Joel Bick

When Ledley King limped off for Tottenham after just 44 minutes during their 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on Sunday it wasn't so much a case of Déjà vu, as Déjà vu – Déjà vu. Another failed comeback for the Spurs skipper who, after taking over Darren Anderton's place on the treatment table, will soon be […]

Anti-football, 1890's tactics, cheating, dirty Stokies. That seemed to be the general consensus from the debate on The Times 'The Game' blog when Oliver Kay posed the question: Are Stoke City the least popular top-flight club since Wimbledon? Fans from pretty much all corners had their say and the overwhelming answer seemed to be, yes, […]

Arsenal got three more valuable points today but their display was far from convincing and they struggled to break down a depleted, if resilient, Bolton. We know that the injuries to Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Eduardo and Tomas Rosicky leave the Gunners short on pace, experience and creativity but for me one of the most […]

The rumor’s flying around the soccer world are that William Gallas has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy and dropped from the squad to play Manchester City tomorrow following the Frenchman's outspoken comments about his teammates this week. While away on international duty, Gallas told a French newspaper: "We are coming up against teams who […]

Standing out in the blog-world is not easy but, as in most walks of life, true quality will always shine through. So I thought it would be a good idea to get two of the best soccer blogs around, EPL TALK and Arseblog, together for a little chat. Arseblog was started in February 2002 and […]

Alonso and Kuyt Key To Liverpool Success Despite sitting joint top of the Premier League after 13 games, Liverpool's summer recruit's, Albert Riera apart, have yet to justify Rafa Benitez's decision to bring them to the club. Robbie Keane has struggled to recapture his Tottenham form and has been guilty of some glaring misses, Philip […]

Football Manager ruins lives. It doesn't care whether it's your marriage, your grades, your health or your job. It doesn't care if it's your best friend’s birthday or even your own. It's the cheating girlfriend or the 12-inch meat feast pizza of the computing world, we know it's bad for us but we can't stop […]

• Arsenal's 2-1 victory over Manchester United at the weekend was one of the games of the season so far and Arsene Wenger's side proved a lot of people wrong. Not only did they show their outstanding technical ability but also grit, determination and heart to keep United at bay during the onslaught of the […]

Harry Redknapp's arrival at Tottenham has been seen as a chance for Spurs to start again and get back on track, something that is becoming an annual event at White Hart Lane. But back in 2004 Tottenham were again on the brink of a new era. French national team coach Jacques Santini had just taken […]

Out of the first choice goalkeepers of the top four clubs in England, Manuel Almunia has always been cast as the ugly duckling. But that may be about to change. After seeing off his bitter rival Jens Lehmann last year, the Spaniard has made the number one jersey his own and has repaid Arsene Wenger's […]

Harry Redknapp is set to become the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur after the club sensationally sacked Spanish Head Coach Juande Ramos late on Saturday night. Tottenham will pay Portsmouth a £5m compensation fee for Redknapp and the deal is set to be concluded before Spurs take on Bolton tomorrow. Redknapp told Sky Sports News: […]

The news that Arsenal's Croatian striker Eduardo Da Silva will be back playing within the next three weeks was one of the highlights that emerged from the clubs Annual General Meeting yesterday. The Brazilian-born forward was a vital part of the Arsenal team that had charged to the top of the Premier League last season […]

You have to go all the way back to 21st February 2004 to find the last time Chelsea lost at home in the Premier League. Since then 85 teams have attempted to beat the Blues at Stamford Bridge but none have left with more than a point. One of the teams to go closest to […]

The attention before and after this weekend’s Premier League fixtures was focused towards Stamford Bridge and the first meeting of Chelsea and Manchester United since the European Cup final in May. Fans of clubs outside the ‘big’ four’ often bemoan their lack of coverage in the media but one club should be thanking their lucky […]