Talking Chelsea and two-gamers with my friend, and fantasy football newbie, Tundra United.� After the jump. [14:49] Tundra United: Wait. [14:49] Tundra United: Looking at your lists again... [14:49] Tundra United: did you sell Drogs??? [14:49] Jeremy Spitzberg: waiting [14:49] Jeremy Spitzberg: i haven't saved changes. Click to continue reading...

A friend of mine sent me an email yesterday, consisting of a simple question: Was the Jozy Altidore signing simply a Phil Brown PR move? He had the crowd cheering USA! USA! in his first game and...

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For those wondering if things in the Merseyside could get any worse... we now know the answer. It's a resounding YES! Steven Gerrard converted a penalty that shouldn't have ever been given and yet it wasn't enough as Liverpool only managed to draw with lowly Birmingham City, 2-2, at Anfield on Monday night. Click to continue reading...

Hull defeated Stoke city 2-1 in their Premier League encounter to ease the pressure in the Hull camp to a great deal. It was the visitors who scored the first goal and took the lead and Hull seemed set to another defeat. But a goal in the second half and the second in the stoppage [...] Click to continue reading...

It was a Super Saturday treat for Premier League fans as all the top names in the game came out to the fields. Chelsea went to Bolton and won 5-0 in an emphatic show of their reign at the top. Lampard got the proceedings going through a freekick in the fag end of the first [...] Click to continue reading...

Adam Pearson, the new chairman of Hull City, has told manager Phil Brown that he has one more match to save his Hull City career.
"The manager was expected to be dismissed after the 2-0 defeat away to Burnley on Saturday, but it seems he has earned himself a stay of execution for one more game at least because of the woeful performance of Mike Jones, the referee, at Turf Moor. Click to continue reading...

The Daily Mail reports that Hull have been blessed with debts of £27m and a wage bill of £40m.
This ranks them among the highest payers in the Barclays Premier League and leaves them facing financial meltdown if the season ends in relegation.
"In a report compiled by their accountants at Deloitte, Hull have been warned that their uncertain financial position threatens the club's ‘ability to continue as a going concern' and have been told they will need to generate a £23m surplus just to meet their existing liabilities should Brown's team go down. Click to continue reading...

Hull club officials had plenty of patience with boss Phil Brown over the last year or so, even though the Tigers kept underachieving, but they have finally decided to sack him if the team remain in the relegation zone after the next two rounds. Those of you who were insightful enough to place a bet on Brown to win the Premiership sack race are probably in for a nice betting bonus, while those of you thinking about doing that now should know the betting is suspended.

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Latics striker locked up Marlon King has been jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting a woman in a London bar. The Wigan striker was found guilty of repeatedly groping a 20-year-old student and breaking her nose when she refused his advances. The father-of-three has now been sacked by the Premier League side. Click to continue reading...

Guardian Headline: Phil Brown has insisted that his players are "a million per cent" behind him despite speculation mounting that his job as Hull City's manager is under threat.
Yes, of course the players are a million percent behind me; even though the media wants to drop an H-Bomb right over Kingston-upon-Hull, my players know that I am the greatest manager who has ever lived. Click to continue reading...

Jozy was late to his own game? Dude better start rolling like this if he wants to get out of the manager's dog house and on to the field any time soon. Click to continue reading...

Courtesy of F365:

Arsenal
* The Gunners are scoring an incredible average of 3.37 goals per Premier League game this season.

* If games ended after 45 minutes, Arsenal would be top of the table with 19 points.

* All Arsenal's points have been won against bottom-half opposition.

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I can't get a screen capture on my work computer, but take my word for it or go see it right now.
"Premier League: Bobby Zamora and Diomansy Kamara scored to give Fulham victory and leave Hull in relegation trouble"
Written on this, the 19th of October 2009, in the 2009-2010 Premier League season. Click to continue reading...

Out on loan striker Caleb Folan has heavily criticized Hull City manager Phil Brown. Folan, who is on loan at Middlesbrough, was recently questioned� publicly by Phil Brown over his ability and attitude.

Now, Folan has openly called out his former boss.

"It was difficult to hear, but I've got to know what he's like," said the Irish international.

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So says Caleb Folan Hull boss Phil Brown has been labelled 'childish' by striker Caleb Folan. The Republic of Ireland international has spoken out over comments made by Brown before Folan was loaned to Middlesbrough. The Tigers' manager questioned Folan's attitude and ability to play in the Premier League. Click to continue reading...

Good job Hull City aren't sponsored by Nike eh? Click to continue reading...

Liverpool end draw days. The Reds got off to a miserable start to the season losing two of their first three fixtures. Since then they've re-asserted their challenge in the league, scoring 16 goals on the way to 4 straight victories. Liverpool lost last season's title by drawing matches they probably should have won.

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Given the title of this article, I could be about to tell you about how the strike duo of Darren Bent and Kenwyne Jones will be leading Sunderland to new heights in the Premier League this season, but we will save that for a later date. I'd rather make a bold statement and talk about the bottom of the table at the moment.

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No? Not yet? Well here you go then. Chuck Culpepper of "Bloddy Confused"-fame caught up with The Boy King of New York & Jersey™ over a Trans-Atlantic telephone line and turned in a tale of imported BMW's, late-night Lakers games on TV and the American dream. If you have the time or don't feel like working, give it a read at LATimes. Click to continue reading...

If you haven't noticed, things aren't going so well for the Hull City Tigers. Assumed to be relegation candidates before the current Premier League season started, the Tigers are living up to that...

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Time is tight this busy Monday but having a 'weekend preview' as the top story is just irritating. So instead we've used Football 365's ever excellent 'winners and losers' feature. Cheers...

The original story can be found here.

Winners

Wigan
Defeat for Chelsea, history for Wigan, relief for the chasing pack and welcome credibility for the other half of the Premier League.

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With yet another exciting Premier League weekend in the books it's time to review this weekend's winners and losers.

Winners Robbie Keane

Robbie Keane emerges from this weekend as the biggest winner. The Tottenham striker has had a relatively quiet start to the season, oftentimes playing second fiddle to the red hot Jermain Defoe.

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Tiger-themed massage mobile Hull City boss Phil Brown is looking particularly sackable following his side's drubbing at Liverpool at the weekend. But on this evidence the permatanned one has already got a new job in the pipeline. OTP spies spotted this Phil Brown Massage car decked out in Hull colours. Click to continue reading...

. Liverpool v Hull Highlights Sept 26th originally appeared on ø Soccer & Football Blog - Premiership News ø on September 27, 2009. Click to continue reading...

From Sky: Chelsea look to continue their formidable start to the 2009/10 Premier League season as they travel to Wigan Athletic, while bottom-of-the-table Portsmouth host Everton on a weekend of nine top-flight fixtures.

The above is a tale of two hugely contrasting beginnings to the new campaign.

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The October issue of City Magazine, the official glossy mag of Hull City AFC, has a nice, semi-exclusive interview with Jozy Altidore that you should check out if you've got the time and inclination. I say semi-exclusive because they've given it over to TheOffside.com so it's not really as exclusive as they say it is. Click to continue reading...

We're only six games into the season, but much has already become apparent. Under-performers, over-performers, challengers, also-rans, and players and teams to watch for the right and the wrong reasons. Here's a quick look at the most obvious, interesting, and intriguing...

Manchester City

It's already clear they will be a force to be reckoned with this season.

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In der Bundesliga ist Homosexualität ja bekanntlich immer noch ein Tabuthema. In der Premier League sind die Jungs da anscheinend schon ein bisschen weiter. Schauen wir uns doch einfach die beiden Süßen Garry O'Connor und Keith Fahey vom FC Birmingham beim Torjubel gegen Hull an. Das ist sooooo süß!

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.With half a dozen games gone already in the Premier League this season it seems remarkable that there have been very few drawn matches – just four draws from a total of 56 games to the end of the weekend Sunday 20th September. Stoke City in tenth place have been involved in half of the drawn [...] Click to continue reading...

After experiencing a promising start in the top flight by defeating the current Premiership champions, Burnley's form� went crashing down with two heavy road defeats at the hands of� Chelsea and Liverpool, 3-0 and 4-0 respectively. Now, they have to defend their� perfect record at home against� Sunderland, who come pumped and ready after thrashing Hull City 4-1 at home.

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After experiencing a promising start in the top flight by defeating the current Premiership champions, Burnley's form� went crashing down with two heavy road defeats at the hands of� Chelsea and Liverpool, 3-0 and 4-0 respectively. Now, they have to defend their� perfect record at home against� Sunderland, who come pumped and ready after thrashing Hull City 4-1 at home.

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According to the latest reports, Fulhams's Diomansy Kamara heads Hughton's wish list for emergency loans, with Marlon Harewood and Daniel Cousin also on the interim manager's radar. Fulham signed Kamara from West Bromwich Albion in July 2007 for £6m but he injured a cruciate ligament in June 2008 which kept him on the treatment table for [. Click to continue reading...

There have only been 46 games so far this season but already there are some notable - or perhaps anomolous - statistics. Courtesy of Football365, here are the most salient in a club-by-club format...

Arsenal
*Tomas Rosicky's first outing in 20 months also included a goal.

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The Boy King of New York & Jersey™ let's us know what's what ahead of this weekend's qualifier vs. El Salvador. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal

What they wanted

Arsène Wenger admitted he was looking for defensive cover and a defensive midfielder, along with 'half the managers in the Premier League'

What they got

Arsenal have made an impressive start and that may have convinced Wenger that the squad he has - with the addition of Thomas Vermaelen - will suffice

Pleat's verdict

Maybe a talented big man to replace Emmanuel Adebayor would have given them variations.

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