An appraisal for the Arsenal

As a trainee journalist it is essentially my responsibility to report on events in an impartial way and tell both sides of the story. Today will be the one exception.

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Friday evening round up @ Chelsea & Madrid in for starlet, United line up £40m midfielder, Brighton line up Newcastle ace

Manchester United have made Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan a target for the January transfer window but will have to meet a £40m release clause to capture the Argentine international.

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Racism Row

In the last few weeks there have been two very high profile incidents involving premier league players: Luis Suarez & Patrice Evra and John Terry & Anton Ferdinand. The latter incident occurred last Sunday during the West London derby

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The players being shown the exit door in the new year

Having looked at two potential incomings already, To the Lane and Back will now take the opportunity to focus on the players that face a potential January exit as part of the Tottenham shake-up.

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Can Chelsea recover to make it a three-horse race

A crazy Sunday of football has meant the bookmakers have changed their odds of who will win the Premier League.

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Chelsea's bad boycott

Going to a football match is now more expensive than it has ever been. Fans pay through the nose to go and support their team, but of course there is a breaking point.

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Chelsea FC: The final blow

Before the reign of Andre Villas-Boas, referees halted Chelsea’s momentum only once in a while, but this season the theme is beginning to occur more times than Mario Balotelli’s mishaps.

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English football still searching for Silva lining

"Jack Wilshere is incredible because he is so young. We also need the experience of John Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Scott Parker. "You need this kind of player, plus Rooney, I hope.": Fabio Capello-October 20^th 2011.

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Liverpool A top four side Not

Again Liverpool slip up against (reputedly) lower opposition. Again, Liverpool fail to capitalise on early domination, and yet, again more points dropped by the Reds. Norwich came to Liverpool and gave a fantastic account of themselves - as they did against Manchester United and Chelsea.

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Saturday Morning Round Up @ Spurs eye Barca defenders, Chelsea striker loving life, Pompey turn to United legend

Portsmouth want former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their new manager.

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Friday evening round up@ Chelsea in for £40m wonderkid, Gunners chase winger, Inter want England star

Chelsea and Inter Milan have entered the race to sign Lille's £40m-rated winger Eden Hazard. Arsenal are interested in the 20-year-old, while Liverpool and Manchester City are also watching him.

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Weekend Predictions

Whilst unbeaten at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea haven’t exactly lit up the league on their away travels having lost all four of their games away from home with the most recent defeat coming at Carrow Road last week against fellow Premier League new boys Norwich.

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Frank’s top five tips on scoring as a midfielder

“Work like a striker, think like a striker and train like a striker. After the team training session, practise shooting some more.”

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The 5 players to replace Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney is a silly boy isn’t he? If he isn’t elbowing Wigan players or screaming ‘what? F##king what?’ down the camera, he’s instead kicking Montenegrin internationals in random fits of rage. The three-match ban was justified; you can’t go randomly lashing out at a fellow professional with our without intent. It the end, England managed to get the result they required to qualify as group winners but his actions were in-excusable.

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Morning Round Up @ Chelsea join £40m winger race, Liverpool close in on South Amercian

Hamburg have stolen a march on a host of Premier League sides in the race for Basle midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri.

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