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Should Newcastle be contemplating Europe?

First off I need to clarify that this isn’t some deluded statement from another one of those Newcastle fans who the press love poke fun at. You know the ones, the ones who are impatient and feel that we have a divine right to be at the top of the Premier League year in, year…

Premier League Predictions: Manchester United to beat Chelsea?

Today’s Premier League Predictions are brought to you by Scoreboard – an interactive Premier League predictions TV show + game hosted on Facebook that’s set to take the football predictions world by storm – check them out here. We’ve been busy predicting the future this week, looking at the Premier League title race, the Champions…

EPL: Newcastle United 4-4 Arsenal (5 Feb 2011)

Arsenal had finished the game at the 26th minute mark when Robin van Persie scored his second and Gunner’s fourth goal. But then Abou Diaby was sent off. Looking at the score-sheet, that red card flipped the game on its head and we bared witness to an epic comeback at the St. James’ Park. A…

The Age of Desperation: From Chelsea to Arsenal, via Manchester, Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle

The transfer deadline day madness that resulted in Chelsea spending 70m+ and two new entries on the most expensive football transfers list had people wondering what had happened to the ‘age of austerity’ as brought about by the financial crunch and UEFA Financial Fair Play policy. It’s not every day that 24m and 27m buys…

Lies? What Andy Carroll and Newcastle aren’t telling the fans

“Despite getting the best financial deal of the day you suspect Newcastle will end up being the window’s biggest losers.” – Adrian Clarke. In a nutshell, that’s what Liverpool’s record £35m signing of Andy Carroll from Newcastle United boils down to – they got silly money that they couldn’t refuse, but with no time to…

Transfer Deadline Round-Up: Torres And Carroll Smash Records

For the first time in a long time, the transfer deadline day actually lived up to it’s monstrous, gossip-driven hype.

Over the course of 24 hours of prime pantomime, we witnessed both the fourth and the eighth most expensive transfers of all time take place, with Chelsea bagging themselves a new number nine and Liverpool taking 35 million steps to fill the void left thereafter.

The Round-Up: Torres Exit Request Rejected, Man Utd To Go Dutch

Liverpool have confirmed that striker Fernando Torres made an official transfer request yesterday afternoon amidst interest from Chelsea, and that the club have also turned it down – telling the Spaniard that they expect him to honour his long-term contract at Anfield.

The Round-Up: West Ham Need Bendtner Like A Hole In The Head

In a bid to steady the particularly tumultuous ship at Upton Park, it looks like the West Ham board are keen on bringing in a few level-headed, calming influences in the next few weeks, namely Arsenal’s ego-drenched, donkey-in-residence Nicklas Bendtner.

The Round-Up: Arsenal Zero In On Philippe Mexes

It should come as absolutely no surprise that, over the course of the weekend, Arsenal suffered yet another setback in terms of Thomas Vermaelen’s agonisingly slow comeback from an Achilles twinge.

Premier League Transfer Preview: January 2011

With the transfer window now ready and open for business Soccerlens looks at the possible comings and goings of all twenty Premier League clubs. Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has already confirmed that The Gunners have no intention of strengthening during the winter period but in all honesty even the club’s fans can concur with one…