1. Billionaires always have good home security Which would explain why Salomon Kalou's equalizer on Sunday means Chelsea haven't lost at Stamford Bridge since February 2004. 2. But Roman Abramovich should definitely think about building an extension There were less than 42,000 at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea vs Man Utd. Click to continue reading...

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As QPR and Derby County wait for a ruling by the Football League, and QPR fan groups announce their intention to protest

The Times/Martin Samuel - "...Paying a Queens' ransom
Obviously, not everyone does badly in a recession, but Queens Park Rangers are attempting to buck the trend spectacularly by minting the first £50 ticket for football outside the Barclays Premier League. Click to continue reading...

Peter Hill-Wood reckons Arsenal should make do without a foreign "sugar daddy". The Gunners' chairman has seen the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea taken over by billionaires, while Uzbek-Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov - a major shareholder - is thought to been on buying the Gunners outright. However, Hill-Wood does not value foreign benefactors as a long-term [. Click to continue reading...

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- More Press Focus on the ticket price increases. The Football League is set to rule since, according to the Derby Evening Telegraph "Clubs set their ticket prices before the start of the season and have to submit them to the Football League. Any change to prices for away fans has to be agreed between the two clubs. Click to continue reading...

I'm back in Germany after a week of fun and, err, rain in Ireland, and I'm looking forward to the resumption of the Bundesliga. Here's one big reason.
Ireland being a country that specializes in weird pursuits like hurling, both on the pitch and in alleyways behind pubs after too many Guinness, the Irish tend to get their football from the English Premiership. Click to continue reading...

IT'S no wonder players are going round saying losing with England never hurts as much as it does with their own club. You'd probably feel the same if you'd been messed about as much as Jamie Carragher has by his country.
Mark Lawrenson in a pro Liverpool comment shocker

"They didn't want me to move elsewhere, so that's why I was told the news of having been left out, just after the transfer window had closed,'
Sami Hyppia and how not to treat a club legend

So keen were they to jump into bed with the first "billionaires" to come along with a sackful of promises, that they found themselves landed with Gillett & Hicks. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you scarf down 21 pounds of grits in 10 minutes......... The day after hiring Zola, West Ham's sponsor goes bankrupt. Nice. (Guardian) The good billionaires you want owning your club. (SoccerLens) Study says vertically striped shirts make you look fat; Ronaldinho needs to make better club choices. Click to continue reading...