According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City will have money to spend this
January depending on if they are able to sell a few players. Hull City chairman Adam
Pearson said,
"The major factor for January would be how many players we were able to move out.
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According to James Riach at Sky Sports News, Hull City chairman Adam
Pearson is looking to lower the wages of the club. Currently the club's highest paid
players are Jimmy Bullard, Geovanni, Daniel
Cousin, and George Boateng.
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Phil Brown prepares to break into his ode to Michael Jackson before a recent match.
Yes, Phil Brown is still Hull City's manager. At least for now.
Despite reports suggesting he is on his way out, Brown still has a job, but that didn't stop
Hull City chairman Paul Duffen from getting the boot.
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Phil Brown prepares to break into his ode to Michael Jackson before a recent match.
Yes, Phil Brown is still Hull City's manager. At least for now.
Despite reports suggesting he is on his way out, Brown still has a job, but that didn't stop
Hull City chairman Paul Duffen from getting the boot.
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Poor financial state forces Tigers supremo to step down.
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Hull City chairman Paul Duffen resigns
Duffen stood down this morning after pressure mounted on him and manager Phil Brown after a
disappointing start to the campaign which has seen them take just eight points from their opening
10 games.
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Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak has started a war of words with UEFA president
Michel Platini, criticizing the Frenchman for his apparent love for the "status quo."
al Mubarak's comments were sparked by UEFA's plan to set financial fair-play rules, meaning that
clubs will only be able to spend on transfers as much as they make through television revenue,
ticket sales, and commercial endeavours.
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EPL Talk 18 September @ 10:48 AM EST
In an exclusive interview for the Guardian, Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak
criticized Michel Platini's planned control of football club expenditure. He has a point.
Platini wants new financial rules by 2012. Under those guidelines, Clubs would spend within
their soccer-generated income.
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The Hull City Tigers have all the odds against them. This off-season they discovered that most
players with the talent to play for the club would prefer to be role players for more historically
successful clubs. Take Michael Owen for example. He spurned the Tigers for a sub spot on
Manchester United.
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Birmingham City are the latest Premier League club to be lined up for foreign ownership. As
Mark Murphy reports, the new potential new owner has already had a go at buying the club, but fans
are split on whether his involvement and there are question marks over his financial
credentials.
Birmingham City chairman David Gold isn't easy to like.
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UPDATE: According to Aston Villa's official website, Aston
Villa have signed Newcastle defender Habib Beye for an
undisclosed fee. Beye signed a three-year deal with the club.
August 6th, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Hull City have
agreed to a fee for Newcastle defender Habib Beye.
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UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Hull City have agreed to
a fee for Newcastle defender Habib Beye. Hull City chairman
Paul Duffen said,
"Habib Beye is a player we believe can add quality to the Hull squad .
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Hot on the heels of Sebastien Bassong's Tottenham move comes news that highly regarded Newcastle
United right-back, Habib Beye is on the verge of a move to the Hull City Tigers. City chairman,
Paul Duffen, has confirmed that an offer has been accepted by United, after a previous £2 million
bid failed to hit the [.
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Hull City chairman Paul Duffen has dismissed reports that he is a contender to become Liverpool's
new chief executive.
Liverpool are aiming to appoint a new chief executive after Rick Parry left his position at Anfield
at the end of last season.
Reports had claimed that Duffen was to be put on a short-list of candidates to replace Parry on
Merseyside.
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SoccerLens 14 July @ 03:55 AM EST
Something in me was truly hoping this doesn't happen... The state of Manchester United debt is
known to all fans, but the scale of the catastrophe that is losing Ronaldo, blinded us from that
fact. The quest to replace our stolen idol had consumed us, and made us fathom about all sorts of
saviors that might become our next "It Boy".
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UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Wigan Athletic have
agreed to pay £2million for Swansea striker Jason Scotland.
Wigan have also offered Scotland a three-year deal.
June 19th, 2009 According to Swansea City's official website,
Burnley have made a bid for Jason Scotland.
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Michael Owen's transfer to Manchester United may not be the shock of the summer. Birmingham
manager Alex McLeish is hitting the streets to find a new midfielder, and all rumors point to Joey
Barton, Barry Ferguson, and... Patrick Vieira.
The former Arsenal captain has fallen hard and far from his days as a Premier League winner, and
with his place in the Inter Milan squad all but gone, Vieira could be on the move this summer.
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According to Michael Baggaley at WhyDelilah.co.uk, Stoke City chairman
Peter Coates confirmed he is not interested in Newcastle striker
Obafemi Martins. He said,
"There's nothing in that one ... We haven't had contact or discussions about him at all
.
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1. The chances of Franck Ribery joining Manchester United or Chelsea appear to be slim after the
Bayern Munich playmaker's agent said the Frenchman wants to play for Real Madrid. (Various)
2. Manchester City are ready to test Everton's resolve to keep Joleon Lescott by lodging a £15m
bid for the England defender this week.
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According to Martin Hardy at News of the World, Hull City chairman Paul
Duffen admitted that he would like to sign striker Michael Owen. However
he would like to sign him "on the right terms." Duffen said,
"We're interested in Michael Owen on the right terms.
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UPDATE: According to Swansea City's official website, Burnley
have made a bid for Jason Scotland. Swansea City chairman
Huw Jenkins said,
"Burnley have made an approach for Jason Scotland, but our valuation for a player who has
finished as our top scorer for the last two seasons is miles apart.
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Hull City chairman Paul Duffen had a six-month driving ban for speeding around town in his Aston
Martin V8 Vantage overturned this week because the court ruled that it would cause him "exceptional
hardship".
While not being able to drive your Aston Martin V8 vantage around for six months does kind of
suck, what exactly would qualify as "exceptional hardship"?
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According to the Sunderland Echo, Hull City are not interested in
Sunderland footballers Dean Whitehead and Paul
McShane. Hull City chairman Paul Duffen said,
"They are not players we are trying to acquire at this point .
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QPR Report 17 June @ 03:21 AM EST
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For cutting-edge, continually-updated news about QPR: Visit the combination messageboard and
quasi-blog: The QPR Report Messageboard. QPR and other football news; nostalgia; and posters'
views: No focus on politics, films, music, etc. No ad-hominem attacks on fellow posters. Just an
(usually) intelligent focus on QPR and FootballQPR's 2009/2010 Fixtures-
QPR's Fixtures-
2009-2010 FA Cup Round Dates- Video: QPR vs Chelsea (from 1982)
- Video: QPR vs Barnsley (From 1982)
- 1976 Video: Stan Bowles Breaks an European Scoring Record vs FC Cologne
- 1992/93 Video: QPR vs Manchester United and also Ryan Giggs goal vs QPR
- QPR Advertising Open Coaching Positions (Ladies' Teams)
- The Complete QPR Websites Listing
- Key Dates for QPR's 2009-2010 Season
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Away from QPR Specific: David Conn on Portsmouth's takeover & Finances.
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QPR Report 17 June @ 01:42 AM EST
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For cutting-edge, continually-updated news about QPR: Visit the combination messageboard and
quasi-blog: The QPR Report Messageboard. QPR and other football news; nostalgia; and posters'
views: No focus on politics, films, music, etc. No ad-hominem attacks on fellow posters. Just an
(usually) intelligent focus on QPR and Football- Video: QPR vs Chelsea (from 1982)
- Video: QPR vs Barnsley (From 1982)
- 1976 Video: Stan Bowles Breaks an European Scoring Record vs FC Cologne
- 1992/93 Video: QPR vs Manchester United and also Ryan Giggs goal vs QPR
- QPR Advertising Open Coaching Positions (Ladies' Teams)
- The Complete QPR Websites Listing
- Key Dates for QPR's 2009-2010 Season
-
Away from QPR Specific: David Conn on Portsmouth's takeover & Finances.
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According to Martin Spinks at The Sentinel, Stoke City chairman Peter
Coates is planning on giving manager Tony Pulis funds to make a few
signings in the transfer window this summer.
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section - a review of the footballing news. For more English practice check out our worksheets,
football glossary and English for football phrases as well as the Learners' Podcast. To be in full
swing - to be up and [.
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