Gossip & Transfers

[farranreeboy]

England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will be offered a lucrative four-year deal to take over as South Africa manager. (The Times)

Iain Dowie, who resigned as Crystal Palace boss on Monday, will be unveiled as the manager of Charlton on Tuesday. (Various)

Liverpool will make a £3.5m move for Birmingham winger Jermaine Pennant. (Daily Mirror)

Martin O'Neill is set to take over as Middlesbrough manager, although Sunderland are hoping to hijack the deal. (Various)

AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko will cost Chelsea £35m, a new club and British record. (Various)

Portsmouth have given manager Harry Redknapp £30m to spend, and he is set to pursue his interest in Red Star Belgrade striker Nikola Zigic and Toulouse midfielder Achille Emana. (The Independent)

Chelsea striker Carlton Cole will join Tottenham for £2m. (Various)

Newcastle will insist Lee Bowyer sees out the last 12 months of his contract unless West Ham meet their £750,000 valuation. (Daily Mail)

Aston Villa striker Milan Baros is a target for French clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco. (The Times)

Real Madrid have offered injury-prone defender Jonathan Woodgate to Middlesbrough. (The Times)

[afeencalleddan]

England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will be offered a lucrative four-year deal to take over as South Africa manager. (The Times)

Iain Dowie, who resigned as Crystal Palace boss on Monday, will be unveiled as the manager of Charlton on Tuesday. (Various)

Liverpool will make a £3.5m move for Birmingham winger Jermaine Pennant. (Daily Mirror)

Martin O'Neill is set to take over as Middlesbrough manager, although Sunderland are hoping to hijack the deal. (Various)

AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko will cost Chelsea £35m, a new club and British record. (Various)

Portsmouth have given manager Harry Redknapp £30m to spend, and he is set to pursue his interest in Red Star Belgrade striker Nikola Zigic and Toulouse midfielder Achille Emana. (The Independent)

Chelsea striker Carlton Cole will join Tottenham for £2m. (Various)

Newcastle will insist Lee Bowyer sees out the last 12 months of his contract unless West Ham meet their £750,000 valuation. (Daily Mail)

Aston Villa striker Milan Baros is a target for French clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco. (The Times)

Real Madrid have offered injury-prone defender Jonathan Woodgate to Middlesbrough. (The Times)Are West Ham trying to ruin the good spirit in their camp that got them through a great season?

[afeencalleddan]

Huth could well be heading to Wigan for £5.5m

[afeencalleddan]

Everton are the latest club to match the asking price for Andy Johnson.

[MonTheHoops]

Bowyer would be a good signing for West Ham.

I heard that MON will be taking over at Boro alright with Robertson and Walford coming in to support him.

[afeencalleddan]

Bowyer would be a good signing for West Ham.On the pitch maybe but how long 'til his lack of brain tissue gets the better of him again? Is it worth having a character like that at your club? I think not.

[bricktop]

martin o 'neill has had fresh talks with boro.
sky sports said he met with the chairman on friday, since terry venables pulled out of the race.

[MonTheHoops]

On the pitch maybe but how long 'til his lack of brain tissue gets the better of him again? Is it worth having a character like that at your club? I think not.

I *think* he's a West Ham fan and did them a decent turn last time round. I don't think Bowyer is that much of a ruffian to be honest. Fair enough he's had a chequered past but there's not been much in the papers in his time at Newcastle besides the Dyer punch up and to be honest if I could choose one of them to punch it would be Dyer.

Granted he's no Mary Poppins but who is? I'm sure his boss at West Ham has enough about him to keep him in line, if even he needs to be kept in line.

[MonTheHoops]

As for rumours:

Celtic might be signing Kadlec the U21 Czech left back. Nico Krancjar is also being eyed and a €4M deal was agreed with the club only for his agent to step in and ask for this to be changed to £4M at which point Celtic pulled out.

As well as that, apparently Quinton Fortune is in Glasgow in talks.

[MonTheHoops]

Oh and Can't Control, sorry, Carlton Cole is being linked to Spurs.

[afeencalleddan]

I *think* he's a West Ham fan and did them a decent turn last time round.I don't get ya??????

I don't think Bowyer is that much of a ruffian to be honest. Fair enough he's had a chequered past but there's not been much in the papers in his time at Newcastle besides the Dyer punch up and to be honest if I could choose one of them to punch it would be Dyer.

Granted he's no Mary Poppins but who is? I'm sure his boss at West Ham has enough about him to keep him in line, if even he needs to be kept in line.He's had a major incident at every club he's been with - Charlton (Coke), Leeds (assault) and Newcastle (fighting on pitch). Sure he keeps his head down for a while but in the long run he doesn't seem to be able to control himself. I just don't think he's the kind of player a club like West Ham (strong spirit and team ethic with good pros) should be aspiring to.

[MonTheHoops]

He was at West Ham for 6 months before signing for Newcastle.

[afeencalleddan]

He was at West Ham for 6 months before signing for Newcastle.Yeah, just checked it there. You're right. I'd forgotten about it. Doesn't change my opinion though.

Ironically, I'm listening to a house tune at the moment called "People don't change"!

[afeencalleddan]

I don't get ya??????

He's had a major incident at every club he's been with - Charlton (Coke), Leeds (assault) and Newcastle (fighting on pitch). Sure he keeps his head down for a while but in the long run he doesn't seem to be able to control himself. I just don't think he's the kind of player a club like West Ham (strong spirit and team ethic with good pros) should be aspiring to.Apologies 'twas cannabis.

Can't old posts be edited anymore?

[MonTheHoops]

I think there's an edit timeout.

Wasn't he acquiitted of assault but guilty for affray? To be honest, I think it was Woodgate whose involvement was the worse of the two in the nightclub incident though because of Bowyer's style of play.

I'm not saying he's an angel but he's not the antichrist either

[afeencalleddan]

Wasn't he acquiitted of assault but guilty for affray?I don't think he was convicted of anything but he was definitely involved in the incident in some way.

[STEVIEG]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/5039682.stm

Chelsea are set to complete the sensational £20m summer signing of Arsenal's Ashley Cole. (Daily Star)

Wayne Rooney told Prince William he expects to play in the World Cup. (The Sun)

Manchester United have told AC Milan they must cough up at least £20m if they want Ruud van Nistelrooy as a replacement for Andriy Shevchencko. (Daily Express)

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted for the first time that a series of bust-ups with Ruud van Nistelrooy preceded the Holland striker's fall from grace at Manchester United. (Daily Mail)

French giants Marseille and Lyon are battling to land Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse. (Star)

Aston Villa are bracing themselves for a £3.5m bid from Tottenham for Gareth Barry. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool have been alerted to the availability of Argentina forward Pablo Aimar, who may be allowed to leave Valencia for as little as £5m. (The Times)

Portsmouth are ready to offer striker Lomana LuaLua a lucrative three-year contract to keep him at Fratton Park. (Express)

Joseph Yobo will be offered a massive wage rise by Everton to tempt him into forming a new-look defensive partnership with Joleon Lescott. (Sun)

Manchester City skipper Sylvain Distin has refused to sign a new three-year deal. City boss Stuart Pearce has offered Birmingham £2m for Dutch full-back Mario Melchiot. (Star)

Wigan boss Paul Jewell is ready to sell Jason Roberts - a target for Birmingham and Turkish side Besiktas - and make a move for his old strike partner Nathan Ellington from West Brom. (Mirror)

Middlesbrough are close to completing the transfer of Roudolphe Doula, the Sporting Lisbon forward they narrowly failed to sign last summer. (Times)

Paul Gascoigne has launched an attack on the Rangers players he believes cost Alex McLeish his job. (Daily Record)

Quinton Fortune has shown how keen he is to sign for Celtic by house-hunting in Glasgow. (Daily Record)


As usual the Sun excel with their reportage of the Rooney story

[shammy feen]

I like Aimar, hes a nice skillfull player. He would be a good signing for the Pool IMO.

[STEVIEG]

Yup good price too

[shammy feen]

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Stevie...saw this yesterday..made me laugh...

[STEVIEG]

Ha ha Thank fuck none of them are bald i'd never live it down!:)

[shammy feen]

The guy on the left looks a bit like Greg Dowling with blond extensions...

[STEVIEG]

Think it's Sven Vath and Richie Hawtin
There's a thread somewhere on the music forum of them pilled up and scoring with each other
It's not only the sports forum that goes off onto these diversions

[afeencalleddan]

Aston Villa are bracing themselves for a £3.5m bid from Tottenham for Gareth Barry. (Daily Mirror)As a left back I hope. Somebody with a bit more pace is required for the left wing/midfield position.