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How Can Mascherano Best Fit Into Barcelona’s System?
When does Barcelona NOT strike fear into clubs worldwide? They do it so well on the pitch and this summer, they did it through their use of the transfer market. The signing of David Villa to spearhead such an already petrifying forward line is something that has to have La Liga teams and Champions League [...]
Continue reading...Premier League Transfer Deadline: From Sneijder to Gyan
2. September 2010
It’s amazing how many people seem to know a “reliable source” on deadline day. It’s also surprising just how many people seem to camp outside their club’s home stadium, just to try to get a glimpse of their latest star. In-truth most of these reliable sources, or sightings of players, that build up the excitement [...]
Continue reading...Premier League Squads
1. September 2010
Premier League rules state that each club must submit a squad, maximum 25 players, containing eight home-grown players (players trained in England or Wales for 36 months before the age of 21), with an additional unlimited number of players aged 21 or under on 1 January that year. There has been plenty of debate on the [...]
Continue reading...Tottenham’s last-minute Van der Vaart deal gets the all-clear
1. September 2010
It may have taken a little longer than desired, but Harry Redknapp has his man. Tottenham’s last-minute, 8m pound move for Dutch star Rafael Van der Vaart has been given the thumbs-up from the Premier League, nearly a full day after the end of the summer transfer season. After only launching their bid to land the Real [...]
Continue reading...Theo Walcott: Why he’ll prove the critics wrong
1. September 2010
I must admit that I was initially skeptical of Arsenal’s decision to cough up around 12 million pounds for a 16-year-old ‘wonderkid’ back in January 2006. But Theo Walcott has demonstrated during his fledgling career an ability to change a match in an instant. Look no further than his brilliant assist against Liverpool in the Champions [...]
Continue reading...Tottenham, Van Der Vaart And The Art Of Brinksmanship
1. September 2010
The end of summer has been officially punctuated, at least in a footballing sense – although the weather here is also doing it’s bit. Transfer deadline day is always a pretty maddening phenomenon, a fact that any one of the thousands of people that sat like lemons, glued intently to one (or more) of the various [...]
Continue reading...Transfer Rumors: Post-deadline day edition
1. September 2010
If you were looking for a flood of big-money deals on transfer deadline day, you were left sorely disappointed. However, an absence of such multi-multi-million pound moves doesn’t mean that deadline day wasn’t without its share of drama. Here’s a rundown of what happened, what didn’t, and what still might. Deal! Robinho Trades Manchester For Milan Remember when [...]
Continue reading...The Deadline Day Debate
1. September 2010
The transfer window is now very much a part of football. It does exactly what it says on the tin, in that it dictates when clubs can buy and sell players. Like anything, it has it’s good points, along with it’s bad ones. ‘Deadline Day’ signals the end of it all; and with it some [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday Move Top – League One Weekend Round-Up
1. September 2010
Sheffield Wednesday moved to the top of the embryonic League One table after demolishing Hartlepool 5-0. ‘The Owls’ were 2-0 up in ten minutes after an own-goal from Paul Murray and a Giles Coke volley set them on their way. Neil Mellor, signed from Preston in the summer, made it three before Marcus Tudgay scored [...]
Continue reading...Juventus Season Preview 2010/2011
1. September 2010
As the dust settles on the final day of the transfer window I for one am glad it’s all over. The fact that the transfer window does not close before the football season starts is still something that baffles me. Nevertheless, that’s how it works and after what has felt like a [...]
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2. September 2010
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