You know what happens when you take two days out of your work week to take a small vacation? You get two times the work on your desk to hammer out when you get back. Thats what.

Here is whats happening in the world of the Bulls:

+ Details have emerged on the nature of the Macoumba Kandji transfer package.

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The African pipeline has deposited two new arrivals in the bowels of RFK, just in time for a brutal six-week stretch that will severely test United's depth. So what did we add? Thabiso "Boyzzz" Khumalo 27, forward or right midfielder, reported to be speedy Remember those roster posts where I was calling for a speedy forward who would give us a sorely missing dimension in the attack and could Click to continue reading...

West Ham announced late yesterday that they have signed two new players, Torino striker David Di Michele, and Congolese defender Herita Ilunga from French side Toulouse. Both players arrive at Upton Park on season long loans, with a view to making the signings permanent. In addition to these players word is that Stephen Appaiahwho is now a [. Click to continue reading...

Could these two or three extra few signings that we're after be on the way before the window shuts on midnight of 31st August?
According to our friends at Setanta, they could just be. A report from them says Juande Ramos has confirmed that he is looking to bring in both defensive and offensive players before the September 1 deadline. Click to continue reading...

Reading have raided Cork City once more and landed Dave Mooney, a 23 year old striker who has been on target 15 times in the Irish league this season. Mooney's addition means we've certainly got options up front now, and with Lita and Doyle looking distinctly average thus far it can only add pressure on them to perform. Click to continue reading...

As the days tick by I'm beginning to feel more and more uneasy about our dealings in the transfer market. We continue to be linked with literally dozens of players and, while a lot of this will be idle media speculation, we've still not signed reinforcements where most needed.

Our midfield is world class and a match for any Prem club, but we need the support at the back if we're to challenge for a coveted top four spot. Click to continue reading...

The transfer window has swung open, accompanied by movement both between MLS and parts foreign and within the league itself. DC has busied itself by offloading Sudamericanos and importing Earthquakes. The latest to land on the VDub bulls-eye is Ivan Guerrero, the left-sided midfielder and defender who was one of Chicago's key players prior to Osorio's arrival in Fire-land and his subsequent Click to continue reading...

Seven-figure signings
20 Players Who Were The First To Be Signed For £1 Million By Each Premier League Club (In Order Of Purchase)

1. Manchester City: Steve Daley, £1.438m from Wolves, September 1979
2. Arsenal: Clive Allen, £1.25m from QPR, June 1980
3. Manchester United: Garry Birtles, £1. Click to continue reading...

The summer isn't all about transfer rumours you know. Sometimes there are actual signings too. And to prove it here are some photos of famous footballers smiling and holding up shirts with their names on... - The big transfer saga of the French summer is over, with talented but bratty midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa(above) swapping [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City have officially had a 19 million pound offer accepted for CSKA Moscow's Brazilian striker Jo. 44 goals in 77 appearances for Moscow was the impressive haul which alerted The Citizens to his talents, and Mark Hughes deftly swooped to make Jo his first City signing. It appears that Hughes' days of wheeling and dealing [. Click to continue reading...

Far be it from me - or anyone for that matter - to question Rafa Benitez and his summer transfers, but when Liverpool fans take a look back next season, chances are pretty good that the signing of Udinese left-back Andrea Dossena could go down as one of the main reasons why Liverpool were successful [. Click to continue reading...

After finishing off the 2008 campaign with the Premiership and UEFA Champions League titles, one would wonder how Manchester United could improve on a squad that is considered by many to be the best in the world. Well If United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has his way, he may yet add another piece to the [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool supporters may well be feeling a little underwhelmed by the news that manager Rafa Benitez has made Switzerland right-back Philipp Degen his first signing of the close season. It's not the big-money transfer the fans are crying out for after yet another season without silverware. Degen, 25, will make the move to Merseyside [. Click to continue reading...

Well, shut my mouth! Just after bitching about the dearth of news on the Columbus Crew, a trip around the Web drops a steaming hunk of it plops in my lap. Soccer By Ives reports the Crew has actually signed Gino Padula, an Argentine (natch) left-back who played most recently in France - and for a [.. Click to continue reading...

The South American Invasion is on in DC! The Goffinator has the scoop as usual (Part 1 | Part 2), so I won't bore you with the same details you'll find (or, more likely, have already found) on the Insider or the already updated Wikipedia pages of our new boys (Gallardo, Niell, Martínez, Peralta, Carvallo - all five already listed as United players, you'll note). Click to continue reading...

It's January, folks, and if you're a Premier League fan that can only mean one thing - the opening of the transfer window. Trouble is, you're probably sitting there like us thinking "when's somebody going to buy someone?"

I know we're only two days into the new year, but let's face it, there's a lot of clubs out there with a whole stack of money to spend - they just don't know who to spend it on. Click to continue reading...

After months of delays and rumors, the speculation over Arsene Wenger's future has finally ended as the Arsenal manager is understood to have reached an agreement with our board of directors. The deal will tie him to Arsenal until the end of the 2010/11 season and will see Wenger making £4 million a year. Wenger had earlier hinted that he would come out about his future some time this week, and Click to continue reading...

Recent interviews with Arsene Wenger and Gilberto Silva have heard both say that Arsenal don't need to spend big to be competitive in the Premier League and it was this philosophy which Arsene Wenger followed in signing new players this season, despite the fact that the powers that be at Arsenal have been constantly telling the fans that we have copious amounts of transfer money available. Click to continue reading...

The official Arsenal FC website, Arsenal.com, has released an article which officially states that Arsene Wenger has signed Lassana Diarra from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. This comes as a surprise deadline day signing after Arsene Wenger earlier claimed that he would not sign any new players. Wenger, however, does have a reputation not only for making signings on the last day of transfer Click to continue reading...

The sweet stench of it fills the air!

via BBC Sport's gossip column:

Frank Lampard's agent Steve Kutner was seen holding a "Teach Yourself Spanish" video as he looked on while the England midfielder launched a new initiative at Wembley. (Various)

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