Paul Auster: A Blog Of Two Halves

Arsenal It is widely accepted that Arsene Wenger is keen to add at least 1 more striker to his roster before the transfer window slams shut at the end of the month, so we can expect them to be linked with every attacker in the market between now and September 1st. There are conflicting reports regarding their chase for Karim Benzema, though, with The Telegraph …

We’ve now had a look at 15 of the 20 teams that will be competing in this season’s Premier League. In Part 1 we explained why we think Chelsea will be missing out on the title this season, and in Part 2 we went through the reasons we think Manchester City will win it. In Part 3 we discussed why we reckon Norwich will just …

With each passing day we get closer and closer to that most glorious of things – the first day of the new Premier League season. Depending on how your team did last year you will either be overwhelmed with excitement at the approaching kick off or else dreading what might happen to your team this time around. Whichever camp you fit in to, though, we’re …

Everton, Leicester, Liverpool, Man City and Manchester United With the 2015-2016 Premier League season now just days away we wanted to have a look at each of the teams in the league in turn. Who will win the league? Is the top 4 likely to change from last year? Which teams are heading for the drop? The transfer window doesn’t “slam shut” for a while …

Arsenal Arsenal have signed Petr Cech. We’re not sure whether you’ve noticed, because they’re trying to keep it quiet, but they have. And he’s basically the only bit of transfer business they’ve done so far this summer. After their 6-0 rout of Lyon in a pre-season game Arsene Wenger suggested that he was happy that he hasn’t had to intergrate too many players into his …

Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Crystal Palace With the new Premier League season barely a week away we thought it was about time we had a look at the runners and riders of the new campaign. Who will win the league? Is the top 4 a lock in? Are there any teams that are dead set for relegation? The transfer window doesn’t “slam shut” for …

Chelsea It’s been an interesting summer so far for Chelsea. Having won the Premier League at a canter last season they haven’t done an awful lot to improve the first team yet this transfer window. They might be forgiven for thinking they don’t need to, of course, but Premier League football clubs are like sharks – if they stand still they die. Yes they’ve already …

Having already spoken to @FIRST4LCFC about Leicester’s summer business, @ChiefDelilah about what Stoke have done up until now, and hearing  Ste Armstrong offer some forthright opinions on Manchester United, we thought it was about time we spoke to one of the Premier League’s new boys about their thoughts on the window thus far and what the season had to offer. For that reason we’ve had a chat with the …

Last week we spoke to Twitter user @FIRST4LCFC about Leicester’s transfer window, and we had a chat with @ChiefDelilah about how Stoke have done so far this summer. Today it’s the turn of Ste Armstrong to let us know what he thinks of the movements in and around Old Trafford in the build up to the start of the new season. Is he pleased? Disappointed? Or not …

Chelsea With Petr Cech having moved on to Arsenal, one of Jose Mourinho’s chief objectives this summer is to bring in a solid number 2. It should come as no surprise, then, that Sky Sports are reporting that Chelsea’s first major signing of the summer will be Asmir Begovic from Stoke. The 28 year old Bosnian only has 1 year left on his contract, so …