Tag: Wigan
Report: Sunderland eye move for Will Grigg
Updated:According to reports from The Mirror (transfer live blog, 12:15) League One outfit Sunderland are keen to sign Will Grigg in the January transfer window. The Black Cats want the 27-year-old to…
Read more »Caldwell says Rodgers was “brilliant” and “gave advice” on being a manager
Gary Caldwell was full of praise for Brendan Rodgers, revealing the “brilliant” Celtic manager “gave advice” on how to be a successful coach. After retiring in 2015, Caldwell wasted little…
Read more »Championship Table 2016/17: Results After Week 37, Top Scorers, Updated Standings
Updated:Brighton and Hove Albion levelled on points with Newcastle United at the top (separated only by the goal difference) after winning 3-0 against Derby County. It was a strong performance…
Read more »FA Cup Draw: 4th Round Fixtures and Dates Released
Updated:Manchester United, the defending champions, are set to be drawn against 2013 winners Wigan Athletic in the fourth round of the 2016-17 FA Cup. Chelsea will host Championship side, Brentford,…
Read more »Liverpool in talks to sign Anderson Talisca, club official in UK
Updated:Liverpool have begun talks to sign the talented Brazilian winger Anderson Talisca from Benfica. Jurgen Klopp is looking to add some flair and pace to his attack and Talisca has…
Read more »Premier League Football Crests: The 2012/2013 Edition
Updated:Football crests are a core part of a club’s identity (just see the fuss that accompanies any attempt to modernise the crest or colours). With that said, the crests are…
Read more »Premier League Week 37 Preview
Updated:A look at this weekend’s Premier League matches as Manchester fights for the league title and London teams play for their Champions League futures. Arsenal v Norwich The chase for…
Read more »Most efficient Premier League clubs in the last three seasons (2009 to 2012)
Updated:Building on our previous post about the most efficient football clubs across Europe’s top four leagues this season, here we do an historical analysis of the Premier league and the…
Read more »Aston Villa v Wigan Preview
Updated:Aston Villa assistant/caretaker manager Gary McAllister has been boosted by a return to fitness for Richard Dunne, who hobbled out of last week’s defeat to West Brom, and Emile Heskey…
Read more »Why Goal Difference is crucial to Premier League survival
Updated:It’s often said Goal difference is an indicator of how well a club is going. It can also indicate the competitiveness of an entire league.
Read more »Can Manchester United kick Arsenal out of the title race?
Updated:The Premier League will take two weeks off for the international break (giving Wenger and Benitez another opportunity to crib about Fabregas and Torres playing for Spain) – but don’t…
Read more »Premier League Predictions: Manchester United and Chelsea to win, Tottenham to lose
Updated:The first week of the 09-10 Premier League season has thrown up a few surprises (and pleasant ones at that). The newcomers to the league have been in typically plucky…
Read more »Transfer Rumors (13 August 09): Man United target Schalke keeper Neuer, Chelsea close on Serb starlet Matic, West Ham move for Chamakh, and more
Updated:Many a football fan around the world is in full-on rejoicing (or relief, for some) mode, with the focus shifting back towards club action on the pitch. However, there are…
Read more »Transfer Rumors (26 July 09): Terry remains at Chelsea, Man United rekindle interest in Valencia’s Silva, Arsenal eye Roma’s Vucinic and Chelsea’s Kalou, and more
Updated:It should come as a shock to few, if any, but John Terry has finally come out and said that he’s…(drumroll, please)…staying at Chelsea. Not only is Mr. Chelsea staying…
Read more »Transfer Rumors (12 Jan 09): Chelsea to bid for Barcelona’s Iniesta, West Ham reject another Manchester bid for Bellamy, Barcelona to make summer move for Lyon’s Benzema, and more
Updated:Things are still quiet on the signing front as we start a new week, but there are a lot of rumors to report on about who could be on the…
Read more »Transfer Rumors (8 Jan 09): Manchester City bid for Newcastle’s Given, Blackburn reject City’s Santa Cruz offer, Manchester United after Villareal shot-stopper, and more
Updated:Today’s transfer roundup isn’t light on the latest news and rumors about who definitely will be headed to new clubs and who could be in the near (or distant) future.
Read more »Top 20 Most Expensive EPL Non-Starters: Kieron’s not so Dyer situation
Updated:The English Premiership’s most costly bench-warmers have been revealed today in a new list published by football scouting website IMScouting.com. The list gives a “Cost per game” value for each…
Read more »Chelsea ‘fans’ defect to Man City
Updated:The Premiership woke up this morning to a lot of excitement. Everton fans were celebrating breaking their transfer record, West Ham fans were incredulous that they had sold half their…
Read more »Who makes your football kits?
Updated:Here’s a list of football shirt manufacturers and the clubs they make kits for in the Football League:
Read more »Glory Fans – Not So Bad After All?
Updated:As a child, the summer holidays brought about a family trip to a campsite in Europe. We’d get in the car to travel down to Dover and I would always…
Read more »The Best Week-End Betting Odds and How We Hate Ashley Cole…
Updated:Gerry McDonnell returns with his weekly betting column on the English Premier League. Marriage is like a chicken vindaloo, it’s something you have to try at least once, even though…
Read more »Charity, Empathy and Chas to Tea
Updated:I remain a slave to tradition. Every year, I make a complete fool of myself at the office Christmas party, and this year was no exception. After consuming a few…
Read more »Weekend Predictions | This is the ode to Hel
Updated:I’ve never been particularly lucky in love. As a result of a severe lack of confidence, I can only approach women after a skinful of lager when the beer goggles…
Read more »How Big is Your Pitch?
Updated:Chris over at EPLTalk has paid someone to put together a list of the pitch sizes in the Premier League – not to be confused with other metrics of measuring…
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