After two weekends, both the Blue and Red halves of Liverpool will not be impressed with their immediate openings to the season.

Hovering above the bottom three places in the league table and having scored only one goal each, the tactics boards will be worked upon this week.

So, the first round of games has been completed. And for what it’s worth, here are my thoughts… Didier Drogba is the best striker in the world. Yes, Chelsea’s opponents in the 6-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening may not have been the best AND they may well continue their ‘yo-yo’ status and [...]

Just two transfers in this summer for Sir Alex Ferguson and for a squad that looks a little thin, it is suggested he looks a little further at acquiring one of the most impressive players at this summer’s World Cup. One player from that tournament whose signature he already secured before a ball was even [...]

So, the sub-sub-plot that has been bubbling under the surface this summer has finally reached it’s conclusion. No, Steven Gerrard HASN’T gotten a former footballer’s 16-year-old daughter pregnant! Martin O’Neill has stepped down from his post at Aston Villa. Now, as this story was been breaking and the ripple-effect felt by Villa fans across the [...]

In a continuation from my Premier League predictions for the 2010/11 season and having named my thoughts for the top three come May, the attention now turns to the battle for Champions League football. Straight away, I think Manchester City will lack cohesion and sink like a rock. Similarly, I don’t feel Tottenham have built [...]

For the first time in a while, I am writing Manchester United off. There, I said it. I know a lot of people in the football world would think it as signing their death warrant, but I’m sticking with my decision. My actual prediction is that Manchester United – for the first time in a [...]

Is this the season that the Blue half of Manchester finally finish above their city rivals? Well, the players coming in will definitely not hinder their chances. Another reported £74.5m has been spent to claw back the 19 points they finished behind champions Chelsea and the mere three off a Champions League place. Roberto Mancini [...]

Not just a new influx of players at Anfield, but also a change at the helm. Roy Hodgson has replaced the outgoing Rafael Benitez; who chose to in turn, fill the shoes of Jose Mourinho – brave man! We will focus on that in the near future, but for the meantime, the playing staff is [...]

The more positive stories at Everton this close season have been the near-silent acquisitions of four players by manager David Moyes.

Three pretty much unknown quantities for the English game and another potential surprise from a big club.

Yossi Benayoun has swapped Anfield for Stamford Bridge in one of the more interesting transfers of the summer. £6m – or thereabouts – for a much-travelled 30-year-old, is a strange one. More so the fact that they let a very similar player in Joe Cole effectively move in the opposite direction for no transfer fee. [...]