Leeds’ next Gaffer
The inevitable finally happened at Elland Road, as Ken Bates’s incurably itchy fingers slipped on the axe and sent Simon Grayson through the exit door. No-one can say it hasn’t been coming.
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Ten Things I miss…a reminiscent Chelsea fan
1/ Didier Drogba – The Monster
A centre-back trying to deal with a prime Didier Drogba was similar to a spoon with legs attempting to hold back a typhoon – Phillipe Senderos in particular played the role of ‘The Spoon’ wonderfully.
Deadline day has passed – What a relief!
EVERY football fan longs for the transfer window to open. The fact is, despite the excitement and entertainment deadline day brings, most are quietly disappointed when it reaches its climax.
Is there something wrong with Barcelona this season?
Last season Barcelona was the all conquering force. There’s no need to mention their accolades; who they beat along the way, nor how they defeated their opponents. They were at the summit of the football pantheon.
Deadline Day Report
After a relatively dormant transfer window this January, we were looking for some big movements on the classic ‘final day.’
Serie A feels the pinch
Europe is facing a huge economic crisis and, judging by the action – or, rather, lack of – in the January transfer window, even the money-inflated world of football is feeling the backlash of the economic meltdown.
Top 10 Deadline Day Deals
All in all, it was a rather disappointing transfer deadline day. There was a few surprises here and there, and Harry Redknapp did his best to promote the uses of the last minute moves as per usual, but there were no fireworks to keep us all up past midnight. It closes what has been a quiet January overall.
Which Rhode will Jordan take
After his explosive goalscoring exploits for League 1 club Huddersfield Town, clubs up and down the country are looking at Jordan Rhodes. Whether Rhodes moves on or not remains to be seen but we take a look at his flourishing career so far.