K. Gibbs - The Boy's a Bit Special

The England U21's continued their qualification campaign for the 2011 European Championships v. Macedonia Friday at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The match featured Premier League & Championship talent from the (young) Three Lions & ended up being quite an exciting & high scoring 9-goal affair.

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Following Sunderland's hard fought 5-2 win over Wolves, Darren Bent was in the spotlight once again. Not only did the English frontman grab a brace (although the second goal has since been declared an own goal by Wolves defender Michael Mancienne), but Bent stole the headlines with his generous act of handing teammate Kenwyne Jones a penalty.

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. Image via Wikipedia A spirited display at home by Wolverhampton Wanderers gave them a 2-1 win against Fulham. This marked a first win at home for the Premier League debutants. Irish striker Kevin Doyle set the ball rolling as he scored in the first half to put the Wolves in front. Michael Mancienne's foul allowed [. Click to continue reading...

Here's the latest on the now infamous transfer ban FIFA sanctioned on Chelsea a week or so ago. You know, the one that� involves a bemusing� infraction � perhaps non-existent but totally incomprehensible� regardless� � � regarding a� 16-year-old� player who had, or had not, signed a pre-contract with a club in a country where a pre-contract may or may not be tangible.

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.A hallmark of the Abramovich Revolution at Chelsea has been their activity in the transfer market. Millions upon millions have been invested in a Chelsea team that has won two Premier League titles, two FA cups, two League Cups and two Charity Shields. The European Cup has eluded Abramovich's Army thus far and it looks [. Click to continue reading...

Oh the irony of it all: One of the wealthiest football clubs in the world, with a proven world-class manager who is yet to splash some serious cash at his new club, and suddenly the bank has been forced to involuntarily shut its doors until January 2011. All due to a little unknown reserve team player (unless you play Football Manager.

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.Arsenal Transfered In: Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax, £11m), Damian Martinez (Club Athletico Independiente, £1.3m), Jamie Edge (Cheltenham, undisc) Transfered Out: Abu Ogogo (Dag & Red, free), Amaury Bischoff (Academica de Coimbra, free), Emmanuel Adebayor (Man C, £25m), Kolo Toure (Man C, £14m), Jay Simpson (QPR, loan), James Dunne (Exeter, free), Rui Fonte (Lisbon, free), Rene Steer (Oldham, free), [. Click to continue reading...

1. Everton must be getting to the stage now where they would consider paying Joleon Lescott to leave and get back to some sort of normality. 2. Another convincing Arsenal win seems to have announced their return as a major title race contender. Roll on next week when we see how they cope with the reigning [. Click to continue reading...

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Mick McCarthy has been hyperactive on the transfer market, bringing in no less than seven players into the West Midlands outfit; the latest arrival being that of defender Michael Mancienne on loan from Chelsea.

On the other hand, West Ham United have a lot to prove as Gianfranco Zola continues the good job he has done with the Hammers.

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As reported on here on Wednesday Michael Mancienne has re-joined Wolves for the season as his education continues, this time in the Premier League. Not before he signed a new four-year deal at Chelsea which is fantastic news.Mancienne is one of the brightest English prospects and has already featured in Fabio Capello's England squad and that was before he had played a game for Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

A couple more young bucks have moved to greener pastures for the time being. Let's take a look, shall we?

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Scott Sinclair
Destination: Wigan Athletic
Loan Length: Season-long
Man. Am I the only one who thinks this guy nis simply ever going to pan out?

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UPDATE: According to Wolverhampton's official website, Wolverhampton signed Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne on a season-long loan.

July 8th, 2009 According to the Express and Star, Wolverhampton's top target is Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne.

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With apologies to our former colleagues at Yahoo!Eurosport, here's an early look at the team news floating around the interwebs in advance of tomorrow's pre-match press conferences.
Fit again Foster and Brown set to lift champions United

Ben Foster and Wes Brown are likely to be fit for champions Manchester United's opening Premier League game at home to Birmingham City after a close-season full of injuries and high-profile departures.

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1. Is It That Time Already?
It could be a case of "art" imitating life, or more likely a chronic lack of preparation, but I have followed West Ham's lead by leaving it 'til the last possible moment before preparing in earnest for the start of a new season. Click to continue reading...

If the rumours are true it looks as though Michael Mancienne will re-join Wolves on loan for the season as Mick McCarthy looks to bolster his defence in what could prove to be a valuable season for them and for Mancienne. Mancienne played for Wolves on loan for a period last season and was so well thought of down there they wanted to keep him for the whole of the season. Click to continue reading...

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Chelsea Official Site PLENTY IN RESERVE
A combination of first and reserve team players ran out comfortable 4-0 winners against a QPR XI at Cobham on Tuesday. Click to continue reading...

Ever since Carlo Ancelotti took over the reigns at Chelsea, he's been trying to sign Andrea Pirlo, the most influential player during his reign at Milan. Pirlo is thought to be looking for a new challenge and who can blame him looking at Milan squad at the moment. The Blues have already offered £8.

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It's safe to say that Darren Bent is leaving Tottenham, but for who? It looked like Sunderland was a go for Bent, but until all of the i's have been dotted and all of the t's crossed, nothing is definite.

Along with late bids for Bent, this morning's roundup is packed chock full of Portsmouth tidbits, and we've also got the latest on Chelsea's pursuit of AC Milan's Andrea Pirlo, Hull's pursuit of new striker(s), and much more.

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Italian giants set for unusual looking defence Following their surprise signing of USA international Oguchi Onyewu, AC Milan are now being linked with a transfer that would see young Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne join him at the San Siro. Highly-rated Mancienne is being touted as a possible makeweight in Carlo Ancelotti's plans to bring Andrea Pirlo [. Click to continue reading...

UPDATE: According to the Daily Mail, Chelsea have offered Claudio Pizarro as well as Michael Mancienne on a season-long loan in exchange for AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo.

July 13th, 2009 According to Salvatore Landolina at Goal.

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Ancelotti very keen on brining former player to west London.

The Rumour

AC Milan are interested in Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne.

Corriere dell Sera says Milan chiefs have expressed interest in the England U21 international during talks over the future of Andrea Pirlo.

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United English XI

England caps: Ben Foster (2), Gary Neville (85), Wes Brown (21), Rio Ferdinand (72), Danny Simpson (0), Michael Carrick (17), Owen Hargreaves (42), Paul Scholes (66), Danny Welbeck (0), Michael Owen (89), Wayne Rooney (52). Total = 446

United British XI

British caps: Ben Foster (2), Gary Neville (85), Wes Brown (21), Rio Ferdinand (72), Ryan Giggs (64), Darren Fletcher (42), Michael Carrick (17), Owen Hargreaves (42), Paul Scholes (66), Michael Owen (89), Wayne Rooney (52).

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One game down, one victory secured, one bad injury - and we're still no clearer knowing which team Mick McCarthy will send out on Saturday August 15.
I think there are five certainties for McCarthy's line-up against West Ham - Kevin Foley, George Elokobi, Michael Kightly, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Kevin Doyle. Click to continue reading...

According to the Express and Star, Wolverhampton's top target is Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne. Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey said,

"Michael has never left our thinking but I don't think Chelsea will allow him to leave on a permanent basis.

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Manchester City don't seem inclined to give up pursuing what many - not least Chelsea - regard as an impossible dream, signing John Terry. Ambitious Manchester City may be in the running for an award for sheer persistence after reports emerged that they are preparing a third bid to persuade Chelsea and England skipper John Terry [. Click to continue reading...

The deal to bring the Roma youth product Gaetano D'Agostino to Turin is not dead in the water as some may suspect. According to Udinese sporting director Sergio Gasperin, Liverpool are keeping an eye on midfielder Gaetano D'Agostino, but he is still likely to sign for Juventus. "I can confirm the interest of the foreign club [Liverpool], [. Click to continue reading...

The deal to bring the Roma youth product Gaetano D'Agostino to Turin is not dead in the water as some may suspect. According to Udinese sporting director Sergio Gasperin, Liverpool are keeping an eye on midfielder Gaetano D'Agostino, but he is still likely to sign for Juventus. "I can confirm the interest of the foreign club [Liverpool], [. Click to continue reading...

UEFA u21 Championship, Group B
England 1:1 Germany
Halmstad, Sweden - Germany booked their place in the semi-finals after drawing 1-1 with a second-string England in Halmstad this evening.
When Gonzalo Castro fired Germany into a fourth-minute lead, it looked like Stuart Pearce's weakened team selection would backfire into humiliation, but England fought back and deservedly equalised through Everton's Jack Rodwell on the half hour. Click to continue reading...

A few eyebrows will doubtless be raised by Chelsea's decision to appoint an exotic continental manager with a poor grasp of English just six months after sacking an exotic continental manager with a poor grasp of English. Accusations were certainly cast about Luiz Felipe Scolari's ability to control the dressing room given his alarming accurate impression of an overweight Andrew Sachs� in Fawlty Towers.

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UEFA u21 Championship: England v Spain
Gothenburg- An intriguing clash of styles in Gothenburg tonight between England, 2-1 conquerors of Finland, and Spain, who need to get points on the board after tying Germany 0-0 in their first game.
The Germans lead the group by a point after downing the Finns 2-0 earlier today, but England can overtake them with a win tonight. Click to continue reading...

The summer is always a difficult time for the ‘football addict' such as myself. Saturday afternoons that used to be solely focused on the beautiful game now feature such activities as shopping with my girlfriend and general household chores etc – very boring indeed. Hurrah then for the European Under 21 Championships which at least gives me two weeks of football to enjoy while I wait for the new season to begin.

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England stumbled their way to a 2-1 win in their opening match at the European Under-21 Championships in Sweden on Monday – a victory which owed much to boss Stuart Pearce. Pearce was brave enough to switch his formation at the break with England down to 10 men after the dismissal of Michael Mancienne. Click to continue reading...

Today Michael Mancienne has gone about Impressing the new manager in the worst possible way as he was sent off playing for England Under 21's against Finland in the European Under 21 Championships. A long ball over the top was played and Mancienne looked like he misjudged the bounce/backspin on the ball and was caught out by the Finnish centre forward. Click to continue reading...

UEFA U21 Championship: England 2:1 Finland
Halmstad, Sweden - At 7,500, the Orjans Vall in Halmstad, twice a venue in the 1958 World Cup, must be the smallest venue a lot of England's team have played in for a while, but by the time of Finland's first corner in the fourth minute, the blue and white fans who had crossed the border made it feel a lot larger. Click to continue reading...

UEFA U21 Tournament: England v Finland
Halmstad, Sweden
Domestic interest in the UEFA U21 tournament is higher than usual this year, partly because the National Team is on leave for the summer and partly because there is the sniff of victory from England.
A tasty crop of young Englishmen have made the journey to Sweden including Premier League-honed Gabriel Agbonlahor, Michael Mancienne, James Milner, Micah Richards and Theo Walcott, giving coach Stuart Pearce both hopes and headaches; the Three Lion Cubs have the quality to win the trophy after falling to the Netherlands on penalties at the semi-final last time, but also for the first time in around a quarter of a century England head to a tournament as favourites; there is now expectation and responsibility on Pearce's head that was not there before. Click to continue reading...