As the uncertainty surrounding Rafael Van der Vaart’s eventual move to Tottenham rambled on, somewhere in the midst of another hectic transfer deadline day, a significant move in English football went somewhat unnoticed by the mass media on Tuesday.

Sheffield United goalkeeper, Paddy Kenny, has let a lot of people down including himself with the news that he has recently failed a drugs test. The keeper apparently bought some cough mixture that contained a substance that was banned by the Football Association. It is no surprise that he has subsequently been suspended by his [...]

Newcastle United’s manager to be, Alan Shearer, has finally been given the assurance by the outgoing powers at the club that the groups leading take over bids want him as a permanent boss. Shearer had been left in limbo by current owner, Mike Ashley, who refused to comment on the position of Shearer and preferred [...]

Newcastle United defender, Steven Taylor, is on the verge of leaving the club after the failure to appoint Alan Shearer as manager. Taylor is said to be one of the very few players that actually wanted to stay and help Newcastle fight but the euphoria that has surrounded the failure to appoint Shearer as manager [...]

Michael Owen has confirmed what we were all thinking and stated that he will leave Newcastle United when the transfer window officially opens at the end of June. Owen was one of Newcastle’s highest paid players and it was due to financial reasons that he was always going to leave. This accompanied with the fact [...]

The clock on the upper tier reads 2.59pm. Just one minute to kickoff. There’s the usual strong stench of dodgy meat coming from the hot dog stand and the usual alcohol fuelled irritants a tier above. Outside the ground, ticket touts haven’t even bothered showing up for their trade, but then this is no usual [...]

Reading have started wielding the mighty axe of the close season as Graeme Murty and Marcus Hahnemann have left the club. The resignation of Steve Coppell was likely to bring with it big changes and these are the two most high profile names on the list to be released. Reading suffered Championship play-off heart break [...]

Burnley will play Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final after turning over Reading on their own ground. Burnley ran out 2-0 winners last night (3-0 on aggregate) to rightfully take their place against Kevin Blackwell’s Blades to compete for the biggest prize in English football. Reading put on a frustrating display, threatening at times [...]

By the end of the evening we will know the name of one side that will battle for a place in next season’s Premier League. Sheffield United and Preston North End meeting having come out of the first leg of the tie all square at 1-1. With away goals not an issue it is likely [...]

The first leg of the Championship play-off match between Preston North End and Sheffield United ended in a 1-1 draw, with both teams failing to take any initiative into the second game. In a typically close and tight encounter the two teams started their bids to have a shot at grabbing the last place in [...]