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Not renowned for their patience, the denizens of Villa Park have bucked that trend this year – and how.  Thoroughly dispirited by the on-field decline of their club since it secured three top-six Premier League finishes in consecutive years under Martin...read more »

In recent years, Liverpool have earned a reputation for pursuing the 'Best of British' in the transfer window. If there's a talented young British star available, it's likely that Brendan Rodgers and his staff will be somewhere in the background,...read more »

Whilst I’m not so sure about Jose Enrique’s shaved dome, I do confess to being an admirer of the former Newcastle star’s footballing prowess. As Liverpool’s first choice left-back, he’s been an integral part of the team and has often...read more »

After his £20 million pound move from Aston Villa to Liverpool, Stewart Downing would have hoped that his startling form became a hot pub conversation topic, and it did;  just unfortunately for Downing it was as the butt of most...read more »

Of all of Kenny Dalglish’s much derided big money signings, Jordan Henderson was always the one that many fans felt would ‘come good’. Andy Carroll has toiled through numerous injury problems and never really managed to re-capture his Newcastle-form at Anfield....read more »

O’Neill’s magnetic personality and relentless positivity, allied to owner Randy Lerner’s willingness to back his manager in the transfer market, led Villa to consecutive sixth place finishes in the three years preceding the Northern Irishman’s departure. Despite this relative...read more »

Whilst Liverpool have started to grind out results against Premier League opposition during the last couple of weeks, I’m sure that most fans are hoping this wont affect Brendan Rodger’s spending during the transfer window. Whilst Liverpool do look a better...read more »

Thursday night football: There’s something oddly comforting about settling down on a Thursday to watch a Tottenham Hotspur youth team play in a sub-zero Eastern European ghost town. Thurs Anyone can sit through Real Madrid v Manchester City and forge an opinion...read more »

The last time the Villain’s had something good to shout about, Martin O’Neill was working his magic at the midlands club. Since then no successor of the Irishman has been able to cast the same spells that saw him have...read more »

As a disclaimer, I should note that this is one of the more bizarre transfer rumours I’ve seen in recent times. Arsenal are a club that has just secured an absolutely massive commercial deal with their current Sponsors, Emirates. Stadium...read more »