Mark Hughes

Manchester United: Midfielder in Manchester tug-of-war

Manchester United, 13:01, November 18, 2008 Standard Liege are hoping to force a bidding war between Manchester rivals City and United for £15m-rated midfielder Axel Witsel. The Belgian champions know they are unlikely to hold...

David Moyes named North West Manager of the Year

DAVID MOYES was celebrating today after being named the North West Manager of the Year for 2008. The Everton boss was chosen for the award by a select panel including PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor and Manchester United...

Allardyce for Blackburn?

Accusations, recriminations, and a feeling that the wrong man is in charge. Just for once, this isn`t a discussion about Bolton fans, but those up the road at Blackburn. Saturday`s home defeat to Sunderland pushed Paul Ince`s...

Chelsea - The Class of 1997

Chelsea - The Class of 1997Vitalfootball: Chelsea: 18/11/2008 16:26:00Having followed Chelsea through some right old dark days, the emergence of the new-Chelsea circa 1996/1997 remains one of my favourite Chelsea era`s of all...

The Limey: Arsenal's hopes fading early, while Villa makes a run

15 hrs ago

Aston Villa has made a run toward the top four and is beginning to draw A-list fans Manchester City and Spurs are undergoing growing pains, but both should rebound The normally unassailable Arsène Wenger has seen his reputation...

Newcastle United & Man City Set To Battle For Blackburn Star?

Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Tue, 2008-11-18 13:06. Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Newcastle United Premiership Transfer News Newcastle United and Manchester City are reportedly set to battle it out at the January transfer...

Manchester City hope to sign loan cover for injured England absentee Joe Hart

Manchester City will look to sign a short-term replacement for the injured Joe Hart after the goalkeeper was ruled out for a month after badly spraining an ankle during the club’s 2-2 draw with Hull City. Shot through the Hart:...

Jermaine Beckford hattrick sends Leeds into FA Cup round two and puts scouts on alert

Northampton Town (1) 2 Leeds United (4) 5 Leeds United will surely anticipate a more rigorous workout in the second round against Blue Square Premier club Histon after leaving Northampton battered on Monday night. Jermaine...

Kasper: I'm the Man for City

KASPER SCHMEICHEL insists he is ready to step in for injured pal Joe Hart and help turn Manchester City’s fortunes around. Hart had scans yesterday on the ankle injury he suffered at Hull. While there is no ligament damage, he...

City's captain marvel

MARK Hughes has tipped City superstar Robinho as captain material. Just 24 hours after the Brazilian publicly declared his intention to stay long-term and write his name in the club's history books, the Blues boss handed the...