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Arsene Wenger reached the tremendous milestone of 1,000 matches in charge of Arsenal this weekend, a tally that has only ever been achieved once before- by Manchester United’s legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The stats show us that when you compare the two managerial greats, it is Wenger who has the best record during his first 1,000 games. Which in itself is a compliment.
During his 18 year tenure in charge of the North London club he has helped to make some fond memories for both Arsenal fans and football fans worldwide. There was the double winning sides, taking Arsenal to their first ever Champions League final, toppling Alex Ferguson’s dominant United side and of course the invincible side of 2004 that went the entire Premier League season undefeated, stretching their run to 49 games in total.
On top of this, Arsene Wenger was the prominent figure in moving...
Arsene Wenger reached the tremendous milestone of 1,000 matches in charge of Arsenal this weekend, a tally that has only ever been achieved once before- by Manchester United’s legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The stats show us that when you compare the two managerial greats, it is Wenger who has the best record during his first 1,000 games. Which in itself is a compliment.
During his 18 year tenure in charge of the North London club he has helped to make some fond memories for both Arsenal fans and football fans worldwide. There was the double winning sides, taking Arsenal to their first ever Champions League final, toppling Alex Ferguson’s dominant United side and of course the invincible side of 2004 that went the entire Premier League season undefeated, stretching their run to 49 games in total.
On top of this, Arsene Wenger was the prominent figure in moving...
- 3/23/2014
- by Josh Challies
- Obsessed with Film
Team Wilkins
A group of football fans from around the country got the chance of lifetime on Monday afternoon when they played at Wembley Stadium in front of their family and friends.
The two sides of 15 players were captained by ex-professionals Steve Claridge and Ray Parlour, and were managed by former Chelsea coach Ray Wilkins and England caretaker manager Stuart Pearce. The referee was Premier League official Mark Halsey.
As well as big names from the footballing world, radio presenters Chris Evans from the BBC and Ronnie Irani from TalkSport took to the field.
Before the game the players were led to the dressing rooms to change and receive a team talk from the managers. Then they walked out from the tunnel to line up for the national anthem and shake hands.
After a brilliant game Team Wilkins (playing in white) won the day 3-0 , before retiring to the dressing...
A group of football fans from around the country got the chance of lifetime on Monday afternoon when they played at Wembley Stadium in front of their family and friends.
The two sides of 15 players were captained by ex-professionals Steve Claridge and Ray Parlour, and were managed by former Chelsea coach Ray Wilkins and England caretaker manager Stuart Pearce. The referee was Premier League official Mark Halsey.
As well as big names from the footballing world, radio presenters Chris Evans from the BBC and Ronnie Irani from TalkSport took to the field.
Before the game the players were led to the dressing rooms to change and receive a team talk from the managers. Then they walked out from the tunnel to line up for the national anthem and shake hands.
After a brilliant game Team Wilkins (playing in white) won the day 3-0 , before retiring to the dressing...
- 4/21/2012
- by Chris Deacon
- Obsessed with Film
Fans will get chance to meet stars of film, TV and sport - and try out the latest video games - at Birmingham's NEC on March 27 to 28 as the venue once more plays host to the Spring Memorabilia Show.
Among those attending are Gunnar Hansen, who plays the unforgettable Leatherface (pictured above) in 1974's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Richard Brooker, who plays killer Jason Vorhees in Friday 13th Part III.
Hollywood actor William Forsythe will be making his first UK appearance. He has appeared in movies such as Rob Zombie's 2005 crime thriller The Devil's Rejects about a sadistic family of serial killers, in which Forsythe played the Sheriff trying to bring them to justice (see picture below).
His other credits include the movies Once Upon A Time In America; Dick Tracy; and Steven Seagal's Out For Justice, as well as hit TV shows such as Hill Street Blues and The Untouchables.
Among those attending are Gunnar Hansen, who plays the unforgettable Leatherface (pictured above) in 1974's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Richard Brooker, who plays killer Jason Vorhees in Friday 13th Part III.
Hollywood actor William Forsythe will be making his first UK appearance. He has appeared in movies such as Rob Zombie's 2005 crime thriller The Devil's Rejects about a sadistic family of serial killers, in which Forsythe played the Sheriff trying to bring them to justice (see picture below).
His other credits include the movies Once Upon A Time In America; Dick Tracy; and Steven Seagal's Out For Justice, as well as hit TV shows such as Hill Street Blues and The Untouchables.
- 3/18/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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