Football Banter

As we close in on the start of the the January transfer window managers around the country will be looking to unearth a hidden gem. Unfortunately for those managers, transfers made in January very rarely work out the way they’d like. There are of course exceptions but it’s a dangerous game. Here we take a look at some potentially good buys… ...

Current Premier League Champions Manchester United closed the gap on Manchester City and went level on points after thrashing Wigan 5-0 at Old Trafford. Dimitar Berbatov seizing his opportunity and helping himself to a hat-trick in a rare start for the Bulgarian. (more…)

The news that Darren Fletcher will be taking an indefinite break from football due to illness only re-affirmed Manchester United’s need to sign a top quality midfielder. United freshly out of the Champions League have been overrun a number of times in midfield this season and many had expected a marquee signing to arrive in the summer to fill the void left...

Less than a week after their exit from the Champions League Manchester City have lost their first league match of the season. After a promising start aided by an early Mario Balotelli goal Chelsea fought back to win 2-1. Frank Lampard coming off the bench to score a late penalty after Raul Meireles had cancelled out Balotelli’s early opener. Some will say...

Forget Sky Sports news. If you want breaking news as it happens, before the press get hold of it there’s only one place to look. Twitter. Never ones to get left behind here are some of the more entertaining premier league footballers using twitter… (more…)

Torres’s open-goal miss in the Manchester United vs Chelsea game is being hailed as a huge mistake. However, what about the rest of the game? United won by three goals to one, in what was a relatively exciting game. Played at Old Trafford, the teams walked out into promising sunshine and the game began. This game was hard work for both teams and fans watched...

Carlos Tevez has once again signalled his intent to leave Manchester City. Those crafty folks at Teletext Holidays were quick off the mark for a little bit of opportunistic advertising…