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£25 Million Deal Done, Ireland Staying & Bellamy Stock Takes An Upswing!

Escapini — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:57 +0000

Another bleak day for English football. A perhaps ‘better than average’ footballer has been sold for an extraordinary amount of money speculatively pumped in by a foreign investor.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not having a childish dig at Manchester City here, it’s just I have to ask the question, ‘Where is this actually going?’ I could see what Chelsea were up to when they went on their spending spree of Abramovich’s millions.

I can understand ...

England Star Will Be The Catalyst For Any Spurs, Villa And City Deals

Escapini — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:45:42 +0000

Hold tight please....

An interesting comment on Spurs Community in relation to the current Mexican Stand Off in the Premiership at the moment. Three very ambitious sides are in what can only be described as a ‘holding pattern’ and one man will be the catalyst to get things moving. And that is the multi-million dollar man himself, James Milner.

Milner’s transfer is by no means inevitable, but my prediction is that this will be ...

Spurs Bail, Leaving City To Woo Villa Superstar

Escapini — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:43:07 +0000

Harry Redknapp has thankfully seen sense and swerved the opportunity of a lifetime to purchase the services of James Milner. The player was too expensive and their interest had accordingly cooled as the price tag climbed and climbed.

Aston Villa of course are entitled to ask what they want for the player, bless ‘em. But Milner, who had a good season with Villa and a limited run in the England team that oscillated between naff and just about alright isn’t worth ...

What Can Bellamy Actually Offer Tottenham?

Paul Stephen — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:08:16 +0000

The proposed transfer of Craig Bellamy to Spurs from Money Bags City is likely to be the bargain buy of the summer.

Mancini seems determined to clear out anyone who’s neither foreign nor overpriced. Harry, on the other hand, has proved over and over again that he buys high quality players on the cheap and gets the best out of them all – but, most particularly, the British ones.

Bellamy is gifted, unpredictable ...

City Advertising Images Must Not Include Craig Bellamy Or Shay Given, If True This Can Only Mean One Thing…

Escapini — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:02:40 +0000

It is perhaps no surprise that City could be in the process of shifting one of their best players. As they chase the inevitably destabilising influence of Mario Ballotelli and the inadequate talents of Landon Donovan the Eastlands faithful may be questioning what narcotics Signor Mancini is indulging in.

Now rumours that advertising companies have been told to leave images of Shay Given ...

Brazilian Sparks Bidding War Amongst Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United And Manchester City

Jonathan Ellis — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:28:44 +0000

You know when an exotic name pops up as the ‘next big thing’ and some diminutive Brazilian forward you’ve never heard of suddenly (artificially?) becomes the most feverishly coveted star on this big hideous circle we call earth, and then usually disappears again? Yeah, you know that? Well here’s the latest one doing rounds.

Linked to a Premier League move last year, and now having his name chucked around the rumour mill ...

Rebel To Rolemodel?

Paul Stephen — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:19:40 +0000

Joey Barton attempts to smile

Newcastle’s Joey Barton recently stated to the media that he has finally overcome the problems that have dogged his career for the last two or three years.

Indeed, his violent tendency to hit people (or just stub out cigars in their eyes) prompted a swift exit from his first club Man. City and time in prison for assault two years ago.

“I took the punishment on the chin and ...

George Caveney Can Feel It In His Water

Escapini — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:38:57 +0000

This Time I Know It's For Real

This time I know it’s for real. Again.

A year ago, Hughes was the man for City’s future. Things were looking on the up. Bedding in a little, even. There had been a further shift in mentality and another sea change in how clubs, players, agents and fans across the footballing world perceived City. Frantic cheque scribbling and the ...

Super City Viral

Escapini — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:03:46 +0000

This is good.

A star studded contingent of City boys including Joe Hart, Emmanuel Adebayor, Micah Richards, Dedryck Boyata, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Wayne Bridge and Kolo Toure made their way to the USA, specifically Manhattan on Thursday to make this Umbro launch.

No Bellamy and no Given, I see… but then again, it can be easily argued that a number of other players are also missing. The reason for mentioning Craig Bellamy and Shay Given was an ...

Live Pre-Season Football – The Barclays New York Challenge

Tom Jones — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:00:04 +0000

The Barclays New York Challenge features both Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City as they look to get some wins under their belt in pre-season in preparation for the 2010/11 Premier League campaign. Spurs and City will both face Sporting Lisbon and Thierry Henry’s New York Red Bulls and you can watch an HD stream of all the games for free right here once you’ve downloaded the Veetle Player.

Schedule of Matches:

Friday 23rd ...