NYHETER: Ex-player/-manager news, Part V

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Derby close in on striking pair 

Derby County are close to signing strikers Marlon King and Rob Hulse, BBC Radio Derby understands.
The Rams are also chasing an unnamed midfielder to replace Stephen Pearson, who is finalising a move to Birmingham.
Boss Paul Jewell has said he is eager to bring in three new faces and says all the deals are close to completion.
Wigan forward King, 28, is expected to join on a season-long loan, while Sheffield United frontman Hulse, 28, would cost about £2m.
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Premier League newcomers Stoke have agreed a £4m fee with Liverpool for goalkeeper Scott Carson.

West Brom are poised to gazump Stoke City after both clubs had their £4m bids for Scott Carson accepted by Liverpool. (Various)
Middlesbrough aim to hijack Stoke’s move for forgotten goalkeeper Scott Carson. (Daily Mirror)
Stoke are set to smash their transfer record by signing Scott Carson. (The Sun)
Stoke and West Brom are fighting it out for Scott Carson. (Daily Star)
West Brom are poised to steal Scott Carson from under the noses of Stoke after both had bids accepted for the Liverpool goalkeeper. (Daily Mail)
West Brom may hijack Stoke’s attempts to sign Scott Carson from Liverpool. (The Guardian)
Liverpool have accepted offers from Stoke and West Brom for Scott Carson. (The Times)
Scott Carson is in talks with Stoke over a £3.5million move. (The Independent)

Ince has made a late bid to hijack Scott Carson's move to Stoke as Brad Friedel looks set to complete a move to Aston Villa. (Daily Mail)

STOKE END CARSON PURSUIT
Stoke have ended their interest in Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson.
The Premier League newcomers were believed to be lining up a £4million move for the England international.
However, a statement from Stoke reads: "We can announce that we are no longer pursuing Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson.
"The club will continue to look to improve the squad and remain hopeful of closing in on several new signings ahead of the Barclays Premier League campaign."

England goalkeeper Scott Carson will join West Brom from Liverpool after rejecting a move to Stoke. (Daily Mirror, Daily Star)

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Fra juli-lista:

Tony Warner [Fulham - Hull City] Free
Jermaine Wright [unattached - Blackpool]
Warren Feeney [Cardiff City - Dundee United] Loan
Enoch Showunmi [unattached - Leeds]
Harry Kewell [liverpool - Galatasaray] Free
David Livermore [Hull - Brighton] Free
Andy Butler [Scunthorpe - Huddersfield] Free
Leon Constantine [Leeds - Northampton] Free
Alan Sheehan [Leicester - Leeds] Undisclosed

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Midfielder Xabi Alonso's failed move to Juventus means Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has abandoned plans to buy David Villa and David Silva from Valencia - and may have to give up hope of signing Tottenham striker Robbie Keane. (Daily Mirror)
However, depending on what you believe, the Merseysiders are willing to spend £20m to sign the 28-year-old Spurs striker. (The Sun)
Liverpool are ready to make Robbie Keane one of the world’s costliest players this week, with a £20million move taking his career transfer value to £60million. (The Sun)

Liverpool are edging closer to signing Robbie Keane and will submit an improved bid for the Tottenham striker after making him their top priority ahead of signing Gareth Barry. (Various)
Liverpool have stepped up their bid to sign Robbie Keane, making the Tottenham striker their top transfer target. (Daily Express)
Robbie Keane is edging closer to a dream move to Liverpool, with the Anfield club set to make an improved bid within in the next 48 hours. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool have stepped up their interest in Robbie Keane as the impasse over Gareth Barry’s protracted move continues. (Daily Mail)

RAMOS WON'T RULE OUT DEPARTURES
Juande Ramos has refused to rule out selling either Dimitar Berbatov or Robbie Keane, but believes that Tottenham will still be capable of challenging for the top four.

Robbie Keane moved closer to his dream move to Liverpool as the Merseysiders prepared to make an offer worth in the region of £20million for the Republic of Ireland striker. (The Guardian)

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has admitted the club must sell several players, likely to include Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov, to balance the books after spending £82million in the last year. (The Times)

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Derby close in on striking pair 
Derby County are close to signing strikers Marlon King and Rob Hulse, BBC Radio Derby understands.

Premier League new boys Hull City have made a £3million bid for Wigan striker Marlon King. (Daily Mirror)

Derby are set to sign Rob Hulse from Sheffield United for £2million. (Daily Mirror)

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Former Leeds United and Sunderland boss Peter Reid has been named as a leading candidate to be the new Thailand coach.

REID DEAL ALMOST THAI-D UP
Former Manchester City manager Peter Reid is set to take over as coach of the Thailand national team.
President of the Thai Football Association Worawi Makudi confirmed he had agreed terms on a four-year contract with Reid's agent Mike Morris, which the 52-year-old will sign next month.

REID BACKED FOR THAI SUCCESS
Peter Reid will have no trouble adapting to life in south east Asia after agreeing to take charge of Thailand, according to the country's Football Association president Worawi Makudi.
The 52-year-old is poised to take charge of Thailand on September 1 after his agent, Mike Morris, agreed terms on a four-year contract in Bangkok this week.

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/nw_story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/07/18/SOCCER_Reid.html

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Tore Andre Flo On Trial



Tore Andre Flo, the former Chelsea & Leeds United striker, has been on trial with the Dons for the past week, Vital Dons understands.
Flo, 35, made 169 appearances for Chelsea, appearing alongside new Dons' manager Roberto Di Matteo at the club, and bagged 50 goals.
He moved to Rangers for £12m in November 2000, where he scored 29 goals in 53 appearances in the SPL, before moving back to the Premier League with Sunderland.
There he scored just four times in 29 games, before moving to Italian side Siena. He quickly became a hit as his new club established themselves in Serie A over two seasons. He was an ever-present in his first season in Italy, bagging eight goals, and five from 17 starts in 2004/05.
Flo also has previous when it comes to linking up again with former team-mates who have since become club managers. He joined former Chelsea pal Dennis Wise at Leeds United in January 2007, where he scored four times in 23 games. However, on 11th March 2008 he announced his retirement from the game.
It appears that Di Matteo may have convinced the Norwegian to give it one last hurrah in English football, as the striker has been training with the first-team for the past week. He was also recently spotted at the club's training ground in Woughton.
It seems Di Matteo will assess the striker's fitness levels before deciding whether to offer him some kind of formal deal at the club.

mkd.vitalfootball.co.uk

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Derby close in on striking pair 
Derby County are close to signing strikers Marlon King and Rob Hulse, BBC Radio Derby understands.

Premier League new boys Hull City have made a £3million bid for Wigan striker Marlon King. (Daily Mirror)
Derby are set to sign Rob Hulse from Sheffield United for £2million. (Daily Mirror)

Hull bid for Wigan striker King
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7513964.stm

Rams move closer to Hulse signing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7511320.stm

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Premier League newcomers Stoke have agreed a £4m fee with Liverpool for goalkeeper Scott Carson.

West Brom are poised to gazump Stoke City after both clubs had their £4m bids for Scott Carson accepted by Liverpool. (Various)
Middlesbrough aim to hijack Stoke’s move for forgotten goalkeeper Scott Carson. (Daily Mirror)
Stoke are set to smash their transfer record by signing Scott Carson. (The Sun)
Stoke and West Brom are fighting it out for Scott Carson. (Daily Star)
West Brom are poised to steal Scott Carson from under the noses of Stoke after both had bids accepted for the Liverpool goalkeeper. (Daily Mail)
West Brom may hijack Stoke’s attempts to sign Scott Carson from Liverpool. (The Guardian)
Liverpool have accepted offers from Stoke and West Brom for Scott Carson. (The Times)
Scott Carson is in talks with Stoke over a £3.5million move. (The Independent)

Ince has made a late bid to hijack Scott Carson's move to Stoke as Brad Friedel looks set to complete a move to Aston Villa. (Daily Mail)

STOKE END CARSON PURSUIT
Stoke have ended their interest in Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson.
The Premier League newcomers were believed to be lining up a £4million move for the England international.
However, a statement from Stoke reads: "We can announce that we are no longer pursuing Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson.
"The club will continue to look to improve the squad and remain hopeful of closing in on several new signings ahead of the Barclays Premier League campaign."

England goalkeeper Scott Carson will join West Brom from Liverpool after rejecting a move to Stoke. (Daily Mirror, Daily Star)

West Brom snap up keeper Carson
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7514218.stm

CARSON SIGNS FOR WEST BROM
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/07/18/manual_135544.html&TEAMHD=soccer

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Stack completes Plymouth switch 
Plymouth Argyle have completed the signing of former Republic of Ireland Under-21 goalkeeper Graham Stack on a two-year deal.
Stack, 26, who was a free agent, had been training with the Pilgrims during their pre-season programme.
The ex-Arsenal trainee was available after Reading released him this summer.
"Graham is a Premiership and Championship goalkeeper. He's seen it, done it, and got the T-shirt," boss Paul Sturrock told the club's website.
Roman Larrieu had been the only senior keeper in Argyle's squad after Luke McCormick was suspended while he awaits trial following a fatal driving accident.
Stack played twice in the Championship for Wolves last season while on loan, and has also had spells at Beveren, Millwall and Leeds.
He never made a league appearance for the Gunners, but started five League Cup ties.

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Midfielder Xabi Alonso's failed move to Juventus means Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has abandoned plans to buy David Villa and David Silva from Valencia - and may have to give up hope of signing Tottenham striker Robbie Keane. (Daily Mirror)
However, depending on what you believe, the Merseysiders are willing to spend £20m to sign the 28-year-old Spurs striker. (The Sun)
Liverpool are ready to make Robbie Keane one of the world’s costliest players this week, with a £20million move taking his career transfer value to £60million. (The Sun)

Liverpool are edging closer to signing Robbie Keane and will submit an improved bid for the Tottenham striker after making him their top priority ahead of signing Gareth Barry. (Various)
Liverpool have stepped up their bid to sign Robbie Keane, making the Tottenham striker their top transfer target. (Daily Express)
Robbie Keane is edging closer to a dream move to Liverpool, with the Anfield club set to make an improved bid within in the next 48 hours. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool have stepped up their interest in Robbie Keane as the impasse over Gareth Barry’s protracted move continues. (Daily Mail)

RAMOS WON'T RULE OUT DEPARTURES
Juande Ramos has refused to rule out selling either Dimitar Berbatov or Robbie Keane, but believes that Tottenham will still be capable of challenging for the top four.

Robbie Keane moved closer to his dream move to Liverpool as the Merseysiders prepared to make an offer worth in the region of £20million for the Republic of Ireland striker. (The Guardian)
Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has admitted the club must sell several players, likely to include Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov, to balance the books after spending £82million in the last year. (The Times)

REDS SET TO SIGN KEANE - REPORT
Liverpool are reportedly set to sign striker Robbie Keane, although Tottenham will demand around £20million for the Republic of Ireland international.
According to the Liverpool Echo the deal could be completed in the next 48 hours after Spurs boss Juande Ramos admitted he may need to balance the books.

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/07/18/manual_124648.html

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Joachim Makes Surprise Move To Kings Lynn



The departure of Julian Joachim from Darlington surprise some fans last month, but what will surprise some even more is that he has signed for a non league club.
The 33 year old's contract runs out on July 1st and he has agreed a two year deal with the Blue Square South league side.
After signing for Darlington for a record £100k Joachim failed to live up to expectations. But after reverting to the wing last season his performances improved. It was though that Joachim was released due to financial reasons but maybe Penney didn't rate him or more likely Joachim wanted to move away from the area. Who knoes but good luck to him anyway.

rivals.net

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Premier League new boys Hull have tabled a bid for Wigan striker Marlon King. (The Sun)
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/transfernews/article1444526.ece

Sheffield United have accepted a £2m bid from Derby for striker Rob Hulse. (The Sun)
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/transfernews/article1444656.ece

Tottenham have lodged an official complaint over Manchester United's pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov and Liverpool's bid to land Robbie Keane. (The Sun)
Robbie Keane will become a Liverpool player next week after a deal that could reach £20million was thrashed out with Tottenham last night. (Daily Express)

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Klovn!

CANTONA REVEALS MANAGERIAL AIM
Eric Cantona has set his sights on becoming the greatest manager in the world.
The former Manchester United forward is currently the coach of France's beach soccer team but has plans to return to the conventional form of the game in future.
He revealed last month that he would only consider two jobs in management - with Manchester United or the England national side.
Cantona still has ambitions in football and he does not believe there is any point in settling for second best.
"I am very passionate about beach soccer, and my acting career," the Frenchman told L'Equipe.

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/nw_story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/07/19/manual_160705.html

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Newcastle have told Astom Villa James Milner is available - but only for £10million. (The People)

Hull are to break their transfer record for the second time in a week by landing Marlon King for £3million. (Daily Mail)

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Tore Andre Flo On Trial



Tore Andre Flo, the former Chelsea & Leeds United striker, has been on trial with the Dons for the past week, Vital Dons understands.
Flo, 35, made 169 appearances for Chelsea, appearing alongside new Dons' manager Roberto Di Matteo at the club, and bagged 50 goals. (....) It appears that Di Matteo may have convinced the Norwegian to give it one last hurrah in English football, as the striker has been training with the first-team for the past week. He was also recently spotted at the club's training ground in Woughton.
It seems Di Matteo will assess the striker's fitness levels before deciding whether to offer him some kind of formal deal at the club.

Flo No-Show

Former Chelsea & Leeds United striker Tore Andre Flo has been released by the club after a brief trial, Vital Dons understands.
Flo was given a chance to impress new manager, and former Chelsea team-mate, Roberto Di Matteo, during a string of training sessions at Woughton last week. However, Flo is believed to have left without impressing the coaching staff.
He didn't even secure an opportunity to shine yesterday when the Dons took on Reading in their first pre-season friendly. Fellow trialists Florian Sturm and Dean Morgan did feature.
Flo, however, was in action for Chelsea at the London Masters, where his side, former regional champions for the last five years, crashed out early on.
The former Norwegian international was in demand by the Vital readership, after our poll results showed he would be a popular signing.
We asked, 'Tore Andre Flo...Yes Please Or No Thanks?' and a hefty 75% said they would like to see the striker in action for the club.
However, it seems Di Matteo was in the minority of 25% who felt his services were not needed. Morgan, a fellow striker, also failed to impress when introduced yesterday, which still leaves Di Matteo with a striker headache ahead of the new campaign.

mkd.vitalfootball.co.uk

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Aston Villa could be back on the trail of Newcastle winger James Milner after abandoning their attempts to sign Blackburn midfielder David Bentley. (Daily Telegraph)

Striker Marlon King will be at Hull today for a medical ahead of his £3m move from Wigan. (Daily Express)

Rafael Benitez is confident Liverpool can sign Tottenham striker Robbie Keane this week. (Daily Telegraph)


AGENT DEFENDS HEALY
David Healy's agent has defended the Northern Ireland international after he mimicked an Orange marcher in Fulham's friendly against Celtic on Saturday.
Healy pretended to play a flute after coming on in the second half of the 3-1 win over the Scottish champions.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/nw_story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/07/20/SOCCER_Healy_Correction.html

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Championship: Ex Baggies and Leeds striker moves for £1.75m



Former West Brom and Leeds United striker Rob Hulse has become Derby's 10th summer signing.
The 29-year-old signed a three-year deal at Pride Park after leaving Sheffield United in a deal worth £1.75m.


"This is a terrific capture for us and I am really excited to have added a player of Rob Hulse's calibre to our squad," said Derby boss Paul Jewell.

"Rob is a player I've admired for a very long time and tried to sign on more than one occasion in the past.

"He has tremendous attributes as a forward; strong, brave, athletic and an eye for goal. His attitude is also first-class and he is hungry to return to the highest level and to do it with Derby County."

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AGENT DEFENDS HEALY
David Healy's agent has defended the Northern Ireland international after he mimicked an Orange marcher in Fulham's friendly against Celtic on Saturday.
Healy pretended to play a flute after coming on in the second half of the 3-1 win over the Scottish champions.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/nw_story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/07/20/SOCCER_Healy_Correction.html

Healy apology over flute gesture   
Healy made the gesture in front of Celtic fans at a pre-season game
Fulham and Northern Ireland striker David Healy has apologised for his flute-playing gesture during a game against Celtic.
The 28-year-old pretended to play a flute in an apparent mimic of an Orange band member on Saturday.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7518182.stm