Djibril Cissé Deserves His Second Shot at the Premiership

Great news for lovers of pacy Frenchmen with silly haircuts and two broken legs: Djibril Cissé is heading back to the Premier League. Cissé's current club ...

First Impression on the sides after Weekend One

The first weekend of Premier League football is now finished, and the season is well underway. Everybody has now played, so here are how I'm ...

Sunderland 0 - 1 LFC

Ah, yes... a win and a goal from Torres. What could be better? For starters, the entire first half could have been better. ...

Premier League 2008/9 Predictions - Week 1

It's a bit of a Premier League predict-o-rama on The Offside today. I've already taken a shot at what the final 2008/9 Premiership table will ...

Preview to the Season IV - (Sunderland-Wigan)

Tomorrow at midday, the season, finnally, gets underway. The prepetual groundhog day of waking up wondering of Gareth Barry is going to Liverpool, or whether ...

Prem 08-09: The Sack Race

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, ...

Premier League Prediction: Final Standings 2008/9

The Premier League gets underway tomorrow, and I'm feeling brave. So brave that I've taken a (likely woefully inaccurate) guess at how the 2008/9 Premier ...

The Gaffer Speaks

SAFC.com posted a great interview with the gaffer today ahead of the first game of the season on Saturday against Liverpool. Look for a preview ...

Stephen Ireland to Sunderland?

Comments like this are sure to gain momentum and while I mention them of them, please note they are highly speculative and are not substantiated ...

Good luck Tommy

After being released by Aston Villa at the end of last season, Thomas Sorensen has now signed a three year contract with Premiership new-comers Stoke ...

Louis Saha update 1

Following yesterdays rumour mill churning out the story of Louis Saha moving fromManchester United to PSG, the UK press has added itself to the mix. ...

Pascal Chimbonda update

Well I'm quickly becoming the bearer of bad news aren't I. I had hoped to update you on all sorts of positive signings and other ...

Blogging in a Black Hole

The title says it all. I decide it's a great idea to come back in March of this year and hit ya'll off with ...

Dorin Goian ?

With Sunderland dropping efforts to land Steaua Bucureşti and Romanian national Dorin Goian, Kevin Keegan is reputedly in anxious pursuit. With a transfer fee ...

Season over

And that's the end of that. A pretty ho-hum victory over Sunderland. The only goal game from Theo Walcott, who was played in by Gilberto. ...

Kaká Makes the Time 100

The annual Time 100 list of the world's most influential people (according to them anyway) is out. It's a lot of the usual suspects - ...

EPL Round 36: Sunderland AFC vs Middlesbrough FC

Second-half substitute Daryl Murphy is the hero today, heading home from a Grant Leadbitter corner in the 92nd minute to give Sunderland a thrilling 3-2 ...

Weekend Recap: Heartbreak and/or Male-Bonding Hugs

It's that nailbiting time of the season in most leagues, especially for those teams that are close to the top and in the title race, ...

Sunderland Fan Loses a Bet and Has to Kiss the Newcastle Badge

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waG-riwVdzg[/youtube] Tyne-Wear derby + bet between mates + YouTube = suffering/hilarity. Seems these lads had a bet on yesterday's Newcastle vs Sunderland game, with the loser ...

Weekend Watch: Don't Get Chicken

Big weekend for plenty of teams. Let's hope they keep their heads. Saturday Real Zaragoza vs Recreativo Huelva While the La Liga title race hasn't quite lived up ...

Drogba Says France's Problems Can be Fixed with New Stadiums

If you build it, they will come. "It" being a new stadium, of course. Or so says Chelsea and Ivory Coast superstriker Didier ...

Well That Just About Does It....

Fulham fans everywhere waved bye-bye to the top flight after a (yet another) horrid display in their 3-1 loss to Sunderland. I'm not going to vent ...

EPL Round 33: Fulham FC vs Sunderland AFC

Suddenly Sunderland are road warriors, with their second straight win away from the Stadium of Light. Danny Collins, Michael Chopra and Kenwyne Jones were ...

Fulham Podcast #2

HatterDon from FulhamUSA calls in as we discuss the Derby Debacle. (and sorry about the lack of initial bumper music -- some problem with recording. so ...

Derby and the History of Prem Relegation

It has finally happened. Derby County's relegation from the Premier League has moved from merely inevitable to official, and they will be headed ...

EPL Round 32: The Tao of Andy

A Taoist proverb tells us "To bend like the reed in the wind, that is the real strength." I would like to revise it ...

EPL Round 31: Aston Villa FC vs Sunderland AFC

Just fell out of bed, wondering who emptied their septic tank in my mouth while I was asleep. Off to the pub now to ...

PL Recap: RoboTerry Strikes

The Bionic Man found the back of the net for the first time since opening day of last season, pulling Chelsea even closer to the ...

Chelsea 1, Sunderland 0 -- In Pictures

EPL Round 30: Sunderland AFC vs Chelsea FC

The lineup, it is a-changin' Carlos Edwards is back in the squad for Sunderland today and starting against big bad Chelsea. Also making a reappearance ...