Articles By Charlie Rhodes (31339)

Drenthe Hits Top Gear Off The Pitch Too

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 2 2010

Royston Drenthe has been the driving force behind much of Hercules’ success this season but could now find himself in trouble after hitting top gear off the pitch too. The…

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The Incredible Rise Of Luis Nani

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 2 2010

It was the summer of 2007. Rumours were rife about the Sporting Lisbon winger. The deal was then sealed. In a transfer worth £30m, including the switch of Anderson from…

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FC United of Manchester Gear Up For FA Cup Debut Against Rochdale

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 2 2010

Forget about how Luis Nani and Mark Clattenburg robbed Tottenham Hotspur this weekend the big story in football and in Manchester in particular is that FC United of Manchester will…

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A Cypriot joins QPR, Championship clubs battle to keep their players and can Leicester do a Chelsea?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 1 2010

Georgios Tofas arrives at QPR While I haven’t seen Tofas play, the length of time he has spent on trial and the fact that Neil Warnock doesn’t suffer fools means…

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Trying To Manipulate The Manipulating

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

A manager, besides Sir Alex Ferguson, is on the cusp of becoming completely fed up with the injustice of the Football Association, and is considering boycotting interviews as well. Harry…

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Is Roberto Mancini Standing In The Way Of His Dysfunctional Family?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 1 2010

Reports are swirling today (notably in The Sun, who have run with the typically subtle headline ‘Dead Manc Walking’) that Manchester City’s evil band of profligate mercenaries, nefarious chancers and…

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Month In Review: October 2010

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Not up to their very own high standards, Manchester United endured a rough start to the month, but they turned around their fortunes and ended October in fine form by…

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Harry Redknapp Facing FA Charges For Ludicrous Referee Rant

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Nov 1 2010

There’s something about Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp that just makes him so intrinsically hard to love. It may very well just be the fact that his face looks like four…

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Bursaspor Preview: Quest For Qualification

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Manchester United travel to the Bursa Ataturk Stadium to face Bursaspor in a key Group C UEFA Champions League match. United enter this match sitting in the pole position the…

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The Incredible Rise Of Luis Nani

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 16 2021

It was the summer of 2007. Rumours were rife about the Sporting Lisbon winger. The deal was then sealed. In a transfer worth £30m, including the switch of Anderson from…

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Jose Mourinho: Only someone special can succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at United

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 31 2010

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho insists that only a “special manager” can be the next Manchester United boss, succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson, when the Scot finally ends his managerial career….

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Newcastle 5-1 Sunderland – Derby Day Dream

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 31 2010

This match was in many peoples calendars when the fixtures were released and Hughton dressed smartly for the occasion.  Both sides had fielded their strongest eleven in order to get…

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3 Victories and 3 clean sheets for Arsenal.

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

3 Victories and 3 clean sheets for Arsenal.

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Manceshter United 2-0 Tottenham Match Highlights (30 October 2010)

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 31 2010

Tottenham was handed the best opportunity since 2000 to defeat Manchester United for the first time in 22 games but a Rooney-less Red Devils were still too good for Harry…

Welsh sides are on the march, the right way to run a football club and an apology to Keith Millen

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 31 2010

Cardiff and Swansea are the teams to beat I was at Loftus Road today to see QPR relinquish their position as league leaders. Their performance might have been full of…

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