I know it's only two games into the Premiership season but you can't help speculating who will be the first manager to get the big El Bow.

Alan Cubishley has to be a hot favorite. The Hammers poor start, coupled with an indifferent season last year are likely to be making him feel very insecure, whatever he says. Click to continue reading...

Paul Ince's big-time experience and galvanising qualities are what Rovers will seek to harness as they look to push on this season.
Blackburn


Gary Megson's men will do enough to ensure a successful campaign - given that success round these parts is defined solely by survival. Click to continue reading...

Fabrice Muamba
He's young. Only 20 years old and he's earned 7 caps for the England U21 squad in the last year. Fabrice Muamba is our new defensive midfielder and he can fill in right where Ivan Campo left off. Campo spent 6 seasons at the Reebok and he was a welcome sight for just about every Trotters supporter over the years, but he got older and he got slower.

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By: Chris C.
Soccer City FC

It's another interesting month in the world of football. Transfers are flying around at the typical blazing pace, players are making bigger money than even they know what to do with, and the little teams are trying their hardest to keep up. Many of the smaller teams out there have gone so far as to break their own transfer records to sign players that would previously have been relatively affordable. Click to continue reading...

Will be short today; some work to take care of and precious little to write about so I'll leave you with links to read and I'll try to pop in and update this as and when I get the time. Megson wants to sign Saha [The Sun] Wenger After Roque? [Goal.com] Still Supporting Portugal [Republik of Mancunia] More links [. Click to continue reading...

A ninth straight home win for city in an entertaining game which saw the blues lose a lead and then come from behind to keep the fantastic home record intact and move back into 4th place.

City drew first blood through the impressive Rolando Bianchi, who gave the best performance from a centre forward for city season. Click to continue reading...

What on the surface seemed one of the more bizarre managerial appointments in the Premiership for as long as I can remember (a poll in a Bolton newspaper quoted a staggeringly low 1.7% of fans approved) seemed like a masterstroke last Thursday night at Allianz Arena when Bolton came away with a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich. I must admit that along with almost everybody else I was perplexed when the man ironically dubbed by Leicester fans the "Ginger Mourinho", Gary Megson, was appointed manager of Bolton. Click to continue reading...

Bolton Wanderers 1 - 1 Braga Ground: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 10,848 Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia) [67] Diouf - Bolton [87] Jailson - Braga Bolton's newly appointed manager joined caretaker boss Archie Knox in the dugout for tonight's UEFA Cup clash between The Wanderers and Portuguese club SC Braga. A disappointing turn out for the match left The Reebok looking sparse which probably [. Click to continue reading...