When Juande Ramos took over Tottenham last season, many were expecting him to end the annual underachivement that fans at White Hart Lane witnessed. The signs were extremely encouraging as his side marched to silverware in the form of the Carling Cup. A disappointing finish in the table was overlooked as Ramos only took control midway through the season. Instead, fans and board members alike pointed towards this season saying that with a full preseason under his belt, Juande could prove his managerial class and catapult Tottenham towards the top …

With one month of Premiership action out of the way, Premiership Talk reviews all twenty teams and grades them based on their early season performances.
Sunderland
The Black Cats have quietly put together a good side up north, and fans plan on avoiding the relegation battle that they saw last season. After a promising display against Liverpool that ended in defeat, Roy Keane’s men rebounded with a fantastic away victory against Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Things were looking up, until Manchester City embarassed Sunderland in a 3-0 result. Djibril Cisse, El-Hadji …

With one month of Premiership action out of the way, Premiership Talk reviews all twenty teams and grades them based on their early season performances.
Manchester United
The defending Premiership champions are perennial slow starters, and this year is no different. Even with their slow start, though, United are in a good position - still without a loss this year. Albeit, Sir Alex Ferguson’s men have only played two games, their last match in August was postponed due to the Super Cup. A home draw against Newcastle opened the season, and an …

With one month of Premiership action out of the way, Premiership Talk reviews all twenty teams and grades them based on their early season performances.
Everton
Over the summer David Moyes made it clear that he wasn’t happy with the funds that Everton was giving him. The end result has seen Everton make one key signing in the form of Louis Saha, who is yet to appear for the Merseyside club. On opening day the Toffees suffered a last minute defeat against Paul Ince’s Blackburn side, but a victory against West Brom …

With one month of Premiership action out of the way, Premiership Talk reviews all twenty teams and grades them based on their early season performances.
Arsenal
The title hopefuls from London have had an indifferent start to the season. An opening day narrow victory against West Bromwich Albion didn’t convince too many fans, and that performance was followed up with an extremely disappointing 1-0 defeat at the hands of Fulham. Arsenal clearly aren’t firing on all cylinders yet, but Samir Nasri already looks like he’ll be a good signing for the club. …

With this weekend being an international week, this edition of the Premiership Talk Friday Five takes one last glance at the world of transfers. Manchester City’s new ownership - valued at approximately $1 trillion - didn’t pull off as many transfer coups as they hoped, but Robinho could soon be joined by some of the world’s top talent in January. Premiership Talk breaks down five of their rumored targets and their supposed bid amounts.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United). If Manchester City want to be the best club in the world, …

As Robinho signed the dotted line for Manchester City on deadline day, he changed the course of football. Manchester City’s new management has vowed to continue signing big name players, citing that Robinho is the first in a long line. Rumored bids of over £100 million for Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fabregas, and Fernando Torres are all meant to “test” their respective owners. These clubs will have a hard time making a decision - what player is worth that much money? But then, how do you replace players like Ronaldo?
Regardless of …

Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov finally realized his dream of signing for Manchester United yesterday, although the day was not without its twists and turns.
In the early hours of deadline day, news came in that Manchester City had been taken over, and with it came a huge £34 million offer for Berbatov. With not a peep from Old Trafford, it emerged that this transfer was going to be very complicated. With City looking as though they would sign the striker ahead of local rivals United, Berbatov was on a plane to …

September 1st, 2008 could be a day that remains in Manchester City fans’ memories for generations to come. With Chelsea extremely confident about signing Brazilian superstar Robinho, City’s new owners flexed their financial muscle today with an immense transfer coup. Chelsea were so confident of signing the “next Pele” that they were even selling Robinho replica jerseys on their official site.
So why is Robinho’s decision such a landmark move in the world of football? For one thing, it puts an end to Chelsea’s reign of dominance in the transfer market. …

Manchester City have stunned football fans around the world with a massive £30 million bid for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov. Manager Mark Hughes has confirmed that Spurs have accepted this offer, with everything eased over between the two clubs already this morning. The London side has already done a solid piece of business with City as they purchased defender Vedran Corluka.
If Dimitar Berbatov chooses to join the Manchester City revolution, then this would be a major blow to Sir Alex Ferguson’s side. Ferguson will have about 9 hours to find …