Newcastle are now firmly in crisis and Howe is on the edge after defeat to Brentford leaves them as close to the relegation zone as Champions League qualification. Sandro Tonali will hope his innumerable suitors weren’t watching that. On a day in which Manchester United eased to victory over 14th-placed Tottenham to maintain Michael Carrick’s … Read more
It’s Manchester United v Tottenham this weekend and that makes us very excited. The reason isn’t complicated; it’s because it’s almost guaranteed to be absurd but even more importantly with absolutely no guarantee about which specific way(s) it will be absurd. That’s the real fun. It will be ridiculous, sure, but not one of us … Read more
Arne Slot, Oliver Glasner and Thomas Frank will surely all be out of work soon, while Manchester United and West Ham being sensible does not feel right. It was quite the Premier League weekend, with a single draw – which ultimately feels like a defeat for one of those teams – allowing for plenty of … Read more
The plot strands are inextricably interwoven, with one unwavering through line: an inevitable stay of execution being granted over an unavoidable decision which would put the collective out of their misery. How curious that the genesis of Thomas Frank’s doomed Spurs reign can be traced back at least as far as the 2024 FA Cup … Read more
After last weekend’s FA Cup action, with its exciting games and baffling refusal to have all of them feature a five-minute delay to check some blurry pictures for where somebody’s toenail might have been, we’re delighted to confirm it’s normal service resumed this weekend. The Barclays is back! VAR is back! What passes for a … Read more
Manchester United may claim to be a little tied up right now while they faff about with managers. But even an ‘omnishambles of a club’ cannot let slide what seems to be unfolding around their best player in over a decade. Reports suggest Bruno Fernandes is looking to move on the summer. And United appear … Read more
Two Liverpool whispers are ranked in the top three for probability, while one Arsenal striker link is marginally ahead of the other… With so much transfer talk doing the rounds, we’re here through the summer to sift through the bullsh*t and highlight the whispers that might have some substance. Each day we’re ranking the top … Read more
Every Premier League club has broken their transfer record at least once since Manchester United last did. And Liverpool are about to break theirs again. Remember, this is a record of the last five record transfers, NOT a record of the five most expensive transfers ever. Arsenal record transfer progression Mesut Ozil – £42.5m (Real … Read more
We’ll have this season’s losers with you separately – for now, please feast upon these glorious glorious winners LiverpoolThe only place we can possibly start is with the biggest winners of them all, the newly-crowned Premier League champions. Coming into this season, nobody knew quite what to expect from Liverpool. Despite their squad remaining … Read more
Two of five Premier League teams look set to be disappointed come 6 o’clock on Sunday as those clubs’ summer transfer plans will depend on Champions League qualification. We’ve come up with ten players whose futures may well be tied to who finishes in the top five. Emiliano MartinezHe would have been perfect for … Read more