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July 2010

Sol-d! To The Man With Loads Of Cash But No Trophies

July 30, 2010

The Real Talking Points

Newcastle became the latest mugs to hand Sol Campbell an eye-watering, money-loaded contract. Judging by his last career move out of London, I give this one three weeks before he runs away from St James Park citing ‘a difference of opinion with Joey Barton’.

Spurs’ bid of £7 million for Scott Parker was rejected [...]

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Riquelme, forgotten maestro, could be just what Man Utd need

July 30, 2010

If David Gill is telling the truth and the money is there for Sir Alex Ferguson to strengthen his squad, why isn’t he doing so? It is as likely of course, that two men employed by the Glazer family are putting a brave face on a club finance system that is as tight as a broken catflap. However let us pretend, for just a minute, that Ferguson does [...]

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Why English football is in decline

July 29, 2010

Roberto Manchini has told Joe Hart there is a big chance that he will be playing second fiddle to Shay Given all season.

As we all know, Hart was exceptional for Birmingham last season, as we are repeatedly reminded, and he is likely to be England’s number 1 for the next decade or so. The thing that gets to me is that the future of English footb [...]

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Movers and Shakers: Man City in the transfer Market

July 28, 2010

The Roman revolution was nothing. A storm of cash from the east has come to strip the top talent from world football and place it in the quivering hands of the latest manager briefed with Mission Improbable. Nothing is permanent, money is no object as Sheikh Mansour and his trusty chequebook launch an assault on the real gold: no, not oil, but silv [...]

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Premier League Transfers – Chelsea

July 27, 2010

Yossi Benayoun has swapped Anfield for Stamford Bridge in one of the more interesting transfers of the summer. £6m – or thereabouts – for a much-travelled 30-year-old, is a strange one. More so the fact that they let a very similar player in Joe Cole effectively move in the opposite direction for no transfer fee. [...]

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Movers and Shakers: Real Madrid in the transfer market

July 27, 2010

A typically emotional and protracted ceremony at Santiago Bernabeu finally saw the back of Real Madrid’s heartbeat for the past 15 years. The departure of Raul Gonzalez Blanco, patron saint of Real Madrid, has paved the way for a new generation of talent to end what has been, by Real’s gargantuan standards, a barren spell encroaching on disaste [...]

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Best penalty ever taken?

July 26, 2010

If you haven’t seen this amazing penalty by now then you’ve probably been on the moon.

Real Betis forward Calvente, invents a new technique never seen before (ok, ok, Pele did it way back before TV was invented). [...]

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Premier League Transfers – Bolton and Fulham

July 25, 2010

Wanderers manager Owen Coyle will begin his first full season in charge with two familiar players brought in. Veteran striker Robbie Blake has joined from his old side Burnley and winger Martin Petrov also chose to stay in Lancashire after a free transfer move from Manchester City after his contract at Eastlands expired. Blake scored [...]

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Manchester City: “Money Management Is For Losers”

July 23, 2010

RUMOURFLASH: Manchester City: “Money Management Is For Losers”

The season may not have started but the transfer gossip has. What do you think about the latest transfer news? Is Joe Cole really going to Liverpool because it’s the ‘best football club in the country’? Will Manchester City get hold of James Milner? And which football club [...]

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Premier League Transfers – Birmingham

July 23, 2010

“If Zigic can settle in the Midlands, he can cause problems, obviously due to his aerial threat but also bring team-mates into the game if used in the correct way as a target man, with balls to feet and chest.” [...]

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Premier League Transfers – Arsenal

July 21, 2010

With 24 days to go before the new Premier League season begins, most of the 20 clubs have already made their move in the transfer market. So, let’s have a look at which players have gone where as we have a look at the teams trading… Arsenal won the race to sign Moroccan forward Marouane [...]

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Ibrahimovic To Fulham? The Martin Jol Era Begins…

July 19, 2010

It looks highly likely that the new manager of Fulham Football Club will be Martin Jol. Previously sacked by Tottenham after improving the clubs fortunes, Jol has another chance to manage in the Premier League at Craven Cottage. Ajax director Rik Van Den Boog has shown his support and admiration for Jol, pleading with him [...]

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