Squarefootball's Signing of the Season

Arsenals Oliver Giroud, Swansea Citys Michu and Aston Villas Cristian Benteke all graced the Premier League for the first time this season and all had an impact on the English game. Former Arsenal star Robin van Persie left the Emirates to hook up with Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in pursu...

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Squarefootball's Flop of the Season

Continuing our look back at the 2012/13 season, today we are going to highlight our biggest flop of the season. Only two subjects dominate the nominations for this award, Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City midfielder Scott Sinclair. QPR promised so much in the summer and brought so many class ...

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Squarefootball's Manager of the Season

Sir Alex Ferguson topped his final season as manager by not only lifting the Premier League trophy but also the coveted Manager of the Year award. However, with so many good performances from the likes of David Moyes, Michael Laudrup, Steve Clarke and Rafa Benitez this season, has Fergie won the Squ...

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Roman Abramovich, Luis Suarez or Odemwingie - Who is Squarefootball's Fool of the Season?

The 2012/13 season witnessed a number of jaw-dropping decisions being made. Who will ever forget the final day of the January transfer window and seeing West Broms want-away striker Peter Odemwingie trying to force through a move to QPR? Or how about Liverpools Luis Suarezs decision to try and taste...

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Squarefootball's Game of the Season

So the 2012/13 season is almost over. All thats left to play is the Champions League final, Championship play-offs and the Scottish Cup final until we put the past nine months into the archives. But before we look forward to seeing snaps of our top stars relaxing on a sun-drenched beach surrounded b...

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Team of the Week - Week Thirty Eight

Arsenal will be playing Champions League football again next season following their narrow final day victory at Newcastle. Gareth Bales phenomenal late strike for Spurs got them the three points they needed against Sunderland, but they always needed Newcastle to do them a favour. Elsewhere on t...

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Forget showbiz beautification of Beckham, he was simply remarkable

Perhaps it is just too easy to align oneself with the glossy beautification of David Beckham led by certain corners of the English media, or perhaps I’m just going soft in my old age (I’ll be a pipe and slippers man by the time I turn 19 in June, it’s all downhill from here). Or perhaps, just perha...

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Chelsea v Everton: Will Rafa get a great send off?

Rafa Benitez has never been a popular figure with the Chelsea fans. They have harangued him ever since he walked through the doors at Stamford Bridge but the Spaniard has done everything that was asked of him and more. So will the Blues finally give the former Liverpool boss the respect he deserves?...

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West Brom v Manchester United: Sir Alex - 1,500 and out!

Sir Alex Ferguson will manage Manchester United today for the 1,500th and final time and boy would he like to end it as a winner. Old Trafford gave him a great send-off last weekend and the Hawthorns will pay their respects to the greatest manager in history, but Steve Clarkes men will not roll ove...

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West Ham United v Reading: Irons aim to Hammer the Royals

Reading won the Championship title last season while West Ham had to do things the hard way through the play-offs. Well 12 months on and the champions are going back to the Championship while the Hammers are planning for another year in the top flight. There is no love loss between West Ham and Rea...

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Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa: Can the Villans end up victorious?

This was supposed to be the crucial game in the fight to beat the drop, the game where the loser would be consigned to Championship football. However, Wigan blew their chance of the great escape by losing at home to Swansea City. The Latics have created history this season by becoming the first tea...

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Swansea City v Fulham: Will there be a goalfest at the Liberty?

Capital One Cup winners Swansea City end the season with a home game against a brittle Fulham side and the Swans could go goal crazy, just like they did at Wembley in February. The Swans have never lost a Premier League game against Fulham and they start the day as strong favourites. Fulham have l...

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Southampton v Stoke City: Will we see Pochettino and Pulis next season?

Both Southampton and Stoke City are safe from the drop but whether Mauricio Pochettino or Tony Pulis will still be at their respective clubs come August remains to be seen. Southampton chairman has threatened to stand down due to his power struggle with the owners and Pochettino, who Cortese brough...

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Manchester City v Norwich City: Can the Canaries cause an upset at the Etihad?

Axed Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini showed his class yesterday by taking out a full page ad in the Manchester Evening News thanking the fans for an amazing three years at the club. If only the owners had the same respect. Sacking Mancini a year after winning the title, despite finishing se...

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Liverpool v QPR: Can Carragher bow out with a win?

After 16 years, 736 games, 11 trophies and 197 clean sheets in the Premier League can Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher bow out with a win in front of the Kop this afternoon? Yes he can. Liverpool take on relegated QPR this afternoon in a game that will be a great occasion for the one-club man. Wit...

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It's D-Day for Arsenal or Spurs but who will realise their Champions League dream?

The race for the final Champions League place comes down to the final day of the season and it will be claimed by either Arsenal or their north London rivals Spurs, but who will be playing in Europes elite competition next season? Ive asked that question to a number of Squarefootball writers an...

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Spurs v Sunderland: Can Spurs pip Arsenal to fourth?

With 10 games to go Spurs were in the driving seat for a place in the top four. Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal had all played 28 games and AVBs men were two clear of Chelsea and seven ahead of Arsenal. However, today they enter the final game of the season a point behind the Gunners, needing Wengers m...

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Newcastle United v Arsenal: Can the Gunners get the job done?

The mission for Arsene Wenger this afternoon is clear, win and you play in the Champions League again. Anything else and rivals Tottenham - who play Sunderland at home - can pip them to a place in Europe. The Gunners have been in this position time and time again. Wenger has never failed to qua...

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Wayne Rooney to Arsenal - Could it really happen?

It has been a strange few days in the Barclays Premier League. Weve had Sir Alex leave as manager of Manchester United, Wigan win the FA Cup and get relegated inside four days, Roberto Mancini sacked and Stoke Citys Kenwyne Jones finding a pigs head in his locker. However, perhaps the most eye-cat...

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Predict the Premier League - Experts: Portsmouth make late surge for the title

Portsmouth may be preparing for life in League Two but Pompey fan Peter Rendle still has a chance of ending the season with silverware following his points haul in our Predict the Premier League competition. Mr Rendle has pulled in an impressive 34 points to top the weekly chart and goes into the f...

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Aston Villa: Who has been our player of the season?

When a team looks set to finish one place above the relegation zone you would think picking a player of the year would prove difficult. At Aston Villa that has been exactly the case, but strangely notbecause individual players have performed poorly. The side, as a whole, have taken time to gel but...

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