Should the January transfer window be scrapped?

Here we are again in the dark gloomy recess of a cold January and Premier League managers are bemoaning the lack of available talent currently on the market that could augment their squads.

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Why Sam Allardyce Is Treading On Thin Ice

After Fulham's 2-1 home loss to Swansea on Saturday Fulham manager, Martin Jol cut a dejected figure in his post match interview, almost as if he knew the end was nigh and that Jonjo Shelvey's late winner was the final nail in his coffin.

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5 Strikers West Ham Should Look To Sign In January

It's been well documented that West Ham are in desperate need of a good striker that will consistently find the net for them. It's not like the Hammers don't have strikers, they do, but the forwards they have are either injured or just simply not good enough to help them climb the table. With Andy Carroll suffering another injury setback within the last few days and Ricardo Vaz Te also on the injury list, the club's striking options have taken a massive hit as they now only have Mladen Petric, Carlton Cole and Modibo Maiga to choose from.

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Top 5: The Most Memorable Debuts In Premier League History - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Over the years the Premier League has seen a lot of debuts, naturally. Some have been for big money signings while others have been far less inconsequential. Whilst a few have been memorable for the right reasons, there have been a few that were not as successful as we will now see.

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3 Positives To Carlton Cole Being Back At West Ham

Although the transfer seems more like one from Football Manager than real life, Carlton Cole’s return to West Ham on a three-month contract has now been completed.  Here are three reasons why the deal could boost the Hammers:

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Premier League summer spending sprees not quite coming off, yet?

This summer we saw cash splashed around like no other. What was particularly unusual was that it was not just the big boys who opened up their wallets but also a large proportion of the sides who make up the rest of the league.

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Whatever Happened To... Bebe?

Manchester United were featured heavily on transfer deadline day. The 'would they', 'wont they' sign someone saga went on till the very last seconds, but what most fans wont have noticed is the loan departure of a Portuguese winger.

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Allardyce Hands Out Another Anfield Escape Route - But Will He Be A Hit?

Having seen his Liverpool team-mate make the first steps to getting his career on track at Upton Park – the much-maligned figure of Stewart Downing has followed Andy Carroll in taking the journey south.

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West Ham Look To Capitalise On Liverpool Flops

A total of £55 million is the amount Liverpool paid in transfer fees to acquire the services of Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing in 2011.  Just two years they later, they both face being sold for less than half of that.

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Darren Bent: broken goal machine or out of use?

Darren Bent’s time at Villa Park appears to be coming to an end.  Now 29 years of age, will regular playing time see him back amongst the goals?

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How high will transfer fees go? (Video)

With rumours that PSG are about to smash the French transfer record by spending £60m on Edinson Cavani, just how high are transfers likely to go during the next five years? Newly promoted Monaco have already lavished close to £50m on Falcao, whilst Real Madrid hold the overall record, set back in 2009 when they purchased Cristiano Ronaldo. Is there any sense to spending so much on one player or is it just too big a risk?

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Duvan Zapata’s Move to England

Oh East London, is wonderful, Oh East London is wonderful, well at least that’s what incoming Colombian Zapata will be hoping anyway, so away from the boozers and cockney meat market stalls and corner sellers selling moody gold, I’m aware I’m painting a grand old portrait of some Eastenders scene, but it might just be the right place for the big man to ply his towering trade.

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West Ham see off late Arsenal bid for frontman

It’s being reported that Arsenal made a shock last gasp effort to snatch Andy Carroll from under West Ham’s noses.

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Does Andy Carroll represent value for money?

As a Spaniard myself, I'm a huge fan of intricate, "tiki-taka" football and all those who entertain us with their movement, skill and so on. 

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Andy Carroll the piece of the puzzle that just didn’t fit at Liverpool

Liverpool have decided to cut their losses on striker Andy Carroll with a £15 million move to West ham set to be completed in the next day or so after the striker passed his medical at the London club.

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