Does Gouffran hold the key to Newcastle success?

Newcastle United fans have heralded the French signings made in January as saving their season. Moussa Sissoko has been the one most lauded by the fans.

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High premiums on young English talent

As Wilfried Zaha completed his £15m move from Crystal Palace to Manchester United this week, there was much comment with regards to the fee and whether or not English clubs charge over the odds for their young English talent.

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Big Sam gets a Brazilian, but who? (Video)

Approaching 29 years of age, it is quite surprising that Wellington Paulista’s name will have meant little to many English football fans before he signed for West Ham United this month.

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Top Five Worst January Transfers

Happy New Year. As resolutions are broken and Christmas decorations come down, the sense of hope that the January transfer window offers a football fan is at least some comfort at a bleak time of year.

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An Unsuccessful January Transfer (Video)

Managers say there is no value in the January transfer window

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Andy's Plight Down the Apple and Pears

Andy Carroll, England’s next number nine, England’s next Alan Shearer, England’s next biggest centre forward, or is it a case of too much too soon yet again? Or will the cult of his ponytail save him at West Ham

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Will Carlton Cole rediscover his best form for the Hammers? (Video)

With Andy Carroll ruled out for up to eight weeks with a knee injury, the burden on Carlton Cole’s shoulders just got a lot larger.

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Premier League preview

Matchweek 15 highlights key moments in the games West Ham v Chelsea, Norwich v Sunderland, Fulham v Tottenham and QPR v Aston Villa.

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How far can the Hammers go?

Fancied to win the Championship title for much of last season, West Ham ultimately had to fight their way through the play-offs to achieve promotion straight back to the Premier League.

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Will Andy Carroll come good?

Newcastle's fantastic promotion season was powered by Andy Carroll's goals which saw them rack up over 100 points on their way back into the Premier League. Prior to their return the top flight, Carroll's name was on everybody's lips as critics became excited that this was the man who could be England's next top marksman.

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Andy Carroll to score again at St James' Park (Video)

On Sunday, Andy Carroll will face his hometown club Newcastle United whilst wearing the claret and blue of West Ham.

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Learn to play like the great Emile Heskey (Video)

Before you ask no, this is not a joke.

Australian sports broadcaster Fox Sports has decided to film Newcastle Jets striker Emile Heskey during matches so aspiring players can view all his movements and how he plays. They’ve decided to call it “HeskyCam”.

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Saturday's Premier League tips

Aston Villa vs. Norwich

Saturday's early kick off see’s Paul Lambert come up against Norwich for the first time since leaving the club in the summer. It's fair to say the way Lambert departed Carrow Road has left a bittersweet taste in the mouths of the Norwich fans despite the amazing work he did with the club in the three years he was there.

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Price tags mean nothing to Allardyce the pragmatist

Such is the interest in the fortunes of Andy Carroll since Liverpool and Kenny Dalglish made the misguided decision to splash £35 million on the striker 20 months ago, Sam Allardyce, now his manager at West Ham, is now tasked with having to field questions on his aversion to scoring which, in comparison to his hefty price-tag, attracted a lot of derision to Merseyside during his spell at Anfield.

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Premier League tips

With all due respect to international football, the only time we love it is when its in the middle of summer and a big tournament has arrived, and I'm sure everyone is glad to have the bread and butter of the Premier league back!

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