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A Golden Chance For Qatar

Qatar has never been a popular choice, especially in the West. There are those who don’t like it because of the vast amounts of money spent on the bid; elsewhere in football, there are those who don’t like it because of the heat; there are those who don’t like it because of its size; there […]

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Fantasy Football – Gameweek 6

For Gameweek 6, TKTG brings you the tips and picks from the best fantasy articles out there, so that you can make informed decisions regarding any transfers you’re considering (or not) : FPL Hints captained Ozil last week! So lets see what he recommends for GW 6. He recommends Vidic, Sidwell, Barkley, Moses, Rooney, Bent, […]

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Let’s give United a second chance

  Stop the season — United manager David Moyes wants a do-over. Think of all the pain and suffering this magnanimous idea would save. Plus, it would give Wayne Rooney’s head wound time to heal so that he doesn’t have to look so miserable wearing a fanny pack that is constantly slipping from his prodigious dome, much like […]

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Zonal Marking: Manchester Derby

Zonal Marking takes a look a the tactical battle in the Manchester Derby. The key issue #1: Nasri’s narrowness … He did something pretty similar here, and in a match that wasn’t far off 4-4-2 against 4-4-2, he was the only player who varied his positioning to drag opponents around. His clever positioning was in stark […]

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Fantasy Football – Gameweek 5

For Gameweek 5, TKTG brings you the tips and picks from the best fantasy articles out there, so that you can make informed decisions regarding any transfers you’re considering (or not) : Our friends at Fantasy Yirma are jumping on the Sturridge & Giroud bandwagon, and who can blame them? Both strikers have scored in […]

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Fantasy Football – Gameweek 4

For Gameweek 4, TKTG brings you the tips and picks from the best fantasy articles out there, so that you can make informed decisions regarding any transfers you’re considering (and not) : Our friends over at Fantasy Yirma have gone for defenders as their picks in GW 4. Patrice Evra is their number 1 pick […]

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Top 10 transfers that never were

ESPN FC writer Nick Miller examines the top 10 transfers that never quite happened. TKTG narrows it down to the ones that really matter…. 10 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Arsenal Arsenal seem to crop up quite often in regards to nearly signing players, from quibbling over a fee in the region of £4 million for […]

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Cristiano welcomes Bale to Real Madrid

“Dear Gareth, Please allow me to formally welcome you to Real Madrid. As you can see by the look on my face, I am very happy you have joined us. I would have preferred to offer this greeting in person, but with both of us busy during the international break — you playing for Wales […]

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Everyone’s a liar during the transfer window

… From the other side of the negotiating table, Spurs were saying much the same thing. Their official statement noted that they did not want to sell Bale but that his resolve to leave was decisive. He had forced their hand; they had little choice. Coach Andre Villas-Boas added that “the pressure we were subjected […]

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Man United Mystify in Transfer Window

Manchester United’s scramble to get the deal for Marouane Fellaini from Everton over the line moments before the transfer window closed symbolised the confusion in a summer when a clear transfer strategy was conspicuously absent from Old Trafford. And coming just 24 hours after the disappointing performance in defeat at Liverpool, it will have only increased the […]

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