David Moyes has clinched the signing of James McFadden on a free transfer, boosting Everton's creativity. The Scot is no stranger to Goodison Park, having made 109 appearances for the Toffees.

Since his release from the relegated Birmingham City, McFadden has been training with clubs throughout England, including Mick McCarthy's Wolverhampton Wanderers side.

Six SPL games on a Saturday afternoon? A fixture list that makes me feel dizzy. The past is an unfamiliar place and all that.
A full house. A lunchtime kick off in Ayrshire is the only nod to modernity, the joker in the pack reminding us that we're so totally not, like, living in the last century or something.

Scouring Scotland for players has its hazards of course. Remember Craig Levein's unhappy spell at Leicester and Tommy Burns' at Reading? James McFadden, Barry Ferguson and others were quasi megastars in the goldfish bowl, only to act the part of "any other player" down south - sometimes even less than that, as was the case with Kris Boyd and the majority of his Middlesbrough cohorts after the

Owen Hargeaves' bizarre online self-advertisement acts a reminder of the talent that is available to Premier League clubs in the form of free agents. The former Manchester United man has tongue firmly in cheek in proving his fitness in gym-based YouTube videos, but is nonetheless a come-and-get-me plea.

While Jeremy is our resident NUFC supporter, he is out of pocket this week so I'm going to take over with my thoughts on the transfer of Demba Ba from WHU to St. James' Park. Taken as a move by itself, there is little to do other than like it a lot. NUFC is desperate for strikers and Ba was very effective over the second half of last season at Upton Park.

A host of Premier League clubs have released up to 123 players this summer with Patrick Vieira, Jonathan Woodgate and Matthew Upson amongst the most high-profile stars let go this summer.

The official list of ‘free agents' released on Thursday night features former World Cup winners, former England internationals and Premier League champions.

Owen Hargreaves Released

A list of the top EPL players to be released on free transfers this summer has been announced, with some high profile named players now without a club. Jonathan Woodgate, Patrick Vieira and Matthew Upson will be on the hunt for new clubs, while Manchester United finally released Owen Hargreaves after he only played 11 minutes in 2 full seasons.

Disuss.

Jamie Maher tweets under the alias @ThoseFeet and is well worth a follow. The accompanying Those Feet website will be up and running shortly. This is his personal account of a cracking goal by James McFadden ...

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I spent a huge amount of time debating with myself about which goal I should choose.

Arsenal: to keep Vermaelen and Fabregas fit

Wenger's men have managed to keep within touching distance of the top of the table without their first choice outfield spine. While Samir Nasri and Marouane Chamakh have made up for the injuries to Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie, Thomas Vermaelen has been badly missed and Arsenal fans know they need him playing if they are to mount a serious title challenge.