Two clubs in the North West are facing very trying economic times, I hardly need to remind you of their names, they are Manchester United and Liverpool. The team from Merseyside have the threat of administration over their heads, after Tom Hicks and George Gillett's disastrous ownership of the club, but there…

There have been calls in various quarters for a winter break in the Premier League in recent years, but perhaps the most prominent of them has waited until now to voice his opinion on the subject. Speaking to the Sunday Express, Wayne Rooney stated that the head honchos…

Whilst fans of Manchester United and Liverpool fret over the economic future of their clubs and protest against their American owners, at Arsenal, fans can rest easy in the knowledge that Arsenal are in financial terms arguably the best run club in the Premier League. Whilst their rivals are…

One of the most ridiculous events in my recent memory of the Premier League took place a couple of weeks ago. The venue was St Andrews and Birmingham had just been beaten by Everton, ending a unbeaten run at home that had lasted for a calendar year. Incredulously, some fans saw fit…

Football has seen its fair share of ‘showboaters’, they are often the players who add spark to the game and are always capable of doing something different. Whether it is George Best, Diego Maradona or David Ginola, the game has been littered with players who can make somthing…

A familiar face from Arsenal's past can currently be seen at the club's London Colney training ground, and his name is Robert Pires. The French winger is a free agent after being released by Spanish outfit Villarreal in the summer, and Pires has been training at the club in order to keep…

He sounds like a Brazilian, but rising star Gervinho is actually from the Ivory Coast. The flying Lille forward has recently been linked with Aston Villa as Gerard Houllier looks to put his stamp on the team and make them a force to be reckoned with…

There have been plenty of 'dirty' forwards in the game, usually in the form of big bustling centre forwards who seek to dominate the opposition's defence by either fair means or sometimes foul. Football Fancast takes a look at five of the dirtiest forwards to have played the game. 1. John Fashanu 'Fash' was…

When Arsene Wenger said at the start of the season that he would not be sending Jack Wilshere out on loan, I was surprised and I thought it might turn out to be a mistake by the Arsenal manager. I did not think Wilshere would get regular games…

Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook recently went on record as stating that after this summers spending spree, the club would be looking to seriously cut down their outgoings as the owners look to make City a sustainable business whose huge losses will be reduced in…