Which of the Premier League new boys can stay up?

In just under one month’s time the new Premier League season kicks off and another exciting campaign awaits the twenty teams who form the top tier of English football. For some clubs, the battle to stay up is as intense as the battle for European spots, and for the three newly promoted teams – AFC Bournemouth, Watford and Norwich – survival will be their only target for May 2016.

Because of the huge chasm in terms of finances and squad depth, newly promoted teams find it difficult to stay up. In the last 2014/15 season, Leicester, QPR and Burnley were promoted from the Championship, but only the Foxes remained in the league come May. When you look at the league’s recent history, atleast one promoted team has been immediately relegated back to the Championship every season.

Which of the Premier League new boys will stay up?

Bournemouth won the Championship in 2014/15 Continue reading →

In what became one of the worst kept secrets in football, Sam Allardyce was unsurprisingly relieved of his duties as West Ham manager minutes after their end-of-season 2-0 defeat at Newcastle. The result ultimately enabled his former club to remain in the Premier League, but although he steered his most recent employers to a comfortable mid-table finish, it became evidently clear that his position had become untenable due to growing unrest from the fans and the board making numerous approaches for other managers. Allardyce has earned an impressive reputation for building safe top-flight teams, but although West Ham were third on Christmas Day after playing some scintillating football, it was not consistent enough for the fans’ liking as the club managed just three league victories in the current calendar year.

With West Ham set to move into the Olympic Stadium which holds an impressive capacity of 80,000, it is perhaps understandable that chairman David Gold is lining up a high-profile manager that could make headlines for all the right reasons. With West Ham having qualified for the Europa League, Gold and co. must move fast Continue reading →

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS LEICESTER CITY VS QPR DOWN

Played on 24.5.2015 in 2014/15 PL season

Leicester City thrash relegated QPR 5-1 at the King Power Stadium in the final league game of the season for the Foxes Continue reading →