Zola ready to leave West Ham?

Gianfranco Zola has admitted he will consider whether or not to leave West Ham following his side’s 1-0 defeat against Stoke at Upton Park today. The Italian has come under severe pressure in recent weeks, however the club’s owners maintain that they are fully behind their manager. Speaking after today’s game against Stoke, Zola had [...]

Is Arsene Wenger right – Do teams play harder against Arsenal?

First and foremost, it was an horrendous tackle from Stoke City’s Ryan Shawcross which now leaves Arsenal midfielder, Aaron Ramsey’s career in the balance. “I’m not very happy with the tackle.” said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger following his side’s 3-1 victory at the Britannia last night. “I just want to say we know what we [...]

A 3-game ban for Patrick Vieira would be good news for Manchester City

There were a few raised eye-brows when Manchester City signed Inter Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira back at the beginning of January. A club who already has a wealth of talented midfielders amongst their ranks, bringing a 33-year old has-been back to the Premier League was quite a bizarre decision in my book. Since arriving at [...]

Man City prepare to waste £14 million, Wenger tells Arsenal players to handle the ball & Van Nistelrooy heading for Stoke?

Another busy day in the transfer market, so let’s not waste any time. First up, there are reports today that Manchester City are apparently ready to spend a ridiculous sum of £14 million on Portsmouth defender Younes Kaboul. Roberto Mancini is keen to add a defender or two to the ranks at Eastlands, however at [...]

Maynor Figueroa scores the goal of the season (video)

There is absoloutley no doubt about it. That was the goal of the season. If you haven’t already seen Maynor Figueroa’s goal for Wigan this afternoon, make sure you watch the video at the top of this post. I’m sure you’ll agree, it was simply out of this world. In the words of Andy Gray [...]

Tony Pulis can lead Stoke City into Europe

If I had said that three years ago, you probably would have laughed at me, however, I am sure many of you now agree with me. There is certainly no second season syndrome at the Britannia stadium. Saturday’s victory over Tottenham leaves Stoke City in a healthy 9th place in the Premier League, just three [...]

Liverpool still interested in former Manchester United defender

Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross has been linked with a number of clubs in recent days, however it looks as though Liverpool remain the only club with a genuine interest. Shawcross, 21, is widely regarded as one of the best young defenders in the Premier League and Rafa Benitez knows he needs to fill the [...]