Where has it gone wrong for Newcastle?
As the hoards of travelling Sunderland fans sang their taunts, Alan Pardew cut a desolate figure. "It's up there," he said, ranking his most disappoin…
Paolo Di Canio's appointment is gamble of the season
Now that the furore has finally passed, we can get back to the football. Paolo Di Canio's declaration that he is neither a fascist nor a racist should…
Fletcher's absence could see Graham flourish
It was the news no one on Wearside wanted to hear - Steven Fletcher, out for the rest of the season with ankle ligament damage. Sunderland's talismani…
Success and failure in the transfer window - Premier League strugglers
When the transfer window initially came into view, it brought a tantalising whiff of promise: potential new signings to plug obvious holes in the squa…
Mid-season review: The good, the bad and the ugly
With half the course of the season already run, the high hopes of summer have been distilled into a wintry reality. As the festive season rolls into t…
Friday Four: More Wenger woe ahead?
Because we traditionally predict just four games per week, we get to escape the hideous literary task of trying to write anything compelling about Ast…
Derby drama? Far from it
I'll admit that the thought of midfielders Cheik Tiote and Lee Cattermole going head-to-head at the Stadium of Light in Sunday's Sunderland-Newcastle …
Top Toffees: Five Prem takeaways
Everton is the new entertainer of the Premier League. After Monday's 2-2 hard-luck thriller against Newcastle, the Toffees beat Swansea 3-0 to climb …
Previewing the Prem, Sept. 22-23
The ancients had Nostradamus; you get Tyler and Kanarek, who went a perfect 4-for-4 in our Week 3 EPL predictions. We could talk about our trenchant a…
Previewing the Prem, September 15-17
And we're back. The irritating inconsistency that has been so firmly conveyed in the early performances of Prem teams -- for example, which Man United…