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All I want for Christmas

All I want for Christmas
December 20, 2008 by Tim Killeen
You know it never has been easy Whether you do or not resign Whether you travel the breadth of extremities Or stick to some straighter line - Joni Mitchell, ‘Hejira'. It has been an utterly spellbinding 12 months for us Stoke City supporters, culminating...Read More

Tough at the Top

Tough at the Top
December 13, 2008 by Jordan Lister
A couple of weeks ago I read an interesting commentary piece in The Times, which looked at how former players are liable to be drawn into big jobs too quickly, only to be shown the door within months when a string of poor results betrays their lack of experience.   Unsurp...Read More

Three French Hens (for Diana)

Three French Hens (for Diana)
December 11, 2008 by Jonathan Greenbank
Those of you who read my last article will realise the relevance of the title. The hens do refer to the ‘holy trinity' of the popular Christmas song, but are dedicated not to a dead princess or lizard ruler (Jane Badler, we salute you...) Rather, to a blonde singer from th...Read More

New Star Rating System

New Star Rating System
December 7, 2008 by TheWPAdmin
From this evening, The English Football Post is pleased to inform members and readers of our new Star Rating System. Any Post (or blog) you now read anywhere on our site, you will now be able to give it a rating (out of 10 stars), to let the writer know exactly what...Read More

Premiership Weekend Bets 5th/6th December

Premiership Weekend Bets 5th/6th December
December 6, 2008 by Ian Buckley
Everton v Villa Everton go into the game with 3 of their 4 strikers injured, Anichebe being the only one fit, while Villa also have their talisman John Carew out injured.  Villa's last 2 matches have been 0-0 in the league, while Everton have had 1-0's go either way. Th...Read More

Twelve days til Christmas / The nightmare before Christmas

Twelve days til Christmas / The nightmare before Christmas
December 4, 2008 by Jonathan Greenbank
All my devoted readers will already know of my penchant for Indie music, particularly that borne out of Salford and Manchester in the early 80s. However, many will be surprised to learn that this is almost entirely at odds with my secret passion for X Factor, particularly th...Read More

The Youth Today – Post of the month – November

The Youth Today – Post of the month – November
December 1, 2008 by Jordan Lister
In May this year Tottenham Hotspur beat off the likes of Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester United to sign Crystal Palace’s 16 year old prodigy, John Bostock.  Outside the Championship (or, more accurately perhaps, South East London), Bostock was hardly a household name. ...Read More
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