April 8th, 2009
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Risible rumour of the day: Zamora to Villarreal
Hands up if you watched Villarreal outplay Arsenal in the first leg of last night’s Champion’s League quarter final first leg and thought to yourself “They’re playing well, but what would really give them the edge is misfiring Fulham striker Bobby Zamora?”
Amazingly, The Daily Mirror’s ‘Football Spy’ (could it be Andriy Shevchenko?) believes that at somebody [...]
Meaningless football transfer cliches - TUG OF WAR
Regularly throughout the year clubs take a break from the taxing business of playing football, grab a rope, and pull with all their might in order to secure a signing. The tug of war certainly sounds exciting, and potentially a great way of resolving disputes over players if performed literally. But how is the term [...]
The numbers game: how much is Sturridge taking or leaving?
At 19 years of age Daniel Sturridge may already be the flavour of last month as the press swarm around Kiko Macheda, but the Manchester City striker is one of the best teenage prospects in the country, and he is just a couple of months away from the expiry of his contract. He is not [...]