Last Season – Finished 8th in the Premier League – 57ptsManager: Harry RedknappINS:ST Ben Sahar – LoanST Peter Crouch – 22m USST Omar Alieu Koroma – LoanOUTS:MF Sulley MuntariDF Joel WardGK Asmir Begovic – LoanPossibles:DF Younes Kaboul – TottenhamFW Jeremy Menez – MonacoDMF Marcelo Mattos – PanathinainkosST Eidur Gudjohnsen – BarcelonaST Steven Fletcher – HibernianLB Celestine Babayaro – FAST Djibril Cisse – MarseilleMF Nolberto Solano – FACB Steven Taylor – NewcastleRW Shaun Wright-PhillipsWhat’s Left in the Kitty – 10m USWhat Lies Ahead:Aug 16 Chelsea (A)Aug 23 Manchester Unted (H)Aug 30 Everton (A)Sep 13 Middlesbrough (H)Sep 20 Manchester City (A)Sep 27 Tottenham (H)Oct 4 Stoke City (H)Possible Starting XI:GK David JamesRB Glen JohnsonCB Sylvain DistinCB Sol CampbellLB Hermann HreidarssonRMF John UtakaCMF Papa Bouba Diop/Lassana DiarraCMF Sean DavisLMF Niko KranjcarFW Peter Crouch/David NugentFW Jermaine Defoe/KanuHow They’ll Stack Up:After winning the FA Cup last term (for the first time in 69-years), Portsmouth now get to show what they can do on the European stage in the UEFA Cup. Since Harry Redknapp returned, the side have continued to build and the little/large strike partner... Read More

Amid all this summer’s transfer talk one of the few big money moves to actually happen has been the $20M+ transfer of Peter Crouch from Liverpool to FA Cup holders Portsmouth. Taken at face value the intent would seem to be to play Crouch in attack alongside former West Ham ... Read More

Gongatore - If warranted is there a side in Europe that you could see Altidore going to in the next transfer window?How do you rate Cruz and Zlatan at Inter? Bobby – Moving clubs is an individual decision but from my point of view I think the rush to have Jozy Altidore move to Europe is ill-advised. He’s better off in MLS where he can play regularly for the next season or two. If he really makes a... Read More

Redfan2000 - Impartiality among commentators both sides of the Atlantic, when commenting on teams, players and managers. Particular examples of this are: Peter Crouch phobia (Webster and McMahon at Fox). Bobby – “A p... Read More

Steven Gerrard is by all accounts having a miserable season. This time last year Gerrard finished 3rd in the European Footballer of the Year awards, and had alr... Read More

...is being able to stop and have a Guinness and a full breakfast at Heathrow. So far today, anyway, ... Read More

A response to Liverpool 5 Fulham 1:About Bloody time.  Seriously- this is the kind of game the strikers needed to have.  Garbage goals may seem... Read More