NYHETER: Ex-player/-manager news, Part 10

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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.”
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.

[Sleivind]

Debuterte like etter at han fylte 19? Trodde han spilte på laget når han var både 17 og 18 år jeg?

[Runar]

Det er feil i papirene han debuterte om jeg husker riktig 3 uker ETTER han fylte 18 år

[Sleivind]

Det var 18 og ikke 17 ja.


Ser forøvrig at han har spilt 53 kamper for Newcastle, og han har scort hele 0 mål!

[Runar]

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

[Corleone]

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.

[Runar]

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

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)




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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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




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

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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)