Todays Transfer Rumours

Middlesbrough will step up their search for new faces on Monday after being snubbed by Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt. (Various)

- whats all this!!! Boro after Kuyt? and various papers???!!

Manchester United will hold talks with West Brom on Monday to try and agree a deal for goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak. (Daily Mirror)

Stuart Pearce is considering a £2m bid from Portsmouth for England goalkeeper David James. (Various)

West Brom boss Bryan Robson is to make a surprise attempt to sign Togo World Cup striker Adekambi Oluufade on a season-long loan from Lille. (Daily Mirror)

Sol Campbell will complete his move from Arsenal to Portsmouth on Monday after agreeing terms with Harry Redknapp's side. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough will complete a £1m deal for Blackburn defender Brett Emerton on Tuesday. (Daily Mail)

Crystal Palace are closing in on a £200,000 deal for Ghana star Dan Quaye. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will complete the £1.6m signing of Peru defender Juan Vargas on Monday. (Daily Mirror)

Looks like Puro was right with Vargas going to Pompey. And he predicted it 4 or 5 days ago

Former Scotland boss Tommy Docherty has criticised Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson, saying that most of the deals he has struck in the past few years have been 'crazy'. (Daily Record)


- Does this chap ever say anything sensible?

You might want to reduce/get rid of your avatar saints

I dont think we can have that avatar on here...

Is that the one when Ryan Giggs burst through the entire Arsenal defence and fired an unstoppable shot past a helpless Seamen?

BallackTheBlue wrote:Is that the one when Ryan Giggs burst through the entire Arsenal defence and fired an unstoppable shot past a helpless Seamen?

No, it was one of a building collapsing and took up hafl the page, he replaced it with the Giggs one

Tweedledum wrote:

BallackTheBlue wrote:Is that the one when Ryan Giggs burst through the entire Arsenal defence and fired an unstoppable shot past a helpless Seamen?

No, it was one of a building collapsing and took up hafl the page, he replaced it with the Giggs one

Yeah, I was having trouble with getting it the right size.

Incidentally, the building collapsing was WTC7, the third building to collapse that day. And the first ever steel-framed high-rise structure to collapse due to 'fire'.

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Bulgarian left-back Ivaylo Petkov has arrived at Celtic for a trial and says he hopes to win a contract by Wednesday after leaving Ankaragucu. (Various)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are holding out for £40,000 for midfielder David Proctor, while Dundee United have offered £30,000. (The Herald)

Celtic are poised to offload midfielder Stephen Pearson to Derby County for £600,000. (The Sun)

Dundee United striker David Fernandez is expected to move to Kilmarnock. (The Herald)

Troubled Dutch defender Fernando Ricksen will meet Rangers officials today to dicuss a strategy to find him a new club. (Daily Mail)

Defender Ashley Cole, who is expected to join Chelsea, will be left behind by Arsenal as they head for Tuesday's Champions League qualifier with Dinamo Zagreb. (Various)

Tottenham new boy Didier Zokora says he can become the Patrick Vieira of White Hart Lane. (Various)

Charlton new boy Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink says he is not sure whether Andriy Shevchenko has what it takes to succeed in the Premiership. (Daily Mirror)

Former Scotland boss Tommy Docherty has criticised Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson, saying that most of the deals he has struck in the past few years have been 'crazy'. (Daily Record)

Joe Cole's damaged knee could rule him out of action until Christmas. (Various)

Terry Venables will be unveiled as England's number two on Monday after signing a contract with the FA on Sunday. (The Sun)

Chelsea's players want William Gallas to say sorry after the French defender missed the Blues' pre-season trip to the USA. (Various)

American billionaire is still hoping to takeover Aston Villa - and wants to build a Las Vegas-style super casino on land owned by the club. (Various)

Distinguished Dutchman wrote:American billionaire is still hoping to takeover Aston Villa - and wants to build a Las Vegas-style super casino on land owned by the club. (Various)

Some could say they already have the jesters.

American billionaire is still hoping to takeover Aston Villa - and wants to build a Las Vegas-style super casino on land owned by the club. (Various)

- this one clould be a reality

Sol Campbell is at Pompey having a medical according to Sky.

Also according to Sky, Newcastle are trying to sign Tim De Cler. God knows after their showing Vs Villarreal (and over the last few seasons) they need to sort out their defence.

Also according to Sky, Jared Borgetti has edged towards an exit from Bolton Wanderers after the Premiership club accepted a bid for the striker from Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad.

we're after Kuyt?

hahahaha

thats madness

borocooper wrote:we're after Kuyt?

hahahaha

thats madness

apparently Dirk said the same....

and i wished you a happy birthday

he should come, we'd make him even better, then he could sign for a bigger club, most likely Liverpool as they like to tap up our players.

Yo Boro, i realise that Kuyt would be more than a welcome addition to the Boro, however would you not have preferred to be linked with a quality centre-back and/or a centre-midfielder i'd see those as more important areas to deal with first

Are you at all dissapointed that you lot were not in the running for big Sol ? i realise hes not been at his best but surely he'd do a hell of a lot better than Ehiogu has done for you recently ?

Defintly would prefer a centre back mate...we're still being linked with Huth and Distin. NOthing has gone on for a couple of weeks though.

As for Campbell...no. I really didnt want him, i honestly dont think he'd do that much better than Ugo or any of the kids anymore. Too much baggage.

Arsenal will complete the signing of Marseille and France midfielder Franck Ribery for a minimum fee of £13.5m. (The Guardian)

Real Madrid have insisted they will hold talks with Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes this week over a possible transfer. (Daily Mirror)

New Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill wants to begin his reign with a £4m swoop for Fulham midfielder Steed Malbranque. (The Sun)

Portsmouth are ready to make a £7m swoop for Ghana World Cup midfielder Sulley Muntari. (Daily Mirror)

Marseille have made Newcastle defender Jean-Alain Boumsong their number one transfer target. (Daily Express)

Rangers keeper Allan McGregor has pleaded with boss Paul Le Guen to be allowed to leave the club. (Daily Record)

Blackburn are close to signing defender Andre Ooijer from PSV Eindhoven. (Various)

Watford are set to sign Hungarian international striker Tamas Priskin, 19. (Various)

Manchester City are targeting Swedish keeper Andreas Isaksson as a replacement for David James, who looks set to join Portsmouth. (The Sun)

Ex-Everton midfielder Thomas Gravesen moved closer to a £2m transfer to Newcastle after being left out of Real Madrid's tour of the United States. (The Sun)

Portsmouth are leading a host of Premiership clubs chasing Inter Milan's Obafemi Martins, who could leave the Italian club following Hernan Crespo's move to the San Siro. (The Guardian)

QPR are lining up Fulham defender Zesh Rehman as a replacement for departed Dan Shittu. (Daily Star)

Celtic's Mo Camara and Adam Virgo are set to leave Parkhead, leaving boss Gordon Strachan able to bring in new faces. (Daily Record)

everton are interested in City midfielder Sibierski according to Sky Sports News

saintgoingmarching wrote:Former Scotland boss Tommy Docherty has criticised Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson, saying that most of the deals he has struck in the past few years have been 'crazy'. (Daily Record)


- Does this chap ever say anything sensible?

Some of them have though.

People complain about the money Chelsea spend, but since the year 2000, Man United have made some very baffling transfers to be fair. They also have 3 of the 4 highest transfers in british history (Rio, Rooney, Veron) the latter who they spent a hell'uva lot of money on, and then let go for half the price a couple of years later.

They also wasted money on the likes of Kleberson, Djemba Djemba, Howard, plus a 50% loss on what they spent for RVN when they sold him.

Nobody can doubt what SAF has achieved, but I just think that in the last few years, some of their transfers have been very crazy.

S4P wrote:

saintgoingmarching wrote:Former Scotland boss Tommy Docherty has criticised Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson, saying that most of the deals he has struck in the past few years have been 'crazy'. (Daily Record)


- Does this chap ever say anything sensible?

Some of them have though.

People complain about the money Chelsea spend, but since the year 2000, Man United have made some very baffling transfers to be fair. They also have 3 of the 4 highest transfers in british history (Rio, Rooney, Veron) the latter who they spent a hell'uva lot of money on, and then let go for half the price a couple of years later.

Well, 2/3 the price, which was still a hell of a lot of money.

They also wasted money on the likes of Kleberson, Djemba Djemba,

Mistakes, certainly, but not particularly expensive ones

Howard,

Could still be a very good keeper - did enough in his first season to justify the fee

plus a 50% loss on what they spent for RVN when they sold him.

Yes, but they bought him at 25 and sold him at 30. That makes a huge difference.

Nobody can doubt what SAF has achieved, but I just think that in the last few years, some of their transfers have been very crazy.

Perhaps, but Rooney (21.75 mill so far), Ronaldo (12.5), Heinze (7), and Park (4.5) were all excellent signings, and the players coming through the ranks provide cover in almost every position. I don't think that Man U's squad is that shabby at all, and I think that aside from the oft-mentioned Djemba Djemba and Kleberson, Fergie's not done too badly at all. I also like the look of Vidic a lot, as well as Evra, though he's been bought for European football more than English.

Even though Sir Alex is the best manager in recent history if there was a viable, younger alternative to him I would be happy to see Sir Alex retire and be replaced because i dont think Ferguson has it left in him to rebuild the team into a force that will dominate chelsea, liverpool, etc. He also seems to not want to deal with certain players and can often get a bit sidetracked in personal vendettas (eg magnier, arsene wenger). It would also go some way to proving to me that the glazers want success

anyone that can bring home our depleated team last year in second still has it in my book

Tottenham are favourites to sign Argentine World Cup defender Roberto Ayala from Valencia. (The Sun)

Everton are weighing up a swoop for Manchester City forward Antoine Sibierski on a free transfer. (Daily Star)

Newcastle have reaffirmed their interest in strikers Dirk Kuyt of Feyenoord and Obafemi Martins of Inter Milan. (The Times)

Liverpool are also set to renew their interest in Kuyt. (The Independent)

Reading are set to miss out on Ivory Coast midfielder Emerse Fae because he is not convinced about a move from Nantes to the Premiership club. (Daily Star)

Celtic defender Mo Camara is to join Leeds on a season-long loan deal. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham are attempting to bring back Mido - three months after cutting their ties with him at the end of his loan period from AS Roma. (The Times)


New Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is stepping up his bid to sign Celtic midfielder Stilian Petrov. (Daily Record)

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been given the green light to buy Villarreal's Marcos Senna after the Spanish club revealed they would be prepared to sell the midfielder. (Daily Mirror)

Brighton have joined the race to sign Ipswich striker Sam Parkin. (Daily Mirror)

poiuy1 wrote:anyone that can bring home our depleated team last year in second still has it in my book

im not saying he has lost it completely im just saying that i dont think he has it in him to bring the club back up to chelsea. (hopefully he proves me wrong)

Keano Is God wrote:Even though Sir Alex is the best manager in recent history if there was a viable, younger alternative to him I would be happy to see Sir Alex retire and be replaced because i dont think Ferguson has it left in him to rebuild the team into a force that will dominate chelsea, liverpool, etc. He also seems to not want to deal with certain players and can often get a bit sidetracked in personal vendettas (eg magnier, arsene wenger). It would also go some way to proving to me that the glazers want success

Sure, I think that Man U could get a better manager for the task, but I think that maybe Fergie's got it in him. As the man said - to get last year's squad into 2nd position, with 83 points, and a domestic trophy (albeit the 4th trophy on offer) is a heck of an achievement, particularly given that the previous summer he sold 2 players and bought two players, both on the cheap, yet both were outstanding successes.

So, who is the bright young managerial star to take his place? I'm thinking that if O'Neill is a success at Villa then he puts himself right back on the map because they've been in decline for almost 20 years. Man U have never, to my knowledge, had a continental manager so I'm looking around and all I see is O'Neill, Allardyce, McClaren, Strachan. No other manager has had domestic success and European experience of any note, and both are a must for Fergie's replacement.

So, what are we looking at?

Stuart Pearce could be - would take a couple of seasons though but hes done well with the squad he has and they play attractive football.

Aidy Boothroyd looks a fantastic manager too

saintgoingmarching wrote:

Keano Is God wrote:Even though Sir Alex is the best manager in recent history if there was a viable, younger alternative to him I would be happy to see Sir Alex retire and be replaced because i dont think Ferguson has it left in him to rebuild the team into a force that will dominate chelsea, liverpool, etc. He also seems to not want to deal with certain players and can often get a bit sidetracked in personal vendettas (eg magnier, arsene wenger). It would also go some way to proving to me that the glazers want success

Sure, I think that Man U could get a better manager for the task, but I think that maybe Fergie's got it in him. As the man said - to get last year's squad into 2nd position, with 83 points, and a domestic trophy (albeit the 4th trophy on offer) is a heck of an achievement, particularly given that the previous summer he sold 2 players and bought two players, both on the cheap, yet both were outstanding successes.

So, who is the bright young managerial star to take his place? I'm thinking that if O'Neill is a success at Villa then he puts himself right back on the map because they've been in decline for almost 20 years. Man U have never, to my knowledge, had a continental manager so I'm looking around and all I see is O'Neill, Allardyce, McClaren, Strachan. No other manager has had domestic success and European experience of any note, and both are a must for Fergie's replacement.

So, what are we looking at?

I can see it being someone like Rijkaard there is no English candidate

@ saintgoingmarching

Best avatar i've seen yet.


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Spuds fear new snub
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North-London giants Tottenham Hotspuds have confirmed they are not interested in signing Inter Milan striker Obafemi Martins. The 21-year old Nigerian is subject of transfer speculation with Premiership clubs Newcastle United, Chelsea, Portsmouth and Spurs being linked over the weekend.

The pacey forward asked for a transfer earlier this week and is set to leave the Italian champions due the arrival of Hernan Crespo.

Tottenham Hotspud was reportedly interested but when they heard of Newcastle United's interest they decided to withdrawn all negotiations.

According to a Tottenham spokesman the club wanted to avoid another snub in favour of Newcastle United.

Meanwhile, Spuds are trying to persuade Egyptian striker Hossam Mido to return to London, but it's widely expected that he will reject a move back to White Hart Lane.

Those crazy spuds.