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Chester City owner no longer fit and proper - euFootball.BIZ - football (soccer) business news

The owner of English Chester City Football Club, Stephen Vaughan has been disqualified as club owner and must reduce his shareholding.

Vaughan was connected with a GBP 500,000 VAT fraud case, and has been deemed ineligible for any position as acting director of any business for the next ten years.

and somehow ­Thaksin Shinawatra wasn't blocked. I mean VAT fraud is serious and the ban is for business reasons and I agree 100%. However, ­Thaksin Shinawatra raped babies (allegedly) which seems super serious and he was allowed to own Man City. Not to beat a broken drum, but this wouldn't happen to a Premiership Club...or even a club in the football league

Posted by Chrissy at 5:49 PM 0 comments    

Labels: Chester City, Fit and Proper Persons Test, football league, Manchester City

Seriously?

When the match went to extra time, I was wondering if there would be some last minute rule change from FIFA to go golden goal so France could win without playing the full 30. Instead the official ignored 2 blatant handballs (FROM AN OFFSIDES POSITION)

Fuck that noise.

from Sportsrubbish

Posted by Chrissy at 8:53 PM 0 comments    

Labels: cheats, France, handballs, Ireland, youtube

This video has been making the rounds on twitter. I wish people would stop seeing this as a Liverpool issue. It's a football issue. The footballers who took part in this ad should be ashamed. It's symptomatic of the Anti Football bias in the media (as well as the Anti-Northern Bias). This could have happened to any group of fans at any game. It could have been anyone else sold out for money for the lies in that headline. However, people keep focusing on one small area of the world.

Posted by Chrissy at 3:19 PM 0 comments    

Labels: Hillsborough, The Sun

Jesus.. do you think we can concentrate on some goodness from this century? Denis Law's back heel is gonna sending its kids off to school already!

Posted by Chrissy at 1:43 PM 0 comments    

Labels: blah, Man City, Manchester Derby

I'm no fan of shared tragedy, as you've read here before. Still, it is very sad when someone at the top of his game chooses to throw himself in front of a train.

Posted by Chrissy at 8:58 AM 0 comments    

Labels: Germany, Robert Enke, suicide sucks

Wow.. look at the replay at different angles. That dive gave the penalty that Gerrard took successfully and ended the match 2-2. That point might make a difference between 4th and 5th place. Or Rafa keeping his job--making his welcome worn out for an additional year!

Speaking of a different Benitez, doesn't Chucho look the business? Birmingham are not going to hold onto him too long.

Thanks to the awesome Off The Post for the above video.

Posted by Chrissy at 4:39 AM 0 comments    

Labels: Birmingham City, diving cheats, English Premeriship, Liverpool FC

This is from an American Girls' High School Championship in Rhode Island. There's a fight on the pitch and then a fight on the stands. amazing

(no sound)

Posted by Chrissy at 4:22 AM 0 comments    

Labels: Americans, High School, Hooliganism.

I think it's high time to restate my prediction from earlier this season. Manchester City will finish 10th and Chelsea will win the League. This weekend has proven to be in line with my predictions.

Posted by Chrissy at 6:26 PM 0 comments    

Labels: Chelsea, England Premiership, Manchester City, Premier League 09/10

stupid blogger. I wrote a bunch of drafts and when i got around to publishing them they had the original draft saved date on them rather than the date i published. oops

Posted by Chrissy at 5:12 PM 0 comments    

Labels: fail, meta

From my bff Dmac at Philadelphia Will Do

Seriously, I wouldn't have stopped playing in middle school gym class if I knew that shit was allowed. Fucking awesome

Posted by Chrissy at 12:24 PM 0 comments    

Labels: college, kicking ass, USA, Women

Over the past 3 years or so, I've amassed a huge collection of football blog links in my google reader. I mean, I spend 2-3 hours a day scrolling through football blogs, which could be why I never get around to writing my own.

FootieGeeza (my now ex) even said this to me the other day:

it's ridiculous how often i click on random links on soccer or philadelphia things and there's a comment from [you] prominently displayed

It's just how I roll.

Anyway, I was messing around on the internets and I found a great (new to me) blog Football and Music First off, it has a picture of my lust object, Phil Brown (as mentioned in TheFiver), in the Masthead. Secondly, it combines two of my passions.

It's irreverent and just all around hilarious. As of today, on the front page are links to songs by Kevin Keegan (from Kevin Keegan SINGS my fave album cover ever almost) and Terry Venables.

Here's a preview of what you're in store for:



How can you not love that shit? This blog is for teh lulz.

Posted by Chrissy at 12:22 AM 0 comments    

Labels: football blogs, Football Culture, Kevin Keegan, lulz, music, Terry Venables

From the awesomely named Bert Trautmann's Neck



Doesn't it just warm the cockles of your heart, City Fans? Especially after 4 consecutive draws?

Posted by Chrissy at 12:10 AM 0 comments    

Labels: kids and animals, Manchester City

I've taken a Glendenning like stance on the Champion's League right now. Boooring! I am actually disappointed that English teams drawing is what passes for excitement around these parts.

Fuck.that.noise kids. Man United coming back from behind to draw 3-3 at home is not a giant slaying--it's a cot damned travesty.

In some fantastic news today friend of the blog Some People are on the Pitch reached the 1,000 post mark today. Chris and Co have been long time readers of this drivel through various names and non-posting moods. Plus the blog is funny as all get out too!

Some People Are On The Pitch: SPAOTP's 1,000th Post

Posted by Chrissy at 11:30 PM 1 comments    

Labels: boredom, Champion's League, SPAOTP, trying to force an entry

You all know my love/hate relationship with Liverpool (and my soft spot for scousers apparently). I can't give up a chance to poke a little fun. It's so easy: over emotional, over sentimental with paranoid victimisation complexes. That said, when they're doing well (or beating Manchester United) I can't help but cheer them on a bit for the same exact reasons.

So football365.com has given some shocking stats with regard just how much trouble Liverpool are in.

Liverpool
* Only six Premier League teams - Burnley, Wigan, Birmingham, Blackburn, Hull and Portsmouth - have lost more league games than Liverpool this season.

* Liverpool have conceded twice as many goals as at the same stage last season.

* Fernando Torres has scored 45 goals in 68 Premier League games for Liverpool at an average of two goals every three games.

* Liverpool had 64% of the possesion at Fulham but managed only one shot on target - Torres' goal. ...

* Bottom club Pompey have conceded fewer goals than Liverpool this season.

It all makes one wonder just how long they'll stay towards the top of the table. Hull were doing brilliantly last year until December. Oh my god, Liverpool fans will persecute me for comparing them with Hull.

While tagging this post I realised I have a "Teams that will surely beat Liverpool" tag. Oh this is a long standing tradition round these parts.

Posted by Chrissy at 11:10 PM 0 comments    

Labels: England, England Premiership, Fernando Torres, Liverpool FC, Portsmith, Teams that will surely beat Liverpool

In the 2984985th attempt to revive this blog I will post that I met someone from Accrington last night and recreate this commercial, unlike previous times.

Posted by Chrissy at 11:34 AM 0 comments    

Labels: nonsense, youth, youtube

I'm an idiot and I let my domain expire and someone bought it up.

Posted by Chrissy at 8:29 AM 0 comments    

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Labels: Liverpool FC, Manchester United, Things that make me laugh, WTF

Posted by Chrissy at 5:37 PM 2 comments    

Labels: Liverpool FC, Things that make me laugh

Amateur golfer, karaoke ethusiast, and world renowned diplomat, Craig Bellamy scored for Manchester City on his debut yesterday.



To me, this is the most hilarious thing ever. I wonder if he'll stay with City after we get relegated

Posted by Chrissy at 1:38 PM 1 comments    

Labels: Craig Bellamy, England Premiership, I can think of better ways to spend 14 million quid, Manchester City

Everyone who knows me knows that I love the FA Cup. I'm not going to go on about how sad it is big clubs field softer sides for Cup ties because it's been done ad nauseam. All of the stupid nonsense on the television about Giant Killing and "everyone turns up for the Cup" is the kind of shit I eat up and love about it.

I was watching Soccer Saturday (which I LOVE during the FA Cup), and Stelling's reaction to Hartlepool going 2-0 up over Stoke was classic. Forest's 3-0 thrashing of City, while personally upsetting, is exactly what makes the FA Cup fantastic to watch.

I am just glad there are more matches on television here now. You don't get many opportunities to watch Gillingham in the US.

Posted by Chrissy at 9:18 AM 1 comments    

Labels: FA Cup 08/09, Gillingham, Hartlepool, Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, Stoke City