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Safe or Not? The 08-09 Manager Sack Race

Last season the manager sack race got a bit ridiculous with many managers under severe pressure and some getting fired despite being backed in the transfer window and a few dismissed without being given a full season to show what they could do at the club. New owners and heightened expectations (both a product of…

Transfer Rumors (13 August 08): Berbatov on brink of United move?, Chelsea to up Robinho bid, Tottenham sign backup keeper, and more

There are still a few long-running transfer sagas yet to be resolved, but one of them could be within the next few days, and that’s the headline that kicks off today’s transfer roundup.

Will your club respect referees this season?

Who’d want to be a ref anyway? All that stomping around, shouting and getting angry — and that’s from the players and supporters. So what happens when an amateur star-studded football team tries to play 11-a-side without a ref? About the same as what happens to any football game played without a ref — chaos…

Transfer Rumors (6 August 08): Zenit raise Arshavin asking price, Tottenham’s Ashton bid rejected, Liverpool back in for Riera?, and more

You know we can’t have a transfer roundup without mentioning at least one of the summer’s drawn-out transfer sagas, and that’s what we start today’s roundup with.

Pavlyuchenko a boyhood Spurs fan and how Fabregas never played for Barcelona

After a week in which Robbie Keane declared his undying love for Liverpool, David Bentley announced Tottenham Hotspur had ‘always had a piece of his heart’ (presumably a piece he managed to ignore while he was playing at Arsenal), it was only inevitable that Spurs target Roman Pavlyuchenko revealed he has had the club’s emblem…

Lawro to manage Premier League All-Star Team?

Lawro makes a disastrous move into management…. If you’ve ever wanted to see John Terry being ripped to death by Chihuahuas this is your chance. Having grown bored of punditry, Lawro’s finally making a move into management with the fantasy football. But with a paralysed Michael Owen, an Arsenal team who won’t shoot, and a…

Transfer Rumors (30 July 08): Tottenham close on Bentley, Fulham in shock swoop for German star, Newcastle nab French defender, and more

There’s only one more month to go in the summer transfer window, and with seasons set to begin around Europe’s top leagues very soon, a lot of clubs are scrambling to get holes filled and squads solidified before the competitive action gets underway. So, there are some done deals to report in today’s roundup, and…

Transfer Rumors (29 July 08): Liverpool tie up Keane, Man United to bid for Henry, Arsenal move for Udinese’s Inler, and more

There’s quite a lot of money being thrown about and quite a lot to talk about in today’s transfer roundup. Let’s get to it, shall we?

Premier League All-Stars Game – Good or Bad?

With the MLS All Stars game against West Ham playing out today, the inevitable question posed to West Ham players was whether they thought a Premier League All-Stars game would be a good idea or not. Dean Ashton, standup lad and all-round diplomat, said yes, it was a great concept – he couldn’t really say…

Transfer Rumors (22 July 08): Chelsea willing to pay €150m for Kaka, Tottenham in talks over Arshavin, Adu moves to Monaco, and more

Just when you thought you’d seen it all, today’s transfer roundup will show you that you haven’t.