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Etter å ha fylt enda flere sider med småplukk om ex-spillere, manager og annet Leeds United-folk, er det på tiden å lansere en versjon av denne tråden.
Stort og smått om tidligere Elland Road-helter!
* Part 1 hadde 40 sider, 782 postinger og 10.097 treff:
http://www.luscos.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6926
* Part 2 hadde 20 sider, 383 postinger og 3.589 treff:
http://www.luscos.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8066
* Part 3 hadde 20 sider, 293 postinger og 2.547 treff:
http://www.leedsunited.no/forum/index.php?topic=9235.0
* Part 4 hadde 20 sider, 296 postinger og 5.189 treff:
http://www.leedsunited.no/forum/index.php?topic=9714.0
* Part 5 hadde 10 sider, 138 postinger og 2.959 treff:
http://www.leedsunited.no/forum/index.php?topic=10536.0
* Part 6 hadde 10 sider, 143 postinger og 2.951 treff:
http://www.leedsunited.no/forum/index.php?topic=10759.0
* Part 7 hadde 10 sider, 143 postinger og 3.126 treff:
http://www.leedsunited.no/forum/index.php?topic=11107.0
* Part 8 hadde 10 sider, 139 postinger og 3.048 treff:
http://www.leedsunited.no/forum/index.php?topic=11480.0
* Part 9 hadde 13 sider, 186 postinger og 3.665 treff:
http://www.leedsunited.no/forum/index.php?topic=11675.0
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Marlon King er i hardt vær for utenomsportslige aktiviteter!
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leedsunited/Foirmer-Leeds-United-striker-charged.4974982.jp
Footballer in court over attack
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Middlesbrough footballer Marlon King has appeared in court charged with attacking a woman in a city nightclub.
The striker is accused of sexually assaulting and punching a 20-year-old woman in Soho Revue Bar in Brewer Street, central London, on 7 December.
Mr King, 28, of Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, appeared at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.
He was released on bail and his case has been adjourned until a further hearing on 8 April.
The footballer is currently on loan to Middlesbrough from Wigan Athletic.
Mr King was on loan to Hull City at the time of the alleged incident and was arrested on 10 December.
King to win permanent Middlesbrough deal
Marlon King is set to sign permanently for Middlesbrough in a £1 million deal - even if they're relegated.
The Wigan striker, on loan at the Riverside for the rest of the season, has impressed since his move.
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Sunderland hope to land Newcastle's Smith on free
Sunderland are closing in on Newcastle United striker Alan Smith.
The Daily Mail says Sunderland are ready to move for £60,000-a-week striker Smith, who could be allowed to leave for free in the summer as part of much-needed cost cutting.
Newcastle are keen to lose Smith's wages after just three appearances this season. He was left out of the line-up against Arsenal and is now ready to quit.
Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia is desperate to land the former Leeds firebrand while Blackburn and Everton may also show interest if Smith takes a substantial cut in terms.
All three see Smith's appetite for the fight as an attribute that could improve their sides - Newcastle would do well to use that themselves.
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Graham Stack [Plymouth - Wolves] Loan
http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1603340,00.html
http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~1603473,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Stack_(footballer)
http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10364~21767,00.html
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Simon Walton - med snart 100 klubber tross sine 21 år - fra Plymouth til Blackpool på lån!
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_5103747,00.html
http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11728_294164,00.html
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Carlisle capture Harte: Former Leeds star makes League One switch
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Carlisle have pulled off a coup by signing former Leeds defender Ian Harte on a short-term deal.
Harte arrives at Brunton Park on a free transfer after leaving Blackpool in February.
The 31-year-old came close to a move to Scottish side St Mirren last month only to pull out of the switch at the last minute.
Harte could make his debut this weekend against Northampton and Cumbrians boss Greg Abbott was delighted to land the Irishman.
"Ian is a very experienced player and that's probably what we need at the moment," Abbott told the club's official website.
"We are pleased that he has decided that he wants to roll his sleeves up and help us out with the situation we find ourselves in at the moment.
"He will bring a calmness to the back line and he is another who will help the younger players along. Much of his experience is at the very highest level and that is a very good thing for us to have on board."
http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11732_26288,00.html
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Ian Harte [Unattached - Carlisle Utd]
Ian Morris [Scunthorpe - Carlisle] Loan
Carlisle complete double signing
Carlisle have completed the double signing of unattached defender Ian Harte and Scunthorpe midfielder Ian Morris on loan, both until the summer.
Republic of Ireland international Harte, 31, has been a free agent since leaving Blackpool in February.
Boss Greg Abbott told the club website: "Ian is very experienced and that's probably what we need at the moment."
Morris, 22, will stand in for injured Cumbrians captain Paul Thirlwell until the end of the season.
Like Harte, Morris was a trainee with Leeds before joining Scunthorpe in 2006.
Abbott added: "Ian has an energy and a desire to play and I think he will fit into the way that we like to do things in midfield nicely." (BBC)
DEFENDER MAKES MOVE TO CUMBRIANS
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_league1/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer_league_1_and_2/09/03/26/manual_163837.html&TEAMHD=nationwide2
Harte joins Carlisle
http://www.itv.com/Sport/Football/News/League1/Generalnews/Harte-joins-Carlisle-63879048.html
Former Leeds defender Ian Harte joins Carlisle United
http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13634_5104570&id=20
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Daryl Flahavan [Crystal Palace - Leeds] Loan
Ian Harte [Unattached - Carlisle Utd]
Oliver Hotchkiss [Leeds - Mansfield] Loan
Ian Morris [Scunthorpe - Carlisle] Loan
Sam Sodje [Reading - Leeds] Loan
Graham Stack [Plymouth - Wolves] Loan
Simon Walton [Plymouth - Blackpool] Loan
Danny Rose [Tottenham - Watford] Loan
Clubs in the Football League can sign players on loan outside of the transfer windows, following a seven-day period after the transfer window closed on 2 February with this period closing at 1700 GMT on Thursday 26 March.
Outside of the transfer windows, any club may still sign players on an emergency basis (such as if they had no goalkeepers available) with the permission of their competition's governing body, ie the Premier League.
Players who are out of contract and do not have a club, can be signed outside of the transfer window if they are unattached free agents when the window closes.
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David Livermore [Brighton - Luton] Loan
Livermore loaned out to Hatters
Midfielder Dave Livermore has joined League Two bottom-club Luton on a one-month loan deal from League One strugglers Brighton
The former Millwall and Hull playmaker has made 24 appearances for the Seagulls this season, but is heading to Kenilworth Road on the back of Gary Dicker's arrival on loan from Stockport. Livermore will go straight into the Hatters' squad for their trip to Morecambe on Saturday.
He spent seven years at Millwall and joined Leeds in July 2006, before leaving days later for Hull.
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Livermore leves for Luton
http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~1603911,00.html
Hatters loan Livermore
http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1603914,00.html
Luton net Livermore
http://www.luton.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=148938
Livermore loaned out
http://www.itv.com/Sport/Football/News/League2/Generalnews/Livermore-loaned-out-776995846.html
Luton sign Brighton's Livermore
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/7966757.stm
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Such is the interest in the late Brian Clough in the wake of The Damned United film that three books about the legendary manager fill the top spots in the latest best-seller list for football books sold on amazon. (Daily Mail)
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* Executive director of football Dennis Wise is set to leave Newcastle in a summer shake-up at St James' Park. (Daily Mirror)
* Dennis Wise will leave Newcastle in the summer as part of a massive shake-up which will go ahead even if the club avoid relegation. (Mirror)
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Carlisle capture Harte: Former Leeds star makes League One switch
Carlisle have pulled off a coup by signing former Leeds defender Ian Harte on a short-term deal.
Harte arrives at Brunton Park on a free transfer after leaving Blackpool in February.
The 31-year-old came close to a move to Scottish side St Mirren last month only to pull out of the switch at the last minute.
Harte could make his debut this weekend against Northampton and Cumbrians boss Greg Abbott was delighted to land the Irishman.
Harte suffers injury setback
Former Leeds United defender Ian Harte could be set to miss the rest of the League One season with a broken hand.
The Republic of Ireland international, who parted company with Leeds in 2004 after almost a decade with the club, is to undergo surgery after suffering the injury on his debut for Carlisle United against Northampton Town on Saturday.
Harte joined Carlisle on a free transfer last week having left Blackpool in February but he is now facing an early end to his campaign. (YEP)
Harte faces KO after injury against Cobblers
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/cobblers/Harte-faces-KO-after-injury.5124256.jp
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Executive director of football Dennis Wise is set to leave Newcastle in a summer shake-up at St James' Park. (Daily Mirror)
Former Leeds United boss could be heading for Newcastle exit
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Speculation is mounting on Tyneside that the arrival of Alan Shearer could spell Dennis Wise's exit at Newcastle United.
Wise quit Elland Road to take on the role of executive director of football at St James's Park in January 2008.
But that may be about to come to an end with Alan Shearer today expected to be confirmed as Newcastle's new manager - with eight games to save his boyhood club from relegation.
According to reports, that appointment is likely to bring down the curtain on Wise's spell on Tyneside.
Reports first emerged late last night that 38-year-old former England captain Shearer would fill the void created by Joe Kinnear's absence as he recovers from heart surgery.
Chris Hughton has been in charge of team affairs since early February, but has been unable to stop the slide in the club's fortunes which began when Kevin Keegan left the club in September.
Shearer is expected to start work straight away but reports suggest he will not be unveiled to the media until tomorrow.
The Magpies sit third from bottom and two points from safety in the Barclays Premier League and face a tough run of fixtures in their fight to avoid the drop, with Guus Hiddink's Chelsea visiting St James' Park on Saturday.
Wise was widely considered the tipping point that saw the departure of Kevin Keegan from the club in September. YEP
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Ooh! Kan vi håpe Glazer ansetter ham? ;D
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Dvergen er ute!
WISE LEAVES NEWCASTLE
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/04/01/SOCCER_Newcastle_Wise.html
http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1609507,00.html
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Jeg gjentar! ;D
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Michael Gray could have played his last game for Sheffield Wednesday after a shoulder op. (Star)
Leicester are to extend the loan spell of Hull goalkeeper Tony Warner for the rest of the season. (Star)
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Dvergen er ute!
WISE LEAVES NEWCASTLE
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/04/01/SOCCER_Newcastle_Wise.html
http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1609507,00.html
Ikke vis dette til nissefar da, kanskje han får farsfølelse og ansetter ham igjen.... ;D
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Telfer til Slough Town
"In a career spanning over 550 football league appearances, Paul Telfer joins the squad. Boasting a wealth of experience having played for Luton Town, Southampton, Coventry City and Glasgow Celtic, the former Scotland international joins the club following a short spell at Leeds United earlier this season. Despite starting his career on the right side of midfield, Paul has played much of his career at right-back and is a former teammate of Darren Salton whilst at Luton Town."
http://www.sloughtownfc.net/article/2/116/bateman-goes-wild-as-four-sign-on
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David Bentley faces a summer exit from Tottenham after being told he has no chance of replacing Aaron Lennon on the right wing. (Various)
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David Bentley faces a summer exit from Tottenham after being told he has no chance of replacing Aaron Lennon on the right wing. (Various)
Bentley må bare være tolmodig. Den plassen blir ledig når Lennon kommer hjem igjen sommeren 2010!
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Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is on Sunderland's "wish list" to replace Ricky Sbragia at the Stadium of Light in the summer. (News of the World)
Chelsea want to land Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson. (News of the World)
Dennis Wise is looking for a way back into management, with one eye on his boyhood idols QPR. (The People)
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Dvergen er ute!
WISE LEAVES NEWCASTLE
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/04/01/SOCCER_Newcastle_Wise.html
http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1609507,00.html
Management changes to cost Newcastle £15M
Newcastle United's poor management decisions will cost the club £15 million.
The Mail on Sunday says Newcastle's hiring and firing spree in the past two years will cost the club £15million in compensation once the costs of removing Dennis Wise and Kevin Keegan are taken into account.
Since Glenn Roeder was sacked and Sam Allardyce appointed as manager in May 2007, Newcastle have embarked on an astonishing turnover of coaching staff under owner Mike Ashley.
Payouts for Roeder, Allardyce and their staffs totalled £5.72m and the club will now have to pay Wise more than £1m in addition to a potential £8m that is claimed by Keegan and is currently being negotiated.
The huge sums are on top of the £1.8m Alan Shearer will earn if he manages to keep Newcastle up.
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Aspin calls time on Town tenure
NEIL ASPIN has dropped a bombshell – revealing he will leave Harrogate Town in the summer owing to an "unacceptable" budget for season 2009-10.
Aspin took over as manager in January 2005 following three years as a Town player, but the 43-year-old says he cannot work on chairman Bill Fotherby's planned budget for next season.
The club have already made financial cutbacks, transfer-listing the whole squad and offloading star players like Danny Holland, but for Aspin details of the club's financial future have proved the final straw.
Aspin said: "The situation at the club is that I won't be there next season because of the meetings that we have had. I have a year left on my contract but I will be leaving in the summer.
"We've had a meeting which is private but it's obviously to do with the budget. I'm not happy to continue and obviously the club can save on my wages if I can get sorted out with another club.
"This is my fifth season as manager but obviously I had three seasons as a player and it's not something I want to do because I wanted to stay at Harrogate.
"I live in Knaresborough and I have always been loyal to the clubs I have been at – I had 10 years at Port Vale and eight years at Leeds. But the situation for next season is not what I want from football. I want to try and progress.
"There's no bad feeling and I appreciate it from the chairman and the club's point of view as regards to the budget, but I feel that it's got giving me a chance to do anything and I am not prepared to just pick up my money.
"It would be better if I moved on and then the club can use some of my money to go to the playing budget – it will be better all round."
Aspin guided Town to the Conference North play-offs in 2005-6, when they lost to Stafford Rangers, and the last two campaigns have seen his side agonisingly denied a play-off place on the last day of the season.
Aspin also took Town to the FA Cup first round proper in 2006, when they went out on penalties to Torquay, and throughout his tenure he has been linked with various posts, notably at former club Port Vale as well as York City.
The Gateshead-born manager says he has had no discussions with any club over next season.
"I've never had any contact with any club because I have never applied for any other jobs," he said.
"I have had opportunities to leave which in hindsight I probably should have taken, but I have always enjoyed a good relationship with the chairman.
"He has done well for me and vice-versa and I have never touted myself for jobs. I've always been happy to be at Harrogate.
"Now this will come into the open about me leaving, we will have to wait and see.
"I want to stay managing.
I feel that I have done a good job over the years and I want to continue that going forwards." (......)
YEP
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WISE LEAVES NEWCASTLE
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/04/01/SOCCER_Newcastle_Wise.html
http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1609507,00.html
Management changes to cost Newcastle £15M
Newcastle United's poor management decisions will cost the club £15 million.
The Mail on Sunday says Newcastle's hiring and firing spree in the past two years will cost the club £15million in compensation once the costs of removing Dennis Wise and Kevin Keegan are taken into account.
Newcastle will pay former executive director of football Dennis Wise a £1.5m pay-off to leave the club. (Daily Mail)
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EAGLES POSTPONE OSTER TALKS
Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock has revealed he has yet to open talks with midfielder John Oster over a new contract.
Oster, who is currently sidelined with a neck injury, will be out of contract in the summer having signed a six-month deal in January.
"We will make a decision nearer the end of the season and we have told him that," Warnock told the Croydon Guardian.
"He has done something to his neck and is agony at the moment. We don't know what he has done or how he has done it but it doesn't look like he will be available this week."
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Dennis Wise er gutten sin det! >:( Gjør enda en dårlig jobb ! får masse penger for å slutte, for så å sikle på QPR, som ham lissom har hatt som en liten favoritt klubb i mange år! Håper den mannen ikke får seg en ny jobb med det første!! >:( LEEDS4EVER.
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Fans want Dougie to carry on playing
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Dougie Freedman has suffered with injuries this season for Southend, the former Crystal Palace and Leeds hit man has only played 13 times for the Blues this season in the League.
He has found it difficult to regain full fitness after repeated spells out of the side, in the games he has played Dougie has been in good form for Southend having found the net 5 times.
The Scotsman last featured in the 3:2 win over Hartlepool as a late substitute, but didn't make the squad in the following game at Huddersfield.
In the 07/08 season Dougie played 34 times and in the 06/07 season he managed 37 appearances.
Vital Southend asked its viewers the question:
Do you think that Dougie Freedman should hang up his boots at the end of the season?
No 75%
Yes 13%
Not Sure 12%
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Wigan striker King appears in court over assault charges
http://www.tribalfootball.com/wigan-striker-king-appears-court-over-assault-charges-237415
West Brom keeper Carson still hopes for England recall
http://www.tribalfootball.com/west-brom-keeper-carson-still-hopes-england-recall-237419
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Fulham's Dacourt has great sympathy for Leeds
Fulham midfielder Ollie Dacourt has great sympathy for former club Leeds United.
Dacourt told fulhamfc.com: "It’s very sad, it really is. When I think about the time I was there we had such a great team. It’s a pity because the fans don’t deserve to be in that position.
"You forget just how good that team was – a lot of people tipped us to overtake Manchester United at the top. Out of all the teams that I have played for, they were the side with the best team-spirit. I watch them when I get the chance and I think they’ve done ok this season. Hopefully it won’t be long before they’re back in the top division."
http://www.tribalfootball.com/fulhams-dacourt-has-great-sympathy-leeds-237492
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Vil nevne at Kevin Blackwells Sheff Utd ikveld rykket opp på andre plass i CCC etter en sterk seier borte mot opprykksrival Reading, den 15. bortekampen på rad uten tap for Blackwells gutter. Imponerende! :)
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Målet ble goalet av midtbanemannen Howard etter en retur fra tverrliggeren. Hvem headet i tverra sier du? Jo vår alles helt Matt Killa Kilgallon :-* Hvorfor i alle dager gikk du fra Leeds gutt ???
Alta-White
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Dennis Wise is looking for a way back into management, with one eye on his boyhood idols QPR. (The People)
Queens Park Rangers will again try to persuade Malaga boss Antonia Tapia to take over as their manager following the exit of Paulo Sousa. (Sunday Express)
But QPR are ready to offer ex-Blackburn boss Paul Ince a route back into the game by giving him the job. (NOTW)
Alternatively, Dennis Wise could take over. (Mail on Sunday)
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West Ham midfielder Lee Bowyer is considering making his loan move to Birmingham permanent. (NOTW)
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Dennis Wise is looking for a way back into management, with one eye on his boyhood idols QPR. (The People)
Alternatively, Dennis Wise could take over. (Mail on Sunday)
Dennis Wise is set for a shock return to management with Brighton. (Sunday Mirror)
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West Ham midfielder Lee Bowyer is considering making his loan move to Birmingham permanent. (NOTW)
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BOWYER PUTS FUTURE ON HOLD
On-loan Birmingham midfielder Lee Bowyer says he will wait until the end of the season before deciding his future.
Bowyer joined Blues from West Ham in January and is looking to help the club earn promotion back to the Premier League.
The 32-year-old is out of contract at West Ham in the summer and has been tipped to sign a permanent deal at St Andrews.
However, the former Leeds man wants to focus on Birmingham's promotion push, rather than worrying about his own situation.
"I'll have to weigh up my options and go from there, but at the moment I'm not even looking that far forward," Bowyer told the club's official website.
"I'm looking to do what I came here for and that's to help Birmingham get into the Premier League.
"I am enjoying it here and I still feel as though I've got a lot to give. I'm still getting box-to-box and I've played regularly so fitness wise I'm fine."
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http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/76556/Wise-to-snap-up-QPR-job/
Burde vel egentlig gå under ex managere, men vil holde den tråden ren og pen ;D
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http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/76556/Wise-to-snap-up-QPR-job/
Former Newcastle executive director Dennis Wise is poised for a swift return to football as manager of QPR after holding talks with Hoops co-owner Flavio Briatore and chairman Gianni Paladini. (Various)
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Målet ble goalet av midtbanemannen Howard etter en retur fra tverrliggeren. Hvem headet i tverra sier du? Jo vår alles helt Matt Killa Kilgallon :-* Hvorfor i alle dager gikk du fra Leeds gutt ???
Extent of Killa's injury unknown
Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgallon could be out for the remainder of the campaign.
The 25-year-old seemed to pick up a niggle in Good Friday's win over Reading but the former Leeds man was able to continue and it soon took it's toll when he sat out United's 0:0 stalemate with Nottingham Forest. The defender could be out for the rest of the season and will go for a scan tomorrow (Tuesday).
Manager Kevin Blackwell said: "Killa jarred his knee during the game with Reading and it is more serious than first thought, so credit to him for staying on. Him missing is not ideal but Leigh Bromby has been magnificent when he has come in."
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Rangers have targeted Northern Ireland duo Warren Feeney, the striker on loan at Dundee United from Cardiff, and Chris Brunt, the West Brom midfielder. (Scottish Daily Mail)
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Topp 50 frisparkskyttere gjennom alle tider:
17 Peter Lorimer
24 Ian Harte
34 Gary McAllister
37 Denis Irwin
44 Eric Cantona
Hele listen:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1168803/THE-LIST-Nos-10-1-greatest-free-kick-kings-history.html
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Topp 50 frisparkskyttere gjennom alle tider:
24 Ian Harte
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glory days!
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Topp 50 frisparkskyttere gjennom alle tider:
34 Gary McAllister
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Zl_p5Ii1o&feature=player_embedded
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Blast from the Past: Gary Sprake: Leeds
Leeds United legend Gary Sprake talks to Givemefootball
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There was once a time when Leeds united were the best team in England and one of the main men responsible for that was Gary Sprake. The goalkeeper was a Don Revie stalwart and appeared over 500 times for the club as well as making 37 appearances for Wales during his career.
Leeds were never universally popular, despite their successes, as their well-organised style didn’t always result in classic encounters. However, a 7-0 win over Southampton and a 6-1 triumph over Manchester United during Revie’s reign proved that there was a lot of class within his squad that was packed full of international talent.
With Leeds currently languishing in League One, givemefootball’s Ian Clarkson spoke exclusively to Sprake about his career in another of our series of Blasts From The Past.
HOW LONG DID YOU SPEND AT LEEDS?
I spent 12 years at Leeds and won the First Division title once, Second Division once, two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, one Charity Shield and one FA Cup Final. We also lost twice in FA Cup finals too! I certainly didn’t expect that when I arrived at Leeds, who were a Division Two side at the time, back in 1962.
WHEN DID YOU MAKE YOUR DEBUT?
My first game was away at Southampton as a sixteen and a half year old and I was flown out to Southampton Airport. I was due to play for the Northern Intermediate League side but got a phone call as the first choice keeper was injured and I jumped into a taxi to Manchester Airport and Leeds chartered a flight for me to Southampton. Don Revie liked to hire planes in those days for away trips and he was ahead of his time in that respect.
DON REVIE WAS NOTORIOUS FOR HIS DOSSIERS ON THE OPPOSITION WASN’T HE?
His planning and preparation was certainly ahead of his time and he didn’t like to leave anything to chance. No stone was left un-turned and we were always well prepared for the opposition. We were more often than not playing two games a week as we were involved in the European Cup so we would spend five days of the week in a hotel and the other two days at home. We used to eat the best food and he made sure that we only had to worry about our performance on the pitch as everything else was taken care of.
WHEN DID YOU START MAKING A NAME FOR YOURSELF AT ELLAND ROAD?
We just survived relegation to the old Division three in 1962 and I can recall we travelled to Swansea and Don threw me, Paul Reaney, Rod Johnson and Norman Hunter into the side and that was one of the turning points. I went on to play 510 games for Leeds and we all stayed in the team for a very long time.
WHAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR CAREER?
My biggest highlight was winning my first international cap for Wales at the age of 18. We played against a Scotland side containing the likes of Denis Law and Jim Baxter at Hampden Park. Domestically, the biggest highlight for me was winning the First Division at Anfield. We needed to get a result in the penultimate game of the season and we managed to draw 0-0 and the Liverpool supporters gave us a standing ovation and made us go on a lap of honour. We had a fierce rivalry with Liverpool at that time but we had total respect for each other.
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John Stiles – Son of Nobby
Still proud to think of Dad’s fantastic achievements
John Stiles played over 150 League games for Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers with his last League game on loan at Rochdale, while he also rounded off his career playing Non League and for Ireland's Shamrock Rovers and Canada's Vancouver Whitecaps; but with his father having World Cup and European Cup winners medals in his pocket John, now 44, was destined always to be referred to as Son of Nobby.
Q: Was it a handicap in sport being the son of a world famous father?
A: What my dad did as a 5ft 5 1/2in midfielder who could not see very well but had his hand on two of the greatest football trophies in the world, is just simply a source of great pride to me. He was regarded in the game worldwide as so good at what he did and so single-minded. He won the ball and gave it to a teammate, and never tried to elaborate unnecessarily. My dad and his pal Alan Ball were the engine room of the most successful England team of all time, and that team was respected worldwide, and will never be forgotten.
Q: What are the best memories of your own career?
A: Scoring on my home League debut for Leeds, and playing in the quarter finals of the FA Cup, although we failed in our bid for a final place when beaten by Coventry City in the semis.
Q: If you could have been successful in any other sport what would you choose?
A: I'd have loved to have been a top rank golfer. I so enjoy watching Tiger Woods play, and the way he conducts himself. He wants so badly to win, and it clearly means so much to him. He is just simply a great credit to pro sport. I love the game and he is a great example.
Q: Can the England football team win another World Cup?
A: We need another Sir Alf Ramsey in order to win the trophy again, because despite the fact that we have got good players we just cannot get it all together. But I must say that I think we've made the best step forward for a long time in Fabio Capello being made the boss. He really impresses me because almost all the great World Cup teams world wide have had great defences first and foremost, and he already has that aspect right and generally shown an impressive philosophy in the way he runs the national team, and has recaptured the ‘England spirit’.
Q: Like many top footballers, your profession now is as a comedian and after dinner speaker. Have you had any embarrassing moments on the circuit?
A: I suppose you could say that being told I was an Austin Powers lookalike was embarrassing enough; but I mustn't complain at taking a bit of stick because in the dressing room I was noted for doing take-offs of other players and even the manager.
Q: And finally: who was your favourite, the man you would have liked to have emulated as a player?
A: I've already mentioned my obvious choice in talking about my father, but I have no difficulty in keeping the question in the family as well by naming Johnny Giles, my mother's brother. He was the brains behind the Leeds United team, and was absolutely fantastic in everything he did on the field, while if I had to name a ‘foreigner’ I'd say Graeme Souness, the great Liverpool midfielder and one of my heroes. He was certainly no shrinking violet, and a great player in every aspect of the game.
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LEVEIN SILENT OVER CADAMARTERI LINK
Dundee United boss Craig Levein has refused to comment on reports he is interested in bringing former Everton striker Danny Cadamarteri to Tannadice.
Levein watched the 29-year-old - who he previously signed while in charge of Leicester - playing for Huddersfield against Carlisle on Monday.
The United manager is in the market for a frontman after Jon Daly was ruled out for a year with a cruciate ligament injury.
Cadamarteri, an ex-England Under-21 international, is out of contract at the end of the season and would be available for free.
But Levein said in the Evening Telegraph: "I'm not going to comment on speculation.
"It was the same last year when we were being linked with this player and that player and, to be honest, it drove me nuts. When we have any news, the fans can rest assured, I'll let them know."
Levein brought Cadamarteri to Leicester in 2007 after the player had served a six-month ban from the game for failing a drugs test.
Cadamarteri, who has been plagued by injuries throughout his career, has scored just twice this season in 33 appearances for League One Huddersfield. (PA)
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Former Brazil skipper Roque Junior expresses interest in Australia
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Former Brazil captain and World Cup winner Roque Junior has expressed a desire to come and play in Australia’s A-League.
Reports have indicated that his former teammate Denilson is on the verge of signing a deal with Perth Glory, and it is believed that Roque Junior is even more keen than Denilson to make the move down under.
The players management group - Entourage Football Services – have confirmed that Roque Junior is keen to play in Australia.
“He’s more keen than Denilson to come to Australia,†John Denison of Entourage told Goal.com.
“He’s still a great central defender, he came to us and told us he wants to come to Australia.
“He wants to bring a player with him; he sees Australia as a great secondary territory where he can develop players.
“He looks fit and trim and if you go to Youtube there’s an interview of him from last week and he looks fantastic.
“Sydney FC should have a Roque Junior now that Popovic has gone, because he’s not going to cost as much as Popovic and you’re going to end up with an ex-Brazil captain sitting at the back of your defence.
“He’ll bring in an audience.
“But the clubs ask themselves “Can we get someone for less?†and that’s not the way they should be thinking.â€
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Draw card Fowler has Asia interested in Nth Qld
The addition of former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler to the North Queensland Fury squad has Asian clubs lining up to play friendlies.
A three-match tour of Malaysia and Singapore has been mooted for June and although the deal has not been finalised, Fury chairman Don Matheson said Fowler’s name has helped a lot.
"We all knew Robbie would add a lot of value to the club," he said.
"Over in Asia it would be a very attractive proposition to bring Robbie over.
"Our football department has definitely mapped out a program of between 10-13 games (but) there's nothing we can confirm at the moment."
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Fowler not leaving any stone unturned in North Queensland Fury training
North Queensland Fury star signing Robbie Fowler says he wants to make sure everything is perfect once the new A-League season kicks off.
The former Liverpool striker has commenced training with the new franchise and is intent on preparing correctly this pre-season.
"I am here early to make sure I get plenty of hard work in,†said Fowler.
“The pre-season games don't start until May, but I want to be ready for that. I want to make sure I get everything right."
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Beijing give Griffiths just two days leave for birth of child
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Beijing Guoan have given striker Joel Griffiths just two days to attend the birth of his first child.
Griffiths’ wife Bianca will be induced on April 29 but Beijing have games on both the 27th April and 1st May giving him very little time to return to Newcastle for the birth.
"They had a four-man meeting last night before they would give him permission to come back," Griffiths’ manager John Denison said yesterday.
"They have stipulated he must play for his club on April 27 and he can fly out the next day.
"His wife is being induced on April 29 but he has to be back on a plane the next day so he's there for the game against big rivals Shanghai Shenhua (May 1)."
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Dr...........er i hvor Dennis Wise havner som manager! ;D har den mannen egenlig oppnådd noen ting som helst som trener? Stikker av til en ny klubb så fort det går dårlig! >:( LEEDS4EVER.
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Dr...........er i hvor Dennis Wise havner som manager! ;D har den mannen egenlig oppnådd noen ting som helst som trener? Stikker av til en ny klubb så fort det går dårlig! >:( LEEDS4EVER.
Fotballdvergen er arbeidsledig etter å ha blitt dyttet ut av St. James' av Alan Shearer, men lider nok ikke med over 1,5 mill £ som kompensasjon.
Koblet i de engelske tabloids til sjefsjobb både i QPR og Brighton.
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Paul Robinson will be offloaded by Blackburn after only one season at the club. (NOTW)
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Hereford United have cancelled the contract of former Leeds United youngster Simon Johnson by mutual consent. (YEP)
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Simon Johnson has left the club by mutual consent
Simon arrived at Edgar Street in August 2007 after being released by Leeds United. He made a number of appearances during The Bulls promotion winning League 2 campaign, but has not featured as heavily for The Bulls during their League 1 campaign
Everyone at Hereford United would like to thank Simon for his time and effort with the club, and wishes him all the best for the future.
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Alan Smith Wants Key Role At Newcastle
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Former Leeds youngster Alan Smith has told his gaffer that he wants to be a key figure at St. James' Park.
Newcastle manager Alan Shearer has recently spoken to his club's official website regarding Alan Smith's future at the club.
Smith has suffered from injury for the majority of this season, but recently returned for the Magpies as a substitute in the 1-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur.
"I was very pleased with Alan when he came on," manager Alan Shearer told Nufc.premiumtv.co.uk.
"He came on and did a job and I was happy with him. I've spoken to him and he is desperate to play his part."
The 28-year-old Smith was tipped to become the 'next Roy Keane' during his spell at Manchester United, after Sir Alex revealed that Keane saw a lot of himself in the player, but his status in the anchor role was short lived.
Smith was sold to Newcastle United in August 2007 for a fee of ₤6 million and although the utility man has failed to notch a Premier League goal for the Toon so far, Shearer has stated that he has faith in him.
"It's a case of number of games with Alan though, because he's not played a tremendous amount. But he will play a part and we'll have to wait and see whether that's from the start or coming off the bench."
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Man Utd's Ferdinand to launch new lifestyle mag tomorrow
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has entered publishing.
Issue one of Ferdinand's new lifestyle mag, '#5', will go on sale tomorrow and features interviews with sports, music and showbiz stars.
http://5magazine.rioferdinand.com/1Q49ef81308d19e012.cde
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Portsmouth boss pleased with influence of assistant Kidd
Portsmouth boss Paul Hart has been paying credit to his assistant Brian Kidd for his part in gaining 13 valuable points for Pompey in the last eight games.
"He's been terrific. He's done everything I hoped he would here.
"His experience and knowledge on the training field have done us all a lot of good and I think he's been a terrific signing, my only one at Portsmouth.
"I have known him for years and he's a great friend. We first met way back when he was playing for Arsenal and Everton and he used to knock me about on the field but we've never been at the same club at the same time."
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Woodgate focused on Tottenham rather than England
Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate says he is not worried about his international future and is quite content to focus on club football.
Woodgate seems to have been frozen out of Fabio Capello’s England squad but insists at this stage it is not a priority and he is not worried.
“I'm not, really. It's just about the way I'm playing for Spurs. That's enough for me,†he said.
"I just want to win things. We know we have a good squad here. We are one point off seventh place and I fancy our chances of finishing there. We can do it."
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Toronto FC coach Carver fined for referee criticism
The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee has fined Toronto FC coach John Carver $750 for public criticism of MLS officiating.
After his team’s 3-2 defeat against FC Dallas on April 19th, Carver made comments that criticised MLS officials that appeared in several media publications.
Carver said, "When your job is threatened, and on the line, because of decisions like that, then I've got to say something, I'm having a go at the referee today".
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Ridsdale's hint at Cardiff future
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Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale says the imminent move to a new stadium could signal the end of his time with the south Wales club.
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Portsmouth boss pleased with influence of assistant Kidd
Portsmouth boss Paul Hart has been paying credit to his assistant Brian Kidd for his part in gaining 13 valuable points for Pompey in the last eight games.
"He's been terrific. He's done everything I hoped he would here.
"His experience and knowledge on the training field have done us all a lot of good and I think he's been a terrific signing, my only one at Portsmouth.
"I have known him for years and he's a great friend. We first met way back when he was playing for Arsenal and Everton and he used to knock me about on the field but we've never been at the same club at the same time."
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STORRIE TAKES HART FROM TURNAROUND
Paul Hart could be asked stay in charge at Portsmouth next season after chief executive Peter Storrie expressed his admiration for the way he has changed the club's fortunes.
Future plans remain unknown because Pompey owner Alexandre Gaydamak has made it clear he is looking to sell the debt-laden club.
There have been no reports of potential buyers and the Franco-Russian has said he will only sell to someone who can give full assurance of having the team's on-field fortunes at heart.
But the influential Storrie has praised Hart, who was promoted from head of youth development when Tony Adams was sacked in February, and his assistant, former England coach Brian Kidd.
The pair have gleaned 13 points from nine matches since taking over and have lost twice - to Chelsea and Manchester United.
They can all but secure Pompey's top-flight survival with victory at troubled Newcastle on Monday night, which would put them nine points clear of the relegation zone with four games to go.
Storrie said: "In many ways Paul and Brian are an amusing combination - Paul with his experience and (his effect) as a disciplinarian on occasions, and Brian with his fantastic coaching knowledge.
"Together they have created something special for the players.
"The reaction they have had from senior players like Sol Campbell, David James and Sylvain Distin, people who have been there and done it all, is plain to see.
"And the way they have turned things around here in such a short space of time is magnificent."
There are major decisions to be made even if Pompey, who play Arsenal, Blackburn, Sunderland and Wigan after Newcastle, reach the all-important 40 points on Sunday.
Seventeen players, including skipper Campbell, midfielder Sean Davis, defender Herman Hreidarsson and loanees Jermaine Pennant and Armand Traore are out of contract in the summer.
But Hart believes now is not the time for contract talks.
"Contracts will be discussed at the appropriate time," he said.
"That's not now and I don't even know if I will be involved. I came in for one game (against Manchester City) a couple of months ago and it has been extended to the end of the season although I've got three years on my other (academy) job.
"But as far as the first team is concerned it is all about getting to the end of the season and staying up. It would be foolish and disrespectul to everybody involved for me to fantasise about what might happen next season." (PA)
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Carver resigns as TFC coach
Saturday, April 25, 2009
MLS: Carver steps down
Head coach John Carver was absent from the Toronto FC sidelines last time out. On Saturday, he disappeared completely.
The MLS team announced Carver was leaving for personal reasons. "His resignation will take effect immediately," the club said in a seven-paragraph statement.
Toronto (2-2-2) said no further comment would be made until after Sunday's home game against Kansas City.
"I've got nothing to say," managing director of soccer Mo Johnston told The Canadian Press. "I'll make a statement after the game."
A source close to the club declined to detail Carver's reasons for leaving but confirmed it was for personal reasons. But those can cover a multitude of issues.
Bottom line? Carver's MLS ride was often a rollercoaster of emotion and he suddenly and unexpectedly decided to get off.
The blunt Englishman had raised eyebrows when he was not pitchside for Toronto's 1-0 win over Chivas on Wednesday and did not meet the media Friday
In its statement, the team said assistant coaches Chris Cummins and Nick Dasovic will handle coaching duties Sunday and that a decision on the coaching position will be made early next week.
"The team is in great hands and I know they will all keep working towards our goal of reaching the playoffs," Carver said in the statement.
"I have worked with some top international players in my time, and we've got some here in Toronto, but this group is the best bunch of guys I've ever worked with. I also want to thank the fans, they are some of the best without a doubt and I hope they keep supporting this club for a long time to come."
No real explanation was ever given for Carver's decision to abandon the sidelines.
"John obviously has his reasons and I don't want to talk about it," Cummins told reporters after the Chivas game.
"He just wanted to sit upstairs," a club spokesman said in an e-mail the next day. "I would imagine he'll be talking about his decision at training (Friday)."
But it was Cummings who spoke to the media Friday, suggesting Carver might be similarly hidden from view Sunday.
Carver, 44, was respected by his players, who said they always knew where they stood with him.
"He's a players' manager," co-captain Jim Brennan,TFC's first-ever signing, said prior to kickoff this season. "He tells you how it is. The guys have got a great deal of respect for him. Since Day 1 when he came in here, he's had a plan and everybody is on board with it and everybody's heading in the right direction. It's great that the players have a manager that they want to play for. He's been a breath of fresh air."
Carver wore his heart on his sleeve and that sometimes left him at odds with referees and the league. He was fined US$750 by the league earlier this week for criticizing the ref who awarded a penalty to Dallas last weekend in a Toronto loss.
In March 2008, he was irate when he was featured in a DVD sent to game officials for his touchline Behaviour in a previous game.
"I'm a very passionate guy and I love the game. And that's the way I am," he said at the time. "And apparently they don't want that in the MLS. They don t want passionate people. They don't want people who care for the game and wear their heart on the sleeve."
"They want me to sit down on the chair, in the dugout with my arms folded, my legs crossed and just be a nice little boy and get a suntan," he continued. "Well, no. If that's what they want to get, I'll get on a plane and fly home again."
After opening the 2009 season on the road with a win in Kansas City and tie in Columbus, Carver was pained by a lacklustre performance in a 2-0 home loss to expansion Seattle. He was brutally honest in his post-match assessment, saying he could not think of a single player who deserved praise
"We've had our backsides kicked. I've got no excuses, none whatever -- beaten by the better team. And now I've got to roll my sleeves up with them lot in there and put it right," he said.
His team tied and lost to Dallas next but rebounded to edge Chivas.
Carver was hired as head coach of Toronto FC on Feb. 1, 2008, taking over from Mo Johnston who was given a new title while having his front office duties expanded.
The team was 11-15-10 under Carver. But it opened the season with plenty of optimism, thanks to the addition of Canadian defender Adrian Serioux and star midfielder Dwayne De Rosario and talented draft picks Stefan Frei and Sam Cronin,
"We would sincerely like to thank John for his work with Toronto FC during his time here," Johnston said in the statement. "We appreciate all his hard work in helping this team become more competitive, and we wish him all the best."
There were question about Carver's future when Alan Shearer, a close friend, took over as interim manager of Newcastle. Carver played and coached at the Magpies, but the issue faded away as Carver concentrated on his TFC duties.
Carver also played for Cardiff City, and coached at Leeds United and Luton Town.
At Newcastle, he was hired as director of the team's centre of excellence, moving on to become youth team coach, first team coach and then assistant manager under Sir Bobby Robson
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Noel Blake: a legend in the Potteries
Exclusive interview with a no-nonsense defender still revered in Stoke
http://www.givemefootball.com/blast-from-the-past/noel-blake-a-legend-in-the-potteries
Patience is the key, says England coach Noel Blake
Noel Blake the assistant manager of England youngsters gives his exclusive interview to the PFAhttp://www.givemefootball.com/internationals/patience-is-the-key-says-england-coach-noel-blake
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Clarke Carlisle - Burnley
Exclusive PFA interview with Burnley's Clarke Carlisle
http://www.givemefootball.com/championship/clarke-carlisle---burnley
Wayne explains how he built a new career
Wayne Entwistle : Careers After Football
http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa/wayne-explains-how-he-built-a-new-career
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A proposed £30million investment in Sheffield Wednesday, headed by former Owls manager Howard Wilkinson, has collapsed. (Daily Mirror)
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Portsmouth defender Silvain Distin has conceded he had never heard of Paul Hart and Brian Kidd before they took over the managerial duties at Portsmouth but says the duo have turned the club's season around. (Various)
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Sunderland striker David Healy could make his full Sunderland debut against Everton on Saturday, nine months after former boss Roy Keane signed him from Fulham for £1.5m. (Daily Star)
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Goal.com's Top 50 English Players: Tony Currie (#49)
Goal.com are counting down England's greatest players of all time and at number 49 is the man hailed as Sheffield United's best ever player, and Leeds United's most creative, Tony Currie...
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Tony CURRIE
Born: 1/1/1950, Edgware, London, England
England: 17 caps, 3 goals
Clubs: Watford, Sheffield United, Leeds United, Queens Park Rangers, Torquay United
Tony Currie was a showman who stood out even in an era of larger-than-life entertainers. He was a crowd pleaser whose extravagant skills and buccaneering style made him a hero to a generation of Sheffield United fans who’ve been waiting for someone of comparable stature ever since.
In one of football's classic errors of judgement, Chelsea discarded Currie as a youngster, but Watford saw his potential and snapped him up. He'd made just 18 first-team appearances for the Hornets, scoring nine goals, before Second Division Sheffield United signed him just after his 18th birthday.
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When the Blades won promotion in 1970-71 with an attacking team put together by manager John Harris, their inspiration was Currie in the iconic No. 10 shirt.
Going up into the top-flight was one of three great personal peaks in Currie's career. He was 21 at the time, and he dictated the tempo of a team that always tried to go forward when he was pulling the strings. Blades fans will tell you it was Currie who conducted the orchestra from midfield, spotting the openings and spraying the passes that captured
their imaginations. He F***ed the times perfectly.
In full flow he was a memorable sight. Fleet-footed with a powerful physique, long blond hair flying in his own slipstream, shirt flapping outside his shorts, he made the ball do exactly what he wanted. His game combined speed and strength with visionary passing over any distance. He could bend a moving or dead ball spectacularly, coax it with subtle chips and flicks or hammer it into the net with venomous force before blowing kisses to the crowd. Yet there was nothing of the prima donna about him: he protected his talent with a robust physical presence and could win the ball as well as use it. He was a gladiator; and Bramall Lane, still open then on one side because of its summer usage by Yorkshire Cricket Club, was his arena.
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Playing on the First Division stage afforded Currie greater exposure, and having represented England's Youth and Under-23 teams, he was finally picked by Sir Alf Ramsey for the seniors against Northern Ireland in 1972. Playing for his country was another personal milestone; yet he was to win just 17 caps between 1972 and 1979 - a total which did scant justice to his ability. At that time in particular, England managers seemed unwilling or unable to build teams around their most inventive players, so
Currie was too often wastefully overlooked.
It might have been different had he moved earlier in his career to a bigger, more 'fashionable' club. There was no shortage of admiring suitors; but he stayed to play 376 games for the Blades, scoring 66 goals, before making the glamour move to Leeds United for £240,000 in June 1976. Although not able to emulate the dominance of the Don Revie era, Leeds were still a major power, and Currie, filling the role vacated by Johnny Giles, was virtually ever-present in his three seasons at Elland Road, where the fans idolised his mix of flamboyance and commitment.
Currie's time at Leeds was encapsulated in a cameo that coincided with the first game of Jock Stein's brief reign as manager. Leeds were at Highbury on the opening day of the 1978-79 season against Arsenal, and on the sunlit, manicured pitch, two artists were at work, one for either side. Liam Brady and Currie were determined to outdo each other in a compelling battle of creative wits. Brady curled home an unstoppable effort from 20 yards for the Gunners. In response, ‘TC’ took the ball almost to the goal-line, shaped to cross then lashed it into the net from the tightest of angles. Even a packed North Bank felt obliged to applaud.
After 102 League appearances for Leeds (11 goals), Currie moved to QPR for £450,000 in August 1979, and with Rangers he enjoyed what he described as his best moment in football, playing at Wembley in the 1982 FA Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur. It was an extended moment, too - QPR held Spurs to a 1-1 draw after extra-time, and Tony was captain for the replay in place of the suspended Glenn Roeder. Fate ruined the script, though, Currie conceding a penalty from which Glenn Hoddle scored the only goal for Spurs.
A crippling knee injury soon followed, wrecking his first-class playing career prematurely. As he struggled to rehabilitate himself there were spells in Canada, with non-league Chesham United and Torquay United as a non-contract player. But the injury proved too serious and he was invalided out of the game. For the next five years he found himself in a despairing sort of twilight zone until Sheffield United came to the rescue in 1988 by making him their Football in the Community Officer - a role he still performs today with great enthusiasm.
There is an enduring feeling that his skills deserved greater recognition. At international level England, who seemed rudderless for much of the 1970s, never really knew where to play him or how to get the best out of him. Players with a fraction of his lavish talent went on to win three times as many caps. Yet those who watched Currie play remember a brilliant, audacious and unorthodox original who was, first and foremost, an entertainer.
HONOURS
Second Division runner-up (promoted) (1970-71)
FA Cup finalist (1981-82)
Leeds United Player of the Year (1978)
Nominated FourFourTwo's best ever Sheffield United player (2006)
DID YOU KNOW ... That Tony Currie's nephew Darren Currie has played more than 400 League games for various clubs including Barnet, Wycombe, Ipswich, Derby and Luton, and is currently with League Two Chesterfield?
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Keeper David James is backing Paul Hart to bring back the glory days to Portsmouth. (Star)
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Tony Yeboah endures as Jupp Heynckes' gift of gaiety to Leeds
The return to Bayern Munich of the former Frankfurt coach evokes memories of a Leeds United legend
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Bayern Munich fans have good reason to welcome back Jupp Heynckes as caretaker manager after Jürgen Klinsmann's new-age revolution in Bavaria descended into defensive chaos. He might only stay until the end of the season, but as the coach with the best wins-per-match record in the history of the European Cup his pedigree suggests he is capable of rousing Bayern for their tilt at the Bundesliga title. But I cherish him for a decision he made 14 years ago, one for which Eintracht Frankfurt fans are yet to forgive him.
Back in the early 90s, in the pre‑internet dark ages for garnering club-focused daily news, technology had not progressed much beyond Dial-A-Disc and Prestel. Then some bright spark decided to marry the two, advertising dedicated premium phone lines on ITV Teletext. Every time you called up a page, it would scroll through lists of services to call at 50p a minute, luring you in with tantalising but equivocal headlines such as: "Leeds to swoop?" Such was the susceptibility to that kind of hook where I worked that each quarter we would await the telephone bill with trepidation in case our boss had asked for an itemised one.
Leeds United's bombastic managing director, Bill Fotherby, was the star of the club's official service. Almost every month he would be engaged in the pursuit of some exotic star or other and would happily divulge the details. It was his labyrinthine and ultimately fruitless negotiations to sign Thomas Skuhravy, Ruben Sosa and Faustino Asprilla that really pummelled the phone bill.
In January 1995, however, he pulled off a coup, one that was trailed on Clubcall with a flashing banner reading "Leeds sign African superstar". The absence of the qualifying question mark seemed promising and indeed, after investing only £1.50 to sit through some reserve-team news, I discovered that the superstar in question was Tony Yeboah. He, along with Jay-Jay Okocha and Maurizio Gaudino, we were informed, had fallen out with Frankfurt's manager, Heynckes, and the Ghanaian would be joining Leeds on loan until the end of the season. The profile they had of him was rather sketchy but Fotherby seemed genuinely chuffed, waxing about his prolific scoring record in the Bundesliga and his partnership with Abedi Pelé for the national side.
I went to Elland Road for his first game, a 4-0 victory against QPR, when he came off the bench after the man he replaced, Philomen Masinga, had scored twice. The scale of the man was the thing that stuck in the memory and over the coming months it would provoke semi-homoerotic tributes to the awesome size of his thighs and bulk of his backside.
When he got into the starting XI he scored eight times in his first nine games and his power, occasionally languid grace and exceptional dead-eyed finishing saw him fully embraced by the crowd. The loss of Eric Cantona in 1992 left a hole in Leeds fans' hearts that all the vilification of the Frenchman for his defection could never fill. For a short time, though, Yeboah plugged the gap, never more so than in the club's run to European qualification at the end of that season. The chant "Who needs Cantona, when we've got Yeboah?" required you to mangle the pronunciation of Tony's name to get it to rhyme, but it was sung with full-throated glee as Cantona languished in France after his ban for kicking Matthew Simmons.
The following season things got even better – that stunning, dipping goal volley against Liverpool, the goal of the season against Wimbledon, a hat-trick away to Monaco, a brilliant 25-yard strike against Sheffield Wednesday and a barnstorming run from the halfway line and subtle chip over Peter Schmeichel in a Christmas Eve 3-1 victory over Manchester United. But it all unravelled so quickly, the humiliation at Wembley by Aston Villa in the 1996 League Cup final proving the symbolic if not the actual end of Howard Wilkinson's reign.
Injury struck Yeboah, then George Graham, like Heynckes, used the striker's weight as an excuse to sideline him. He stuck him on the bench and limited him to the odd run-out as the new manager made it clear he did not rate him. Hauling him off at White Hart Lane proved one insult too many and Yeboah hurled his shirt at Graham, an unforgivable act that was, nonetheless, forgiven by the fans. He went back to Germany and gave sterling service to Hamburg for another few years.
But the memories of how he lit up Leeds for a year and banished the age of austere and sterile football that was characterised by Carlton Palmer's ponderous performances in midfield still endure. Leeds, sadly, are no longer in a position to capitalise on Heynckes's mistakes but I, for one, will for ever be in his debt for the gift of Yeboah.
guardian.co.uk
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Dundee United have won the race to sign ex-Everton ace Danny Cadamarteri from Huddersfield as a replacement for the injured Jon Daly. (The Sun)
Speed could feature in play-offs
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Speed has not revealed whether he will carrying on playing next season
Sheffield United midfielder Gary Speed has not ruled out a return to the playing squad if the Blades fail to gain automatic promotion this weekend.
The Welshman, 39, has been out since November with a serious back injury and does not know whether he will be fit if the Blades end up in the play-offs.
Speed told BBC Radio Sheffield: "If you think the play-off final is the end of May then that's another six weeks.
"There's a chance of that, but I wouldn't put my head on the block, no."
Meanwhile, the club have confirmed that they have sold out their extra allocation of tickets for Sunday's promotion decider at Crystal Palace. (BBC)
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* Manchester United skipper Rio Ferdinand will be out of action for at least three weeks after the cracked rib he picked up during the Champions League win over Arsenal led him to start coughing up blood. (Daily Mail, Daily Mirror)
* However, some reports are saying Ferdinand's injury is not as bad as first feared and the 30-year-old could be fit to face Arsenal in the second leg on Tuesday. (Daily Star, The Guardian)
Eric Cantona has vowed to help out football minnows Bath City - in a bid to raise money for new players. (The Sun)
* Danny Cadamateri has snubbed a new deal at Huddersfield and is set to join Dundee Utd. (Mirror)
* Også: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/8026796.stm
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Aspin - Looking Forward To Challenge
FC Halifax Town manager Neil Aspin has only been in the job a couple of days but the former Leeds United and Port Vale centre half is hitting the ground running and was meeting the players this evening for the first time since his appointment on Tuesday.
Aspin spoke to the official website before meeting the players and explained that he wouldn't have left Harrogate for many other jobs.
He said, "Once I made my mind up to leave Harrogate Town, I had a look around at the various Clubs at non league level. There would have only been a few clubs which would have appealed to me.
Coming to Halifax appealed to me despite a drop of a couple of divisions because of the level of the support and the potential of the Club. I am well aware of how difficult it will be to get the Club back to where it wants to be but I am looking forward to the challenge.
It's only a step down in terms of Leagues but not in terms of the Club. No disrespect to Harrogate, but Halifax Town is a lot bigger Club. They won't get to the size of this one. The potential here is a lot more than Harrogate and whoever the Manager is needs to try to realise the potential."
Aspin, 44, left Harrogate Town to join the Shaymen and was delighted to have been offered the chance here.
He said, "Once the previous Manager left and there was a vacancy here, you look at it and wonder whether you have a chance at the job. I was happy at Harrogate but there was an opening here and if I was offered the job, it was something I would be interested in."
The newly appointed boss has only been in charge for a couple of days but he is learning all about his new surroundings.
He commented, "I have learnt the things I have needed to learn so far. I know the wage bill for last year and the players who are contracted at the moment. I know about the injuries they've had which is not helpful for any manager and is something that you can't legislate for. I would be lying if I said I knew all the players that have played for the Club this season, I do know some of them but not all. At the end of the day, it's my first chance to gauge who wants to play for me and who wants to leave."
His appointment comes after the end of the season and he believe this is a good time to take over the reins.
"It's the best time, if you want to bring players in you can at least try to bring in them. However it can also be the worst time as I can't watch games and see who is already here. It's always because of results a job comes up, it's unusual for a job to come up when a team is top of the league and everything is rosy.
I will be speaking to players, I know a few I want to bring in but the problem is although Halifax is huge in size and status, due to the level of football some would be loathed to drop down to this standard but I will be aiming to do that. The Club is not going to be somewhere where players just pick up the money.
I was in a fortunate position that I controlled the purse strings at Harrogate and that has to happen here. My job is to cut the wage bill but improve on last year."
Aspin had a reputation as a no nonsense centre half during his playing days. Do his teams play in the same way?
"My teams at Harrogate played football, we were known for playing good passing football. I am not that naïve to think we won't have to make changes at this level. It's a very difficult league to play passing football due to the state of the pitches.
His arrival means he stays in Yorkshire after playing at Leeds United during his playing days.
"I live in Knaresborough and work in Wakefield. I enjoyed my time in Leeds, I have played at the Shay before. I know about the Club, it's problems which sees us here now and that's the past. It's a time to look forward and that's what I am doing. I am positive, determined and the board are determined for the Club to get success. I am not one to blow my own trumpet or make promises, but I guarantee that I will work hard to try to achieve those aims but it won't be easy. "
And his message to the fans, "Whoever comes into the Club, will work hard to try to get the team back up to the league that we want to be and give 100% but no guarantees that there will be success. If the fans see the commitment, recognise that and they will support us. I am fully aware the Club is all about the supporters. I came due to the fan base. I know if we don't get the results, there will be added pressure. It would be great to see the numbers grow on the terraces because it will mean we are being successful. "
halifaxafc.co.uk
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Ipswich boss Keane: No contact with Portsmouth No2 Kidd
Ipswich boss Roy Keane insists he's not spoken with Portsmouth No2 Brian Kidd about a move to Portman Road.
Speaking to the Official Club Website, Keane admitted: "I've not spoken to Kiddo for a few months now. It's just speculation. I've been linked with Kiddo for two or three years now and it's probably not going to go away.
"I've not made any decision on staff or players here yet. I'm very happy with Tony Loughlan here as coach. He's someone who I trust and the players have responded to him.
"The other staff here, Bryan (Klug) and Steve (Foley) have been a great help. I've not come here to make lots of changes. If I see something that I think can be improved I will make it but I have been impressed with everyone at the Club."
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MLS: Carver steps down
Head coach John Carver was absent from the Toronto FC sidelines last time out. On Saturday, he disappeared completely.
The MLS team announced Carver was leaving for personal reasons. "His resignation will take effect immediately," the club said in a seven-paragraph statement.
Ex-Toronto boss Carver insists no Newcastle, Sheffield Utd contact
Former Toronto FC boss John Carver has played down talk of links with Newcastle United and Sheffield United.
Carver told the Evening Chronicle: “I haven’t got a job to go to, I haven’t spoken to anybody else in England.
“People who know me know how much I like it here (in Canada). I was trying to build something but I can’t work under those circumstances. Enough was enough.
“I’m not walking away from football, I’m walking away from the MLS.
“I have a few things I need to sort out here in Canada first and then I will be back as quickly as I can. I haven’t had enough of football, it’s the MLS.â€
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Spurs winger Aaron Lennon is wanted by both Manchester United and Liverpool. (Daily Express)
Rio Ferdinand is on track to face Arsenal in the Champions League semi-final showdown on Tuesday. (Daily Star)
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Spurs winger Aaron Lennon is wanted by both Manchester United and Liverpool. (Daily Express)
LENNON'S RED REVOLUTION
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Manchester United and Liverpool are set for a summer tug of war over £20million-rated Spurs star Aaron Lennon.
Liverpool expressed their interest in winger Lennon in January, but United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has now joined in the fray, as he is convinced he will lose both Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez at the end of the season.
With Ryan Giggs nearing the end of his glittering career, Ferguson badly needs back-up and Lennon has been told he can make his dream move to Old Trafford this summer.
Although Spurs will try desperately hard to keep Lennon, the reality is that the player will get his way and looks set to leave White Hart Lane, just as Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Carrick have done in the past two seasons.
Ferguson is aware of Liverpool’s interest, but in a straight fight between the two, Lennon would choose United in order to further his England ambitions and to play under the most decorated manager in the history of the game.
Lennon has started to fully deliver on his enormous potential this season and although he has just signed a two-year extension to his contract, meaning his £50,000-a-week deal ends in 2014, the reality is Spurs would be powerless to keep him if Manchester United or Liverpool can reach their £20m valuation.
Leeds-born Lennon, 22, was snapped up from his home-town team by Spurs five years ago for just £1m and since then he has won 11 full England caps.
He has electrified the Premier League with his pace and, although Lennon is still very much a rough diamond as his crossing and finishing ability is at best modest, Ferguson believes he has the makings of another Ryan Giggs.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy moved heaven and earth to try to keep Berbatov away from Ferguson’s clutches last summer, but eventually a £30m deal between the clubs was agreed.
Levy will be similarly intransigent with Lennon but, again, the player will move if Spurs’ valuation is reached.
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Damned in England, Revie found peace in Scotland
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IT is a long time since the cinema on Station Road in Kinross became a bingo hall, but if the recently-released The Damned United had played in the town then locals might have joined Duncan Revie in being unable to recognise the portrayal of his father.
Regarded as gregarious and warm by all who truly knew him, Don Revie lived out his final years in the Scottish town, a part of the world he loved almost as much as his adopted homeland of Leeds.
Kevin Keegan, handed the England captaincy by Revie, is not the only former England manager to have set up home in Scotland, something which is recalled as the 20th anniversary of Revie's death from motor neurone disease approaches next month. Just as Brian Clough steals the show in The Damned United, Revie was overshadowed even in death, at the age of just 61, by a collision of big football occasions; he passed away in Edinburgh's Murrayfield private hospital just hours before Liverpool took on Arsenal in a last-game shoot-out to decide the destiny of the English title in May 1989, weeks after the tragedy of Hillsborough. The following day saw Scotland host England in the Rous Cup for the final time.
"I was with Don in the Murrayfield the night before he died," recalled Dave Duncan, Revie's brother-in-law, earlier this week. "To cheer him up I said: 'Tomorrow you will be able to watch the big game between Liverpool and Arsenal on TV'. He shook his head, as if to say 'no I won't'."
Two decades on and many have been re-awakened to the former Leeds United manager's memory, while a new generation has been introduced to Revie. Whether it is the real Revie is debatable. Clough is granted a reprieve in the film version of The Damned United, having been cast as a psychotic drunkard in David Peace's original book; Revie, depicted as stern and humourless in both, is not.
"The actor, Colm Meaney, did a good job in terms of mannerisms, but he was far removed from my dad's character," Duncan told the Scotsman this week. "He came over as curmudgeonly. He was the absolute opposite of that. He looked after everybody he came into contact with, whether it was the lady doing the washing or the groundsman doing the pitch. In fact, the Leeds groundsman, by then getting well into his seventies, travelled by coach to come to mum's funeral in Kinross. These were the people who really knew dad, as well as the players. The Peter Lorimers of the world will tell you that."
It is just as well Revie did not follow the advice of Clough, who famously ordered those players briefly under his charge at Leeds United to throw their medals and souvenirs into the nearest bin. The superstitious Revie also had a compulsion to hoard. Last year such memorabilia as a League Championship medal from Leeds' first ever title win in 1968-69 were retrieved by Duncan from a travel trunk stamped 'Kinross', and handed to auctioneer David Convery. Later this month, 20 years after his death almost to the day, the Don Revie Collection will be auctioned in Edinburgh, with the proceeds – expected to be as much as £20,000 – going towards motor neurone research. Also included among these items is the famous red book Revie was gifted after being chosen as the subject for This is Your Life, aired on the night Leeds were confirmed as league champions for the second time in the club's history 25 years ago last week. It includes a hand-written message from host Eamonn Andrews: "What a night! What a season! And even Billy made it." Billy is of course Billy Bremner, one of the many Scots whose careers Revie influenced since making his first signing from across the Border – his wife, Elsie.
The day after Revie's death Scotland fell 2-0 to England at Hampden against a backdrop of trouble on the Glasgow streets. It was a different scene to the one at Wembley in 1977, when jubilant Scots tore down the goalposts and carved up the turf. Again these memorable circumstances eclipsed what might otherwise be remembered as Revie's last competitive match in charge of England, whose chances of qualifying for the World Cup finals in Argentina had all-but evaporated. Within weeks he had covertly signed a deal to manage the United Arab Emirates, swapping the first stirrings of cruel media treatment now considered the norm for England managers for sun and financial security, both of which were guaranteed by the Dubai-based post.
Revie was cast as a traitor to the English cause, but though Scotland might have seemed an obvious place to head there were other factors involved in Revie's retreat north from Surrey, where he had briefly decamped after his stint in the middle east ended.
Revie's journey back up the spine of England took him past Leeds, where he spent his most successful days as manager, and then Manchester, where he carved out his name as a player for Manchester City. He passed also his native Middlesbrough, where he was born in 1927. In this flight north Revie kept a promise made to Elsie that they would retire to the east-coast of Scotland.
Although she lived nearly all her married life in England, Elsie Duncan was a proud Scot, born in Lochgelly. Football shaped her life from cradle to grave. Following her husband's death until her own in 2005 she was president of the Leeds United supporters' club, making the trip down from Scotland each year for their annual dinner.
Tommy Duncan, her father, was a footballer whose career took him south following an unusual transfer. Both he and brother Johnny joined Leicester City from Raith Rovers on the same day, signed by former Rover Peter Hodge. Johnny was better known as 'Tokey', and as manager later led Leicester City to the FA Cup final in 1949. Tommy died aged just 39, having played also for Bristol Rovers. Latterly he had worked in the Turk's Head pub in Leicester, owned by his brother. Tokey became a surrogate father to Elsie, his niece, and her four brothers and sisters. It is through him that she met Revie, then a fledgling forward in Tokey Duncan's Leicester side.
Elsie, as the first born, remained in Scotland to attend school in Cowdenbeath, and lived with her father's family – who even Revie referred to as the "old folks". The Duncan family owned a general store in Lochgelly, which Revie, a builder by trade, helped construct. In the close-season he would often begin his pre-season training with Raith Rovers, before heading south again. Elsie graduated from Moray House teacher training college in Edinburgh, and wherever Revie's career led – she estimated they moved house 19 times – she would enter another classroom of unfamiliar faces. But she finally found stability in Leeds, as Revie set about building a team which would compete for the title of best English side since the war. Elsie continued teaching at Leeds Girls' high school even after Revie left Elland Road and took over at England, the period in which The Damned United is set.
But they had always aimed to retire to Scotland, and did so in a house on Broom Road, just an iron shot away from the fourth hole at Kinross golf club. "Dad loved Scotland," recalls Duncan. "He loved Leeds, he loved Scotland, and he loved Manchester too. But I think if you pushed him it would always be between Leeds and Scotland."
His wife's family are still represented in Kinross, through her brother Dave and sister Jenny. Notably, there remains a family link to Leeds – Agnes, another sister, returned to settle in Yorkshire after a spell in Australia. But Revie passed away just three years after he and his wife moved to Scotland, having been confined to a wheelchair. His funeral took place at Mortonhall crematorium in Edinburgh, but few expressed surprise at the location where his ashes were scattered – Elland Road. The obituary in The Scotsman described him as 'tragic Revie' in an article which ran in sports pages otherwise devoted to the previous night's championship crunch match, settled by a decisive injury-time goal from Arsenal, and build-up to that afternoon's clash against the Auld Enemy. When he slipped away in an Edinburgh hospital bed, Revie was a friend rather than foe, and still young, too young.
sport.scotsman.com
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Hart and Kidd to sign Pompey deal
PAUL HART will get the Portsmouth manager's job full-time as reward for saving their Premier League skins.
The former Nottingham Forest chief was promoted from his role as director of youth at Fratton Park when Tony Adams was sacked in February.
But following a run of form, which has seen them pull clear of the bottom three, Hart and his assistant Brian Kidd are ready to accept a two-year deal in the summer.
Avram Grant, Martin Jol and Sven-Goran Eriksson have been strongly linked with the job since Hart was appointed caretaker 10 games ago.
But Hart and Kidd have won the approval of key members of the playing staff. The changes they have made have virtually assured the club of a seventh successive season in the top flight.
Pompey executive chairman Peter Storrie revealed he had been impressed with the two men nd that the board would review their situation next month.
And Hart and Kidd have always maintained they would like to be considered for the job permanently.
A dismal run under Adams in the autumn pushed Portsmouth into the relegation zone. But Hart and Kidd have revitalised the squad, who had grown disillusioned with player sales and the poor form shown during Adams' reign.
The FA Cup holders have now lost just three in 10 games. The defence has been stabilised and they have taken key points on the road at fellow strugglers Stoke and Newcastle.
Kidd has even been negotiating transfers with agents as the pair prepare to makes changes to the squad ahead of the new season.
An agent said: "I had discussions with the club this week and was given assurances before we began talks that Paul and Brian would be in charge next year.
"Most advisors would not wish to send a player to a team if you don't know who the manager will be.
"That would be detrimental to the player's long-term interests."
A major problem for the south coast club has been that their mounting debts have made it difficult to attract a top-level manager to Fratton Park.
They sounded out both Eriksson and Jol - but Grant's appointment was vetoed earlier in the season after some players were thought to have raised objections.
Hart will still need to sell before he can buy but hopes he will get up to £10million to spend on strengthening the team over the summer. (NOTW)
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STRACHAN WINS MANAGER GONG
Celtic claimed an awards double when boss Gordon Strachan landed the Manager of the Year prize for the second time.
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Fringe Socceroo Jacob Burns signs a three-year deal with Perth Glory
Perth Glory coach Dave Mitchell has promised to unveil more big-name signings after securing former Leeds United midfielder and fringe Socceroo Jacob Burns for the next three seasons.
With Glory owner Tony Sage willing to splash the cash in a bid to wake Glory out of their slumber, Mitchell wants to lure three more high-profile players to the club, including a marquee signing.
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Burns played under Mitchell at Sydney United and Parramatta Power and was keen to link up with his former coach.
The 31-year-old, who has been playing for Romanian club Unirea Voluntari Urziceni, decided to return home to Australia despite Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek warning players that they put their national ambitions at risk by playing in the A-League.
"I've known Jacob for many years," Mitchell said.
"He's a bit of a character and he's a good player.
"He's a winner, first and foremost.
"He's very competitive and he gets forward, he gets in dangerous areas and creates goals and stops goals.
"He's a box to box player and he's on the fringes of the Socceroos.
"But I know Pim ... they're very fond of him so he (Burns) doesn't think it's a disadvantage for him coming back to the A-League because he's a winner and he thinks coming back here will enhance his chances." (foxsports.com.au)
Glory shopping spree nets Socceroo Burns
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Wigan boss Steve Bruce will not sign Mido from Middlesbrough - unless Marlon King moves the other way. (Mirror)
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Seven players released by Ipswich
Seven Ipswich Town players whose contracts expire in June have been told they will not be offered new deals.
Ivan Campo, Tommy Miller, Billy Clarke, Dean Bowditch, Chris Casement, Jai Reason and Kurt Robinson have all been released by manager Roy Keane.
The Town boss says the club is in talks with Alex Bruce, Shane Supple and Ed Upson about potential new deals.
Talks with Matt Richards, Liam Trotter and Dan Harding, whose deals run out shortly, are yet to take place
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Former Oldham boss John Sheridan is set for a return to management by taking over as Chesterfield manager. (Daily Mirror)
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FIVE PLAYERS RELEASED BY ROVERS
Doncaster striker Jason Price and defender Gordon Greer are among five first-team players released by manager Sean O'Driscoll.
Gareth Taylor, Darren Byfield and Tomi Ameobi are the other players who have been told they have no future at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Price, currently on loan at Millwall, made 28 appearances for O'Driscoll's side in the Championship this season and a total of 93 for the club, who he joined from Hull on a free transfer in January 2006.
Taylor has started for Doncaster 11 times this season, but scored only one goal before joining Crewe on loan in March.
Greer played a key role in Doncaster's promotion to the Championship, but has struggled with injuries this season and has made just one appearance, while Ameobi, who joined from Leeds last summer, and Byfield, a free signing from Bristol City, have been unable to force their way into O'Driscoll's plans. (PA)
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HUCKERBY OPEN TO NORWICH RETURN
Former Norwich hero Darren Huckerby has not ruled out a return to the club later in the year.
The 33-year-old is currently playing the MLS for San Jose Earthquakes but has admitted that he could be tempted to return in League One - if he felt fit enough to make a contribution at Carrow Road.
Huckerby told the Norwich Evening News: "By the time that I could play for Norwich I'd be nearly 34 and with a slightly dodgy hip.
"I've got certain standards that I set myself and I would want to be able to meet them while playing for Norwich. I will do whatever is best for Norwich City at the end of the day. Money wouldn't be the issue. If I can't go out there and inspire the fans then there's no point being on the pitch.
"The MLS season finishes in November and we'll see where it goes from there. I've not thought about what may happen much past November really but I have three options. I either stay in the MLS, play for Norwich or retire. They are the three options right now but we'll have to see.
"I would like to see my association with Norwich last for the next 15 to 20 years and I'd like to be involved in the youth set-up, helping bring players through into the first team. The youth set-up will be key for Norwich's future and it's important that they get it right."
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Middlesbrough's Adam Johnson is a summer target of both Real and Atletico Madrid. (The People)
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Chesterfield are interested in appointing Andy Richie as their new manager following the departure of Lee Richardson. (Daily Mail)
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Armfield receives World Cup medal
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BBC broadcaster Jimmy Armfield will receive a World Cup winner's medal 43 years after England won the trophy.
The former Blackpool and England defender was one of the 11 reserves who did not play in the 4-2 win over West Germany at Wembley in 1966.
"It's nice to get it but I can't say it's something that's been bothering me all these years," said the 73-year-old.
Before the 1974 World Cup only players who started in the final received a medal, but Fifa has changed the rules.
Fifa also revealed that 14 additional medals would be made for each of the winning teams from 1930 to 1970.
"These days everybody gets a medal, the kit man, the bus driver, they all get one"
Jimmy Armfield
Armfield was capped 43 times by England and also managed Bolton and Leeds. More recently Armfield has worked as a football analyst for the BBC.
He captained England 15 times and won the last of his caps against Finland two weeks before the start of the 1966 finals.
"If you didn't play in the final, whether through injury or not getting selected, you didn't get a medal - it was as simple as that," said Armfield.
"But these days everybody gets a medal, the kit man, the bus driver, they all get one.
"And I think that's why this has happened. It's not as if anyone has been pressuring Fifa to have it done, it is just being brought into line with how it is nowadays." (BBC)
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Mye kjentfolk når The Times kårer tidenes 50 beste Sheffield United-spillere:
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38. Mick Jones
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33. Alex Sabella
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31. Vinny Jones
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6. Tony Agana
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5. Keith Edwards
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2. Brian Deane
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1. Tony Currie
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6204948.ece
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FORMER West Brom and Leeds defender Sean Gregan, 35, is a free agent after failing to win a new contract with League One Oldham. (The Sun)
http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~1655478,00.html
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BOWYER SET FOR BLUES TALKS - REPORT
Lee Bowyer will meet Birmingham manager Alex McLeish later this week to discuss a permanent move to St Andrew's, according to reports.
McLeish has already stressed his strong desire to keep hold of the midfielder after his starring role in the club's promotion to the Premier League following his January arrival on loan from West Ham.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=nonwire_soccer/09/05/12/manual_165836.html
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VIDUKA WANTS TO STAY AT NEWCASTLE
Mark Viduka has revealed he would love to remain at Newcastle, as long as Alan Shearer stays on as manager.
Although now 33 and out of contract at the end of the season, his man-of-the-match performance in Monday's 3-1 win over Middlesbrough proved he still has what it takes to play in the Premier League.
http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/05/13/SOCCER_Newcastle.html
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PENNANT OPEN TO OFFERS
Portsmouth's on-loan winger Jermaine Pennant says he is open to offers this summer.
The 26-year-old's Liverpool contract expires during the close season meaning he can be snapped up for free.
http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/05/13/manual_092102.html
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Ex-Spurs, Leeds coach Poyet keen on Reading job
Former Tottenham and Leeds United coach Gus Poyet is interested in the vacant manager's job at Reading.
The Uruguayan is keen on the Royals post after Steve Coppell stepped down this week and said: "I think it's a massive club.
"Of course I don't know what's going to happen, so I have to be respectful with the club. If there is an opportunity then I would be interested. I want to put my things on the pitch. Be in charge. Make decisions. I think that's the way I am.
"I think I have to be grateful to Dennis Wise and Juande Ramos. They gave me the chance to be an assistant, but now I think it's time for myself."
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QPR's Liam Miller has been linked with move to Cork City when his contract expires this summer. (Daily Star)
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Reading want Watford manager Brendan Rogers to replace Steve Coppell, while also on their list of candidates are Tony Adams, Nigel Pearson and Lawrie Sanchez.
Also on Reading's list are Adrian Boothroyd, Phil Parkinson and Gus Poyet. (The Times)
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STORRIE DROPS HART HINT
Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has hinted that he would like Paul Hart to remain as manager beyond the end of the season.
The Fratton Park director of youth operations moved to a role as caretaker chief last February as a replacement for the sacked Tony Adams.
Hart and assistant Brian Kidd were then appointed until the end of the season to steer the club away from trouble at the bottom of the Premier League and, with two games remaining, last season's FA Cup winners are on the verge of safety.
http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/05/14/manual_094830.html
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A US court has heard how a bar brawl involving former Chelsea and Wimbledon midfielder Vinnie Jones was sparked by taunts about his age and accent. (The Sun)
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Tomas Brolin???
Superstjärnan hade narkotika i sin lyxbil
Misstänks för drograttfylla och narkotikabrott: Jag är oskyldig
En av Sveriges mest kända fotbollstjärnor misstänks för narkotikabrott och drograttfylleri.
Mannen greps i förrgår när han tankade sin bil.
– Jag är ingen narkoman, säger han till Aftonbladet.
Superstjärnan har en lång och framgångsrik internationell karriär bakom sig och har spelat flitigt i svenska landslaget.
De senaste åren har han inlett en ny karriär vid sidan av fotbollen.
Men på senare tid har han rört sig i kretsar som polisen intresserat sig för.
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article5151701.ab
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A US court has heard how a bar brawl involving former Chelsea and Wimbledon midfielder Vinnie Jones was sparked by taunts about his age and accent. (The Sun)
Vinnie's row over 'old' jibe
MOVIE hardman Vinnie Jones was mocked about his age and accent before his US bar brawl, a court has heard.
The Brit, 44, told cops his voice was ridiculed during a pool game, then Juan Barrera asked: “Had enough, old man?â€
A row erupted and Jones was glassed in the face by the drug offender’s pal last December. Jones was then seen on CCTV punching Barrera.
His lawyer told the court in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it was self defence. A witness said Jones had not drunk much.
He faces a year’s jail if convicted. The trial continues.
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Striker King on sex attack charge
A Premier League striker has appeared in court over allegations he groped and punched a woman at a London nightclub.
Wigan Athletic forward Marlon King, of Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, is said to have attacked the 20-year-old at the West End's Soho Revue Bar in December.
He is accused of the sexual offence of "touching", as well as assault.
Mr King, 29, who is currently on loan at Middlesbrough, appeared at Southwark Crown Court to deny both charges. He is due to stand trial on 26 October. (BBC)
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Flonaldo bommet på den avgjørende straffen og Scunthorpe gikk videre til finalen!
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A US court has heard how a bar brawl involving former Chelsea and Wimbledon midfielder Vinnie Jones was sparked by taunts about his age and accent. (The Sun)
Vinnie's row over 'old' jibe
MOVIE hardman Vinnie Jones was mocked about his age and accent before his US bar brawl, a court has heard.
The Brit, 44, told cops his voice was ridiculed during a pool game, then Juan Barrera asked: “Had enough, old man?â€
A row erupted and Jones was glassed in the face by the drug offender’s pal last December. Jones was then seen on CCTV punching Barrera.
His lawyer told the court in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it was self defence. A witness said Jones had not drunk much.
He faces a year’s jail if convicted. The trial continues.
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Jones found not guilty of assault
Former footballer Vinnie Jones has been found not guilty of assaulting a man during a fight in a South Dakota bar.
Prosecutors for the trial, which took place in Sioux Falls, had accused Mr Jones of hitting Juan Trevino-Barrera three times in the head.
But during a one-day trial Mr Jones, 44, successfully argued that he was acting out of self defence.
He had earlier been struck in the face with a beer glass by one of Mr Trevino-Barrera's friends.
Mr Jones was charged with simple assault, an offence that carries a maximum punishment of one year in jail and a $1,000 (£657) fine.
Mr Trevino-Barrera claimed he was playing pool in the city's Wiley's Tavern when Mr Jones asked if he could play.
The actor, whose films include Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, is alleged to have taken offence when he was asked if he was "that guy from X-Men".
Mr Trevino-Barrera claims he was punched in the head by Mr Jones following a scuffle in which one of his friends struck the former Wimbledon player with a beer glass.
Jesse Bickett, of Montrose, South Dakota, was arrested in December for his part in the brawl.
In 2003 Mr Jones was given 80 hours community service for "air rage" offences on a Virgin Atlantic flight. (BBC)
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Reading have released goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann, Graeme Murty, Leroy Lita and Michael Duberry in the wake of their failure to win promotion back to the Barclays Premier League. (Daily Mail)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1182972/Reading-release-Hahnemann-Murty-Lita-Duberry-missing-promotion.html
READING RELEASE FOUR
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/05/15/SOCCER_Reading.html
Reading axe Murty and Hahnemann
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/8052913.stm
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Ferguson is lining up defender Rio Ferdinand for a coaching role once his current contract expires in 2013, while Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are both expected to take on some coaching responsibilities at the club this summer. (NOTW)
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/309923/RIO-FERDINAND-IN-BOOTROOM-United-defender-lined-up-for-Old-Trafford-coaching-role.html
KEANE ON HEALY
Tractor Roy wants his flop Cat David Healy
IPSWICH boss Roy Keane is lining up a move for Sunderland striking flop David Healy.
Healy, 29, was taken to the Black Cats by Keane last August during his stint in charge at the Stadium of Light.
But the Northern Ireland international has failed to start a Premier League game for the Wearside outfit.
Keane believes Healy could make a big impact in the Championship next season though.
And he wants him to become the figurehead of his bid to win promotion with the Tractor Boys. (notw)
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STORRIE DROPS HART HINT
Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has hinted that he would like Paul Hart to remain as manager beyond the end of the season.
The Fratton Park director of youth operations moved to a role as caretaker chief last February as a replacement for the sacked Tony Adams.
Hart and assistant Brian Kidd were then appointed until the end of the season to steer the club away from trouble at the bottom of the Premier League and, with two games remaining, last season's FA Cup winners are on the verge of safety.
http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/05/14/manual_094830.html
POMPEY CHIEF MUST FOLLOW HIS HART
Paul Hart will have a big decision to make over the next few weeks as he considers whether to take on the role as manager of Portsmouth in the long term.
It looks certain Hart will now be offered the manager's job, having worked without a specific contract since taking over the reins in February - initially for just one match following Tony Adams' dismissal.
But Hart, 56, will have discussions with his wife and right-hand man Brian Kidd before deciding whether to consider returning to full-time management, which would clearly mean stepping away from his designated role as the club's academy director.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/05/17/SOCCER_Portsmouth_Nightlead.html
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PENNANT OPEN TO OFFERS
Portsmouth's on-loan winger Jermaine Pennant says he is open to offers this summer.
The 26-year-old's Liverpool contract expires during the close season meaning he can be snapped up for free.
http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/05/13/manual_092102.html
Wigan are keen on signing Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant, who is currently on loan at Portsmouth.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1183955/Bruce-sights-Pennant-striker-set-end-loan-deal-Pompey.html
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Tranmere: (....) Meanwhile new contracts have been offered to Antony Kay, Steve Jennings, Ben Chorley, Danny Coyne, Charlie Barnett and Ian Moore.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/8056053.stm
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Portsmouth have handed three-year deals to caretaker boss Paul Hart and his management team. (The Sun)
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Harte expected to sign Carlisle Utd deal this afternoon
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Former Leeds star Ian Harte is on the brink of becoming a Carlisle United player and is expected to complete his permanent move to the Cumbrians later this afternooN.
Defender Harte is poised to complete the formalities of his move and sign a two-year contract after final talks with manager Greg Abbott and directors John Nixon and Steve Pattison at 5pm.
Harte, who had a successful three-game spell with the Blues at the end of last season after joining as a free agent, has been Abbott’s number one target.
United look to have captured the 31-year-old’s signature despite late interest from his former club Blackpool. Carlisle plan to unveil the Republic of Ireland player as their new signing after discussions in Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees today.
Boss Abbott this morning described the deal as “imminent†and the fact United have since gone public on the 5pm meeting displays their confidence that Harte will soon be a full-time member of their squad.
Abbott – who will also meet out-of-contract striker Danny Graham for talks tomorrow – said: “It is very close and we are hoping to tie it up today.
“We have given Ian an opportunity here and he has really enjoyed his time here.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if there was interest from other clubs, but I have no first-hand knowledge of that.
“Ian is a really honest lad and has been that way with us all the time we have been talking to him since the end of the season.
“Hopefully we can wrap it up now.â€
Harte was persuaded to help the Cumbrians’ relegation battle last season by United player-coach Graham Kavanagh, a former Sunderland and Eire team-mate.
He shone in his three outings against Northampton, Cheltenham and Millwall, and contributed a trademark free-kick goal in the 1-1 draw at Whaddon Road.
A broken hand suffered on his debut against the Cobblers kept him out of some of Carlisle’s crucial run-in.
But the international made a timely return to help them to League One safety by a single point.
United managing director John Nixon said: “If we can secure this signing, and with the experience it brings, it will be a clear indicator that the club has strong ambitions to move onward and upward through this league.â€
newsandstar.co.uK
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Ex-players i Championship uten kontrakt !
Stjålet fra Waccoe (spillere uten kontrakt i CC):
Blackpool:
Jermaine Wright, Brett Ormenrod
Palace:
John Oster
Doncaster:
Sean McDaid, Neil Sullivan
Ipswich Town:
Dan Harding
QPR:
Liam Miller
Reading:
Michael Duberry, Sam Sodje
Sheff Utd:
Ian Bennett, Ugo Ehiogu, Gary Speed
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Medal honour for Leeds United stalwart Les
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Thirty years after his death, Leeds United backroom stalwart Les Cocker's part in England's 1966 World Cup triumph is finally being rewarded.
The Football Association today confirmed that Les WILL receive a posthumous winner's medal in recognition of his role as one of the '66 side's main coaches.
He originally missed out on a medal because, until 1974, they were only given to the 11 men who played in each tournament's final.
Last week, though, world football's governing body, Fifa, announced that it had minted 14 new medals for the boys of '66.
Eleven, said Fifa, would be awarded to the members of England's playing squad who did not appear in the final against West Germany.
The decision on who would get the other three, however, was left to the FA.
It has now said they will go to the families of manager Alf Ramsey, Les and the side's trainer, Harold Shepherdson, who have all passed away.
The announcement marks victory for the Yorkshire Evening Post's 'Give Les A Medal' campaign, launched in February last year.
And today Les's son, David, told of his joy that his long fight for recognition for his dad had paid off.
The 58-year-old retired brewery sales manager from New Farnley said: "I'm chuffed to bits – I was pretty emotional when I heard, I have to admit.
"I'm very grateful for all the support I've received over the years, from the YEP, from Leeds fans on internet forums and from supporters of other clubs. It means a lot."
Les's widow, Nora, who is in her early 80s and still lives in Leeds, is said to be "very touched" by the news.
The medals are due to be presented to representatives of Alf, Les and Harold's families on the pitch at Wembley before England's game against Andorra on June 10, when the former players will also receive theirs.
It is hoped the group will meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Downing Street earlier in the day.
Fifa is producing new medals for the winners of each World Cup up to 1974.
Since then as many as 45 at a time have been given out to successful squads and their back-up teams.
Father-of-three Les, who died in 1979 aged 55, combined his England work with a coaching role at Leeds during the hugely-successful managerial reign of Don Revie
YEP
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Les Cocker reaching out to Alf Ramsey as the referee blows the final whistle
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Flott at medaljen endelig ble gitt til familien!
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Former Chelsea, Sunderland, Leeds and Rangers star released
BBC reports that Tore Andre Flo is released from his current club MK Dons. Flo who has been with clubs such as Chelsea, Sunderland, Rangers and Leeds made a come back in January.
MK Dons boss and former teammate of Flo at Chelsea, Roberto di Matteo hoped that Flo's experience could have helped his team to gain promotion.
MK Dons lost their play-off semi-final against Scunthorpe and have to try again next season to get back up in the Championship.
http://soccervoice.com/n090568.htm
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Former Chelsea, Sunderland, Leeds and Rangers star released
BBC reports that Tore Andre Flo is released from his current club MK Dons. Flo who has been with clubs such as Chelsea, Sunderland, Rangers and Leeds made a come back in January.
MK Dons boss and former teammate of Flo at Chelsea, Roberto di Matteo hoped that Flo's experience could have helped his team to gain promotion.
MK Dons lost their play-off semi-final against Scunthorpe and have to try again next season to get back up in the Championship.
http://soccervoice.com/n090568.htm
so drop the BOMB :D
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Ikke bare Flo, men også Jemal Johnson!
The MK Dons manager Roberto Di Matteo has released a number of players following his side's play-off semi-final loss to Scunthorpe.
Tore Andre Flo, Ali Gerba, Jemal Johnson, Alan Navarro, Flavien Belson and Nathan Abbey have all been told that they will not be offered new deals.
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Paul Robinson is ready to answer England's goalkeeper crisis after insisting his howlers are a thing of the past. (Daily Star)
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Abbott holding crunch talks today with Carlisle Utd striker Danny Graham
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Carlisle United boss Greg Abbott will today hold crunch talks with Danny Graham in his latest bid to persuade the out-of-contract striker to stay at Brunton Park.
Graham has been offered a two-year deal but has yet to give the Blues an indication he is willing to snub interest from other clubs and remain with the Cumbrians.
Abbott is hoping for positive developments when he sits down with the 23-year-old and his agent today, following last night’s capture of Ian Harte.
“We are trying all-out to get Danny to re-sign,†said the United manager. “I would like to think we can convince him to stay.
Hele: http://tinyurl.com/pq77tq
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Harte expected to sign Carlisle Utd deal this afternoon
Former Leeds star Ian Harte is on the brink of becoming a Carlisle United player and is expected to complete his permanent move to the Cumbrians later this afternooN.
I am more passionate than ever about the game, says Carlisle Utd signing Harte
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A bank in North Yorkshire was a suitable setting for Carlisle United to add a high-earning player to their payroll.
Ian Harte, it can safely be presumed, has vaulted towards the top of the money tree at Brunton Park during the recession.
Greg Abbott, the United manager, was quick to ladle praise on the club’s directors for sanctioning the signing of an illustrious performer who does not come cheaply, especially in tough financial times when most clubs – Carlisle included – are scything their budgets.
The message from on high at Brunton Park is that Harte’s acquisition is an investment worth making. Few supporters, having witnessed the 31-year-old’s impressive contributions in his three games near the end of last season, will disagree.
And further encouragement arrives when Harte admits that his trio of starring appearances were delivered despite the former Leeds hero being nowhere near his physical peak.
“I wasn’t fit – I was miles off,†says Harte, in the unlikely setting of Yorkshire Bank, Thornaby, where United’s hierarchy finally got the signature they wanted.
“When you are not playing week-in, week-out, as I hadn’t been, you are way off the pace when you come in with a bunch of lads, no matter how well you train on your own.
“I didn’t play many games at all last season so I will be training all through the summer. I’ve been in the gym pretty much every day since the season finished and I want to start the season on top form.â€
A fully-fit and sharp Ian Harte is a vision for which Carlisle fans will be counting down the days between now and August, now the former Republic of Ireland defender has agreed a two-year deal with the Blues.
Lingering in the mind, alongside the many bleak memories of United’s battle for survival last term, are the accomplished efforts of Harte at centre-half against Northampton, Cheltenham and Millwall, games which contributed to Carlisle securing their place in League One by a single point on the final day.
Can we, then, expect the man who made his international and Premier League name at left-back to retain a central role in 2009/10? Not necessarily.
“What I have said to the gaffer is that, for me to give the best to any team, I need to play in my best position – and that is left-back,†Harte says.
“That’s where I have played for many years. I want to give the best to Carlisle and get the best out of myself. Left-back is my best position and hopefully that will be the manager’s decision.
“But of course, I will go out and give 100 per cent wherever I play.â€
Harte’s eagerness to become a fully-fledged member of Greg Abbott’s team glows throughout the interview. It comes through most impressively when he is asked how a player who has sampled Premier League, Champions League and World Cup football can retain his hunger for the relative mediocrity of League One.
The differences now, he insists, are that stars have been removed from his eyes, that any personal and collective success now comes in more authentic, less pampered circumstances, and that the good days are appreciated more now that his career is rolling into its final third.
“When I was at Leeds, playing Champions League football, it was a time when people were getting four and five-year contracts,†he says. “I was playing in a good team, competing in European semi-finals, pushing Manchester United for the title and beating teams like Liverpool. It was a good time, but things were pretty much given to you then.
“When you get towards your 30s, it is a bit different. I am more passionate to play now than I was then. I am more hungry for it.â€
He bats away an inquiry about rumoured interest from Blackpool, among others. Harte prefers to remain on-message about Carlisle’s prospects, to the point where he claims the Cumbrians now appear above his country on his list of priorities.
The fact that League One players such as Scunthorpe’s Joe Murphy are regular picks in the Republic squad suggests that Giovanni Trapattoni could conceivably come calling should Harte regain the poise which earned him 64 international caps, the last of which came on February 7, 2007, in a 2-1 victory at San Marino.
But the free-kick expert says: “I’m not really bothered about the international scene now. I remember when I was in the Ireland squad and quite a lot of the players weren’t particularly happy being away for a week to 10 days at a time. When you’ve got young children, as I have now, you miss them.
“These days, when I finish training, I know I will go home and see my children. Plus, sometimes you come back a bit tired from an international week and it affects your club form.
“I haven’t retired from international football, but my main aim is to help Carlisle. If they [Eire] were to call me up, it would be my decision whether I went or not.â€
Harte credits United’s player-coach Graham Kavanagh with making the initial move which brought his countryman to the club on a short-term basis in the spring, a phone call which eventually led to yesterday’s more substantial agreement.
He says: “At the time I was just focusing on getting myself ready for next season, but I get on well with Kav and he asked me if I fancied coming over and playing. I’m thankful I did. I really enjoyed my time here last season and there are a lot of good people in the club.
“People like [managing director] John Nixon, the gaffer, the players, the supporters – they are all passionate about Carlisle, they want the club to be successful and they have all made me feel welcome.
“It was disappointing where the team finished but if the gaffer can bring a bit more quality in, hopefully we can push on and get in the play-offs or even go further. I think we need a few players in certain positions, but it’s a difficult task for the manager because Carlisle just don’t have the same funds as the likes of Leeds. He can just do his best with what the club can afford.
“I just want to come in and do my bit. I’m a quiet lad – there are enough characters in the dressing room without adding another one. But hopefully with my experience I can help other players, especially in the back four.â€
Any upbeat day where Carlisle United are concerned must be grasped just now. Yesterday was such a day.
And there was no better way of ending the discussion than reminding Harte that the risk of another broken hand, such as he suffered on his United debut, has diminished with the relegation of Northampton and Adebayo Akinfenwa, the burly striker who inadvertently snapped a couple of the defender’s fingers in a typical League One collision.
“You’re not wrong,†he chuckles.
The smiles will be all ours if Harte can be on the money for United from August until next May.
newsandstar.co.uk
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Everton Target Newcastle United's Alan Smith
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The former Manchester United and Leeds man may be swapping Tyneside for the banks of the Mersey in the summer...
Newcastle United are a club shrouded in uncertainty at the moment, as they head into their final day tussle with Aston Villa in Birmingham knowing that even victory may not be enough to keep them in the Premier League.
One certainty, though, is that there will be changes, not least to the playing staff who have arguably most to answer for in this season of woe, with many observers predicting a 'mass exodus' from St James' Park in the summer.
One player who could be on his way to pastures new is utility man Alan Smith, who has been missing for much of this miserable campaign through injury. A report in The Newcastle Chronicle today claims that the former England international is piquing the interest of Everton, a club who have guaranteed themselves European football once again with another solid season of progress under the astute management of David Moyes.
The Toffees are keen to move on to the next level and run the top four even harder next season, and Moyes knows he needs to add to his present a squad with both more numbers and more quality. Smith, an experienced and resilient campaigner with the kind of resolute mentality Moyes seems to like, could represent good business, particularly as he can operate anywhere in midfield or attack.
Relegation could prove a clinching factor, as Smith's heavy Premier League wages would prove extremely burdensome to a club in the Championship, even one of Newcastle's size, with vastly reduced television money arriving in the coffers.
Everton have former Newcastle coach Steve Round on their current staff, and have shown interest in Smith in the past, adding weight to the report.
Goal.com
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Speed ruled out of play-off final
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Sheffield United midfielder Gary Speed admits there is no chance of him facing Burnley in the play-off final.
It had been hoped the 39-year-old, who is recovering from a back problem, could play in Monday's game at Wembley.
"If I would have been fit it then there would have been a case for me not playing anyway," the former Wales international told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"From a coaching perspective, it is my first real big game so I'm very much looking forward to it."
The former Everton man has not revealed whether he will play on beyond the end of the season.
If he does not, his last game in professional football will have been a 3-1 defeat by Wolves on 25 November. (BBC)
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Ipswich release defender Dan Harding (bbcfoot)
http://tinyurl.com/q2ryn9
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Henta Harding tilbake? :D
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Leeds United: McAllister poised for 'Well post
Former Leeds United boss Gary McAllister could be set for a return to club management in his native Scotland with former club Motherwell.
McAllister was sounded out about the job two years ago before Well chairman John Boyle appointed Mark McGhee, who was unveiled as boss at SPL rivals Aberdeen on Friday.
The former Liverpool player was not interested in taking over then for family reasons and amid concerns over working on a small budget at Fir Park.
But McAllister, who began his career at home town club Motherwell before moving to Leicester City in 1985, is looking to get back into management after an 11-month spell at Leeds ended in December.
It's understood the only reason McAllister wouldn't return to Scotland is if Setanta go bust leaving Scottish football in financial turmoil.
But with a £20m rescue bid from Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik likely to be accepted and the possibility of more investment, it looks certain the struggling TV firm will survive.
The former Coventry boss said: "Motherwell are my club and the job appeals to me."
"I spoke to the chairman before Mark got the job, but we'll need to see what happens in the next few days."
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Ex-player på farta...
Craig Farrell [York - Rushden]
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Man City eyeing Liverpool winger Pennant
Manchester City are eyeing off contract Liverpool winger Jermaine Penant.
The Guardian says Pennant has emerged as a possible target for Manchester City to provide competition for the winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Sky Andrew, the agent of the 26-year-old who was loaned to Portsmouth from Liverpool last season, refused to comment on the potential move.
Sheffield Utd No2 Ellis turns down Stoke
Stoke City boss Tony Pulis has suffered a setback in trying to add to his coaching staff.
The Daily Mail says Sheffield United assistant boss Sam Ellis has turned down the chance to become Pulis’ No.2 at Stoke.
Wigan, Middlesbrough chasing Sheffield Utd's Kilgallon
Sheffield United have slapped a £2.5million price on Matthew Kilgallon's head after he turned down a new contract.
Wigan and Middlesbrough are both chasing the classy defender but could now be put off by the price, says the Mirror.
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Why I took the high road to Scotland
Leeds United, Bradford, Sheffield United, then Huddersfield – it's fair to say that Dundee United is a rather unusual next port of call for Danny Cadamarteri.
However, the striker has no qualms with his move north of the border and is relishing the challenge of the SPL.
Cadamarteri is leaving Huddersfield after two years at the Galpharm after turning down a new contract. (....)
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/yorkshire-soccer/Huddersfield-Town-Why-I-took.5384562.jp
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Rochdale have signed Matt Edwards, the teenager goalkeeper released by Leeds United last month.
Former Leeds United boss Gary McAllister could be set for a return to club management in his native Scotland with former club Motherwell.
Port Vale have confirmed former Leeds United defender Micky Adams will take over as their new manager today.
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Former Leeds United favourite Noel Whelan has thrown his hat into the ring to become the new Aberdeen boss – after revealing the Whites rejected his request to join their coaching staff.
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leedsunited/Leeds-United-Whelan39s-hot-for.5327890.jp
Former Leeds United reserve-team player Gavin Rothery has agreed a one-year deal with Carlisle United.
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Danny Rose was once a player who Leeds United held up as a fine example of maturity and good judgement.
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leedsunited/Leeds-United-Rose-has-no.5298646.jp
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Former Leeds United boss Gary McAllister could be set for a return to club management in his native Scotland with former club Motherwell.
McAllister keen on Well job
Former star eyes return to Fir Park
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Gary McAllister has admitted he would be interested in the vacant manager's job at former club Motherwell.
Motherwell are on the lookout for a new boss following Mark McGhee's decision to leave Fir Park for Aberdeen earlier this month.
McAllister has been one of the names linked with the post and the former Leeds manager concedes he would like to be considered for the job.
"I am very aware of the newspapers in Scotland, my family keep me in touch with everything that is happening up in Scotland and my name has been linked with the club, my old club where I started," McAllister told Sky Sports News.
"I spoke to [Motherwell chairman] John Boyle before Mark McGhee got the job and before I took the Leeds job. It was an interesting conversation, but I have not heard anything from John.
"It might be we need to sit down again, but that's entirely up to Motherwell.
"I have got to say it is purely speculation, but it is a club that is very close to my heart. It is where I started when I was eight or nine years old.
"I know the club pretty well and it's a club that can always challenge. The big two are always going to be favourites, but I see Motherwell as a team who can be third or fourth - they are definitely up there."
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Feeney weighs up next move
Cardiff City's Warren Feeney admits he will make up his mind over the next few weeks about where his future lies, with the talented forward weighing up options from both home and abroad.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_5394525,00.html
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"We love our Itsy Bitsy, Teeny Weeny, Baldy Headed Warren Feeney". (Nordirsk fans, til tonene av Yellow Polka Dot Bikini). :)
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Us look at Maybury
Colchester have handed a trial to former Leicester and Leeds defender Alan Maybury.
The 30-year-old ex-Republic of Ireland international has been training with the Us following a trial with Bristol City, and is in line to appear in this week's Essex Senior Cup tie against Romford at the Community Stadium.
Maybury is currently without a club after his release by Leicester in May, having had a spell on loan with Aberdeen towards the end of last season.
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Experienced defender signs Colchester deal
Alan Maybury has penned a permanent contract with the U's
The former Leeds United and Leicester City defender has been without a club since the end of last season.
30-year-old Maybury, who can play in both full-back positions, has been training with Colchester for the past three weeks.
Maybury Signs And Says: Bring On Pre-season!
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Alan Maybury, the former Leeds and Leicester City and Hearts defender, has extended his Colchester career.
The full-back, Paul Lambert`s first as manager signing last winter, has been considering a new contract for some time, along with fellow defender Pat Baldwin.
He joined the club as an out-of-contract free agent after a three week trial in December 2008 and says he is happy to have agreed to say in Essex for another 12 months.
Maybury, 30, told the official site: "It is pleasing to be able extend my contract. I missed out on a lot of football last season so I can`t wait until August and the new campaign. As mad as it sounds, I`m looking forward to a full pre-season`s training!"
The U`s are now hoping that Baldwin will announce similar news in the coming days.
http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1698900,00.html
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New deal not Worthington priority
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Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington does not want the distraction of contract talks as he focuses on winning a place at the 2010 World Cup.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8114612.stm
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FORMER West Brom and Leeds defender Sean Gregan, 35, is a free agent after failing to win a new contract with League One Oldham. (The Sun)
http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~1655478,00.html
GREGAN BACK AT BOUNDARY PARK
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Oldham manager Dave Penney has re-signed former captain Sean Gregan after the defender was initially released last month.
The 35-year-old was released due to financial reasons but Penney offered the centre-back a new one-year-deal after circumstances at the club changed.
Gregan has made 82 appearances for the club and scored one goal since joining from Leeds in 2006 and is Penney's fourth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Rob Purdie, Jon Worthington and Joe Jacobson.
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Stoke have added Newcastle striker Alan Smith to their list of summer transfer targets (Daily Telegraph).
Peter Reid is in line to be the new Southampton manager if a rival group beats Matthew Le Tissier's takeover consortium to buy the club. (Daily Star)
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/86289/Reid-lined-up-at-Saints/
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Stoke have added Newcastle striker Alan Smith to their list of summer transfer targets (Daily Telegraph).
Agent: Smith transfer on hold
Current Newcastle United striker and ex-Manchester United and Leeds United Alan Smith may have to wait until the club's boardroom is resolved before any decisions are made over his future. The former England international has been linked with Stoke City, Balckburn Rovers, Portsmouth and Everton.
Speaking exclusively to Sport.co.uk, Smith's agent Alex Black said:
"At the moment I'm not aware of any approaches. Newcastle are trying to sort out a new owner of the club, they haven't got a manager. Everything is out of our hands at the moment anyway. We will have to wait for Newcastle's situation to be resolved before we even start thinking about anything else."
Smith is desperate to leave to Newcastle United following their relegation from the Premier League.
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Man City eyeing Liverpool winger Pennant
Manchester City are eyeing off contract Liverpool winger Jermaine Penant.
The Guardian says Pennant has emerged as a possible target for Manchester City to provide competition for the winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Sky Andrew, the agent of the 26-year-old who was loaned to Portsmouth from Liverpool last season, refused to comment on the potential move.
Pennant pondering his options
Liverpool outcast Jermaine Pennant is 'thinking about his future' and considering a moving abroad, according to his agent Sky Andrew.
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Pennant, whose contract with Liverpool is about to come to and end, was linked with Real Madrid in January's transfer window before he sealed a loan move to Fratton Park.
Now the 26-year-old winger is weighing up his options before deciding on his next move.
"We had the episode in January where there was a fee agreed with [Real] Madrid for him to go there but that didn't happen," Andrew told Sky Sports News. "Now he is thinking about what his next move is going to be, whether in England or abroad."
TeamTalk
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Tottenham's Rose enjoying U21 Euros chance
Tottenham midfielder Danny Rose was delighted to taste England U21 action in their 1-1 draw with Germany.
"What's good for me is that I can come on in different positions," he told the Spurs website. "We have a team meeting before every game and before Germany, the manager told the players to get the ball into my feet because he believed I could make something happen. (.....)
http://www.tribalfootball.com/tottenhams-rose-enjoying-u21-euros-chance-252899
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Wigan, Middlesbrough chasing Sheffield Utd's Kilgallon
Sheffield United have slapped a £2.5million price on Matthew Kilgallon's head after he turned down a new contract.
Wigan and Middlesbrough are both chasing the classy defender but could now be put off by the price, says the Mirror.
Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgallon is a £4m target for Wigan, Wolves and Birmingham. (The Sun)
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Birmingham boss Eck hopes to close deal for West Ham's Bowyer
Birmingham City are hopeful of a deal for West Ham United midfielder Lee Bowyer.
Manager Alex McLeish has made it clear that he wants to keep the experienced Bowyer as part of his plans providing his wage demands were not excessive.
The former Scotland boss said: "Lee did well for us after coming here and he would definitely be a worthy addition to the Birmingham squad."
Middlesbrough, Sheffield United eyeing Hull striker Folan
Championship clubs are circling for Hull City striker Caleb Folan.
The Daily Express says Folan is interesting Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and Coventry.
Hull will sell Folan for the right price this summer.
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Birmingham believe midfielder Lee Bowyer, 32, will complete a permanent move from West Ham next week. (Various)
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Fikk en datter
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Darlington are reported to have entered the running to sign Michael Bridges, who spent last season on loan with Carlisle from Hull City but has so far been unable to agree a permanent move to Brunton Park.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_5400378,00.html
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Man City eyeing Liverpool winger Pennant
Manchester City are eyeing off contract Liverpool winger Jermaine Penant.
The Guardian says Pennant has emerged as a possible target for Manchester City to provide competition for the winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Sky Andrew, the agent of the 26-year-old who was loaned to Portsmouth from Liverpool last season, refused to comment on the potential move.
Pennant pondering his options
Liverpool outcast Jermaine Pennant is 'thinking about his future' and considering a moving abroad, according to his agent Sky Andrew.
Pennant, whose contract with Liverpool is about to come to and end, was linked with Real Madrid in January's transfer window before he sealed a loan move to Fratton Park.
Now the 26-year-old winger is weighing up his options before deciding on his next move.
"We had the episode in January where there was a fee agreed with [Real] Madrid for him to go there but that didn't happen," Andrew told Sky Sports News. "Now he is thinking about what his next move is going to be, whether in England or abroad."
Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant is agonising over a switch across Stanley Park to join Everton.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/380781/Jermaine-Pennants-switch-agony-Winger-considers-move-to-Liverpools-Everton-rivals.html
Newcastle face a £750,000 wage bill for strikers Michael Owen and Mark Viduka, even though the pair may not play for the club again.
Both players' deals expire on Tuesday, but they have a clause in their contracts that means they will be paid for another month if they do not sign for clubs in July.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/381566/Newcastle-face-huge-Michael-Owen-bill-England-striker-and-Mark-Viduka-are-due-extra-pound750000-payout.html
Robbie Keane has emerged as a shock target for Aston Villa. (The People)
Reading and Cardiff are locked in a battle to sign Doncaster's Martin Woods. (Daily Star)
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Ex-Leeds boss O'Leary ready to hop on the managerial treadmill:
I don't want to be playing golf, I want to be back working again
It’s just after midday and David O’Leary is running late, almost 12.15 when he arrives in reception at the Royal York Hotel clutching his Blackberry. The Irish hero of Italia ’90 is all apologies, looking lean and tanned, blaming the Yorkshire traffic. His three years away from the game appear to have been good to him.
The former Leeds boss is popular in these parts. Hence the banter with hotel staff who know him well. He later reveals he hasn’t ruled out a dramatic return to Elland Road but rarely frequents his old workplace, partly due to the constant enquiries as to his future intentions and whether Leeds United actually figures among them.
He holds the area dear, though, and retained his Yorkshire home during his stint in the Midlands with Aston Villa and lives there still with his wife and their two grown-up children (John 25 and Ciara 23). ‘I can’t feckin’ get rid of them,’ he jokes. ‘Can’t kick them out, can’t marry them off.’
They’ve seen the world together since the 51-year-old’s dramatic departure from Villa Park three years ago next month.
‘I’ve travelled loads and done things that I probably wasn’t able to do. I’ve gone to tennis all around the world, from Melbourne to New York, Wimbledon and Paris which I’ve always liked. Funny, in all the times I’d been to Paris I’d never been up the Eiffel Tower or anything. It was always airport to hotel to football ground.’
But still there’s a nagging. Football’s all he’s known, really. Outwardly, he’s only mildly enthusiastic at the thoughts of day-to-day involvement. You can sense he’d jump at the chance, though.
‘I’ve had requests to go back into football and it’s not me bigging myself up or thinking I deserve a bigger job but I just felt that the jobs weren’t right in any way. I’ve had lots of offers mainly from abroad and I think that can only come from people remembering Leeds in the Champions League.
‘Some with loads and loads of dollars. Jose Mourinho was very good and recommended me for a really big job but I just felt I couldn’t live where it was with the family really. That was about six or seven months ago.’
His phone rings. He takes the call, finishes quickly, apologises, takes a sip of coffee and eyes the prawn sandwiches on the table. Roy Keane wouldn’t be impressed.
'Oh Jesus. How is he? Is he alive? Has he been seen?’ he laughs. ‘He rang me up a couple of years back, which is quite an honour to get a call from Roy. He wanted my opinion on a few players. I gave him my view, which he mustn’t have liked because he went and bought them. I haven’t heard from him since.
‘I saw Sunderland play Bolton last season to make my own judgments and they lost. I was thinking Roy was in trouble. It shocked me that he went but it didn’t surprise me.’
Did his old colleague Niall Quinn give him a call about taking over? Would he have welcomed it?
‘No. No thank you on that one. I know Niall too well to work with him. Tony Adams and Niall – they were like Little and Large although they were the same height. I see both of them talking so eloquently now compared to what I know about them and what they are. I know the real two people.
'I said to Tony when he went to Portsmouth that they couldn’t give a s*** about this European eloquence, that they just want to stay in the Premier Division. I don’t know whether he’s swallowed the book of Arsene Wenger. Arsene is a very intelligent man and Tony ain’t an Arsene Wenger. If he’s trying to do the same, he needs to get out of it.
'Coming off the drink must have changed him as well. That’s just an honest opinion. Tony is a nice person. What kind of worried me was a good journalist went to see him at one point and Tony only wanted to speak to his dog.’
He’s not prepared to say himself, but he’s been offered jobs in (among others) Greece and an international position in the Middle East. Closer to home, he’s been touted with the (regular) vacancy at Newcastle, Celtic and the Irish national team.
Celtic was never an option. The spectre of sectarianism and exposing himself and his family to the vitriol of the Old Firm means he’ll never take charge at Celtic Park.
‘I was sounded out for that job many moons ago alright on a few (occasions), but I wouldn’t be interested. I go up and play golf in Loch Lomond and it’s the friendliest and nicest place. But I honestly wouldn’t like to get involved with what goes on up there.
‘I’ve never come across it anywhere else in football, the what side of the fence you’re on. I married a girl, fell in love with her, still am 30 years on. She’s not a Catholic but I didn’t judge her on that part. I definitely wouldn’t want to live in Scotland under those circumstances.’
Newcastle doesn’t really figure either for a variety of reasons although he’s not for talking on that one. Suffice to say, he’s not been short of suitors or admirers. If he does require a reference, he can count on the respect of the “Special One†and that of England coach Fabio Capello.
"We’re not friends but Jose has always kind of rated me if you know what I mean. He was asked a question to recommend somebody for something or put them up and I was very grateful that he did it. When I thanked him he said, “David, I wasn’t doing you a favour even though I like you, it’s because I rate you†and that’s his attitude.
‘I saw Capello at the soccer writers’ function the other week and he came down from the top table and said “when are you bloody getting back in the game?†It was nice getting that from Capello. A lot of them know that you’re too good to be out of it. That’s not me trying to big myself up. People in the game know how difficult Doug Ellis and Aston Villa was.’
Ah, Aston Villa Park. When he arrived at Villa Park after Graham Taylor in 2003, O’Leary was projected as the ideal man to awaken a sleeping giant. He was 45 at the time while his chairman was 79 and battling prostate cancer. But they were hardly ideal bedfellows and O’Leary had his work cut out dealing with the thrifty veteran.
‘I came in thinking Doug Ellis would go and I’d be the lucky one that Martin O’Neill is now. I gave honest opinions at the end of that year (2005/ 06) saying we need investment here. I was hoping I would be the one that was there when Randy Lerner came in.
‘I read people now and they like Martin. He’s media savvy and he’s saying he’s dealing with a young, small squad. Yet, when I said that it was “Oh, he’s making excusesâ€. I said the club needed investment to keep it alive. Why did Martin need £50 million this summer?
‘At the end of the day, Martin, for all the money he has spent over three years – and they’re raving about him – hasn’t finished any higher than what I finished. Those are the facts.’
In his three years since walking away from top flight football the Ireland job has been available twice, yet he says he has never been approached for an interview by the FAI.
‘I would love to manage my country. I never fancied it this time round. I wasn’t interested because I thought the way they were doing it was a joke, a complete and utter joke.
‘The panel interview just summed the FAI up. The way it ran through England was laughable. People doing interviews and how it was dragging on. It was a typical shambolic shambles.
‘At the moment I would say no. It’s probably a long-term goal for me. I have some misgivings on it.’
To say he was shocked when the job went to former international colleague Steve Staunton, though, would be something of an understatement. They were never close off the field and it was O’Leary, upon taking the reins at Villa Park in ’03 that called time on Staunton’s top flight career.
He admits Staunton left “with a bit of coolness†and the two didn’t speak until Stan showed up in the Villa canteen shortly after getting the Ireland job but before it was announced.
‘I was told he was waiting for me in the canteen when I arrived one morning so I went in and sat down. It was the first time I had seen him since and the thing that shocked me was I didn’t know what he had come to see me for. The last thing I thought was that he got the Irish job. I had to keep a straight face. I was thinking “you’re the manager?†which I couldn’t believe.
‘The part that hit me as a professional was that Steve hadn’t even taken his kid’s schoolboy team or anything. That’s what shook me although I always got the impression with Stan that he felt that he could do it.
‘When I spoke to him after I got the Villa job he felt what I was doing was easy. Tell you what, I used to think it was easy before I went over to the other side. One thing I had was three years under George Graham, which was the greatest apprenticeship you could ever have.’
Despite reservations over Staunton’s coaching ability, O’Leary was glad that an Irishman had gotten the job.
‘I wanted him to succeed because somebody from home had got the job but just because you are Irish doesn’t mean you should get the job for the sake of it. I thought it was disgraceful what happened with the press when his Dad wasn’t well. That was disgusting.’
On the pitch Villa punched above their weight in O’Leary’s first season (2003-04) to finish equal fifth with Newcastle United but missed out in Europe due to Millwall reaching the FA Cup Final. With little money to spend, the coach was told to consider players from the academy whom the chairman, he claimed, said were “world beatersâ€.
‘The great scenario for me at Villa was that anybody who was showing potential in the reserves, Doug Ellis was saying they are going to be great players, which meant I don’t have to give you money to spend.
‘I’m all for young players and I’d blood them at 16 or 17. There were players whom I was credited with but they were only getting into the team because we had nobody else. Once they were in, they were found out. Why has Martin sold them all? The only one that came through was Gabriel Agbonlahor. Doug Ellis was convinced they were all going to be world-beaters.
‘Some of things make me laugh. We had James Milner on loan for a year and they wouldn’t give me £3m to buy him. Villa bought him for £12m eventually. Steve Sidwell was another, I wanted to buy him but was told we had young Steven Davis who was destined to play for Man Utd.
'Doug Ellis was a nightmare to deal with. He’d ring you up all the time. When I left Villa I never answered the phone because I was convinced it was him. He’d ring you every 10 minutes and be on for two hours. He’d ring up and say “David I noticed there was a lot of broccoli left over at the training groundâ€.
‘I have faxes still where he would ask me to check all the lights were turned off. He became that Scrooge character. I remember him getting on the coach on Christmas night because we were playing Chelsea the next day. He’d be asking the price of the hotel which I wouldn’t know. That’s not my job.
‘I said to him on the coach to London, “Did you have a nice day, chairman?†He said:
“Oh I had no time for that. I had two boiled eggs and brought so much work from the club to do back homeâ€. He had nowhere else to go. I don’t want to slag the man. These are the facts.
‘The coach we used to travel on was old and used to break down. The boys called it the Dehli belly! We didn’t know if we would get to the match some days. Doug came on the coach one day and it was another nightmare. We were delighted because the heating was broken and Doug sat up the front with his hat, scarf and coat. That summed up the skinflint mentality. It didn’t bother him. We didn’t have to buy a new coach but at least a decent second hand one.
‘We went to Gothenburg for pre-season but we went from Manchester instead of Birmingham because we were saving 20 quid a head. This was a Premier League club! I came back from holiday that summer (2006) and he told me there would be no team doctor that year and he said “Bill Shankly never had a team doctorâ€. I told him this is now but he said that would save 30 rooms overnight a year. He was getting worse as he got older. It’s a disease.’
The Dubliner’s final two seasons weren’t quite as impressive as his first, though. Denied money to buy Chris Sutton who eventually went to bitter rivals Birmingham in January 2006, O’Leary was starting to lose patience with Ellis. The chairman, the fans and local media, however, were also losing faith in the manager who was accused of peddling excuses when things went wrong.
O’Leary said he had his best night’s sleep in years on the night he left Villa and says he’s not resentful that he missed the Lerner gravy train.
‘I wasn’t resentful and one thing I’ve had to say about Doug Ellis was that he was very honourable about what I was owed. He asked if he could pay me six months’ straight away, and the next six on the following January 1. I trusted him and on the date the money went in. That was him, honourable. He was true to his word. For all that Scrooge stuff there was an honourable gentleman there too.’
He wouldn’t be quite as complimentary of former Leeds chairman Peter Risdale who accused him in his book of taking bungs, a claim O’Leary strenuously denies.
‘Anybody that knows David O’Leary, knows that I’ve never taken a penny. As I got to know Peter, I saw him as a Jekyll and Hyde character. A very nice man but you’d see the other side of him which I thought he had.
‘His life had been littered with bankruptcies all the way through. I just saw his company in Cardiff went bankrupt. I always felt if I had 20 quid I wouldn’t want Peter Risdale looking after it.
‘He was very generous, polite and loved the publicity side of it. But when people are desperate it’s amazing what they will do. The problem was we looked at it to go after him for defamation. It took us three weeks to get the book.
'We went through it and there were so many wrongs in it. I was always told you should sue someone who has money but we couldn’t find the book cause it was a nothing seller. It was a one headline wonder for a few days attacking Martin O’Neill or Terry Venables and I think they all came to the same conclusion which was (suing Risdale) would have given him more publicity.’
Yorkshire has been the O’Leary’s home since David became George Graham’s number two at Leeds in 1996 and it’s clear that he adores his surroundings. Gazing out the window, he raves about the countryside and the quality of life. It’s comfortable. He can live without the stress of managing though he points out he would move tomorrow if he took up one of the many jobs he’s been linked with. Going back to Leeds isn’t out of the question either.
‘I wouldn’t rule that out. Most of the city would love it to happen and what would give it every chance is Risdale is not involved anymore. We’d have to wait and see on that. My last memory of Leeds is of 40,000 people applauding me as I walked around the pitch. I left them in the top five in the country.’
Since walking away from the game, O’Leary has been as far afield as Qatar and Barbados doing public relations work and coaching clinics. He’s close friends with golfer Lee Westwood and likes to follow the European Tour. A keen golfer himself he plays off a handicap of 10, which he confesses has lowered since he stopped managing.
‘I get asked to do coaching clinics all over the world. I do ambassadorial work for the League Managers Association because they want a high profile figure to entertain their big clients. Some weeks you can be so busy and other weeks you can have sod all doing.’
Following in the footsteps of the likes of George Best and Rodney Marsh on the after dinner speaking circuit cracking one liners about the ‘good old days’ isn’t a runner to fill in the blanks though.
‘I get offered lots of speeches, but standing up and telling all that s*** doesn’t interest me. Me sitting down in a big hall, wearing a dickie bow waiting for everyone to get pissed wouldn’t be for me.’
What the future holds, he still doesn’t know. Despite being linked with dozens of football jobs in the past three years, he hasn’t applied for a single position. There’s only so far down the league he’d go, preferably no lower than the Championship (as long as it’s the right job). To go below that ‘would have to be something very, very special’.
He’s never actually applied for a job, though, and never had an agent, relying instead on solicitor Michael Kennedy for advice. He misses the buzz of Saturday football but accepts he may not yearn for it enough to actually apply for a job and get back on the sideline.
‘I was shredded after Doug, just with all the politics of it. Ideally I’d love to get back into the day-to-day stuff. I’m a worker. I’d take a Championship job definitely if it was the right one. Dave O’Leary needs to be working. Dave O’Leary doesn’t want to be playing golf.
‘My wife isn’t anxious for me to get back in football due to all the rubbish that comes with it. I’ve learned a lot by travelling. For all football was great to me it was never everything because of the family I had outside of it. I’m the kind of person who can live without it.
‘I’m a Catholic and go to Mass but there are lots of things that you ask why do you go? I was thinking about when the plane crashed at Stansted with Leeds in 1998, nothing flashed in front of me or thinking I would never see my family. I just think what will be will be.’
Asked if he would be haunted if he ever stood a sideline again, O’Leary’s answer is assured and to the point.
‘It won’t haunt me. There was always a life for me outside football and yes if I was offered the right job tomorrow I would take it. If you asked me would I go to my grave bitter and twisted without taking another job then the answer would be no. I’ve got more perspective now.’
David O’Leary has learned a lot during his break. As well as gaining perspective and humility he’s learned to enjoy a new hobby too.
‘I learned how to swim, which was a big achievement for me. I’d been round the world with Arsenal many times and had to sit by the pool when the lads were diving in. I thought it was about time to get lessons and I did it. Mind you I wouldn’t fancy being out in the deep sea!’
Daily Mail
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Constantine signs for Cheltenham Town
Former Leeds United striker Leon Constantine has signed for Cheltenham Town on loan from League One rivals Northampton Town.
Hereford in Constantine swoop
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Hereford United have signed the former Port Vale, Leeds United and Northampton striker Leon Constantine on a one-year deal.
Constantine, will add height and experience to the Bulls attack following his switch from Sixfields to Edgar Street today.
Standing at 6'2' Constantine has been a regular goalscorer throughout his career, bagging 85 goals in 229 first team appearances.
Now aged 31, the striker will be hoping to recapture the form that saw him score 40 goals for Port Vale in 84 starts during 2006 and 2007.
hereford.vitalfootball.co.uk
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O'Leary would consider Leeds return
Former Leeds United manager David O'Leary says he'd welcome a return to Elland Road.
"I wouldn't rule that out," he said of returning to the Leeds hot-seat one day. "Most of the city would love it to happen and what would give it every chance is Ridsdale is not being involved anymore.
"We'd have to wait and see on that. My last memory of Leeds is of 40,000 people applauding me as I walked around the pitch. I left them in the top five in the country."
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O'Leary would consider Leeds return
Former Leeds United manager David O'Leary says he'd welcome a return to Elland Road.
"I wouldn't rule that out," he said of returning to the Leeds hot-seat one day. "Most of the city would love it to happen and what would give it every chance is Ridsdale is not being involved anymore.
"We'd have to wait and see on that. My last memory of Leeds is of 40,000 people applauding me as I walked around the pitch. I left them in the top five in the country."
Well, I've got news for you, Mr. big-talking, book-writing, Irish ex-manager,- We're no longer top five, let alone top 40. Thanks in no small portion to you and your extravagant spending, funded by the remarkebly retarded chairman, whose name is best forgotten. You may have taken us to the dizzy heights of Europe, but you sure as hell contributed to us falling off the top too.
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Former England midfielder Peter Reid has rejected speculation he will quit as coach of Thailand to take charge of League One club Southampton. (Press Association)
Former Aston Villa boss David O'Leary says his successor Martin O'Neill has not helped the club progress.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/06/30/o-leary-s-smartin-115875-21482527/
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Brier swoops to land Watson
BRIGHOUSE Town have signed former Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers midfielder Simon Watson.
The 29-year-old, who was born in Strabane, Northern Ireland, played alongside the likes of Gordon Strachan, David Batty, Harry Kewell and Jonathan Woodgate at Elland Road before suffering a serious leg injury which set him back in the professional gaADVERTISEMENTme.
He joined Doncaster Rovers then Harrogate Town, who he helped win the UniBond first division title.
He has also had spells at Farsley Celtic, Liversedge, Harrogate Railway and Tadcaster Albion.
"I've known Simon for quite a few years, through my involvement at Liversedge," said Brighouse boss Mark Brier.
"He scored one of the best goals I've ever seen at this level of football, playing for my reserve side at Clayborn which just had people's jaws hanging open.
"He is calm, adds massive experience and quality to our club and will help our first team and the younger players with his knowledge.
"He's not fully fit yet after an operation and we'll take it steady but I'm delighted to have him at the club."
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Danny Mills får ikke fornyet sin kontrakt i Manchester City. Dette ifølge Yorkshire Post. Ikke veldig overraskende. :P
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Danny Mills får ikke fornyet sin kontrakt i Manchester City. Dette ifølge Yorkshire Post. Ikke veldig overraskende. :P
Denne hadde jeg faktisk ikke lest før... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-452565/How-club-I-love-come-this.html
Forfatter: Danny Mills
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Danny Mills får ikke fornyet sin kontrakt i Manchester City. Dette ifølge Yorkshire Post. Ikke veldig overraskende. :P
Denne hadde jeg faktisk ikke lest før... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-452565/How-club-I-love-come-this.html
Forfatter: Danny Mills
Danny har vel ingen grunn for å skrive noe annet................så sant han ikke satte pengene i en Islandsk bank så ler han vel enda av PR. ;D
men vi kunne trengt en som hadde samme spillestil som han i dagens tropp. En som er litt psycho i toppen og gir 100% uasnsett, ikke hjernedød som visse andre vi har i dag.(becks)
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Artig artikkel. Ikke noe revolusjonerende nytt, skulle vel bare mangle i en atrikkel fra 2007, ;D
men fin lesning. Artikulert og underholdende denne Mills.
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http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1718458,00.html
Noe overraskende (for meg i allefall) har Douglas signert for Swindon. Kan neppe ha gått opp i lønn, eller...
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http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,982_5423192,00.html
Frazer til Charlton!
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Michael Bridges and Chris Craig have joined up with the rest of the Norwich first team squad on their pre-season tour of Scotland.
Former Leeds and Sunderland striker Bridges is a free agent after leaving Hull City at the end of last season.
He seems to have been around forever but at 30-years-old still has plenty of time on his side.
20-year-old Craig on the other hand was released by Rangers at the end of the season after failing to break into the first team squad.
'They both joined us last night and took part in this morning's training session,' City boss Bryan Gunn told the club's official website.
'Michael Bridges is a very experienced campaigner having played in the Premiership, Championship and League One. He really enjoyed it this morning and it's an open-ended arrangement on both sides so we'll see how it goes over the days ahead.
'It gives us a chance to have a look at him in training and if possible matches.'
http://www.norwich.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=161213
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BBC: Transfers - July 2009
Jemal Johnson [Unattached - MK Dons] Free
Jonathan Douglas [Leeds - Swindon] Free
Michael Duberry [Reading - Wycombe] Free
Danny Graham [Carlisle - Watford] Tribunal
Leon Constantine [Northampton- Hereford] Free
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SEAGULLS LAND STRIKER DICKINSON
League One side Brighton have signed striker Liam Dickinson for an undisclosed fee from Championship outfit Derby County.
The 23-year-old leaves Pride Park just 12 months after arriving at the club in a £750,000 deal from Stockport.
After being signed by former Rams boss Paul Jewell, Dickinson found first-team opportunities limited and was sent out on loan to Huddersfield and Blackpool.
Things did not improve following the appointment of new manager Nigel Clough in January and Dickinson finished last season on loan at Leeds.
"We wish Liam all the best for the future. It hasn't quite worked out for him here and I think the move is the best for both parties," said Clough.
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FOLAN KEEN ON TIGERS STAY
Caleb Folan is eager to remain part of Hull's plans despite Phil Brown's moves to strengthen his forward options.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/07/14/manual_100312.html
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Celtic manager Tony Mowbray says it is unlikely he would bid to bring striker Mark Viduka back to the club. (Sunday Times)
Michael Owen will be paid over £50,000 a week by Newcastle for the rest of the month, even though he has already joined Manchester United.
The Magpies will pay out over £700,000 to Owen, Mark Viduka and Brazilian defender Claudio Cacapa in July as part of their contracts.
http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-utd/2009/07/12/owen-still-costing-magpies-50-000-per-week-79310-24131441/
Former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is in line to take over as manager of Southampton but could face competition from Nigel Pearson.
http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/tm_headline=jim-s-ready-to-fix-it-for-saints%26method=full%26objectid=21513425%26siteid=93463-name_page.html
Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson has been told there is no way he will be allowed to leave to join Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)
Portsmouth are ready to make Paul Hart their new manager - handing him the job permanently after his stint as caretaker boss last season. (Daily Mirror)
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Birmingham signing Bowyer has nothing to prove
Lee Bowyer believes he has nothing to prove to anybody after being given a Premier League lifeline by Birmingham.
http://www.tribalfootball.com/birmingham-signing-bowyer-has-nothing-prove-256472
Burnley striker Blake excited about Premiership return
Burnley striker Robbie Blake is excited about returning the Premiership.
“I’m just looking forward to getting going again, getting the kit and the shinpads on,†he said.
http://www.tribalfootball.com/burnley-striker-blake-excited-about-premiership-return-256523
Fowler set for North Queensland debut
North Queensland Fury’s marquee signing Robbie Fowler will make his debut for the club tomorrow night.
http://www.tribalfootball.com/fowler-set-north-queensland-debut-256812
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Adams dismisses Saints talk: Vale boss committed to current position
Micky Adams insists he has no intention of walking out on Port Vale in order to take charge at Southampton.
Saints are in the market for a manager after new owner Markus Liebherr dismissed Mark Wotte just hours after completing his takeover. (...)
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11750_5426010,00.html
Også: Vale - No row over Adams deal
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11750_5432902,00.html
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Jemal Johnson [Unattached - MK Dons] Free
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Johnson sticks with Dons
MK Dons striker Jemal Johnson has signed a two-year deal to extend his stay at the club.
Johnson looked to be on his way out of stadium:mk following the expiration of his contract at the end of last month.
However, MK Dons have remained in talks with the 24-year-old and the American has opted to stay with the League One side.
"Nothing is ever simple in football and it has taken some time to arrange, but we're delighted to have JJ back on board," MK Dons chairman Pete Winkelman told the club's official website.
"He showed at times last season that he is capable of producing fantastic performances and, now that his future has been decided, I think we can look forward to seeing him produce those on a regular basis.
"His explosive qualities make him the kind of player that excites a crowd and I know the fans will be as pleased as I am about his return."
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Carson committed to Baggies: Shot-stopper looking to see out Hawthorns deal
England international goalkeeper Scott Carson has reaffirmed his commitment to West Brom, stating he will be staying on despite relegation.
The former Aston Villa and Charlton shot-stopper revealed last January that he would not be looking for the Hawthorns exit door if they failed to avoid the drop. (....)
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_5433117,00.html
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CHARLTON striker Andy Gray is joining Championship outfit Barnsley in a £600,000 switch. Gray, 31, will undergo a medical at Oakwell today after agreeing terms with the Tykes. (The Sun)
http://www.cafc.co.uk/playerdisplay.ink?skip=11&season=2008/2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Gray_(footballer_born_1977)
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Wycombe snap up Westlake
Wycombe have signed former Ipswich and Leeds midfielder Ian Westlake.
Westlake, 26, has been released by Cheltenham Town and both he and Green, 28, have signed on two-year contracts.
Wycombe boss Peter Taylor told the club website: "I'm delighted to sign Ian. I worked with him at England Under-21 level - he's got experience and energy.
"He has played for Ipswich and Leeds in the past and that shows what a good player he is."
Westlake began his career at Ipswich Town, where he progressed through the youth ranks and went on to make 113 first-team appearances.
A £400,000 move to Leeds followed in August 2006, before loan spells at Brighton and Hove Albion and Cheltenham.
His switch to the Robins became permanent in August 2008 following his release from Leeds.
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Tom Taiwo Taken In By Cumbrians
Chelsea attacking midfielder Tom Taiwo links up with United on a six-month loan deal
In a surprise transfer this afternoon Carlisle have signed the 19-year old for a temporary spell from the Stamford Bridge club, Taiwo making the long trek north from London until the 31st of December. Tom was coached by Blues boss Greg Abbott when Abbott was the youth team coach at Leeds, Taiwo eventually moving on, along with Martin Woods as a 16-year old, in a controversial move to Chelsea in the summer of 2006.
Leeds chairman Ken Bates accusing Chelsea of tapping up the pair of players, the allegation eventually seeing the London Blues forced to pay the Whites £5 million in compensation for the England Under-16 duo after the Yorkshire club had threatened to take them to the High Court.
Tom's start at Chelsea was spoilt by a broken leg that pre-season of 2006 though and his career at Stamford Bridge has been restricted to youth and reserve team games before he went on loan to Port Vale in August 2008, Taiwo making three starts and two substitute appearances for the struggling side before the Valiants decided not to extend his loan spell.
The 19-year old has also spent a spell in the United States as he played on trial for the Seattle Sounders in March of this year, Taiwo perhaps looking for more of a permanent move with his contract at Chelsea running out in the summer of 2010. Carlisle boss Greg Abbott presumably wanting to take a look at his former charge with the view to any permanent move at a late date, Abbott commenting to BBC Radio Cumbria on Taiwo :
" I have known Tom (Taiwo) since he was 15 to be honest, he came up through the Leeds United ranks and he got into England's under-16s and then England's under-18s. Chelsea signed him with Michael Woods for £1 million in compensation, which is a hell of a figure for 16-year olds. So I knew all about Tom, what he has done is that he has got himself into Chelsea's reserves and he has found his way into the first team blocked by the unbelievable talent that they have at that club.
" We needed a young player, we needed one that is relatively clear of injury, he is a fit young boy, he plays in the type of mould of a Paul Thirlwell. We needed a bit of depth of strength in the midfield area, if anything happens to our senior players, and we did have injury problems in that area last year with Thir (Thirlwell), with Lummy (Chris Lumsdon), with Marc Bridge-Wilkinson.
" They were all injured at one time and it left us a little bit thin on the ground. Tom gives us strength of depth of cover and he starts behind the three experienced players, but we are hoping that he can come in and prove that he is a player that is worthy of his place in his own right. "
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Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will spend £3m on Derby striker Rob Hulse. (The Sun)
Paul Hart has been told he is being kept on as Portsmouth manager following Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim's takeover of the club.
* http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2537806/Hart-stays-as-Pompey-boss.html
* http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/07/16/manual_083733.html
* http://www.tribalfootball.com/al-fahim-wants-hart-take-charge-portsmouth-257315
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Anthony Elding - ny som visekaptein og i ny rolle som hengende spiss i Crewe Alex.
http://www.crewealex.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1723359,00.html
http://www.crewealex.net/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10414~22507,00.html
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Blackburn to bid for Newcastle striker Smith
Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is eyeing Newcastle United striker Alan Smith.
The Shields Gazette says the forward is among the clutch of players who face an uncertain future at St James's Park in the wake of the club's relegation from the Premier League.
And Blackburn Rovers boss Allardyce – who signed Smith for Newcastle for £6m – is weighing up a move for the 28-year-old.
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Matt Kilgallon is ready to snub interest from Birmingham and Burnley by pledging his future to Sheffield United. (Daily Star)
Rob Hulse is a target for Middlesbrough. (Daily Star)
Barnsley are set to complete a £600,000 deal for Charlton striker Andy Gray. (Daily Star)
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Walton not in Pilgrims party: Midfielder left out of squad for pre-season tour
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Simon Walton has been left out of Paul Sturrock's squad for Plymouth's pre-season tour of Scotland.
Walton, who became the Pilgrims' record signing last summer after he moved to Home Park from QPR, endured a difficult first season in the South West.
His temperament was called into question and the former Leeds United player was sent out on loan to Blackpool for a spell.
Having played most of his football in midfield, the 21-year-old has now told Sturrock that he wants to establish himself in the side as a centre-back.
The Plymouth boss has held talks with Walton and has left him behind due to the quality of players already established in his defence.
Sturrock said: "He wants to play centre-back and there are other players ahead of him at centre-back.
"Everybody was told that, performance wise, 22 players were going to get taken on the tour and Simon's been left behind.
"Simon and I have had a good discussion about his whole scenario here and I think it's vitally important that he appreciates the situation."
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Roberto Martinez is willing to send Wigan misfit Marlon King out on loan again. (Daily Mirror)
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Weston extends Gills stay: Midfielder agrees new deal
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Curtis Weston has signed a two-year contract extension with League One outfit Gillingham.
The 22-year-old had only 12 months left to run on his current deal and the Gills have moved quickly to agree new terms.
The midfielder will now remain at Priestfield until at least the summer of 2012.
Weston joined Gillingham from Leeds last summer and played an integral role in the club's successful promotion-winning campaign.
He follows Simon King and Andy Barcham in penning new deals this summer, and manager Mark Stimson is delighted to have retained the services of another key member of his squad.
"It's great news," he said. "We've recently signed Simon King on a long-term contract and now we've signed Curtis up for three years.
"I think the kid's got great potential and I think he realises that now. I look forward to seeing him play in League One and hopefully he will have an effect like he did in League Two.
"It's a very, very good signing for the club."
Sky
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60 seconds with Lucas Radebe
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The former Leeds United skipper reveals all about cars, women, parties and John Fashanu.
What is your earliest sporting memory?
- Putting on my first pair of boots as a nine-year-old, after a long time of playing in bare feet! If I was sent to the shops, I would wear them. I would sometimes even wear them inside the house.
Which opponent did you really enjoy beating?
- Well, obviously Man Utd! But back in South Africa, I played for Kaizer Chiefs and our great rivals are Orlando Pirates, which is a huge Soweto derby. The rivalry there was fierce - whoever won on the day were the kings of Soweto. We usually won, but one time they beat us 5-1, and it was like Christmas for them.
Where is the worst place you have ever played?
- In the Premier League, I can tell you that Selhurst Park was the worst. Playing against Wimbledon there was always so hard. All of their players were so big, and they could not play football so everything was in the air, with lots of elbows and head clashes. I'm sure John Fashanu used to sharpen his elbows before games!
What's the best freebie that you've ever blagged?
- I suppose the trips that I get to go on, to be an ambassador and a role model for good causes.
What was your first car?
- I remember my momma telling me that football was not a good career because it was all about cars, women and parties - and then I bought a gold BMW 520i as my first car.
What do you have on your iPod?
- The last thing I put on there was the latest album from Beyonce.
Do you have a culinary speciality?
- I would cook pap (a kind of porridge) and boerewors (sauage) - I love a barbecue.
What really grinds your gears?
- I don't like people who are ignorant, who have a closed mind and live in their own world.
What do you think you would have become if you hadn't been a footballer?
- My momma wanted me to be a doctor. She sent me away to a homeland to get away from the violence in Soweto at the time. There, I went to the college of education, so I think I could have become a teacher.
What was your most extravagant purchase?
- It was my 1967 Ford Mustang GT 500. That is my pride - it's a bad boy. I think there are only five in South Africa, and I have the only one that is in Johannesburg.
What song would you sing at karaoke?
- Michael Jackson - Beat It. I can dance like him too, I can moonwalk - (60 seconds calls his bluff) - Okay, okay, I am joking!
uk.eurosport.yahoo.com
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Dan Harding set to sign for Southampton
Alan Pardew is expected to make his first Saints signing today with former Brighton, Leeds and Ipswich full back Dan Harding in line for a free transfer move to St Mary’s.
The Daily Echo understands that the 25-year-old is currently under going a medical and, if there are no complications, the left back is set to be announced as Pardew’s first capture as Saints boss this afternoon.
Harding came through the youth ranks at Brighton, making his first team debut in 2002 and went on to make 67 appearances for the Seagulls before Leeds swooped for him in 2005, paying a fee ordered by a tribunal of £400,000 up front with a further £450,000 based on appearances.
After one season at Leeds, Harding was on the move again, this time to Ipswich as part of a swap deal involving Ian Westlake.
Harding made 73 appearances for Ipswich but last season had loan spells at Southend and Reading before being told his contract at Portman Road was not going to be renewed.
Harding’s signing gives Pardew a recognised first team option at left back with Joseph Mills and Lee Molyneux his only other choices in that position.
dailyecho.co.uk
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Horsfield named as Vale assistant
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Port Vale have announced they have brought in veteran former Fulham and Birmingham City striker Geoff Horsfield as player-assistant manager.
The 35-year-old had retired from football last October after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
He successfully recovered and joined Lincoln City in a player-coach role in January, scoring once in 17 games.
He told the club website:"I am looking forward to it, it is something I have always wanted to do."
"From turning 30 I have always wanted to come into the coaching side and Micky Adams has given me the chance to keep on playing.
"I want to play most of the games and Micky is going to teach me the ropes," he continued.
The former Halifax and West Brom striker added: "The problems I have encountered over the last 12 months are now behind me.
"Getting cancer was something I had to get over. I got it, wanted to beat it and I did. Now I am just glad that I've got another chance in football.
"I am going to learn a lot with Micky Adams. He has given me a leash to work with the strikers and do some scouting as well, but first and foremost I have got to get my fitness and my match fitness."
Horsfield made his name in the 1997-98 season when he scored 30 goals in 40 goals to help Halifax into the Football League, whilst still working part-time as a bricklayer.
BBC
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Permanent Pompey contract for Hart
Portsmouth have announced that Paul Hart has signed a two-year contract to become the club's manager on a permanent basis.
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http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_5446708,00.html
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Hibs eye Stack move: Keeper could solve Hughes' problems
Hibernian are lining up a move for Plymouth goalkeeper Graham Stack, skysports.com understands.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11705_5446058,00.html
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Birmingham City's Lee Bowyer: My Bad-Boy Reputation Is Unfair
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Birmingham City new boy Lee Bowyer has defended his bad-boy reputation, claiming there are far worse players regarding discipline problems in football.
Bowyer spent the end of last season on loan with the Blues and has since left West Ham United to sign permanently at St. Andrews.
The 32-year-old has more than his fair share of incident behind him, both on and off the pitch, including a fracas with then Newcastle United team-mate Kieron Dyer, which saw both players sent off.
But the midfielder has angrily hit back at critics of his chequered past, believing some single him out for unjust treatment.
"Do I think it's fair that all this will be brought up again because I am back playing in the Premier League? No," Bowyer told The Daily Express.
"What have I actually done? On the football side my record isn't that bad, there are others a lot worse. But the slightest thing I do just gets blown out of all proportion.
"Do I think that's fair? No. I think there's worse than me. Some will do a two-footed tackle and say, 'I mistimed it.' If I do it I'm banned for life.
"It's like there's rules for one, there's rules for another. I think it's personal."
He added, "I've made mistakes, I've never denied that. When I've been sent off I take my punishment."
Goal.com
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Hull manager Phil Brown is keen to persuade veteran striker Mark Viduka to forgo retirement plans by moving to the Tigers under a pay-as-you-play contract. (The Sun)
* http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/07/24/manual_095208.html
Sheffield United, who may lose striker Billy Sharp to Notts County, want to buy Tottenham midfielder Danny Rose and Charlton defender Jonathan Fortune. (Daily Star)
* http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leedsunited/Leeds-United-Rose-linked-with.5490815.jp
Plymouth keeper Graham Stack is poised to complete his move to Hibernian after agreeing terms with the Scottish Premier League side. (Sky)
* http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/07/24/manual_094643.html
Sakho and Wolfenden check in at Wrexham FC
Dean Saunders today agreed a deal to sign former Oldham Athletic striker Matthew Wolfenden and ex-Leeds United forward Lamine Sakho.
* http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/news/76192/sakho-and-wolfenden-check-in-at-wrexham-fc.aspx
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Sannheten om Smithy:
http://www.leedsunited.com/news/lorimer-the-facts-about-smith-move-20090730_2247585_1738586
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Sannheten om Smithy:
http://www.leedsunited.com/news/lorimer-the-facts-about-smith-move-20090730_2247585_1738586
Konklusjonen på disse fakta er at Smith ofret seg for LU ved å gå til erke erke fienden. Smith vil alltid være velkommen hjem igjen.
Måtte det skje så fort som overhodet mulig. Det er nå min mening :)
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Hvordan kunne han stå imot agent, klubb og alle som han stolte på, når du får beskjed om at den eneste måten å berge klubben du elsker er å gå til scum.
Stopp buingen av Alan Smith, han er en ekte Leeds gutt
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TIPS har i dag en oppsummering av karrieren til Noel Whelan. Han prøvde seg i Darlington under Steve Staunton i helga, i kampen mot Dagenham & Redbridge. Det "eventyret" varte i 30 minutter da Whelan måtte ut med strekkskade. Utenomsportslige problemer (alkohol) har ikke hjulpet på karrieren som gikk ganske bratt nedover etter opphold i Coventry og Middlesbrough. Som vi husker var han et bra talent i Leeds, og han debuterte for Leeds sesongen 92/93. Noel Whelan er fortsatt bare 34 år.
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En plass som spiss foran Gazza på Vangseter IL burde med andre ord være innen rekkevidde? ;D
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En plass som spiss foran Gazza på Vangseter IL burde med andre ord være innen rekkevidde? ;D
Noe i nærheten av det, dessverre. Men synd at det gikk så bratt nedover med en brukbar spiller.
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TIPS har i dag en oppsummering av karrieren til Noel Whelan. Han prøvde seg i Darlington under Steve Staunton i helga, i kampen mot Dagenham & Redbridge. Det "eventyret" varte i 30 minutter da Whelan måtte ut med strekkskade. Utenomsportslige problemer (alkohol) har ikke hjulpet på karrieren som gikk ganske bratt nedover etter opphold i Coventry og Middlesbrough. Som vi husker var han et bra talent i Leeds, og han debuterte for Leeds sesongen 92/93. Noel Whelan er fortsatt bare 34 år.
Trodde alkohol hjalp på det meste ...
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TIPS har i dag en oppsummering av karrieren til Noel Whelan. Han prøvde seg i Darlington under Steve Staunton i helga, i kampen mot Dagenham & Redbridge. Det "eventyret" varte i 30 minutter da Whelan måtte ut med strekkskade. Utenomsportslige problemer (alkohol) har ikke hjulpet på karrieren som gikk ganske bratt nedover etter opphold i Coventry og Middlesbrough. Som vi husker var han et bra talent i Leeds, og han debuterte for Leeds sesongen 92/93. Noel Whelan er fortsatt bare 34 år.
Trodde alkohol hjalp på det meste ...
Mulig det...Husker ikke helt.. ;)
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TIPS har i dag en oppsummering av karrieren til Noel Whelan. Han prøvde seg i Darlington under Steve Staunton i helga, i kampen mot Dagenham & Redbridge. Det "eventyret" varte i 30 minutter da Whelan måtte ut med strekkskade. Utenomsportslige problemer (alkohol) har ikke hjulpet på karrieren som gikk ganske bratt nedover etter opphold i Coventry og Middlesbrough. Som vi husker var han et bra talent i Leeds, og han debuterte for Leeds sesongen 92/93. Noel Whelan er fortsatt bare 34 år.
Trodde alkohol hjalp på det meste ...
Det gikk greit for George Best.
En stund.
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Bekreftet at Strachan er tilbake som manager i England.
Dette må være fantastiske nyheter for Boro etter å hatt svake managere i over 10 år...
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_5653182,00.html
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Bekreftet at Strachan er tilbake som manager i England.
Dette må være fantastiske nyheter for Boro etter å hatt svake managere i over 10 år...
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_5653182,00.html
Kan gå begge veier det. Han hadde suksess med Celtic. men da hadde han økonomi til å plukke fra øverste hylle av spillere som ville spille for Scotlands beste lag. Nå er han i Middlesborough og må ta til takke med det spillermateriellet de har. Han får sikkert masse penger i Januar til å kjøpe. Men er det noen som vil til Middlesborugh da
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Bekreftet at Strachan er tilbake som manager i England.
Dette må være fantastiske nyheter for Boro etter å hatt svake managere i over 10 år...
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_5653182,00.html
Kan gå begge veier det. Han hadde suksess med Celtic. men da hadde han økonomi til å plukke fra øverste hylle av spillere som ville spille for Scotlands beste lag. Nå er han i Middlesborough og må ta til takke med det spillermateriellet de har. Han får sikkert masse penger i Januar til å kjøpe. Men er det noen som vil til Middlesborugh da
Nei hb,dette kan bare gå en vei!Robson,Venables,McClaren,Southgate-herregud for en latterlig gjeng! ;D
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Marlon King er dømt til 18 måneders fengsel for å brukket nesen til en kvinne og kommet med grove seksuelle tilnærmelser.
http://msn.tv2sporten.no/fotball/england/premier-leaguespiss-doemt-til-18-maaneders-fengsel-2981086.html
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Marlon King er dømt til 18 måneders fengsel for å brukket nesen til en kvinne og kommet med grove seksuelle tilnærmelser.
http://msn.tv2sporten.no/fotball/england/premier-leaguespiss-doemt-til-18-maaneders-fengsel-2981086.html
Det var da en merkelig kombinasjon - klarer ikke helt se det for meg... 8)
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Marlon King er dømt til 18 måneders fengsel for å brukket nesen til en kvinne og kommet med grove seksuelle tilnærmelser.
http://msn.tv2sporten.no/fotball/england/premier-leaguespiss-doemt-til-18-maaneders-fengsel-2981086.html
Utrolig bra at vi ikke har sånne i stallen lenger da!!!! (håper jeg!)
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Marlon King er dømt til 18 måneders fengsel for å brukket nesen til en kvinne og kommet med grove seksuelle tilnærmelser.
http://msn.tv2sporten.no/fotball/england/premier-leaguespiss-doemt-til-18-maaneders-fengsel-2981086.html
Det var da en merkelig kombinasjon - klarer ikke helt se det for meg... 8)
Unnskyld smakløsheten i mitt kommende innlegg!
Takk skal du &¤#§ meg ha! Nå klarer JEG å se det for meg.
Forøvrig en tragisk type som har sittet inne før uten at jeg husker hva det var for, men mener å huske at det var voldsrelatert. På tide å kaste nøkkelen eller sette inn antabus?
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Hee, det som overrasker er jo at det IKKE står; Den tidligere LEEDS UNITED spilleren..
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http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=10837
Poyet Brighton-manager ut sesongen.
Ja, da får vi endelig se hvordan han gjør det i den rollen :)
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Manchester United have sent Rio Ferdinand to a see a specialist about his back issues and has been placed on a new course of treatment to spare the defender a significant lay-off.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/nov/12/rio-ferdinand-injection-injury
Ex-Toronto, Newcastle coach Carver keen on Peterborough job
Former Toronto FC coach John Carver is interested in the Peterborough United manager's post.
The Evening Chronicle says the former Newcastle United assistant manager and Toronto FC boss would be interested in taking the reins at London Road in the aftermath of Darren Ferguson’s departure.
Fergie Jnr was surprisingly shown the door at Posh on the back of their 3-1 defeat at St James’ Park – despite leading them to successive promotions from League Two to the Coca-Cola Championship.
However, Carver – who has been out of work since leaving the Canadian MLS outfit Toronto – is keen on getting back into management.
Sunderland close to January deal for Middlesbrough's Johnson
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is determined to land Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson in January.
Middlesbrough will cash in on Black Cats fan Johnson rather than risk losing the England Under-21 star for nothing in the summer, says The Sun.
Johnson, 22, who has hit nine goals this season, knows a swift return to the Premier League is his best hope of challenging for the full England squad.
Stoke’s Dickinson enjoying Barnsley spell
Stoke City defender Carl Dickinson admits he is thoroughly enjoying his loan stint with Barnsley.
The 22-year old has become a first team regular at Oakwell after crossing from Britannia Stadium in September and is loving the fact he is playing first team football at a club he feels comfortable at.
"I think I've settled in well. I needed the games. I was getting frustrated at Stoke because I wasn't getting in the first team like I had the previous season when we got promoted,†he told the Sheffield Star.
"I played nearly 30 games the season we moved up, but new players joined the squad and you find yourself down the pecking order.
"I'd love to play at the highest level, but right now I just want to play football and I'm really enjoying being at Barnsley.
"I want to show people that I'm a good player and, hopefully, I'm doing that right now."
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http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=10837
Poyet Brighton-manager ut sesongen.
Ja, da får vi endelig se hvordan han gjør det i den rollen :)
Byrjar bra, seier i første kamp, 3 -1 borte mot Southampton :o
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http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=10837
Poyet Brighton-manager ut sesongen.
Ja, da får vi endelig se hvordan han gjør det i den rollen :)
Byrjar bra, seier i første kamp, 3 -1 borte mot Southampton :o
Sterkt, trodde Soton var på full fart fremover. Vel, de kommer ned på jorda igjen til helgen. ;)
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Sunderland close to January deal for Middlesbrough's Johnson
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is determined to land Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson in January.
Middlesbrough will cash in on Black Cats fan Johnson rather than risk losing the England Under-21 star for nothing in the summer, says The Sun.
Johnson, 22, who has hit nine goals this season, knows a swift return to the Premier League is his best hope of challenging for the full England squad.
Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson has been told he cannot leave the club in January despite interest from Sunderland, Spurs, Chelsea and Everton.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/football/exposed/598196/MIDDLESBROUGH-INSIST-JOHNSON-MUST-STAY.html
STRACHAN EYES JOHNSON STAY
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/11/15/manual_122408.html
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Hull supremo Adam Pearson wants to make major cutbacks at the club. (The People)
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WORTHINGTON WANTS NEW DEAL
Nigel Worthington is keen to extend his reign as Northern Ireland manager providing he has satisfactory talks with the Irish Football Association.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/nw_story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/11/16/SOCCER_N_Ireland_Worthington.html
FEENEY EYES CARDIFF EXIT
Northern Ireland striker Warren Feeney admits he is likely to seek a move away from Cardiff in the January transfer window.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/11/16/manual_101518.html
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Rose not ready to leave Spurs
England U21 star Danny Rose hopes to make a breakthrough at Tottenham.
The midfielder is reluctant to move away on-loan again and hopes a first team chance can be found by staying at White Hart Lane.
Rose told TalkSport: “I have to believe that there’s a chance for me at Tottenham, if not then there’s no point me being there.
"My short-term goal is to get my head down at Tottenham and try and squeeze my way through if not then maybe I’ve got to go out again and get some football somewhere else but I’d say for the next couple of months I’m going to work hard in showing my gaffer at Spurs that I’m good enough to be a part of his team.â€
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Rose not ready to leave Spurs
England U21 star Danny Rose hopes to make a breakthrough at Tottenham.
The midfielder is reluctant to move away on-loan again and hopes a first team chance can be found by staying at White Hart Lane.
Rose told TalkSport: “I have to believe that there’s a chance for me at Tottenham, if not then there’s no point me being there.
"My short-term goal is to get my head down at Tottenham and try and squeeze my way through if not then maybe I’ve got to go out again and get some football somewhere else but I’d say for the next couple of months I’m going to work hard in showing my gaffer at Spurs that I’m good enough to be a part of his team.â€
Det går vel med de som alle andre vi solgte på den tiden. Rose, Woods og Taiwoo er vel alle 19 år og har ikke spilt en eneste kamp for klubbene sine. Rose har blitt lånt ut to ganger, mens Taiwo nå er utlånt til Carlisle. Taiwo har også vært på prøvespill i Seattle Sounders FC uten hell.
Jeg tipper (og håper?) at det kun blir noen gjennomsnittlige league 1/CCC spillere av alle sammen.
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36 ROD WALLACE
1988-91, 161 apps, 56 goals
On October 22, 1988, his two brothers Danny and Ray joined him in the team in a match at The Dell against Sheffield Wednesday; the first time three brothers had played in the same team in English professional top-flight football since 1920. The three continued to play together for the remainder of the 1988-89 season, with Danny and Rod playing in attack alongside Alan Shearer and Matthew Le Tissier. While twin brother Danny was undoubtedly the star, Rod was an effective winger with a great goal return who was on his way to becoming a Saints legend - until Danny left and a disgruntled Rod went to Leeds United and helped the Yorkshire club to the old First Division title.
Nr. 36 på lista over S`otons største gjennom tidene!
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Australia 10-3 An aggressive campaign using Kevin Rudd, the Prime Minister, who travelled to Zurich to meet Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, in July, as its figurehead, while the Government is paying the £25 million cost of financing the bid. An outsider with Blatter, who suggested that they aim for 2022, but would be popular with nations in Asia and the Pacific Rim.
Top ambassador: Harry Kewell, former Leeds United and Liverpool winger. Remember him?
....nei, det gjør jeg ikke!!!! ::)
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36 ROD WALLACE
On October 22, 1988, his two brothers Danny and Ray joined him in the team in a match at The Dell against Sheffield Wednesday; the first time three brothers had played in the same team in English professional top-flight football since 1920.
Du fant neppe Ray på lista.
Han kom også til Leeds (dobbel-transfer sammen med tvillingbror Rod) - og fikk sju kamper. £100.000 var vel prisen for Ray, som gikk gratis til Stoke etter utlån til Reading og Swansea.
Riktignok en respektabel karriere i Stoke etterpå, men få spor av den tredje av Wallace-brødrene på Elland Road.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Wallace_%28footballer%29
Bilde: http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/images/teams/1991-92.jpg
Ray: Nr. 2 f.v. i midten
Rod: Bakerst t.h.
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36 ROD WALLACE
On October 22, 1988, his two brothers Danny and Ray joined him in the team in a match at The Dell against Sheffield Wednesday; the first time three brothers had played in the same team in English professional top-flight football since 1920.
Du fant neppe Ray på lista.
Han kom også til Leeds (dobbel-transfer sammen med tvillingbror Rod) - og fikk sju kamper. £100.000 var vel prisen for Ray, som gikk gratis til Stoke etter utlån til Reading og Swansea.
Riktignok en respektabel karriere i Stoke etterpå, men få spor av den tredje av Wallace-brødrene på Elland Road.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Wallace_%28footballer%29
Bilde: http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/images/teams/1991-92.jpg
Ray: Nr. 2 f.v. i midten
Rod: Bakerst t.h.
Rod var den eneste som hadde noe med oss å gjøre, forøvrig mange store navn ellers!!!
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Var det ikke også en historie om at ManU kjøpte en feil Wallace.. Danny istede for Rod?
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Et ex-blikk på høstens transfersaktiviteter....
4/11; Darryl Flahavan [Crystal Palace - Oldham] Loan
3/11: Anthony Elding [Crewe - Kettering] Loan
8/10: Noel Whelan [unattached - Darlington]
29/9: Danny Rose [Tottenham - Peterborough] Loan
25/9 Tomi Ameobi [unattached - Forest Green]
23/9: Carl Dickinson [Stoke - Barnsley] Loan
11/9 Liam Miller [unattached - Hibernian]
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Injured Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been told he will not play football again this year. (The Sun)
Rio out until New Year: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2736660/Rio-Ferdinand-out-until-New-Year.html
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Gary McAllister og Joe Jordan er blant de 5-6 managerene/trenere som nevnes oftes som ny Skottland-manager.
Bl.a. her: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article6919514.ece
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Strach not interested in Scots: Boro boss staying put
Sky Sports News understands Gordon Strachan has no interest in the vacant Scotland job.
Strachan has only just returned to management after taking charge of Championship side Middlesbrough.
Before making the move to Boro, he was amongst the favourites to succeed George Burley - who finally left his role as Scotland boss earlier this week.
However, it is understood that Strachan has no interest in the newly-vacated role and will remain committed to Boro.
Strachan has endured a poor start with the Teesside club, with two losses from his first two games in charge.
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McPhail out until New Year
Stephen McPhail will not play again until the New Year after undergoing surgery earlier this week.
The Republic of Ireland international sustained a thigh injury earlier this month.
He was excepted to be out for six weeks initially, but now he has had surgery and will not play again until January at the earliest.
"The specialist decided on an operation to re-attach the thigh muscle to the bone," said Cardiff boss Dave Jones.
"It's bad news about Stevie and he's a big loss because he's won the fans over again. We'll miss his creativity."
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Chelsea eye £4million move for Boro ace Adam Johnson
Chelsea want to snap up £4million Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson - and loan him back to the Teesside club.
Former England Under-21 ace Johnson, 22, has attracted a scramble for his signature. He's out of contract next summer and has been Boro’s star performer this season.
Chairman Steve Gibson is determined not to sell and wants to hold on to his best players to allow boss Gordon Strachan to mount a promotion push.
But Chelsea have expressed an interest and could land Johnson in January, then loan him straight back to Boro for the rest of the season in a bid to jump ahead of their rivals.
Johnson has hinted he is ready to move on from the Riverside by stating he wants to break into the full England squad and “play at the highest level.â€
Sunderland and Everton, who have also watched Johnson, would not be prepared to invest so much money and loan him back. (Mirror)
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Birch charged with finding funds to aid Blades push for the top
TREVOR BIRCH, the man who saved Chelsea and Leeds United from financial ruin, will today be unveiled as the new chief executive of Sheffield United.
Blades chairman Kevin McCabe has turned to Birch in an attempt to help secure major new investment as the club seek a return to the Premier League.
Armed with a proud reputation for fighting financial fires, Birch has also been employed in senior roles by Everton and Derby County.
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/Exclusive-Birch-charged-with-finding.5842955.jp
Roman's man takes over
HE was the man who brokered Roman Abramovich's takeover of Chelsea and helped rescue Leeds from the brink of oblivion.
But Trevor Birch has been handed an altogether different brief after being installed at Bramall Lane.
http://www.thestar.co.uk/blades/Roman39s-man-takes-over.5842915.jp?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Birch
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http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/engelsk/artikkel.php?artid=592434
Allan Smith kåret til tidenes tiende beste tenåring som har spilt i Premier League.
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Debuterte like etter at han fylte 19? Trodde han spilte på laget når han var både 17 og 18 år jeg?
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Det er feil i papirene han debuterte om jeg husker riktig 3 uker ETTER han fylte 18 år
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Det var 18 og ikke 17 ja.
Ser forøvrig at han har spilt 53 kamper for Newcastle, og han har scort hele 0 mål!
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Ja, han har vært katastrofe for Newcastle, men han har vel sikkert spilt 3 kamper spiss og resten som defensivmidtbane så det er en viss logikk bak mangelen på mål.
Desverre så ble karrieren hans ødelagt av skaden og denne misforståelsen om at han skal være god som midtbanespiller
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Desverre så ble karrieren hans ødelagt av skaden og denne misforståelsen om at han skal være god som midtbanespiller
Ja, forbanna Ferguson.
Snakker om å ødelegge fotballspillere.
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Fit-again Jackson leads the way
Former Leeds United and Rochdale defender Mark Jackson is having a bigger influence on the pitch for Farsley since becoming a management and coaching assistant than he did when he signed as a player.
Jackson left the full-time game ridiculously early due to a myriad of injury concerns. When he arrived at Throstle Nest, the Celts were in the top tier of the non-league game, the Conference. That was three seasons back but Jackson was still struggling to play regularly.
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/football/footballfarsley/4750874.Fit_again_Jackson_leads_the_way/?ref=rss
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Jackson_(footballer)
http://pjmstudy.doyourownsite.co.uk/markjackson.html
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Ja, han har vært katastrofe for Newcastle, men han har vel sikkert spilt 3 kamper spiss og resten som defensivmidtbane så det er en viss logikk bak mangelen på mål.
Desverre så ble karrieren hans ødelagt av skaden og denne misforståelsen om at han skal være god som midtbanespiller
Smith har vært svært god som midtbaneanker for Newcastle. Det er en rolle han har vokst inn i riktig så fint. Newcastle har vært sendt en hel masse på BBC i høst, så jeg har fått sett en del kamper, og synes han har vært av de bedre på banen i de kampene jeg har sett.
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oki... Ã… gå fra å være en av de beste engelske spissene til å være "god" som sentralmidtbane i CCC var kanskje ikke den karriereutviklingen Smith hadde ønsket seg
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Cardiff City midfielder Stephen McPhail has been diagnosed with a stage one malt lymphoma, previously known as a pseudo lymphoma.
Treatment is expected to last for three weeks with a return to playing football by January, 2010.
The club requests that the privacy of Stephen, his wife and young family be respected during his recovery.
http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1880105,00.html
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Gary McAllister og Joe Jordan er blant de 5-6 managerene/trenere som nevnes oftes som ny Skottland-manager.
Bl.a. her: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article6919514.ece
(http://images.sportinglife.com/08/11/330/Joe-Jordan_1522497.jpg)
REDKNAPP LOATH TO LOSE JORDAN
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp insists Joe Jordan fits the bill as Scotland manager - but he would be devastated to lose him at White Hart Lane.
Jordan, Redknapp's assistant at Spurs, has forged a strong reputation as a coach and has been linked with the Scotland job following the departure of George Burley.
"Joe would be fantastic," Redknapp said. "He's been a good manager, at Hearts and Bristol City, and would be excellent but I really wouldn't want to lose him because for me he is fantastic.
Mer: http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/11/20/SOCCER_Scotland_Jordan.html
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macca på canal+ sport NÃ…!!
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Alan Shearer could take over at Sheffield United if boss Kevin Blackwell is sacked.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/611080/ALAN-SHEARER-IN-FRAME-FOR-BLADES-ROLE.html
Sheffield United will sell Matthew Kilgallon in January after the defender rejected a third contract offer from the Championship club. (Daily Star)
Sir Alex Ferguson has urged the SFA to make George Graham the new Scotland boss. (Sunday Mirror)
Middlesbrough will offer Adam Johnson an 800% pay rise in a bid to hold on to the highly-rated winger. (The People)
(http://editorial.jpress.co.uk/web/Upload/LEED//TH1_2111200934pppLiverpool10.jpg)
McPhail diagnosed with cancer
Former Leeds United midfielder Stephen McPhail has been diagnosed with cancer.
The 29-year-old, currently at Cardiff City, is suffering from stage one malt lymphoma.
But the Republic of Ireland ace is hoping to return to action in January following treatment.
"Stephen McPhail has been diagnosed with a stage one malt lymphoma, previously known as a pseudo lymphoma," read a club statement.
"Treatment is expected to last for three weeks with a return to football by January 2010.
"The club requests that the privacy of Stephen, his wife, and young family be respected during his recovery." (YEP)
- også en egen OT-tråd: http://www.leedsunited.no/forum/index.php?topic=13328.0
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(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46790000/jpg/_46790336_woodgate2.jpg)
Woodgate fears World Cup omission
Tottenham's Jonathan Woodgate believes he has no chance of being selected for England's 2010 World Cup squad.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8375930.stm
(http://images.sportinglife.com/09/11/330/Bolton-v-Blackburn-Neil-McDonald_2387874.jpg)
McDONALD RELISHING CHANCE
Blackburn assistant manager Neil McDonald admits he would like to take on a full-time managerial position again some time in the future.
McDonald will stand in for Sam Allardyce on Wednesday night as Blackburn travel to Fulham in the Premier League.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/nw_story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/11/24/SOCCER_Blackburn_Nightlead.html
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Så er vår tidligere klassestopper Paul Hart sparket fra "pompey".Vi får ønske han lykke til videre!
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Så er vår tidligere klassestopper Paul Hart sparket fra "pompey".Vi får ønske han lykke til videre!
POMPEY SEEK HART SUCCESSOR
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/11/24/manual_175441.html
Hart Leaves Pompey
http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/News/Hart-Leaves-Pompey.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hart
(http://www.bwfc.co.uk/javaImages/b2/b5/0,,1004~5748146,00.jpg)
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Alan Shearer could take over at Sheffield United if boss Kevin Blackwell is sacked.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/611080/ALAN-SHEARER-IN-FRAME-FOR-BLADES-ROLE.html
Vote of confidence by chief executive in Sheff Utd boss Blackwell
Sheffield United chief executive Trevor Birch has insisted he still has faith in manager Kevin Blackwell.
The Blades are currently languishing in mid-table and Blackwell has come under pressure as a result of the poor run but his task has been made much more difficult by a number of injuries to key players.
Having worked with Blackwell during his stint as Leeds boss, Birch is convinced he is the man to turn around the club's fortunes.
"I rate Kevin as a manager very highly," Birch said in the Daily Express.
"We've worked together before and I know him to be an extremely hard worker and well organised.
"He was extremely unlucky at Leeds, and also here with injuries.
"He has not got the tools he needs in terms of player fitness, but I'm sure he will sort things out.
"Kevin, the chairman Kevin McCabe and I will be planning a strategy for what we can do in January."
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Roy Keane is closing in on another Irish compatriot amid reports he is set to swoop for former Leeds left-back Ian Harte before tomorrow's loan transfer deadline, with BBC Radio Cumbria reporting that Ipswich have made an approach to take Harte on loan from League One Carlisle United.
http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=5025
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Leeds United to make decision on Haber
Haber prøver seg i Hartlepool!
Haber prøver fortsatt - nå i Luton Town!
Neste stopp: Darlington F.C. (fortsatt på trail)
Forsøker seg nå i Rotherham U.
"still tryin to find a club man"
Meldingen fra Marcus Haber
Jager fortsatt - nå på trail hos Gillingham
Jager fortsatt kontrakt i Gillingham. Skal spille reservelagskamp mot Palace i kveld - og får da trolig 'dommen' om det blir kontrakt eller ei.
Ikke akkurat fortsatt aktuell for Leeds, men likevel gøyalt å følge hans jakt etter kontrakt.
Nå på plass i LASK Linz i Østerrike på trail.
Omsider har vår kanadiske venn gitt opp. Etter å ha prøvet seg i flere østerriske klubber vender han nå nesen hjem til Vancouver.
Etter en kanonsesong i Vancouver Whitecaps (som tar steget opp i MLS neste år) prøver vår venn seg på nytt i UK....
BAGGIES LOOKING AT CANADIAN ACE
West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo has taken Canadian forward Marcus Haber on trial.
The 20-year-old is currently with Vancouver Whitecaps in his homeland, but he is keen to return to Europe.
He was previously on the books of Dutch side FC Groningen, but failed to make it into their first team.
He had trials with Leeds, Gillingham and Hartlepool last year, but a move did not materialise and he joined The Whitcaps in February this year.
After a successful campaign with Vancouver, he has now joined West Brom on trial and will look to impress Di Matteo over the next week.
Meanwhile, Vancouver have confirmed Tottenham's Paul Barber as their new chief executive officer and he will begin work next year as they prepare for their inaugural season in MLS. (PA)
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Southend are keen to sign Crewe defender Billy Jones and Wycombe veteran Michael Duberry. (Daily Mirror)
Newcastle are on the verge of signing Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgallon. (Mirror)
Ipswich boss Roy Keane is trying to sign his former Republic of Ireland colleague Ian Harte on loan from Carlisle. (Mail & Sun)
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Et ex-blikk på høstens transfersaktiviteter....
4/11; Darryl Flahavan [Crystal Palace - Oldham] Loan
3/11: Anthony Elding [Crewe - Kettering] Loan
8/10: Noel Whelan [unattached - Darlington]
29/9: Danny Rose [Tottenham - Peterborough] Loan
25/9 Tomi Ameobi [unattached - Forest Green]
23/9: Carl Dickinson [Stoke - Barnsley] Loan
11/9 Liam Miller [unattached - Hibernian]
26/11: Warren Feeney [Cardiff - Sheff Wed] Loan
26/11: Gavin Rothery [Carlisle - Barrow] Loan
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Blogg: Thinking of the future
Hi, I'm Michael Gray. I've played more than 500 league games for Sunderland, Celtic, Blackburn, Leeds, Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday over the past 17 seasons. I'm currently enjoying life at ambitious Sheffield Wednesday and the aim of my blog is to provide an insight into the life of a footballer.
It was nice to get back on the pitch last Saturday after four weeks away from first-team action. I was out injured for a fortnight and then we had the two-week international break. I was really pleased to complete 90 minutes at Ipswich and I felt stronger, more comfortable and more confident as the match, a hard-fought 0-0 draw which could have gone either way, went on.
It was end-to-end in the second half but there weren't too many clear-cut chances. It was nice to get a point though because it was the kind of game Wednesday might have ended up losing late last season by giving away a silly freak goal or something. Credit has to go to our goalkeeper, Lee Grant, and our back four because they did a tremendous job in difficult conditions.
We had a card-happy ref and three of our back four were booked in the first 20 minutes. It was a bit of a concern with three defenders on a yellow card but the lads showed real discipline to make sure they stayed on the pitch.
Having seen them up close, I'm sure Ipswich won't finish in the bottom three, despite their difficult start to the season. They have some good players like Grant Leadbitter, who was a youngster when I was at Sunderland, and Carlos Edwards, who was my team mate at Wolves briefly last season. When you've got players like that in your team the opposition fears you and once they get their confidence up, Ipswich will be a hard team to beat.
The result has certainly given us a bit of confidence going into this weekend's match against West Brom at Hillsborough. They are one of the best teams in the division this weekend so we'll have to be tight at the back and take our chances. The festive fixtures will soon be upon us so if we are to go on a bit of a run there's no time like the present to start it.
For some reason we often seem to play better against the top sides in the Championship. Maybe because they play a more open, attacking game that suits us better. But we lost against Newcastle and Middlesbrough earlier in the season despite playing well, so we're hoping make up for that by getting one over on West Brom this time.
Somebody asked last week whether I had considered playing abroad. You might think at this time of year with the cold, wind and rain it would be attractive to play in Australia or the USA but it's not for me.
Over the last couple of years I have had opportunities - people phoning up to ask if I wanted to play in Australia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai or America. Those approaches tend to come along more when you're in your 30s. They can be tempting but as soon as I've thought about it for a bit I've said 'no' because I learned my trade in the Premier League and the Championship and this is where I want to finish playing.
English football has been very generous to me over the years and hopefully I'm giving a bit of payback to English football now because I enjoy my football here. I think the fans here are the most passionate from around the world and it's great to be a part of that.
I have had friends go out and play in other countries and I'm still in touch with Andy Todd, who is now with Perth Glory in Australia. He's thoroughly enjoying himself out there with his family but I know pretty much every game involves a four-hour flight and that's not something that appeals to me.
Last time I spoke to Andy he'd had a flight and a two-hour coach journey to get to a game. Yes, the weather must be nice and family life sounds fantastic but I don't like aeroplanes or long coach journeys so that has put me off a bit.
All I've known since I was a kid is English football. I used to go to watch Sunderland at Roker Park and because the north-east is a passionate place, the football is just instilled into you. This is my bread and butter. I love to visit every away ground and see the passion in the different sets of fans and I love playing at home too. I've been very fortunate over the years to play for some great clubs with very passionate fans and that's no different now at Sheffield Wednesday.
In places like Sheffield and Sunderland the first thing people speak about when they go into work on a Monday is the game at the weekend and I'm no different. I've got football in my blood.
I'll still have the same appetite for the game when I finish playing too. I've made some good friends in football and those friendships won't stop when I hang my boots up. I expect I'll be coming back to Hillsborough or going to Molineux on a regular basis even when I'm no longer playing. I love watching football; it's not the same as playing but I will certainly be a fan again one day.
Now I'm 35, I've been asked quite a few times about what I plan to do when I finish playing but I still feel that I have plenty to offer on the pitch. I am playing for a great club and I enjoy being a part of it. I am reminded by my team-mates at least three or four times a week how old I am and I don't mind it one bit because it's just a bit of dressing room banter. All I say is that "you'll be my age sooner than you think", because it does come around very quickly. That banter helps make you feel young and that's why I still love putting my boots on every time I go out to train.
I know that I don't want to move into coaching when I do eventually hang up my boots. I was on course for my Uefa B badge when I was at Blackburn but I had to stop that because the guy coaching us at the time, Neil Bailey, ended up going to Sunderland with Roy Keane. That put a stop to it and I've never been interested in picking it up again, to be honest.
A lot of my team-mates now talk about coaching when we're at the training ground and most of them are nowhere near as old as me! James O'Connor is one of those lads and he's not far off finishing all of his badges. He's very dedicated to the management pathway and I wish him well because he's a really good guy and I think he'll make a good coach or manager one day.
Thankfully, as a player, other opportunities tend to present themselves and I've got some ideas about what I want to do when I retire. I've already got a car business with Nick Summerbee which is doing quite well, but it's not something I want to be my sole focus when I finish football, it's just something I can enjoy doing while I'm still playing.
In the meantime, I'd better get back to concentrating on getting three points this Saturday...
Flere blogg-innlegg fra Mickey: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/michaelgray/2009/11/nice_to_be_back.html#jump_more
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Newcastle are on the verge of signing Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgallon. (Mirror)
Newcastle failed in a bid to land Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgallon yesterday. (Mirror)
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Så er vår tidligere klassestopper Paul Hart sparket fra "pompey".Vi får ønske han lykke til videre!
POMPEY SEEK HART SUCCESSOR
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/11/24/manual_175441.html
PAUL HART REJECTS NEW POMPEY ROLE
Paul Hart has confirmed he has rejected a youth-team role offered to him by Portsmouth.
The Premier League's bottom club have acted quickly in replacing their former manager since his sacking on Tuesday evening by moving Avram Grant from the position of director of football.
Mer: http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/11/26/manual_171935.html
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Derby County boss Nigel Clough has failed to land Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Frank Fielding on-loan.
http://www.tribalfootball.com/derby-fail-bid-blackburn-keeper-fielding-469821
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Fielding
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McPhail diagnosed with cancer
Former Leeds United midfielder Stephen McPhail has been diagnosed with cancer.
The 29-year-old, currently at Cardiff City, is suffering from stage one malt lymphoma.
But the Republic of Ireland ace is hoping to return to action in January following treatment.
"Stephen McPhail has been diagnosed with a stage one malt lymphoma, previously known as a pseudo lymphoma," read a club statement.
"Treatment is expected to last for three weeks with a return to football by January 2010.
"The club requests that the privacy of Stephen, his wife, and young family be respected during his recovery." (YEP)
- også en egen OT-tråd: http://www.leedsunited.no/forum/index.php?topic=13328.0
Cardiff's McPhail overwhelmed with goodwill messages
Cardiff midfielder Stephen McPhail has spoken about the amazing support he has received since being diagnosed with stage one MALT lymphoma.
The 29-year-old made it public last week he had the form of lymph node cancer and he now faces three weeks of treatment. But doctors are confident he will be back in a Bluebirds shirt as early as January.
Speaking to the club's official website, McPhail thanked everyone for the kind messages he has received from the public.
He said: "I've been overwhelmed by all the texts, e-mails and other messages of support. Please thank everyone on behalf of me and my family.
"My treatment starts next week and I can't wait to crack on with it and get back to playing next year. The messages have been a great help. Cardiff City fans have been at the forefront but people have been in touch from all over the world.
"People who have had a similar condition to mine have been in touch to tell me about their experiences and that's been a great help. I've even had people come up to me in the street to wish me all the best. I can hardly believe how good people have been to me. I've even had a few goodwill messages from Swansea fans."
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Manchester City have also joined the race to sign Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson, increasing the likelihood that Robinho will leave Eastlands.
http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/tm_method=full%26objectID=21858759%26siteID=93463-name_page.html
Hull manager Phil Brown looks poised to hijack Matt Kilgallon's £2m move to Newcastle. The defender looked set to move to Tyneside after snubbing the offer of a new deal at Sheffield United, but the Tigers hope to lure Kilgallon with a three-year deal worth £25,000-a-week.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/football/exposed/621505/HULL-KEEN-TO-HIJACK-NEWCASTLE-BID.html
Matt Kilgallon is set for a cut-price £500,000 move from Sheffield United to Newcastle in January. (Mirror)
Newcastle duo Kevin Nolan and Alan Smith are set to snub the chance to return to the top flight in the January transfer window despite interest from Wigan and Everton respectively. (Sunday Express)
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will learn in the next 10 days whether his bad back has ended his dreams of playing for England in the 2010 World Cup. (Sunday Express)
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Forward Mark Viduka, who was released by Newcastle last season, is set to abandon his retirement plans by signing for new Australian side Melbourne Heart.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2752621/Viduka-plans-to-relight-Fire.html
Hull want Sheffield United centre-back Matt Kilgallon. He's also a £1million target for Bolton and Newcastle in the January transfer window. (Star)
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Derby striker Rob Hulse, who rejected a move to Middlesbrough in September, is a £3m target for Wolves.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Wolves-willing-to-pay-Derby-3m-for-striker-Rob-Hulse-article239339.html
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Former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant, who is currently with Real Zaragoza, is a target for Aston Villa.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Aston-Villa-line-up-former-Birmingham-star-Pennant-article241027.html
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NEW DEAL DOWN UNDER FOR BRIDGES
Former Sunderland, Leeds and Newcastle striker Michael Bridges has extended his contract with Australia's Newcastle Jets until the end of the 2012 A-League season.
Bridges, who returned Down Under in October, has scored four goals in seven matches and the club were keen to retain his services for the next two seasons.
The 31-year-old said: "I am absolutely delighted. It has been fantastic since I have come here both on and off the field."
* Sheffield United are to hold a last-ditch round of talks in a bid to keep Matthew Kilgallon. (MIrror)
* Sheffield United will hold last-ditch contract talks with Matthew Kilgallon. Hull, Bolton and Blackburn are all keen on the defender who has already snubbed two offers of a new and improved deal. (Star)
Chairman Adam Pearson must sell bit-part players to tackle Hull's £10million debut. (Mirror)
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Derby will land Everton striker James Vaughan on loan until May to replace Wolves-bound Rob Hulse. (Mirror)
RAMS DENY WOLVES HULSE BID
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/12/02/SOCCER_Derby.html
Richard Cresswell is to hold talks over a permanent move from Stoke to Sheffield United, where he has been on loan. (Mirror)
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Ridsdale slenger med leppa....
Cardiff manager Dave Jones says chairman Peter Ridsdale is free to criticise any of the club's staff.
Ridsdale told a fans' forum this week that he felt midfielder Joe Ledley was "playing like he is somewhere else already".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8395444.stm
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Robbie Fowler: Natural born finisher
From a council estate in Toxteth to the sunny shores of Queensland, Australia - the career of Kop king Robbie Fowler has been quite a journey. One of the most natural finishers to grace English football, Fowler was revered as "God" by Liverpool fans, in awe of the composure in front of goal that helped him net 163 league goals to become the fourth most prolific striker in Premier League history.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=707080&sec=england&root=england&cc=5739
Robbie Blake wants to stay in the Premier League with Burnley. (Mirror)
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Both Chelsea and Sunderland are on the trail of Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson, but the 22-year-old looks set to stay at the Riverside Stadium with a new contract worth £1.5m a year.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/630851/ADAM-JOHNSON-is-ready-to-snub-a-big-money-move-to-Chelsea-or-Sunderland-after-Middlesbrough-came-up-with-a-new-pound15million-a-year-deal.html
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Viduka not likely to play in A-League
The chances of Mark Viduka playing in the A-League look very slim according to sources close to the striker.
The ex-Celtic, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Newcastle goalscorer has recently been linked with a return to Australia to play in the A-League but it seems as though he is happy doing his thing in Croatia with his family.
"I think you will find he has come back to visit his family and to catch up with friends," a source said. "Mark is apparently enjoying life without football, and it shows.
"If he wanted to continue playing I am sure he would still be in Europe and he would be doing it to stay in shape to play for the Socceroos at the World Cup.
"The thing is, Mark has nothing to prove any more. He has a (Croatian) wife (Ivana), three wonderful kids and an extensive property portfolio in Croatia. I think you'll find he will continue to live in Croatia and enjoy the lifestyle there."
Viduka was linked with a move to incoming A-League club Melbourne Heart but it now looks as though his time in the game is up after a stellar career where he scored 162 goals in 361 games.
Ex-Portsmouth boss Hart in frame for Man City move
Former Portsmouth boss Paul Hart is being linked with Manchester City.
The News of the World says the defeat of City's youngsters in the FA Youth Cup at Preston last weekend has led to talk of former Portsmouth manager Hart being called in to work with the youth team.
Hart is close to technical development manager Brian Kidd and is being lined up for a role at Eastlands.
Youth team coach Scott Sellars has been blamed for the club's cup exit, although he is on a steep learning curve at City.
Hart has yet to be offered a job by City, but he recently turned down Pompey's offer to make him director of football.
Hart earned his reputation in the game working with kids and his was the name on everyone's lips at City's training ground last week.
Bowyer's reputation means no England World Cup call up
Birmingham City midfielder Lee Bowyer admits his reputation will prevent him playing in next year's World Cup.
Bowyer has scored five times this season, including the winner in the Blues' last two games, but the 32-year-old knows that problems from his past mean he will never play for England.
The midfielder hit the headlines when he was forced to attend two trials alongside Leeds team-mate Jonathan Woodgate following an attack on a student in the city in 2000.
Woodgate was convicted of affray and ordered to do community service, while Bowyer was acquitted of both affray and causing grievous bodily harm.
"I could score 20 goals this season but there is absolutely no way I am going to be on that plane to the World Cup. No way whatsoever," Bowyer told The Guardian.
"There are too many people who have made up their minds about me and wouldn't want me anywhere near the England team."
Sven-Goran Eriksson gave him his only England cap, in a friendly against Portugal in September 2002.
"It was a brave thing for an England manager to do at that time, but everything was dredged up in the media and, after that, I didn't get another look-in," Bowyer added.
"I've got one cap but it should have been 20 or 30, maybe even more, and that's not me being big-headed. I just think I deserved to play for England a lot more.
"I got three player-of-the-year awards at Leeds in a side that got to the semi-finals of the Champions League. I scored six goals in the competition, which made me the joint top scorer, and Uefa put me in their team of the tournament.
"But I got nothing in England. Instead they just brought in some rule from nowhere that said a footballer shouldn't be allowed to play for England if they were involved in a court case.
"I thought there was a saying in this country that you were innocent until proven guilty. I was the exception. I was seen as guilty even though I was innocent. And that's what I was - innocent.
"But they made up this new rule that had never been used before and that seems to have been mysteriously dropped now. It was like a campaign to keep me out.
"There have been loads of players who have had problems, court cases etc, outside of football and they have still been allowed to have international careers without always being reminded of it.
"Some have even captained England. But it's one rule for them, and another for me."
Villa hero Daley pays tribute to ex-Man Utd fullback Irwin
Aston Villa hero Tony Daley says former Manchester United fullback Denis Irwin was his toughest opponent.
Daley is now fitness coach at Wolves.
And when asked his toughest opponent, he told the Sunday Times: "Denis Irwin of Manchester United. The other one was Tony Dorigo but, fortunately, he joined me at Villa. I didn’t get any change out of Denis. I would get past him but all of a sudden, he would get a tackle in or get the ball off you. He was like a rash. "
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Tottenham's out-of-favour striker Robbie Keane is a loan target for Celtic.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Celtic-launch-ambitious-loan-move-for-Tottenham-striker-article248287.html
Ex-Leeds Utd director Simon Morris on blackmail charge
FORMER Leeds United director Simon Morris has been charged with conspiracy to blackmail.
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/leeds/ExLeeds-Utd-director-Simon-Morris.5893238.jp
Barnsley are poised to sign Shaun Derry from Crystal Palace on a free transfer. (Mirror)
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Tottenham's out-of-favour striker Robbie Keane is a loan target for Celtic.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Celtic-launch-ambitious-loan-move-for-Tottenham-striker-article248287.html
Celtic's largest shareholder Dermot Desmond will hold the key to any potential move to take striker Robbie Keane on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. (The Times)
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Burnley hope to tie up defenders Steven Caldwell and Clarke Carlisle on new deals. (Daily Star)
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Delph starter for Villa mot Manu i dag :o
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Vår gamle, sagnomsuste stopper Clarke Carlisle rides again :)
Nå omtalt blant 'smartingene' i engelsk fotball.
http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article162494.ece
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The Times har et langt intervju med James Milner foran dagens finale.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article7043695.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1
Om Milner/Rooney:
Their career paths merged when they were both 16: Rooney became the youngest player to score a Premier League goal, only to lose his record to Milner a few weeks later. They were both regarded as prodigies and the BBC sports website conducted a nationwide poll on who had the greatest potential, Rooney or Milner?
It is easy to forget Milner’s introduction to the Premier League. He made his debut against West Ham at 16 in November 2002, five weeks later he got his first goal and five days after that, a stunning goal against Chelsea. A first-half substitute for the injured Harry Kewell, he made a run from the left across the penalty area but Mark Viduka didn’t see him, so he retreated back towards his wing as the striker played the ball to Eirik Bakke. He then made the same run, this time catching Bakke’s eye, pointing to where he wanted the ball. Bakke rolled it into his path, Marcel Desailly saw the danger and moved swiftly but Milner saw the defender’s outstretched leg and moved the ball away from it with a wonderfully adroit touch. He then took another touch and rifled a thunderous shot past Ed de Goey into the far corner.
Somebody asked Claudio Ranieri how he felt about a 16-year-old doing so much damage against his team. “Yes, 16,†said the Chelsea manager, “but he played with the brain of a 30-year-old.†Milner earned £80-a-week when he scored that goal and it seemed he would soon rise like Rooney to the top of English football. “Because we were the same age and broke through at the same time, there were always going to be comparisons. But he went to another level and I felt it helped me because all of the attention was on him and I was able to get on with things without that pressure. He pushed on into the England senior team and I played for the under-21s.†Ranieri wasn’t wrong when he alluded to Milner’s maturity. You mention that apart from Rooney’s extraordinary ability, the other great difference between his career and that of his contemporary’s was their respective list of Premier League managers.
VG har sakset dette intervjuet og levert en historie. Men der er det visst bare det han sier om Wayne Rooney som interesserer.
Utrolig! (...men ikke overrasende)
http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/engelsk/artikkel.php?artid=582037
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...fra Milner-intervjuet:
The Reds and he go back a long way. “When I first started playing for the Leeds United Academy Under-11 team, we would get the fixture list and it was the same for everybody, ‘when are we playing Man United?’
“Even as 10-year-olds, we would get up for that game, our parents would be up for it and it was always an important day. I remember when I was young a Boxing Day match against Man United at Elland Road which we won 2-1, all the singing as we walked away from the ground afterwards. That was a happy Christmas. My parents were Leeds fans, uncles the same, and they didn’t like Man United. That’s the way you were brought up. I’ve always loved playing against Man United. I’ve always been desperate to win against them, that’s the Leeds in me.
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Godgutt denne James!
Det hadde vert ein drøm å sjå han ikledd den hvite drakten igjen når vi er tilbake i PL, ca 2012.
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...fra Milner-intervjuet:
The Reds and he go back a long way. “When I first started playing for the Leeds United Academy Under-11 team, we would get the fixture list and it was the same for everybody, ‘when are we playing Man United?’
“Even as 10-year-olds, we would get up for that game, our parents would be up for it and it was always an important day. I remember when I was young a Boxing Day match against Man United at Elland Road which we won 2-1, all the singing as we walked away from the ground afterwards. That was a happy Christmas. My parents were Leeds fans, uncles the same, and they didn’t like Man United. That’s the way you were brought up. I’ve always loved playing against Man United. I’ve always been desperate to win against them, that’s the Leeds in me.
Kom hjem igjen James, kom hjem igjen! :'(
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Godgutt denne James!
Det hadde vert ein drøm å sjå han ikledd den hvite drakten igjen når vi er tilbake i PL, ca 2012.
Hvis han er dyr, selvfølgelig! Om kontrakten hans er gått ut og vi kan få ham gratis er det ikke noe å samle på! ;D
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Innbiller meg at han tar feil. Kan ikke komme på noen boxing day kamp mot man utd som ble 2-1 husker derimot en julaften der vi smalt til med en 3-1 seier.
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Colchester United manager Aidy Boothroyd has confirmed he wants to extend the contract of midfielder David Prutton.
The 28-year-old joined the Us in January after being released by League One rivals Leeds United.
The midfielder's short-term contract is set to expire in the summer but Boothroyd is keen for Prutton to remain in Essex.
"I am looking to extend his stay," said Boothroyd.
"From when he first arrived he has been a big presence around the squad and a voice in the dressing room.
"He has something to say and I like that, and I make sure I give it back! We'll be talking to him and seeing what we can do."
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Bayly på vei til Shamrock Rovers i Irland!
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0315/baylyr_shamrockrovers.html
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Falkingham har funnet ny klubb:
http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=8901
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Jon Newsome:
http://www.pinkun.com/content/pinkun/norwich-city/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=Norwich&tBrand=PINKUNOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED25+Mar+2010+10%3A09%3A09%3A180
Om Norwich vs Leeds United
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Jon Newsome:
http://www.pinkun.com/content/pinkun/norwich-city/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=Norwich&tBrand=PINKUNOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED25+Mar+2010+10%3A09%3A09%3A180
Om Norwich vs Leeds United
Er du ikkje i arbeid gutt??
Siden du tydeligvis sitter å leter etter all slags reportasjer hele dagen :o ;D
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Jon Newsome:
http://www.pinkun.com/content/pinkun/norwich-city/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=Norwich&tBrand=PINKUNOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED25+Mar+2010+10%3A09%3A09%3A180
Om Norwich vs Leeds United
Er du ikkje i arbeid gutt??
Siden du tydeligvis sitter å leter etter all slags reportasjer hele dagen :o ;D
Gjør det bare slik at du kan slippe all denne surfingen. ;)
Neida, det er jo sånn at når man er leder så blir det liksom så enkelt å jobbe. Tid til alt liksom... ;D
Jeg savner Kjelvi! :(
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Danny Mills wants Leeds win on old stamping ground
DAVID CUFFLEY
Last updated: 26/03/2010 11:41:00
Former World Cup defender Danny Mills makes no secret of where his loyalties are in tomorrow's big League One showdown between two of his former clubs at Carrow Road.
The Norwich-born full-back, who retired from football last August, played more times for Leeds United than any other club and now lives in Harrogate.
Despite starting his career with the Canaries, for whom he made 73 senior appearances, he admits: “If I'm honest I'd like Leeds to win tomorrow and then Norwich to win every single game after that.
“Although I was born and bred in Norwich, I'm now a Leeds fan because of the great times I had there as a player. When I left Norwich it was not on great terms.
“I have been to a few Leeds games this season and my boys are Leeds fans because I think it's important they support their local team.
“The perfect season for me would be Norwich and Leeds to go up and Charlton to win the play-offs - that way my three old clubs all get promoted.â€
The 32-year-old Mills, capped 19 times by England, works in broadcasting as co-host of the BBC's Late Kick Off show in the North East, and will cover the World Cup for BBC 5 Live.
He was with Leeds for five years and was a member of the side that reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2001 and believes they are overdue to return to the big time.
He said: “Leeds is a massive club that should be in the Premier League with the amount of fans they have.
“Norwich is a relatively big club that certainly deserves to be in the Championship and with the size of the club could probably sustain themselves in the Premier League.â€
Mills saw Leeds beat City 2-1 earlier in the season to go 11 points ahead of Paul Lambert's team.
He said: “It has been an incredible changeover, but even then Leeds were not playing fantastic football, they were digging out results.
“Norwich have got over their blip at the start of the season and gone from strength to strength and only a complete disaster can stop them going up.
“Anyone with half a football brain knows Norwich are promoted - the only issue is whether they will be champions. Going up will be great for the club and great for the city.
“Leeds are doing their best to throw it away.â€
Mills sees some cause for optimism for Leeds tomorrow, however, one of which is the capture of one of his former Manchester City team-mates.
He said: “They've signed Paul Dickov to the end of the season. He worked with the manager at Blackpool. Dicky will score goals, he's very, very fit, has plenty of enthusiasm and is a great lad. I hope he can knock in a few goals for them.
“They also normally play better against a team that likes to play football and get it down and pass it.â€
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Macca som spiller til Tadcaster!
http://www.wetherbynews.co.uk/sport/Taddy-sign-former-Leeds-legend.6188145.jp
Taddy sign former Leeds legend Gary McAllister
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Gary McAllister in his Leeds playing days.
Date: 29 March 2010
TADCASTER Albion have announced a major transfer coup in the form of former Leeds and Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister.
The ex Scottish international has signed on and will possibly be involved in the end of season run in.
He had a playing career that spanned 19 years and made 700 club appearences. He played for Motherwell, Leicester City, Leeds Utd, Liverpool and Coventry City. He won 57 cap for Scotland.
Taddy boss Paul Marshall played with McAllister for Harrogate Veterans at the weekend and asked him if he'd sign and he agreed.
McAllister- who scored a free-kick in the contest- looks likely to make his Albion debut in the coming weeks.
"Gary's 45 but he still looks fit and he can do a job for us," said Marshall.
"Hopefully he'll pull a few more supporters in."
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Egentlig hører ikke dette hjemme under ex-player, men......
Sandnes Ulf har en Leeds-født spiller i stallen, 24 år gamle Jason St Juste. Han er en "flankespiller". Ã…rsaken til at vi ikke har hørt noe om han, er sannsynligvis at han har sin fotballutdanning fra Darlington og Southampton. St Juste kom til klubben i fjor og nettet 8 ganger på 14 kamper, og han går under kategorien spillere som man skal "se opp for".
Kilde: FotballExtra (TIPS)
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1313 BST: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has quashed rumours that midfielder James Milner might move to Manchester United.
Full story: ESPN Soccernet
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1313 BST: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has quashed rumours that midfielder James Milner might move to Manchester United.
Full story: ESPN Soccernet
No no no no no way.. Håper jeg :-\
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1313 BST: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has quashed rumours that midfielder James Milner might move to Manchester United.
Full story: ESPN Soccernet
No no no no no way.. Håper jeg :-\
Det driter jeg i egentlig. Den dagen vi spiller i premier league. Ja da er Milner for lengst blitt bestefar og det er da liten sjangs for at han spiller mot oss
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1313 BST: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has quashed rumours that midfielder James Milner might move to Manchester United.
Full story: ESPN Soccernet
No no no no no way.. Håper jeg :-\
Det driter jeg i egentlig. Den dagen vi spiller i premier league. Ja da er Milner for lengst blitt bestefar og det er da liten sjangs for at han spiller mot oss
Kan så vere h.b., men det vert like ekkelt å sjå han i den dritstygge røde drakta likevel.
Men, med dette sitatet regner eg med gutten vel andre veier å gå enn til de røde:
"My parents were Leeds fans, uncles the same, and they didn’t like Man United. That’s the way you were brought up. I’ve always loved playing against Man United. I’ve always been desperate to win against them, that’s the Leeds in me."
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1313 BST: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has quashed rumours that midfielder James Milner might move to Manchester United.
Full story: ESPN Soccernet
No no no no no way.. Håper jeg :-\
Det driter jeg i egentlig. Den dagen vi spiller i premier league. Ja da er Milner for lengst blitt bestefar og det er da liten sjangs for at han spiller mot oss
Kan så vere h.b., men det vert like ekkelt å sjå han i den dritstygge røde drakta likevel.
Men, med dette sitatet regner eg med gutten vel andre veier å gå enn til de røde:
"My parents were Leeds fans, uncles the same, and they didn’t like Man United. That’s the way you were brought up. I’ve always loved playing against Man United. I’ve always been desperate to win against them, that’s the Leeds in me."
Han kommer nok ALDRI til å spille for scum. Da får han nok store problemer med slekta si ;)
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1313 BST: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has quashed rumours that midfielder James Milner might move to Manchester United.
Full story: ESPN Soccernet
No no no no no way.. Håper jeg :-\
Det driter jeg i egentlig. Den dagen vi spiller i premier league. Ja da er Milner for lengst blitt bestefar og det er da liten sjangs for at han spiller mot oss
Kan så vere h.b., men det vert like ekkelt å sjå han i den dritstygge røde drakta likevel.
Men, med dette sitatet regner eg med gutten vel andre veier å gå enn til de røde:
"My parents were Leeds fans, uncles the same, and they didn’t like Man United. That’s the way you were brought up. I’ve always loved playing against Man United. I’ve always been desperate to win against them, that’s the Leeds in me."
Han kommer nok ALDRI til å spille for scum. Da får han nok store problemer med slekta si ;)
Money talks
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1313 BST: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has quashed rumours that midfielder James Milner might move to Manchester United.
Full story: ESPN Soccernet
No no no no no way.. Håper jeg :-\
Det driter jeg i egentlig. Den dagen vi spiller i premier league. Ja da er Milner for lengst blitt bestefar og det er da liten sjangs for at han spiller mot oss
Kan så vere h.b., men det vert like ekkelt å sjå han i den dritstygge røde drakta likevel.
Men, med dette sitatet regner eg med gutten vel andre veier å gå enn til de røde:
"My parents were Leeds fans, uncles the same, and they didn’t like Man United. That’s the way you were brought up. I’ve always loved playing against Man United. I’ve always been desperate to win against them, that’s the Leeds in me."
Han kommer nok ALDRI til å spille for scum. Da får han nok store problemer med slekta si ;)
Money talks
Ja.. Men tror ikke han vil det sjøl? Vi får se hva som skjer..
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Dette sier vel i grunnen allt vel.
"My parents were Leeds fans, uncles the same, and they didn’t like Man United. That’s the way you were brought up. I’ve always loved playing against Man United. I’ve always been desperate to win against them, that’s the Leeds in me."
Kom hjem du der du hører hjemme.
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Dette sier vel i grunnen allt vel.
"My parents were Leeds fans, uncles the same, and they didn’t like Man United. That’s the way you were brought up. I’ve always loved playing against Man United. I’ve always been desperate to win against them, that’s the Leeds in me."
Kom hjem du der du hører hjemme.
Det hadde vert kanon å fått hjem et par av våre gode gutter som MÃ…TTE skifte beite,men er redd vi må ett hakk eller to opp da?
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Herlige Chris på tur igjen ;) http://msn.tv2sporten.no/fotball/england/er-dette-tidenes-kommentatortabbe-3177633.html
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Danny Rose debuterer for Tottenham i kveld mot Arsenal og setter inn 1-0 til spurs med et herlig langskudd fra godt utafor 16-meteren.
Enda et talent fra Leeds som slår til i PL (i hvert fall i debuten).
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Delph ute til 2011:
Delph faces eight months out
Published: Monday 19 April 2010, 18.34CETAston Villa FC midfielder Fabian Delph will be sidelined for up to eight months after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a training session on Saturday. The England Under-21 international, who has played eight league matches for Martin O'Neill's side this season, will undergo surgery "in the near future" according to the Midlands club. The 20-year-old joined Villa, who are sixth in the Premier League, from Leeds United AFC last summer.
http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1478295.html
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Arthur Graham trener Leeds Uniteds Under 8 lag:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Graham
Vi trenger nok noen gode vinger i fremtiden.
:)
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...og nå er det John Carew som er ute og hyller 'vår' James Milner :)
http://msn.tv2sporten.no/fotball/england/derfor-mener-carew-at-villa-ikke-savner-gareth-barry-3197497.html
...original-intervjuet finnes her
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/FootballNewsDetail/0,,10265~2039345,00.html
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Gavin Rothery released av Carlisle!
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_league1/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer_league_1_and_2/10/05/06/manual_182814.html
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Stephen Crainey skal spille opprykksfinale til PL etter Blackpool slo Forest 6-4 sammenlagt! Men det som virkelig sjokkerer meg er at mannen kun er 28 år, trodde han hadde bikket 30 når han var hos oss..
Brett Ormerod er også med..
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David O'Leary har søkt den ledige(?) managerjobben i Coventry, men han er visstnok milevis unna å få den. Fra å ha ligget topp blant bookmakerne så er han nå 8-1 og raser nedover...
Hvor ble det av den geniale manageren vi hadde i begynnelsen av årtusenet?
Tenk hvis det var Gus Hiddink eller Martin O'Neill vi da hadde som sjef!
Tenk hvis, tenk hvis, tenk hvis......
CCC, Here we come!
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Tror Coleman, som Coventry kvittet seg med, er en bra mann.
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Stephen Crainey skal spille opprykksfinale til PL etter Blackpool slo Forest 6-4 sammenlagt! Men det som virkelig sjokkerer meg er at mannen kun er 28 år, trodde han hadde bikket 30 når han var hos oss..
Brett Ormerod er også med..
Husker jeg bestandig støttet Crainey, men han (og jeg) ble dessverre et offer for Leeds-fansen. Kritikken her inne var på grensen til det latterlige.. noen som melder seg?
Nå er han blitt en solid venstre back i championship og ble kåret til årets spiller i Blackpool i fjor. Bra jobbet. Igjen, personer uten fotballforståelse bør tenke seg to ganger før man uttaler seg på forum.
Haha, Brett Ormerod - a face you just want to punch. Husker dere at Douglas knakk leggen til ham etter en stygg takling i den legendariske play offen mot preston. Douglas fikk ikke gult en gang.
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I beg to differ! Crainey er en av de dårligste venstrebackene jeg noensinne har sett i en Leeds-trøye, og konkurransen er her knallhard!! Mangel pøå enhver forståelse for defensiv posisjonering og offensive bidrag. Husker jeg var direkte flau hver gang jeg så han i kamp.
Ormerod episoden husker jeg godt. Var tilstede på bortekampen mot Preston. Absolutt en legendarisk kamp. Måtte dessverre sitte sammen med hjemmefansen. Ikke let å holde seg når Frazer av alle mann satt inn ballen!:)
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Stephen Crainey fikk jo Hayden Foxe til å se ut som Dani Alves. Han hadde et greit tilslag på ballen, men der stoppet det.
Ser forøvrig at en annen tidligere venstreback, Michael Gray, legger skoene på hyllen nå i en alder av 35.
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Stephen Crainey fikk jo Hayden Foxe til å se ut som Dani Alves. Han hadde et greit tilslag på ballen, men der stoppet det.
Ser forøvrig at en annen tidligere venstreback, Michael Gray, legger skoene på hyllen nå i en alder av 35.
Det gjør også Geoff Horsefield som var innom oss i omtrent 5 minutter!
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Det er utrolig mange og sanne(?) historier om ex-Leeds players som gjør det vanvittig bra med en gang de flytter på seg til en mindre klubb.
Mulig det er noe i: "It takes a special player to wear the white shirt" ::)
Halvparten pisser i suspen/bleia si med en gang de entrer Elland Road.
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Har ikke sett denne her, så:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2970899/Gus-Poyet-is-a-target-for-Portsmouth-if-boss-Avram-Grant-leaves-for-West-Ham.html
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Det er utrolig mange og sanne(?) historier om ex-Leeds players som gjør det vanvittig bra med en gang de flytter på seg til en mindre klubb.
Mulig det er noe i: "It takes a special player to wear the white shirt" ::)
Halvparten pisser i suspen/bleia si med en gang de entrer Elland Road.
Sant nok!!! Crainey var etter min mening skikkelig elendig hos oss!
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Det er utrolig mange og sanne(?) historier om ex-Leeds players som gjør det vanvittig bra med en gang de flytter på seg til en mindre klubb.
Mulig det er noe i: "It takes a special player to wear the white shirt" ::)
Halvparten pisser i suspen/bleia si med en gang de entrer Elland Road.
Sant nok!!! Crainey var etter min mening skikkelig elendig hos oss!
Det hjalp ikke nevneverdig på selvtilliten å bli buet på av eget publikum. Han var vel stadiontrollets hakkekylling om jeg husker rett. Og har du ikke en sinnsyk mental styrke da, så går det sjeldent bra. Han var vel også relativt ung da han var hos oss (22-23 år).
auren
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Goalscorers
Striker Jermaine Beckford finished third in the overall goalscoring charts in League One this season.
Beckford`s crucial goal against Bristol Rovers on Saturday saw him finish the season on 25 goals, five behind leader, Ricky Lambert at Southampton and one behind Billy Paynter at Swindon Town.
Fellow Leeds striker Luciano Becchio finished eleventh with 15 goals. Former Leeds defender Ian Harte, who is now at Carlisle, finished inside the top ten with 16 goals for the season.
Read more: http://www.leeds.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=198499#ixzz0ntsSsigF
Knallsesong for Ian Harte dette!!
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David O'Leary har søkt den ledige(?) managerjobben i Coventry, men han er visstnok milevis unna å få den. Fra å ha ligget topp blant bookmakerne så er han nå 8-1 og raser nedover...
Hvor ble det av den geniale manageren vi hadde i begynnelsen av årtusenet?
Tenk hvis det var Gus Hiddink eller Martin O'Neill vi da hadde som sjef!
Tenk hvis, tenk hvis, tenk hvis......
CCC, Here we come!
DOL må ha et forferdelig rykte på seg i England ellers så hadde han hatt jobb for lenge siden, mannen har jo primært gode resultater og vise til for Villa og for Leeds.
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David O'Leary har søkt den ledige(?) managerjobben i Coventry, men han er visstnok milevis unna å få den. Fra å ha ligget topp blant bookmakerne så er han nå 8-1 og raser nedover...
Hvor ble det av den geniale manageren vi hadde i begynnelsen av årtusenet?
Tenk hvis det var Gus Hiddink eller Martin O'Neill vi da hadde som sjef!
Tenk hvis, tenk hvis, tenk hvis......
CCC, Here we come!
DOL må ha et forferdelig rykte på seg i England ellers så hadde han hatt jobb for lenge siden, mannen har jo primært gode resultater og vise til for Villa og for Leeds.
Han har vel dolket for mange arbeidsgivere i ryggen med bøker osv.....ikke f*** om jeg hadde ansatt noen som ikke er 100% lojal mot "sjefen"!!
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/8687866.stm
Vår tidligere managerhelt Wilko vender tilbake til røttene!
Sheffield Wednaday trenger nok hans erfaring om dagen
Wilko vil aldri bli glemt!!!!!
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Milner til City?
http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/05/18/sport/fotball/premier_league/manchester_city/aston_villa/11758807/
Får vi prosenter??
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Frazer Richardson's career so far;
2004 - Relegation from The Premiership with Leeds
2005 - 14th place in The Championship
2006 - Defeat in Play-off Final
2007 - Relegation from The Championship
2008 - Defeat in Play-off Final
2009 - Defeat in Play-off Semi-Final
2010 - Defeat in Play-off Semi-Final with Charlton Athletic
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http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leedsunited/Leeds-United-ExWhites-boss-joins.6309457.jp
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http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leedsunited/Leeds-United-ExWhites-boss-joins.6309457.jp
Da er ihvert fall ikke de noen konkurrent neste sesong! ;D
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Aidy Boothroyd ryktes å være på vei fra Colchester til Coventry for å overta som manager der. Kompensasjon skal allerede være ferdigforhandlet (Kilde: Fotballextra - tidl. TIPS)
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Aidy Boothroyd ryktes å være på vei fra Colchester til Coventry for å overta som manager der. Kompensasjon skal allerede være ferdigforhandlet (Kilde: Fotballextra - tidl. TIPS)
Jeg mener å ha lest at det er en done deal, altså at han ER Coventry manager, i hele 2 dager allerede.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6164709,00.html
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Aidy Boothroyd ryktes å være på vei fra Colchester til Coventry for å overta som manager der. Kompensasjon skal allerede være ferdigforhandlet (Kilde: Fotballextra - tidl. TIPS)
Jeg mener å ha lest at det er en done deal, altså at han ER Coventry manager, i hele 2 dager allerede.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6164709,00.html
Forbauser meg ikke. TIPS var "askefast" på fredag.
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"Aston Villa's in-demand England star James Milner has reportedly told the News of the World there is no chance of a move to Manchester United.
Milner would not countenance a switch to Old Trafford due to his Leeds United connections. The 24-year-old was born and raised in the city and made 48 appearances for the Whites before moving to Newcastle for £3.6million in 2004."
http://www.tribalfootball.com/milner-rules-out-man-utd-move-because-leeds-connections-858921
Hvis dette stemmer, så regner jeg med at karen har tenkt seg et comeback i Leedstrøya :)
auren
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Herlig innstilling. Hvis det er sant så klart.
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Matt Spring og Tony Warner er frigitt i Charlton!
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"Aston Villa's in-demand England star James Milner has reportedly told the News of the World there is no chance of a move to Manchester United.
Milner would not countenance a switch to Old Trafford due to his Leeds United connections. The 24-year-old was born and raised in the city and made 48 appearances for the Whites before moving to Newcastle for £3.6million in 2004."
http://www.tribalfootball.com/milner-rules-out-man-utd-move-because-leeds-connections-858921
Hvis dette stemmer, så regner jeg med at karen har tenkt seg et comeback i Leedstrøya :)
auren
Jeg liker det! Hadde vært morsomt med en sjokk overgang til Leeds :D
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Dickov stiger i gradene!
Overraskende,men ønsker han lykke til :-\
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/8687425.stm
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Lykke til DickHead!
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Dickov stiger i gradene!
Overraskende,men ønsker han lykke til :-\
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/8687425.stm
Signingen av Dickov vil alltid for meg stå for noe av det mest paniske og deprimerende Grayson gjorde under forrige sesong ;)
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Dickov stiger i gradene!
Overraskende,men ønsker han lykke til :-\
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/8687425.stm
Signingen av Dickov vil alltid for meg stå for noe av det mest paniske og deprimerende Grayson gjorde under forrige sesong ;)
Mens JEG derimot vil si at Dickovs fighteregenskaper på trening og som motivator i garderoben faktisk fikk laget over kneika og ga oss 5 seire på de siste 7 og OPPRYKK!
Utrolig hvor forskjellige vi er vi som holder med samme lag! ::) ;)
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Dickov stiger i gradene!
Overraskende,men ønsker han lykke til :-\
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/8687425.stm
Signingen av Dickov vil alltid for meg stå for noe av det mest paniske og deprimerende Grayson gjorde under forrige sesong ;)
Mens JEG derimot vil si at Dickovs fighteregenskaper på trening og som motivator i garderoben faktisk fikk laget over kneika og ga oss 5 seire på de siste 7 og OPPRYKK!
Utrolig hvor forskjellige vi er vi som holder med samme lag! ::) ;)
Den ene baserer utsagnet sitt på Dickovs innhopp og start for Leeds, mens du baserer ditt på? Romantikk? Eller vet du noe vi ikke vet.
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Dickov stiger i gradene!
Overraskende,men ønsker han lykke til :-\
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/8687425.stm
Signingen av Dickov vil alltid for meg stå for noe av det mest paniske og deprimerende Grayson gjorde under forrige sesong ;)
Mens JEG derimot vil si at Dickovs fighteregenskaper på trening og som motivator i garderoben faktisk fikk laget over kneika og ga oss 5 seire på de siste 7 og OPPRYKK!
Utrolig hvor forskjellige vi er vi som holder med samme lag! ::) ;)
Den ene baserer utsagnet sitt på Dickovs innhopp og start for Leeds, mens du baserer ditt på? Romantikk? Eller vet du noe vi ikke vet.
Hvor finner du dette i DHY's innlegg? "Den ene baserer utsagnet sitt på Dickovs innhopp og start for Leeds".
Hvordan vil du dokumentere at Grayson handlet "panisk og deprimerende" uten at det bare er å lire av seg tomsnakk.
Jeg velger å tro at Grayson hadde en plan med Dickov og at den i hvert fall funket utenfor banen.
Og så er jeg vel sånn som person at jeg gir folk en sjanse før jeg slakter dem. Kanskje du finner forskjellen der?
::)
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Dickov stiger i gradene!
Overraskende,men ønsker han lykke til :-\
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/8687425.stm
Signingen av Dickov vil alltid for meg stå for noe av det mest paniske og deprimerende Grayson gjorde under forrige sesong ;)
Mens JEG derimot vil si at Dickovs fighteregenskaper på trening og som motivator i garderoben faktisk fikk laget over kneika og ga oss 5 seire på de siste 7 og OPPRYKK!
Utrolig hvor forskjellige vi er vi som holder med samme lag! ::) ;)
Den ene baserer utsagnet sitt på Dickovs innhopp og start for Leeds, mens du baserer ditt på? Romantikk? Eller vet du noe vi ikke vet.
Hvor finner du dette i DHY's innlegg? "Den ene baserer utsagnet sitt på Dickovs innhopp og start for Leeds".
Hvordan vil du dokumentere at Grayson handlet "panisk og deprimerende" uten at det bare er å lire av seg tomsnakk.
Jeg velger å tro at Grayson hadde en plan med Dickov og at den i hvert fall funket utenfor banen.
Og så er jeg vel sånn som person at jeg gir folk en sjanse før jeg slakter dem. Kanskje du finner forskjellen der?
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Dickov trengte et sted å være frem til managerjobben, Simon lot ham få holde strategitavla før kamper og sånn... ::)
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Min respons var kommet inn i sitatet, beklager dette - rettet opp nå
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Jeg velger å tro at Grayson hadde en plan med Dickov og at den i hvert fall funket utenfor banen.
Og så er jeg vel sånn som person at jeg gir folk en sjanse før jeg slakter dem. Kanskje du finner forskjellen der?
::)
Sjelden har jeg sett et slappere Leeds enn det laget som tapte hjemme for Millwall. I den kampen spilte Dickov fra start. At hans egenskaper som "motivator" skulle være så mye bedre inne i garderoben enn ute på banen, tviler jeg egentlig sterkt på. Konklusjon: Vi rykket nok opp på tross av Dickov, og ikke på grunn av. ;)
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Jeg kalte overgangen til Dickov en "tullesignering" da det skjedde og fikk mye motbør for det. Det er ikke motiverende for yngre spillere når en 38-åring kommer og skal være en reddende engel. Dvs. engel og engel...
Jeg er veldig fornøyd med at fyren er ute av syne en gang for alle.
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Gary Speed tildelt M.B.E.
Velfortjent!!!!!!