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Liverpool could halt their plans for their brand spanking new £700m Stanley Park stadium because
of the ‘funding for it has been hit by the volatile credit markets' – Liverpool fans shouldn't
start warbling in despair just yet though – have a look at the source – which slightly
diminished the reliability of this story.
If Newcastle owner Mike Ashley wants to rid himself of Sam Allardyce and his staff he'll have to
shell out a whopping £20m in compensation. (Sunday Express) ...And in the face of yet more rumours
about dressing room discontent and player rebellion, with some squad members baying for the savior
Alan Shearer to come in; Big [.
The world of Premiership transfer gossip is full of nonsense, but some nonsense is more interesting
that the other nonsense. Speculation is rife in the likes of the Mirror, Daily Mail, Times, Sun
and... err... Tribal Football all do their best to predict and/or completely make up the future.
Here's our opinion on the Premiership transfer [...]
Sportingo's Mark Rivlin brings us some transfer rumours to spice up our Sunday... The Sunday
newspapers are as ever full of football transfer rubbish (sorry, news). This bulletin of rumours
also includes snippets from Birmingham, Wigan, Bolton and Valencia. Tottenham coach Juande Ramos is
planning a £30m raid on Valencia's David Villa as he is worried [.
Part one of today's blizzard of transfer rumours... Aston Villa, Bolton, and Newcastle are set for
a January transfer scuffle over Sporting Braga's Peruvian defender Alberto Rodriguez. The 22
year-old is nicknamed 'El Mudo' (The Mute), but his £5.8million transfer fee could mean that
Newcastle will have to drop out of the race for his signature.
Some football fans constantly have their heads in the clouds. Dreaming of European glory and
talking up the team when all else can quite clearly see, their side are distinctly average. We all
know 'em, but some sides are more guilty than others. Now, for pub ammo and abuse, we have some
proof! Littlewoods Football Pools (www.footballpools.com) has just produced the new ‘Football
Fan-tasy' report which reveals which football fans live in the biggest world of fantasy.
The second half of our big batch of Sunday transfer rumours... Liverpool's interest in Czech
Republic defender Tomas Ujfalusi has abrubtly stopped after he rebuffed a £500,00 move to join
Rafa's men...for now... (Observer) Manchester City's Sven Goran Eriksson is planning to splash his
vast amounts of cash and swoop for Arsenal's Lassana Diarra, Athletic Bilbao's Andoni [.
Manchester City 1 - 0 Birmingham City
Elano's first half strike was enough to make it six wins on the bounce at home for city, In truth
our least fluent performance since Blackburn away, however, with a bit more ruthlessness both
Samaras and Mpenza should have both bagged.
It was a resilient rather than sparkling perfomance from City, which is understandable given the
amount of players on international duty.
Arsene Wenger is keen to bring Barnsley keeper Heinz Muller to Arsenal. The cost? A very Arsene
Wenger-like £1m. This move would also pave the way for Teutonic gaffe-lord Jens Lehmann to move
back to Borussia Dortmund. (Various) ...And there is "no chance" of a Cesc Fabregas move to Real
Madrid according to Cesc's agent.
Ok, first off let's get all this England manager guff out of the way before getting on to the usual
transfer rumour frenzy: Chelsea captain John Terry wants Mourinho to manage England (The Sun) with
the Special One telling the FA to 'make him an offer he can't refuse'. (Daily Express) ...Whilst [.
Not sure if Torres will score for Liverpool? Having second doubts about your all-Wigan backline?
Reckon Sunderland will thump Tottenham? Our good friends at FantasyFootballScout help you get your
Fantasy Football team ready. If you don't already have one, you can sign up for the CaughtOffside
league. The big kick-off is almost with us and yet, [...
Some Boxing Day transfer guff... Liverpool have leapt ahead of Celtic and snapped up Ross County
youngster Alex Cooper. The 16-year-old winger was bought for an undisclosed 6 figure sum. (The Sun)
Everton head honcho David Moyes won't think twice about dropping Yakubu if he suffers another
stutter in form.
The big kick-off is nigh and we don't have a thing to wear. Well, we do now. This is part one of a
bumper Kit Parade Special from Pies. Arsenal This looks a little familiar... wait
a cotton picking minute! Yes, Arsenal have retained last season's home kit for a further season. It
makes my job a bit harder because you have all seen it before, but I'd be delighted if I was a
Gooner.
Batch two of the day; our contribution to the rumour abyss of white noise that is the internet.
Arsenal's Spanish keeper Manuel Almunia could be England's next number 1, in one year he'll be able
to get British Citizenship. (Various) Everton and Man City are to launch an improbable four-way
transfer tug-of-war with AC Milan and Juventus [.
Arsenal's young Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner could be on his way out of the club. The 6 ft. 4
in. front man performed admirably in Arsenal's preseason fixtures after returning from a season
long loan to Birmingham.
The few games that he played during the Summer prompted me to write an article comparing the
talents of Bendtner and the prodigal Englishman Theo Walcott.
Tottenham's Hossam Ghaly is reportedly a target for Derby and Sunderland. Dimitar Berbatov may not
smile much, but at least he doesn't toss the shirt away like a soiled rag when he gets upset.
Arsenal and Manchester United are keeping tabs on the progress of Deportivo La Coruna winger Andres
Guardado.
The second half of our transfer rumour frenzy, with plenty of slices from the succulent transfer
roast. Everton have turned down a Celtic loan move for James McFadden. The Scot has only started
three games for Everton this season and McFadden himself claims that he will wait to see if he gets
more first team football [.
Everyone saw the Premiership matches they cared about, and it's a rather lengthy process trudging
through the match reports of every club that matters little to you - especially if you're still
carrying the shameful stench of defeat. So instead, after every round of matches here's the chance
for everyone to share the three things they [.
Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City Cesc Fabregas finally found a breakthrough, despite an
excellent performance from Manchester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. The young Dane made a
string of saves, including Robin van Persie's 65th minute penalty. Aston Villa 2-1
Fulham Shaun Maloney's late winner secured victory for Villa.
Reina
Arbeloa Carragher Hyypia Riise
Pennant Gerrard Mascherano Babel
Kuyt Voronin
I'm speechless. That was just awful.
Draws away at Portsmouth and Porto are one thing, and the suggestion of problems seemed almost
laughable. But this was insipid. Dropping 2 points to Birmingham at Anfield, where the team had
scored 10 goals in the past two games, is just inexcusable.
The ever-popular Three Things series has expanded to include matchday action. Some people saw this
match in all its live glory, others on the telly, and some not at all. Either way everyone probably
saw it differently and here's your chance to tell each other what you learned. So forget the
numpteys at Sky Sports or [.
Alex McLeish and Dick Advocaat go back a bit. As the latter moved upstairs from the manager's chair
to the general manager's office at Ibrox in 2001, he recommended to Rangers Chairman David Murray
that he should pluck Alex McLeish from Hibernian to take up his old job. The two have been friends
ever since, [.
This weekend, there are a fair few matches set up for a rosey, laughable upset to mock our friends,
family and enemies over on Monday: Chelsea v West Ham Aston Villa v Arsenal Tottenham v Birmingham
Wigan v Manchester City Liverpool v Bolton New managers are the order of the day. The biggest
banana peel we can see here lies in [.
Sportingo's Michael Walsh brings us the latest transfer gossip. There's a menacing new threat to
Newcastle's Big Sam in today's rumour and transfer gossip bag, while Portsmouth want £10m Mutu.
Aston Villa, Chelsea, Fiorentina and Roma also feature. Sir Alex Ferguson must have choked on his
Corn Flakes this morning when he woke up to [.
It's prediction time for the last set of Premier League fixtures for 2007, and I am aiming to make
my predictions as transparently clear as Crystal Gravy. Saturday, 29 December 2007 West Ham 1-3
Manchester United - Carlitos' return to Upton Park should yield a strong away win for Man Utd, with
the Red Devils firing on [.
After initially talking with Tottenham about a loan deal, Birmingham boss Steve Bruce was surprised
to discover Spurs were somehow, inexplicably willing to let Mido go for 6 million on a permanent
basis, "We've been chasing him for a while and we started off negotiating a loan," Bruce told the
Birmingham Mail. "Then I was told we [...]
- Birmingham boss Steve Bruce has singled out Jermaine Pennant as the player his side is worried
most about come Saturday. Pennant though, who played two seasons for the Blues, isn't sure he'll
even get to play after being sent off in the Porto match. I'm not sure he'll start, but would be a
bit surprised if he didn't get to play at all. Rafa may save him for our Carling Cup match at
Reading next week.
Birmingham boss Steve Bruce wants Arsenal's 19 year-old striker Nicklas Bendtner, but realizes that
the promising striker is out of Birmingham's reach.
Bendtner has featured only four times for the North London giants this season, and has made it
clear that he would like to receive more playing time, resulting in rumors linking him to many
clubs.
The Glasgow Daily Record have no doubts that Alex McLeish's decision to leave his post as manager
of the Scottish national team to join Birmingham were primarily driven by money: Alex Quits
Scotland After Tripling His Wages SCOTLAND were looking for another new manager last night after
Alex McLeish trebled his money by jumping ship to the [.
A batch of yuletide transfer goodies for you to rifle through and squirrel over... Fabio Capello is
set to earn a pretty penny for sitting down in the legendary England hotseat, he'll be the highest
paid England manager ever, and at £6m-a-year he'll be even more expensive than balding Swedish
love-god Sven.
Watch Blackburn live online Watch Aston Villa live online A bulging burlap bag of mewing transfer
rumours. Liverpool's Rafa Benitez is adamant that he needs to buy in January, with defence being
his number one priority. (The Sun) Steve Coppell's Reading have shelled out £250,000 on 17 year
old Bulgarian wunderkind Radoslav Vasilev.
Birmingham City have signed talented Dutch winger Daniel de Ridder on a free transfer from Celta
Vigo of Spain. De Ridder, 23, has agreed a three-year-deal with the Blues. With respect to
Birmingham, I'm slightly surprised that a 'bigger' Prem club hasn't secured the services of De
Ridder. He was instrumental on the right wing in Holland's recent Under-21 Euro Championship
victory, and obviously has the talent to play at a high level.
Pies does not condone this sort of childish banter (translation: we don't want hate mail from a
load of pissed off Brummies). But many thanks to Scott Gibson for sending this in - it did make us
chuckle out loud.
Portsmouth v Man Utd A very tough fixture for United to try and get their first
win of the season - Pompey have won at home against United in four of the past five meetings. That
said, I still tip the visitors to sneak a win. Carlos Tevez is expected to make his debut for the
champions. Prediction: 1-2 Reading v Chelsea Man Utd and then
Chelsea - Steve Coppell's team couldn't have had a much harder start to the season, but a battling
draw at Old Trafford last Sunday will give them the confidence to take on Mourinho and co.
Portsmouth 1-1 Manchester United Cristiano Ronaldo grimaces after being shown a red card for
violent conduct. Reading 1-2 Chelsea Reading's Andre Bikey can see a tap-in is coming his way after
Petr Cech's error. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) Manchester City 1-0 Derby He's only got them
playing like Brazil! Watch the video to see Michael Johnson's superb goal.
Birmingham City's Garry O'Connor is getting all geographical with his disastrous barnet. On top he
has been building mountains, but down below there are waves. O'Connor was born in Edinburgh, which
also happens to be the hometown of the Bay City Rollers. Coincidence? We think not. Could we be on
the verge of a mullet revival? Let's hope so, Horror Hair fans!
Liverpool vs. Birmingham Premier League 3pm (10am EST) Saturday, September 22 The Lowdown: After
two consecutive draws and the unfortunate news of Agger and Alonso's injuries (yet another reason
to hate international friendlies), Liverpool look to get back on track against the lowly Blues at
Anfield. Birmingham currently sit 12th, having most recently edged out bottom-dwelling Bolton 1-0
at home.
Arsenal 5-0 Derby Emmanuel Adebayor scored a hat-trick and Cesc Fabregas stole the
show as the Gunners hit top gear. Fulham 3-3 Manchester City Danny Murphy's late
goal secured a point for Fulham in this pulsating encounter. Liverpool 0-0 Birmingham
City The Rafalution seems to have stalled a little as the Blues held the Red to a goalless
draw.
Birmingham 0-1 Manchester United Crissy Ronaldo (© Pies) pounced early in the
second-half to give United victory and keep up with Arsenal. Chelsea 0-0 Fulham
The Blues were held to a draw by their West London rivals in Avram Grant's first Premier League
game at Stamford Bridge. Didier Drogba was dismissed for a second bookable offence and John Terry
missed the second half with a fractured cheekbone.
Insidearsenal is pleased to announce the beta launch of our new site: www.insidefootball.net the
new Premier League blog site. Including feeds from blogs from fans of: Arsenal, Aston Villa,
Birmingham, Blackburn, Bolton, Chelsea, Derby County, Everton, Filham, Liverpool, Manchester City,
Manchester United, Middlesborough, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Reading, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur,
West Ham and Wigan.
