I know it's only two games into the Premiership season but you can't help speculating who will be the first manager to get the big El Bow.

Alan Cubishley has to be a hot favorite. The Hammers poor start, coupled with an indifferent season last year are likely to be making him feel very insecure, whatever he says. Click to continue reading...

You know how I sometimes say "You heard it here first"?

I just want you to know its the truth.

For example I was talking about this issue back in August last year.

And do you remember the time I predicted Gary Megson would become the Foxes' manager? And I was right of course (although to be fair, with the advantage of hindsight I wish I hadn't been)

Now it seems some people are recognising that the idea of team GB is politically driven. 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...

Andrei Shevchenko has finally put his Chelsea-hell behind him by resigning with Italian giants AC Milan. Shevchenko will sign a contract with Milan subject to passing a medical in the next few days. Bolton manager Gary Megson has admitted that the club are interesting in buying Fulham's unsettled midfielder Jimmy Bullard. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Danny Shittu (Watford), Mustapha Riga (Levante), Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City), Johan Elmander (Toulouse) Notable departures: Abdoulaye Meite (West Brom), El Hadji Diouf (Sunderland), Ivan Campo. Gary Megson would like to bring Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard to the Reebok... Click to continue reading...

By: Chris C.
Soccer City FC

At long last the new year of football is underway and all is right with the world, if only for 90 minutes at a time. Off the pitch, we've still got the normal events of the day with Dimitar Berbatov asking to leave Tottenham in favour of greener pastures with Manchester United. Click to continue reading...

Bolton and West Ham got their Premier League campaigns off to flyers with victories over Stoke City and Wigan respectively. Meanwhile, Premier League new boys Hull City came from behind to beat Fulham at the KC Stadium.

Bolton ran out 3-1 winners against Tony Pulis' Stoke City at the Reebok Stadium. Click to continue reading...

The beginning of the Premiership season is upon us, and that means a few things: i. If you root for someone outside the Big Four, start dreaming of the UEFA Cup. ii. Referees will be forced into hiding again. iii. Get your hair gel now, ladies, because England is going to be depleted by November. iv. Click to continue reading...

Everyone's favorite New Jersey based scouser is back for the new EPL season. Here is die hard Liverpool fan Endy in the Outfield's season prediction.

My Painful EPL Predictions

1. Man Utd.
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Arsenal
5. Tottenham
6. Portsmouth
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The Premiership - A great place for any manager when winning, but a horrible job to be in when losing, with fans hurling abuse from all angles following a bad result. Premiership Talk take a look into the managers most likely to be shown the door early on this coming season.

1. Gary Megson - The Bolton manager's appointment did not go down to well with the Trotters fans following Sammy Lee's failure at the helm. Click to continue reading...

For everyone outside of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Arsenal, success in the Premiership can be fickle. We saw it last year with Tottenham, who wound up an extremely disappointing 11th after two straight 5th-place finishes. We saw it last year with Reading, a club that was relegated a season after finishing comfortably in 8th place. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Mustapha Riga (Levante), Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City), Johan Elmander (Toulouse) Notable departures: El Hadji Diouf (Sunderland), Ivan Campo. Possibility: Abdoulaye Meite (Hull City, West Brom) Gary Megson could look to replace departed striker El-Hadji Diouf with Israeli international. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Mustapha Riga (Levante), Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City), Johan Elmander (Toulouse) Notable departures: El Hadji Diouf (Sunderland), Ivan Campo. Possibility: Abdoulaye Meite (Hull City, West Brom) Gary Megson could look to replace departed striker El-Hadji Diouf with Israeli international. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Mustapha Riga (Levante), Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City), Johan Elmander (Toulouse) Notable departures: El Hadji Diouf (Sunderland), Ivan Campo. Possibility: Abdoulaye Meite (Hull City, West Brom) Gary Megson could look to replace departed striker El-Hadji Diouf with Israeli international. Click to continue reading...

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
The home kit I took as a mistake, maybe some idiot just OK'd the design. I could live with that shirt, it wasn't the ugliest thing that I have ever seen, but this? Come on, seriously? It honestly looks like someone threw up on the home kit and didn't rub the stain out fast enough so that it set in.

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Gary Megson has wasted no time in replacing El Hadji Diouf, and has immediately captured the signing of Dutch under 21 international Mustafa Riga from Levante.

The winger, 26, was a big hit at the Spanish outfit, and was given the nickname "The Bullet" for his blistering pace. Click to continue reading...

Gary Megson has wasted no time in replacing El Hadji Diouf, and has immediately captured the signing of Dutch under 21 international Mustafa Riga from Levante.

The winger, 26, was a big hit at the Spanish outfit, and was given the nickname "The Bullet" for his blistering pace. Click to continue reading...

Hull City, Bolton and Newcastle all suffered surprising friendly defeats against lower league sides in England on Saturday afternoon, but do the results of these pre-season fixtures really matter? Crewe, Macclesfield and Doncaster may be reveling in their victories over their Premier League counterparts, but will Phil Brown, Gary Megson and Kevin Keegan be particularly worried [. Click to continue reading...

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The Independent newspaper has publicly acknowledged that it got its facts wrong in a story about the future of Bolton manager Gary Megson, which was originally published on April 8, 2008. The newspaper originally wrote that the club was "planning an overhaul in its management structure and was set to appoint a coach to work with [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have prepared for Scott Carson's exit by making a £3m offer for the Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri, although their £10m valuation of the England international is frustrating his hopes of a move away from Anfield.

Carson wants to leave Rafael Benítez's team having spent loan spells at Aston Villa, Charlton and Sheffield Wednesday in the three years since joining Liverpool from Leeds United. Click to continue reading...

The Sun today revealed the secret of Gary Megson's success in the transfer market; he is the acme of charisma, a man who exudes football knowledge from every pore. According to new Bolton signing Johan Elmander, one of the main reasons that he chose Bolton was the presence of the Ginger Mourinho himself - [. Click to continue reading...

Bolton Wanderers, who narrowly avoided relegation last season, have signed Sweden striker Johan Elmander on a three-year deal from French club Toulouse in a deal believed to be worth about £10million. The twenty-seven year old striker started two of Sweden's three Euro 2008 group matches and the former Brondby striker scored a hat-trick against Bordeaux in the final match of the 2007 season, guiding his side to third in France's Ligue 1 as well as clinching a Champions League qualifying slot. Click to continue reading...

It was clear that Bolton were short of firepower last season, as they narrowly avoided relegation from the Premier League. Manager Gary Megson has certainly taken a huge step to avoiding this scenario next season by landing Johan Elmander for somewhere in the region of £10million. Big bucks for the Wanderers - will it be [. Click to continue reading...

Johan Elmander has completed his switch to Premier League side Bolton Wanderers. The Swedish international has been a transfer target for many other clubs including the Spurs. The Trotters have struck a deal with French club Toulose for an undisclosed fee to sign Johan Elmander. The Swedish striker has signed a contract which will see him [. Click to continue reading...