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The Redknapp Report

After a summer of sport where England earned credit at the Euros before another penalty shoot-out defeat, this time to Italy, and the UK was gripped by the Olympics, which featured a Team GB football side, the Premier League returns this weekend. Champions Manchester City took the title from arch rivals Manchester United in the […]

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RVP Transfer – The Ramifications

Everyone has an opinion on who benefits, who got the better deal and how this will affect both clubs. TKTG has compiled the best articles regarding the entire RVP transfer and what it means for both Manchester United and Arsenal. Amy Lawrence in the Guardian feels this was a very good business for Arsenal as […]

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Less is More?

” When Fernando Torres played well and scored a goal for Chelsea in its 3-2 FA Community Shield loss to Manchester City on Sunday, it seemed that the $78 million Russian oligarch owner Roman Abramovich had laid out for him 18 months ago was money relatively well spent. When Carlos Tevez did the same for […]

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City send title warning to rivals

It was as if Roberto Mancini had borrowed a line straight out of the Sir Alex Ferguson book of gamesmanship. “United start as favourites this year,” the City manager said last week. “We are maybe in second, third or fourth position. When you win something it is important to improve.” No-one bought it at the […]

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Desperate for business

As the new premier league season prepares to kick off this week, we take a look at the clubs who are desperate to execute some transfers before the window closes later this month. Tottenham: A Striker Probably the most desperate of all desperate searches is Tottenham’s cack-handed attempts to find a striker. Actually, make that […]

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Who will get the golden boot?

Will RVP get the golden boot again? Well, depends on who he is playing for right? What about Aguero or Rooney? Surely both the Manchester clubs will be fighting for the title so we can expect their top strikers to be in the running… Goal.com lets us have their top ten contenders for next seasons […]

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Mancini hits out at lack of transfers….AGAIN!

The Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has expressed his frustration at the lack of transfer activity at the club this season – once again pinning the blame on the sporting director Brian Marwood. Mancini revealed he has turned down a series of bids for Mario Balotelli this summer, but it is the players he wants […]

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Make or break for the Reds

Brendan Rodgers faces an uphill battle to reestablish Liverpool as a force to be reckoned with in the new Premier League season. He is tasked with the responsibility not only to cut the clubs inflated wage bill, but also add a couple of fresh faces to rejuvenate the squad. Daniel Agger has recently been linked […]

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The forgotten man Aquilani

Recruited by Rafa Benitez in the summer of 2009, as a 20 million pound replacement for Xabi Alonso, Soccernet.com’s Adam Digby discusses where things went wrong for Alberto Aquilani.

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How can United bounce back?

Despite only losing last season’s Premier League title on goal difference, Manchester United will still need to make changes if they are to have any chance of overhauling rivals Manchester City in 2012/13. Alex Keble, editor of TheChalkBoard.org.uk, assesses where they went wrong last season, and where they need to strengthen…

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