Are long-term deals the new big money transfers in these times of austerity?

With the news today that Phil Jagielka and Ryan Shawcross have committed themselves to their clubs on long-term contracts, I wonder whether tying players to long deals has replaced buying players for huge fees.

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Is Alex Ferguson more daunting than Brad Pitt?

Sir Alex Ferguson, who celebrated his 71^st birthday on New Years Eve has said that he is hoping to stick around a little longer as manager of Manchester United. 

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Everton have Chelsea's number at Goodison

After an inspiring start to the season, Everton host Chelsea on Sunday with the hopes of leapfrogging their opponents and getting themselves into a Champions League spot.

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Is Moyes The Right Man To Replace Fergie?

Time is ticking down on Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign as manager at Old Trafford, as it has been for several years now, but is David Moyes the right man to take over?

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4th place battle could be goal happy

Sunday’s 3pm kick off at Goodison Park pits together two sides with Champions League place aspirations in what promises to be a tight affair

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Challenging December To Shape Toffees Season

When the fixture list for this season was announced, December was widely touted as a month that would test Everton and give a clear indication of how far they had progressed after two promising transfer windows.

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Five reasons why Everton should avoid Cahill return

Last week saw Tim Cahill pay a visit to some of his old team mates at Everton’s training complex and has since been sounding out a loan move back to Goodison Park.

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Changing Tides on Merseyside

Bill Shankly once said, “This city has two great teams, Liverpool and Liverpool reserves” and for the last decade Liverpool would seem to have had the majority of success over their bitter local rivals.

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Luis Suarez: the ultimate pantomime villain

Before Luis Suarez even joined the Premier League he had built up a reputation of being something of a controversial figure. Remember the 2010 World Cup when the Uruguayan helped his country reach the semi finals by denying Ghana a winning goal with his hands?

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The battle for fourth starts now

Almost a third of the way through this year’s Premier League season, the question must be asked: can Everton hold on to fourth place?

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Can Everton make the top four, again? (Video)

A side who have earned many plaudits so far this campaign is Everton, with their usual frustrating start to a season has pleasantly eluded them.

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Can Everton qualify for the Champions League?

Everton continued their superb start to the Premier League season by dissecting a far too open Southampton side at Goodison Park to move above Manchester United into second place in the table, just three points off league leaders Chelsea. Indeed, if the Blues had fallen to defeat at Arsenal earlier in the day, then the Toffees remarkably could have been sitting pretty at the summit of the Premier League after six games.

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A beautiful game's impact on the beautiful game

For the past twenty years Football Manager has grown into an unhealthy obsession for many football fans who (genuinely) believe they are capable of doing a better job than the real-life manager of the team they support.

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“Slow Starters”

As I mentioned when writing about Arsenal’s so called ‘acid test’ against Manchester City last weekend, I made clear my disdain for footballing clichés.  I especially dislike them when they don’t make sense or don’t address the main issue on a certain topic.  This is why I disagreed with the ‘acid test’ remarks and it is why I also disagree with the notion of Everton usually being slow starters.

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Magic Moyes defying the odds again

How does he do it? 

Year after year David Moyes manages to baffle us all as he creates a team that is one of the best in the league, despite having to sell his best players to fund his ambitions. 

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