The January Transfer window is open and many European Clubs have money to burn.  Rumors run rampant this time of year and the boys are here to sniff out the real from the fake in the Transfer Period Smell Test.  Will your team get a new Striker?  Or is Mino Raiola feeding the media bullshit to get his player a raise?

The first leg of the Carabao Cup concluded with a City beatdown that even the opposing manager anticipated and a Harry Kane penalty leading the Bros over the Blues.   Matchday 22 in the Premier League was headlined by Uncle Ole's first real test vs the Bros in Wembley and David De Gea remembered he's one of the best goalies in the world to give Uncle O 6 straight wins in all competitions.

In Merica, Wayne Rooney in Pills and Booze 2: 2 Drowsy, the MLS Superdraft isn't important and Diego Maradona is on the mend.

Martin O'Neill is a wizard that owns Ryan Giggs' soul and more on The Set Piece.  Get your football with some spice on the side.