Simon Cooper/Empics Sport
Date: Sunday, 26 January 2014; Venue: Bramall Lane, Sheffield; Kickoff: 13:00 GMT
League One strugglers Sheffield United will be targeting another Fa Cup upset in their fourth round tie at home to Premier League club Fulham.
The Blades won away at Villa Park to set up this tie whilst Rene Meulensteen’s side needed a replay to get past Norwich and remain in the oldest knockout football competition in the world.
Nigel Clough and United can be confident about their chances as they never lost to Fulham in a League Cup or Fa Cup tie in eight previous meetings. The last time these two sides met in the Premier League – some seven years ago – the Blades recorded a 2-0 win.
Knocking Aston Villa out of this competition is the only victory earned by the Blades in the New Year so far. I witnessed their last outing, a 2-...
Date: Sunday, 26 January 2014; Venue: Bramall Lane, Sheffield; Kickoff: 13:00 GMT
League One strugglers Sheffield United will be targeting another Fa Cup upset in their fourth round tie at home to Premier League club Fulham.
The Blades won away at Villa Park to set up this tie whilst Rene Meulensteen’s side needed a replay to get past Norwich and remain in the oldest knockout football competition in the world.
Nigel Clough and United can be confident about their chances as they never lost to Fulham in a League Cup or Fa Cup tie in eight previous meetings. The last time these two sides met in the Premier League – some seven years ago – the Blades recorded a 2-0 win.
Knocking Aston Villa out of this competition is the only victory earned by the Blades in the New Year so far. I witnessed their last outing, a 2-...
- 1/26/2014
- by Jamie Clark
- Obsessed with Film
Featuring Lawrie Sanchez's green and white army, Nate Jackson on drugs, Rush, Wayne Rooney philosophising, Spain v Brazil, Nigel Clough and a former basketballer's love for his wife
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The article of the week
1) Lawrie Sanchez: Northern Ireland's unlikely saviour
The rise and fall of Lawrie Sanchez and the men from Northern Ireland is one of those beautifully understated underdog stories. To the outsiders, Northern Ireland remained the same under Sanchez; they were still a lowly international team that couldn't qualify for a major championship. But, to the insiders, these were heady days indeed.
Ask any Northern Ireland fan for memories of the past decade and three moments will stand out: England, Spain and Sweden. Qualifying for Euro 2008 would have been incredible, but these nights will be savoured for generations.
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- by Paul Campbell
- The Guardian - Film News
Following the recent departures of both Paolo Di Canio and Nigel Clough at Sunderland and Derby County respectively, the new age that gives managers precious little time in any job has finally dawned on me. With Clough gone, there remain only 3 from 92 Football League managers that have been in their current job for over 4 years. This unstable, uncertain culture surrounding the modern game surely must change.
Focusing first on Di Canio, we are offered an example of how football has changed for the worse. With Sunderland languishing at the bottom of the nation’s top tier, Di Canio was forced out by a series of player complaints and personal attacks on him. Justified or not, the fact that the Italian was in charge of the club for a mere 13 matches shows something is wrong with today’s game. Di Canio had just 5 league matches at the beginning of his first...
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- by Matt Riggs
- Obsessed with Film
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If you are not a fan of English soccer, you won't fully appreciate the qualities of The Damned United. That's too bad because this splendidly acted film provides a lesson in technically excellent filmmaking. Unfortunately, while it may appear to be biographical tale of one of England’s greatest soccer managers, it takes too many liberties with the truth to get away without a caution.
Want to know more? The Damned United focuses on a brief period in the managerial career of Brian Clough, one of English soccer's most outspoken and opinionated team managers. He was also the only manager to take a team (Nottingham Forest) to the final of the prestigious European Cup (now the European Champions League) two years in a row and win both times.
Clough enjoyed success early in his managerial career at Derby County. He had previously played for his home town of Middlesborough and...
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