Midfielder Marcus Bean and striker Paul Hayes are available for Wycombe after recovering from ankle problems. Goalkeeper Matt Ingram is suspended after being sent off against Morecambe last Saturday so coach Barry Richardson, 46, is on the bench. Aston Villa are missing winger Adama Traore (broken foot), but striker Jordan …
Read More »Exeter City vs Liverpool – Match Preview
Exeter midfielder David Wheeler is unlikely to have recovered from an ankle injury in time to face Liverpool. Right-back Christian Ribeiro and midfielder David Noble could start their first games since November after returning from injury as substitutes. Liverpool are without a senior centre-back after Dejan Lovren and Kolo Toure …
Read More »Premier League Transfer Round Up
Norwich City have made their second signing of the January Transfer Window as Croatian Defender Ivo Pinto joins from Dinamo Zagreb. Arsenal fans may find the name familiar as he faced them earlier this season in the Champions League. Pinto will be tasked with shoring up the Canaries Defence and …
Read More »Spurs fans don’t think they’ll sign a Forward this month
Another of my “scientific polls” were carried out last night and it turns out that a slight majority believe that Tottenham won’t bolster their attacking ranks this month. #Tottenham fans do you actually think the club will sign a new Forward this month? #COYS — Dan Tracey (@dantracey1983) January 6, …
Read More »Michel Platini says Au Revoir to FIFA Presidential Race
Suspended Uefa president Michel Platini says he will not stand in the Fifa presidential election next month. Platini, along with Fifa president Sepp Blatter, has been banned from football-related activities for eight years by world football’s governing body. Both men were found guilty of breaches surrounding a £1.3m ($2m) “disloyal …
Read More »Alan Curtis confirmed as new Swansea Manager
As I predicted on Tuesday, Alan Curtis has been named as the replacement for Garry Monk at Swansea until the end of the season. You can read the article from Tuesday here http://realfootballman.com/2016/01/05/is-alan-curtis-the-new-swansea-manager-by-default/ Ultimately it looks like all the leads that Huw Jenkins was following up have gone dry and …
Read More »Everton vs Manchester City a few quick thoughts
It’s advantage Everton after they had Goodison Park rocking last night A slender lead but Roberto Martinez’s side fully deserved their win Sergio Aguero was back in the side but I don’t think he is quite at full fitness Everton were on top for the first half hour or so …
Read More »Barcelona vs Espanyol in less than 5 minutes
Barcelona managed to exact some revenge for their Catalan Derby stalemate with cross city rivals Espanyol in the Copa Del Rey last night and here is how they did it. Keep an eye out for the sumptuous free kick from Lionel Messi
Read More »Didier Drogba calls full time on his playing career
Didier Drogba has announced his retirement from Football with immediate effect, the 37 year old who last played for Montreal Impact in the MLS has ended his career but not completely his involvement with Football. He looks set to move back to Stamford Bridge but this time in a coaching …
Read More »Not Lubbly Jubbly for Harry Redknapp and Olimpija Ljubljana
In one of the more left field pieces of managerial news you’ll hear this month, Slovenian side Olimpija Ljubljana have decided not to progress with their interest in Harry Redknapp as they currently look for a new Manager. It’s not quite the random link you may imagine due to the …
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