AUTHOR PROFILE: Tom Jinks

Sports Journalist. Man Utd and Northampton Town fan. Favourite United players are Peter Schmeichel, Paul Scholes, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer and Ruud van Nistelrooy. Big fan of Serie A in the late 90's, and players like Gabriel Batistuta, Marcelo Salas, Paolo Maldini and Alvaro Recoba. As well as football, follow basketball, NHL, NFL and tennis. Fan of NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and NHL's Detroit Red Wings. I also write a weekly NBA blog, have a look @ http://tjinks.wordpress.com/ Also follow me on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/tomjinks

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Blogs by Tom Jinks

Scouting Report: Liverpool’s Milan Jovanovic

Date: 3rd February 2010 at 2:58 pm | Filed under: Football Blogs,Liverpool,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , , , ,
Liverpool have finally signed a striker that they desperately need: they just have to wait until next season to see him in action. Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic has signed a pre-contract agreement with Liverpool, believed to be a three-year deal worth £10 million. The Serbian international, 28, has been…

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Stoke deserve great credit for Etherington support

Stoke are set to help Matthew Etherington with his huge gambling debts by offering the in-form winger an improved contract to stay at Britannia Stadium. Etherington, 28, is reportedly £800,000 in debt and Stoke have offered to increase his current £20,000 a week wages, with an up-front payment included to…

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Can Hammers boss succeed where so many have failed?

Date: 2nd February 2010 at 4:20 pm | Filed under: Football Blogs,Premier League,West Ham United | Author: | Tags: , , , ,
Yesterday’s transfer deadline saw a plethora of strikers arrive at West Ham, with Benni McCarthy signing from Blackburn, Ilan arriving from Saint-Etienne and Egyptian international Mido making the trip to Upton Park. Currently in 15th place and only one point clear of the relegation zone, West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola…

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Should Capello turn a blind eye to John Terry misdemeanours?

Date: 2nd February 2010 at 3:10 pm | Filed under: Chelsea,Football Blogs,Premier League,World Cup 2010 | Author: | Tags: , , ,
England manager Fabio Capello will meet with John Terry this week, following the recent revelations about the England and Chelsea captain’s private life. Despite the revelations that one member of the FA’s committee privately believes Terry should resign as England captain, the FA have decided that Capello will be the…

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Curtains for Dimitar Berbatov?

In Manchester United’s 3-1 demolition yesterday, the Gunners were torn apart by Nani and Wayne Rooney. But where was their record signing? Glued to the bench for 89 minutes, watching his team decimate their fierce rivals. Dimitar Berbatov’s exclusion is another setback in what has been an up and…

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Can Thierry Henry still cut it in the Premier League?

Date: 1st February 2010 at 3:17 pm | Filed under: Arsenal,Barcelona,Football Blogs,Manchester City,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , , , ,
Manchester City could be set to make an audacious bid to sign former Arsenal legend Thierry Henry from Barcelona, according to the Daily Mail. With Barca manager Pep Guardiola targeting Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery and Valencia’s David Silva to fill Henry’s spot on the left-side attacking role, Henry could…

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Can Sturridge succeed where others have failed at Chelsea?

Date: 28th January 2010 at 6:56 pm | Filed under: Chelsea,FA Cup,Football Blogs,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , , , ,
sturridgeChelsea are not a club known for developing young players. Particularly young English players. With the exception of John Terry, Chelsea’s first team consists of experienced foreigners brought in on massive transfer fees, (the likes of Michael Essien, Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba) and English players bought for big money from other…

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