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Thirty eight draws in a season will probably see Wolves relegated from the Premier League and so Mick McCarthy’s men need to start turning some of their promising performances into wins. 1-1 draws with Everton and Aston Villa and a good recovery to snatch a 2-2 draw at Stoke City have demonstrated that Wolves can compete, but they still hover perilously close to the relegation zone.

They host a free-scoring Arsenal side on Saturday afternoon and the Gunners will be looking to consolidate their place in the top Three and to take advantage of a slip up from one of the ‘big two’ who also meet this weekend. Despite the disappointment of their 2-2 draw at West Ham recently Arsenal are playing well and should be far too strong for Wolves. (more…)


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Ah, the magic of the Cup. Countless clichés involving giant-killing, Ronnie Radford and David and Goliath will be trundled out on Saturday as the FA Cup reaches the first round proper. Of course, whilst there might be some mildly entertaining events along the way, the ‘magic of the Cup’ was lost sometime in the 1980s as, with the exception of isolated wins for Spurs, Everton and Portsmouth one of the ‘big Four’ has won every FA cup since 1989.

Southern League Division One South and West side Paulton Rovers, a team no doubt full of butchers and postmen (although they should be particularly fit with not much work over the last couple of weeks) host the mighty Norwich City in Round One’s big David v Goliath encounter. Considering they were beating Bayern Munich in Germany in 1993 this is more a sign of how far Norwich have fallen than how far Paulton have risen. Paulton will be looking for their own Ronnie Radford to complete a historic giant-killing. (more…)


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