Football FanCast columnist Jerome Johnstone is unsure as to why Liverpool are pursuing a move for Gareth Barry and wonders if Rafa is looking to possibly reverting back to a possible 4-4-2.

There doesn't seem to be a day that doesn't go by where Gareth Barry's Aston Villa future is not up for debate. What started as a general enquiry by Rafa Benitez has opened up a huge can of worms, in which every man and his dog at Villa Park bemoaning the conduct of our football club.

Football FanCast columnist Jerome Johnstone continues his search for the Premier League's finest players of all time and after Tony Adams and Steven Gerrard picking up the awards for their respective positions, today the focus of attention will be on the strikers..

Since the very first moment that the gruff voiced Andy Gray and the ever hairy Richard Keys introduced the Premier League to our screens, little did we know what was around the corner - It illuminated a game that to be fair was in desperate need of an injection of life and the Sky's fortunes that have been pumped into the game over the last 16yrs has transformed it at every level and insured that the Premier League would become the best in the world.

Football FanCast columnist Jerome Johnstone continues his search for the Premier League's finest players of all time and today the focus of attention will be on the back four. Who will join Liverpool's Stevie G in our own Premier League hall of fame?

Since the very first moment that the gruff voiced Andy Gray and the ever hairy Richard Keys introduced the Premier League to our screens, little did we know what was around the corner - It illuminated a game that to be fair was in desperate need of an injection of life and the Sky's fortunes that have been pumped into the game over the last 16yrs has transformed it at every level and insured that the Premier League would become the best in the world.

Football FanCast columnist Jerome Johnstone looks back at the Premier League years and wonders who must be considered its finest midfielder.

Since the very first moment that the gruff voiced Andy Gray and the ever hairy Richard Keys introduced the Premier League to our screens, little did we know what was around the corner. It illuminated a game that to be fair was in desperate need of an injection of life and the Sky's fortunes that have been pumped into the game over the last 16yrs has transformed it at every level and insured that the Premier League would become the best in the world.

Football FanCast columnist Jerome Johnstone feels that Kevin Keegan made a valid point and feels his words can be levied at a lot of other clubs.

Kevin Keegan is very much an enigma in football and you really either love or loath him. I personally have great admiration and respect for the man for the simple reason that in the modern day game it is rare that you are treated to honesty. There are no flies on Kevin Keegan, no false promises, no 5yr plans - a man who is desperate to bring success to a football club and realises that he hasn't the resources at present to achieve it. What is so wrong about that?

Football FanCast columnist Jerome Johnstone assesses the real value of being in the Premier League and feels that Fulham may have every right to feel aggrieved if they were to drop out of the top tier of English football.

One look at the Championship run-in yesterday really hit home the enormity of the Premier League for me. The joyous scenes at the Britannia stadium and the away end at Loftus Rd highlighted the passion and huge desire of the respective football clubs in reaching the ‘promised land' and more importantly the riches that go with it. A place in the top tier of English football is valued at £40m and you can understand why both West Brom and Stoke City's chairmen saw the need to crack open the bubbly last night as the club financial future, especially in the current climate, looks assured for the next few years.