So Aston Villa are willing to sell Gareth Barry but only at the price they believe he is worth. The player is starting to spit his dummy out of the pram, who is in the right?Gareth Barry has been with the club for a long time, his loyalty isn't reall...
Football rivalry is a big part of the game and players transfer from one rival to another all the time. However what happens when a player joins a club he has hated since birth?I raise this question as my beloved Portsmouth are closing in on Scummer ...
The appointment of Paul Ince as Blackburn manager looks like setting off alarm bells for all Rovers supporters.The Guvnor takes over from old Manchester United team mate Mark Hughes, and has a very tricky job on his hands. This is Ince's first crack ...
During Euro 2008 David Pleat (amongst other things and people) really got on my wick, well I thought it was time to give some praise to of his ITV colleaguesJim Beglin is no David Pleat, he's not been a top flight manager, he's not a convicted curb c...
After months of rumour mongering and contracted negotiations over a bigger deal, Inter Milan have finally announced that they have officially made a bid for Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.It is believed that the Nerazzurri have already sent out a f...
The normally reticent Paul Scholes today gave an interview, hinting that his Manchester United, and possibly professional career, will come to an end in two years. For a man of so few words that anything he does say instantly gains credibility, it wa...
Liverpool are quickly becoming this Summer's most active team in the transfer market after revealing that not only are they after Aston Villa's captain Gareth Barry but they are also in the market for Tottenham's highly rated striker Robbie Keane.The...
Football fans across the country are fearing their heroes might not be with them this season.Even the big four are now struggling to convince their best players to stay and challenge for the Premiership title. Adebayor, Ronaldo, Lampard, Drogba, Barr...
He made it clear – he wanted to go to Liverpool and leave Aston Villa behind but as Gareth Barry is finding out – you don't always get what you want in life.Liverpool have now cooled their interest in him, they are more interested in partnering Robbi...
Portsmouth have long been linked with a move for Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea but they have finally got their man.Harry Redknapp has been pursuing the England man for a long time and talks reached an impasse a couple of weeks ago but things hav...
It is being reported all over the press that Peter Crouch is on his way back to Portsmouth in a £11million deal but is this a good move for the England front man?To put it simply - the answer is yes, yes it is.The 6ft7” striker has been linked with a...
Luiz Felipe Scolari may be new to English football but he seems to be a natural when it comes to dealing with the tenacity of the British hack.In his first press-conference since taking over as Chelsea manager the Brazilian came across as a charming,...
Football is a very fickle game and although generally speaking the 'f' word – fickle that is – associated with the general football fan, in this instance I am referring to the players themselves.You hear supporters complaining all the time about play...
Does anyone here really give two hoots as to what Sepp Blatter thinks?I thought not.However he has stuck his oar in regarding the Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga and reckons that the club should sell him should he want to move on like has been report...
The beauty of football is the way it can create debate. Whoever you are, whoever you support, you can have your view and a trip to your local pub will show just how heated these debates can often get.However in my own experience, whenever the subject...
Regardless of his heroics last season for Manchester United, Ronaldo is systematically burning his bridges and must almost certainly moveThere is a fantastic story doing the rounds this morning about Cristiano Ronaldo, luridly telling of his crutch-b...
It might be gorgeous outside and the summer is well and truly upon us (finally – well for today at least) however we are less than a month away from the Road to Wembley 2009 version getting under way.I was at Wembley last season to see both the semi-...
I love football. I watch a lot of football. Sky and Setanta are both in my household and together cost me the best part of 50 notes each month. On a typical weekend I will watch the early game on Saturday on Sky, nipping out to the chippy for a batte...
Premier League managers are to have an extra two substitutes to pick from for the upcoming 2008/09 campaign, a decision that is sure to please managers and players alike across the country.The history of football substitutes is a surprisingly active ...
England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 was treated as a disaster; but was it actually a blessing in disguise?Last November, as the rain tumbled heavily out of the dark London sky, English football was seemingly dealt a grievous blow. As Steve McC...
So then the on/off saga of Gareth Barry's transfer from Aston Villa to Liverpool is finally over. Well maybe.Martin O'Neill dug his heels in and the Aston Villa board backed him up. They set a deadline for Liverpool to meet their valuation of the pla...
I watch a lot of football; this makes me unpopular with my girlfriend who, in true girly cliché style, doesn’t like it. She only allows my sporting indulgences if it is “one of my teams”. She also wails that I’ll ...“watch any football and there’s no...
Alright, alright, fair enough there are many managers out there who just can't get enough of playing the media and forcing their way into the spotlight but Sir Alex Ferguson is something else.As Chelsea were taking on Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals in the...
AC Milan have unveiled their latest big name signing in the form of Ronaldinho in front of thousands of Rossenieri supporters at the Giusieppe Meazza but could his move purely be a smoke-screen for a departure of Kaka?Chelsea have been strongly linke...