I was questioning yesterday whether Juande Ramos was happy with the performance of the Spurs hierarchy in the transfer market. Well it seems like he is judging by his interview with tottenhamhotspur.com

"I have little doubt that we have a squad of greater overall quality now than when I began at this club a year ago," Ramos said. Click to continue reading...

The Premiership woke up this morning to a lot of excitement. Everton fans were celebrating breaking their transfer record, West Ham fans were incredulous that they had sold half their defence without replacing them, Liverpool fans were "overjoyed" at signing two foreign 18 year olds to add to their increasing collection of foreign 18 year olds, [. Click to continue reading...

If there is one phrase a manager who has just lost 5-0 does not want to hear - and assuredly, there are many - Steve Bruce probably managed it.


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There's really only a couple (well, one to be specific) deal that many people followed on transfer deadline day, but while many looked to see if Dimitar Berbatov would sign for Manchester United and who Manchester City would nab with their newly-acquired mega-riches, many watched the window to see if someone would come through the [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Lee Cattermole (Middlesbrough), Amr Zaki (Loan), Olivier Kapo (Birmingham City), Daniel de Ridder (Birmingham City), Maynor Figueroa. Notable departures: Antoine Sibierski (Norwich, loan), Carlo Nash (Everton), Rachid Bouaouzan (NEC Nijmegen, loan), Marlon King (Hull City, loan), David Cotterill. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Marvin Emnes (Sparta Rotterdam), Didier Digard (PSG) Notable departures: Jonathan Grounds (Norwich, loan), Luke Young (Aston Villa), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham), George Boateng (Hull City), Lee Cattermole (Wigan) What grade do you give them for this... Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Robinho (Real Madrid), Vincent Kompany (Hamburg SV), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Gláuber Berti (FC Nuremburg), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Tal Ben Haim (Chelsea), Jo (CSKA Moscow) Notable departures: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham), Rolando Bianchi (Torino), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Geovanni (Hull City),. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Daniel Cousin (Rangers), Anthony Gardner (Tottenham), Marlon King (Wigan, loan), Craig Fagan (Derby County), Geovanni (Manchester City), Bernard Mendy (PSG), George Boateng (Middlesbrough), Peter Halmosi (Plymouth), Tony Warner (Fulham), Mark Oxley (Rotherham United). Notable departures: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle -- Finally the Gunners show some championship potential. RVP with a brace and Arsenal had a 23-4 shot advantage. Dang...

Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool -- Borefest saw Torres get hurt and Villa fans heckle the crap out of Benitez for trying to steal Gareth Barry.

Man City 3-0 Sunderland -- SWP debuted with a vengeance, netting two fairly simple attempts. Click to continue reading...

According to the latest Spanish reports, Manchester City have made another record-breaking bid for Brazilian forward Robinho, believed to be in the region of £32 million. It was believed that Robinho was holding out for a move to Chelsea, but now that City have made an offer that meets Madrid's valuation, it appears that Robinho [. Click to continue reading...

Julian Gray has signed with Fulham. The 28-year-old midfielder is moving from Coventry to Craven Cottage. Hull City will welcome Daniel Cousin from Rangers. The 31-year-old is believed to have signed a three-year deal with the Tigers. Carlo Nash has... Click to continue reading...

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First batch of match reviews from the past weekend. The final batch will be up tomorrow morning. Note there won't be a second full match review as I was unable to see Sunderland v Manchester City in full.

Everton v Portsmouth: Jermain Defoe's two goals and assist see Portsmouth go away and get an emphatic 3-0 victory at Goodison Park.

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By winning promotion to this season's Premier League Hull City can finally put to rest a title they have unhappily held for many years - the largest city in Europe never to have hosted a top division club. Any idea who is the new recipient of this dubious award? After years and years of muddling along in this rugby league hotbed, a new stadium and solid financial backing have catapulted Hull City up the ladder of English football. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham target Diego Milito is understood to have wrapped up a move to Italian side Genoa from Real Zaragoza.

Meanwhile, Rangers striker Daniel Cousin who scored in the week-ends old firm derby, has sealed his move to Hull City from Rangers with three-year deal.

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Notable arrivals: Lee Cattermole (Middlesbrough), Amr Zaki (Loan), Olivier Kapo (Birmingham City), Daniel de Ridder (Birmingham City), Maynor Figueroa. Notable departures: Rachid Bouaouzan (NEC Nijmegen, loan), Marlon King (Hull City, loan), David Cotterill (Sheffield United), Andreas Granqvist (Gronigen), Marcus Bent. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Marvin Emnes (Sparta Rotterdam), Didier Digard (PSG) Notable departures: Luke Young (Aston Villa), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham), George Boateng (Hull City), Lee Cattermole (Wigan) A slow day on Riverside. Mido not going anywhere http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_soccerblog/2008/09/carling-cup-dra. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Vincent Kompany (Hamburg SV), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Gláuber Berti (FC Nuremburg), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Tal Ben Haim (Chelsea), Jo (CSKA Moscow) Notable departures: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham), Rolando Bianchi (Torino), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Geovanni (Hull City), Andreas Isaksson (PSV). Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Anthony Gardner (Tottenham), Marlon King (Wigan, loan), Craig Fagan (Derby County), Geovanni (Manchester City), Bernard Mendy (PSG), George Boateng (Middlesbrough), Peter Halmosi (Plymouth), Tony Warner (Fulham), Mark Oxley (Rotherham United). Notable departures: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester United) Baggies defender. Click to continue reading...

With the transfer deadline just a couple of hours away, today is sure to be a very busy day and already there have been numerous rumours and signings made. As reported a few days back, Tottenham Hotspur have made a move for Manchester City right back Vedran Corluka. It was thought that Corluka would have been [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Lee Cattermole (Middlesbrough), Amr Zaki (Loan), Olivier Kapo (Birmingham City), Daniel de Ridder (Birmingham City), Maynor Figueroa. Notable departures: Marlon King (Hull City, loan), David Cotterill (Sheffield United), Andreas Granqvist (Gronigen), Marcus Bent (Charlton). Heskey not leaving for. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Marvin Emnes (Sparta Rotterdam), Didier Digard (PSG) Notable departures: Luke Young (Aston Villa), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham), George Boateng (Hull City), Lee Cattermole (Wigan) Mido not going anywhere Carling Cup third round draw Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Vincent Kompany (Hamburg SV), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Gláuber Berti (FC Nuremburg), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Tal Ben Haim (Chelsea), Jo (CSKA Moscow) Notable departures: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham), Rolando Bianchi (Torino), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Geovanni (Hull City), Andreas Isaksson (PSV). Click to continue reading...

1. The rules don't apply if you're a billionaire. Newcastle owner Mike Ashley was spotted downing a pint at the Emirates while his team lost 3-0 to Arsenal. Slight problem: it's illegal to drink within sight of the pitch in the Premier League. Ashley might think that drinking in the stands makes him more like one [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Anthony Gardner (Tottenham), Marlon King (Wigan, loan), Craig Fagan (Derby County), Geovanni (Manchester City), Bernard Mendy (PSG), George Boateng (Middlesbrough), Peter Halmosi (Plymouth), Tony Warner (Fulham), Mark Oxley (Rotherham United). Notable departures: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester United) Defender joins. Click to continue reading...

After hundreds (at least) of news bits over the last few months, we're finally almost at the end of the summer transfer window. There's a lot yet to happen on the final day of the window, but I'm here to get you caught up on all of the latest signings and speculation. England So, [...] Click to continue reading...