Home Trinity Mirror Trinity Mirror Football Spy 2012-02-12T12:36:44Z 2012-02-12T08:52:13Z United and City want Gaitan, Sessegnon considers Paris match and Red Bulls block Henry extension

United and City want Gaitan, Sessegnon considers Paris match and Red Bulls block Henry extension

Football Spy 2012-02-12T08:52:13Z Steve Stammers 2012-02-12T08:54:10Z 2012-02-11T22:30:54Z German and Guus Hiddink are on short list to replace Spurs manager

German and Guus Hiddink are on short list to replace Spurs manager

Steve Stammers 2012-02-11T22:30:54Z Simon Mullock 2012-02-11T21:48:16Z 2012-02-11T22:30:19Z Argentine striker could return to play a part in title run-in

Argentine striker could return to play a part in title run-in

Simon Mullock 2012-02-11T22:30:19Z Paul Smith 2012-02-11T22:34:44Z 2012-02-11T22:24:28Z Spurs boss recalls how apprenticeship at Bournemouth shaped his career

Spurs boss recalls how apprenticeship at Bournemouth shaped his career

Paul Smith 2012-02-11T22:24:28Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T22:05:47Z 2012-02-11T22:05:20Z 'After seeing what I saw I decided not to shake his hand' says United captain

'After seeing what I saw I decided not to shake his hand' says United captain

MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T22:05:20Z Steve Stammers 2012-02-11T21:22:15Z 2012-02-11T21:31:24Z Harry Redknapp's week just keeps getting better

Harry Redknapp's week just keeps getting better

Steve Stammers 2012-02-11T21:31:24Z Simon Mullock 2012-02-11T21:12:36Z 2012-02-11T21:29:01Z Luis Suarez slammed for refusing to shake Patrice Evra's hand

Luis Suarez slammed for refusing to shake Patrice Evra's hand

Simon Mullock 2012-02-11T21:29:01Z 2012-02-11T18:27:42Z 2012-02-11T21:01:57Z Harry Redknapp's confession in the witness box that he doesn’t even know how to send an email may have raised a few laughs in Southwark Crown Court. But I will lay a bet with anyone that if he becomes the next England manager he won’t have any problem communicating with the players who have been trying to understand Fabio Capello for the past four years. As a father of three daughters who were born deaf, I know better than anyone that one of the most ­important things in life is having the ab...

Harry Redknapp's confession in the witness box that he doesn’t even know how to send an email may have raised a few laughs in Southwark Crown Court. But I will lay a bet with anyone that if he becomes the next England manager he won’t have any problem communicating with the players who have been trying to understand Fabio Capello for the past four years. As a father of three daughters who were born deaf, I know better than anyone that one of the most ­important things in life is having the ab...

2012-02-11T21:01:57Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T21:29:20Z 2012-02-11T20:01:33Z "He has to stay until the end of the season and from there we'll see" says Spurs striker

"He has to stay until the end of the season and from there we'll see" says Spurs striker

MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T20:01:33Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T19:23:06Z 2012-02-11T18:30:37Z "It's just a luxury to have a player like him on the bench," says Arsenal boss

"It's just a luxury to have a player like him on the bench," says Arsenal boss

MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T18:30:37Z 2012-02-11T18:12:56Z 2012-02-11T18:07:22Z For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's Valderramarama's Ed Malyon with his take on the week's big issues in Argentina. *** This weekend sees the return of the Argentina Primera division as the Clausura 2012 kicks off. Boca Juniors strolled to the Apertura title before Christmas but the second short-tournament of the season promises t...

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's Valderramarama's Ed Malyon with his take on the week's big issues in Argentina. *** This weekend sees the return of the Argentina Primera division as the Clausura 2012 kicks off. Boca Juniors strolled to the Apertura title before Christmas but the second short-tournament of the season promises t...

2012-02-11T18:07:22Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T17:44:47Z 2012-02-11T16:19:45Z Manager speaks his mind after bad-tempered encounter

Manager speaks his mind after bad-tempered encounter

MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T16:19:45Z 2012-02-11T17:45:17Z 2012-02-11T16:09:42Z <p>Manchester United won the match but inevitably this encounter will be remembered more for the antics of Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra.</p> <p>Here's how it unfolded on our <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mirrorfootball" title="">@MirrorFootball feed</a>:</p>

<p>Manchester United won the match but inevitably this encounter will be remembered more for the antics of Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra.</p> <p>Here's how it unfolded on our <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mirrorfootball" title="">@MirrorFootball feed</a>:</p>

2012-02-11T16:09:42Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T17:44:55Z 2012-02-11T14:15:38Z Tempers flare in fractious encounter

Tempers flare in fractious encounter

MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T14:15:38Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T17:45:07Z 2012-02-11T13:05:05Z Striker starts first match since being banned for using racist language

Striker starts first match since being banned for using racist language

MirrorFootball 2012-02-11T13:05:05Z 2012-02-11T11:11:43Z 2012-02-11T11:11:43Z <p>We all know what David Beckham can do on a real football pitch, but it seems old Goldenballs is pretty decent on a table football one too.</p> <p>Just check out his stunning goal in the video below... Amazeballs!</p>

<p>We all know what David Beckham can do on a real football pitch, but it seems old Goldenballs is pretty decent on a table football one too.</p> <p>Just check out his stunning goal in the video below... Amazeballs!</p>

2012-02-11T11:11:43Z Football Spy 2012-02-11T09:15:47Z 2012-02-11T09:15:47Z Sneijder admits United link, Arsenal and Spurs want same defender and Liverpool look at Anderlecht hitman

Sneijder admits United link, Arsenal and Spurs want same defender and Liverpool look at Anderlecht hitman

Football Spy 2012-02-11T09:15:47Z 2012-02-10T19:56:22Z 2012-02-11T08:01:52Z The pre-match handshake is a meaningless farce and should be scrapped. You shake the hand of an opponent one minute and are trying to get him sent off by waving an imaginary card at the ref the next. Managers should shake hands at the end of matches, as an example to everyone. And it should not be with a grip like a limp lettuce or without looking at the man you are shaking hands with. Do it like you mean it. The procession of players shaking hands has come into our game via the Champions Lea...

The pre-match handshake is a meaningless farce and should be scrapped. You shake the hand of an opponent one minute and are trying to get him sent off by waving an imaginary card at the ref the next. Managers should shake hands at the end of matches, as an example to everyone. And it should not be with a grip like a limp lettuce or without looking at the man you are shaking hands with. Do it like you mean it. The procession of players shaking hands has come into our game via the Champions Lea...

2012-02-11T08:01:52Z 2012-02-10T20:15:13Z 2012-02-10T22:00:06Z The FA reckon Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra should shake hands when they come face to face on Saturday, because even boxers touch gloves before they beat the living daylights out of each other. In Audley Harrison’s case, it was the only meaningful shot he landed. Shaking isn’t compulsory, but it is encouraged by those grey men at the Football Association, particularly at the urinals. The FA have asked the two players to draw a line under their unsavoury spat and are hoping to return to some so...

The FA reckon Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra should shake hands when they come face to face on Saturday, because even boxers touch gloves before they beat the living daylights out of each other. In Audley Harrison’s case, it was the only meaningful shot he landed. Shaking isn’t compulsory, but it is encouraged by those grey men at the Football Association, particularly at the urinals. The FA have asked the two players to draw a line under their unsavoury spat and are hoping to return to some so...

2012-02-10T22:00:06Z Martin Lipton 2012-02-10T22:00:30Z 2012-02-10T21:35:22Z Spurs boss confirms succeeding Capello would be the "ultimate" in management

Spurs boss confirms succeeding Capello would be the "ultimate" in management

Martin Lipton 2012-02-10T21:35:22Z David Maddock 2012-02-10T22:32:33Z 2012-02-10T21:31:00Z Kop's £20million man finally proving to fans he was an ace signing

Kop's £20million man finally proving to fans he was an ace signing

David Maddock 2012-02-10T21:31:00Z 2012-02-10T19:46:56Z 2012-02-10T20:59:19Z We should have sacked Capello two years ago Why Moyes is the right man for Spurs  Those who think today’s relations between Manchester United and Liverpool are toxic should have been at the FA Cup semi-final at Goodison in 1985. There were re-enactments of mediaeval pitched battles in the streets, a Stanley knife exhibition in Stanley Park and, on the terraces, the kind of tribal exchanges you see in Gaza on a bad day. Stones, coins and golf balls bearing eight-inch nails were hurled across t...

We should have sacked Capello two years ago Why Moyes is the right man for Spurs  Those who think today’s relations between Manchester United and Liverpool are toxic should have been at the FA Cup semi-final at Goodison in 1985. There were re-enactments of mediaeval pitched battles in the streets, a Stanley knife exhibition in Stanley Park and, on the terraces, the kind of tribal exchanges you see in Gaza on a bad day. Stones, coins and golf balls bearing eight-inch nails were hurled across t...

2012-02-10T20:59:19Z 2012-02-10T19:50:15Z 2012-02-10T20:58:50Z United v Liverpool has always been spiky... but it used to be about football too Why Moyes is the right man for Spurs  Let's be honest. To most England fans, it felt like the big lump who shares your bed, who you'd been trying to dump for years, had made the decision for you. There was little love lost between England and Fabio Capello because there was little love to lose. It was a marriage of convenience. He got £6million-a-year for a part-time job, England swapped the Wally With The Brol...

United v Liverpool has always been spiky... but it used to be about football too Why Moyes is the right man for Spurs  Let's be honest. To most England fans, it felt like the big lump who shares your bed, who you'd been trying to dump for years, had made the decision for you. There was little love lost between England and Fabio Capello because there was little love to lose. It was a marriage of convenience. He got £6million-a-year for a part-time job, England swapped the Wally With The Brol...

2012-02-10T20:58:50Z 2012-02-10T19:52:44Z 2012-02-10T20:57:13Z United v Liverpool has always been spiky... but it used to be about football too  We should have sacked Capello two years ago  If Harry Redknapp does end up as England coach, the anxiety at White Hart Lane may not be as bad as everyone suspects. A by-product of Redknapp's success is they are almost an established top four club, which means they don't have to shop in Aldi for a new manager anymore but Harrods. Ironically, when they sacked Juande Ramos four years ago, the best they could hope f...

United v Liverpool has always been spiky... but it used to be about football too  We should have sacked Capello two years ago  If Harry Redknapp does end up as England coach, the anxiety at White Hart Lane may not be as bad as everyone suspects. A by-product of Redknapp's success is they are almost an established top four club, which means they don't have to shop in Aldi for a new manager anymore but Harrods. Ironically, when they sacked Juande Ramos four years ago, the best they could hope f...

2012-02-10T20:57:13Z 2012-02-10T16:29:35Z 2012-02-10T15:52:27Z <p>It's a tough life being a top footballer part 3,876: poor old Sami Khedira. Not only is he forced to endure the living hell of playing for one of the biggest football teams in the world, but he's also forced to cavort on camera with girlfriend Lena Gercke - winner of Germany's Next Top Model - for German GQ.</p> <p>It's enough to make you weep.</p>

<p>It's a tough life being a top footballer part 3,876: poor old Sami Khedira. Not only is he forced to endure the living hell of playing for one of the biggest football teams in the world, but he's also forced to cavort on camera with girlfriend Lena Gercke - winner of Germany's Next Top Model - for German GQ.</p> <p>It's enough to make you weep.</p>

2012-02-10T15:52:27Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-10T21:32:58Z 2012-02-10T15:52:04Z But refuse to reveal details of the financial settlement with the ex-England boss

But refuse to reveal details of the financial settlement with the ex-England boss

MirrorFootball 2012-02-10T15:52:04Z 2012-02-10T17:14:30Z 2012-02-10T15:38:05Z <p>Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection:</p> <p>1) We missed this one when it went up so props to Who Ate All The Pies for digging it up again. We're not sure what we like most about this excellent Manchester City vid: the post-modern take on the 'I love...' format; the fact they've got Noel Gallagher in talking about farting; or the look on Vincent Kompany's face. Brilliant.</p>

<p>Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection:</p> <p>1) We missed this one when it went up so props to Who Ate All The Pies for digging it up again. We're not sure what we like most about this excellent Manchester City vid: the post-modern take on the 'I love...' format; the fact they've got Noel Gallagher in talking about farting; or the look on Vincent Kompany's face. Brilliant.</p>

2012-02-10T15:38:05Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-10T15:55:21Z 2012-02-10T14:21:55Z "I wasn't escaping," says ex-England boss

"I wasn't escaping," says ex-England boss

MirrorFootball 2012-02-10T14:21:55Z 2012-02-10T13:27:34Z 2012-02-10T12:09:42Z 'Arry'll put a smile on those poor England boys' faces. Yeah, 'Arry's a man manager. Arm round the shoulder type of bloke. Salt of the erf. One of us, working class boy done good. We can enjoy watching England again, can't we? Three pie, three mash and a slosh of liquor, please. We are 12 hours into the Harry Redknapp love in and it's nauseating already. Players, pundits, reporters all clamouring to heap love and praise on the Spurs boss. Arm round the shoulder? Ask Darren Bent about that. Th...

'Arry'll put a smile on those poor England boys' faces. Yeah, 'Arry's a man manager. Arm round the shoulder type of bloke. Salt of the erf. One of us, working class boy done good. We can enjoy watching England again, can't we? Three pie, three mash and a slosh of liquor, please. We are 12 hours into the Harry Redknapp love in and it's nauseating already. Players, pundits, reporters all clamouring to heap love and praise on the Spurs boss. Arm round the shoulder? Ask Darren Bent about that. Th...

2012-02-10T12:09:42Z 2012-02-10T11:25:39Z 2012-02-10T11:25:39Z <p><em>The MirrorFootball Best XI is our new feature celebrating the very best of the beautiful game. Each list has been compiled by our expert reporters and, moving forward, we'll update them as and when to ensure they remain definitive guides.</em></p> <p>First up, it's the Best XI Liverpool vs Manchester United games. </p>

<p><em>The MirrorFootball Best XI is our new feature celebrating the very best of the beautiful game. Each list has been compiled by our expert reporters and, moving forward, we'll update them as and when to ensure they remain definitive guides.</em></p> <p>First up, it's the Best XI Liverpool vs Manchester United games. </p>

2012-02-10T11:25:39Z Martin Lipton 2012-02-10T12:21:12Z 2012-02-10T11:17:00Z But Spurs boss says managing England is "the ultimate job"

But Spurs boss says managing England is "the ultimate job"

Martin Lipton 2012-02-10T11:17:00Z Football Spy 2012-02-10T09:07:13Z 2012-02-10T09:07:13Z Real Madrid eye £30m move for Man City star, Sneijder on Russian club's radar and Juve want United youngster

Real Madrid eye £30m move for Man City star, Sneijder on Russian club's radar and Juve want United youngster

Football Spy 2012-02-10T09:07:13Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-10T11:21:18Z 2012-02-09T23:02:02Z Everything you need to know in one handy place

Everything you need to know in one handy place

MirrorFootball 2012-02-09T23:02:02Z John Cross 2012-02-10T01:01:17Z 2012-02-09T23:01:02Z Wembley chiefs want to appoint Tottenham boss next week but will have to pay a big transfer fee

Wembley chiefs want to appoint Tottenham boss next week but will have to pay a big transfer fee

John Cross 2012-02-09T23:01:02Z 2012-02-09T19:44:01Z 2012-02-09T23:00:56Z For a man who just shot the sheriff, David ­Bernstein looked ­thoroughly unruffled. The FA chairman was matter-of-fact when he talked about the departure of Fabio Capello the previous night. There was nothing complicated about it, he suggested. No agonising. No dithering. And certainly no regrets. He, and the FA’s general ­secretary Alex Horne, had told Capello they were not impressed with his dissenting comments about ­stripping John Terry of the England captaincy. Capello had taken umbrage...

For a man who just shot the sheriff, David ­Bernstein looked ­thoroughly unruffled. The FA chairman was matter-of-fact when he talked about the departure of Fabio Capello the previous night. There was nothing complicated about it, he suggested. No agonising. No dithering. And certainly no regrets. He, and the FA’s general ­secretary Alex Horne, had told Capello they were not impressed with his dissenting comments about ­stripping John Terry of the England captaincy. Capello had taken umbrage...

2012-02-09T23:00:56Z 2012-02-09T18:25:50Z 2012-02-09T22:00:16Z You would have thought Harry Redknapp will find it difficult to keep his eye on the ball. Every time the phone rings, he could be forgiven for wondering if it’s the call inviting him to get measured up for an England blazer. After Fabio Capello’s resignation, Redknapp is the name on everyone’s lips and I would be amazed if he wasn’t England coach at Euro 2012. But I think he will hang around at White Hart Lane long enough to leave Tottenham with two fantastic leaving presents - Champions Leag...

You would have thought Harry Redknapp will find it difficult to keep his eye on the ball. Every time the phone rings, he could be forgiven for wondering if it’s the call inviting him to get measured up for an England blazer. After Fabio Capello’s resignation, Redknapp is the name on everyone’s lips and I would be amazed if he wasn’t England coach at Euro 2012. But I think he will hang around at White Hart Lane long enough to leave Tottenham with two fantastic leaving presents - Champions Leag...

2012-02-09T22:00:16Z 2012-02-09T21:28:55Z 2012-02-09T22:00:12Z There is no doubt Harry Redknapp, hot favourite for the England job, has an amazingly consistent track record. Huntingdon, Plumpton, Taunton – he’s backed losers at pretty much every track. We learned from his tax evasion trial that the second-most lucrative job in football is Redknapp’s accountant. The first is Redknapp’s turf accountant. ’Arry’s odds to replace Fabio Capello drifted on Thursday after he said his only focus was Spurs, possibly how to extricate himself from his contract there...

There is no doubt Harry Redknapp, hot favourite for the England job, has an amazingly consistent track record. Huntingdon, Plumpton, Taunton – he’s backed losers at pretty much every track. We learned from his tax evasion trial that the second-most lucrative job in football is Redknapp’s accountant. The first is Redknapp’s turf accountant. ’Arry’s odds to replace Fabio Capello drifted on Thursday after he said his only focus was Spurs, possibly how to extricate himself from his contract there...

2012-02-09T22:00:12Z 2012-02-09T18:25:46Z 2012-02-09T21:59:44Z It can’t be helping Andre Villas-Boas to sleep easier at night when Roman Abramovich keeps ‘dropping in’ on Chelsea’s training ground. Don’t get me wrong - as owner of the club, Abramovich is entitled to come and go as he pleases, more so than ever after Chelsea announced another £67million loss last year - because we all know who picked up the tab. But when Abramovich appears four times in a week to watch training, it could be a sign that he’s getting anxious about AVB’s management. I hope V...

It can’t be helping Andre Villas-Boas to sleep easier at night when Roman Abramovich keeps ‘dropping in’ on Chelsea’s training ground. Don’t get me wrong - as owner of the club, Abramovich is entitled to come and go as he pleases, more so than ever after Chelsea announced another £67million loss last year - because we all know who picked up the tab. But when Abramovich appears four times in a week to watch training, it could be a sign that he’s getting anxious about AVB’s management. I hope V...

2012-02-09T21:59:44Z 2012-02-09T18:25:40Z 2012-02-09T21:58:55Z Enough has been said about Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra without me stoking up any more controversy ahead of their reunion at Old Trafford tomorrow. For what it’s worth, I hope they will shake hands before kick-off - if the FA will let them - and get on with the game. There is a rich history of rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool. It is too big to become a subsidiary to any lingering bitterness between Suarez and Evra. What happened at Anfield earlier in the season has gone and Sua...

Enough has been said about Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra without me stoking up any more controversy ahead of their reunion at Old Trafford tomorrow. For what it’s worth, I hope they will shake hands before kick-off - if the FA will let them - and get on with the game. There is a rich history of rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool. It is too big to become a subsidiary to any lingering bitterness between Suarez and Evra. What happened at Anfield earlier in the season has gone and Sua...

2012-02-09T21:58:55Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-09T18:03:51Z 2012-02-09T17:59:13Z Everything you need to know in one handy place

Everything you need to know in one handy place

MirrorFootball 2012-02-09T17:59:13Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-09T17:17:07Z 2012-02-09T15:53:35Z Court decided to delay Terry trial until after Euro 2012 says Blues manager

Court decided to delay Terry trial until after Euro 2012 says Blues manager

MirrorFootball 2012-02-09T15:53:35Z 2012-02-09T15:31:18Z 2012-02-09T15:00:52Z <p>Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection:</p> <p>1) Monday's game of 'cat and Scouse' of Anfield featuring a now famous feline pitch invader has inspired an annoyingly catchy tune by bandwagon jumpers Vom Vorton. Try listening to it without finding yourself singing 'Stop the match, there's a cat on the pitch' in your head at least once afterwards...</p>

<p>Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection:</p> <p>1) Monday's game of 'cat and Scouse' of Anfield featuring a now famous feline pitch invader has inspired an annoyingly catchy tune by bandwagon jumpers Vom Vorton. Try listening to it without finding yourself singing 'Stop the match, there's a cat on the pitch' in your head at least once afterwards...</p>

2012-02-09T15:00:52Z 2012-02-09T12:35:45Z 2012-02-09T12:35:45Z MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Wednesday is La Liga day, and here's www.spanishfootball.info's David Cartlidge with his take on the week's big issues in Spain. *** "DIMISION, DIMISION, DIMISION! (RESIGN, RESIGN, RESIGN)", is a familiar cry in stadiums around Spain. On Monday night, it was heard at Los Carmenes, the home to Granada. Except it wasn’t their fans who were leading the cries...

MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Wednesday is La Liga day, and here's www.spanishfootball.info's David Cartlidge with his take on the week's big issues in Spain. *** "DIMISION, DIMISION, DIMISION! (RESIGN, RESIGN, RESIGN)", is a familiar cry in stadiums around Spain. On Monday night, it was heard at Los Carmenes, the home to Granada. Except it wasn’t their fans who were leading the cries...

2012-02-09T12:35:45Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-09T16:18:16Z 2012-02-09T12:12:13Z England Under-21 boss to take temporary charge of the team before a permanent manager is appointed

England Under-21 boss to take temporary charge of the team before a permanent manager is appointed

MirrorFootball 2012-02-09T12:12:13Z 2012-02-09T12:05:37Z 2012-02-09T12:05:11Z Manchester City and England midfielder Gareth Barry returns on Sunday to Villa Park where he made his name in a distinguished spell from 1997-2009. No doubt many home fans will give Barry the usual 'Judas' treatment after he quit the club.But quite frankly I think Barry deserves the admiration of Villa fans rather than flak.It may be an unpalatable truth for Villa supporters but he clearly did not leave the club for cash, he left primarily to further his career.And he has certainly done that ...

Manchester City and England midfielder Gareth Barry returns on Sunday to Villa Park where he made his name in a distinguished spell from 1997-2009. No doubt many home fans will give Barry the usual 'Judas' treatment after he quit the club.But quite frankly I think Barry deserves the admiration of Villa fans rather than flak.It may be an unpalatable truth for Villa supporters but he clearly did not leave the club for cash, he left primarily to further his career.And he has certainly done that ...

2012-02-09T12:05:11Z MirrorFootball 2012-02-09T17:19:15Z 2012-02-09T11:06:56Z "I've got a job to do," says Harry after Capello's exit

"I've got a job to do," says Harry after Capello's exit

MirrorFootball 2012-02-09T11:06:56Z 2012-01-30T19:03:44Z 2012-02-09T09:40:41Z It's great to hear that Aston Villa are planning to bring back an experimental standing area on the Holte End, and have already entered into talks with the Premier League and government to begin the long process of jumping through hoops to get the law changed. But why stop there? If fan-friendly, retro revolution is in the air, let's talk about atmosphere, admission prices, player wages... The so-called 'rail seats' under consideration are currently in use in stadiums across Europe, flipping ...

It's great to hear that Aston Villa are planning to bring back an experimental standing area on the Holte End, and have already entered into talks with the Premier League and government to begin the long process of jumping through hoops to get the law changed. But why stop there? If fan-friendly, retro revolution is in the air, let's talk about atmosphere, admission prices, player wages... The so-called 'rail seats' under consideration are currently in use in stadiums across Europe, flipping ...

2012-02-09T09:40:41Z Football Spy 2012-02-09T08:55:59Z 2012-02-09T08:55:46Z Liverpool target Barca midfielder and Juventus eye Manchester City star

Liverpool target Barca midfielder and Juventus eye Manchester City star

Football Spy 2012-02-09T08:55:46Z John Cross 2012-02-09T02:45:44Z 2012-02-08T22:32:45Z Wembley chiefs want a continental-style system in place below Spurs boss

Wembley chiefs want a continental-style system in place below Spurs boss

John Cross 2012-02-08T22:32:45Z 2012-02-08T18:20:50Z 2012-02-08T21:02:51Z Arsene Wenger reckons Liverpool fans should be envious of Arsenal. And it would appear that even Reds fans agree. After Liverpool's goalless draw with Tottenham on Monday night, one radio phone-in was besieged by callers saying they wished Kenny Dalglish had signed Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain rather than Stewart Downing. Remarkable considering Liverpool are pushing for fourth, have reached the Carling Cup final and put themselves in the fifth round of the FA Cup. But as keyboard warriors look to...

Arsene Wenger reckons Liverpool fans should be envious of Arsenal. And it would appear that even Reds fans agree. After Liverpool's goalless draw with Tottenham on Monday night, one radio phone-in was besieged by callers saying they wished Kenny Dalglish had signed Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain rather than Stewart Downing. Remarkable considering Liverpool are pushing for fourth, have reached the Carling Cup final and put themselves in the fifth round of the FA Cup. But as keyboard warriors look to...

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