Manchester City are planning to continue their Barcelona backroom staff reunion by bringing Bojan Krkic to the Etihad Stadium as their head scout. Krkic, the father of the current AC Milan forward of the same name, will join fellow Barca old boys Ferran Soriano City's new chief executive and Txiki Begiristain the [.
Johan Djourou has tonight committed his future to Arsenal and denied he ever wanted a move away
from the Emirates.
Reports suggested Djourou, 25, targeted a move to Italy because he was fed-up with Arsene Wenger
and the Gunners after making just 12 Premier League starts for last campaign.
But he hast taken to Twitter just now to deny wanting to leave the club and end speculation as
to his future.
This weeks news concerning the apparent departures of Brendan Rodgers and Paul Lambert to
Liverpool and Aston Villa respectively means that the warm glow of satisfaction hanging over The
Liberty Stadium and Carrow Road following a job well done last season seems unlikely to last for
much longer. Swansea City and Norwich City were treated with derision by many upon their arrival
into the Premier League a year ago, but the two clubs confounded expectations to complete their
first seasons in their new home with so much as the concept of relegation crossing their minds.
Why do the Premier League via the PGMOB insist on giving absolute control to such a small number of
referees?
Out of the ten EPL matches this weekend, seven games are under the control of just five officials
(the usual suspects being Webb, Dean, Atkinson, Dowd and Marriner).
Each of these referees has two appointments over the window!
Perhaps I'm showing my age but Robbie Fowler most definitely ain't of my era. I was getting
ensconced in Bangkok as he started making ripples in the Premier League and I remember him scoring
a quick fire hat trick for Liverpool against Arsenal in one of his early games.
Now I've moved on from Bangkok and he has moved there.
Perhaps I'm showing my age but Robbie Fowler most definitely ain't of my era. I was getting
ensconced in Bangkok as he started making ripples in the Premier League and I remember him scoring
a quick fire hat trick for Liverpool against Arsenal in one of his early games.
Now I've moved on from Bangkok and he has moved there.
Liverpool's U.S. owners have finally signed Kenny Dalglish to a three-year deal to manager
Liverpool.
Dalglish has restored pride and optimism on Merseyside. Consider that when he took over from Roy
Hodgson in January, Liverpool were 12th in the Premier League, four points above the relegation
zone.
Liverpool's U.S. owners have finally signed Kenny Dalglish to a three-year deal to manager
Liverpool.
Dalglish has restored pride and optimism on Merseyside. Consider that when he took over from Roy
Hodgson in January, Liverpool were 12th in the Premier League, four points above the relegation
zone.
It's a long way from Chelsea to Grozny, but in one of the most extraordinary appointments in recent
sporting history, the legendary Dutch footballer and former Chelsea boss Ruud Gullit has been
unveiled as the new manager of Terek Grozny, the Russian premier league club from the country's
restive region of Chechnya.
Muang Thong United had Robbie Fowler. Thailand had Bryan Robson. Now BEC Tero have appointed Sven
Goran Eriksson as 'Technical Director'.
In footballing terms this is a nothing appointment. Yes, it will get a few headlines but it is not
going to bring any benefit to the football club. These appointments rarely do.
Muang Thong United had Robbie Fowler. Thailand had Bryan Robson. Now BEC Tero have appointed Sven
Goran Eriksson as 'Technical Director'.
In footballing terms this is a nothing appointment. Yes, it will get a few headlines but it is not
going to bring any benefit to the football club. These appointments rarely do.
We aren't sure if we could cope with his eyebrows in between waxing appointments, but Mr. Ruthven
has his fans out there. We know this because they continue to spam our inboxes with urgent
requests for the Kickette Army to review and rate the Red Bulls defender. Without further ado, the
6'2″ 24-year-old signed with New [.
Last year I found out (thanks to Peter at Major League Soccer Talk) about the US Soccer Development
Academy's Winter Showcase in Phoenix but was unable to attend because of committments here. I have
appointments that will keep me down here on Friday, but I should be able to attend the Showcase on
Saturday and maybe Sunday.
News is somewhat scarce but we'll muddle on and find something to talk about. We could start
with the fact the club gave some futher insight into the appointments of Steve Bould and Neil
Banfield. We know that the former is going to be Arsene's assistant but Banfield thought he was
just going to have a chat about the reserves when the boss called him into his office:
The manager invited me into his office, and with Steve Bould going up to be assistant manager I
thought that he may have pulled me in to explain his decision.
We have said it before that the PGMOL is an organisation that works in a strange way. They want
to make us believe that the ref appointments are done randomly. And as I have pointed out the refs
should be appointed in an open way with each time getting each ref only [...]
Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By DogFace Referee: Stuart Attwell Assistant 1: Steve
Bennett Assistant 2: Andy Halliday 4th Official: Jon Moss Good morning stat-fans and welcome to
RefWatch... guess what – we now have an official release of data for referee appointments...
(possibly due to the fact that we were all getting the data [.
Updated with press release from today. This is now official. Statements from
Sigi and Boss.
Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Terry Boss suffered a concussion against Manchester United in the
infamous friendly and a few weeks later another while suiting up for the Puerto Rico National
Team.
The Chelsea Daily Drivel is a daily update of all the stories concerning our club, the rumours, the
opinions and more....
So here is the latest from around the web on Monday 26th July/Tuesday 27th July 2010
including: Mancienne to move?, Chelsea after ex-Barcelona sports chief Begiristain?
Liverpool stopper Pepe Reina knows that the coming months are set to be pivotal to the club's push
for a top four place this season.
The Reds are desperate for a return to the Champions League after missing out on Europe altogether
last term, and have showed signs that they are one of the teams to beat after beating Chelsea and
drawing with Manchester City in back-to-back league matches.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish believes that the club's transfer policy must be judged after a
few years, whilst hailing director of football Damien Comolli and managing director Ian Ayre.
The duo was promoted to their current positions last month, and it has been reported that the
manager is working with the Frenchman to outline potential targets for the upcoming transfer
window.
French International, one-time calendar boy/proud nudist and Valencia central defender took some
time out of his busy Albanian tourist schedule to remind us why he's out of our league:
'[My] type is Eva Longoria, Eva Mendes, Megan Fox, Shakira. I think it is clear that if I
have to choose, I prefer brunettes.
French International, one-time calendar boy/proud nudist and Valencia central defender took some
time out of his busy Albanian tourist schedule to remind us why he's out of our league:
'[My] type is Eva Longoria, Eva Mendes, Megan Fox, Shakira. I think it is clear that if I
have to choose, I prefer brunettes.
We have to say we are happy to see Alan Pardew moving quickly to bring in his new coaching team at
Newcastle, and he already has two of the three coaches who will share the coaching duties with
Alan. Alan Pardew - moving very fast with coaching appointments Alan has promoted Steve Stone to
one [...]
Alan Pardew is wasting no time in getting his coaching team together, and has so far made three
appointments. Willie Donachie while manager of Milwall The Newcastle manager has welcomed
goalkeeper coach Andy Woodman – who apparently arrives from Charlton Athletic today, and Alan has
also promoted Reserve team assistant Steve Stone to the [.
There is almost unanimous outrage at the dismissal of Chris Hughton. From a football point of
view it looks unsustainable, all the more so when instability and hysterical appointments have been
the reasons behind the decline Newcastle over the past ten years but also because by any same
measure Hughton was doing a great job.
For many years, the U.S. Women's National Teams playing in world championships have painted
their nails in various patriotic colors and designs and this year's U-20s are keeping up the
tradition.
Fortunately, midfielder Mandy Laddish is a talented nail painting artist and she has turned her
hotel room into a de facto Salon, with teammates making appointments to come by and get their nails
done.
Sven-Goran Eriksson sacked by Leicester City Telegraph.
Leicester City today dismissed, or "agreed by mutual consent to part ways" depending on
which news source you trust, former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson after 12 months in charge
and after something close to $20m of player purchases had been flushed down the sewer.
If anything Hughes' resignation makes me more glad I renewed my season ticket. Which sounds odd,
but at no point did I especially warm to Mark Hughes. Not that warming to a manager matters a hill
of beans in the big scheme of things, but Hughes and Fulham never did feel quite right.
I Hope West Ham Win! Not something you'll hear a Spurs fan say everyday, and I
know there are plenty of you out there that are all for the move to the Olympic Stadium but there
are a lot of us that don't want to. While you may think this is just another anti Stratford blog
update it's more than that and I hope even if you're very pro moving, you'll appreciate the
possibilities of what I'm about to say.
We've all seen it at petrol stations across the world. The driver sat with their forehead resting
on the wheel, realising the costly & potentially ruinous mistake they have just made. Perhaps
Massimo Moratti is feeling that way about his Inter side right now, although given some of his
appointments in the past, perhaps not.
