Transfer Rumors (19 Jan 2010): No Flamini loan for Man City, Man United rebuff Tottenham’s Foster interest, Birmingham in third bid for Liverpool’s Babel, and more
England City To Loan Flamini? After being linked with a loan move to Tottenham last week, it’s now looking like former Arsenal man Mathieu Flamini could be on his way…
Now hail Wenger for prudence
Amidst all the talk of football and finance over the past week or so, it’s been interesting to hear the outrage of fans and pundits alike at the state and…
Liverpool need to put a win under the table
Six of the best quotes of the week from dangerhere.com (one of the five nominees for the funniest football site of 2009 award). 1. Phil Neville always does his best…
Soccerlens TV: Arsenal’s title challenge, Valencia vs Villareal and Real Madrid’s debt
Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. In Episode 12, Andy Brassell kicks the show off with Arsenal’s match…
Report: Manchester United 3-0 Burnley
Another typically ‘ok, but not great’ performance by the Champions saw us defeat a gutsy Burnley side 3-0, with Berbs, Rooney and new boy Diouf finding the net on a…
Betting: West Ham and Liverpool managers lead the sack race
Paddy Power have offered Soccerlens readers a free £20 bet. Click here to bet and get a FREE £20 BET. Paddy Power reports a surprise rival to Rafa Benitez in…
Calciopoli: The Scandal Returns
It’s been four years since the fateful days when Juventus’s world exploded. Relegated to the Serie B, fined, stripped of their titles and of their star players, La Vecchia Signora…
Patchwork Bari knit better together than Inter
Giampiero Ventura doesn’t take kindly to being called the grandfather of Serie A, but having just turned 62 the journeyman Bari manager has to go that little bit further in…
Three key battles ahead for Liverpool
Rafael Benitez must have been feeling that perhaps he was not destined to take Liverpool to their first trophy win since 2006 when Robert Huth poked in a last-gasp equaliser…
Transfer Rumors (17 Jan 2010): Chelsea eye Boro’s Johnson, Arsenal target Croatian star Mandzukic, Liverpool and AC Milan battle for Jovanovic, and more
Chelsea In For Johnson Chelsea are one of a number of clubs tracking Middlesbrough star Adam Johnson. The only concrete offer thus far, however, has been from Wolves, but their…
Sheer embarrassment as harmony returns to the Bridge
Two weeks ago I went to see Chelsea vs Fulham at Stamford Bridge. As a Chelsea fan I was horrified by what I had encountered. Chelsea had conceded in the…
SPL Review: Bairns Hang On To Vital Point At Celtic
Falkirk manager Eddie May was delighted after his sides 1-1 draw at Celtic Park. Tony Mowbray’s side huffed and puffed and played some nice football but yet again the finishing…
Jose Mourinho is punters’ choice for next Liverpool manager
Jose Mourinho would appear to be the man Liverpool fans would like to see take over from Rafa Benitez, reports bookie Paddy Power. Whilst Kenny Dalglish, the 11/4 favourite, is…
SPL Weekend Preview – Rangers, Hibs, Celtic and Hearts to win
The weekend’s televised lunchtime kick-off at New Douglas Park between Hamilton and Rangers is set to be an absolute cracker after the 3-3 draw between the two sides in the…
Benitez’ failing a social one
Rafael Benitez signed a 5 year contract at Liverpool in the summer, and this is probably the only thing saving him from the proverbial noose. Its often cited his transfer…
