Football Forecast 6 March 2009

This weekend will prove to be an exiting one with a mix of Premier League and F.A cup games to keep us entertained and firmly fixed to our armchairs shouting obscene comments at player who’s names you cannot pronounce. This week’s F.A Cup is set to be a mouth watering round with one or two upsets a must , after all it is cup football. With all the cup action the Premier League only plays host to one match in the form of Sunderland v Tottenham at the Stadium of Light. Firstly we’ll have brief insight into the tantalizing F.A cup matches set to take the Nation by a storm over the coming days.

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Hull City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur – Premiership Live Blog – 22 February 2009

It’s just what you want on a Monday night – watching two teams who occupy the lower regions of the Premiership, slug it out to a probable goalless draw. Yes, the fare on offer this evening is Hull City against Tottenham Hotspur. Daily Soccer Blog is getting it’s money’s worth out of the Setanta subscription to bring you continued updates throughout the match. Read more

10 English Players Who Should Move Abroad

David Beckham aside, the most high profile English players currently plying their trade in foreign countries are Matt Derbyshire on a six month loan/holiday at Olympiakos and Tyrone Mears, also on loan, at Olympique Marseille. Both deserve credit for having the courage to try a different league and culture, but those two aside something about the current mentality of the typical English player seems to inhibit them when it comes to testing themselves in foreign leagues. Read more

10 Reasons Robbie Keane Should Have Stayed at Liverpool

The deadline day transfer of Robbie Keane from Liverpool to Tottenham was probably the biggest news of an uninspiring January transfer window. Amidst claims that he was a pawn in a power struggle between Benitez and the club’s American owners, Keane was forced to pack his bags and return to Spurs with his tail between his legs in many respects. Below are the top 10 reasons Keane should have put his foot down and stayed on the red half of Merseyside. Read more

Top 50 Premiership Transfers in January

The January transfer window slammed shut at 5pm Monday 2 February, or a little longer if there were problems with the weather. Anyhow, a record £160 million was spent by desperate Premiership clubs during the window who were trying to improve their squads for the remainder of the season. Much of the money was spent by Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, both staring relegation in the face and who forked out £47 million and £48 million respectively. Read more

Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur – FA Cup Live Blog – 24 January 2009

Afternoon to everyone out there – and a good morning to some of us late-sleepers stateside – as we get set for what should be quite the interesting tie between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. Read more