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

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Lang vei tilbake for Walton
Simon Walton var maks uheldig - han brakk beinet etter bare et par uker som QPR-spiller. Og han har fortsatt langt igjen før han kan være med å kjempe om en plass på førstelaget
Mens de andre Rangers-spillerne gir alt de har på treningsfeltet i håp om å få oppmerksomhet og positive tilbakemeldinger fra ny-manager De Canio, er Walton "lenket" til treningsstudioet. Midtbanespilleren, som ble alvorlig skadet i treningskampen mot Fulham tidlig i august, har nettopp begynt på opptreningen igjen, men vet at det er et godt stykke fram til han er aktuell for førsteelleveren til De Canio.

Walton tilbake etter fire måneders skademareritt. To mins som innbytter tirsdag da QPR vant 2-0 borte mot Burnley.

http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10373,00.html
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/live/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/07/12/11/SOCCER_Burnley.html
http://www.qpr.no/arkivet/1197408378



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Walton
http://www.leedsfans.org.uk/leeds/players/759.html

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Hvordan går det egentlig med Rob Hulse? Er han skadet enda?

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http://www.nettavisen.no/poker/article1491995.ece


Tomas Brolin har blitt en skikkelig kjekkas

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http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10373,00.html

Hva i huleste er det Luigi De Canio og QPR innbiller seg 

Marching On Together du liksom 

flynn

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Brolin utslått i Praha

Men Kristian Kjøndal er klar for finalen og kan vinne 5,6 millioner kroner.

Fakta:

European Poker Tour:
Den største turneringsserien i europeisk poker. Er grunnlagt av engelskmannen John Duthie og arrangeres av PokerStars. Består denne sesongen - den fjerde - av totalt 11 turneringer. Turneringen i Praha denne uken er den første EPT-turneringen i Tsjekkia.

Premiestruktur:
1. plass: 5.664.000 kroner
2. plass: 3.256.000
3. plass: 1.880.000
4. plass: 1.456.000
5. plass: 1.208.000
6. plass: 952.000
7. plass: 744.000
8. plass: 504.000
9. plass: 312.000

Den 22 år gamle prestesønnen Kristian Kjøndal fra Tjølling utenfor Larvik vant ved 15-tiden en kjempepott og klatret opp i tetsjiktet av European Poker Tour i Praha.

Drøyt to timer senere sikret han seg en plass blant de ni spillerne i finalen.

555 spillere var med da turneringen startet, så det er en enorm prestasjon unge Kjøndal har gjort.

Milliongevinster
De fem beste får over en million kroner, mens vinneren stikker av med 5,6 millioner. Kjøndal er - uansett utfall - sikret minst 320.000 kroner.

Det er store penger man spiller om på European Poker Tour, den største turneringsserien i europeisk poker. Men det koster å delta: 40.000 kroner måtte man ut med for å få delta i Praha denne uka.

Rundt 30 nordmenn stilte til start. Kjøndal er den eneste som fortsatt er med.

Den tidligere fotballstjernen Tomas Brolin (38), en av Sveriges beste spillere gjennom tidene, var også blant deltakerne. Han fikk faktisk sitt gjennombrudd som pokerspiller i nettopp denne turneringen.

- Kjempefornøyd
Midtveis i sin andre sesong som EPT-spiller kom han første gang i pengene - det vil si blant de ti prosent beste i turneringene.

38-åringen røk ut da han satset alt han hadde med AK på hånden og tapte for en motspillers knektepar.

23. plassen gir ham 100.000 kroner i premie.

- Jeg er kjempefornøyd. Det er et nytt skritt på stigen, sier Tomas Brolin (38) til Nettavisen.

Nettavisen følger EPT Praha, som avsluttes fredag kveld. Les et større intervju med Tomas Brolin fredag formiddag.

http://www.nettavisen.no/poker/article1493602.ece

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Ex-players på flyttefot

Nov:
Sam Hird Doncaster --> Grimsby Loan
Danny Pugh Preston  --> Stoke Loan
Michael Ricketts Oldham  --> Walsall Loan

Okt:
Alan Wright Ex Sheffield U  --> Cheltenham NC
Michael Bridges Hull  --> Sydney Loan

Sep:
Salomon Olembe Ex Marseille  --> Wigan Free

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=1BE4Q2HW4CAVXQFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?menuId=35&menuItemId=10253&view=DISPLAYCONTENT&grid=A1&targetRule=0

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Watford won't sell King
Striker going nowhere in New Year
Adrian Boothroyd insists Watford will not be cashing in on in-form striker Marlon King in January.

Fulham, Reading go for Watford's King
Fulham and Reading are battling for £5 million Watford striker Marlon King.

Hornets face fight to keep King
Watford are facing a fight to keep hold of Marlon King, with Fulham, Wigan, Derby, Birmingham, Middlesbrough and Sunderland all interested.


King: Form has attracted envious glances

The Jamaican international has bagged 10 goals in 20 games this season and as many predicted is one of the leading lights in the Championship.
King endured an injury nightmare last season which robbed him of playing any sort of meaningful part in the Hornets' doomed Premier League campaign.
Now he has returned and is hitting the net as expected, but that form has led to a host of Premier League clubs gearing up to test Watford's resolve.
The Hornets have already insisted that King is not for sale, but they have sold prize assets Ashley Young and Hameur Bouazza in the previous 12 months - which shows they are not adversed to selling at the right price.
However, it is understood that King would command more than £6million - which may put some suitors off.
Fulham, Wigan, Derby, Birmingham, Middlesbrough and Sunderland are all thought to have cast an eye over King in recent weeks.

TeamTalk

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Michael Bridges har gått til Sydney FC på lån!

Bridges not in Sydney for a jolly
Former Leeds United star Michael Bridges made at immediate impression as he took to the training track for the first time with the Sydney FC.
A day after arriving from the UK and finalising his six-month loan move from English second-tier club Hull City, the former England under-21 international vowed he wasn't in Australia for a holiday and would do all he could to help lift Sydney back to the top of the A-League.
"I'm not just here to have a jolly, I've come here to work hard and do the best for the team," said striker Bridges.

Bridges wants to finish the job with Sydney

STRIKER Michael Bridges is hopeful of staying at Sydney FC until the end of the season after guiding his side to the brink of the play-offs.
Sydney were winless when Bridges arrived on a loan deal from Hull and sat in the lower reaches in the Australian A League table.
But the former Leeds and Sunderland frontman made an immediate impact, setting up the winning goal on his debut and then scoring the winner in the next match to turn Sydney's season around.
Presently, Sydney FC sit around the play-off zone and Bridges is hopeful that if the side make it into the final stages, he can extend his loan spell in order to finish the season.
The striker, who has not been in Tigers boss Phil Brown's plans thus far this term, is due back in East Yorkshire in the new year.
And he admits he would be "gutted" if he was forced to abandon a finals campaign with the Australian club.
Should Sydney qualify for the finals, Bridges would be at the mercy of his English bosses and the Tigers would need to grant a short-term extension to feature in the A-League finals, which start on January 25.
Bridges â€" who joined Hull in a £350,000 move from Carlisle just before the closing of the transfer window in August 2006 â€" said: "We're trying to see what the legalities are.
"So fingers-crossed something will come off and I will be here for the finals. But as it stands, we're unsure."
Refusing to speculate on his future at the KC Stadium, Bridges added: "I don't want to go into that in case it jeopardises anything, so we'll play it by ear."
But asked on how he would feel if Sydney FC made the finals and he couldn't play, he added: "Absolutely gutted, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
"I wouldn't have more satisfaction than finishing the season with the boys after spending so long with them. I want to help them to get as far as we can.
"We've been playing good football and hopefully I've bought something to the table for Sydney FC which is working."
Sydney general manager Bob Patterson said it was "far too early" to begin talks with Hull about extending the loan arrangement this week â€" while being comfortable that there will be room to negotiate.
He added: "I wouldn't say I'm confident because you can never be when somebody else has the final say.
"But I know that the negotiations and communications we had with Hull City that brought Michael here have all been very positive and cordial.
"So I think it would continue along those lines."

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Ex-England defender Langley dies 

Former England defender Jimmy Langley, who won three full caps in the late 1950s, has died at the age of 78.
He began his career at Guildford City, and had a brief spell at Leeds United before moving to Brighton.
Langley made 166 league appearances in three-and-a-half years at the Seagulls, including two seasons as captain.
He then played 323 times for Fulham in nearly a decade at Craven Cottage, before joining QPR, playing in their League Cup-winning side in 1967.
The funeral will take place at Breakspear Crematorium in Ruislip on Friday, 21 December at 1415 GMT, followed by a wake at Hillingdon Borough FC - a club he managed after retiring as a player.
Langley's son Peter told Brighton's website that anyone is welcome to attend either event.

BBC

http://www.leedsfans.org.uk/leeds/players/228.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Langley

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I farta 15/12


16:24 Goal - Sheff Utd 1 (Matthew Kilgallon 64) Barnsley 0

16:16 Goal - Man City 2 (Lubomir Michalik Og 48) Bolton 2

15.32 Goal - Lincoln 2 (Jamie Forrester pen 32) Barnet 0

15.18 Goal - Swansea 1 (Warren Feeney 18) Southend 0

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[Venables is now in line to become Republic of Ireland boss. (Various)

Ireland offer sacked Venables instant return
The Irish Football Association (FAI) had previously been in touch with Venables to explore the idea and a positive response was tempered only by England's possible participation in next year's tournament.

Terry Venables has moved a step closer to becoming the new Republic of Ireland manager. The FAI management committee met in Dublin last night and to ratify the former England boss as their first choice. (Daily Mail)

Venables open to Republic offer     
Terry Venables has acknowledged that he would consider any offer to take the vacant Republic of Ireland job.
Venables is being tipped to succeed Steve Staunton but he said on Sunday that he had not yet been approached by the Football Association of Ireland.
"If it comes around I will think about it then but not before," said the former England manager.

Former England international Paul Ince says it is a "sad indictment of us as a nation" that the FA is consulting so many foreigners about who should be England boss, and would re-appoint Glenn Hoddle or Terry Venables (Times).

Sunderland boss Roy Keane says he has been told by Republic of Ireland players that they want Terry Venables as the new manager.

Venables on Bulgarian shortlist   


Venables lost his job as England assistant boss last month
Bulgaria have made an approach to former England coach Terry Venables about the possibility of him taking charge of their national team.
Venables is one of five foreign coaches on a seven-man shortlist drawn up by the Bulgarian Football Union.

Hele saken: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7145675.stm

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skulle aldrig byta wise mot venables, wise are today, venables yesterday

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Troubled Luton may lose David Bell and Matthew Spring to West Brom and Sheffield United respectively.  (News of the World)

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Adam Johnson
Draktnummer: 39
Posisjon: Midtbane
Klubbside: www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk
Født: 14.07.1987
Høyde: 175 cm
Vekt: 62 kg
Tidligere klubber: Leeds (på utlån), Middlesbrough
Aktuelt: På utlån fra Middlesbrough.

Spurs are looking to put together a package to lure Adam Johnson from Middlesbrough.  (Daily Star)

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Liverpool boss Benitez "really pleased" with Kewell return
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is delighted with the return to full fitness of Australian midfielder Harry Kewell.
He told liverpoolfc.tv: "Yes, we are really pleased with him. He is training well and playing well. He was a key player for us in Marseille."

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Charlton manager Alan Pardew is trying to extend the loan spell of Danny Mills, who is set to return to Manchester City next month. (Daily Mirror)

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Feeney keen on Swansea stay


Feeney: Wants to stay

Striker Warren Feeney has reiterated his desire to play for Swansea despite returning to Cardiff for treatment on an ankle ligament injury
Feeney limped out of Saturday's 3-0 win over Southend shortly after opening the scoring and is now expected to be sidelined for four to five weeks - ending his chance to play out the rest of his three-month loan-deal with the League One leaders.
But the 26-year-old - who has scored six goals in 13 appearances since joining the Swans - is keen to return to the Liberty Stadium when he regains full fitness.
He told the club's official website: "I'm enjoying my football at Swansea, and the manager has said that he would like to keep me, sometimes these things are easy, sometimes they are not. I'm going to have a chat with Cardiff and that hasn't been easy because it's been a bit hectic up there with all the talk of administration."
Despite the Northern Ireland international still having two-and-a-half years to run on his contract at Ninian Park, Swans manager Roberto Martinez is keen to hold onto him.
He said: "Warren has made it clear he would like to stay and we have made it clear we would like him to stay, but there are other issues which are not about manager's or player's wishes."

TeamTalk

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Ex-England defender Langley dies 
Former England defender Jimmy Langley, who won three full caps in the late 1950s, has died at the age of 78.
He began his career at Guildford City, and had a brief spell at Leeds United before moving to Brighton.
Langley made 166 league appearances in three-and-a-half years at the Seagulls, including two seasons as captain.
He then played 323 times for Fulham in nearly a decade at Craven Cottage, before joining QPR, playing in their League Cup-winning side in 1967.
The funeral will take place at Breakspear Crematorium in Ruislip on Friday, 21 December at 1415 GMT, followed by a wake at Hillingdon Borough FC - a club he managed after retiring as a player.
Langley's son Peter told Brighton's website that anyone is welcome to attend either event.

http://www.leedsfans.org.uk/leeds/players/228.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Langley

Jimmy Langley: Ebullient Fulham full-back: http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3258042.ece
Tribute to Jim Langley: http://www.fulhamweb.com/fulhamweb/news/result.asp?article_id=7067

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Hvordan går det egentlig med Rob Hulse? Er han skadet enda?

Sheffield Utd's Hulse in Middlesbrough sights
Sheffield United striker Rob Hulse is attracting interest from Middlesbrough.
Boro boss Gareth Southgate is seeking to boost his attack in January and is considering a bid for Hulse, says the Mail on Sunday.

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Man City to launch bid for Spurs keeper Robinson
Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson remains a target for Manchester City.
The People says City boss Sven Goran Eriksson wants a top-class goalkeeper and rates Robinson, who was his first choice when England boss.
Ramos has made it clear within Spurs that he does not rate Robinson highly enough and would like to bring in his own keeper.

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Reading goalkeeper Graham Stack wants to make his loan move to Wolves permanent next month. (Daily Star)

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(....) defender Sam Hird has joined Grimsby Town on a one-month loan deal.
The 20-year-old has made only three appearances for Sean O'Driscoll's side this season.

Grimsby extend Hird deal

Doncaster defender Sam Hird has agreed to stay with Grimsby for a further month on loan.
Hird initially dropped a division to link-up with the Mariners in November and it has now been decided he will extend his stay for an additional month.
Grimsby boss Alan Buckley has been impressed with the 20-year-old former Leeds centre-back and has secured his services once again.
A statement on Grimsby's official website read: "Alan Buckley was keen to keep Hird at Blundell Park and the two clubs have settled on an extra 28 days loan.
"Rovers have the option of a 24-hour call-back on the player."

SkySports

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Adam Johnson
Draktnummer: 39
Posisjon: Midtbane
Klubbside: www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk
Født: 14.07.1987
Høyde: 175 cm
Vekt: 62 kg
Tidligere klubber: Leeds (på utlån), Middlesbrough
Aktuelt: På utlån fra Middlesbrough.

Spurs are looking to put together a package to lure Adam Johnson from Middlesbrough.  (Daily Star)

BORO KEEN TO KEEP DUO
Middlesbrough have warned other clubs not to bother trying to sign Stewart Downing and Adam Johnson.

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Tottenham, who are long-term pursuers of the Boro midfielder, have also been credited with an interest in his 20-year-old understudy, Johnson, who impressed during a loan spell at Watford earlier in the season.
However, assistant boss Malcolm Crosby has reiterated the club's intention to hang on to both home-grown players.
He told the club's official website: "They won't be going anywhere. We want to keep them. They are two great players.

PA SPortHele saken: http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/07/12/19/SOCCER_Middlesbrough.html

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Spurs are looking to put together a package to lure Adam Johnson from Middlesbrough.  (Daily Star)

BORO KEEN TO KEEP DUO
Middlesbrough have warned other clubs not to bother trying to sign Stewart Downing and Adam Johnson.
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Tottenham, who are long-term pursuers of the Boro midfielder, have also been credited with an interest in his 20-year-old understudy, Johnson, who impressed during a loan spell at Watford earlier in the season.
However, assistant boss Malcolm Crosby has reiterated the club's intention to hang on to both home-grown players.
He told the club's official website: "They won't be going anywhere. We want to keep them. They are two great players.

Spurs must pay big for Middlesbrough winger Johnson
Tottenham must up their bid if they want to prise Adam Johnson away from Middlesbrough.
The Daily Mail says it was claimed they were ready to offer £4million for the Boro 20-year-old but Riverside Stadium bosses are digging their heels in as they view Johnson as a player of the future.
Their stance may change, however, if Tottenham increase their bid as cash is needed to strengthen Gareth Southgate's squad.

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VIF-trener med Leeds-bakgrunn

Martin Andresen har hentet inn sju trenere som skal assistere han i hans gjerning med å trene VIF.
En av disse er spillerutvikler Andrea Loberto, som har vært knyttet til Leeds' akademi.

Andrea Loberto (33), toppspillerutvikler for A-laget
Loberto har de siste tre årene vært spillerutvikler for Vålerengas 13-19-åringer. Han var med på det amerikanske OL-utviklingsprogrammet og jobbet med å promotere fotball generelt før det bar tilbake til England og akademiet til Leeds. Loberto ble hentet til Vålerenga i 2005 og har vært svært sentral i talentutviklingsarbeidet i klubben. (VG)

Andrea Loberto (33) er ansatt som toppspillerutvikler for A-laget. Loberto har de siste tre årene vært spillerutvikler for Vålerengas 13-19-åringer. Han har italiensk far og engelsk mor og har vokst opp i Italia og England. Han spilte ungdomsfotball i Huddersfield Town og Stockport før han dro til USA for å drive med coaching i New York-området. Han var med på det amerikanske OL-utviklingsprogrammet og jobbet med å promotere fotball generelt før det bar tilbake til England og akademiet til Leeds. Loberto ble hentet til Vålerenga i 2005 og har vært svært sentral i talentutviklingsarbeidet i klubben.  (VIF.no)


Hele saken: http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=191312 og http://www.vif-fotball.no/article1503190.ece

Mer om mannen ("Fra Leeds til Enga", fra Vål'enga Magasin): http://www.valenga.no/?category=1&page=read&artid=66


Loberto er nr. 3 fra venstre

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Rykter...
(ta det som det er)

Mick Austin (Derby County fan) says...
Derby boss Jewell wants to Bring Robbie Fowler back to the Premiership untill the end of the season. Jewell is a good friend of Fowler and Robbie wants to leave crisis hit Cardiff.

Gary (lfc fan) (Liverpool fan) says...
John Arne Riise is on his way to Aston Villa if not in January then in the Summer. This is to help raise funds for Javier Mascherano and free up space on the Wings for Rhyan Bable and Emiliano Insua a promising youngster in the Reserves. Also Expect Sissoko to leave as he has moved down the pecking order with Lucas making leaps and bounds in the first team. Voronin will be sold next summer to raise cash. Expect Jermain Pennant to Leave the club next summer also.

Robert Hall (Aston Villa fan) says...
Aston Villa are to swap Ashley Young for Harry Kewell and peter crouch after O'neil had a rift with Young also it looks like villa are set to sign jose boswinga (Right back) from FC Porto for £7million which is a replacement for unsettled Mellberg who will sign for Juventus

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Penney: JJ a 'fantastic' winger


Joachim: Eye-catching displays

Darlington boss Dave Penney has paid homage to the manner in which Julian Joachim has evolved into an effective right-sided midfielder.
The 33-year-old has spent much of his career as an out-and-out striker, but this season has been deployed by Penney in a wide position to utilise his pace.
The diminutive ace has responded with a string of eye-catching displays to help the Quakers emerge as promotion frontrunners in League Two.
"He's been fantastic for us this season.
"He's played out wide on the right before at Coventry, Leicester and Aston Villa so he knows the game.
"He's a good footballer and we just felt that when he was up front with his back to goal the ball was in the air too much and he was getting bashed about. Now he's playing wide right he gets the ball at his feet and he's got the pace and skill to cause teams problems.
"He's still got goals in him and is creating goals so it's been like having a new player for us."

TeamTalk

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Andrew Martin (Manchester City fan) says...
I've heard from my mate who works at COMS that Sven is looking to sign three players in Jan. He wants to keep an English base to his team, and he's persuaded Dr Frank to buy Crouch and Owen for £20m each. The third one is a right winger and is either SWP, or Lennon for £15m. City for the ChampionsLleague next year!!

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Premier League transfer window looms
The Guardian

Derby and Paul Jewell will try to sign Bolton's Gary Speed and Wigan's Kevin Kilbane. Other possible targets are Portsmouth striker David Nugent and Manchester United defender Ryan Shawcross.

Jonathan Woodgate
Woodgate has done well for home town club Middlesbrough but Juande Ramos knows him well from his days at Real Madrid and sees the defender as the answer to Tottenham's obvious defensive failings

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BLACKPOOL manager Simon Grayson has signed a new deal until 2011.  Grayson, 38, said: “There has been a lot of talk about it but it has never been top of my agenda to get it sorted.”  (The Sun)