Jamie

So i take it they will start training at Benton next week sometime then ?

Not sure wheather anyone has posted this,but i was reading in the Daily Mirror just now that Blackburn are set to sign him for £450k. He has also hinted that he would like to link up with Rovers as he says that it would benfit his career by getting first team football in the Premier League.

Completely agree.If this was roeder he would have been offering 5m or not even realising he was available on a free.Big Sams doing a great job so far.Give him plenty time though !

No more than 5m i'd pay for him. Good quality defender,but can't see Everton selling him.

Baines Bridge or Shorey - a must.

Lets just put this as simple as possible: Milner is class,Dyer is shite. Milner can cross the ball,Dyer can't. Milner can kick the ball harder with his left foot than Dyer can with his right. Milner could cross the ball better with his eyes closed left footed than Dyer could with his right open. Milner is a right winger,Dyer isn't. Milner is on less wages than Dyer,about 3 times less. Ayone get my point ? Flog Dyer,he's a useless money grabbing lazy t*** if you ask me. Get milner here on a long term contract. His crossing can be tremendous. He often delievers a bad cross, but for how hard he works in a game, he has a good right to. Go Jimmy Milner

It does not look like any of tonights games are on sky sports. Both of them are. Tuesday 26th June Football 23:00 Sky Sports 1 Uruguay v Peru Copa America Wednesday 27th June Football 01:45 Sky Sports 1 Venezuala v Bolivia Copa America Seems like games that you'd brake a leg to stay up for eh ?

Cheers for that.I'm travelling with them for the first time in August

How come your getting to meet big Sam ?

Arsenal will bid £10m to sign former striker Nicolas Anelka from Bolton to replace Thierry Henry. (Various) Tottenham are on the verge of signing Charlton's Darren Bent for a club record £16m. (Various) Birmingham will capture Scottish striker Garry O'Connor after he meets with manager Steve Bruce later this week. (The People) Blackburn have rejected Coventry's approach for unsettled striker Francis Jeffers. (The People) Portsmouth are winning the race to sign Preston striker David Nugent after offering him £10,000 more a week than have Sunderland. (The People) And Pompey boss Harry Redknapp is also set to sign full-back Martin Cranie from Southampton. (The People) But Redknapp faces competition from Premier league rivals Bolton for the signature of Atletico Bilbao striker Ismael Urzaiz. (The People) Everton will swoop for Fulham's Papa Bouba Diop. (The People) Manchester United have accepted a £6m bid from Middlesbrough for striker Alan Smith. (The People) However, Boro face competition from Portsmouth, who are lining up a £3.5m bid for Smith. (Sunday Mirror) Derby boss Billy Davis is chasing Sheffield United defender Claude Davis and is ready to pay £3.5m. (The People) Aston Villa are set to cool their interest in West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker as the clubs are 'poles apart' in their valuation. (The People) Portsmouth striker Andy Cole is wanted by Nottingham Forest. (The People) Manchester City defender Micah Richards has pledged his future to the club despite interest from Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. (The People) Liverpool have rejected the chance to re-sign Michael Owen, who was offered by Newcastle in exchange for John Arne Riise and Craig Bellamy. (Various) Middlesbrough will move for Barcelona's Argentine international forward Javier Saviola. (The People) Sevilla are seeking £8m for Freddie Kanoute, who is wanted by a trio of Premier League clubs. (The People) And Portsmouth are ready hijack Newcastle's move for Kanoute by bidding £8.4m for him. (News of the world) Manchester United will again bid for Atletico Madrid's £27m-rated striker Fernando Torres. (Sunday Mirror) But they face competition from Liverpool, who are ready to pay £25m for the Spain international. (News of the World) Fulham and Blackburn are battling it out to sign Espanyol defender Juan Velasco. (Sunday Mirror) Arsenal are interested in 22-year-old Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani. (Sunday Mirror) Sunderland want to sign Liverpool keeper Scott Carson, possibly on a season-long loan deal. (Various) Reading are battling to keep striker Leroy Lita, with Sunderland and Portsmouth ready to pay £5m for his services. (Sunday Mirror) West Ham are ready to spend £11m to sign Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. (News of the World) Meanwhile, West Ham striker Marlon Harewood is wanted by Birmingham, Fulham, Portsmouth and Aston Villa. (News of the World) Aston Villa midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba is wanted by Benfica. (News of the World) Chelsea are lining up an £18m bid for 17-year-old Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato. (News of the World) Bolton striker Henrik Pedersen is wanted by Preston, who are resigned to losing forward David Nugent. (News of the World) Newcastle and Celtic are competing to sign Holland under-21 striker Maceo Rigters. (News of the World) Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras is wanted by his former club Heerenveen, but only at a cut-price £2m. (News of the World) Manchester City's Bernardo Corradi is desperate to leave the club and return to Italy's Serie A. (Sunday Mirror) Bolton winger Ricardo Vaz Te will ask boss Sammy Lee to be allowed to leave the club. (Sunday Mirror) Arsenal will offer manager Arsene Wenger a new three-year contract in the next few days. (The People) But departing striker Thierry Henry insists Wenger will not sign a new deal. (News of the World) And both Real Madrid and Barcelona want to lure Wenger away from the Emirates Stadium. (Sunday Express) Manchester City will turn to Celtic boss Gordon Strachan if they fail to lure Sven-Goran Eriksson to the Eastlands hot-seat. (Sunday Mirror) John Toshack could quit as Wales boss to take up the role of sporting director at real Sociedad. (Various) Charlton are set to close down their entire women's set-up - the second biggest in the country - following the relegation of the men's team from the Premier League, in a cost-cutting exercise. Discuss.........

Hes on 40k a week

Good. I think luque deserves his chance and would do well once given this. I am one of the few that actually rate him.

I'd say the new shirt looks rather tidy Much better than this shabby new home top we currently have.

That Barca shirt is awful!

With Owen Oba Viduka Shola and also Luque being set for another chance, i just dont think why we would need another strikler with young Andy Caroll coming through aswell. Yesterday i was quite shocked with us being in an agreement or whatever it was with Alan Smith. So with 4/5 top strikers i can imagine 2/3 of them being frustrated with not being in the team/squad. I know Spurs have made it work with Berbatov Defoe Keane and Mido but you always have Deofe or Keane crying that they arn't playing enough games. But if we considered Smith in Centre midfield it could also cause a few problems. With him Barton Butt and Emre,Charlie also could see them wanting to be away. But with so many injuries we normally have,it's probably our safest bet in midfield.

1. Man utd 2. Liverpool 3. Chelsea 4. Spurs 5. Arsenal 6. Everton 7. Toon 8. Pompey 18. Sunderland 19. Brum 20. Derby Promoted from championship: 1. West Brom 2. Charlton 3. Shef Utd

Martins is probably the fastest bloke in Nigeria so i dont think they would have caught him. But from point blank range......he's a lucky man,and so are we. It could benefit us tbh. Might want to settle up here where he knows he's safe. Hope his mates alright though

I'll start, Arsenal - Fabregas Walcott Denilson Traore Gibbs...... Villa - Agbonlahor Young Davis Osbourne Cahil Birmingham - Mcsheffery Larrson Dj Cambell Blackburn - Derbyshire Bentley Bolton - Ben Haim Chelsea - Sinclair ........? Derby - Barnes Everton - Vaughn Osman Fulham - Routledge Liverpool - Pennant Arbeloa Man City - Richards Man Utd - Ronaldo Rooney Foster Boro - Downing Morrison Taylor Cattermole Newcastle - Milner Taylor Oba Huntington Edgar Pompey - Can't Really think wheather they have many. Reading - Long Lita Sunderland - Stokes Spurs - Lennon Bale Huddleston West Ham - Noble Mulins Ashton ? Wigan - Baines Cotterill Valencia

In place of ? Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, or Manchester United. Which one of them though clever shite.

In place of ?

Tbh i think we will just spend as normally until MA gets to know the club and once we are establishing ourselves back in the top half i think then is when he will decide to put some money into the club.

He seems quite hot property though.Quite a bit of money being asked ?

18m for Bent is an absaloute joke. Also i've heard about Mullins and Harewood going the other way. For 12m.Whats going on these days

Does that Martens get his game for Belgium ? I am taking it's Marten Martens who plays for AZ Alkmaar.

Any news on away tickets yet? i think it's a bit early although i do want to attend this game. Probably just hop on the speed train from Heworth metro.