According to Andy Walker at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish would like to hold onto goalie Colin Doyle, despite his interest to leave. McLeish said,

"He (Doyle) is our third-choice goalkeeper, he's cover ... We need to have three good goalkeepers, Doyley's had a fair bit of experience without being given the total amount of experience of the other two.

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UPDATE: According to the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has ruled out the possibility of going after Dynamo Kiev striker Andriy Shevchenko. McLeish said,

"Shevchenko is not on my radar. Sammy has not told me he has made inquiries.

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According to Andy Walker at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham are thought to be interested in Dynamo Kiev striker Andriy Shevchenko, but he is not a top priority. One of the biggest reasons is because of his large wages.

Other targets mentioned are West Bromwich midfielder Graham Dorrans and QPR's Wayne Routledge.

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Kick in the Polloks
Rot-Weiss Essen 1-1 Preußen Münster (24:10:09)
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We had to deal with a swift blow to the body two weeks prior to this trip. A combination of NAC Breda, RKC Waalwijk, safety liaison officers and the Dutch police held a meeting in which they concluded that we (32 members of EFW) were a security threat. Click to continue reading...

Hands across Europe
Thanks a million to all the lads who attended the inaugural 2009 EFW Oktoberfest. I'll get around to sticking up the reports this week but in the meantime, here's a photo of all those without whom.....
So in no particular order: Big Deaks, Greeno, Martin Baines, Andy Day, Andy Walker, Young Philip Graystone, Pieter Dewilde, Partick Van Puyenbroeck, Steven Van Rompaey, Hans Bressinck, Stuart Fuller, Chris Nash, Oliver Deed, John Lewis, John Henniker, Stephen Deacon, Michael Stoffel, Holger Thomas, Alex Sachs, Florian Bernot, Christian Morsk, Andy Challen, Joris van der Wier, Phil Sheppard, Witty, Andy Pearch, Rich Pearch, Keith Turner, Radish, Iain Ferguson, Roland Sauskat and Colin Raymond. Click to continue reading...

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This coming Saturday is set to be best pre-season friendly (and fun day) ever, in my opinion. Not only do Bolton Wanderers take on Scottish Premier League side Hibernian Football Club at The Reebok Stadium but there is a 'Legends Match' too.

Bolton Wanderers verses Hibernian is being billed as Jussi Jaaskelainen's testimonial.

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UPDATE: According to Andy Walker at Birmingham Mail, Barcelona Sporting Club defender Giovanny Espinoza has agreed to join Birmingham and is now just waiting for a work permit. Espinzoa has agreed to a two-year deal with the club.

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UPDATE: According to Andy Walker at the Birmingham Post, Birmingham is looking to sign another South American player, which seems to be Giovanny Espinoza. Co-owner David Sullivan said,

"We're hoping to sign a few more players from South America in the next two to three weeks.

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According to Andy Walker at the Birmingham Mail, Portsmouth defender Djimi Traore would like to make his loan deal permanent with Birmingham. He said,

"The discussions between my agent and the club are still going on and we are looking for the right deal .

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A career that has been marked by periods of sustained buffoonery has surely reached its nadir with Rangers UEFA Cup run. That Archie McPherson is still around says something quite horrific about the quality of Scottish commentary. If Rangers had scored or conceded half the number of goals that, at first sight, Archie has thought have gone in then we would now be lauding the most exciting Click to continue reading...