Gatesy’s Newsround

In what’s becoming something of a habit for me, other than about twenty minutes of five live straight after the match, I caught absolutely no football results other than ours at all until this morning. So if like me you were busy being a social butterfly or you’re...

McBride announces retirement

Last Friday afternoon, I was sitting in a boring meeting I didn’t really have to be in wondering how I could possibly find a way of getting out of and bunking off home, and I imagine you were sat at your desks thinking of that first pint of the weekend. Meanwhile,...

25 Man Squad Announcement

So the 25 man squad for the first half of the season has been announced as is the new Premier League rules. No surprises really. Here’s the list: Mark Schwarzer, David Stockdale, John Pantsil, Fredrik Stoor, Aaron Hughes, Rafik Halliche, Chris Baird, Brede Hangeland,...

Injury disappointment for Duff

It’s not just Zamora and Stockdale missing out on international fun next week – the BBC is reporting that Damien Duff picked up a calf injury against Blackpool on Saturday and will therefore miss the Republic of Ireland’s opening qualifier against...