Emne: NYHETER: Ex-player/-manager news, Part VI

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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set for talks with Cardiff in a bid to resolve his contract dispute. (Daily Mirror)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will meet with Cardiff in a bid to resolve his contract dispute. (Daily Star)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set to meet Cardiff officials and the PFA in a bid to prevent his contract dispute going to court. (Daily Mail)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will meet with Cardiff in a bid to resolve his contract dispute. (Daily Express)

Derby will make a fresh bid to sign Marlon King on loan after his move to Hull collapsed. (Daily Star)

New Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson says it is a relief to have left Tottenham. (Various)




Oster - not joining Derby.
OSTER REJECTS RAMS OFFER
Former Wales international John Oster has turned down the chance to join Derby.
Rams boss Paul Jewell had offered the 29-year-old a deal after assessing him through four pre-season friendlies this summer.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/07/30/manual_082301.html

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Hessey named new Silkmen skipper
Macclesfield manager Keith Alexander has confirmed his decision to name Sean Hessey as club captain for the upcoming League Two season.
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1836_3881997,00.html

http://www.mtfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10393~20011,00.html
http://www.mtfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~1353046,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Hessey

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Hessey named new Silkmen skipper
Macclesfield manager Keith Alexander has confirmed his decision to name Sean Hessey as club captain for the upcoming League Two season.

Sean Hessey var i Leeds United fra 12 års-alderen til han ble sluppet til naboen Huddersfield som 20-åring i 1998. En spiller mange hadde forventninger til, men slo aldri til i Leeds-trøya.
Ingen seniorkamper, men selvsagt en rekke junior- og noen reservelagskamper.
Står bl.a. i spillerprofilen det er linket til!

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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set for talks with Cardiff in a bid to resolve his contract dispute. (Daily Mirror)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will meet with Cardiff in a bid to resolve his contract dispute. (Daily Star)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set to meet Cardiff officials and the PFA in a bid to prevent his contract dispute going to court. (Daily Mail)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will meet with Cardiff in a bid to resolve his contract dispute. (Daily Express)

RIDSDALE MAKES HASSELBAINK CLAIM
Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale claims he came to a verbal agreement with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to waive the contract clause that is currently the subject of a Professional Footballers' Association mediation.
The two parties are engaged in dispute as Hasselbaink wants a new deal at Ninian Park; a request that should have been facilitated by terms in his contract that entitled him to another year if he featured in more than 23 games last season.
Cardiff released the player in the summer, against his wishes, after claiming a verbal agreement had been struck to have the clause removed following talks with both the player and manager Dave Jones.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/07/30/manual_182001.html


Ridsdale's warning to Hasselbaink
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7488718.stm

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HARTE WOLVES DECISION SOON



Wolves manager Mick McCarthy will decide whether to sign trialist Ian Harte after Saturday's pre-season friendly with Blackburn.
The 30-year-old Republic of Ireland international was released by Sunderland after only one year at the Stadium of Light and played 75 minutes in the centre of midfield for Mick McCarthy's side against Walsall on Tuesday.

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=nonwire_soccer/08/07/30/manual_132607.html


McCarthy told the club's official website: "Ian's probably going to be involved against Blackburn and I'll let him know then.

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Blackburn boss Paul Ince wants Jermaine Pennant from Liverpool in a £5million deal after offloading David Bentley. (Daily Mail)

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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set for talks with Cardiff in a bid to resolve his contract dispute. (Daily Mirror)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will meet with Cardiff in a bid to resolve his contract dispute. (Daily Star)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set to meet Cardiff officials and the PFA in a bid to prevent his contract dispute going to court. (Daily Mail)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will meet with Cardiff in a bid to resolve his contract dispute. (Daily Express)

RIDSDALE MAKES HASSELBAINK CLAIM
Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale claims he came to a verbal agreement with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to waive the contract clause that is currently the subject of a Professional Footballers' Association mediation.
The two parties are engaged in dispute as Hasselbaink wants a new deal at Ninian Park; a request that should have been facilitated by terms in his contract that entitled him to another year if he featured in more than 23 games last season.
Cardiff released the player in the summer, against his wishes, after claiming a verbal agreement had been struck to have the clause removed following talks with both the player and manager Dave Jones.

Hasselbaink saga could face court   
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink says his contractual dispute with Cardiff City looks destined to be settled in court.
Hasselbaink, 36, was released at the end of last season despite claims an appearance-based clause in his contract entitled him to a one-year extension.
And after a hearing at the Professional Footballers Association, he said: "We have to wait until we can resolve this. It looks like it will go to court."
Cardiff, who say the clause was waived verbally, were unavailable for comment.
Hasselbaink scored nine goals in 44 games for Cardiff last term and it was claimed he only needed to play 23 times to earn himself a new deal.
The Dutchman called in the PFA after he was turned away from Cardiff's pre-season training earlier this month.
And on Wednesday, he met Bluebirds chairman Peter Ridsdale and PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor at the PFA headquarters in Manchester to try and sort out the dispute.
Taylor aimed to broker a deal to prevent the case ending up in court.
He said: "We would want to get this matter resolved as soon as possible.
"We had eight-and-a-half hours of full and frank discussions, as they say.
"We exhausted all the different parts and want Jimmy to be able to get on with his career and Cardiff can get on with their season."
Hasselbaink added: "I would have loved another season at Cardiff."
 
BBC

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Blackie on Spring

Kevin Blackwell gives his thoughts on Matthew Spring who is set to sign from Luton Town...
Spring is to put pen to paper shortly and sign a 1-year loan spell with the Blades. Blackwell has spent plenty of time with Spring in his managerial career. He had him at Leeds United until he departed the Whites and met up at the Hatters.
Blackwell said: "I have spoken to Mick Harford at Luton and it looks as if we will be able to do something on a season long loan basis. Matt is a good midfield player who I know from Leeds and Luton. When I left Kenilworth Road he had scored something like seven goals in about five months and although some of them were penalties, he does score from open play as well.
"Financially, things are very difficult at Luton at the moment which is why we should be able to get him here. He's a terrific athlete, gets up and down the pitch and into the box and, when Luton had a lot of games against Premiership opposition in the Cup, he was outstanding.
"He was Watford's promotion winnings side but the style there didn't really suit him and I tried to sign him towards the end of last season."
 
sheffieldunited-mad.co.uk


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Spring
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Blackwell

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Stoke are giving a trial to former Reading winger John Oster. (Daily Mail)

HEALY HAPPY AT FULHAM
David Healy has rejected speculation over his future at Fulham saying he is happy to fight for his place at Craven Cottage.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/08/01/manual_103655.html

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Gray signs one-year Wolves deal   
Defender Michael Gray has signed a new one-year contract at Wolves.
The 33-year-old, who also played under current boss Mick McCarthy at Sunderland, was a free agent after his deal expired at the end of last season.
"Even though my contract was up, I always felt a part of things since we got back at the beginning of July," Gray told the club website.
"Mick is a man of his word and I always knew I was going to sign. It was making sure things were right for myself."
 
BBC

GRAY COMMITS TO WOLVES
http://www.sportinglife.co.uk/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/08/02/manual_105838.html

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Derby will make a fresh bid to sign Marlon King on loan after his move to Hull collapsed. (Daily Star)

Hull back in for Wigan's King
Hull City boss Phil Brown hopes to wrap up the signing of Wigan Athletic striker Marlon King this weekend.
King's £3m switch from Wigan will be completed after the weekend, says The Sun.

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Preston let Nicholls go

Kevin Nicholls has left Preston North End after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11697_3900607,00.html

Kanskje en av de spillerne det var knyttet størst forventning til den senere tid, men han var og er en ubrukelig spiller som til og med vil leve i skyggen til spillere som Paul Okon og Jacob Burns.

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Preston let Nicholls go
Kevin Nicholls has left Preston North End after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

NICHOLLS SET FOR HATTERS MOVE
Kevin Nicholls is set to rejoin Luton from Preston after agreeing a three-year deal with the Hatters.

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=nonwire_soccer/08/08/02/manual_225214.html

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HARTE WOLVES DECISION SOON
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy will decide whether to sign trialist Ian Harte after Saturday's pre-season friendly with Blackburn.
The 30-year-old Republic of Ireland international was released by Sunderland after only one year at the Stadium of Light and played 75 minutes in the centre of midfield for Mick McCarthy's side against Walsall on Tuesday.

Harte Offered Short Term Deal
Ian Harte has been offered a short term deal by Mick McCarthy with a view to earning a longer deal. The former Leeds United, Levante and Sunderland defender has impressed during a loan spell but as Merlin says below does he want a short term deal.

http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13618_3901693&id=89

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Tottenham midfielder Aaron Lennon is set to reject a move to Newcastle. (News of the World)

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Derby will make a fresh bid to sign Marlon King on loan after his move to Hull collapsed. (Daily Star)

Hull back in for Wigan's King
Hull City boss Phil Brown hopes to wrap up the signing of Wigan Athletic striker Marlon King this weekend.
King's £3m switch from Wigan will be completed after the weekend, says The Sun.

BRUCE WARNS TIGERS OVER KING DEAL
Wigan boss Steve Bruce has warned Hull counterpart Phil Brown that he is ready to pull the plug on their £2million bid to sign Marlon King.
Hull agreed a fee with Wigan for King last month, but the deal has dragged on without any successful conclusion.
The Tigers claim that the transfer has stalled because of problems at Wigan's end, but Bruce says the move has dragged on too long and he is ready to call it to a halt.
"It's not happening at the moment, so I'll probably knock the offer on the head," Bruce told the Daily Mail. "It's gone on long enough."

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Preston let Nicholls go
Kevin Nicholls has left Preston North End after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

NICHOLLS SET FOR HATTERS MOVE
Kevin Nicholls is set to rejoin Luton from Preston after agreeing a three-year deal with the Hatters.

Nicholls agrees to Luton return   


Nicholls is back at Luton after two years away

Midfielder Kevin Nicholls has re-joined Luton Town on a free transfer from Preston, subject to agreement from the Football League on Monday.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/7540193.stm

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WALTON SET TO SIGN FOR PLYMOUTH
Plymouth are reportedly set to sign QPR midfielder Simon Walton for a club-record fee of £750,000, subject to a medical.
Argyle boss Paul Sturrock has confirmed the club are set to unveil a new player within the next 48 hours.
Boss Sturrock has been so far frustrated in his attempts to bolster his depleted squad in time for the first game of the new Championship season against Wolves on Saturday.
The club have been strongly linked with tough-tackling 20-year-old Walton, but Sturrock refused to clarify the player's identity.
The Plymouth boss said: "We have one player who has put pen-to-paper on the proviso that he passes a medical on Tuesday.

"I would like to think, before the end of the transfer window, we will have several more players coming to the football club."

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HORSFIELD HANDED ROBINS CHANCE
League One outfit Cheltenham Town have taken former Birmingham and Fulham striker Geoff Horsfield on trial with a view to a permanent deal.
The 34-year-old has joined the Robins in training and could feature in a friendly against Cirencester on Tuesday evening, along with former Bristol City trainee Callum Hart.
Manager Keith Downing said: "Geoff is just training with us at the moment.
"He has not done a lot in pre-season but we're having a look at him and he is having a look at us.
"When fully fit he is a very good player so we're going to see how we get on with it."

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Everton are sizing up a cut-price £1.5m deal for Newcastle midfielder Alan Smith. (Daily Star)
Everton have enquired about signing Newcastle striker Alan Smith for £1.5million. (Daily Express)

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Derby will make a fresh bid to sign Marlon King on loan after his move to Hull collapsed. (Daily Star)

Hull back in for Wigan's King
Hull City boss Phil Brown hopes to wrap up the signing of Wigan Athletic striker Marlon King this weekend.
King's £3m switch from Wigan will be completed after the weekend, says The Sun.

BRUCE WARNS TIGERS OVER KING DEAL
Wigan boss Steve Bruce has warned Hull counterpart Phil Brown that he is ready to pull the plug on their £2million bid to sign Marlon King.
Hull agreed a fee with Wigan for King last month, but the deal has dragged on without any successful conclusion.

TIGERS WAIT ON KING DEAL
Hull chairman Paul Duffen has suggested money is holding up Marlon King's move to the KC Stadium.
The Premier League new boys agreed a fee with Wigan Athletic for King last month, but have yet to finalise the deal.
Wigan boss Steve Bruce has threatened to cancel the transfer due to the delay in the striker leaving the JJB Stadium.
However, Duffen insists the issue is between King and his current club, and is hoping money is not creating the problem.
"As far as we're concerned, we've agreed everything that we can over Marlon King," Duffen told the Hull Daily Mail.
"It's a three-way situation in the transfer - one between us and Wigan, two between us and the player and, finally, between the player and Wigan.
"Two of those aspects have been agreed, but it's down to what happens between the player and Wigan now. The agent has put Wigan in a very difficult position.
"I am beginning to get the impression that the move might be driven by money more than ambition.
"At this stage, it's not clear if that's down to the agent or the player."

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DERRY NAMED PALACE CAPTAIN
Shaun Derry has been confirmed as Crystal Palace's new club captain for the forthcoming season.
The former Leeds midfielder, who rejoined Palace in November last term and played a major role in helping them to the play-offs, beat off competition from the likes of Clint Hill, Matt Lawrence and Paddy McCarthy to claim the armband.
Boss Neil Warnock told the Croydon Advertiser: "Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on which way you look at it, I think we've got three or four great captains at the club.
"But I just think Shaun has been more involved off the field, I've spoken to him a few times about things and I think he is just the type that we need, particularly with the youngsters."

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HARTE WOLVES DECISION SOON
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy will decide whether to sign trialist Ian Harte after Saturday's pre-season friendly with Blackburn.
The 30-year-old Republic of Ireland international was released by Sunderland after only one year at the Stadium of Light and played 75 minutes in the centre of midfield for Mick McCarthy's side against Walsall on Tuesday.

Harte Offered Short Term Deal
Ian Harte has been offered a short term deal by Mick McCarthy with a view to earning a longer deal. The former Leeds United, Levante and Sunderland defender has impressed during a loan spell but as Merlin says below does he want a short term deal.

Harte turns down Wolves contract   


Harte reached the Champions League semi-final with Leeds

Defender Ian Harte is looking for a new club after rejecting Wolves' offer of a short-term contract.
The 30-year-old spent three weeks on trial at Molineux but turned down what was thought to be a month-to-month deal with an incentive of a longer offer.
But the Republic of Ireland international has decided to try and get a better deal elsewhere.
The former Leeds left-back was released by Sunderland at the end of the 2007/08 season and is a free agent.

 
Harte Says No
http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13618_3937699&id=89

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WALTON SET TO SIGN FOR PLYMOUTH
Plymouth are reportedly set to sign QPR midfielder Simon Walton for a club-record fee of £750,000, subject to a medical. Argyle boss Paul Sturrock has confirmed the club are set to unveil a new player within the next 48 hours. Boss Sturrock has been so far frustrated in his attempts to bolster his depleted squad in time for the first game of the new Championship season against Wolves on Saturday.
The club have been strongly linked with tough-tackling 20-year-old Walton, but Sturrock refused to clarify the player's identity. The Plymouth boss said: "We have one player who has put pen-to-paper on the proviso that he passes a medical on Tuesday. "I would like to think, before the end of the transfer window, we will have several more players coming to the football club."

PLYMOUTH SWOOP FOR WALTON
Plymouth have completed the signing of midfielder Simon Walton from Championship rivals QPR.
The 20-year-old has agreed a four-year deal at Home Park after arriving for an undisclosed club-record fee - more than the £500,000 forked out for Steve McLean in January.
Walton arrived at Loftus Road from Charlton last summer but suffered a broken leg in pre-season which limited him to just five appearances for the Hoops.
He joined Hull on loan in January and made 10 appearances as the Tigers won promotion to the Premier League.
"Simon is a player who I have monitored for years and I feel he is the perfect person for us," Argyle boss Paul Sturrock told the club's official website.


Pilgrims fork out to get Walton
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1786_3940627,00.html

Pilgrims clinch record deal
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_3941015,00.html

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Everton are sizing up a cut-price £1.5m deal for Newcastle midfielder Alan Smith. (Daily Star)
Everton have enquired about signing Newcastle striker Alan Smith for £1.5million. (Daily Express)

Sunderland keen on £3million Smith  
Sunderland Football Club have been linked with a move for Alan Smith.
 
http://www.fansfc.com/frontpage/frontpagenews.asp?newsid=188644

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* Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan insists Alan Smith still has a future at the club, despite reports linking the striker with a move to Everton. (Daily Star)
* Alan Smith's £3million move to Everton moved a step closer last night when he was left out of Newcastle's side to play PSV. (Daily Star)
* KEEGAN CLEARS UP SMITH STANCE :
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/08/06/manual_225037.html

Crystal Palace are weighing up whether to sign midfielder John Oster after his summer release by Reading. (Various)

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POTTERS MAY FIND ROLE FOR MATTEO
Dominic Matteo is poised to be offered a second chance by Stoke manager Tony Pulis.
The veteran defender was released by Pulis at the end of last season after an 18-month spell at the Britannia Stadium.
But in a bid to keep fit, the 34-year-old has been training with the Stoke squad and may now be offered a player-coach role.
"We asked Dominic to get involved with the young players and the reserves," Pulis told BBC Radio Stoke.
"He is experienced and wants to remain in the game, and we want to give him the opportunity to enjoy coaching."

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* Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan insists Alan Smith still has a future at the club, despite reports linking the striker with a move to Everton. (Daily Star)
* Alan Smith's £3million move to Everton moved a step closer last night when he was left out of Newcastle's side to play PSV. (Daily Star)

Newcastle boss Keegan cools Smith sales talk
Newcastle United boss Kevin Keegan insists he's not seeking to sell striker Alan Smith.
Keegan left the combative striker out of his squad for the friendly against Eredivisie champions PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday night.
That sparked speculation the England international would soon be heading for the St James' Park exit door.
However, Keegan insists that he was merely resting Smith and has no plans to sell the former Manchester United forward.
"With Alan - he's got a sore ankle," he said.
"I haven't risked anyone in this game and I knew when I left him out it would cause questions, but he's got a sore ankle and I can't treat him any different to anybody else.
"You saw me bringing players off every time they get a knock.
"Every time the doctors or the physios come to me and say, 'Habib Beye - 50 minutes is enough', I've stuck with that.
"I haven't risked anybody, which I think is right and it's given me a chance to give some other people a bit of time."

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Crystal Palace are weighing up whether to sign midfielder John Oster after his summer release by Reading. (Various)

Palace move for Stoke target Oster
Stoke City are set to miss out on Reading winger John Oster.
The Welshman has been trialling with Stoke, but is now under consideration by Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock.

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CLAPHAM LANDS SHRIMPERS TRIAL
Southend have taken Jamie Clapham on trial as they look to bolster their squad further ahead of the new League One season.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Clapham

Clapham keen to earn deal: Defender training with former club Ipswich
Jamie Clapham is hoping to catch the eye of a club after linking up with Ipswich for pre-season training.
Clapham plied his trade at Portman Road between 1998 and 2003 before moving on to Birmingham.
He had further spells at Wolves, Leeds and Leicester, but was released by the Foxes at the end of last season.
The defender had a trial at Southend last month but was recently invited back to Ipswich by manager Jim Magilton.
Clapham is now optimistic that he will attract some interest so he can get his future sorted as quickly as possible.
"I have been with Ipswich for a week and I am really enjoying it," Clapham told the Evening Star.
"Hopefully I can come to the notice of a club and get fixed up for the season."

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