Buzzin Football Blog

I have just returned from a great pre-season holiday in Turkey where I mainly spent my days around the pool or in bars chatting to football fans about the new season.
There was a devout Geordie fan with his twin 10 year old nephews, one in a Newcastle top the other in a Sunderland top! We [...]

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DTG reports that BBC and Sky are paying £264m for three seasons for football league from 2009/10. Sky gets to continue their coverage of the league and cups, while Championship and some league cup (currently the Carling Cup) matches will be on the BBC. Also reported by the Guardian, among others, but I [...]

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John Gregory would be the worst football manager I’ve ever seen down at Fratton Park. There will be no shedding of tears for John Gregory on the south coast on his latest dismissal from management at Queens Park Rangers. Sucking lemons leaves less of a bitter taste than the memories of the Gregory year at [...]

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Only a few days ago, I was reading that John Gregory had spoken to the new QPR boss, Flavio Briatore, and been given a vote of confidence.
Bad omen. Those words “vote of confidence” have become synonymous with “You’re Fired”
Given the new Italian connection, those in the frame for the vacancy are rumoured to be Alessandro [...]

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