lovejoy

didn't duff say when he joined us that he becomes a fan of whoever he plays fro and couldnt join a rivaL? hence he turned spuds down as he couldnt move there from chelsea? could be a stumbling block, unless he's full of shite like

Manchester United will make a record-breaking offer for Lyon's French striker Karim Benzema in a deal that could top £30m. (The People) Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb will join Barcelona this week in a £12m deal. (Sunday Mirror) Newcastle and Manchester City are battling it out for Deportivo La Coruna's £10m-rated defender Fabricio Coloccini. (The People) Arsene Wenger is ready to raid Hamburg for midfielder Piotr Trochowski to replace the departed Matthieu Flamini. (The People) Newcastle want to hijack Portsmouth's bid to sign Liverpool's Peter Crouch and will offer £8m for the England striker. (The People) Juande Ramos is planning a summer clearout at Tottenham with Paul Robinson, Darren Bent, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Gilberto, Younnes Kaboul, Adel Taarbet and Jamie O'Hara all set to be axed by the Spaniard. (Sunday Mirror) Spurs are confident of signing 16-year-old Crystal Palace midfielder John Bostock, with the fee likely to be decided by a tribunal. (The Sunday Times) Samuel Eto'o is believed to have asked Tottenham for an annual salary of £7.8m, three times more than any other player at White Hart Lane. (The Observer) The north London club will turn to Argentina striker Diego Milito if Dimitar Berbatov leaves the club. (The People) Spurs are also hoping to hijack Liverpool's bid for Blackburn winger David Bentley and are prepared to offer £7m plus Aaron Lennon and Hossam Ghaly. (The People) Sampdoria's £4m-rated Argentine defender Hugo Campagnaro is wanted by both Tottenham and Aston Villa. (The People) Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is considering a move for Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano. (The Sunday Times) Martin O'Neill has made a £7m bid for Newcastle's James Milner and is also keen to bring Greek right-back Giorkas Seitaridis to Aston Villa. (The People) Djbrill Cisse could return to the Premier League after being left out of France's Euro 2008 squad. Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham are in the running. (Sunday Express) Hull want Portsmouth's David Nugent who is available for around £3m. (The People) Rangers are lining up a bid for West Brom midfielder Jonathan Greening. (The People) Newcastle are ready to snap-up highly-rated Carlisle goalkeeper Kieran Westwood and is also looking at the club's teenage striker Gary Madine. (The People) Michael Mifsud looks set to leave Coventry with Sunderland, Rangers and Birmingham all interested in the £2m-rated striker. (The People) West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is set for a £6m move across London to join Tottenham. (Various) Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is lining up a £3m swoop for Crystal Palace youngster Sean Scannell. (Sunday Mirror) Queens Park Rangers are targeting an ambitious move for Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood and want to pair him with West Ham's Bobby Zamora. (Sunday Mirror) QPR are also planning to complete a Premier League hat-trick with the signing of Spurs defender Anthony Gardner. (Sunday Mirror) Championship new boys Swansea City have been told they must splash out £235,000 to sign 30-year-old Granada striker Gorka Pintado. (News of the World) Back to top OTHER GOSSIP Arsene Wenger will leave Arsenal when his contract expires in 2011 to become president of French side Paris St Germain. (Sunday Telegraph) Newcastle's players fear Kevin Keegan could quit St James' Park after being told he must trim about £10m off the club's wage bill to fund new players. (Sunday Mirror) Manchester City have made the first move to persuade Mark Hughes to quit Blackburn, offering the Welshman £3m-a-year to move to Eastlands. (Mail on Sunday) However, Brazil legend Zico has emerged as a strong favourite to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson in Manchester. (News of the World) Back to top AND FINALLY Liverpool are officially the best team in Europe. The Anfield club top the official Uefa rankings that are based on European performances over the last five years. AC Milan are a point behind in second, Chelsea make into third while European champions Manchester United only make it to seventh. (Sunday Express) Department store Selfridges is launching a crystal-studded football table to celebrate Manchester United's double winning season. Just 20 of the bespoke tables, that each boast 150,000 red and black crystals, will be available and will set you back a mere £70,000. (Sunday Mirror)

with any luck

distin didn't

totally. what a fucking prick. i know they are best mates and all but to come out and say it is out of line.

express saying he's agreed to join

religious reasons?

makes our need for creativity in the middle even greater (not that he ever played like), we literally dont have anyone in that position now. i'm pretty sure he would have been paid a hefty wage though, and he certainly didn't justify it. already said this but his ankle holding use to do my fucking nut in. on the whole, he did nowt.

have to say i wont miss him, or his ankle holding antics after every tackle

Because the lack of activity is dangerously low. You'd think we'd be trying to shift some of the s*** as well, but nothing is even being strongly linked out. Reckon KK thinks they are good enough, Smith, Duff and the likes of. Worrying for me. its very early days tbf

seems like he could be off imo. madrid making all the noises they tend to when they are going to get their man

if we hadn't offered a big package (fee and wages) for modric i'd be concerned, the press seem to forget this when they are cliaming we won't spend, kk only has a £20m kitty etc etc

he's a very good player imo. fitness is obviusly a worry, but at the right price i'd have him, no doubt

ne5's alreet man, loves the club, as we all do. fair play.

theres a lot more to it than that. What more is it than that? a feeling that the area is your home and a part of you.......he lost that years ago. i have to say i agree.

strongly linked to spuds in a few rags tomorrow

good player that bostock

would explain keegans banning of the media to players on saturday and also his comments on being a 'team'.

RIP this sis. his dad was some boy though by the sounds of things!

me an'arl. him and aliadierre up front, goals goals goals eh!!

this, although i do like pennant

fat sam picked smith against his scouting teams wishes if odays chron is to be believed. Boro ready to bid for Smith May 13 2008 by Alan Oliver, Evening Chronicle MIDDLESBROUGH will try to lure Alan Smith from St James’s Park in the close season. Boro boss Gareth Southgate has joined Rangers manager Walter Smith in a bid to sign his former England international colleague. And while Rangers may struggle to meet Smith’s wage demands, they should not be too much trouble to Middlesbrough. Southgate, Kevin Keegan and United’s top brass Mike Ashley and Chris Mort were all at the Sir Bobby Robson charity dinner at St James’s on Friday night. And while the United chairman was seen locked in conversation with his Sunderland counterpart Niall Quinn, Mike Ashley had a long discussion with Southgate. Whether Southgate brought up the subject of Smith with Ashley or whether he will go straight to United’s director of football Dennis Wise, vice-president Tony Jimenez or Keegan himself, remains to be seen. But Southgate has been a big admirer of Smith since the pair of them played for England under Sven-Goran Eriksson. Southgate tried to sign Smith 12 months ago from Manchester United when he was his No 1, target but the 27-year-old Yorkshireman preferred Tyneside to Teesside. My information is that his scouting team wanted Sam Allardyce to go for Brazilian midfielder Elano, who was also available for £6m at Shakhtar Donetsk, but the United boss had his heart set on Smith and he got him for the same fee. And to be fair, while some United supporters have criticised Smith this season, both Big Sam and Kevin Keegan have always spoken highly of him. But all those players who had their wages leaked to a national Sunday newspaper will be more than a trifle concerned about their St James’s future, with the United hierarchy keen to cut the wage bill. And these will include Smith, who is reportedly earning £62,000 a week and who, in 30 competitive starts for United, has not managed a single in goal in a black-and-white shirt. Smith has another four years on his United deal, but first-team coach Steve Round’s contract is up at the end of next month and at present the former England man has not been offered a new one. I understand Round, who is being eyed by David Moyes at Everton as his first-team coach, would like to stay with United and Keegan is happy to have him, but the decision is out of their hands. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2008/05/13/boro-ready-to-bid-for-smith-72703-20901910/

nicknamed after a musician called duke ellington?? surely he's nickamed after the duke of wellington??

that specky coward from the notw reacted angrily this morning on sunday supplemetn when it was suggested by patrick barclay that the story had been put out by the owen camp. it would appear barclay was correct

'i can assure fans i will definately be here next season'. keegan on bbc.