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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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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Alex Ferguson – the ultimate “yes” man?
Gabriele Marcotti discusses why Ferguson supports the Glazers even though they have put Man United under massive debts.
Pompey on the brink
Those fans that complain that their team needs investment in players from external sources should perhaps look to Portsmouth instead. I personally favor the spend what you earn business model. After all I run my own business on the same guidelines. At the expense of a trophy do you want your club to end up […]
Man U transfer policy?
While there has been loads of talk of RVP to Man United – is there really a need for a striker over a midfielder? – RVP and Rooney could both play in the 4-4-1-1 formation. – The goal scoring burden on Rooney would be lifted. – However no decent CM – besides a 37 year […]
Meet the Professor
” just prior to the Robin van Persie saga storming global headlines, the Arsenal manager chats exclusively to Time Out Hong Kong about the difficulties of the modern football world, financial fair play and how it’s all about sticking to your guns” http://www.timeout.com.hk/feature-stories/features/52243/meet-the-professor.html#panel-1 Key points in the interview – How Arsenal lost the first 4 […]
Fixture Lists
Soccernet has a calendar view of the Premiership fixtures. While the Daily Mail has a fixture list for each and every club. On the BBC and the Socccernet website you can find a number of leagues including La Liga, Champions League etc. etc. And in case you are interested in pre-season games being played by […]
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