Club: Charlton Athletic F.C. High Position: 7th in the Premier League (2003-2004) Current Position: 24th in the Coca-Cola Championship (last, and relegated) Charlton’s history over the last twenty-five years is a reverse image of those clubs we’ve profiled thus far in this series. They suffered the worst of their problems first, rose to the Premier [...]
Archive for April 29th, 2009
The’ve Fallen And They Can’t Get Up: Charlton Athletic F.C.
Posted in English Premier League, The Championship, They've Fallen on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
948 Manchester United Fans Can’t Be Wrong
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Manchester United, Ryan Giggs on April 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
As we reported yesterday, Ryan Giggs is this year’s PFA Award winner. Some people think that this award’s a little bit of a farce; a guy who only started 12 times and only has one goal may not be the best player in the league, they say. Other people believe that a season where there [...]
Champions League Semifinal Preview: Manchester United v. Arsenal
Posted in Champions League, tagged Arsenal, Manchester United, UEFA Champions League on April 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Champions League has been a bit anti-climactic during this season’s iteration. There were no real surprises during the qualifying. There were no real surprises during the group stages. Once again, the competition has been whittled down to Barcelona and three English sides in the final four. The final four include last year’s finalists, Chelsea [...]