Next season already a concern for some

The Premier League relegation battle might be done and dusted but there will be a few clubs more than a little bit concerned over whether they might just find themselves amongst the battlers next year, despite having spent the large proportion of this season in the realms of relatively assured safety.

Fulham

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I pray Stoke City get relegated soon - Here is why (video)

I'm not having it.

Somehow Stoke City has been guaranteed Premier League football for another season, when's this joke going to end?

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Is it time for Pulis to move on?

Stoke City face Sunderland tonight in a game which a few weeks ago looked to be one that would have huge implications on Premiership survival for both teams, however after back to back wins over QPR and Norwich Stoke have edged away from relegation up to 11th.

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O'Neill could replace Pulis at Stoke

Stoke City could swoop for Martin O'Neill if current boss Tony Pulis walks away at the end of the season.

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A brilliant red card (Video)

It is a rare occasion that a red card is not a contentious moment in a football game.

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Who will join Reading and QPR?

Harry Redknapp gave it a good go as manager of Queens Park Rangers but it won't be enough to secure survival. Being at the match on Super Sunday you wouldn't have thought the home side were in a relegation battle, and certainly not on the wrong end of one! The atmosphere was electric and it looked like QPR stood a chance of staying up before Shaun Maloney's 94th free-kick sent Wigan back with a point. Good luck with those wages in the Championship...

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The Death of the Goal Hanger

After the recent-ish breaking news of the imminent retirement of Michael Owen, is it one of the final nails in the coffin of the “Poacher”?

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Michael Owen deserves credit (video)

Please note that 'Owen deserves credit' is nothing to do with his current financial status at.

As we have heard by now, Michael Owen this week announced that he'll be hanging up his boots at the end of the season.

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Should Owen be remembered as a great?

Michael Owen made his gushing admission that he was to retire and the thought of it had reduced him to tears, but will he be remembered as a great?

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Michael Owen's most memorable moments (video)

Like a ticking time-bomb, Michael Owen's retirement was always in the post. However, in spite of its inevitability, the majority of English football supporters will have been gripped by an air of nostalgia and sadness by today's news that one of England's greatest ever strikers is to finally hang up his boots.

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A few picks from the coming weekend

This weekend see's two relegation-threatened sides come head-to-head in what really is a 'must win' for both sides.

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Could lack of quality cost Stoke?

Tony Pulis mentioned it in his post match interview following the Newcastle United defeat - his side do not possess enough quality. There is genuine concern that Stoke could decline next season.

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Is Steven Taylor’s dramatics necessary?

Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor is one of the clubs star performers on his day. He has an excellent tackling ratio and is one of the few Premier League players who plies his trade at his home town club.

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Does Jonjo Shelvey need to leave Liverpool?

Having recently falling down the midfield pecking order at Anfield, could Jonjo Shelvey benefit from a fresh start away from Merseyside?

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A move away would revitalize Ramsey

Lady luck has conspired against Aaron Ramsey in recent years and it would be in the Welshman’s interest to move away from the Emirate’s to reignite a stuttering career.

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