Archive | July, 2012

The United IPO : Will they or won’t they?

Staurt James of the Guardian presents an in-depth analysis on the Glazers decision to temporarily withdraw from their New York floatation plans.  

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Joy In Failure Of Another Is Depressing

Nick Miller has noticed a rather troubling trend of late, whereby fans seem to take more joy from another’s failure than their own success. This attitude can’t be healthy…

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The “new” look approach to Uniteds’ Midfield

Sir Alex Ferguson seems to like pinning his colours to the corner of the unappreciated. The Manchester United manager’s contrary streak has come to the fore on the club’s pre-season tour. Not for the first time, he has defended the Glazers, despite the evidence United would have rather more spending power but for the debts […]

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Premier League 2011/12 – Top creators & their positions

While we count down the days to the restart of regular football, sometimes it helps to pass time by looking at last season’s performances and wondering which players are going to provide the excitement in the upcoming EPL season. The people over at EPLIndex have done the hard work and come up with an intriguing […]

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Abramovich continues to strengthen his fantasy team

Chelsea FC has added yet another star player to its squad with the signing of Brazil’s young playmaker, Oscar Dos Santos, from Internacional. And it appears that their transfer business still has a way to go. Oscar Platt over at Goal.com takes a look at the how the London club’s team is shaping up. – […]

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Moving to a bigger club?

Will Robin van Persie stay at Arsenal or will he go? Ravi Ubha at ESPN unveils an EPL starting XI who, based on form, deserve to be plying their trade at bigger clubs.

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Pippo Inzaghi made his own luck.

Pippo Inzaghi made a career out of being in the right spot at the right time. In short, he knew how to play the game.

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Andy Carroll – Back to Newcastle?

Kristan Heneage attempts to break down the motives behind Newcastle considering a move to re-sign Andy Carroll.  

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Tim Cahill – A tribute

Tim Cahill formerly of Milwall has moved from Everton to New York Red Bulls. Cahill is a TKTG favourite and will be remembered for his late runs in the box; fantastic headers;  a great fantasy pick as a goal scoring midfielder and more importantly for a sense of loyalty. As an Arsenal fan I wished […]

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Fall in Global Transfer Spending

Worldwide transfer spending fell by more than one-third in the first six months of the year, FIFA’s mid-year review of the international market has revealed. The data showed that the biggest-spending country in the first six months was Russia, where $64.39 million was lavished on transfers. English clubs invested $55.43 million but brought in $58.83 […]

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