Lots of news has occured lately, and with a weekend of action coming up, five Premiership matches were postponed, here is a list of the matches postponed:
Hull City - Chelsea
Burnley - Stoke City
Sunderland - Bolton
Fulham - Portsmouth
Liverpool - Tottenham
Togo National Team Attacked on way to ANC Cup


The Togo National team bus was attacked by gunmen on their way to the African Nations Cup, the driver was killed, and two players were hit by bullets, goalkeeper Obilale Kossi, and Serge Akakpo.

The news started coming through early on Saturday morning and as the information became clearer, it was soon apparent that the whole African Cup Of Nations would now be tainted. When the dust had settled, 3 members of the Togo party were dead and several were seriously injured. Angolan rebels had attacked the team bus as it drove through the dangerous territory of Cabinda.

Scott over at Republik of Mancunia has an excellent comparative analysis of Adebayor (ex-Arsenal) and Tevez (ex-Manchester United) and their actions since joining Manchester City.

As Scott rightly points out, many players have less than pleasant exits from their clubs, but if the departed player makes it a point to taunt / talk about his old club again and again and again, then that player's head is not screwed on right.

Everton manager David Moyes has sent home Brazilian striker Jo after he travelled back to this hometown. Seeking permission from his club was something he ignored, and has been punished by being sent back to Manchester City. It's unlikely that he'll get much of a game at Man City with Santa Cruz, Adebayor, Tevez, Bellamy, Benjani and Robinho all pushing for a first team place.

Otro capítulo de la historia singular de Juan Sebastián Verón se está escribiendo por estos días. Sabemos que no es el primero (volvió de Europa antes de tiempo para coronarse campeón argentino, de América y hacer sufrir al Barcelona con su Estudiantes al que donó un micro nuevo para inferiores rebajándose el sueldo).

Is this Arsenal's next Adebayor?

Arsene Wenger is looking to dip into his coffers to buy a striker this January. With Van Persie injured and not another adequate replacement in the centre forward position some new blood is needed. With the Gunners in a strong position in the Champions League and right on the tail of Chelsea and United in the Premier League it is important to strengthen the squad.

That's Richmond Forson, midfielder for Togo's national team, commenting on being attacked on the way to the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Angola. Here's the story from Sky Sports, Dossevi reveals Togo horror, and from Al Jazeera, Togo footballers attacked in Anglola. The Guardian story is here.

Our amigos alerted us to this horrid incident which took place in Angola yesterday, the venue of the African Nations Cup. Tongo's team bus (carrying the likes of Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor, seen above, being comforted after leaving the hospital) was attacked by gunmen who opened fire and killed the bus driver.

So Man Citeh have signed one of our hero's from the last 13 years.. Old Paddy, but not the Paddy of old..

I don't want to tell the Man Citeh fans that he won't be anything like the Paddy we knew and worshipped, I told a Citeh fan that Ade was a lazy tosser and give him six months he would go back to his lazy offside ways.

Hull boss Phil Brown wants his two players back home now. "I am appalled. This throws a question mark against next summer's World Cup.You simply cannot put the safety of players, officials and fans at the slightest risk. That is totally unacceptable. I have two players -Daniel Cousin and Seyi Olofinjana - on duty and I want them back home here with us as quickly as possible,"
Pompey chief executive Peter Storrie said: "This is a terrible, tragic incident and I am very concerned about this whole situation.

There was really only one football story this weekend - the distressing attack on the Togo team by rebels in a disputed part of Angola. Nearly 72 hours have passed since the incident rocked African football. It took far less time for the world's press and the blogosphere to start weighing up the implications of the attack for the 2010 World Cup.

Impressionantes as palavras de Adebayor sobre o ataque da FLEC ao autocarro da sua equipa em Cabinda: "Neste momento nem consigo comer. Estou a perder peso e é muito difícil para todos. Preciso de tempo para recuperar e apenas quero voltar quando estiver preparado. O técnico e os colegas compreendem a situação e isso é o mais importante.

We'll batter them at Old Trafford.

Manchester City were outplayed pretty much from the first whistle to the final whistle on their home turf, and only collected the win because they were awarded a penalty for a foul outside the box.

It wasn't our best performance over the 90 minutes but we still managed to control the game.

It was a special night. On a personal level, this first leg League Cup victory over the old enemy was one of the most memorable City matches I have witnessed. Build up to a spectacle
The drama of last season's UEFA Cup quarterfinal against Hamburg was a hard act to follow, but this match surpassed that in every way.