There wasn’t much cause for optimism amongst Potters fans on Saturday, as they saw Stoke City three goals down by half-time at the Reebok Stadium. While this was only one match down, thirty-seven left to play, two of the goals they conceded were straightforward headers that the rearguard should really have dealt with. However, help […]

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 […]

New Golden Gloves champion, Joey Barton, is set to be released from jail this week after serving time for beating a man senseless outside of a McDonald’s in the centre of Liverpool. He’s probably spending some time right now preparing himself for what should be an interesting sit-down meeting with his current employer when he […]

Should your team be bidding for Peter Crouch this summer? It’s clear that if the former QPR hitman gets a regular run of games for most Premier League clubs, he’ll score a fair few, both on the floor and in the air. It’s just a shame that Liverpool FC manager Rafael Benitez seems intent on […]

Not the greatest of times to be a Southampton supporter. Last season, they were knocking on the door of the Premier League, demanding to be let in. This time round, they could be heading in the opposite direction, teetering on the brink of relegation to League One. Add into the melting pot that two prodigiously […]

Southampton captain Claus Lundekvam is set to retire after a long-term ankle injury. He had hoped to make a return to action this month but after a recurrence he has decided to hang up his boots.
The lanky Norwegian has spent the last 12 years with the Saints after making a £350,000 move from Brann Bergen […]

Wednesday’s piping hot transfer rumours…
Manchester United are ready to bag Sporting Lisbon’s defender Miguel Veloso for £15m. (Daily Mirror)
Portsmouth gaffer ‘Arry Redknapp is after Crystal Palace left-back Lee Hills. (Daily Mirror)
…But Lee Hills himself reckons that he isn’t leaving Selhurst Park anytime soon. (Daily Star)
Sunderland are ready to swoop for Southampton’s 21-year-old midfielder […]

The Times has lovingly compiled the Top 25 January signings, and in at number one is David Bentley’s transfer from Arsenal to Blackburn. Times journo Tom Dart writes:
“Already on loan, Blackburn made the deal permanent two years ago. Whatever the undisclosed fee was, it was a bargain – Bentley blossomed and was in the England […]

Since his £12 million move from Southampton two seasons ago, Theo Walcott has made just nine league starts for Arsenal. The Independent report that Arsene Wenger is disappointed about the 19-year-old’s development at the Emirates Stadium, admitting he expected the player to have been playing to a higher standard by now.
The admission that Walcott has […]

Upsets left right and centre in today’s FA Cup action. But what was the biggest shock?Coventry somehow managed to obliterate Blackburn 4-1, whilst League One Huddersfield beat Birmingham 2-1. Special mention should also go to Sheffield United who booted out Bolton with a 1-0 win lowly and injury ravaged Oldham, who beat Everton 1-0 at […]