You'll Never Walk Alone-***Monthly Awards***
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ajay.bhat
Club Cricketer
Silva is great buy !!
simply fantastic
simply fantastic
shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
I never bought Villa???
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shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
LATEST TRANSFERS
Arsenal
IN:
Wayne Bridge - 8.5m (Chelsea)
Marcell Jansen - 4.7m (Bayern Munich)
Jonathan Orozco - 1.2m (Monterrey)
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Aston Villa
IN:
Marouane Fellaini - 1.8m (Everton)
OUT:
Gareth Barry - 12m (Liverpool)
Blackburn
IN:
Bobo Balde - 800k (Celtic)
OUT:
Tugay - 275k (Everton)
Bolton
IN:
Chris Sutton - free
David N'Gog - 2.1m (Liverpool)
Chris Burke - 1.5m (Rangers)
Vladislav Viktorovich - 350k (Dynamo Kiev)
Mohammed Gargo - free
Phillipe Christanval - free
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Chelsea
IN:
Pavel Nedved - 2.6m (Juventus)
Gaisak Mendiata - free
OUT:
Wayne Bridge - 8.5m (Arsenal)
Paulo Ferreira - 10.5 (Real Madrid)
Deco - 25m (Real Madrid)
Everton
IN:
Tal Ben Haim - 5.2m (Man City)
Reto Ziegler - 1.9m (Wigan)
Tugay - 275k (Blackburn)
Salvador Carmona - 350k (Cruz Azul)
OUT:
Marouane Fellaini - 1.8m (Aston Villa)
Fulham
IN:
Masashi Motoyama - 3.1m (Kashima Antlers)
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Hull City
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Liverpool
IN:
Salvatore Sirigu - 4.2m (Palermo)
Gareth Barry - 12m (Aston Villa)
Giorgas Saitaridis - 10m (Atletico Madrid)
Manuel Junglas - 5m (Almeannia)
David Silva - 12m (Valencia)
OUT:
Philip Degen - released
Alvaro Arbeloa - released
Andrea Dossena - released
Yossi Benayoun - 4.1m (Rangers)
Albert Riera - 3.1m (Marseille)
David N'Gog - 2.1m (Bolton)
Jermaine Pennant - 5.7m (Newcastle Utd)
Sammi Hyypia - 2.5m (Tottenham Hotspur)
Manchester City
IN:
Kieron Richardson - 3.3m (Sunderland)
OUT:
Tal Ben Haim - 5.2m (Everton)
Nedum Onouha - 2.4m (Espanyol)
Manchester United
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OUT:
Ji Sung Park - 8.7m (Newcastle United)
Middlesbrough
IN:
Darren Carter - 3.2m (West Brom)
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Newcastle United
IN:
Ji Sung Park - 8.7m (Man Utd)
Urby Emanuelson - 3.2m (Ajax)
Aliou Cisse - free
Jermaine Pennant - 5.7m (Liverpool)
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Portsmouth
IN:
Alan Thompson - 650k (Celtic)
Claudio Lopez - 950k (America)
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Stoke City
IN:
OUT:
Andrew Davies - 1.1m (Watford)
Sunderland
IN:
OUT:
Liam Lawrence - 2.2m (Reading)
Keiron Richardson - 3.3m (Man City)
Tottenham Hotspurs
IN:
Franklin Salas - 240k (Liga de Quito)
Prats - 275k (Mallorca)
Sami Hyypia - 2.5m (Liverpool)
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West Brom
IN:
Patrik Berger - 425k (Blackpool)
OUT:
Darren Carter - 3.2m (Middlesbrough)
West Ham
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Wigan Athletic
IN:
Harry Kewell - 3.4m (Galatasaray)
Vitor Baia - 220k (Porto)
Sychyev - 4.2m (Lokomotiv Moscow)
OUT:
Reto Ziegler - 1.9m (Everton)
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
No blockbuster signings except in the case of Liverpool. Chelsea did get a great player in Nedved, but he is old now while Mendieta is very old. United very quite, although Arsenal got Jansen at a very good price. Kewell back to the Premiership with Wigan is interesting, and Newcastle and Everton have paid way too much for Park and Ben-Haim respectively. Real Madrid have taken two key players from Chelsea as well and Scolari hasn't made the right sort of replacement signings.
treva
ICC Chairman
Keegan has done very poorly in the transfer market. Lets hope the current squad can be good enough to secure a Champions League place.
shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
Last Updated: 3rd September 2008
REDKNAPP AND CAHILL HANDED MONTHLY AWARDS
Harry Redknapp, boss of Portsmouth, has been named Premier League manager of the month for August. While Everton's Tim Cahill has been named the Premier League's player of the month for August.
Pompey had a brilliant start to their new campaign after a poor display in the Community Shield against Manchester United. Portsmouth defeated Fulham at home 5-2 with new signing Claudio Lopez scoring twice on debut. In the next match they defeated Tottenham at White Hart Lane with former Spurs player Jermain Defoe scoring the winning goal. Portsmouth are currently placed at the top of the table at end of August.
Everton midfielder Tim Chill has been named the Premier League's player of the month for August. The 28-year-old, who has not missed a minute of Villa's league games this season. He scored once and set up three goals in August as Everton enjoyed wins again Tottenham and Chelsea to move up in the second position.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Well deserved winners.
Ayub 95
Club Cricketer
Nice update they deserved good performance for Pompey
shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
Last Updated: 9th September 2008
LIVERPOOL 4-0 WEST HAM
Steven Gerrard scored a hat-trick as Liverpool won their game to move to the top of the Barclays Premier League Table. Gerrard superbly finished David Silva's low cross from 12 yards and struck after the break with a header following another cross from the former Valencia player. The England midfielder hit the post with a long range before netting his third with a low finish from a tight angle. Fernando Torres scored the fourth with a spectacular long-range effort.
It was a crucial win for the home team in the context of tittle contention this season. Until they scored the decisive second goal it was a far from scintillating performance by Liverpool, who at times lacked urgency and were wasteful from set pieces. But West Ham, won 2-1 against Middlesbrough two weeks ago on Staurday, rarely looked as though they would force their way back into the contest after Gerrard struck early on.
By the time Gianfranco Zola introduced Dean Ashton and Bobby Zamora after 69 minutes the game had gone - and it was the home team who added to their tally with two late goals. Liverpool started with a real sense of purpose and should have scored even before Gerrard's eighth-minute opener.
Gareth Barry, who replaced Fabio Aurellio in the left back position, crossed from the left and Kuyt headed the ball back across goal to Gerrard, who missed the target from six yards. The Spaniard soon made amends with his 4th goal in the Premier League this season so far. Gerrard got across Mattew Upson and showed superb technique to drill home David Silva's low cross from the right.
The goal marked the end of Liverpool's early dominance, with West Ham gradually feeling their way into the contest. Pepe Reina charged from his goal after the ball was slipped through to Luis Boa Morte and the West Ham striker eased past the Liverpool keeper before shooting from a tight angle. The ball seemed to be heading goalwards before a superb sliding effort from Giorgas Setiaridis diverted it out for a corner.
The game went through a dour, chanceless phase, before Liverpool pushed for a second goal in the period before half-time. Daniel Agger narrowly missed with a header at the near post while Torres toe-poked a cross from David Silva towards the bottom corner of the West Ham goal that produced an excellent low save from Robert Green.
Liverpool forced the first good effort of the second half, with a superb disguised pass from Gerrard creating an opening for David Babel, who forced a decent save from Green. But it was mediocre fare, with errant passes and niggling fouls upsetting the flow of the game.
Gerrard brought the contest back to life with his precise header into the top corner, but in truth the West Ham marking was dreadful and the striker was under no pressure as he extended his team's lead. And having established a two-goal cushion, Liverpool took complete control.
Gerrard met a superb cross from Xabi Alonso with a diving header that rebounded off the woodwork. But he completed his third hat-trick for Liverpool after easily skipping past Lucas Neill and passing the ball into the net. Fernando Torres finished the scoring with his spectacular strike after the Hammers defence backed off and allowed him to run at goal.
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* Liverpool Manager Kevin Keegan
"At the end I was really pleased with the performance of the team. Gerrard is on fire and that is good for him and fantastic for the team. We now have a really important game in the Champions League and we have to make sure we get three points."
*West Ham Manager Gianfranco Zola
"It was all even at the first half. We were just a goal down we could have comeback easily but the second goal was important and then all the hopes were over. Gerrard is on song and he is a great player. We need to bounce in the next game."
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Liverpool: Reina ; Seitaridis, Agger, Carregher(Skrtel 81'), Barry ; Mascherano(Babel 76'), Xabi Alonso, David Silva, Gerrard(c) ; Torres, Kuyt(Keane 87')
Unused Subs: Sirigu, Fabio Aurellio
Booked: Carragher
Goals: Gerrard 8, 61, 82 Torres 84
West Ham: Green ; Neill(c), Faubert, Upson(Spector 63), Gabbidon ; Etherington(Ashton 69), Noble, Dyer ; Bellamy, Boa Morte, Cole (Zamora 69).
Unused Subs: Wright, Mullins.
Booked: Cole, Neill, Noble
Att: 42,951
Ref: Steve Bennett
BBC Sport Player Rater man of the match: Steven Gerrard
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ajay.bhat
Club Cricketer
great win ...good to see gerrard score !!!!
shantanu_rooney
Chairman of Selectors
Results
English Premier League Matchday Three
Arsenal 1-0 Fulham
R v.Persie 19
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Liverpool FC 4-0 West Ham United
S Gerrard 8
S Gerrard 61
S Gerrard 82
F Torres 84
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Middlesbrough 0-2 Manchester United
.........................Anderson 65
.........................D Berbatov 87
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Portsmouth 0-1 Chelsea
......................M Ballack 78
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West Brom 0-1 Hull City
.....................D Cousin
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Stoke City 0-1 Tottenham
.....................Gilberto 36
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Wigan Athletic 0-1 Aston Villa
..........................J Milner 19
Sent Off:
T Bramble 33
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Everton 2-2 Newcastle United
Yakubu 38...M Viduka 81
T Cahill 42...D Duff 89
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Manchester City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
............................R Santa Cruz 41
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Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Sunderland
K Nolan 9
K Davies 11
C Sutton 31
T Taino 45(og)
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