Champions League Final… We Assume
Assuming Real Madrid and Schalke 04 don’t provide insane comebacks next week we are staring at a Manchester United vs. Barcelona final at Wembley.
Assuming Real Madrid and Schalke 04 don’t provide insane comebacks next week we are staring at a Manchester United vs. Barcelona final at Wembley.
It’s been a long fourteen months for Aaron Ramsey, certainly one the young Welshman will never forget.
The 20 year-old, who Arsenal paid £4.8m for from home-town side Cardiff back in 2008, will have felt like a very long journey had finally ended this afternoon.
Instead of just arriving though, Ramsey arrived in style.
In 2007 Hodgson was brought in to save Fulham from relegation. Although his impact wasn’t initially felt Fulham managed a magnificent end of season and avoided the drop by the skin of their teeth. With West Brom the turnaround has been far quicker and more impressive. A defeat against Chelsea aside, West Brom have been excellent so far under Hodgson, culminating in a victory over city rivals Aston Villa. While Fulham barely stayed in the top flight when Hodgson took over, West Brom will not only remain in the Premier League but will end the season in the sort of form which, if extrapolated out over 38 games, would see them challenging for Europa League places.
Yesterday, or last Saturday if you are one of their fans, Queens Park Rangers won promotion back to the Premier League, ending an absence of 15 years or so. Or will they?
With relegation looming the PFA Player of the Year could on his way to the Eastland’s or to local rivals Tottenham.
The German goal keeper looked set to sign for Bayern Munich in the summer, but with talks between the two clubs stumbling, Arsene Wenger looks set to take full advantage.
Both players have been instrumental to Tottenham’s success this season, with Champions League football unlikely, Fergie believes he can snap up the ambitious pair.
The young Spaniard burst onto the scene in 2007 and much was expected from the centre forward, but has failed to live up to the promise which much expected from him.