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Steven Beacom's Premier League predictions

The pressure continues on Rafael Benitez, but for once this season the focus will switch elsewhere this weekend, or at least until Monday night, because Chelsea and Manchester United meet at the Bridge.
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Steven Beacom's Premier League predictions

Friday, 16 October 2009

It's back to Premiership action after the international break. And we have one of those rare weekends when the ‘big four’ all play on Saturday. We haven’t quite got them all starting at 3pm like the old days, but three out of four is progress.
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Steven Beacom: End of term report: Could do better

Thursday, 15 October 2009

That's that then. All the qualifying games have been played. And the bottom line is that Northern Ireland are not going to the World Cup finals.
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Steven Beacom: Now bring on England again... and the flaky Dutch

Thursday, 15 October 2009

So, as we reflect on the campaign just finished, it’s also important to start looking forward to the next one.
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Steven Beacom: Not all bad for Northern Ireland

Thursday, 15 October 2009

While the overall negative of not joining the likes of Brazil, Spain and Italy in Cape Town next year outweighs everything, there have been positives to come out of the Group Three games, not least the arrival of Niall McGinn on the international stage.
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Steven Beacom: Don’t bottle it Crues, you can win title

Thursday, 8 October 2009

The last time Crusaders won the Irish League title, back in 1997, Stephen Baxter was leading the attack.
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Steven Beacom: Irish are better than they think

Thursday, 8 October 2009

The pessimism in Dublin surrounding the Republic of Ireland team is incredible.
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Steven Beacom: Fergie will always say what he wants

Thursday, 8 October 2009

So, the Football Association is going to come down hard on Sir Alex Ferguson. That’s what we’re being told anyway after Fergie’s latest rant.
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Steven Beacom's Premier League predictions

Friday, 2 October 2009

It's always a big weekend when members of the ‘big four’ meet and this time it is the turn of Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
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Steven Beacom: Why we all owe Arsene Who?

Thursday, 1 October 2009

Let me take you back to 1996. John Major was the Prime Minister, the Spice Girls had their first No 1, you hadn’t heard of Simon Cowell and Blackburn were considered the biggest title threat to Manchester United.
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Steven Beacom: Old warrior Keane needs to cuddle more

Thursday, 1 October 2009

Roy Keane was a magnificent footballer. A warrior, a warhorse, a winner.
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Steven Beacom: Rafa needs to Bridge the big gap for Liverpool

Thursday, 1 October 2009

I’ve watched a lot of Liverpool’s European games over the years but I can’t recall too many like the one on Tuesday.
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Steven Beacom's Premier League predictions

Friday, 25 September 2009

Last week Sports Editor Steven Beacom correctly predicted the results of EIGHT out of the 10 Premier League games.
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Steven Beacom: Rio’s not so grand

Thursday, 24 September 2009

Rio Ferdinand was a lucky, lucky boy last Sunday afternoon.
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Steven Beacom's Premier League predictions

Friday, 18 September 2009

Bar Arsenal at a push, the Champions League was hardly exciting, was it? We hope the Premiership provides more entertainment this weekend.
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Steven Beacom: David Healy: is a victim of his own success

Friday, 11 September 2009

It was a reality check. A realisation that we aren’t quite as good as we think we are. And that others, like Slovakia, are much better.
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Steven Beacom's Premier League predictions

Friday, 11 September 2009

After an eventful period of international football, it’s back to the FA Premier League this weekend with Manchester taking on north London in two intriguing games.
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Steven Beacom: Good effort but sadly just not good enough

Thursday, 10 September 2009

The thought of Northern Ireland playing in the World Cup finals had us all drooling.
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Steven Beacom: Brilliant boys, now we must finish the job

Monday, 7 September 2009

Hands up all of you who have tried to work out how Group Three will finish.
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Steven Beacom: A great Laff in Poland and Healy is smiling too

Monday, 7 September 2009

Kyle Lafferty was magnificent on Saturday night.
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Steven Beacom: Worthy has worked wonders

Monday, 7 September 2009

Nigel Worthington got it just right. His positive tactics were spot on in Poland and his man management with the players is going from strength to strength.
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