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The news that West Ham are looking to pursue the signing of injured Milan and La Galaxy midfielder David Beckham is certainly one of the week’s strangest stories.

Chairman David Gold has stated that “David keeps on showing he still has so much to offer and if he’s available then we want to be bidding” and …

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Liverpool’s meek performance away to United this weekend has raised some serious concerns, for me anyway, about the validity of Liverpool’s status as a top four club. It is clear that our squad isn’t up to much when it comes to depth but with the manager also employing questionable tactics throughout; Liverpool became their own worst enemy and gave United the initiative.

The full backs on show …

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Despite all the success Phil Brown and Hull City have had over the past two years it has been riddled with a strong sense of insecurity which cost Phil Brown his job and has Hull staring financial ruin in the face.

Hull’s rise through the leagues is …

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Frank Scicluna from TrulyReds.com gives his opinion about the current situation at Old Trafford.

Despite the wonderful season being enjoyed by Manchester United thus far, the ongoing ownership saga continues to cast a dark shadow over the club for many supporters. The very thought that the vast debts inflicted on it by the Glazer …

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Back in 1996 the days existed when exotic foreign players were still a rare commodity in the English game, and when Benito Carbone signed for Sheffield Wednesday from Inter Milan for £3million it was a move that excited the English football fan.  Possessing amazing skill and ability on the ball as well as his long …

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To buy or not to buy? That’s the conundrum that will face Birmingham boss Alex McLeish this summer.

One of McLeish’s hardest decisions will be whether to make Christian Benítez’s loan deal from Mexican side Santos Laguna permanent.

There was a lot of controversy over the Ecuador international’s transfer. Birmingham firstly …

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Chris Hutchings’ managerial record would put the fear of God into any chairman considering hiring an existing member of staff as the club’s new manager. The former Bradford City and Wigan manager was sacked from both clubs after being unable to fill the shoes of his predecessor, Paul Jewell.

However, Carlisle United’s Gregg Abbott and Chris Hughton at …

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The dealings of the John Obi Mikel case have been well documented and are murky at best, but the central midfielder’s lack of progression in his four seasons in West London makes the £12m Man Utd seem inflated at best as the years roll by.

The Nigerian is still only 22 years of age and …

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Roman Pavlyuchenko looked to be heading out of White Hart Lane in January. The Tottenham striker was out of favour with his manager Harry Redknapp and it seemed as though there was little chance of the Russian international making his way back into his boss’s …

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Inter Milan’s fairly smooth passage through to the last eight of the Champions League after a lacklustre fight back by Chelsea has definitively proved what everyone knows – Inter are a much better side for selling the big Swede in the summer.

Acquiring Samuel Eto’o plus some 50 odd million on top of that looked, at best back then, a crazy piece of business on …

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