Eduardo's most common move, the ankle breaker
This is the most obvious Funny Feeling Friday selection in history - but the selection completely fits the award for the week - an unpopular, out of form, or underrated player who we think will perform over the next few weeks.
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After a decade in relative anonymity at the wrong end of the English football league pyramid, you would think Hull City fans would be enjoying their spell in the limelight. But given the worrying nature of the headlines over the past few weeks, you could forgive them for wishing for a return to the peace and quiet of the lower leagues.

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He was given a stay of execution by his new chairman but I still fear Phil Brown's days are numbered.
Adam Pearson returned to the club two years after his departure, replacing Paul Duffen, who saw the club join the Premier League under his tenure but also accrue alarming levels of debt at the same time. 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...

Just as the referees' apparent lack of fitness stole the headlines in the aftermath of Sunderland's last game, their latest encounter – and encouraging performance – was lost amongst the furore surrounding that red balloon.

Journalists, match officials, and former referees were left to scramble through the rule book to work out whether the goal should have been chalked off, as confusion reigned at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

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When Steve Bruce ended his playing career, everyone seem to know that the next logical step for him was to have a career in club management. His no-nonsense and inspirational defender's display was supposed to provide a springboard for him to inspire, motivate and drive a club forwards as manager.
Even when other former players are finding the transition to club managers difficult, Steve Bruce has proven himself to be a very good Premiership-level manager. Click to continue reading...

...pese a y por lo visto esta noche en Old Trafford. Se esperaba un choque de lujo entre el poderoso anfitrión y una de las sensaciones de la Premier League, pero lo que seguramente no entraba en los planes de nadie –menos aún en los de Ferguson- sería el atrevimiento del conjunto visitante en una de las catedrales del fútbol europeo. Click to continue reading...

Goals from Darren Bent and Kenwyne Jones gave Sunderland a two goal lead only to see Wolves score two goals in five minutes to level the game before Steve Bruce's side scores two goals in three minutes through Jones and Michael Turner. Darren Bent then added a fifth deep into injury time.

1-0 Bent

2-0 Jones

2-1 Mensah (Own Goal)

2-2 Doyle

3-2 Jones

4-2 Turner

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12 goals from defense the past two seasons, beat that Vermaelen
Our Funny Feeling Friday selection this week - an unpopular (by fantasy terms), underrated, or out of form player who we think will start producing in the coming weeks is Birmingham's central defensive summer signing Roger Johnson. Click to continue reading...

Why won't you score?!

Okay, so we are pretty settled into the 2009-2010 season and I am, yet again, having major issues with my fantasy team. What's going on? How can I have 14 points in one weekend? How can Michael Turner do so well for Hull and not for Sunderland? How, in the name of all that is holy, can my captain, Frank Lampard, not have scored a single goal this season?

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Steve Bruce's side made light work of easing past Hull City thanks to a brace from Darren Bent and goals from Andy Reid and from Michael Turner against his former club.

1st Half Highlights

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In this week's episode of Prison Break, Sunderland new signing Michael Turner will be playing Don Self and he's going to take down The Company. Thanks to Jess for emailing us this. If you have a lookalike you'd like to feature in our weekly lookalike column, you can email us on wedontknowfootballdotcom [@] gmail [. Click to continue reading...

.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...

Arsenal striker Eduardo has been suspended for two matches for his dive during Arsenal's recent UEFA Champions League victory against Celtic last week. He will now miss the first two matches of the group stage.

Eduardo was punished for pretending to be taken down by Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc on a play that earned Arsenal a penalty kick.

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Arsenal striker Eduardo has been suspended for two matches for his dive during Arsenal's recent UEFA Champions League victory against Celtic last week. He will now miss the first two matches of the group stage.

Eduardo was punished for pretending to be taken down by Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc on a play that earned Arsenal a penalty kick.

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Thanks to all those who had followed The Flat Back Four on Twitter today. To say that we had a great time chatting and tweet-ing about possible transfer moves would be stretching it a bit. In fact, it was quite the opposite. When the expectation and hype gets built up so much and all we get is a £12m Michael Turner switch from Hull City to Sunderland, then it's time we face the facts and realise that this is as good as it gets in the Barclays Premier League this season. Click to continue reading...

Is Harry looking to sign another of his former players?

Telegraph Sport can reveal that Spurs are trying to sign Anton Ferdinand from Sunderland.
The 24-year-old central defender has been tracked by Spurs for some time – they attempted to sign him when he was at West Ham – but he chose to move to Sunderland for £8 million.

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Doh!

Philippe Senderos, who has been told by Wenger he can leave the club, is likely to be the only departure and Hull are lining up a move for him after selling Michael Turner to Sunderland for £12m. (Evening Standard)

Philippe deserves a good break.

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Done Deal

Stoke City have completed the signing of defender Danny Collins from Sunderland for a fee of £2.75million. (Sky Sports)

After five years good service at Sunderland Danny Collins has joined his former Black Cats teammate Dean Whitehead at the Britannia Stadium.

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So far, there don't appear to be any blockbuster deals in the offing as the end of the summer transfer window draws to a close.

However, that could very well change in the hours that clubs have left to make moves. But while there might be a lack of big names on the move, there are still plenty of deals happening right now, and we've not only got those covered in this evening's roundup, but also in our updated summer transfer lists.

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How do this pair sleep at night?

Take a look around at the teams forking out big money in this transfer window, and then take a look at whats going on at Anfield. Then ask yourselves, why is this happening?

In case you didn't know, Tom Hicks and George Gillett bought Liverpool with loans and debts.

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A rock at the back, what a defender
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce keeps adding quality talent to the squad - bringing in defender Michael Turner (4.5M) today on the last open day of the transfer window.
Turner joins fellow big names Darren Bent and Lee Cattermole at the Stadium of Light, and though the Black Cats lost 1-0 at Stoke this past weekend, things are surely looking up in Tyne and Wear. Click to continue reading...

Done deal

Sunderland have secured the signing of Hull City defender Michael Turner for an undisclosed fee.

The 25-year-old centre-back has agreed a four-year deal with the Black Cats and becomes the club's seventh signing of the summer.

Turner's future has been the subject of conjecture of late, with Liverpool linked with an interest.

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As the transfer window deadline looms, here are top ten transfers that I would like to see happen.
The Flat Back Four's Top ten transfers
1. Hernanes to Liverpool
2. Eidur Gudjohnsen to West Ham
3. Rafael Van der Vaart to Manchester United
4. Yasuhito Endo to Arsenal
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Phil Brown gets set to sell much coveted centre back.

Sky Sports News understands that Hull City have given Michael Turner permission to talk with Sunderland.

Hull City manager Phil Brown has opened talks with a Premier League defender ahead of the likely departure of Michael Turner.

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Is it me or is Phil Brown trying to generate interest in his own player?

Hull City boss Phil Brown admits the club may have to listen to any 'silly bids' for Michael Turner before the close of the transfer window.

Turner has been strongly linked with a move away from the KC Stadium throughout the summer, with Liverpool reportedly offering £6million for the centre-half.

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Phil Brown hopes Michael Turner will be able to convince himself that his future lies with Hull - by putting in a performance at Wolves like he did against Bolton last week.
The Tigers travel to Molineux in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday with the transfer window nearing its close and speculation hotting up, particularly following the completion of Joleon Lescott's protracted switch from Everton to Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

Greece international Sotirios Kyrgiakos has completed his transfer to Liverpool and signed a two-year contract.
The 30-year-old has passed a medical to finalise his switch from AEK Athens, and will go straight into the squad for Monday's Barclays Premier League home match against Aston Villa at Anfield. Click to continue reading...

A Liverpool legend once sang money cant't buy you love, but there is one man on Merseyside who would probably disagree.
As Liverpool prepare to face Stoke at Anfield on Wednesday, looking to put their first Premier League points on the board in the new campaign, manager Rafa Benitez has managed to fit in a spot of bargain basement shopping to fill a gaping hole in the Reds defence. Click to continue reading...

Scaremongering or harsh truth, you decide!

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The storm clouds are circling above Anfield yet again with another story about our unscrupulous American owners surfacing. This time it's over the amount of funds they have given Rafael Benitez to strengthen his squad.

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Can this really be true?

Skysports.com understands Liverpool are closing in on a shock move for former Rangers defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos.

Liverpool are in the market for defensive reinforcements and it is believed they have lined up a move for AEK stopper Kyrgiakos.

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Skysports.com understands Liverpool are closing in on a shock move for former Rangers defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos.
Liverpool are in the market for defensive reinforcements and it is believed they have lined up a move for AEK stopper Kyrgiakos.
The Reds have been linked with the likes of Stoke's Ryan Shawcross and Hull's Michael Turner, but Kyrgiakos appears to be a cheaper option for Rafa Benitez. Click to continue reading...

Another Centre Back, but a very capable one!

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Newcastle United's much coveted centre-back Steven Taylor has gained another potential suitor in Premier League runners-up Liverpool.

The Newcastle Evening Chronicle claims the Reds are keen on the former England Under-21 captain, but will join Aston Villa and Everton in the battle for his signature.

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A good bit of analysis.

And Martin Skrtel is out for at least two weeks with a cracked mandible. Which leaves Rafa Benitez with few options other than to start 18 year old Daniel Ayala as Daniel Agger is still out with an injury. Unless he can sign up Ryan Shawcross or Michael Turner in time.

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Welcome to England, Carlo. Specifically, welcome to the world of Chelsea Football Club.

Ancelotti, a notorious smoker, may not have been able to light one up during the match, but no doubt partook in the old puff following Saturday's dramatic opening day. A day which ended with an all-too-close, just-in-time 2-1 win over Hull City at Stamford Bridge.

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