Good news Charlton, Rovers’ form is even worse than yours

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Two months into the season, Charlton and Bristol Rovers were having a whale of a time. The Addicks were second and comfortably clear of expected promotion rivals like Norwich and Millwall, while the Pirates were third, a point off behind and already boasting a seven-point margin over seventh.

Skip forward to mid-February and you can see that it didn’t take long for that early season optimism to fade away. Charlton are third and five points behind

Posted: February 15th, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Will Grayson drop down a division to manage Leeds?

Blackpool boss is 1/20 with Sky Bet to succeed McAllister

When chickendinner were informed that Gary McAllister had been sacked as Leeds manager yesterday, the name Gus Poyet immediately sprung to mind as to who was most likely to succeed him. However, while the former Elland Road number two was the initial frontrunner, he has been overtaken in the betting by Blackpool boss Simon Grayson, who is now 1/20 with Sky Bet.

If Grayson took the job it would mean stepping down a league after taking Blackpool into the Championship two seasons ago, where they now lie 16th. chickendinner could think of plenty of players who have stepped down a league or two in an attempt to prolong their carrers - Chris Coleman, Lee Carsley and Kevin Phillips for example - but it’s not so common for managers to make such a move.

Posted: December 22nd, 2008 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Six reasons why Arsenal will go clear in the Big Four league

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They might be nowhere near the top of the table that matters - the Premier League table - but Arsenal are ahead of Liverpool on goals scored in the Big Four head-to-head standings. Both sides defeated Manchester United 2-1 at home and beat Chelsea by a goal at Stamford Bridge but here’s why Arsenal will pull three points clear of their own mini-league this week, giving Chelsea the chance to reclaim the top spot that matters on Monday night:

1. Liverpool have won just one of their last four Premier League games and that was against struggling Blackburn, They have also been beaten on their last two trips to North London by Tottenham.

2. The league leaders have won just three of their last thirteen away games in the capital.

Posted: December 19th, 2008 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment