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This weekend sees the first-ever Premier League meeting between Wolves and West Brom. It’s a date that has been marked in the diary of both sets of fans and, despite the best attempts of the weather, we finally get to see our first Black Country derby in the top flight!

It’s hard to believe that both clubs have spent time in the top flight over the last few years and are yet to face each other there. We’ve both had the other games against the likes of Villa, Blues and Stoke, but I don’t think they hold the same passion as a Wolves v Albion game.

To get everyone in the mood for the big game on Sunday, I’ve had a look back over the last few meetings to pick out some of the more important derby matches. The likes of Bull and Ndah, Phillips and Clement all feature, so you know they must have been pretty good games!

15/9/1996 – West Brom 2-4 Wolves

The highest scoring meeting since the early 70’s saw Wolves triumph at the Hawthorns – a feat which has not been managed since. A Iwan Roberts hat-trick and a strike from Steve Bull saw Wolves move to third in the table. However, despite recording a double over the Baggies that season, Wolves went on to lose to Crystal Palace in the play-offs and again miss out on promotion.

18/3/2001 – Wolves 3-1 Albion

Without a Black Country derby win in seven attempts, Wolves were in desperate need of local bragging rights. West Brom, who were sitting seven places ahead of their rivals, arrived at Molineux as favourites. However, a brace from George Ndah and a Ludo Pollet strike put the home side 3-0 up. A late Neil Clement goal proved only consolation for Gary Megson’s side.

2/12/2001 – Wolves 0-1 Albion

With Wolves sitting in top spot, six points clear of West Brom in fifth, the odds looked to be in the home side’s favour. However, a second-half Jordao strike was enough to clinch three vital points and push Wolves into second. Subsequently, Albion went on to finish the season as runners-up and gain promotion to the Premier League for the first time. Wolves, who had been odds-on favourites to win promotion, ended up finishing third and went on to lose to Norwich in the play-offs.

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28/1/2007 – Wolves 0-3 Albion

After a 3-0 win at the Hawthorns earlier in the season, West Brom visited Wolverhampton for an FA Cup fourth round tie. The mood at Molineux was already a sour one, after the club decided to allocate the South Bank to the visiting supporters. Compensated with a pie and a pint, the usual occupants of the famous Molineux South Bank were scattered around the ground. Without the familiar home support, Wolves were emphatically beaten. Goals from Diomansy Kamara, Zoltan Gera and, the man Wolves fans love to hate, Kevin Phillips, helped Albion to their second Black Country win of the season.

11/3/2007 – Wolves 1-0 Albion

Nearly six years to the day that they had last won a Black Country derby, Wolves fans were finally given something to cheer about. West Brom again visited to Molineux for the third meeting of the season. Wolves, who had improved dramatically since the last meeting, were sitting just a place ahead of West Brom. The game looked to be pretty much over and both sides looked like settling for a point, until Jay Bothroyd jinked into the area and fired in a late winner to clinch a derby win.

13/5/2007 – Wolves 2-3 Albion

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As if three meetings wasn’t enough, the play-offs saw Wolves and Albion thrust into action against each other again. In the fourth derby of the season (starting to sound like Scottish football now, isn’t it?), Molineux played host to the play-off semi-final first leg. In a fantastic game, and probably the most memorable of recent years, the Baggies sneaked a 3-2 win. Kevin Phillips struck first to put West Brom ahead, but Jody Craddock and Seyi Olofinajana both scored to put the home side into the lead. However, Phillips notched another and Diomansy Kamara fired in late on to ensure the Albion took a one goal lead into the second leg.

West Brom went on to win the second leg 1-0, thanks to another goal from Phillips. The result saw them guarantee a place in the play-off final at Wembley. But, the season ended on a sour note for the Baggies, as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Derby, thus missing out on promotion.

So there we have it. I think this goes to show that there is hardly ever a dull game between the two sides. With the first Premier League Black Country derby fast approaching, there have been many predictions as to what way it could go. But, looking back over the last few meetings, I’m at a complete loss to predict this one!

A lot is always made of the likes of Man United v Man City and Arsenal v Spurs. Let’s show the Premier League what a real derby looks like! Here’s to yet another cracking Black Country clash!

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New Manager, new era, West Ham United appears to be finally moving in the right direction. The Hammers are already looking to add new faces in order to rebuild and strengthen their squad for next season’s campaign. However, do the East London club really need a massive signing this summer to get back on track and firing on all cylinders?

The Hammers have been strongly linked with a number of top players over the past few weeks, which include the likes of David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Ruud Van Nistelrooy and astonishingly even Joe Cole. But, do they really require a player of this stature? Many Hammer fans would think so after the season they endured this year. Though, some may argue that these players have had their day and the club should focus more on getting a collection of hardworking players rather than a superstar.

It’s fair to say, and agree on, that West Ham did have an absolute abysmal season and barely survived the lure of the relegation places. Their current squad players looked depleted, morale was definitely down yet they managed to survive another year in the top-flight. Looking through the squad, it appears to have no recognised superstar, someone to inspire and spur the team on. Some of you reading this will think they do have a player like this in Scott Parker. Granted, Parker is the heart and soul of the club (he’s not Mr. West Ham for nothing) but he is not a player to depend on when you need a goal or a moment of brilliance, which maybe what West Ham need this summer.

Earlier this week, Avram Grant made his first signing as the new West Ham boss by acquiring German international Thomas Hitzlsperger from Lazio on a free. The 29-year-old midfielder, nicknamed ‘the hammer’ (no pun intended) can do a great job for the club, but will the Hammers need more high-profile players in order to stay clear of another relegation battle next season? Or, do they need a collection of industrious players instead?

A top signing would no doubt be great for revenue and raise the club’s profile in the long-term. However, you could argue that the players they have been linked with are not the same as they once were 5-10 years ago. A majority of the fans will want to see the club capture players that are willing to fight and blend into the current squad swiftly. However, if the Hammers manage to sign a world-class and established player like Beckham or Henry, then this will no doubt attract more noticeable footballer’s to the club as well.

West Ham’s co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan are willing, in their own words, ‘push the boat out’ to sign quality players this summer. The pair have high ambitions in mind for the East London club, and as such, will be doing everything in their power to get the Hammers moving forward rather than backwards.

The fact is (and many will agree) that West Ham need to strengthen their squad this summer or possibly face another melee at the bottom once again. The early attainment of Thomas Hitzlsperger is a great one in many fans eyes, and if Grant could obtain more signings like this, then there is no reason why the team could end up in the top half of the table next season. However, the right individuals need to arrive through the Upton Park doors during the summer window, whether these are top players like Henry and Beckham will be up to the board and Avram Grant to decide.

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After experiencing trips to Madrid and Milan last season Tottenham Hotspur fans will this year have to familiarise themselves with places like Thessaloniki, Kazan and Dublin ahead of visits as part of Tottenham’s Europa League campaign.

However while Spurs fans may care about the European competition, it is appears that Harry Redknapp does not and instead he sees it as a hindrance and nuisance to the clubs progress in the league especially in trying to gain a top-four finish that would again secure Champions League football. In Redknapp’s eyes finishing higher in the league is far more important than winning the Mickey Mouse cup of European football. But by doing this are Spurs missing a great chance of European success by concentrating on the league or does it make financial and business sense?

Last week, Redknapp choose a relatively strong 25-man squad for this season’s Europa League group stages after earlier suggesting that he would give the kids a run out this year. There are only two major absentees in Van der Vaart and Freidel in the squad but I expect to see a much changed first eleven when it announced for the game against PAOK Salonika after a number of first team players did not travel with the team. By playing such a young and inexperienced side Harry could be jeopardising any chance they had of success in Europe.

The money that a club like Tottenham can earn from just qualifying for the Champions League group stages completely dwarves what they what get from reaching the final and even winning the Europa League. So more resources go towards the league than winning a trophy that doesn’t mean too much to club despite the fans obvious desire to win another trophy. It is certainly harder to attract the best players to White Hart Lane with just the Europa League to offer them rather than the prospect of playing against the world’s best players in the Champions League and if Spurs were to go another year without the huge draw of Champions League football, it is possible that they would find it hard to hang onto to some of their star players like Modric and Bale. So I can understand why Redknapp has put the Europa League level with the Carling Cup as a chance to play some of his fringe players so he can focus on the league and last year Tottenham’s league progress was certainly affected by their Champions League campaign.

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It was therefore somewhat of a surprise this week to see Rafeal Van der Vaart make it clear that he was unhappy at being left out of the Spurs 25-man squad for the Europa League group stages. However it was a breath of fresh air to see a footballer care so much about a much maligned trophy and I think that perhaps English clubs should take the trophy more seriously as Fulham did two years ago, eventually losing in the final to Atletico Madrid. If Tottenham were to win the Europa League but miss out on the top four, would that constitute a good season?

I believe that Spurs should not take this year’s Europa League too lightly as there is a lack of top clubs in the competition until the Champions League drop-outs join in at the knock-out stages. Instead Harry should use it as a chance to see the players who are on the fringes of the first-team which will surely become useful in the later stages of the season and give some of the young kids like Tom Carroll and Harry Kane some much needed experience. If Spurs can get the balance right between youth and experience then I think this will benefit the club in the much harder knock out stages. Only then can we expect Redknapp to think about taking the competition seriously and that is not a certainty especially if the race for the Premier League top four hots up. For now bring on the mighty Shamrock Rovers.

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%image% Palmeiras moved back to the top of the Campeonato Paulista table with a 1-0 home victory over Americana on Saturday.

The match at the Estadio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho was highly anticipated, with two of the top-three sides on the table in action.

But Palmeiras proved why they are considered one of the favourites to win the title, leapfrogging Santos into first despite the latter’s 2-0 win on Friday.

After the first half yielded no goals, Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side came out firing in the second half and snared the all-important goal when striker Kleber produced a 54th-minute finish.

Neither could find the back of the net for the remainder of the match, giving Palmeiras a valuable three points.

In other matches, Botafogo SP condemned relegation-threatened Santo Andre 2-0 to defeat in Sao Paulo, with first-half goals from Augusto Fassina and Anselmo ensuring they gained all three points.

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Gremio Prudente climbed off the bottom of the table with a 1-0 away win at Linense, who are also in the bottom four.

Saldanha scored the game’s only goal after 30 minutes – his third in two games – to lift Gremio Prudente above Sao Bernardo and into 19th on the table.

Arsene Wenger is keen to add further players to his squad before the start of the season, according to The Guardian.

The anticipated sale of Robin Van Persie will give the Frenchman financial license in the transfer market. Having already secured Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, it is expected that Malaga midfielder Santi Cazorla will become a Gunner in the next few days with a reported fee of £15.6 million having been agreed.

The projected arrival of Cazorla could identify a definite end for Van Persie’s tenure at the Emirates. Signing a wide player suggests that Podolski and Giroud will be played through the centre, indicating the vacancy that would be filled by the high flying Dutchman.

Speaking to the press in Beijing as part of Arsenal’s pre-season tour, Wenger was coy but definite when talking about his planned transfer moves;

“I am ready to talk a lot, but not a lot about transfers, because it is a very fragile subject and a very secret subject. We bought Giroud and Podolski and I hope that we ‘bought’ Diaby and Wilshere too, who didn’t play at all last season. We will add Wilshere to the squad as soon as possible. But we are not at the end of it (transfers). We will still bring players in”.

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Whenever an important player leaves a club and a new one arrives, there is generally a rule in the footballing world were people must compare that player to the outgoing hero, or a previous star. Can they fill his boots? Will he rise to the challenge? But equally, newly arriving managers face the exact same scrutiny – a task made all the more daunting if sitting in the hot-seat of those who have achieved success and had a legendary status bestowed upon them. So can managers truly succeed, when directly following a ‘great’, in the modern era were results and success needs to be instant? Or is it virtually mission impossible?

It seems a catch-22 situation to be placed in from the start. Attempting to replace a legend is a thankless task. Win, and it’s expected – the norm. Lose, and the accolades of the former manager are thrust into full view, with negative headlines splashed across the papers. You could never just be ‘your own man’. Every decision, tactic, signing and substitution is scrutinised with unfair comparisons being made. Catch-22.

The recent intense pressure placed on Arsene Wenger in the media (maybe not helped by himself in some small part by the apparent, early stinginess in the transfer market) led to talk of him possibly walking out of Arsenal, or being shown the door. If that scenario was to occur, who would replace him? He has been an absolutely legendary figure at the Gunners since he arrived back in the 90’s, transforming the club’s playing identity, whilst also bringing it into the new century with his training, dietary and psychological methods that were virtually unheard of in the English game at the time. The success that followed only added to his adulation, thus ensuring a near-impossible task for whoever replaces him, whenever that time comes.

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It’s the same at Manchester United, though even more daunting. Talk of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement has been around for years. As to who his eventually replacement may be has been discussed many times with various names thrown into the hat. With United’s success, it has been safe to say that whoever is attaining similar success, or hype (or both) at the time, would have been named as Ferguson’s definite heir. But whoever sits in that hot-seat faces an almighty task. How do you replace the man who has guided a team through the most successful period in their history – by far!?? Who lasted over a quarter of a century, collecting the biggest trophies for much of that period? It will be a brave man who sits in that seat. Win, and it’s the norm – but they would also have to win playing a certain style. Lose? Well losing won’t be an option.

One man who is many people’s favourite to succeed Ferguson is a coach who himself attained legendary status at not one, but three successful clubs, thus ensuring his successors a tough time even before they began work; Jose Mourinho. Directly after leaving Porto having won the European Cup, the club burnt through four managers in little under two years as none could live up to what Mourinho achieved. At Chelsea, he (along with the help of a certain Russian’s bank account) won the league title instantly; a feat the club hadn’t achieved for 50-years. More silverware followed but success in Europe was never realised and after a fallout with the owner, the Portuguese moved to Italy. Chelsea, have had five managers since he left. At Inter, Mourinho walked in to a pressure situation; Inter, fresh from being winners of Serie A, were in the ascendancy. Not winning the Scudetto for Inter in the wake of Calciopoli would be seen as a massive catastrophe, bordering on embarrassment. However Mourinho’s remit was clear: deliver the European Cup. He duly obliged, cementing his status as Inter legend and ensuring his replacement would have an impossible task. That man was Rafa Benitez, and he lasted six months.

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Back to Chelsea, who had their brief dominance under Mourinho interrupted by Manchester United, and have now turned to the ‘new Mourinho’ in order to reclaim glory; Andre Villas-Boas. The comparisons are immense. Dubbed ‘mini-Mourinho’ by the press, Villas-Boas served under Mourinho, whilst at Chelsea and Inter, and that has also brought the instant pressure and hype of being compared with Chelsea’s most iconic former manager. But there is a difference this time that will put Villas-Boas in good stead; he’s done it before. Yes, at Porto he was finally the manager who filled Mourinho’s shoes, even surpassing some of his former mentor’s records at the club.

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An immense pressure is sat on Villas-Boas’ young shoulders, as it is for any manager who chooses to sit in the seat once occupied by a club legend. Can he succeed in ‘mission impossible’?

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It promises to be a busy weekend with the FA Cup 4th round and the final days of the transfer window. It is fair to say that the perennial silly season hasn’t really got going this season with the transfers of Darren Bent and Edin Dzeko the only transfers of any note.

In the papers this morning there has been a mixed bag of stories that includes Fabio Capello looking to give Jack Wilshere the Makelele role; Keys and Gray already lined up for TV return, while Blackpool would reject Holloway resignation.

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Sky rotates roster as it seeks new anchor – Guardian

Keys and Gray already lined up for return to TV – Mirror

Man Utd cut list of goalkeeper options to three – Guardian

Fergie may not need Roo after all – Sun

Capello to audition Wilshere in ‘Makelele role’ – Daily Telegraph

Liverpool turn down Chelsea’s £35m bid to sign Torres – Guardian

Niang admits Liverpool lure – Sky Sports

Sort out your private life, Capello warns Manchester City star Johnson – Daily Mail

Inter to make £40m raid for Bale – Guardian

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Blackpool would reject Holloway resignation – Daily Telegraph

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Atletico Madrid sporting director Jose Luis Caminero has stated that star striker Radamel Falcao will not leave the club, despite interest from both Manchester City and Chelsea.

The Colombia international has emerged as one of the most lethal marksmen in the European game, with star performances for Porto in 2010-11 followed by an excellent first season with the Vicente Calderon club in 2011-12.

Falcao has won the Europa League twice in succession, leading the goalscoring charts, and was also on target on a regular basis last term in La Liga.

Chelsea have identified the South American as a possible replacement to Didier Drogba, who left the club this summer after his contract expired.

City are thought to be ready to shake-up their attacking options also, with temperamental pair Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli, and out-of-favour Edin Dzeko, all unsure over their futures.

However, the Spanish capital-city side have confirmed that they have no inclination of cashing in on their star striker.

“Falcao will remain here and any talk of an exit is misplaced,” Caminero told local press, translated to English by The Sun.

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Tottenham Hotspur have tabled a £22 million bid for Valencia’s left wing starlet Juan Mata. Should the diminutive winger for some reason choose Tottenham over Arsenal, what would this mean for Gareth Bale? And what would Mata bring to the north London club?

Finally, Tottenham have dared to do something. This bid is the first exciting move that Spurs have made in this transfer window. Not only does chasing Mata signal the ambition of the club. The attempt to hijack Arsenal’s pursuit of the player adds spice to the offer.

Juan Mata is a player with a growing reputation and no doubt a growing price tag. He was an outstanding performer for Spain at the European Under 21 Championships this summer and has cemented himself a first team slot in the Valencia side after three very impressive seasons there. Last season he provided 12 assists and scored 8 goals in La Liga, he is quick and creative with an eye for goal. He is small, only 2 inches taller than Aaron Lennon, but does not shirk from the physical side of the game and should be perfectly capable of playing on a cold night at the Britannia stadium. It is easy to see how he could cause problems and sharpen Spur’s attack.

Redknapp has consistently talked of his intentions to push Gareth Bale deeper, into the left back position and Tottenham’s interest in Mata suggests that Redknapp could be ready to make that step. When the Welshman’s terrific vein of form last season catapulted him into the limelight, the Spurs manager astutely noted that Bale’s successes came when running from deep and using his pace and stride and overall speed over distance to rip apart defences. When his concentration improved, Redknapp said, he could be pushed back and then he could get a really good head of steam up.

With Bale charging past Mata on the overlap the potential for goals from the left hand side would be greatly increased, although defensively Bale is definitely not the finished article. As a combination though, it could work. Mata likes to cut inside, vacating the space for Bale to surge into and both are more than capable of scoring goals whilst Mata’s record for providing was second only to Barcelona’s Xavi Hernandez last season.

Even though the likelihood is that Mata will choose Arsenal over Spurs, does Tottenham’s bid indicate that Redknapp is willing to make the tactical leap of pushing Bale back to left back? It would be a progressive and attacking decision irrespective of who plays in front of him.

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Blackpool have confirmed the signing of midfielder Andy Reid from Sunderland for an undisclosed amount.

The English Premier League club have been one of the big movers on Monday’s transfer deadline day, swooping on Reid and reportedly fielding offers from Liverpool and Manchester United for captain Charlie Adam.

The Lancashire club are also believed to be close to a deal for James Beattie, with the former England and now Rangers striker reportedly undergoing a medical at Bloomfield Road.

Republic of Ireland international Reid has signed a contract for the remainder of the season, having made 78 appearances for the Black Cats following a move from Charlton Athletic in January 2008.

The 28-year-old could make a valuable contribution as a creative playmaker in Ian Holloway’s side – especially if Blackpool lose Adam – and the Tangerines boss was thrilled to have snared his man.

“I’ve just met him and had a chat with him,” Holloway said of Reid.

“I think he will be perfect for us, a little dinky-do football player and we’ll have him and it won’t take me long to get him going.”

“I think he has gone for about 12 million pounds in the past, so that is not a bad take for us, I don’t believe.”

Holloway also hinted Blackpool could be making further moves before the transfer window slams shut at 2300GMT.

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“The wheels are on the go but I can’t really disclose that yet,” Holloway said.

“They can change direction very quickly and end up going somewhere else on this crazy day because everybody wants a bag of carrots and they might be a bag of carrots, if you know what I mean.”

“We have managed to grab one, thanks Andy, that’ll do. As far as I’m concerned there are two more definitely travelling down, definitely, but that could end up horribly.”