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Is this Aston Villa man right to target the Premier League ‘Super Club’ regime?
New Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish has lashed out against the “super clubs” who are able to take any players they like from other clubs, given the financial backing and power behind them. McCleish’s comments came about after five of...read more »
How far can young prodigy go with Spurs?
Amongst the late flurry of transfer deals being completed in the latter days of August, one capture seemed to go unnoticed and awry from the public’s insatiable gaze. Whilst Spurs were busy attempting to quash and quell rumours of the possible...read more »
How big an influence will Tottenham’s stubborn transfer attitude have?
As the transfer window slammed shut at 11pm last Wednesday one of the transfer sagas of the summer finally came to an end as Luka Modric failed to complete his move across London to Chelsea. Modric had been linked with...read more »
Are Tottenham now damned to failure?
There is no doubt that the battle for a place in the top four will be as fierce as ever this season. With Manchester City and Liverpool spending big to ensure they’re firmly in the mix and Arsenal doing some...read more »
Where does the balance of power lie: Manchester or London?
Comparing the 4 teams involved, (Arsenal, Chelsea, Man United and Man City) for me it is clear that there is a strong possibility that the 2 Manchester clubs could race ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal. There have only been 3...read more »
How this Spurs man proved that power still lies with clubs, not players:
One of the most positive results of this year’s transfer deadline day was Tottenham Hotspur managing to keep hold of Croatian playmaker Luka Modric. To many this can be seen as a victory for football and evidence that player power...read more »
Were Brighton the real winners on deadline day?
On a deadline day when big names such as Modric, Sneijder, and Tevez were expected to dominate the headlines it was somewhat more subdued than expected. Though it was not without late drama, both Raul Meireles and Mikel Arteta made...read more »
Where exactly will this man fit in at Chelsea?
When Andre Villas-Boas took charge of Chelsea back in June, the former Porto boss remained somewhat adamant that the squad of players he had inherited at Stamford Bridge were more than capable of winning trophies this season. While interest in...read more »
Is This Refusal To Sell Just Delaying The Inevitable For Spurs?
I should point out right from the start that at time of writing Luka Modric is still a Tottenham player, and Harry Redknapp has just told those loveable rogues at Sky Sports News that there is no chance what so...read more »
Is Villas-Boas right to call for an end to this transfer circus?
This summer’s transfer window seems like one of the longest in recent memory, with the long, drawn out sagas involving the likes of Fabregas, Nasri, Tevez and Modric to name but a few. These cases have been well documented and...read more »