By John NicholsonThere's a strange cultural phenomenon in Britain. No not the wonky yellow teeth and the fondness for warm beer and homosexuality, I'm talking about our attitude to winners.To put it simply, we don't really like them. I exclude myself from this because I am not normal, indeed I am barely even human, but […]

Assuming Clint Dempsey's work permit gets approved he will be the third American at the London club, joining Carlos Bocanegra and Brian McBride. Bocanegra scored the game tying goal at Stamford Bridge versus Chelsea on Saturday and Fulham are in the top half of the table and exceeding all expectations. American fans just getting familiar […]

For many of us who watch Premiership soccer on TV, we hear the same football commentators more often than we see some teams play. No matter who plays on a weekend, it's comforting to hear the familiar voices.But who are the men behind the mic responsible for painting the picture of the Premiership for us? […]

Maybe it's those tired legs or managers realizing that they have to score goals in order to win matches. Or maybe it's the leaky defenses? Whatever it is, it's working. In the Premiership from December 23rd 2006 until January 1, 2007, we've seen 109 goals which is an average of 2.94 goals per match. Take […]

By The Scout (Editor's Note: The Scout has researched each of the twenty Premiership clubs and provides you with an insightful analysis of the upcoming January transfer window) Arsenal Despite the constant rumours regarding more attacking midfielders and wingers headed to the Emirates Stadium, the Gunners could use some depth at the back and in […]

Manchester United moved to six points ahead of second place Chelsea today when the Blues drew 2-2 against Fulham in the west London derby. Mourinho's defensive woes continue in what has been the most inconsistent form from Chelsea since the Portugese manager took over the club a few years ago. With Manchester United winning 3-2 […]

It isn't often when a match involving Charlton Athletic raises the heart rate, but today's last minute win against Aston Villa today was a splendid match. Alan Pardew has already invigorated his Charlton squad, and if the Southeast London team can keep it up, it'll have a chance of moving out of the relegation zone. […]

The wonderful thing about being in Britain is that you can hear conversations about football in the most interesting places. Taking the train from Manchester to Liverpool last month to embark on a trip to see Everton at home against Bolton, you couldn't escape hearing people talking about the beautiful game. And that included wives, […]

Top American Player Bobby Convey While Clint Dempsey won the US Soccer male player of the year award thanks in large part to his goal in the World Cup, Convey would have been a more deserving recipient. Convey who has made dramatic improvement in his game since going to England a few years ago helped […]

The executives at Sky Sports must be rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of a fixture rearrangement which could see Chelsea versus Manchester United being rescheduled from April 14 to May 8 or 9. The Premiership season is scheduled to end on Sunday, May 13 – so it's possible that the May 8 […]

By John Nicholson Football provides many social functions in society, from instilling local and civic pride to giving people an excuse to avoid doing DIY on a Saturday afternoon. However, one of its least recognized but most important functions is what your psychiatrist might call, if they were uneducated in psychiatry and was in fact […]

Growing up in Britain, there were quite a few holiday periods that resulted in huge numbers of matches being cancelled because of snowy conditions. This holiday season it may be fog that will cancel many matches — something which state-of-the-art pitch heating systems can't solve. So when you're watching matches on Fox Soccer Channel and […]

Merry Christmas to all EPL Talk readers worldwide. While many of us are opening presents or giving them to our loved ones, Charlton fans will have something to cheer about this morning knowing that manager Les Reed has been replaced by Alan Pardew. While I believe Charlton made the correct decision in sacking Iain Dowie, […]

I received a Happy Holidays card today from Fox Cable Networks, parent company for Fox Soccer Channel. The greeting card programmed in Flash shows some highlights from its major networks. I counted four *very brief* clips for soccer. Unfortunately more airtime was shown during the Flash video for BMX Racing than soccer : ( Happy […]

If you're wondering where The Gaffer has been the past couple of days, you can find him over at the EPL Talk Community site where he's been propping up the bar chatting to passerbys. Seriously, I've decided to start posting more on the EPL Talk Community site as well as here. Visit the Community site […]