Kings of the jungle On Saturday evening I was part of a drunk, betting syndicate that decided the odds on Hull City to beat Arsenal were just too generous to ignore. £100 later and suddenly we all look like footballing Nostradamus'. Yet none of us seriously expected a return on our alcohol fuelled punt as the sincere pre-match predictions were whether Arsenal would score 5 or 6 or 7. Click to continue reading...

It was a good week for CONCACAF players in European competitions in mid-week, with Mexican captain Rafael Marquez scoring for Barcelona and Honduran star David Suazo scoring his first goal for Benfica.

Unfortunately, the goal-scoring touch didn't carry over to the weekend.

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Is this technically an own goal? Marlon King - wearing Newcastle United shorts and socks - fires a penalty past Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given. Hull were stopped from wearing an all grey kit by referee Andre Marriner, who decided there was enough gloom on Tyneside at the moment without a team in all grey playing [. Click to continue reading...

Picture via this link. Before I write, I want to thank everyone for the turnout this weekend for the EPL Talk Chat. You honestly have no idea how happy it made me. Anyways enough of the gushing, back to the meat of this post. Marlon King's double was enough to see off Newcastle United 2-1. I have [. Click to continue reading...

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Before I write, I want to thank everyone for the turnout this weekend for the EPL Talk Chat. You honestly have no idea how happy it made me. Anyways enough of the gushing, back to the meat of this post.

Marlon King's double was enough to see off Newcastle United 2-1.

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Liverpool 2-1 Manchester Utd
Hey look, the perennial also-rans in the Premiership scored a nice early-season win. Carlos Tevez had an early goal equalized by an own goal, before Ryan Babel netted the game-winner with a powerful strike in front of the net. Would you believe it was Rafa's first win over United? Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Lee Cattermole (Middlesbrough), Amr Zaki (Loan), Olivier Kapo (Birmingham City), Daniel de Ridder (Birmingham City), Maynor Figueroa. Notable departures: Antoine Sibierski (Norwich, loan), Carlo Nash (Everton), Rachid Bouaouzan (NEC Nijmegen, loan), Marlon King (Hull City, loan), David Cotterill. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Daniel Cousin (Rangers), Anthony Gardner (Tottenham), Marlon King (Wigan, loan), Craig Fagan (Derby County), Geovanni (Manchester City), Bernard Mendy (PSG), George Boateng (Middlesbrough), Peter Halmosi (Plymouth), Tony Warner (Fulham), Mark Oxley (Rotherham United). Notable departures: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Lee Cattermole (Middlesbrough), Amr Zaki (Loan), Olivier Kapo (Birmingham City), Daniel de Ridder (Birmingham City), Maynor Figueroa. Notable departures: Rachid Bouaouzan (NEC Nijmegen, loan), Marlon King (Hull City, loan), David Cotterill (Sheffield United), Andreas Granqvist (Gronigen), Marcus Bent. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Anthony Gardner (Tottenham), Marlon King (Wigan, loan), Craig Fagan (Derby County), Geovanni (Manchester City), Bernard Mendy (PSG), George Boateng (Middlesbrough), Peter Halmosi (Plymouth), Tony Warner (Fulham), Mark Oxley (Rotherham United). Notable departures: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester United) Baggies defender. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Anthony Gardner (Tottenham), Marlon King (Wigan, loan), Craig Fagan (Derby County), Geovanni (Manchester City), Bernard Mendy (PSG), George Boateng (Middlesbrough), Peter Halmosi (Plymouth), Tony Warner (Fulham), Mark Oxley (Rotherham United). Notable departures: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester United) Defender joins. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Anthony Gardner (Tottenham), Marlon King (Wigan, loan), Craig Fagan (Derby County), Geovanni (Manchester City), Bernard Mendy (PSG), George Boateng (Middlesbrough), Peter Halmosi (Plymouth), Tony Warner (Fulham), Mark Oxley (Rotherham United). Notable departures: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester United) Fraizer Campbell. Click to continue reading...

Not sure if Harry Redknapp is aware of this, but according to the Daphne Police Department Jerome Thomas is a wanted man... It appears that the current Portsmouth winger is wanted for stealing a vehicle from outside the YMCA. Lets just hope its not the same one that Marlon King was arrested for handling back in [. Click to continue reading...

Despite some impressive signings already this season, Hull have stumbled upon a real lack of firepower in front of goal, with only Caleb Folan and Dean Windass to lead from the front with only a week to go until the Tigers play their first ever Premier League game.

As expected, many names have been thrown into the rumor mill, with only few been real concrete links with a move to East Yorkshire. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Craig Fagan (Derby County), Geovanni (Manchester City), Bernard Mendy (PSG), George Boateng (Middlesbrough), Peter Halmosi (Plymouth), Tony Warner (Fulham). Notable departures: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester United) If Marlon King's £3 million deal continues to stall, Hull City could look. Click to continue reading...

Its no hidden fact Hull City face an uphill climb following a remarkable promotion
campaign last season. Many pundits have inevitably wrote The Tigers off already
this season, with many bookmakers saying a bottom placed finish is on the cards.

But Phil Brown has shown strong signals of Hulls intent to consolidate themselves
this season, by making 6 useful acquisitions to improve his squad already this summer,
and an apparent 4 or 5 more in the pipeline. Click to continue reading...

Marlon King left Wigan Athletic's camp in Austria to return to England to complete a move to Hull City. The Tigers have agreed to a £3 million fee for the striker with a deal expected to be completed early next... Click to continue reading...

ALAN SHEARER: The former Newcastle and Blackburn striker was widely seen as Kevin Keegan's best candidate for top assistant coach at Tyneside. A meeting between the two end up with Shearer stating he would not like to be considered for the assistant coach positon. Apparently, a future meeting will determine if Alan Shearer could have [. Click to continue reading...

Marlon King has finally left Watford. He hasn't gone to Fulham as previously expected, but he has joined fellow Premier League strugglers Wigan.

He should go with the good wishes of most Watford fans, but there are many who are angry at him for walking away from the club during their promotion push. Click to continue reading...

Big rumours now circulating that the two clubs looking to buy Marlon King are Wigan and Middlesbrough. Boro would throw in Adam Johnson on loan to the end of the season, but only if they can persuade Stewart Downing to stay. Not sure if Wigan would be offering cash plus player or just cash.

It seems Wigan are favourites. Click to continue reading...

Every week Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd sends an e-mail out to Watford fans explaining what's going on both on and off the pitch. I waited for the e-mail with more anticipation than normal this week, knowing that he would explain the position in relation to Marlon King's transfer to Fulham. On that very subject this is what Aidy had to say:

"With regards to Marlon, it's as we were. Click to continue reading...

With still absolutely no news officially on the Marlon King move from Watford to Fulham and Collins John back the other way, what are we to make from the fact that Fulham are linked with Daniel Cousin at Rangers and Jari Litmanen.

My guess is that they're not thinking they're going to get Marlon. Click to continue reading...

The Cottagers have been woefully short of firepower this season and it's no surprise to see them snapping up Watford's Marlon King for £5 million. Sky Sports report that the striker is keen to face Arsenal on Saturday, hopefully adding to the eleven goals he's already scored for the Hornets this season. Click to continue reading...

Fulham are struggling at just one from bottom in the English Premier League and are in desperate requirement of reinforcement. Sky Sports had earlier reported that Watford had rejected their bid for striker Marlon King but have now reported that the Londoners have stepped up the transfer fee. Sky Sports reports that Fulham's new manager Roy [. Click to continue reading...