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Hull Legacy

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

NICK BARMBY picked up five trophies in one season at Liverpool but leaving hometown club Hull in the Premier League will match anything he has achieved in an 18-year career.

Barmby, 36, plans to play on for at least another season before moving into junior development and he said: “I want to leave a lasting legacy here by being in the Premier League.

“To do that would be right up there with the best of the things that have happened in my career. It is just the same as the five trophies or the 23 England caps I won. The achievement the club has made in the last three or four years is immense.

“If you stay in this league for three years you’ve really set your foundations and you can bring in even better players.

“This was a dream, to get in the Premier League, but it was realistic when you looked at your Readings and your Fulhams.

“The kids in the streets all wear Hull strips but when I was young it used to be Liverpool and Manchester United. My sole aim is to keep us up but I’d love to finish here and be involved with the young lads.”

First the former Everton forward, who famously crossed Stanley Park, must face the wrath of a set of supporters who have never forgiven him.

“Fans chant whatever they want to chant, but it’s never really bothered me,” he added.

“I never took the move lightly, I knew what it meant. But then I won all those trophies in the first season.

“Whether you get jeered or not, you should be giving your all so it’s never bothered me throughout my career. Everyone gets stick, it’s just the way it is.”

Hull will welcome back star midfielder Jimmy Bullard as they look for their first away win in the Premier League for 12 months, although Anthony Gardner is out for six weeks.

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Barcelona players struggle for Trophy

Monday, March 8th, 2010

barca 300x229 Barcelona players struggle for Trophy Having won six trophies in 2009, Barca have endured a difficult start to 2010, losing to Sevilla in the Copa del Rey in January and then producing a string of poor performances in recent weeks, most recently Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Almeria.

Catalonia manager Cruyff, who played for Barca from 1973 to 1978 and managed the side from 1988 to 1996, believes a number of players have now abandoned the footballing philosophy that made the team so successful and has urged the underperforming stars to examine their own performances.

“The players were warned and they do not learn,” he wrote in El Periodico. “Atletico, Racing, Stuttgart… after three bad games, they put in a good performance against Malaga.

“On that day, they were all willing to run. They all were all willing to hold onto the ball and to play in our traditional way. Their positional work was good in that game and they moved the ball around quickly, and all this work created a lot of space on the pitch.

“If they want to, they can play one or two levels higher than they are at present. As things stand, there are a few players who are not giving their all. I would invite them to look in the mirror and to examine what they have been doing and what they are doing now.

“It is a question of individuals but it impacts on the whole team. There is time to return to the top, but everything depends on the players looking at their own performances. If they do not recover their original philosophy and apply it on the pitch, there will be more performances like Saturday.”

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Arsenal has pride but no trophies

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Arsene Wenger in an interview with Arsenal’s official magazine has told the fans that they should be very proud of the club and what they have achieved.

The only problem is that they have heard it all before and if they end up yet another season without a trophy then the fans may not be as proud as what he hopes they will be.

Comparing the finances with Chelsea and Man Utd Wenger spoke up Arsenals position saying

“There are three clubs in the fight for the championship – when you see how much money the others have invested, we have not to be ashamed,”

“There are two main trophies in our job – the Champions League and the Premier League; today, we can still win them both.

“In addition, the club is in a healthy situation and we have a fantastic young side.”

Wenger though forgets that he has been saying they have a fantastic young side for years without any tangible success.

He also dismissed what other people are say

“What other people think is less important – what happens here is the deciding factor, along with how much belief we put into our game,” he said.

“We are in a fantastic position and it is now about how we turn it our way.

“In the position we are in, we do not need to calculate – the best way is to win one game, and then win the next one.

“I believe Arsenal fans can be very proud of their club, and that is at least what we try to give them – pride.”
Pride is a good thing and Wenger has done a tremendous job and is rightly classed as an elite manager but you know what? Even the patient Arsenal fans want a trophy now and one can be forgiven for thinking that they wont accept too many more excuses if they end trophy-less again.

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You Can Touch the Trophy

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Wyoming Cowboys head football coach Dave Christensen will be in Casper tonight, and he’s bringing hardware with him.

Christensen and his staff will be at the Parkway Plaza Hotel for a free reception from 6 to 8 p.m., and all Cowboy fans are welcome. There will be complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

The staff is bringing both the Bronze Boot and New Mexico Bowl trophies, which the Cowboys won after beating Fresno State 35-28 in double overtime in the first of the NCAA’s 34 post-season bowl games on December 19.

The staff will also review the 2010 recruiting class, and discuss the 2010 season.

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2011 logo is first of NFL’s standard look

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The North Texas Super Bowl Committee and the NFL unveiled the logo for Super Bowl XLV on Thursday morning, displaying Cowboys Stadium in the background with the Vince Lombardi Trophy sitting on top of the Roman numerals for the game.

There is a new logo for every Super Bowl, but starting with the 2011 Super Bowl, the theme of the logo will basically remain the same. The only differences from year to year are the stadium backdrop and the Roman numerals for the game.

NFL officials looked at eight designs before recently finalizing their choice. The NFL didn’t present it to North Texas officials until last week.

“It’s a unique mixture of icons that represents what this whole thing is all about. It’s well done,” said Bill Lively, the president and CEO of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host committee. “We’ve approached our mission not just for 45 but for many, many [Super Bowl] games to come.”

The NFL also announced it’s changing its postseason logo system and trophies.

The AFC and NFC Championship Game trophies will change from a brown base with an ‘A’ or ‘N’ on top of it surrounded by players layered on a wall, to silver trophies in the make of a football.

Playoff logos also will change to reflect the football as a trophy.

All of the new logos and trophies will take effect starting with the 2010 season.

“We feel that 45 is a special year,” said Mark Waller, chairman of marketing for the NFL. “It feels like it’s the perfect time to launch it.”

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2008 Heisman Trophy Predictions

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

>Trophy News from Orlando, FL

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Could Florida's Tim Tebow join former Ohio State great Archie Griffin as the only players to win multiple Heisman Trophies? The Gators’ dual-threat quarterback is the betting favorite on betED.com’s odds for the 2008 Heisman.

Here is a look at betED.com’s favorites and a breakdown of their chances of hoisting college football’s most prestigious award.

Tim Tebow, Florida QB – 250: In 2007, he was a one-man wrecking crew for the Gators, passing for 3,286 yards and 32 touchdowns and rushing for 895 yards and 25 more scores. Tebow’s top three receivers return, including star Percy Harvin. So every 2008 Heisman Trophy Prediction list must start with the reigning winner. But Tebow wore down a bit last year, and Urban Meyer has said he doesn’t want his bruising lefty to run the ball as much this year and thus save him from punishment. So with Chris Rainey, Emmanuel Moody and even Harvin getting plenty of carries, there’s no way Tebow’s 2008 numbers will match last season’s, even though the Gators are likely a better team. Make or break game: 10/11 vs. LSU.
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Panthers crush Golddiggers to reclaim Mountain Man Trophy

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Trophy News from Granby, CO

The Panthers of Middle Park High charged to victory in their first home football game of the season, beating Clear Creek’s Golddiggers 30-12 on Friday night.

The win was an excellent recovery for the Panthers, who fell 31-3 to Estes Park’s Bobcats during the season-opener the previous weekend.

“We had a great week of preparation to get ready for Clear Creek, who has a great passing game,” said Middle Park’s coach Marc Loberg. “Everybody on our team, especially our younger players, worked hard to get our varsity ready for this one. This is a win we can build off of.”

Friday’s victory also regained the Mountain Man Trophy for the Panthers, who lost it last year to the Golddiggers. Middle Park has now won the trophy four of the five years of its history.

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Football Trophies: Lombardi goes to LSU’s Dorsey

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Trophies News congratulates triple winner Glenn Dorsey!

Louisiana State defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey won the Vince Lombardi Trophy as U.S. college football’s top lineman or linebacker Wednesday night. It was Dorsey’s third award this week!

The six-foot-two, 303-pound Dorsey also won the Bronko Nagurski Award on Monday, given to the nation’s top defensive player. In addition, he was named the Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year earlier Wednesday.

Dorsey is also a finalist for the Bednarik award for outstanding defensive player and the Outland Trophy for best interior lineman.

He said the Rotary Lombardi Award means more than any of them.

“This is the Heisman to me,” he said. “It’s basically saying you’re the best at what you do. It’s a big-time award.”

The Lombardi Award was initiated by Houston’s Rotary Club in 1970. The trophy originated shortly after its Hall of Fame namesake – Vince Lombardi – died of cancer.

About 500 college coaches, former finalists and media members voted for the annual award.

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Football trophies – 2007 O’Brien Award update

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Trophies News is proud to announce the finalists for the 2007 Davey O’Brien Award – Tim Tebow of Florida, Chase Daniel of Missouri, and Dennis Dixon of Oregon.

About the O’ Brien Award:

The Davey O’Brien Award honors the nation’s top collegiate quarterback. O’Brien is a legendary sports hero at the high school, college and professional levels. O’Brien led the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs to their first undefeated season, including a 15-7 victory over Carnegie Tech in the Sugar Bowl, plus the national championship. O’Brien was named to 13 All-America teams and became the only college football player to win the Heisman, Maxwell and Walter Camp trophies in the same year.

After graduating, O’Brien signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. In his rookie season he broke fellow TCU alum, Sammy Baugh’s NFL record and was named first-team quarterback on the National Football Leagues’ All-Star Team. He retired after the 1940 season to join the FBI. His success on the gridiron was transformed into a life of service and success in the public sector. The Davey O’Brien Foundation honors his memory and continues to inspire athletes to live up to their greatest potential through this Award, as well as other awards and scholarships at the high school level.