One game down, forty-five to go as far as the 24 teams in the Championship is concerned, but what did the opening weekend of fixtures tell us? Many regard Doncaster’s 1-0 win at Derby as the performance of the weekend, but that’s only working on the assumption that Rovers were playing League One football last […]

Are the Potters starting to get a tiny bit desperate with the days counting down until the start of the new season? The sum total of their signings to date have been Dave Kitson and Seyi Olofinjana, a pairing which might not be enough to stop Stoke City being relegated back to the Championship. However, […]

Alan Pardew will have been delighted to secure the services of this player for the long season ahead. The Charlton boss is under pressure to deliver this term, with the Addicks failing to land a top six spot last season, despite challenging at the right end of the table for much of the campaign.

Yesterday Cardiff City announced the signing of an ex-Premiership striker and the future looked rosy. This morning, it emerges that they have scrapped the deal as the stiker looked elsewhere before committing to Ninian Park.

Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock has an eye on taking Chelsea starlet Scott Sinclair on loan to help aid the Eagle’s promotion push.
However, this idea hits a snag. Sinclair is already on loan at play-off chasing rivals Charlton.
Warnock is arguing, as per usual, that Sinclair has hardly played at all at The Valley, making the […]

Sky Sports reports that Premiership strugglers Wigan Athletic have turned down Championship strugglers Coventry City’s offer to sign their assistant manager Eric Black. Coventry are threatened with relegation from the Championship this season and sacked Iain Dowe earlier this week and approached Wigan for Black as a possible replacement for the former Charlton Athletic manager […]

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 […]

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos is trying to slide under the closing transfer window with Sevilla winger Diego Capel. (Mirror)
Arsenal striker Theo Walcott doesn’t want to be fobbed off with a loan deal and is going to stay and fight like a man for his place in the team. (Mirror)
Portsmouth gaffer Harry Redknapp is […]

Everton’s ginger supremo David Moyes remains confident that Joleon Lescott will sign a new Everton deal despite being linked in the ‘mee-ja’ with a move to Arsenal or Manchester United. (Various)
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has managed to nab Aston Villa defender Gary Cahill , beating Boltonto his signature. (Daily Mirror)
…And Bolton could drown their sorrows […]

The second swig from Caught Offside’s potent daily transfer pint…
Chelsea’s powerhouse Ivorian striker Didier Drogba has admitted that he would love to team up with Samuel Eto’o at Barcelona next season. (Various)
Fulham gaffer Roy Hodgson wants to snap up Teemu Tainio after Spurs boss Juande Ramos told the Finnish midfielder that he was finished as […]