Archive for the ‘Transfer’ Category

The 30 million pound substitute

He's good cover for Rooney, but is he really worth 30 million pounds?
It seems the press are as fickle as Ronaldo’s wardrobe.  With Ronnie still commanding headlines for the wrong reasons, it now seems he has a partner in tabloid crime in Carlos Tevez. Showing their talent for variety, the Sun and the Mirror now seem content in [...]

England Beckons

England Aspirations
Two leagues in the same year, on two different continents, with two very disparate levels of competition, and two different responsibilities.
Bending the ball like Beckham is mind-blowing enough, but playing in two leagues on two sides of the Atlantic back to back is another thing entirely. Is this the mark of a great athlete [...]

The January Transfer Window

Revolver Topic: Should the winter transfer window be scrapped?
For the sake of the neutrals - that teeny, tiny minority of this world, keep it.
Imagine a world where Arshavin puts in a performance of a lifetime, magically lifting Arsenal out of its 5th place misery and past a faltering Manchester United, in an epic battle with [...]

Get rid of the January transfer market? I think not.

Revolver Topic: Should the winter transfer window be scrapped?
There are some that say the January transfer window is a bad thing for leagues. Their argument is that they can easily splash some cash for a new player midway through the season in order to give them a leg up over other clubs.
True, but not the [...]

Tottenham : A Regrettable January

In a sane world, a multi-million dollar corporation wouldn’t change CEO’s every 2.5 years and spend tons of money on never-to-be-completed experiments. Football might not exist in this sane world, but the Tottenham Hotspurs have a management philosophy as schizophrenic as an attacking Martian.
One thing the club cannot be accused of is inconsistency in firing [...]

Writing off Chelsea - The title and beyond

Tough times ahead.
Liverpool don’t have it in them to win the league.  This season at least.  Chelsea on the other hand have proven to be an interesting study.

Chelsea are in a gradual process of disintegration. The first signs came well before the game at Old Trafford.  The strings seemed to unravel after first [...]

David Beckham- The Legend Continues

Beckham could soon be a memory at L.A.
Is the legend David Beckham past his prime? Recent news surrounding Beckham and his desire to stay on past his loan to AC Milan has yet again raised questions about his viability.
The superstar’s abilities have been speculated upon by many ever since his missed penalty against France in [...]

Quaresma- Inter to Chelsea

Chelsea
The Blue’s new winger has had, what critics such as myself might say, a disaster spell at Inter Milan. The Portuguese was all but influential during his spell in Milan, having only 12 starts with the First Team.
The highly-rated winger joined the Blues squad in Chelsea Manager Scolari’s hopes to regain some silverware. Can the [...]

Can Arshavin save Arsenal?

Time for reinforcements
After months of intense negotiations, Zenit St. Petersburg finally agreed the transfer of midfielder Andrei Arshavin to Arsenal for the sum of ₤17m – a club record for the Gunners. Ironically, due to a massive snowstorm, Arsenal will have to wait a bit longer for the deal to be confirmed.
This comes as no [...]

Pompey’s Malaise

Watching Portsmouth stumble to yet another loss this weekend, I sympathized with Pompey supporters. A club that won the FA Cup last season is now struggling to hold itself above the relegation zone. If recent results are any harbinger of things to come, Pompey is likely to find itself in a fight for Premiership survival [...]