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For Celtic fans, this is an easy task. Celtic are currently carrying a lot of dead wood in their squad and freeing some room on the roster and the wage bill would certainly prove beneficial to the club for a number of reasons. So who would I like to use the Celtic Park exit door?

First up is Glenn Loovens. Loovens turned up at Parkhead from Cardiff on 16 August 2008, joining the Scottish champions Celtic on a four-year contract for a fee of around £2.5 million. Since the Dutch defender’s arrival he has failed to prove that he can be a key figure at the heart of the Celtic back four. Loovens’ form has slowly but surely been sapped in the last couple of years and it has come to the point where I cannot see the player returning to any kind of form that would see him becoming a mainstay at centre half. Moreover, Celtic’s first choice centre half Daniel Majstorović does not at all complement his Dutch counterpart, thus proving detrimental to the success of Loovens.

Next up is Charlie Mulgrew. I feel for Mulgrew, being a Celtic fan, who has already had a less than impressive spell at the club. He must have thought his luck was in when Neil Lennon went back for the left back last summer. For me, this was simply a panic buy as Lennon needed someone to fill the void on the left side of defence. I’ve seen Mulgrew play a few times this season and I have been thoroughly disappointed. Against Braga, he was clueless and at fault for the goal that ruined any chance of the team progressing in the Champions League.

Finally, I feel that Samaras should ply his trade elsewhere as soon as possible. The lanky Greek has never consistently found the net, disappointing considering he is playing in the SPL. Samaras had a very decent spell in Holland and when he joined Celtic I thought the former Manchester City man would once again find the form that he had lost while in Manchester. Although causing problems for some of the better defences, I would like to see the sale of Samaras as it would surely balance the Celtic books, thus releasing some funds for someone else to have a go at Parkhead.

So what do you think?

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Another January window and another David Beckham to Tottenham rumour is doing the rounds.

Don’t get me wrong I have a huge amount of admiration for the player and five years ago I would have welcome the opportunity to sign him, but this rumour is simply spawn from the fact that Beckham’s late grandfather was a Tottenham fan. Fleet Street loves putting two and two together, even if it provides a not so even five.

A move to Tottenham would undoubtedly be welcomed in the Beckham camp. We are a football club on the up, play an exciting brand of attacking football, but a big reason for that is the pace and dynamism we have across the midfield. What would Beckham bring to that table, hardly fits in does he?

The reason I bring this debate to the table is that I read Robbie Savage’s column in the Mirror and he suggested that he would be the ideal understudy to Luka Modric within the Spurs midfield. Old Robbie obviously hasn’t seen what Luka has to his game

“I can’t think of anyone else who could play the sort of clever long passes that Luka Modric specialises in, letting in Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon. He could be a great like-for-like sub for the brilliant Croatian.” Mirror

Sorry Robbie I beg to differ. One aspect that Modric brings to the midfield, something that isn’t in Becks’ locker, is the ability to take players on and run at defences at will. It is one aspect of his game that has greatly improved in the past few months and taken the pressure off Bale and Lennon to deliver all the time. Beckham unfortunately doesn’t have that to his game; therefore we would be extremely unbalanced as and when he were to come on, therefore it would be nothing more than a pointless exercise. I refute that his loan signing for 8 weeks will see a massive rise in shirt sales in merchandise in the short term, because let’s be honest will he be any more significant that Modric, Van der Vaart and Bale in the merchandise stakes; had we signed him on a permanent deal then maybe, but not for two months. Beckham unfortunately has had his time at the top level and he would do well to follow Landon Donavon in getting himself fresh for the up and coming MLS season. He is not needed at Tottenham, or most of the teams in the top half of the Premier League for that matter.

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I’ve heard it said that Arsenal don’t have enough options up front to become Champions.

Phooey. If you saw the Arsenal – Chelsea game last night you’d have seen evidence of how strong Arsenal are offensively. As is the norm for an Arsene Wenger squad, Arsenal have a surplus number of attacking players within their side. Along the wings there is Andrey Arshavin, Theo Walcott, Carlos Vela, Tomas Rosicky and player of the season thus far Samir Nasri. In the centre forward position there is the talented, if unexceptional loud-mouthed Dane Nicklas Bendtner, permanently crocked Dutch striker Robin Van Persie and one of Arsenal’s best recent signings, Maroaune Chamakh.

The Moroccan joined Arsenal from Bordeaux during the summer on a free transfer. He has since racked up 10 goals in all competitions and is the Gunner’s second highest goalscorer (behind Samir Nasri). Chamakh has great aerial ability, works hard for the team and contributes goals. What more could you ask from a striker? With Van Persie and Bendtner missing for large chunks of the season it was up to Chamakh to pick up the goalscoring burden for the Gunners and he has done so with aplomb.

Of course, the Gunners have lost to the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United already this season. The compulsion to deconstruct and categorise these failures has had some pundits scrabbling to blame Arsenal’s faultering offense for these big-game defeats.

Yes Arsenal failed to score against both United and Chelsea, but to blame the attack for their defeat slightly misses the point. The Gunners have scored the second highest number of goals so far this season (behind Manchester United). They remain a free-flowing attacking unit. What they are not, however, is a team with a defensive backbone who can frustrate and disrupt tough and organised teams like United and Chelsea.

Robin Van Persie is slowly working his way back to full fitness. Despite being one of the Premier League’s worst injury magnets, he remains a fighter and will be hoping to make up for lost time. If – and it’s a big if – he can complete the rest of the season without picking up an injury I have every expectation that Van Persie and Chamakh will form a triumphant partnership upfront. Whilst Chamakh is more direct, Van Persie has the ability to open up play and is always capable of a little game-changing moment of magic.

Bendtner is a more interesting case. His goals-to-minutes-played ratio is pretty good, but he also has a tendency to frustrate fans and miss easy opportunities. Still, he’s a presence and can dominate in the air. He’s a useful back-up for Arsenal to have if injury strikes.

Then there’s Theo Walcott. He may play out on the wings at the moment, but it’s clear he’s being groomed for that central striker position. Everybody hopes for big things from Walcott. I really believe that this will be the season he moves from being “an exciting prospect” to a genuinely effective player.

The difficulties Arsenal have had this season come from their lack of defensive stability. If Arsene Wenger were to publish a manual regarding how Arsenal play their football, I’m sure there would not be a chapter included on ‘Defending’. The emphasis is on ‘attack’, ‘attack’ and ‘attack’ and this has seen Arsenal left a little open at the back. Just look at Alex Song – Arsenal’s defensive midfielder – who Wenger has granted licence to roam around the pitch and forgo his defensive duties. Without this defensive spine, Arsenal have had no platform on which to build their attacks against the bigger teams.

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Without a doubt the Gunners have enough firepower to compete for the Premier League. Whether they have the defensive nous is another matter entirely.

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Real Madrid’s title hopes took a blow when they lost 1-0 at struggling Osasuna in La Liga action on Sunday.

The relegation-threatened club moved three points clear of the drop zone courtesy of a Javier Camunas strike in the 61st minute at Estadio Reyno de Navarra.

The home side could have sealed the win with a late goal but desperate Madrid defence on the goal-line prevented a second.

Jose Mourinho’s men sit seven points behind league leaders Barcelona, and their significant head-to-head deficit to the Catalans means they will most likely need to make up eight points on their rivals to claim the La Liga title this campaign.

Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor made his bow for Madrid when he was substituted for Angel Di Maria in the second half, but he could not find a face-saving goal for his new club.

Gaizka Toquero opened his 2010-11 campaign for Athletic Bilbao in their 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid, scoring a brace for the victors at the Estadio Vicente Calderon.

Fernando Llorente had the chance to open the scoring from the spot, but missed his penalty kick in the 40th minute, but Toquero made up for his team-mate’s miss by scoring in the 45th and 64th minutes.

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Villarreal took all three points from their trip to Espanyol, winning 1-0, and moving to within six points of Real Madrid after their loss.

The third-placed side went ahead in the 45th minute from a Giuseppe Rossi wonder strike, which he hit from an acute angle that rocketed into the roof of Espanyol goalkeeper Carlos Kameni’s net.

After last weekend’s scintillating, breakneck clash against Arsenal, Newcastle had to settle for a slightly more serene but equally hard-fought point at Blackburn.

Newcastle fought back from 4-0 down to draw 4-4 against the Gunners a week ago, but Alan Pardew’s side managed to shut out Blackburn in a reasonably entertaining goalless draw at Ewood Park on Saturday.

This was a clash between the two sides who unexpectedly dismissed their managers earlier on in the season. In December, Newcastle sacked Chris Hughton and, a week later, Blackburn followed suit by getting rid of Sam Allardyce.

But both clubs have flourished under their new managers, with Pardew’s Newcastle and Steve Kean’s Blackburn side-by-side in the Premier League and still level on points in 10th and 11th place respectively.

It was Pardew’s team who started the brighter and almost took the lead after five minutes, but a cross from the excellent Jose Enrique just evaded the on-rushing Kevin Nolan.

Blackburn hit back quickly and should have opened the scoring after 10 minutes through the on-loan Roque Santa Cruz.

When Chris Samba nodded the ball back across the face of goal, it looked harder for Santa Cruz to miss than score, but the Paraguay international could only prod his effort against the post.

Newcastle also struck the woodwork in an entertaining first half when Peter Lovenkrands’ lobbed effort beat Paul Robinson – but not the crossbar.

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The north-easterners continued to attack effectively and Fabricio Coloccini forced Robinson into a glorious save nine minutes after the break. The keeper had to be alert once again to prevent a Lovenkrands cross sailing in on 70 minutes.

Newcastle’s recent signing Shefki Kuqi, who joined the club on Friday as a free agent, was thrown on in the last minute, but there was not enough time for the Finland striker to make an impression, with the sides settling for a point apiece.

Manager Steve Kean says Blackburn Rovers will go on all-out attack at Aston Villa on Saturday.

Blackburn have not won a Premier League game for a month but Kean says Rovers are nearly safe from relegation.

“We are trying to play positively away from home,” Kean said.

“We look at the teams below us and we take comfort from the fact that there are some big clubs below us.

“We want to get to that 40-point mark as quickly as we can and then hopefully use that as a platform to kick on.”

“All the teams down there are playing each other soon, so it will be interesting, but we just want to concentrate on ourselves.”

“We have been mid-table all season and we hope to keep that going, and hopefully beat the 50 points from last season.”

Blackburn are back from a winter training break in Dubai.

“We have a strong mental attitude in our dressing room,” Kean said.

“When we were away we talked a lot about not looking down the table, but up it; about collecting our own points and not worrying about what others are doing.”

The teams have already met three times this season- Blackburn winning 2-0 at home in the league but being dumped out of the Carling Cup and the FA Cup by Villa.

Blackburn know their strengths and weaknesses against Villa and Kean is confident his team can be successful.

“We have met Villa so often in the cups recently and our form has never been great,” he said.

“But in the league we have won the last three meets so we are focusing on that.”

“With the exception of the Newcastle game we have been playing well without getting the points we deserve.

“They have got a very quick, mobile forward line with great players like Darren Bent, Stuart Downing, Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor.”

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“We have had a look at that throughout the week and we are confident we can go there and get something.”

“Against Villa if you lose the ball they are dangerous. Within two passes they can be in on your goal, fantastic counter-attack, we need to cover that.”

Captain Christopher Samba is hoping to beat a virus to play and Gael Givet has recovered from a groin problem.

Mauro Formica (fitness), Ruben Rochina (fitness), David Hoilett (hamstring) and Phil Jones (knee) are all unavailable.

Centre back Ryan Nelson is playing at his own request despite his hometown of Christchurch in New Zealand being hit by an earthquake this week.

It is likely that in 2013 UEFA will implement a new set of fair play rules. UEFA will stipulate clubs to be more self-sufficient. The result will be that clubs with the largest revenues will be able to spend the most money. This has been seen, in many ways, as a fair system and will prevent rich owners from dramatically changing the face of a domestic football league.

This has been seen in England in the last ten years with the extravagant spending by Chelsea and Manchester City. Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour are among the richest men in the world and have had a dramatic effect on English football.

What I want to look at here is the revenue stream of Manchester City. Why is revenue important? It is that figure that will dictate how much money clubs will be able to spend in the future.

Total Revenue (£m)

2010

1

R. Madrid

438.6

2

Barcelona

398.1

3

Man Utd.

349.8

4

Bayern

323

5

Arsenal

274.1

6

Chelsea

255.9

7

Milan

235.8

8

Liverpool

225.3

9

Inter

224.8

10

Juventus

205

11

Man City

152.8

12

Tottenham

146.3

13

Hamburg

146.2

14

Lyon

146.1

15

Marseille

141.1

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Manchester City now sit at 11thin the Deloitte Money League, where as in 2005 they did not feature in the top 20. Manchester City may have spent as a vast amount of money in the last few years but the revenue of the club has grown in this time. One reason for this is their massive increase in commercial revenue.

When comparing the data of commercial revenue from 2005 and 2010, you will notice that Manchester City have overtaken a hugely successful club; Arsenal.

Commercial Revenue 2005 (£m)

Commercial Revenue 2010 (£m)

Arsenal

29.7

Man City

46.7

Man City

19.7

Arsenal

44

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The commercial revenue of Manchester City has more than doubled in the last year. Firstly, since their take-over, Manchester City have established many new links with businesses in the Middle East. But secondly, like Real Madrid, their profile has also been increased by some serious spending on players. What this shows is that, although Man City may be currently spending much, much more than they make, their revenue is increasing as a result of their increased spending.

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This growth in revenue is not restricted to commercial deals alone. Manchester City’s match-day revenue has also flourished in the last year. The average home attendance in 2010 was 6% larger than it was in 2009. This is no doubt, in part, due to big name signings. Emmanuel Adebayor, Yaya Toure, James Milner, David Silva, Carlos Tevez, Joleon Lescott, Mario Ballotelli and Edin Dzeko have all played for Manchester city in 2010, and cost over £20m.

Manchester City have increased their total revenue by 50% in the last year, despite playing in the second tiered European competition. Champions League football would see Manchester City increase their revenue on match-days (there would be more home games and more sell-out games) as well as give them a huge boost in broadcasting rights and commercial deals.

Furthermore, in Eastlands, they have a more recently developed stadium .This could play a huge role in Manchester City attaining self-sufficiency.

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This task would be large, but not and while it might not be foreseeable within the next five years, it could be realised eventually. This may hinge, most importantly, on Champions League qualification as well as success in other competitions over the next five seasons.

The biggest worry for a club like Manchester City will be that the FIFA rules will require a club to become ‘self-sufficient’. This will mean that Manchester City will either have to dramatically increase their current revenue or reduce their current costs. But until the new sanctions take place Manchester City’s spending will spending will create an increase in the club’s total revenue. City still have an awful lot to do before they will be self-sufficient but they are moving in the right direction

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Porto’s unbeaten run in Liga Sagres showed no signs of ending on Monday as the Portuguese giants eased to a 2-0 defeat of Uniao de Leiria.Fredy Guarin played a lone hand to open proceedings for the visitors in the 59th minute, before prolific Brazilian striker Hulk had the simple task of adding to his 19-goal haul from the penalty spot in added time.The result preserves Porto’s unbeaten 23-match streak across the entire Liga Sagres season – including 10 straight victories – and extends their lead over second-placed Benfica to 13 points.Uniao remain eighth on the table with their third loss in four games, though they are just four points clear from Academica in 13th.Guarin’s opener was nothing short of spectacular, the Columbian midfielder collecting well outside the area and blasting a thunderbolt from range that skidded past goalkeeper Gottardi.Gottardi’s day worsened when he gave away a penalty after felling Hulk in the area in added time.The prolific striker calmly side-footed his spot kick to the right for his 20th goal of the season.The 24-year-old leads the Liga Sagres goal-scorers table, though he has not scored from open play in almost two months.

Is the current Barcelona team the greatest club side ever to grace a football pitch? This is a talking point that has reared its head recently as a result of some of the awe inspiring performances Barca produce week after week. This, twinned with the magnificent style the players seem to almost effortlessly exploit on the field, makes me for one think the answer to this question is yes.

Football has long been dubbed as the beautiful game or Jogo Bonito as it is also known, and I don’t think there is any club who encapsulates this phrase more than the current Barcelona crop. The side consists of a plethora of world class players who make the game look simple with the consummate ease they pass the ball, deceive opposition players, score goals, and ultimately win football matches.

The array of talent they possess is plain to see, and the first player who springs to my mind in the side is the consecutive winner of the World Player of the Year award, Lionel Messi. Messi pipped Barcelona team mates Andres Iniesta and Xavi to the crown which further enhances the perception behind this article. Messi needs no introduction to any football fan as his reputation precedes him. What the little Argentine maestro can produce on the field is not only mesmerising but more often than not he conjures up an abundance of high quality goals. The Catalan club are also blessed with Spanish World Cup winners, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol and Villa, who along with Messi are the backbone of this fantastic side. Xavi himself recently acquired a 100% pass completion rate in an International friendly against Colombia, a feat that demonstrates his quality.

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This is clearly a question that is open to debate, and such a bold statement is bound to provoke many different opinions for and against the notion. It could be suggested, how can Barcelona be the best club side ever when they are not the current holders of the Champions League? There have been many fantastic sides over the years, the likes of the Real Madrid team from the ’50s, and the Liverpool team from the early ’80s. It’s clear that football has progressed dramatically since the eras of Di Stefano and Dalglish and I think the modern game is the benchmark and Barcelona continue to set the bar.

I didn’t bear witness to the great Liverpool or Real Madrid sides, but Graeme Souness was a mainstay in that Liverpool team. So when I heard him talking about the concept of Barcelona being the best team ever after their destruction of Arsenal in the Champions League it added further verification to my belief. And let’s not forget the current Arsenal side are seen by many as the best footballing team in England, so for Barcelona to beat them in such a nonchalant manner in their last two encounters at the Nou Camp says a lot.

I feel captivated as a spectator when I watch Barcelona, their ability to dominate opposing teams in terms of possession, quality and the manner in which they play leaves no doubt in my mind they are the best team I have ever witnessed. With Messi homing in on the all time leading scorers list and the team continuing to break records another league and European crown seems imminent.

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Whether others share my view on this or not, is completely down to opinion. However few can argue that this current Barcelona team is one of the most aesthetically pleasing teams to watch and also one of the most successful of the modern era, and there seems no limit to what they can achieve with their brand of total football.

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The Press have focused most of their attention when it comes to Liverpool’s transfer policy this summer on their need for a decent winger – but there’s another role within the squad that desperately needs to be assessed and dealt with come the season’s close. One of the top priorities for Liverpool this summer must be to find somebody who can fill in for Steven Gerrard when he’s injured and provide increased competition in the centre of Liverpool’s midfield. The fact remains, when Steven Gerrard is out injured Liverpool often suffer – how can they fix this issue?

I’d like to present two realistic potential targets for Liverpool this summer. Though neither are really players in the Gerrard-mould, I would argue that both have the quality to fill in when necessary.

The first player is Blackpool star Charlie Adam. The second is Alberto Aquilani, who Liverpool currently have on loan at Juventus. The question is: Should Liverpool bring in someone new – someone with a growing reputation, or give another shot to a player who impressed when he originally arrived at the club?

Let’s start with Aquilani. When he joined Liverpool in 2009 and played alongside the defensive-minded Lucas, he was able to exercise a great deal of freedom and get forward as he wished, which resulted in a number of impressive performances. He’s got brilliant vision and can pick-out a pass, he would add some offensive threat to Liverpool’s midfield and he’s extremely versatile. He works extremely hard and has the talent and ability to turn this hard works into results.

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Even better still, this is a player with International and European experience – a player that Liverpool fans know worked well within their side.

Charlie Adam is another player who could probably fill in well at Liverpool. He’s had a remarkable season at Blackpool and has shot to prominence as a result of his confident, assured performances against all manner of opposition. He’s got a great goal-scoring record, can put in a tackle and knows how to pass. He may not yet be the complete player, yet you can’t help but feel that he’s well on his way.

Indeed, it strikes me that Adam is for Blackpool what Gerrard is for Liverpool. So who should Liverpool go for? An old favourite or a newcomer making a name for himself?

In this case, I hope Kenny Dalglish plays it safe. Liverpool fans already know that Aquilani will play well for them. Adam, on the other hand, will be a gamble – and his price will be massively inflated following his breakthrough season. Adam is also a little too prone to picking up cards – he has had 32 yellows and 1 red in his last 107 games and he can’t match Aquilani’s technical proficiency, something that will become important in European matches.

It’s known that Liverpool tried to sign Adam and it’s likely they will try again. It’s also clear that Aquilani has mixed feelings about making a return to England. It’s my hope that Liverpool avoid any future bids for Adam and focus on enticing Aquilani back to Anfield.

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