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Swine Has Struck

The Offside - Bolton Wanderers 27 October @ 08:02 PM EST

Reports have come out that 4 players at the club have contracted the dreaded swine. However Megson refuses to reveal who the players in question are. Now of course I'm not worried about them dropping dead or anything, but the swine flu is still the flu, and can be quite debilitating if you want to, say, chase up and down after a ball for 90 minutes.

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Eliminatórias - África - Nigéria 1x0 Moçambique

Futebol no mundo e sua história 19 October @ 12:10 PM EST
Jogaram am Abuja, no Estádio Nacional, para um público de 13.000 pessoas, as seleções da Nigéria (32º no ranking da FIFA) e Moçambique (84º do ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
29-03-2009 - Moçambique 0x0 Nigéria.
O quarteto de arbitragem dessse jogo, foi o seguinte:
Árbitro: Khalid ABDEL RAHAMN-SUD
Primeiro Assistente: Aarif ELTOM-SUD
Segundo Assistente: Awad BAKHEIT-SUD
Quarto Árbitro: El Fadil MOHAMED-SUD
Aos 32 minutos do primeiro tempo, a primeira alteração na Nigéria, entrou o camisa 6, Danny SHITTU no lugar do camisa 15, Mohammed YUSUF. Click to continue reading...

International Wanderers Weekend Roundup

BWFC 24 11 October @ 09:39 AM EST

A brief summary of each Bolton Wanderers player who has been on international duty this weekend.

England U21 6 – 3 Macedonia U21

Fabrice Muamba came on for Peterborough United's Danny Rose with 20 minutes to go. Unfortunately Muamba's most notable contribution seems to be that he may have injured Micah Richards when he collided with the Manchester City defender.

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Cahill not the Only One on International Duty

BWFC 24 09 October @ 12:30 PM EST

While Gary Cahill joins England for their World Cup qualifier against Ukraine we look at which other Bolton Wanderers team members are on international duty.

Jlloyd Samuel was meant to be playing for Trinidad and Tobago but once again he has had to miss out. There is a farce that surrounds Samuel's non–involvement with the Soca Warriors.

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Danny Shittu’s Uncertain Future

BWFC 24 15 September @ 08:29 AM EST

There are two conflicting reports which state Danny Shittu, Bolton's out of favour defender, is finally leaving The Reebok Stadium. The Lowestoft Journal links the Nigerian with Ipswich Town while Tribal Football echoes The Mirror's story that Sheffield United have landed Danny.

Ipswich Town

A move to Portman Road would probably welcomed by Tractor Boys' manager, Roy Keane, who told the Lowestoft Journal;

"There's just one or two areas where we are coming up short at the moment.

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Petition to Bring Former Scout Mel Johnson Back to QPR

QPR Report 06 September @ 07:36 AM EST
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Premier League Players going to the African Cup of Nations

THBN - Tottenham Hotspur Blog News 04 September @ 05:10 AM EST
It looks like a few teams in the Premier League could suffer a fair bit when the African Cup of Nations 2010 kicks off on Sunday, January 10th 2010. The competition, which always coughs up some great entertainment, will see approximately 27 Premier League players set off for Angola.
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QPR's Sporting Director Says One Thing...Scunthorpe's Chairman Says Something a Little Different

QPR Report 02 September @ 02:54 PM EST
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Snippets Wednesday...Scunthorpe Downplay QPR Hooper Bid...Deadline Day: One Loan In (None Out)...Danny Shittu Hits His Thirtieth Year!

QPR Report 02 September @ 01:43 AM EST
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Football Snippets Friday...QPR at Scunthorpe

QPR Report 28 August @ 01:57 AM EST
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Greatest Footballer Name Ever: Eyal Golasa

Never Captain Nicky Butt 25 August @ 04:48 PM EST
Most of you don't care too much about Maccabi Haifa or the Israeli Premier League, but fans of Liverpool, Chelsea, or Manchester United need to be alert - as one of those teams could just meet up with "Hayerukim" (The Greens) in the Champions League group stages.
Haifa, the only Israeli team ever to advance to this stage, easily beat Red Bull Salzberg (5-1 on aggregate) over two legs. Click to continue reading...

Rumours, Truth or Half-truths?

BWFC 24 23 August @ 04:00 AM EST

The English tradition of speculation and rumours about football players and which club they're signing continues and will do so until the transfer window closes on September 1st. The media is full of transfer news, rumour and speculation, but the only sure way of finding out the truth is when a player holds up the home shirt of their new club for press photographers, even if it is too big.

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10 Million Supposedly Demanded of QPR for Beckford...Hall Praises Blackstock...Observing QPR

QPR Report 21 August @ 07:26 AM EST
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Megson to Sell Shittu and McCann to Strengthen Squad?

BWFC 24 19 August @ 12:51 PM EST

Despite denial by club officials Gary Megson claims that Danny Shittu and Gavin McCann are currently in negotiations with Portsmouth.

"We're trying to move the squad forward and get it stronger. We have got 21 outfield players and it is about trying to make that number stronger.

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Portsmouth To Sign Bolton Duo?

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 17 August @ 10:33 PM EST

According to Mirror Football, Portsmouth are set to sign Bolton midfielder Gavin McCann and defender Danny Shittu for £2million.

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Gary Cahill Extends Contract While Shittu Waits

BWFC 24 10 August @ 09:03 AM EST

Despite interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Everton, defender Gary Cahill has signed for another three years with The Wanderers. Bolton manager, Gary Megson, who is obviously delighted had this to say;

"We're delighted to keep Gary because I've always said I want to build the team around him.

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Birmingham City Looking For Defenders

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 08 August @ 02:50 PM EST

According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham City are in the market for a left-back and a centre-back. Several possible centre-backs mentioned are: Bobo Balde, Sol Campbell, and Danny Shittu.

Possible left-backs mentioned in the article include: Armand Traore, Gregory Vignal, and Lee Naylor.

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Bolton Prepared To Sell Danny Shittu

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 05 August @ 03:52 PM EST

According to Marc Iles at Bolton News, Bolton are prepared to sell defender Danny Shittu. Nottingham Forest are thought to be interested in Shittu and Bolton hope to recover as much of the £2.2million that they spent on him in 2008. Bolton boss Gary Megson said,

"There is quite a bit of interest in Danny and we'll see if it materialises into anything more concrete .

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Bolton’s Danny Shittu Drawing Interest?

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 02 June @ 12:18 PM EST

According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Wolverhampton and Birmingham are both interested in Bolton defender Danny Shittu. Shittu is valued at around £2million.

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Top 10 Surprising Premier League Statistics

EPL Talk 30 October @ 05:30 AM EST
Which Premier League club has the highest percentage of foreigners? Who has the youngest squad? And who has the oldest squad? Read the following top 10 statistics to find the answers to those questions and many more. Oldest squad: Hull City, average age 27.48 years Player to have spent the most number of seasons at a Premier [. Click to continue reading...

QPR Snippets - New Year Greetings....Next: Blackpool...New Man in Press Office...Steve Burke...Southend Youth Crush QPR

QPR Report 29 September @ 01:48 AM EST
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To any Jewish readers of QPR Report: Shana Tova! Have a Good New Year- 5769!
Next Up: Blackpool at Loftus Road, Tomorrow.
- Blackpool with three ex-QPRs in their squad: Zesh Rehman, Danny Nardiello and never forget, Ian Evatt. Click to continue reading...

Transfer wrap: Comings and goings for Bolton

The Other Football 01 September @ 07:04 PM EST
Notable arrivals: Danny Shittu (Watford), Mustapha Riga (Levante), Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City), Johan Elmander (Toulouse) Notable departures: Blerim Dzemaili (Torino, loan), Abdoulaye Meite (West Brom), El Hadji Diouf (Sunderland), Ivan Campo. What grade do you give them for this transfer... Click to continue reading...

Latest Bolton transfer news and rumors

The Other Football 01 September @ 10:07 AM EST
Notable arrivals: Danny Shittu (Watford), Mustapha Riga (Levante), Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City), Johan Elmander (Toulouse) Notable departures: Blerim Dzemaili (Torino, loan), Abdoulaye Meite (West Brom), El Hadji Diouf (Sunderland), Ivan Campo. Midfielder heads out on loan Jussi wants his teammate. Click to continue reading...

The latest Bolton transfer news and rumors

The Other Football 01 September @ 04:41 AM EST
Notable arrivals: Danny Shittu (Watford), Mustapha Riga (Levante), Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City), Johan Elmander (Toulouse) Notable departures: Abdoulaye Meite (West Brom), El Hadji Diouf (Sunderland), Ivan Campo. £8 million bid said to have been rejected Click to continue reading...

Transfer review: Bolton

The Other Football 22 August @ 05:25 AM EST
Notable arrivals: Danny Shittu (Watford), Mustapha Riga (Levante), Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City), Johan Elmander (Toulouse) Notable departures: Abdoulaye Meite (West Brom), El Hadji Diouf (Sunderland), Ivan Campo. Gary Megson would like to bring Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard to the Reebok... Click to continue reading...

AEK vs. Bolton Wanderers Today: Shittu Says He’s Ready, Greece is Hot but Friendly

AEK Archives 08 August @ 05:31 AM EST
Danny Shittu should make his first appearance for Bolton today after he came to the club on a 2 million transfer earlier this month. Click to continue reading...

Please welcome….. Danny Shittu!

The Offside - Bolton Wanderers 07 August @ 01:01 PM EST

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have just signed a 6 foot 3 inch defender who goes by the name of Danny Shittu. Shittu is a Nigerian center back who has formerly had stints with Charlton Athletic, QPR, and Watford. He is also capable of scoring once in a while having scored goals for all of his previous clubs

"Danny's a mountain of a man, he's aggressive, he's quick and his biggest strength is in the air.

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Gorkss Update.....QPR to Benefit From Shittu Sale

QPR Report 11 July @ 02:54 AM EST
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Keep waiting to hear official announcement of Gorkss sale...Another example of the rich get richer...QPR will be getting a sell-on fee if/when Danny Shittu joins Rangers (or someone else)
Blackpool Gazette Gorkss' Blackpool no show over QPR row
KASPARS Gorkss won't start the season in a Blackpool shirt. Click to continue reading...

The most boring time of the year

Soccerphile World Cup Blog 05 July @ 09:33 AM EST

As we lounge around hoping that the sun will poke its head through the clouds I can't help but feel fed up with waiting for something to happen in football again. This is by far the most boring time of the year because apart from ridiculous transfer rumours to discuss not a lot is happening at the minute.

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Big Danny is coming home

Views of a Fan 04 February @ 02:48 AM EST
Watford man mountain Danny Shittu is coming home after Nigeria went out of the African Cup of Nations 2-1 to Ghana in yesterday's quarter final.
This is bad news for Nigeria and big Danny, but fantastic news for the Hornets. Danny has been an absolute revelation over the past twelve months and has been sorely missed. Click to continue reading...

Big Danny is coming home

Views of a Fan 04 February @ 02:48 AM EST
Watford man mountain Danny Shittu is coming home after Nigeria went out of the African Cup of Nations 2-1 to Ghana in yesterday's quarter final.
This is bad news for Nigeria and big Danny, but fantastic news for the Hornets. Danny has been an absolute revelation over the past twelve months and has been sorely missed. Click to continue reading...