:43
Gareth Bale...Truly the Welsh are the most cursed of all BritsAnyway, it's been a while since we've had some qualifiers, and frankly thanks to the small groups the number of games has been f… Read More
2011-03-23 12:44
Yes Gareth, Wales can beat EnglandJust as they could have beaten Bulgaria, Switzerland and Montenegro...or Ireland, Sweden or CroatiaFor the sake of fairness they have won (or indeed, not lo… Read More
2010-10-12 22:13
Cheers, EnglandMy own fault for betting on England - I broke my own golden ruleStill made a profit, thankyous go to Spain, the Netherlands, France and Armenia....(yes Armenia, Capello!), and… Read More
2010-10-12 17:21
...It's only a drawIn the FaroesBad, yes, but will it condemn NI? Probably not, they still have seven games left and an away draw is not the worst thing that can happen to you, both Serbia a… Read More
2010-10-09 00:12
Well, that was interesting...and profitableI knew someone would draw out of the home nations - and it was NI, not a bad little earner (this was a bonus, as I decided to use all those free… Read More
2010-10-07 21:00
Well, I'm all tired out from the stupid child benefit cut story, so I'm having a look at the upcoming European qualifiers, see if we can't find some good bets while I'm at itGroup A is set f… Read More
2010-10-03 22:02
Watching Gary Lineker's 'Can England win the world cup?' where a bunch of talking heads give their opinion on why we bombed in South Africa so spectacularly, I have to point out - it's seven… Read More
2010-09-07 20:12
You won't read this very oftenMontenegro top group G, much as Blackpool once topped the leagueHopefully they won't by about 9.30 BST, but still, England might throw it away...This could be a… Read More
2010-09-01 20:50
Apparently the idea that Arteta could play for England has been sunk by an obscure FIFA lawNow, forgive me if I'm wrong - wasn't this just a load of media speculation anyway? There's occasio… Read More
2010-08-12 23:05
New season starts in two days!Please come and join us at fantasy.premierleague.comFootball banter league: 1448808-287576 Read More
2010-08-12 13:28
OK, as promised, it's time for a preview of the coming seasonMy league prediction: 1. Chelsea2. Arsenal3. United4. Liverpool5. City6. Everton7. Spurs8. Villa9. Fulham10. Sunderland11. Blackb… Read More
2010-08-06 21:40
Sorry the blog has been left idle for so long...I had hoped to be about during the World Cup but alas real life is more pressing, I'm hoping that the structure of the league will improve the… Read More
2010-05-05 19:06
With apologies; it seems there was a bug in the wikio system. Please disregard yesterdays post and here are the updated and correct positions for the Sports Blogs:1Arseblog (=)2Gunnerblog (… Read More
2010-04-22 23:12
It's suddenly dawned on me, there's only one real issue in this election - getting us the bloody world cupI don't care about hair-dos, MPs' expenses, or even NI - the first politician who ma… Read More
2010-04-03 12:50
Here is this months cheeky look at the sports rankings:1Arseblog (=)2Gunnerblog (+1)3Goodplaya (+9)4West Ham Till I Die (=)5F1 Fanatic (+11)6Line and Length - Times Online WBLG (-1)7Republik… Read More
2010-03-15 09:02
As everyone who isn't living in a cave is aware, David Beckham has been on loan to AC Milan in a bid to improve his chances of making the World Cup this summer. That dream has now ended afte… Read More
2010-03-13 10:07
The scores now officially cursed are...Birmingham 2 - 2 EvertonBolton 2 - 0 WiganBurnely 2 - 1 WolvesChelsea 3 - 0 West HamStoke 2 - 2 Aston VillaMiddlesbrough 1 - 2 Newcastle Read More
2010-03-10 14:09
So, with three-quarters of the season gone how are my pre-season predictions going?League finish &nbs&hell…Read More
2010-03-10 13:50
Welcome to the Blogroll to Back of the Net which is a thoroughly good read. Read More
2010-03-03 16:01
Here is the sneak peek at this months Top 20 Sports Blogs as per the unique Wikio ranking's.1Arseblog (=)2BBC Sport - Football blog (=)3Gunnerblog (=)4West Ham Till I Die (=)5Line and Length… Read More
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