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Burnley News: Scott Parker 75% likely to become the club's next manager

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Burnley News: Scott Parker 75% likely to become the club's next manager Scott Parker is a short priced favourite to become the next Burnley manager.Former Bournemouth and Fulham manager Scott Parker is being heavily backed to become the next manager of Burnley following the departure of Vincent Kompany at the end of May.Parker is no stranger to Championship success havi...

Team Focus: Lack of Consistency in Team Selection Costing Fulham

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Team Focus: Lack of Consistency in Team Selection Costing Fulham What a difference a few months make – for both Fulham and their new striker Ross McCormack. The Scot managed his first assist of the season against Cardiff on Saturday to earn his team their first point of the season five games in but that same spark which saw him carry Leeds for most of last ...

Team Focus: Sidwell & Parker Key to Fulham's Top Flight Safety

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Team Focus: Sidwell & Parker Key to Fulham's Top Flight Safety When Fulham fell to a 6-0 defeat at Hull last month, the absence of Scott Parker alongside Steve Sidwell was clear for all to see. Their midfield lacked the bite and experience he brings and it was little shock to see Tom Huddlestone, Jake Livermore and Robert Koren control the game with ease.His re...

Team Focus: Wondergoals Paper Over Cracks in Fulham's Attack

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Team Focus: Wondergoals Paper Over Cracks in Fulham's Attack Pajtim Kasami's goal of the season contender at Crystal Palace on Monday night sparked a first Premier League comeback victory for the Cottagers in 18 months, as well as the first instance of the side scoring more than 3 goals in a match since the opening day of last season. It was a strike of real ...

Player Focus: Sandro the Better Fit For AVB's Spurs

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Player Focus: Sandro the Better Fit For AVB's Spurs As Tottenham Hotspur picked up their form towards the tail end of the 2011/12 season, the final four games saw Sandro integrated into the starting XI at the expense of the injured Scott Parker. The 32-year-old had succumbed to an Achilles injury and, despite playing his part in all four of England's...

Euro 2012 Focus: England's Midfield Alternatives

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Euro 2012 Focus: England's Midfield Alternatives Whether he would have been involved from the off for England at the Euros is up for debate, but there is no doubt that the loss of Frank Lampard through injury will have hit the camp hard. The fact that Gareth Barry, who was forced to pull out of the squad early this week, may have had a better chan...

Team Focus: Are Tottenham Title Contenders?

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Team Focus: Are Tottenham Title Contenders? After a couple of heavy defeats at the hands of both Manchester clubs in their two opening fixtures, the idea of Tottenham as title contenders seemed a million miles away. Harry Redknapp’s decision to draft in Emmanuel Adebayor and Scott Parker before the closure of the summer transfer window ...

Premier League Deadline Day Round-up

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Premier League Deadline Day Round-up So the transfer window is now over in the Premier League, with deadline day proving to be as eventful and entertaining as ever, as clubs hurried to finish late deals ahead of a 4-month hiatus from dealings.Arsenal were the busiest side on the final day of the window, with their four signings coming ...

Could a Chelsea Return Prove Successful for Scott Parker?

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Could a Chelsea Return Prove Successful for Scott Parker? Last Monday saw Chelsea confirm yet another lengthy lay-off for Michael Essien due to cruciate knee ligament damage sustained in the first day of pre-season training. The Ghanaian is expected to be out of action for around six months and with two similar injuries in the previous three seasons, the m...

Scott Parker – The Man to End Arsenal’s Trophy Drought?

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Scott Parker – The Man to End Arsenal’s Trophy Drought? Another trophy less campaign has persuaded Arsene Wenger to bolster his Arsenal squad ahead of next season.A fourth-placed Premier League finish means the Frenchman’s charge have to run the tricky gauntlet of the Champions League qualifying stages – and as Tottenham can testify, there ar...