The Prem's biggest bottom-lip bearers 1. Nicolas Anelka The man who is nicknamed Le Sulk is our inevitable number one. The original master of the enforced transfer saga that we have heard so much about this summer with Robbie Keane, Gareth Barry, Dimitar Berbatov etc. Click to continue reading...

Real Madrid's sports director, Pedja Mijatovic, has conceded defeat where Cristiano Ronaldo is concerned, admitting that our winger never showed much commitment to securing a deal with the Spanish club. That's what felt so good about the transfer saga this summer, knowing that we'd won. Sir Alex Ferguson had said since day one that there was [. Click to continue reading...

The bizarre saga of Newcastle continues. Its too bad that the FA is not launching its own bailout plan.

In a game of musical chairs, Terry Venables ducked out of the coaching job before Newcastle turned to Dennis O'Leary booted out of Villa unceremoniously two years ago. In the end it was Joe Kinnear last seen at Nottingham Forest in 2004 came out of nowhere.

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Tottenham have tonight progressed to the fourth round of the Carling Cup after seeing off a late rally from the hosts Newcastle. Goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jamie O'Hara helped ease the pressure on manager Juande Ramos after a shocking start to the new Premier League season.

Michael Owen gave the Magpies some hope late-on however it wasn't enough and the holders go on to the next round. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has today claimed he is confident of landing Zenit St Petersburg striker Andrei Arshavin come the opening of the January transfer window. The Russian international was heavily linked with a move to White Hart Lane during the summer window however nothing was ever agreed between the two clubs. Click to continue reading...

Such was the effect of Bryan Robson's predictably disastrous spell of Sheffield United in charge the following season, the saga of The Blades, West Ham United and Carlos Tevez has been largely forgotten by the media over the last twelve months or so. The story has, however, roared back into the headlines following the release [. Click to continue reading...

The Tevezcherano saga has - whether you realised it or not - been simmering away in the background since the end of the 2007 season and has reached boiling point once again. Sheffield United chairman Kevin McCabe claims an independent tribunal has found in favour of his club as they seek £30m in compensation from [. Click to continue reading...

Sheffield United have won the latest legal round against West Ham United over the Carlos Tevez saga. A Football Association arbitration hearing ruled in the favor of United and now are seeking £30 million in compensation from West Ham. During the 2006/2007 season, the Hammers fielded Carlos Tevez who was an ineligible player. Click to continue reading...

The saga of John Obi Mikel was a fairly ridiculous one. He had been revealed to the World as a Manchester United player, all smiles as he paraded around in a United shirt. Yet in the weeks that followed, Mikel hilariously claimed that he had been forced in to signing the contract and he really [...] Click to continue reading...

When it rains, it pours. That's probably the current club motto at Newcastle for the last couple of weeks. With the Keegan saga and Ashley's sale still fresh on the minds of every Newcastle supporter, the club received even more bad news today that Alan Smith could be sidelined for ... Click to continue reading...

David Dunn will be reeling from the news that the achilles problem he picked up against Hull on 23rd August is likely to see him out for as much as four months. Scans he has undertaken show that the injury is another serious one for the unlucky midfielder. Dunn is a very talented player who was looking somewhere near his best at the start of this season. Click to continue reading...

Dimitar Berbatov. Yes Tottenham manager Juande Ramos is today blaming the club's bad start to the Premier League season on former striker Dimitar Berbatov. The Bulgarian international left White Hart Lane two weeks ago for Champions Manchester United in a club record £30 million deal.

But now we are four games into this new season and Spurs have yet to win a game. Click to continue reading...

One of the most soul-destroying elements of the summer just passed for residents of the British Isles was undoubtedly the agonisingly tortuous transfer saga of Cristiano Ronaldo, whose slick-haired mug filled thousands of column inches. If the twinkle-toed Portugeezer wasn't being photographed basting himself on a sun lounger, he was . Click to continue reading...

Spurs assistant coach Gus Poyet has admitted the Dimitar Berbatov summer saga has contributed to the club's poor start to the season. The Bulgarian striker completed his £30.75million move to Manchester United in the closing stages of the summer transfer window and both clubs appear to have experienced adverse effects. Click to continue reading...

The Johnny Exantus saga takes a twist abroad.

He's now with Royal Racing in Belgium, whose logo seems to be a rat.

I don't know yet if Red Bull New York got any compensation for him. He was in their youth academy, but was considered a great prospect to sign. They're going abroad at a younger and younger age, it seems. Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo is due to make his Manchester United comeback against Villarreal in the Champions League tonight. Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced the Portuguese winger will be well-received by the Old Trafford faithful, despite his protracted summer transfer saga. Fergie thinks Manchester United fans will forgive Ronaldo, so here is some pointers of things he [. Click to continue reading...

The transfer window is closed and bolted, but the intrigue never stops with Arsenal. First we had the Appiah saga, that has gone very quiet with Portsmouth looking favourites to add to their collection of African players, wait for the moans from Redknapp in 2010 when the next African Cup of Nations takes place. Click to continue reading...

After Portugal's exit from Euro 08, and between the Ronaldo, Real Madrid saga. Cristiano underwent ankle surgery and was not expected to return until October. But since then Ronaldo has returned to training and Sir Alex is seriously considering naming him to his squad for Wednesdays Champions League clash against Villareal. Click to continue reading...

I'm not an Arsenal fan. I'm not French. I'm not even a former Arsene Wenger pupil. But dammit, he's spot on when he talks about negotiation tricks and the lack of any genuine complaint from Tottenham's end on their players being tapped up. The Arsenal manager (referring to the Chelsea-Ashley Cole-Arsenal saga): "We faced that problem once and [. Click to continue reading...

In another adventure of the saga called As the Stomach Turns, Jack Warner blasted back at Roy Keane with comments that you can read in this article. You know its funny, I've been to Ireland many times and I never realized that it was such a large country. Jack Warner truly is a clown and an example of all that is wrong in this game. Click to continue reading...

Freddy Shepherd, Newcastle Chairman for 10 years and a lifelong fan of Newcastle United has spoken out to the Sunday Mirror about the Kevin Keegan saga at the club. Freddy Shepherd - lifelong fan and former Chairman Shepherd said yesterday: "There is absolutely no doubt about it, the job of managing Newcastle United has become one of the [. Click to continue reading...

Football has gone crazy this week. Manchester City got rich and Robinho got signed, there was Alan Curbishley and Kevin Keegan's decision to leave their posts, and the whole Dimitar Berbatov saga. What we need to settle things down is a return to normality. And what could be more routine than England struggling to beat a [. Click to continue reading...

Gareth Barry goes into England's World Cup qualifying campaign admitting he lost his focus over the summer.

The midfielder was at the centre of a bitter £18million tug-of-war between Aston Villa and Liverpool which became the summer's longest-running transfer saga.

It even led to England boss Fabio Capello admitting he was concerned at Barry's drop in form during last month's friendly with the Czech Republic at Wembley. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday, we heard from Valencia president Vicente Soriano, who said he never considered Real Madrid's bid for Valencia star striker David Villa.

In light of Robinho's recent transfer from the sunny shores of Madrid to the rainy heartland of Manchester, crying, whining and causing a scene the entire way, I saw it fit to revisit the near transfer of our star David Villa one last time.

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Even before TFC sold Edu to Rangers, the size of their squad has been of concern all season long. The salary cap is the final factor, but the Senior roster numbers eighteen and the reserve squad has room for 10. So the international call-ups that will take 9 away from Toronto's roster may be a concern, but it should have been anticipated long ago. Click to continue reading...

The saga that started today, with reports that Kevin Keegan had resigned as manager of Newcastle, and then that he had in fact been sacked, is regrettably not over. Kevin Keegan - negotiating how to get out of contract? The Daily Mail is reporting that Kevin Keegan was in discussions with his lawyers last night, as he [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal look set to miss out on Xabi Alonso after Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez said the midfielder is likely to remain at Anfield. The 26-year-old Spanish international has been heavily linked with a move to the Gunners in recent weeks after his proposed move to Juventus fell through. But any deal is dependent on the transfer saga [. Click to continue reading...

There has been an amazing development in the Dimitar Berbatov sage with Spanish giants Real Madrid apparently ready to table a £36 million bid for the Tottenham striker. The Bulgarian international has been linked with both Manchester City and Manchester United today but it would appear now they will face competition from Real. Click to continue reading...

So here we are once again. Transfer deadline day. One of the most exciting days of the year or one of the most unnecessary? Maybe that is a debate for another time. All the focus is on the Dimitar Berbatov saga, but here at Gooner Talk, we aim to bring you the latest Arsenal transfer news [...] Click to continue reading...

MICHAEL BRADLEY TRANSFER SAGA Nothing materializing yet as far as an actual bid, but Goal.com reported today that Bradley is "In Talks with Boro." Conversely, Southgate is denying that he will make any moves before the window shuts.  BBC reported earlier today: "Gareth Southgate says he will be expecting a hectic transfer deadline day, but only because [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has rubbished media suggestions that Emmanuel Adebayor's transfer saga this summer was similar to the situation Tottenham find themselves in with Dimitar Berbatov. Bulgarian striker Berbatov continues to seek a move away from White Hart Lane to Manchester United following a summer of uncertainty. Click to continue reading...

We must admit that during the James Milner saga over the last few days, it did enter our minds that another young 22 year-old player at the club may also request a transfer. Charles N'Zogbia - That player was Charles N'Zogbia, who has more than once indicated he may want to leave the club. Kevin Keegan talked to [. Click to continue reading...

This transfer saga has been rumbling on ever since the end of the European Championships in July. Tottenham's lengthy pursuit of Zenit St Petersburg striker Andrei Arshavin is now officially off after the Zenit boss Dick Advocaat admitted Spurs were £6 million short with their bid.

The Russian international claimed last week that he had agreed terms with Spurs and now it was just a case between the two clubs to agree a fee for his services. Click to continue reading...

Well, first of all, you may have noticed that I can no longer post as Tom, so I came up with this very witty moniker, but I can assure you that it is actually me (which may or may not be a good thing).

Secondly, due to a communications/brain fault on my part, and a memory like a sieve, I'm afraid I completely forgot that I had to write today's blog, despite it SAYING ON YESTERDAY'S PAGE THAT I HAD TO WRITE IT.

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Phil Scolari is still waiting for the call to tell him Robinho is on his way to Chelsea.Blues chief executive Peter Kenyon is confident the Brazilian ace will move to Stamford Bridge from Real Madrid before the transfer window closes.But Madrid are keen to keep hold of their man and Scolari admits he is powerless to do anything about it. Click to continue reading...