A trip down the River, a game at the Cottage, a pm in the pub

Dominic Sanchez-Cabello So, we looked good in Istanbul, Chelsea were lucky at The Bridge and some bloke called Gareth is to be sold for 90 million. The man is called Gareth for heaven’s sake! Onwards to Fulham: Craven Cottage is one of the trickier places to go and in recent times has been the setting …

There is a very strong chance that Spain’s financial crash will seriously injure football

Why are agents still pushing their players into Spain?  Why are British clubs still selling players to Spain when they must know (even if it is via prickles in the back of the neck) that there is every chance of several Spanish clubs going into administration or liquidation this year.  And that as a result …

So, how would YOU handle Arsenal’s transfers, Chamakh and Flamini?

By Tony Attwood Right.  You are Arsenal manager or CEO or whatever.  You are in charge of transfers.  What do you do? Tell everyone who you are signing or stay quiet?   The former has a problem because if the deal doesn’t go through because the selling club won’t sell, it makes you look silly.  So …