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Could this £12m ex-Everton star be the perfect fit for Liverpool?
Liverpool have been let down by their defence on a number of occasions this season. This is somewhat strange, given the Reds tendency for breeding high-quality, towering defensive behemoths. One thing's for sure: it can't continue over the course of next...read more »
Do the Toffees face a sticky future?
Everybody likes an underdog. When two teams face each other, the team with less resources, the worse players and the smaller fan base is usually the one that wins the affections of the neutral. What is even better than an underdog is a...read more »
How seriously can Arsenal be taken as title contenders?
It’s been a long time without a trophy for Arsenal, a long time indeed. In fact, the last time the Gunners earned any silverware, Man City were labouring to eighth position in the Premier League under the guidance of Stuart...read more »
Do Everton have what it takes to finish above Liverpool again?
2011/12 Campaign (7th in the Premier League) Back in the summer preceding Everton's 2011/12 campaign, The Toffees alarmed the national press for a failure to spend yet again: in fact, since signing Jonny Heitinga for £6.2m in the 2009 summer transfer...read more »
Is the new England squad stuck in the past or a breath of fresh air?
After new England boss Roy Hodgson revealed his 23-man squad for this summer’s European Championships, Will Ridgard looks at the selections made. The Championships, jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine, kick-off in little under a month and Hodgson has certainly made...read more »
Are these the 23 men England should take to Euro 2012?
The England Euro 2012 squad, especially now Roy Hodgson has been given the job, has been debated and discussed over and over. Will Roy go for tried and tested previous tournament squads or will he mix it up and pick...read more »
The SEVEN reasons behind Manchester City’s spectacular collapse:
`Applaud my friends the comedy is over`, these are the words Beethoven reportedly uttered on his deathbed. They have been apocryphal but they would make a fitting epitaph for the death of City’s title challenge. Except of course it will...read more »
Why Paul Scholes is still the best, it’s a good thing Manchester United will be Champions and what Manchester City may lack
The Easter period is a staple, constituent element of all Christian’s lives and that is probably where the religion begins and ends its relationship with football, unless: Maradona really does have the Hand of God, Lionel Messi really is the...read more »
Have Manchester’s millions put Arsenal to the sword?
When Mark Hughes first joined forces with the new money that poured into City in August 2008 and began on his round of player purchases, one of his expressed intentions was to buy players from the Premier League – players...read more »
Was Emmanuel Adebayor the stand-out player in the weekend’s Premier League fixtures?
After most game weeks, the performance given by Wayne Rooney would’ve been more than enough to seal his place in the team of the week: in a fiercely contested derby match between the red half of Manchester and the red...read more »