The January transfer window has, so far, been very interesting, with a lot of Football Manager gems being unearthed by Premier League managers… I guess now is the time when we see if that game is as realistic as we all believe! (more…)

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With only one Premier League game played this weekend, the majority of YTM points will be scored on Tuesday and Wednesday night.

However, those of you with goalscorers Roque Santa Cruz and Ashley Young have got off to the best possible start after Blackburn were held to a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.

Blackburn’s Paraguayan sensation is looking more and more like the bargain of the season at just £4m with 98 points, while Young has now contributed 3 goals and an impressive 12 KC’s for a total of 79 points.

There are nine games left to be played later in the week, which will undoubtedly decide the coveted £10,000 manager of the month prize.     

Birmingham 0 Chelsea 1

New signing McFadden had to settle for a substitute appearance whilst new defender Murphy was still getting over a hamstring injury. Kapo kept his place and Jerome (limped off on 72 minutes) started with O’Connor up front. Having played United, Arsenal and Chelsea in succession the fixtures look a lot brighter for City now. I’d expect McFadden to be a regular starter from here in on.

Pizarro’s first goal in 23 appearances after he came on having been dropped for Anelka. Chelsea look very solid defensively and have only conceded two goals in their last four games. The signing of Ivanovic seems to have galvanised Alex and Carvalho. SWP went off with a nasty looking ankle injury. Rumours that Frank has suffered a setback in his recovery and might not make the England international on Feb 6th.
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The qualifying round for the YTM Cup is over, and the boys have been separated from the men. This weekend will see a further 32,768 crashing out of the contest - the largest number of managers to be knocked out. Will you be part of that statistic? Or will you soldier on to round 2 to fight another week? Pay attention to the following preview, and who knows, the blog may aid in your success!

Here we go… (more…)

The Toon army have gone back to trusty leader General Keegan to restore some pride in a force that once was. If he can instill this type of passion back into the team, who knows? Perhaps we might see them forgetting the void left by Private Allardyce and moving to the top of the table!

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Arsenal 1 Birmingham 1

Walcott started on the right with Eduardo partnering Adebayor in attack. Senderos came in for Toure who is at the African Cup of Nations. No goals in seven Premier League games for Fabregas. Gallas almost snatched a late winner and consistently looks the most likely of their defenders to score.

Kapo returned from a knee injury but picked up his fourth yellow card of the season. At £3 million he is a decent option. McSheffrey was dropped as O’Connor (the goal scorer) played with Jerome up front. Queudrue went off injured in the 61st minute. Larsson registered his fifth KC of the season.
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Get ready for an explosive week in YTM as managers across the land gear up for the Cup.

That’s right, it’s finally upon us - and those of you who finish in the top 65,536 after this weekend’s matches will be guaranteed a spot in the (rather large) draw for Round 1.

That’s not the only major news this week - the transfer market has gone predictably crazy and no doubt there will be thousands of you ringing the changes before tomorrow’s deadline at 2.45pm.

Here’s the weekend preview… (more…)

The main movers and shakers so far in the transfer window have been Derby County. All of their new players will be added in the coming weeks, and the YTM blog will be the first to know about it. For now though, lets have a look at the done deals and prospectives at Pride Park: (more…)

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The staff at YTM HQ are a little disappointed with the comings and goings so far in the January transfer window. There has been plenty of talk but very little action.

Here is what has happened to date and a list of the best rumours we’ve read:

IN’s:

Derby - Danny Mills (loan), Emmanuel Villa
Manchester City - Nery Castillo
Newcastle - Ben Tozer
Sunderland - Jonny Evans (loan)
Tottenham - Chris Gunter
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The African Cup of Nations is going to see a large proportion of quality players leaving the island for a couple of weeks to play for their countries on their continent. This does not bode well for many managers who will need to fill the voids left by these players. Hopefully you will have a couple of transfers handy for some damage control - Here is a list of who is going to be crossing over to Africa for a couple of weeks at the end of the month… (more…)