How the Miners can overcome the Messiahs

Two of the Championship's more fancied sides square up to one another on Sunday at the Cardiff City Stadium as the Bluebirds do battle with ...

Alan Smith and Joey Barton return in January

With the injury situation slowly improving around St James' Park, the Toon Army can look forward to the return of Alan Smith and Joey Barton ...

Alan Smith Will Have His Revenge on Newcastle

Managing: Newcastle Date: Jan 1st, 2009 (happy pretend new year!) Progress: 6th in Prem after 20 games. Remember I predicted my top four challenge wouldn't last? Well, that's ...

Transfer Deadline Day

Managing: Newcastle Date: August 31st Progress: 12th in Prem after three games. After struggling to a 0-0 draw and a win on spot kicks against Coventry in the ...

The Friday Junk Pile

Every weekend we tend to find ourselves with random junk on our computers which isn't quite worth throwing away, but isn't quite worth posting about. ...

The Offside Fantasy League: Naughty Boys

Another weekend of Premiership action means another round of The Offside Fantasy League. And since Man Utd host Liverpool and Chelsea host Arsenal on Sunday, ...

Another Rant about England

When England is barely capable of beating Austria in a friendly, at a time when the team should be at the peak of its form, ...

Toon Vs Spurs

Newcastle seem to have an almost full strength side tonight. This is with the exception of Shola Ameobi (Groin), Alan Smith (Suspended) and Viduka and ...

England 1-2 Germany: David Beckham - Only 'Time Difference' Will Tell

Now that David Beckham is commuting from LA to play for England does that mean we can have some fun?!!?!!?!! Think about it. By the ...

It's Hello Carlos Tevez, and Goodbye to Alan Smith

The sense of relief is palpable. Because Tevez is today a United player, but mostly that the whole bizarre/complicated/cloying/odious saga of freeing him from who ...

Just a Few Bits 'n' Bobs Today

I don't have too much time to post today, plus news is on the thin side. Here are a few bits 'n' pieces... *Historic flop Juan ...

Today's Quick Bits of United News

*Gabriel Heinze's doggedness will now firmly leave him in the dog house... *If Giuseppe Rossi blossoms in Spain, United will be first in line to bring ...

Today's Quick Bits of United News

*Despite costing a fair bit, Anderson and Nani can look forward to sitting down for a while... *Sir Alex has a spring in his step when ...

That Was the Week that Was

Well my fellow United enthusiasts, we're another week closer to the start of the new season and the title defense. So what are some of ...

Today's Quick Bits of United News

*Gabriel Heinze's Manchester United career looks to be well and truly over... *Sir Alex focuses on Tevez, in the hope that his move might soon happen... *Alan ...

Today's Quick Bits of United News

*Michael Carrick is confident the club has strengthened over the Summer... *Fergie foresees Rooney and Tevez as an ideal partnership... *Doggedness of Sir Alex comes to the ...

Today's Quick Bits of United News

*Van der Sar's future looks a little cloudy these days... *Time could be against United in fight for Tevez... *Owen Hargreaves' knee might keep him on the ...

Richardson Goes; Smith Given the Chance to Stay

It's time to burst out the bubbly, for we'll no longer have that sinking feeling each time we see Kieran Richardson's name on the team ...

Today's Small Bits of United News

*Cristiano Ronaldo set to be the next published footballer... *Everton could be the ones to take two United players off the books... *Sir Alex will focus on ...

The Rumour Mill

Whilst we're all waiting (the horrendous waiting, week after week after week) for the new season, we might as well mull over some outside bets ...

Something From the Weekend

*Alan Smith might have to buy a wet suit, if the purported interest from the Smoggies rings true... *Then again, perhaps he'll be heading South to ...

Today's Small Bits of United News

*Rossi and Nani occupied the same piece of grass for 75 minutes, then Rossi got sent off... *United sadly take up three spots in the all ...

Being Manchester United -- #10. Giving Your All To the Cause

Today's Small Bits of United News

*Sir Alex is in a bullish mood ahead of next season's title defense... *Are Barcelona trying to tempt United with a swap deal? *The Telegraph's Henry Winter ...

A Tale of Two Strikers (and Two U-Turns)

A somewhat strange day for news amidst the usual idle transfer gossip. Once again, the fitness of Louis Saha becomes an issue, after an initial ...

Not So Fast Alan Smith...

No, I'm not commenting on his sprinting ability, but rather his confident assertion this week that he was about to enter into contract extension negotiations: 'I ...

Today's Manchester United Small Bites

*New signings beware -- the famous hairdryer is still very much around... *"I am staying in England because for me it's the best football in the ...

Some Premier League Champions Quick Bits for Today

*Rio Ferdinand is a casualty ahead of England's crucial visit to Estonia... *United captain reckons Alan Smith could be the spark for Ingerland... *United keeper looks set ...

Champions League: Hear that Jangling? That's My Nerves.

First of all, of Patrice Evra is injured, I'd hate to see him healthy. Sir Alex is a big liar. Dida looks like crap, and the ...

Darren Fletcher Caught By Friendly Fire

I noticed this during the match, then spotted the video on the splendid Who Ate all the Pies. The 'victim' Darren Fletcher was not best ...