Sessegnon surge no surprise – but can he sustain it?

The deadline day capture of Stephen Sessegnon by West Brom slightly slipped under the radar in the melee of madness that unfolded amongst the league’s big boys – yet arguably the Benin international has had the greatest impact of any deadline day arrival thus far.

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The Paolo Di Canio story - The ups and downs

So as you may have heard, Paolo Di Canio has been fired by Sunderland and with the reasons being clear to everyone to see. I thought I'd look at some of his highs and lows.

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3 Premier League Strikers In Need Of A Good Season

“This is our year” is a phrase often associated with Liverpool fans and their dreams of winning the Premier League title.  Although it is early days, the Reds have made their most convincing start to a season in years, sitting top of the table as the only team to win all three of their games.  The Anfield club, however, are not the only ones in need of a convincing campaign…

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Will Altidore Make The Most Of His Second Chance In The Premier League?

Jozy Altidore has played in the top flight of English football before, but it didn’t quite work out for him last time.

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What is going on at Sunderland?

The landscape at Sunderland is changing at quite an alarming rate, with Paolo Di Canio more than putting his own stamp on the club – with the Italian already well on the way to completely overhauling the squad he inherited.

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Can Jozy Altidore solve Sunderland’s scoring problems?

To call Sunderland toothless last season would be almost generous given that they scored just 41 goals in their 38 games – only QPR and Stoke scored less. So with that in mind Paolo Di Canio has been quick to add more firepower to his shot shy side in the form of American Jozy Altidore, a player who you will remember from a rather unsuccessful loan at Hull spell in 2009.

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Titus Bramble - the Cult Figure now at West Ham

Titus, Titus give us a wave. The bumbling centre half will today make his pre-season debut with his temporary club West Ham in a friendly against Cork.

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Arsenal name Premier League goalkeeper as target

Lets face it Arsenal being linked to goalkeepers is part and parcel of the transfer window, so it should not shock many to hear The Metro reporting that Simon Mignolet is on their radar.

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Bramble first out the door in Di Canio clear-out (video)

Titus Bramble’s career has been a rollercoaster – one that began with the promise of full England honours as he was touted as one of the most talented young centre-backs of his generation. So why does he find himself without a club at the still relatively young age of 31?

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Have the media forgiven and forgot the past of Paolo Di Canio?

 

A little story that some of you may have missed in the press a few weeks ago was Paolo Di Canio’s appointment as Sunderland manager.

He moved into the Stadium of Light role following Martin O Neill’s

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The softer side of Paolo Di Canio (Video)

Facist! Racist! Nazi!

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Paolo Di Canio, Mad man? Or Genius?

With the politics surrounding the appointment at The Stadium of Light drumming up media for the wrong reasons, it poses the question whether or not Paolo truly is the man to keep Sunderland in the Premier League.

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Paolo di Canio may just be what Sunderland need

Sunderland owner Elis Short wasted no time in bringing in Martin O'Neill's successor on Wearside and the appointment of the charismatic and controversial Paolo di Canio could provide the spark needed for the Black Cats to stay in the Premier League.

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Will Big Sam renew his contract at West Ham?

There is a strong feeling amongst West Ham supporters that despite it not being always pretty it is effective.

The Hammers lie in mid-table in the Premier League and should have enough to avoid relegation.

For those that have looked at the trail Allardyce has left in his wake from clubs he has left will know they should be careful what they wish for.

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A solution for Chelsea

There is no doubt that you have to be a certain kind of manager to be able to coach a team like Chelsea.

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