When the dust finally settles over at White Hart Lane, Tottenham manger Juande Ramos might want to think about sending a note to Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni, thanking him for scheduling a friendly against Colombia at Craven Cottage.
The Guardian is reporting that £5m Manchester City defender Richard Dunne made good use of the […]

As tactless acts go, sending over a letter to ‘request a price’ for Crystal Palace’s midfield superstar John Bostock takes some beating; especially if you throw in the fact that this letter arrived at Palace HQ the night of their second leg play-off tussle with Bristol City. The culprits were Spurs, but the focus […]

…According to The Guardian - a pretty reliable source - who themselves quote Marca - a truly grubby source - and their interview with Cristiano Ronaldo’s godfather, Fernao Sousa, who basically says that his godson should - and will - move to Real Madrid.
Sousa said:
“I believe that he has decided he is going […]

Question: What do 33 goals and a massive following of Kopites get you nowadays? Well if you’re Fernando Torres, it apparently gets you a pretty hefty pay raise.
The Telegraph reports that Liverpool have rewarded their Spanish ace with a £800,000-a-year pay increase after he ran roughshod over opponents in his first season at the Merseyside […]

Will he or won’t he? That’s what Aston Villa fans are asking about whether Gareth Barry intends to stay at the club this summer or make the journey north to Anfield. Liverpool supporters seem pretty keen to land the England midfielder, none so more than their very own captain Steven Gerrard. The Daily Mirror reports […]

Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan is prepared to pull out all the stops this summer in the hope of injecting some pace and speed into his lead-footed squad, and if the early rumours are true, he may have found two players that meet both of those needs.
The Sun is reporting that King Kev is prepared to […]

What an impact the little Argentine has made in the Premier League since signing for West Ham. It’s strange to think that the Hammers struggled so much with him and Javier Mascherano in the squad, although it took both a while to settle in England and the latter didn’t play that much for his first […]

Poor John Arne Riise. The Ginger One seems to be getting the silent treatment from Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez.
“I have to get [my future] sorted out before pre-season starts,” the Norwegian left-back told reporters this week, still not in the clear about his Anfield future.
“I can’t wait and wait for an answer. I have to […]

The answer is that the Red Devils manager has been forced to pay diddly squat to the FA after his verbal volley in the direction of referee Martin Atkinson, a decision that has angered the usually unflappable (!) Neil Warnock.
The Daily Mail report that the Palace manager is positively seething after hearing that Sir Alex […]

The Guardian reports that Newcastle winger James Milner is surplus to requirements at St James’ Park and this has got three clubs drooling over the prospect of nabbing him:
Liverpool, Villa and Everton are among several clubs monitoring James Milner’s situation at Newcastle United. He will be allowed to leave for about £5m. […]