January, 2012

SPORTSPERSON OF THE WEEK 16TH – 22ND January 2012


Posted on: January 29th, 2012 by Scott No Comments

Nominees Saeed Ajmal Gareth Bale Danny Welbeck Neil Robertson Branden Grace     The first test match between Pakistan and England started on Tuesday in Dubai and one man stole the show on the opening day. Saeed Ajmal is a controversial figure in the cricket world due a questionable action. However, the England batsmen, always [...]



 

SPORTSPERSON OF THE WEEK – 9TH – 15TH JANUARY 2012


Posted on: January 16th, 2012 by Scott 3 Comments

It’s been a quiet week for sport in general. There have been no outstanding performances to speak of and so I had difficulty in compiling the nominees. However, these are the five up for this weeks award.   Nominees   Thierry Henry Monty Panesar Paul Scholes David Warner Brendan Rogers   Thierry Henry is a [...]



 

CAN ANYONE STOP THE YOUNG MASTER TRUMP?


Posted on: January 14th, 2012 by Scott 4 Comments

The second biggest snooker tournament on the calendar starts tomorrow at the Alexandra Palace with all eyes on the bright young superstar that is Judd Trump.   Trump, who was the surprise package of last years world championships, finishing a close runner up to John Higgins, has gone from strength to strength this year. The [...]


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A BRAVE NEW DAWN. OR SCRAPING THE BARREL?


Posted on: January 12th, 2012 by Scott 4 Comments

Yesterday, Stuart Lancaster named his England squad for the forthcoming RBS 6 Nations Championship, a side still reeling from the debacle of the World Cup on New Zealand Soil. With the next World Cup on British shores, the demand for a strong home team increases and the road to 2015 starts with this years 6 [...]


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PREDICTIONS FOR THE SEASON


Posted on: January 9th, 2012 by Scott 3 Comments

It is the time of the season where everybody has a good idea of how things will look at the end of the campaign. The hectic Christmas period is over and the New Years fixtures have now passed. With the introduction of the FA Cup, the extra games play a part in shaping the season, [...]


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SPORTSPERSON OF THE WEEK 2nd – 8th January


Posted on: January 9th, 2012 by Scott 5 Comments

Nominees   Tim Howard (Everton Goalkeeper) Michael Clarke (Australian Cricketer) Demba Ba (Newcastle striker) Martin O’Neill (Sunderland manager) Michael Carrick (Manchester United Midfielder)   These five candidates for my first sportsperson of the week award have all contributed something very special to the efforts of their teams this week.   We will start by looking [...]



 

UNITED HOLD OFF CITY FIGHTBACK


Posted on: January 8th, 2012 by Scott No Comments

It was the headline clash of the third round of the FA Cup. The two top teams in the country going head to head in knockout football. It was a clash built up to be a classic. So often such games disappoint. This one did not. The first exciting news of the day came about [...]


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