EFB SPORT ZEITUNG Baggies Bag Top Honour
Well it was a wonderful seasons for West Brom fans as manager Koprivnik treated them by bringing home more Silverware, not just any silverware of course. Having lost out on the title the previous year they final have made it two premiership title's during Koprivnik's spell. Of course it didn't end there, West Brom's other success was of course in the Champions League, having never been past the quarter final in any European competition they finally managed to progress and edge'd past Barcelona in the semi's, Dortmund were the opponents in the final which was to be held in Wembley. WBA cruised to an easy 3-0 victory and lifted the Champions league trophy. In an interview with Koprivnik he said "Its been a wonderful season considering last seasons dissapointments but you just have to get on with it" the comments were follwed by Chairmen Thompson who said "It was our dream to win the Champions league like it is every other clubs, our dream has finally come true and the team is quite capable of doing at again, we have a lot of talent at the club".
No Diamonds For Rushden
Well it wasnt quite as good as last season for the defending champions as they finished third place. Rushden also went out at the quarter's in the League Cup and faced an early 3rd Round Exit in the FA Cup, but it would probably be fair to say that they were still celebrating winning the league last season. Although in Europe they impressed, their first season in the champions league saw them get to the quarter final where they lost a tight game against Lazio. Manager Johnston said "Our main aim was to do well in Europe which we did, unfortunatly our league performance wasnt as good as last season but we will be trying to improve that for the next season". Chairmen Griggs said "Johnston has done a wonderful job, we had a good first champions league campaign and we're in the competition again".
City The Team Of Manchester
Well Vermeer has once again made his team finish above City rivals Man Utd, but this he secured the runners up spot in the premiership. Unfortunatly with such a good league finish City were unable to follow it up in the domestic cups as they went out both the FA Cup and League Cup in the early rounds. Vermeer said "We were so close to winning the league, it would of been brilliant to win the league and maybe next year we can go one better". Man City fans were said to be delighted with the runners up spot and are hoping the team do well in the champions league.
Dragons Still Roaring
Well after an impressive first season in the premiership they followed it up by finishing in the top ten once more. But with doing well there is always a down side which was to be in the domestic cups as they suffered fourth round exits from both of them. Their first season in europe could have been longer if they hadnt had been put together with french giants Paris SG. Hepburn told us "Its been a difficult year, retaining premiership status was our main aim which we have done successfully". Chaimen Hammam said "Hepburn is doing a wonderful job here at Cardiff, hopefully we'll do even better next season".
Villians No Threat
Well it was one of them roller coaster seasons for Aston Villa, having finished in the top ten last seasons they tried to repeat that performance but unfortunatly just finished outside the top ten in 11th place. But there was some joy at Villa Park as Riddell guided them to the final of the FA Cup, which they unfortunatly lost to Leeds. Riddell said "Im not too dissapointed but of course i would like to have finished in the top ten again, we were unlucky in the FA Cup and hopefully we'll go one better next season". Fans outside Villa Park told us that they were "happy" to be in the premierleague and hope that Riddell makes them stay there.
Sky Blues In Heaven
Well manager Brown has finally done it, he has brought his beloved Coventry back to the top flight after having been so close in the past which included losing in the play off's three times. This time though Brown was not one for messing around and brought the First Division title to Highfield Road. Manager Brown said to us "Its absolutely brilliant, finally back to where the club should be which is the premier league". Chairmen Richardson said "Its good to be back to premier league, Brown has brought in players which could easily succeed in top league and it showed as we won Division 1". Coventry fans were said to be singing Brown's name in the street and very more than delighted with the success.
Saints Pray's Answered
Well newly appointed manager Farwell did the job for Southampton as he brought the ex premiership club up the ranks and cruised into top spot in Division 3. Farwell made easy work of it and captured his 3rd league title in his career. In an interview with Farwell he said "Im absolutely delighted with securing the 3rd Division title, if I didnt think I could get the club promoted I wouldnt of taken the job", the comment was followed by Chairmen Lowe with "If we didnt think Farwell was capable of getting us promoted we wouldnt have appointed him, he is fantastic manager and we're entering a league which he has a lot of experience in". Southampton fans were said to be delighted with the 3rd Division title, One fan said "Its one step closer to the premiership for us" another fan said "Farwell is brilliant, i hope he stays with us for a very long time".
Gold To Seek Fortune Elsewhere
Manager Steve Gold finally decided it was to the end of his managerial career at Boston Utd, having brought the club from the Conference upto the premier league in successive seasons he has finally decided to call it a day. In an interview with Gold he told us "Ive done more than a lot managers could of ever done for this club, ive worked very hard and brought some exceptional players to the club with the small resources that were given to me, but the club has to expand if they want to do better, which the board has no intentions of doing".
Boston Chairmen Holmes said "It is a sad day for Boston, Gold is a brilliant manager and has done a lot for the club, its sad to see him leave".
In shocking news Gold has been appointed manager of conference side Barnet who had a dissapoiting season by finished 17th. Barnet Chairmen Kleanthous told us "I couldnt believe it when he saw the application from Gold on my table, at first I thought it was a joke but as soon as i contacted him I knew he was very serious, he was the easily the one for the job, he's a fantastic manager with a brilliant track record". At the press conference Gold said "Barnet are under archieving" and that he'll be "improving" the club and "will bring them back to the football league". The comments made Kleanthous very happy and he said "the future looks very good for Barnet".
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