As we draw closer to the end of the season the Premiership matches are becoming more difficult to predict. This weekend sees a full fixture list with seven matches played on Saturday, two on Sunday and one on Monday evening. There are some absolute crackers taking place and I am going to highlight where the [...]
The midweek action centred around damage limitation for Ruining Football with only eight players involved, while Chelsea’s double gameweek means Michael Ballack is an important figure this weekend. The signing of Michael Ballack paid off almost immediately as the German performed well in Chelsea’s comfortable 3-0 win over Birmingham, claiming an assist and a clean [...]
The hectic festive season kicks off this weekend with a full compliment of Premiership fixtures, making it a busy time for fantasy football managers. The Fantasy Cup kicked off last weekend and Ruining Football progressed comfortably 47-34 against English side Buyher Lederhosen, and now take on totalloeb from Malaysia. A decent return of 1o points [...]
Having looked at Fabio Capello’s options on the wings in his last piece Jamie Smith moves further up the pitch to the strikers, where Michael Owen is beginning to force his way back into the reckoning. Strangely, for a manager who seems to be so organised, so considered and generally excellent at his job, it [...]
Sunderland are waiting on a scan to determine whether or not they will have to do without top scorer Darren Bent for up to three weeks. The England international picked up the suspected hamstring injury after scoring the winning goal against Arsenal on Saturday. “If it is his hamstring, we could be looking at three [...]
Darren Bent has been recalled to the England squad for next Saturday’s friendly with Brazil in Qatar, while Stephen Warnock and Tom Huddlestone are also included. Sunderland striker bent has been in fine form this season, scoring eight goals for the Black Cats, although he did miss a penalty in Saturday’s defeat at former club [...]
Darren Bent puts his Twitter – and goalscoring power – to good use in a charity Tweet-off with Sky Sports’ Andy Burton – who can get to 10,000 followers first? Since his Twitter antics during the summer while at Tottenham, Darren Bent has turned it all around with five goals in seven for Sunderland, and [...]
With just over a month of Premier League action behind us, which of this summer’s new signings have impressed the most? BPF looks at ten of the best transfers, including Arsenal’s sterling £10million centre half , Liverpool’s flying wing back and Sunderland’s new star striker. Thomas Vermaelen │ Arsenal The big Belgian defender has become [...]
With the international break over, fantasy football makes a welcome return this weeked, meaning it’s decision time once again for Neil Sherwin. I hate international football, and I mean that in the nicest possible way. Enjoyable and all as it is there’s no fantasy football meaning it feels like the summer all over again. Actually [...]