Famous 5ive: Deadline day flops

If you’ve been anywhere near Sky Sports News today, no doubt you’ll be aware that the 31 August can only mean one thing; BREAKING NEWS: TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY! Aka the day where lots of men stand around in various car parks across the country trying not to look like suspicious dogging enthusiasts and the day when we have to feign excitement when the announcement comes through that Marcus Bent has joined his 317th club on loan.

The BIG Debate

Aston Villa were right not to fight harder to keep Martin O’Neill as he had taken them as far as he could

Les Rosbifs

Following the fortunes of English footballers in foreign lands

Famous 5ive: the weekend’s star performers

The top five players from the second weekend of Premier League action.

Cult Hero - Geoff Horsfield

It’s a shiny new season, and so returns our infamous (?) Cult Heroes series. And what better way to start than with Sir Geoff of Horsfield.

Famous 5ive: Summer Transfers

Five summer transfers that have caught the eye...with the quite large caveats that this was written before Kenwyne Jones got injured at the weekend and before I’ve probably seen Manchester United stick 6 past Newcastle tonight

Premier League 10/11 – a preview

Some predictions for the new season. Ridicule reserved until May 2011 please

Ricardo Carvalho – Stamford Bridge stalwart

Allow me, if you will, to indulge in some love for rugged Riccy

10/11 Championship Preview - The Players to Watch

10/11 Championship Preview - mid-table mediocrity

Those with a season of thrills and spills ahead...

10/11 Championship Preview - Playoff Hopefuls

They may not be the most meritocratic invention, but it’s hard to argue with the excitement they bring to the end of the season, and once again a whole host of names can potentially count themselves in the running to emulate Blackpool’s unlikely success and gain promotion through the playoffs.

10/11 Championship Preview - The Front Runners

In a way it feels wrong to be doing this so early, when by rights we should all be watching cricket (and Rugby League) and taking a well earned break from the beautiful game, but just 27 days after the World Cup final (not that many of these players will have been involved), the first weekend of the English football league kicks off this Saturday, the 7th August. So with that in mind, CollinsBeans will give a breakdown of who is set to thrive, and who might be struggling to survive. Part 1 focuses on those clubs looking to take the two automatic promotion spots.

Five days and counting...

CollinsBeans pre-season break is over (what with the World Cup, it lasted all of about two weeks or so) and we are just five days away from the start of the new football league season. Stay tuned over the coming days as we preview the runners and riders for the 10/11 Championship campaign