After all, David Nugent has demonstrated that he’s more than capable of scoring against Championship opposition, as the striker’s eighteen goals for Preston last season will testify. This campaign has been an entirely different kettle of fish, with the player either injured, unfit or out of favour with Harry Redknapp, who has seemed willing to […]

Fans of Preston North End can consider themselves unlucky not to be in Monday’s FA Cup quarter final draw. Their team did them proud against Portsmouth on Sunday and, if it hadn’t been for some inspired goalkeeping from David James, they surely would have gone on to win the match rather than lose to an […]

Some more transfer heresy and hearsay….
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is after Congolese defensive “wonderkid” Paul Jose Mpoklu but will have to beat off interest from Tottenham in the 15-year-old. (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has promised that he’ll be staying at Arsenal for twenty more years. (Daily Star)
…Russsian fat cat billionaire […]

Sol Campbell won the FA Cup twice with Arsenal and he might not get a better chance to land a hat-trick of winner’s medals with Portsmouth this season. Pompey have what seems like a favourable last 16 draw at Deepdale on Sunday, although Soccernet reports that the England defender is warning his team-mates against complacency […]

Transfer malarkey and all that jazz…
Arsenal’s bench warming midfield elder statesman Gilberto has signalled that he may be off soon after declaring that he doesn’t have a future at the North London club. (Various)
Chelsea will bag Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan for the cheap as chips price of £1m in the summer. (The Sun)
Manchester United have […]

Moyes and Ferguson are two bookends, at utterly separate stages of their career, but they are the two shining lights of Scottish management. Whereas Sir Alex has managed five clubs; East Stirlingshire, St Mirren Aberdeen, Scotland, and Manchester United - Moyes has managed just two Preston North End and Everton - and at both clubs […]

The second half of today’s transfer rumours haul…
Reading’s Steve Coppell will prise open his wallet and shell out £700,000 on Czech Republic international midfielder Marek Matejovsky. (Mirror)
Bolton’s Gary Megson wants to bag Real Madrid’s Javier Saviola and hopes his arrival will paper over the cracks of Nicolas Anelka’s iminent departure. (various)
…And Chelsea are leading the […]