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Does Balotelli now deserve to be the main man at Man City?

  Paul Wilson over at The Guardian certainly seems to think so in his article:   “Following his performances for Italy, particularly in the jaw-dropping semi-final win over Germany, Balotelli should go straight to the head of the queue of Manchester City strikers, although that is quite a long queue and they still might bring in Robin […]

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Where to for RVP?

Robin van Persie doesn’t fancy City, is going off Juve, costs too much for United and has no way back at Arsenal… So what next? Robin van Persie is in danger of running out of options – and if Arsenal can complete a deal for Santi Cazorla, he may end up feeling rather like a […]

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Have big-spending Manchester City dug themselves in a hole?

Many observers are surprised at how quiet Man City has been in the transfer market so far, while their league rivals go about their business with considerable vigour. Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham have been considerably more active than Roberto Mancini’s side with various player arrivals and departures. Is it just “the lull before […]

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Who Could Improve The Top Eight?

 All targets are based on a specific area of each team that needs improvement, and are players that could make a significant difference to each side. They are also realistic targets, otherwise we’d just stick Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in every team. Continue reading how Nick Miller feels the top 8 clubs can be […]

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Premiership clubs ranked by summer transfers

In the first of a regular summer feature, Miguel Delaney ranks the 20 top English clubs on the basis of their transfer activity Note: ranking is based on how much teams have improved/declined relative to last season, not on overall quality Continue reading here.

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How United, City and Chelsea compare ahead of 2012/13 season

With Manchester United and Chelsea already splashing the cash and Manchester City certain to add to their Premier League title-winning squad, it looks like being a three-horse race to be crowned champions this season. Sir Alex Ferguson and Roberto Mancini are locked in a battle for Arsenal’s Robin van Persie, while United are also closing […]

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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 […]

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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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Ins & Outs at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City defend their title

Rob Dawson looks at who could be moving in and out of the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City defend their title in the upcoming season of the English Premier League 2012/13. “Just like they did at the start of last season, City will begin their Premier League campaign with a home game against a newly-promoted […]

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