Football Season Preview: The Premier League
Ruling over the prospects for London’s Premier League teams this year.
Premier League
Man Dies Following Attack In Ealing Riots
And other news related to the recent disturbances.
Plaque Honours Founding Of Queens Park Rangers
Newly-promoted club honoured for its 125th birthday.
QPR Appoint Fifth Manager Of Season
Queens Park Rangers last night announced the appointment of their fifth manager this season, and the 11th since the club’s takeover in 2006 by Flavio Briatore, et al. They didn’t need to travel far to find the new gaffer — it’s Neil Warnock, recently seen …
Sullivan And Gold Take Over West Ham United
Photo / Egghead06 A statement is expected imminently to confirm that businessmen David Gold and David Sullivan have taken a 50% controlling stake in West Ham United, as part of a £105 million deal. The pair have courted the club for months, and emerged victorious …
Businessmen Bid For West Ham United
Photo / Egghead06 Former Birmingham City chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold are to buy into West Ham United, according to reports. The pair, who famously bought the Midlands club for a quid before selling it for £82 million earlier this year, originally considered a …
Football Transfer Window Roundup
Photo by Michael Wailes Harry Redknapp spent January as the footballing incarnation of those odd fellows at car boot sales who go around buying up other bits from rival stalls and then attempting to sell them back for a profit the next week. The capture …
Adios, Arsène?
With the transfer window flung open, the songbirds of scandalous rumour have escaped into the winter sun, and the back pages will be filled for the next four weeks with tall tales of big-name signings and perhaps the occasional deal. Yet it’s a management move …
Londonist United: Week Eight
The travails of our fantasy football team of capital-born players. Read previous entries here. Despite his infrequent appearances this season, we decided to ignore our vow of a fortnight ago and offer Ledley King a stay of execution in the Londonist United side. Seemingly fighting …
Londonist United: Week Five
The travails of our fantasy football team of capital-born players. Read previous entries here Last week’s European action left us wishing Champions League or (soon to be renamed) Uefa Cup goals counted in the Prem. Chelsea’s binge on Bordeaux saw Londonist United’s Frank Lampard and …
Londonist United: Week Three
Last season Leeds United started their League One campaign fifteen points in the hole, a mandatory FA penalty for any club that goes into administration during the football year. Londonist United, our fantasy crew of London-born players, finds itself in a similar situation; not because …
