Daily Football Update

K Jay

20th November 2006

DAILY MIRROR

Bayern Munich claim they now have the financial muscle to keep hold of Owen Hargreaves when the transfer window re-opens.

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has branded the fans who are trying to drive Lomana LuaLua out of the club as "sickos"

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is interested in Hamilton Academicals teenager Jamie McCarthy.

Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has told Peter Taylor to quit his role as England Under-21 coach.

Leeds have cancelled the contracts of Seb Carole and Rui Marques.

THE SUN

David Beckham has held talks with Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello regarding his trip to attend to Tom Cruise's wedding in Italy.

Mark Hughes and Martin Jol both blast ref Phil Dowd for his display in the 1-1 draw between Blackburn and Spurs on Sunday.

Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder was the subject of sick taunts about his health from Arsenal fans on Saturday.

Philippe Troussier has branded Sven-Goran Eriksson a "colossal failure" with both men in the running for the Nigeria job.

Charlton skipper Luke Young claims Iain Dowie should not have been sacked as manager.

DAILY STAR

Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder has vowed to ignore the fans who taunt him about his health after several jibes were directed at him by Arsenal supporters.

Liam Lawrence refuses to comment on reports of a training ground bust-up between himself and Sunderland boss Roy Keane before his loan move to Stoke.

Arsenal youngster Nicklas Bendtner says he will only stay at Birmingham if Blues win promotion to the Premiership.

Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce believes Joey Barton will earn an England call-up this season.

DAILY EXPRESS

Liverpool chairman David Moores is close to completing a deal which will see him relinquish control of the club.

Blackburn and Spurs will both appeal against the red cards shown to Tugay and Hossam Ghaly in the 1-1 draw at Ewood Park on Sunday.

DAILY MAIL

Sir Alex Ferguson calls for the Premier League to appoint a strong referee for next Sunday's showdown with Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes will become the latest manager to meet with referees chief Keith Hackett after blasting Phil Dowd for his display against Spurs.

Former Leeds boss Kevin Blackwell is ready to sue the club over his pay-off from Elland Road.

Barnsley manager Andy Ritchie's future is in doubt after he expressed his disappointment at the club's refusal to offer him a new deal.

I had a sig, once.

K Jay

21st Nov

DAILY EXPRESS

Sir Alex Ferguson will field a full-strength team against Celtic to ensure he can avoid another 'Champions League cock-up'.

Paul Scholes last night admitted he considered accepting Steve McClaren's approach to end his international retirement.

Manchester United will stage a behind-closed-doors friendly for the benfit of triallist Freddy Adu.

Jose Mourinho is in the hunt for a right back after admitting he misses the versatile William Gallas.

Eggert Magnusson's consortium should formally complete its takeover of West Ham today.

Damien Duff will be out for two weeks with a knee injury.

Wolves keeper Matt Murray says he doesn't want to leave Molineux although boss Mick McCarthy claims he might have to sell him if Wolves don't go up.

DAILY MIRROR

Gordon Strachan insisted the SPL is almost on a par with the Premiership in the quality of football played.

William Gallas will be out for up to four weeks as a result of the thigh muscle injury he picked up in training on Monday after kicking himself while attempting a free-kick.

Arsenal will press ahead with their attempts to sign Seville's young midfielder Jesus Navas even though he suffers from homesickness.

Palace chairman Simon Jordan says he has no sympathy for Iain Dowie and will carry on regardless with his court action against the former Palace and Charlton boss.

Jordan has also filed a new lawsuit against Charlton after they avoided paying a £1m compensation clause in Dowie's contract.

Martin O'Neill is lining up a New Year move for Robbie Keane as a replacement for Milan Baros.

THE SUN

The FA are to question Arsenal over gay taunts directed at Ashley Cole made by their fans.

Aidy Boothroyd will escape being hauled before the FA disciplinary panel as the Watford boss did not question the referee's integrity following Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Portsmouth.

Gary Neville faces surgery on a recurring calf injury that could keep him sidelined for six weeks.

Newcastle fear Craig Moore and Damien Duff will be sidelined until the New Year with knee and hamstring trouble respectively.

DAILY STAR

Alan Pardew will be given £15m to spend in the January window once the takeover of West Ham is finalised.

Milan Mandaric was scheduled to fly back to the UK from Monaco today to put the finishing touches to the next stage of his £25m takeover of Leicester City.

Wigan fear Leighton Baines will be absent for three weeks after scans revealed he tore a calf muscle playing for the Under 21s last week.

Sheffield United's Paul Ifill is a target for Stoke and Sunderland.

DAILY MAIL

Gordon Strachan says the Premiership is over-rated.

Departing West Ham chairman Terry Brown has been made an honorary life president by the club's new owners.

Woodley Sports' 18-year-old striker Jamie Kay escaped with his life during a Unibond League game with Alsager Town at the weekend after a crossbow arrow fired from the crowd missed him by inches.

DAILY RECORD

Rangers face a fresh probe into sectarian singing by their fans during Sunday's 1-0 win at Hearts. Furthermore, missiles were thrown at Hearts keeper Craig Gordon.

Auxerre's £2.5m-rated defender Younes Kaboul has urged Rangers to step up their interest in him after Thursday's Uefa Cup tie in France, after the 20-year-old claimed Jeremy Clement has sold him on life in Scotland.

Kenny Miller insists the 3-0 defeat away to Benfica was a one-off.

Inverness boss Charlie Christie has tagged Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink the new Pierre van Hooijdonk.

The ref that disallowed Thierry Henry's perfectly legitimate goal in Moscow recently will take charge of the Celtic v Man Utd clash.

Celtic have agreed to take part in a testimonial for Southampton defender Claus Lundekvam.

I had a sig, once.

Mikk

WC's Sexy Beast

I'm so pissed off that Keane is letting Lawrence go just for swearing at him.

Surely Keane did that countless times to Fergie and probably just let it slip.



I still say Keane isn't the right person for Sunderland.

K Jay

Ronadinho disagrees.

I had a sig, once.

K Jay

22 Nov

THE SUN
Alan Pardew will kick off West Ham's Icelandic revolution with a £10m bid for Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips

Newcastle striker Albert Luque insists that his priority is to return to Spain

Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano are stuck at West Ham until the summer unless Corinthians buy them back as FIFA state that players cannot play for more than two clubs in a season

West Ham keeper Roy Carroll has been battling a booze and betting addiction at a top clinic

Middlesbrough are confident that Gareth Southgate will today get the green light to continue as manager at the Riverside

Huddersfield's Peter Jackson and former Leeds boss Kevin Blackwell top Barnsley's wanted list to replace Andy Ritchie

DAILY STAR

A scan has revealed that Portsmouth loan star Glen Johnson's torn muscle is not as serious as first feared, and he could be back soon

Watford loan keeper Ben Foster has been forced to return to Manchester United for knee surgery

Leeds, Ipswich and Hull are interested in Coventry striker Dele Adebola

Charlton are preparing a January move for Gillingham youngster Matt Jarvis

Fulham outcast Niclas Jensen will quit the club in January and return to Denmark

DAILY MIRROR

West Ham are to make a loan move for Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips in January with a view to a £13m move

Michael Essien wants a new contract at Chelsea to bring him in line with the top earners at the club

Swedish champions Elfsborg want to sign Portsmouth striker James Keane permanently after a loan spell

Barnsley want old favourite Neil Redfearn as their new manager

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock wants to sign Manchester United striker Alan Smith in January

Sheffield Wednesday want to sign Liverpool striker Craig Lindfield on loan

DAILY EXPRESS

Premier League bosses are set to dump their link with the FA at the end of the season to gain full control of the billions they generate

Newcastle have received a "hands-off warning" about signing Ajax duo Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Urby Emanuelson in January

DAILY MAIL

FIFA will use goal-line technology in next year's World Club Championship

MK Dons are set to move for released Leeds defender Paul Butler

Former Portsmouth striker Dario Silva has taken up rowing after having part of his right leg amputated recently and hopes to take part in the 2012 Olympics in London

DAILY RECORD

Jimmy Calderwood fears that Aberdeen players will be the target of transfer window raids in January

I had a sig, once.

Crocker

Didnt quite work did it?

God

Super Moderator

SWP to West Ham is a joke, and a very bad one at that. he could get into the arsenal, bolton, everton, liverpool, spurs etc first team so why the hell would he go to WHU?

Smith to Sheff utd? thats worse. hes a good striker and i think he should stick it out at utd as he will get a chance and he just has to take it like saha has this season.

K Jay

24th Nov

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Peter Kenyon says Jose Mourinho will be staying at Chelsea even if he fails to guide the Blues to Champions League glory this season.

DAILY MAIL

Kenyon has fanned the flames ahead of Sunday's mammoth Premiership showdown by claiming Chelsea can supersede Manchester United as the world's number one club.

Cristiano Ronaldo also claimed that if Chelsea lose Mourinho, they will not be the same team.

Torquay boss Ian Atkins is to step down and could be replaced by Lubos Kubik, who played for Czechoslovakia at the 1990 World Cup.

Dejan Stefanovic, who has delayed surgery on a knee ligament injury, is ready to rule himself out for six weeks in order to go under the knife but the Serb has blasted assistant boss Tony Adams who criticised his form.

William Gallas may be back quicker than expected because a thigh injury has responded well to treatment and he is now eyeing the Champions League trip to Porto on December 6 as his comeback date.

Rafa Benitez has agreed to pay £1m to Boca Juniors for 17-year-old Argentinian left back Emiliano Insua.

West Ham boss Alan Pardew has told Anton Ferdinand he will not be dropped for tomorrow's home game with West Ham despite his appearance in court today.

DAILY EXPRESS

Peter Kenyon predicts Chelsea will be the world's number one club by 2014.

David Unsworth has begged Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock not to give him the boot.

DAILY MIRROR

Charlton boss Les Reed is considering signing Zheng Zhi after the former Chinese Player of the Year impressed in a training session with the club on Thursday.

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has criticised Lyon president Jean Michel Aulas for leaking his interest in Nicolas Anelka.

Carlos Tevez has described Premiership defenders as animals.

THE SUN

Cristiano Ronaldo believes Chelsea have not improved since last season, despite the signings of Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko.

Wayne Bridge has penned a new four-year deal.

Sam Allardyce fears Lyon's interest in Nicolas Anelka could drive a wedge between Bolton and the striker.

I had a sig, once.

God

Super Moderator

kenyon also said chelsea have the fastest growing fan base, how come they cant sell all their tickets then?

K Jay

Because of the £80 "cheap" seats.

I had a sig, once.