Andy Reid and a handful of pundits may not agree but Giovanni Trapattoni’s decision to sign a two-year extension to his Republic of Ireland contract is a massive boost for soccer in this country. Ireland may not have played the most expansive or exhilarating soccer under the Italian but it has... [More]

While Chelsea’s previous in the way they conduct their business in the transfer market makes it difficult to feel sympathy for them the decision to ban the club from signing any new players until January 2011 seems spectacularly harsh. Many will recall the arrogant manner of their public purs... [More]

Darren Norris reflects on Arsenal's opening day display [More]

Should Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres stay fit, Darren Norris believes there are realistic hopes of a title push on Merseyside [More]

Patrick Vieira's legendary status would be ill-served by a return to Arsenal, believes Darren Norris [More]

Darren Norris believes that far from buying anyone they can there is a logic of sorts to Manchester City's transfer policy. [More]

While Arsenal have got a good deal for Emmanuel Adebayor Darren Norris feels it leaves them short of options up front. [More]

ONE of the striking things about the transfer market this summer is the speed at which transfers have been conducted. In recent years transfer sagas have dragged on throughout the summer, thinkReal Madrid’s tug-of-war for Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool’s pursuit of Gareth Barry and Manch... [More]