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The plummet of Wayne Rooney

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Well, well, well. How the mighty has fallen. 8 years after that goal against Arsenal, his career had gone from strength to strength. After bursting onto the scene as a…

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Ferguson: Rooney wanted to leave Manchester United after World Cup

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 19 2010

Alex Ferguson spoke about Wayne Rooney to MUTV earlier today before reading out a prepared statement at the pre-Champions League press conference – here’s a brief transcript from the MUTV…

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Joe Cole Has Endured ‘The Worst Time Of His Career’ At Liverpool

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 19 2010

Back in July, Joe Cole‘s fee-less saunter between Chelsea and Liverpool looked like one of the shrewdest pieces of business conducted over the entire summer, the spark required to reignite…

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How Hercules’ Shrewd Signings Have Stunned La Primera

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 19 2010

For all the praise lavished upon Jose Mourinho for his so called ‘shrewd’ signings this summer, it should not be forgotten that there were other coaches around who did a…

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Man Utd Need To Explode The Myth Of ‘Player Power’

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 19 2010

You’ll have undoubtedly already been slapped across the eyes by this morning’s sensationalist headlines regarding a certain sweaty little pink fellow and his quest to put the frighteners up his…

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Hutton ready to follow in Bale’s footsteps

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 19 2010

Two and a bit years since Juande Ramos within the space of a few months bought two wildly different right backs for a combined £17.5 million, the more dynamic of…

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Wayne Rooney, Alex Ferguson, Manchester Dis-United, and Texas Hold’em

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 19 2010

The news that Wayne Rooney has told Manchester United that he wants to leave seems to have hit the club like a bolt out of the blue. However, this has…

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Tuesday Night Predictions

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 19 2010

Bristol v Reading BRISTOL WIN Nothing too scientific behind this prediction, just a feeling that Bristol are due a win. Burnley v Barnsley BURNLEY WIN Barnsley just aren’t the same…

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Goodbye Gordon, it's been underwhelming

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 18 2010

After months of underachievement and frustration, Gordon Strachan has chosen to bring his time at the Riverside to the end. Quite possibly, he jumped before he was pushed. This was…

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AC Milan will be Mourinho’s first big test

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 20 2010

Real Madrid vs AC Milan Group G, UEFA Champions League Santiago Bernabue Stadium, Madrid Tuesday, 19th October 2010 20:45 GMT When Milan last visited Bernabeu, they grasped a late winner…

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Wayne – Grow Up!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

What a difference six months make. Only last March Rooney was being cited as the second best footballer in the world and the only hope of England winning the World…

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FIFA Squirm As World Cup Vote Corruption Is Revealed

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 18 2010

Whereas simple laws of probability suggest that the more scheisters a global organisation employs, the more likely it is to succumb eventually to the rot of corruption, FIFA are a…

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Wayne Rooney Threatens To Walk Out On Man Utd

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 18 2010

It would appear that, after being dropped for contributing the square root of f**k all to the Manchester United cause over the past two months, Wayne Rooney is preparing to…

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Football’s 10 Biggest Playboys

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 9 2022

With all the money and fame that being a superstar footballer brings, it is not exactly difficult for the modern player to find a woman. But as the following list…

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