If Alan Parry thinks refereeing is so easy, let's see him be the man in black next week. Football commentators sometimes stoke the fire by criticizing referees, which makes the TV viewers get emotional and forces undue pressure on referees, as well as countless subsequent articles in the press and people moaning on football radio shows. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers; Old Trafford, Saturday 27th September, 1500.

VdS returns against Bolton after a shaky start to the season with Kuszcak ruled out with a groin injury. There was always a chance United would name rookie keeper Ben Amos in the starting line up but it was felt that thinking man's neanderthal, Kevin Davies, and the aerial bombardment he will undoubtedly receive, would be too much of a fiery baptism.

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Good Morning Insiders, and tomorrow see The Arsenal travel again for this third away fixture to the North West to face their old bogie team Bolton Wanderers. Saturday's game sees Gary Megson's side struggling for consistency having lost the services of players Matthew Taylor through injury and Gary Cahill with the [. Click to continue reading...

Bolton boss Gary Megson doen't always treat the Carling Cup with much respect. He is not unlike many other managers when he rests much of his first team from playing in the early rounds of the competition. Last season, he even did the same in the Uefa Cup. Last night a weakened Bolton side went out of the Carling Cup in a 2-1 defeat at home to League One Northampton Town. Click to continue reading...

Not much to report on this one, thanks to an overzealous official sending off Gary Cahill early in the match. I was looking forward to this friendly, but there just aren't many conclusion to draw from beating a 10-man team 1-0. Our single goal can from Hetemaj in the 17th minute. Press [...] Click to continue reading...

Birmingham City thought they had the transfer in the bag. Gary Cahill appeared to be on the verge of making the short journey from Villa Park to St Andrews during the January transfer window, thereby bolstering the Blues defensive line-up for the relegation scrap. However, the centre half instead plumped for Bolton (maybe it was [. Click to continue reading...

Quick - get the violins out for Birmingham City. Soccernet report that Blues chairman David Gold has lashed out at Gary Cahill after the player stalled over a move to St Andrews. The former Aston Villa defender made a last-minute switch to Bolton, shunning the Blues and leaving Gold & Co fuming. Gold said: "I would [. Click to continue reading...

Birmingham City were snubbed by defender Gary Cahill who decided to join Bolton Wanderers instead of Birmingham from Aston Villa. ComeonBoro quotes him as saying: The club is extremely disappointed as a lot of hard work and effort was put in to make a further addition to our squad. This is a player we chased very [. Click to continue reading...

Express and Star has reported that Gary Cahill has decided to move to Bolton Wanderers instead of Birmingham City from Aston Villa. The defender has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with the relegation threatened club but says that he is happy to have left the Midlands. Cahill says: It is the right move for me to come [. Click to continue reading...