Like Didier Drogba with ADHD Andre Bikey is angry. Andre Bikey wants to play in the Premier League again. Andre Bikey wants to help Reading get promoted. Unfortunately, Andre Bikey wants to be able to stamp on people and get away with it. The Reading defender confirmed suspicions that he is mad as a hatter by stamping [.

Reading defender goes berserk in Championship play-off After being sent off for a terrible stamp on Burnley's Robbie Blake, Reading's Andre Bikey went loco, tearing off his shirt and stampeding around the pitch in a manner that made Didier Drogba's...

Oh dear. Reading should have taken at least a point from a match they dominated - and never looked troubled in at all - but were dealt a sucker punch with a penalty five minutes from time. Tactically Steve Coppell got this one right, we stifled Burnley completely with Kevin Doyle effectively operating as a wide man in a five man midfield.

UPDATE: According to Burnley's official website, Burnley have completed the signing of Reading defender Andre Bikey. Bikey signed a three-year deal with the club.

August 17th, 2009 According to Anthony Smith at the Reading Chronicle, Reading defender Andre Bikey has passed a medical for Burnley.

Admit it, after the lacklustre opening day game against Stoke City, you simply couldn't see Burnley picking up anything from their next 2 games with Everton and Manchester United visiting Turf Moor. They were tough games, that most established Premiership sides wouldn't be relishing to have back to back so how the Clarets fans must have felt, I can only imagine.

In what could be the most obvious Wednesday Wonder to date, Robbie Keane is this week's pick after his stunning performance on Saturday against Burnley. I'll admit that I've overlooked a hat-trick for the Wednesday Wonder before and picked somebody else, but there is something special about that fourth goal.

Burnley's Steven Fletcher and Andre Bikey scored a goal each to condemn Birmingham to their fifth defeat in their last six matches.Larsson's late free-kick goal in Lancashire was face saving but futile for McLeish's Blues side.

Reading failed to win at home for the umpteenth time this year and went down to a resilient Bongo side by two goals to one on a dramatic afternoon at the Madejski Stadium. There can be no complaints from Steve Coppell's men who were never really in contention until a late rally gave the Blues some minor cause for concern.

According to Alan Nixon at the Daily Mirror, Burnley hope to complete the signing of Reading defender Andre Bikey for £2.8million within the next 24 hours.

UPDATE: According to Burnley's official website, Burnley boss Owen Coyle admitted that he has made an enquiry for Reading defender Andre Bikey. Coyle said,

"I have made an enquiry, but he is one of a number of players we have made an enquiry about .

UPDATE: According to Anthony Smith at the Reading Chronicle, Reading defender Andre Bikey has passed a medical for Burnley. The agreed fee between the two clubs is thought to be around £3million.

August 13th, 2009 According to Burnley's official website, Burnley boss Owen Coyle admitted that he has made an enquiry for Reading defender Andre Bikey.

Charlie Nicholas believes Yossi Benayoun underlined his value to Liverpool as his hat-trick blew Burnley away at Anfield.
The Isreal international was making his third start of the season, but pressed his claims for a permanent starting role as Rafa Benitez's side ran riot against the Premier League newcomers.

Goals from Steven Fletcher and Andre Bikey helped Owen Coyle's Clarets to a deserved home win over Birmingham City.

Just when you think you couldn't have any more love for a footballer, Cesc Fabregas goes and does something stupid like that! A goal, four assists, and a performance that even De Niro would have been proud of, and the Spaniard is guiding teams up and down the country to Fantasy League glory.

Treinador francês anunciou nesta quarta-feira os jogadores que disputarão a Copa das Nações Africanas O técnico do camarões, o francês Paul Le Guen, anunciou nesta quarta-feira o elenco que irá disputar a Copa das Nações Africanas, em janeiro, em Angola.
O maior artilheiro do torneio, Samuel Etoo, da Internazionale, participará pela sexta vez da competição, enquanto Rigobert Song quebrará a marca recorde ao integrar o time na sua oitava participação, no time que tem sete estreantes.

Andre Bikey does Drogba better than Drogba himself.Check out his reaction to being sent-off in Reading's Championship Play-off semi-final first leg against Burnley.
Actually he's better at this than Drogba.At least Drogba hasn't pushed a medic yet - or has he?

It wouldn't be a huge surprise if the new gaffer made a raid for Watford's prize assets, especially as the Vicarage Road outfit are strapped for cash. Likely target is 29 year old Tommy Smith who was instrumental in the Hornet's turnaround last season with 17 goals. He seems to have been around for ages, and I recall he was always an out and out striker, but under Rodgers he has been very effective as a winger, an area we've had problems with recently!

Having seen Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch grab the headlines with their recent hat trick heroics, Spurs captain Robbie Keane knew he had to re-confirm his importance to the team in the face of growing pressure over his selection.

Who's playing in the African Cup of Nations this January from the English Premier League? Here's the full list of Premier League players headed to Angola 2010:

Team by team list:

Arsenal: Alex Song, Emmanuel Eboue
Aston Villa: Moustapha Salifou
Birmingham City: None
Blackburn Rovers: None
Bolton Wanderers: Danny Shittu
Burnley: Andre Bikey
Chelsea: Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou, John Obi Mikel
Everton: Joseph Yobo, Ayegbeni Yakubu
Fulham: John Pantsil, Dickson Etuhu
Hull City: Kamel Ghilas, Daniel Cousin, Seyi Olofinjana
Liverpool: None
Manchester City: Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kelvin Etuhu
Manchester United: None
Portsmouth: Kevin-Prince Boateng, Nadir Belhadj, Hassan Yebda, John Utaka, Nwankwo Kanu, Aruna Dindane
Stoke City: Mamady Sidibe
Sunderland: John Mensah
Tottenham: Sebastien Bassong, Benoit Assou-Ekotto
West Ham: None
Wigan: Richard Kingson
Wolves: George Elokobi

By numbers:

Six: Portsmouth
Four: Chelsea
Three: Man City, Hull City
Two: Arsenal, Tottenham, Everton, Fulham
One: Aston Villa, Sunderland, Stoke, Bolton, Burnley, Wigan, Wolves
None: Man Utd, Liverpool, West Ham, Birmingham, Blackburn

"Premier League stars going to Angola 2010" was originally published at Soccerlens.

Signing African players has always represented something of a gamble for Premier League bosses.

As well as the player's pedigree and their ability to adapt to new surroundings, the manager must also consider whether losing them to the African Cup of Nations for up to six weeks will unbalance his team's equilibrium.

It was not a vintage Chelsea performance, and they need a late penalty from Frank Lampard to secure a 2-1 win over last-place Portsmouth, but Chelsea once again have a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Chelsea had led through a 23rd-minute goal by Nicolas Anelka but when Frederic Piquionne equalized for Pompey, you could feel the tension rise within Stamford Bridge.

Mini match report: After just seven minutes, Cesc Fabregas showed composure and persistance to open the scoring with a low, accurate shot, before Graham Alexander equalised from the penalty spot after Thomas Vermaelen had felled Andre Bikey in the box. Fabregas tweaked his hamstring and was taken off just before half-time; in the second half, deprived of their creative leader, the Gunners struggled as Burnley created several decent chances.

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It's Gunner be a hard slog for Arsenal - Belfast Telegraph, Alan Green
Wenger finding right blend of talents at Arsenal - Times Online
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Aston Villa 0, Wigan 2: Mat Kendrick's player ratings - Birmingham Mail
Martin O'Neill could gamble on Bentley at right price - Times Online
Villa winger James Milner will be hard for England manager Fabio Capello to ignore - Mirror.