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Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw by Birmingham but the talking point of the match was the disgusting
tackle on Eduardo da Silva by Martin Taylor. You can see the footage below that he wasn't
interested in the ball and had plenty of time to pull out of it. He received a straight red
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The second half of today's transfer rumours haul... Reading's Steve Coppell will prise open his
wallet and shell out £700,000 on Czech Republic international midfielder Marek Matejovsky.
(Mirror) Bolton's Gary Megson wants to bag Real Madrid's Javier Saviola and hopes his arrival will
paper over the cracks of Nicolas Anelka's iminent departure.
Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has a list of players he wants to kick out, and it consists of eight
players: 'keeper Paul Robinson, Jermain Defoe, Pascal Chimbonda, Lee Young-Pyo, Anthony Gardner,
Paul Stalteri, Wayne Routledge and Hossam Ghaly. (The Sun) ...And on the other side of the coin
Rangers full-back Alan Hutton has yet again reached [.
There's a lot to talk about after the Birmingham game but its not possible to start with
anything other than the Eduardo injury. I watched the game on Sky and it was hard to say whether
the tackle was bad or not mainly due to the fact that Sky refused to show a replay. I've just seen
the pictures of the tackle on a gooner blog and all I have to say is ANDY GRAY, SKY AND ALEX
MCLEISH, YOU SICKEN ME!
Drum roll please for Nike Playmaker a glorious idea that relieves you from being forced to meander
around your local parks and parking lots in search of some lads kicking around something vaguely
spherical in order to get your daily football fix. Now through Nike Playmaker you can sort it out -
it is [.
Part two of Monday's piping hot batch of rumours... Birmingham manager Alex McLeish is still
sniffing around Schalke 04's Danish winger-striker hybrid Peter Lovenkrands. (Mirror) Gareth
Southgate is determined to stop the Middlesbrough exodus which started in the summer with Yakubu
and Viduka jumping ship, and looks set to continue with Jonathan Woodgate by slamming the [.
Lots of rumoured transfer cross-polleination in today's batch of rumours. Arsenal's Lassana Diarra
told Arsene Wenger that he wasn't in the right frame of mind to play against Spurs in the Carling
Cup, and now Man City look to be at the front of the queue for the unstable midfielder. (Guardian)
...Midfielder Gilberto Silva will deal with [.
All the latest transfer guff from the papers... The latest manager expressing a desire to take a
swig from the St James' poison chalice is ex-Liverpool supremo Gérard Houllier. (Various)
Manchester United chief exec David Gill has told anyone who will listen that the Old Trafford
transfer S.W.A.T. team will remain dormant for the January transfer frolics.
The Sun has uncorked yet another of its top Ten lists, this time the Top Ten Signings of the
Season. The top three were: 1.Fernando Torres 2.Roque Santa Cruz 3. Anderson But we're not too
concerned about what The Sun thinks, what is your top 3 Premier League signings this season?
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There are a wealth of players Arsene Wenger has deemed not up to his high standards and has let
leave the north London club. 99.9% of the time his decision making has been sound, but could recent
comments with regard to one of his former charges indicate a possible mistake the boss made and
might [..
Three Arsenal players have temporarily left Arsenal for the African Cup of Nations, which will take
place between January 20th and February 10th.
Alex Song earned a call-up to the Cameroon national team after some impressive Carling Cup
performances as a center back. The 20 year-old, who has made 10 appearances this season, has not
yet earned his first cap, but will be hoping to do so during the Cup of Nations this January and
February.
A veritable swarm of transfer rumours for friday.... Newly re-crowned Toon king Kevin Keegan is
attempting to hit the ground running. Armed with a huge vat of cash but with just two weeks to
spend it, Keegan will try and nab both Jermain Defoe (to add to Newcastle's phalanx of strikers)
and Shaun Wright-Phillips [.
This is so typically 2008-09 Arsenal, unfortunately. When something goes right, it goes twice as
wrong the next day. Eduardo da Silva made his return back from that horrific leg break last spring
in Birmingham for the Arsenal reserves this evening. He started the 2-0 over Portsmouth's reserves
- obviously not a very good lot - [.
Rangers manager Walter Smith will throw his hat into the ring for the race to sign Everton's James
McFadden. The Ibrox club will have to contend with interest from Birmingham and Celtic, with
Birmingham's Alex McLeish ready to bid up to £5.5m to try and bag McFadden. (Sunday Herald) Fulham
gaffer Roy Hodgson is preparing a [.
The first swig of a two-part heady brew of midweek transfer rumours... Everton and Portsmouth are
both after Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell after the ginger maestro turned down a loan move to
Sunderland. (The Sun) Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is close to bagging Arsenal midfielder Lassana
Diarra, luring him in with promises of first team football.
Arsenal's arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur travel to the Emirates for the first leg of the Carling Cup
semifinals on Wednesday to face the mighty Gunners for the third time this season.
Arsene Wenger has already defeated two of Juande Ramos' sides this season, including Sevilla in the
Champions League before the Spaniard made the switch to North London.
Everton's ginger supremo David Moyes remains confident that Joleon Lescott will sign a new Everton
deal despite being linked in the ‘mee-ja' with a move to Arsenal or Manchester United. (Various)
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has managed to nab Aston Villa defender Gary Cahill , beating Boltonto
his signature.
The second transfer rumour batch of the day... Birmingham's Alex McLeish is still trailing
Everton's James McFadden and he has cranked up his transfer stun gun from 'derisory' to 'bite their
hand off' with a £5.5m bid. (Daily Record) ...And Birmingham will snap up Hibernian's David Murphy
for £1.5m.
The second swig from Caught Offside's potent daily transfer pint... Chelsea's powerhouse Ivorian
striker Didier Drogba has admitted that he would love to team up with Samuel Eto'o at Barcelona
next season. (Various) Fulham gaffer Roy Hodgson wants to snap up Teemu Tainio after Spurs boss
Juande Ramos told the Finnish midfielder that he was finished as [.
Part one of todays bulging and mewing burlap sack of rumours... Liverpool full back John Arne Riise
has claimed (via his agent) that he isn't about to jump the Anfield ship and scuttle over to
Newcastle. (Various) ...Meanwhile on the other side of Stanley Park, David Moyes is confident that
star defender and goal machine Joleon [.
I always hear people and the media saying ‘Man United/Chelsea have bought the title' but how
much is your team worth? We have taken all 20 Premier League teams and look at how much they each
cost to build, today we are looking at the bottom (at the time of writing) teams. How does it work?
Mad4football have [.
Despite an impressive 3-2 win at Manchester City, the bookmakers still expect Fulham to go 'down
with the Derby' this season. However, the fact that they still have a chance of survival is pretty
amazing when you consider that they were several points adrift of safety a couple of months ago. A
draw at Blackburn [.
Upsets left right and centre in today's FA Cup action. But what was the biggest shock?Coventry
somehow managed to obliterate Blackburn 4-1, whilst League One Huddersfield beat Birmingham 2-1.
Special mention should also go to Sheffield United who booted out Bolton with a 1-0 win lowly and
injury ravaged Oldham, who beat Everton 1-0 at [.
The second slice of steaming transfer scheming... Despite Manchester United's firm denial that they
will be bringing anyone in over the January transfer window, they are being linked with a swoop for
Hertha Berlin's left-back Gilberto who could be used as back-up for Patrice Evra. (Daily Mail)
Bolton gaffer Gary Megson will bring in AZ [.
By: Jordan Taylor-Bartels Despite being the youngest, and theoretically, the least experienced team
within the ‘elite four', Arsenal has consistently, and against all odds, silenced the provocative
British press. Having, been branded as a ‘no hope' during the summer of 2007, the Arsenal side
were to face a long and arduous season without French superstar [.
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish will start some contract banter with Tunisian midfielder Mehdi Nafti
upon his return from the Africa Cup of Nations. (Daily Star) Tottenham Hotspur have one fewer
option in defence after Gareth Bale was ruled out for the rest of the season. The Welshman was
expected to return this month,but he has been [.
It's squeaky bum time in the Premier League, with two matches left to play. There is the ever
exciting battle between underwhelming uberclubs for the title. Yawn. The second tier
battle to see which club can send itself careening down next year's table for the right to lose to
a Spanish club in the UEFA [.
A steaming pile of weekend transfer rumours courtesy of Sportingo... Liverpool's lanky paperclip of
a striker has had enough of the transfer guff being spoken about him and he has reiterated his
desire to stay at the club. This will come as a disappointment to Sven Goran Eriksson, who was said
to be monitoring events [.
The Times has lovingly compiled the Top 25 January signings, and in at number one is David
Bentley's transfer from Arsenal to Blackburn. Times journo Tom Dart writes: "Already on loan,
Blackburn made the deal permanent two years ago. Whatever the undisclosed fee was, it was a bargain
– Bentley blossomed and was [.
Liverpool gaffer Rafa Benitez is set to celebrate his new transfer kitty by splurging on Argentine
skillster Pablo Aimar from Real Zaragoza. (News of the World) When Fabio Capello announces his
first England squad there will be one major surprise; Reading's ginger strike sensation Paul Kitson
will be included.
Tottenham boss Juande Ramos is trying to slide under the closing transfer window with Sevilla
winger Diego Capel. (Mirror) Arsenal striker Theo Walcott doesn't want to be fobbed off with a loan
deal and is going to stay and fight like a man for his place in the team. (Mirror) Portsmouth
gaffer Harry Redknapp is [.
Quick - get the violins out for Birmingham City. Soccernet report that Blues chairman David Gold
has lashed out at Gary Cahill after the player stalled over a move to St Andrews. The former Aston
Villa defender made a last-minute switch to Bolton, shunning the Blues and leaving Gold & Co
fuming. Gold said: "I would [.
Kris Boyd is a goalscoring phenomenon, 72 starts and 66 goals, but perhaps more phenomenally he
isn't getting a regular first team place at table topping Rangers. And it appears it might be
beginning to affect the former Killie hitman. Boyd said "Look, the team has been winning so
nobody can say the gaffer has got [.
In Wenger we trust Just a few months ago Arsenal were on fire, they were favorites for the Premier
league with a 5 Point lead over Man Utd, in the Semi finals of the Carling cup, passing through the
early rounds in the FA cup and doing very well in Europe. Fast-forward to today and look where they
are now, it all smells of Déjà vu to me.
There's an almighty scrap at the top of the Championship to determine who will be playing Premier
League football next season, which teams will the likes of West Brom and Stoke City be replacing?
The bookmakers still don't give Fulham much of a chance, despite their heroic comeback at
Manchester City last weekend.
What happens when a team who have won just one home match all season come up against a side who
have won one away match in the league this term? All will become clear at Pride Park on Sunday,
when Derby host Reading in a match which the visitors need to win if they're to [...]
The Daily Telegraph reports that when Gunners boss Arsene Wenger was asked if his team's 1-1 home
draw with lowly Brum was their worst effort this season, he instantly replied with a resounding
"yes". Wenger unflinchingly called it "The poorest game we have played," And Arsenal's last two
home games, draws with Tottenham [.
A host of January transfer high jinks... Everton's David Moyes has finally had enough of Alex
McLeish's farting around with miniscule £2.5m bids and has told the Birmingham City manager that
James McFadden will not be leaving for anything less than £5m. (The Express) Arsenal boss Arsene
Wenger is trailing Marseille's £5million-rated Ghanaian whizz-kid Andre Ayew.
Transfer malarkey and all that jazz... Arsenal's bench warming midfield elder statesman Gilberto
has signalled that he may be off soon after declaring that he doesn't have a future at the North
London club. (Various) Chelsea will bag Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan for the cheap as chips price
of £1m in the summer.
The Daily Mail report that a rather bizarre situation is emerging at St Andrews. Carson Yeung,
Birmingham's biggest shareholder, wants a place on the board for none other than former Liverpool
and Real Madrid winger Steve McManaman. "He (Yeung) is determined to have a voice and has
petitioned other shareholders in the public company to ensure [.
