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Archive for the ‘Cult Heroes’ Category

Broken Record

April 3rd, 2011 by Willie Gannon

Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten home record ends as Sporting Gijon beat Real Madrid in La Liga.

Harry Redknapp’s Transfer History, 1984 to 2011: The Best Record in Football?

March 14th, 2011 by Willie Gannon

For the best part of three decades Harry Redknapp has been seen by many as king of the transfer market, and Willie Gannon looks closer at the ‘wheeler dealer’.

How True Grit and Rooster Cogburn explains the Premier League

February 21st, 2011 by Willie Gannon

It’s Monday morning and we’ve got some brain stimulation for you as Willie Gannon looks at the correlation between an award winning movie and the Premier League.

Hristo Stoichkov: The Bulgarian Messiah

February 8th, 2011 by Willie Gannon

Charasmatic, fiery and unbelievably talented, Hristo Stoichkov, who turns 45 today, will most likely never be overtaken as the biggest name ever in Bulgarian football. Willy Gannon explains why.

Cult Heroes – 4# Duncan Ferguson

November 6th, 2010 by Robbie Deighan

In the latest instalment of Cult Heroes, Robbie Deighan looks at a man who enjoyed a solid if rather controversial career in both Scotland and England.

Cult Heroes – #3 Eric Cantona

October 16th, 2010 by Robbie Deighan

In number three of ‘Cult Heroes’, Robbie Deighan celebrates the best (and worst) times of one of the most gifted footballers to ever grace the Premier League – Eric Cantona.

Cult Heroes – 2# Bill Shankly

October 9th, 2010 by Robbie Deighan

In the second of our Cult Heroes series, Robbie Deighan sings the praise of Bill Shankly, the man who turned Liverpool from Second Division strugglers into a ‘Bastion of Invincibility’.