More Anfield Banter: Yossi Benayoun, Gabriel Paletta, 2005 CL Final, Xabi praises Coleman, & those delusional Evertonians

* It looks as if we've agreed on the contract terms for West Ham midfielder and Israeli National team captain, Yossi Benayoun. All we ...

The Pre-Season Schedule

The full pre-season schedule has been finalized and announced. It goes as follows: Saturday, July 7. Wrexham (A) 3pm. Saturday, July 14. Crewe Alexandra (A) 3pm. Tuesday, ...

The EPL schedule

Sat Aug 11 Aston Villa (away) Wed Aug 15 West Ham United (home) - 8pm Sat Aug 18 Chelsea (home) Sat Aug 25 Sunderland (away) Sat Sep 1 Derby ...

Chelsea v Man Utd

Its amazing how a week can change the fortunes of our football club. This time last week we were all looking forward to the possibility ...

Saturday Summary: Michael Ball the footballer is even more evil than Michael Ball the singer

Least subtle tackle: Michael Ball (this one, not that one) on Cristiano Ronaldo, in the Manchester derby. Michael Ball not only avoided a red card, ...

Four Premiership Clubs Would Rather go to Court than the Championship

We knew the Premiership survival fight would be tight, but we didn't think it would go into the post-season. Four relegation threatened clubs: Sheffield United, ...

Good omens from Harry Kewell

I thought he'd only get about twenty minutes today and not be much of a factor, a couple of runs up and down the field, ...

Sunday Summary: Hats off to PSV Eindhoven

It's getting towards that time of year where the European leagues separate the winners and the losers. The winners get a very shiny trophy (or ...

Full Time: Arsenal 3-1 Fulham

The Gunners put an exclamation point on their spot in next year's Champions League with a 3-1 win over fading Fulham. Goals from Julio ...

See 65 Year Old Sir Alex Jump with Joy Like a 12 Year Old

TRAINING, WINNING AND ACQUIRING!

Gomez is playing hard to get! The deal expires next winter and unless he agrees to a new contract, he'll be free to go elsewhere. ...

The Little Airplane Flies Away

Thank you, Vincenzo Montella, for having a nickname so perfectly suited to a transfer headline. Several outlets are reporting this morning that the Roma player ...

The Legend of Moritz Volz Grows with 15,000th Premiership Goal

If you selected Moritz Volz as the player who would score the 15,000th goal in the English Premier League in your office pool, chances are ...

The Most Boring Transfer Rumors Ever

Don't get me wrong -- you know I'm all about transfer rumors. Today's collection, though, is bland enough to put even the most devoted Serie ...

We all dream of a team of Carraghers

It takes a lot for men to engage in group hugs at 10 a.m. on a Saturday morning. That's just too early for male embrace, ...

Alright, I Give: It's Over

I had tried to stay away from the pessimistic no-title-chance chorus, but I'm officially warming up my pipes. After yesterday's 1-2 loss at Craven ...

Fulham 2-1 Arsenal

Well, then. Arsenal were unable to overcome two Fulham goals in the first 18 minutes, courtesy of McBride and Radzinski. Van Persie answered with a ...

Evidently, the Dog Ate A-Dub's Homework

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger thinks that the Emirates Stadium may be to blame for the Gunners' slow start to the season. He does admit ...

Daily Dose 10.30

Some stories to read while you build a 3,300-pound rubber band ball.... You really might want to reconsider becoming a football club director in Serbia (Financial ...

Mortiz Volz Channels the Powers of the Hoff

Actor and singer David Hasselhoff has been an inspiration to many of us. After watching his music video last week, for example, I was ...

Thank You and Welcome

Firstly thank you to Bob and Bootsnall for this opportunity. Welcome to Offside's Chelsea 'unofficial' Blog site. With me around everything posted here will be 'official.' Let ...

Premiership Coaches Most Likely to be Sacked

The Premiership season in England has hardly even begun and already there is an early favorite for manager most likely to be fired. Following ...

Moritz Volz: Man of Mullets and The Hoff

In a modern age where footballers are seemingly raised as robots without personality, it is always refreshing to read about a guy like Fulham fullback ...