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friday's gossip 18th feb updated includes wet ham
nothing to report today we can have a day off :raver:
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Re: friday's gossip 18th feb
Really? Nothing? No law suits? No primadona players threatening to quit? No failed managerial changes? No new injuries? No owners spouting off?
Blimey. I shall retire to my hammock, have a beer and watch the Brisbane sunset in peace.
Cheers CH.
Blimey. I shall retire to my hammock, have a beer and watch the Brisbane sunset in peace.
Cheers CH.
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Now what am I going to do over my morning coffee?
CH out!
Cheers for all your efforts mate.
CH out!
Cheers for all your efforts mate.
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ah so this is what its like to be a Blackburn fancockney hammer wrote:nothing to report today we can have a day off :raver:
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Can't you just make some up, CH?
The Sun
"After last night's draw in Prague, Tomas Repka revealed that he and Julian Dicks have spoken with officials at West Ham United about possibly forming a 'dream ticket' management team at Upton Park"
"West Ham midfielder claims to have found God. Sources at Upton Park claim that it's the first occasion they can recall the Czech midfielder finding ANYONE on his own side with a pass"
"Drama as it is revealed that Nikola Zigic was ineligible to play in the Carling Cup semi-final against West Ham, which will now have to be replayed on a neutral ground as a one-off tie. Clearance had not been received from Zigic's owners - the National Circus of Serbia - to play in the tie"
The Mail
"Grant is a cock...all West Ham's first team squad are cocks...oh look - we just don't like them, ok?!!!"
The Sport
"Curvy Christina - 18 - loves to blow bubbles etc etc"
The Sun
"After last night's draw in Prague, Tomas Repka revealed that he and Julian Dicks have spoken with officials at West Ham United about possibly forming a 'dream ticket' management team at Upton Park"
"West Ham midfielder claims to have found God. Sources at Upton Park claim that it's the first occasion they can recall the Czech midfielder finding ANYONE on his own side with a pass"
"Drama as it is revealed that Nikola Zigic was ineligible to play in the Carling Cup semi-final against West Ham, which will now have to be replayed on a neutral ground as a one-off tie. Clearance had not been received from Zigic's owners - the National Circus of Serbia - to play in the tie"
The Mail
"Grant is a cock...all West Ham's first team squad are cocks...oh look - we just don't like them, ok?!!!"
The Sport
"Curvy Christina - 18 - loves to blow bubbles etc etc"
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Hammer spring is in the air can we have some ladies with less clothing please
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McCarthy set for rare Hammers start
Forgotten West Ham striker Benni McCarthy is set for a rare first team outing against Burnley in the FA Cup on Monday night.
The South African appears to have little, if any, future at the club and was thought to be on his way to Portsmouth on loan until they baulked at his wages.
Grant could turn to the 32-year-old former Porto man for the Cup clash with the Clarets, rather than risk any of his first choice strikers of whom Carlton Cole, Demba Ba and Freddy Piquionne are all likely to be available for selection.
After battling fitness troubles the £2m signing, from Blackburn 13 months ago, was left out of Grant's 25 man Premier League squad at the turn of the year but could be handed just his 15th first team start on Monday, although his long term future remains elsewhere.
Skipper Cesc Fabregas has given Arsenal fans fresh hope he might stay at the club despite the ongoing attentions of Barcelona, who he helped beat in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Full story: The Sun
Roma's Italian midfielder Daniele de Rossi is being lined up as the long-term replacement for Paul Scholes at Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Star
Tottenham are prepared to offer £15m to bring Ipswich's 17-year-old striker Connor Wickham to White Hart Lane.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Meanwhile, Ipswich manager Paul Jewell has his own sights set on a loan deal for Aston Villa's 33-year-old defender Habib Beye.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Newcastle's 28-year-old midfielder Joey Barton could leave the club if five top players are not brought in this summer.
Full story: Metro
And Barton's Newcastle colleague, the 25-year-old defender Jose Enrique, admits he is flattered by the attentions Liverpool are apparently paying him.
Full story: Daily Mirror
AC Milan are also thought to be chasing the full-back, with the Magpies claiming he is worth £12m.
Full story: Daily Mail
Turkish midfield star Arda Turan is eyeing a move to the Premier League with Chelsea among the teams interested in the Galatasaray player.
Full story: Daily Star
Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies wants to sign Portsmouth's 34-year-old midfielder Michael Brown on loan as he seeks to strengthen his squad.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray admits that midfielder Julio Arca could be on his way out of the club in the summer, with Bolton and Wigan both interested parties.
Full story: The Sun
Celtic manager Neil Lennon has admitted that he could make a summer move for Reading's Republic of Ireland striker, Shane Long. (Daily Record)
Rangers have rejected a bid by Ruud Gullit's Terek Grozny to sign Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra. (Daily Mail)
Manchester United have again been linked with an £8m summer move for Celtic midfielder Biram Kayal. (the Herald)
Celtic have beaten off interest from Stoke City to sign 17-year-old Swedish prospect William Hook, presently with Nykopings. (Daily Record)
OTHER GOSSIP
Tottenham coach Joe Jordan says accusations of him insulting Gennaro Gattuso before the AC Milan captain headbutted him during the Champions League tie on Tuesday are rubbish.
Full story: Daily Mail
Striker Michael Owen, 31, may have played his last game for Manchester United after suffering a groin injury in training that could keep him out for three months.
Full story: Metro
Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra has agreed a new four-year contract to stay at the club.
Full story: Guardian
Frank Lampard has hinted he would like to play for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics. The team is allowed three players over the age of 23.
Full story: The Sun
Former Wolfsburg boss Steve McClaren believes Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko will not reach his peak until next season. It was McClaren who sold Dzeko to Roberto Mancini's side.
Full story: The Independent
Newcastle received £30m cash for striker Andy Carroll from Liverpool and the North East club would get 25 per cent of any further fee should the Reds sell the player on.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn wants to tempt up to as many as 10,000 fans back to the Stadium of Light who he thinks are watching games on foreign satellite TV channels.
Full story: Daily Express
Bristol City's 40-year-old goalkeeper David James, who last played for England at the 2010 World Cup, still hopes to get an international recall from manager Fabio Capello.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Wigan will only be able to replace the middle parts of their cut-up pitch before Manchester United visit next weekend because of a shortage of cash and turf supplies.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Celtic are the subject of a complaint to world governing body Fifa by the Honduran football association, which claims the club withdrew full-back Emilio Izaguirre from the friendly against Ecaudor through injury without the required medical note. (Daily Record)
The Scottish Football Association hopes that any Scot selected for Team GB at the London Olympics will declare himself unavailable but knows it will be powerless to prevent them participating. (the Herald)
AND FINALLY
Manchester City's Europa League opponents Aris Salonika had to pulp copies of the match programme for Tuesday's game because it featured a spoof picture of the City squad that included Wayne Rooney, Kaka, Didier Drogba and Lionel Messi (and Where's Wally?).
Full story: The Guardian
Crawley Town manager Steve Evans says that Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has advised him to field 12 players for his team's FA Cup clash with Manchester United and hope no-one notices.
Full story: The Sun
Arsenal's Jack Wilshere walked away with the shirts of both Xavi and Andres Iniesta after the famous 2-1 win over Barcelona on Wednesday.
Full story: The Guardian
And Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny spent the day with his mother after the Champions League tie. "Trying to calm down," he Tweeted.
Full story: Metro
So, Cesc Fábregas is a target for Barcelona. Have you heard this one before? But the Catalans are yesterday's news, a shower of losers, so the Arsenal captain is now making noises about staying put at the Emirates. Thing is, everyone's talking about Jack Wilshere these days, so nobody cares any more, Cesc. Nobody cares.
Patrice Evra is going to stay at Manchester United, according to reports today. We didn't even know he was planning to go. We should probably have filtered this one out.
This is potentially quite big, though: Manchester United want to swap one-season wonder Federico Macheda and none-season wonder Anderson for the Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi. Either that, or they're talking about spending £14m they don't actually have.
José Enrique is a £6m target for one-time European giants Milan, who are looking for players vaguely capable of breaking into a run with a view to chasing after the opposition, making challenges, attempting to intercept the ball, etc. Liverpool are also interested in the Newcastle left-back, who is needless to say considered a trade-up for the perpetually confused Glen Johnson.
Connor Wickham, Ipswich's 17-year-old super-striker, has already attracted interest from Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool. So it was only a matter of time before the Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp came sniffing around. And here he is, waving £15m around, plus the promise of the sort of tactical guidance ("just ****ing run around a bit") that has turned Roman Pavlyuchenko into the scoring powerhouse he is today.
And Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic are both interested in Middlesbrough's Julio Arca. Well that's a downbeat ending.
Daniele de Rossi is being lined up by Manchester United to replace Paul Scholes, while Ipswich forward Connor Wickham is set to join Tottenham.
.: UEFA chiefs were last night accused of ripping off fans to make a record £14 million from the Champions League final.
Newcastle have banked an amazing £30million lump sum from selling Andy Carroll.
Bolton's Sam Ricketts will be out until the start of next season with a horror injury that has rocked club and country.
Ipswich prodigy Connor Wickham is set to join Tottenham this summer.
Defender Jose Enrique could be ready to join Liverpool because of 'broken promises' at Newcastle.
Sir Alex Ferguson is eyeing Roma's Italian international Daniele de Rossi as a successor to Paul Scholes.
..: Cesc Fabregas last night gave Arsenal fans a glimmer of hope that he might stay.
Joe Jordan has rubbished claims he provoked Milan nutter Gennaro Gattuso.
Spurs will beat rivals Arsenal to sign Ipswich starlet Connor Wickham in the summer.
Patrice Evra has agreed a new three-and-a-half deal to stay at Manchester United.
Jose Enrique last night threatened to quit Newcastle after accusing them of breaking promises to strengthen the club.
..: Johan Djourou claims Arsenal are on the brink of greatness after their dramatic Champions League win over Barcelona.
Italian World Cup winner Daniele de Rossi is Sir Alex Ferguson's No.1 choice to replace Paul Scholes at Old Trafford.
Kenny Dalglish's first ever European match as Liverpool boss ended in a disappointing anti-climax in Prague.
Chelsea target Arda Turan is eyeing a summer switch to the Premier League.
Steve McClaren fears it could be next season before Edin Dzeko really makes his mark on the Premier League.
Injury-jinxed Jonathan Woodgate is back on the sidelines - but he insists he'll never give up on his Spurs career.
..: Joe Jordan launched a scathing attack on Gennaro Gattuso yesterday and described him as 'pathetic' for claiming racism played a part in their San Siro feud.
Furious fans' groups hit back last night after learning that the price of some tickets for May's Champions League final at Wembley has been doubled to £176.
Newcastle have slapped a £12million price tag on Jose Enrique after AC Milan reiterated their desire to sign the player.
Aston Villa and Arsenal are on alert after Montpellier said that Emir Spahic could leave in the summer.
Tottenham have emerged as favourites to sign Ipswich teenager Connor Wickham but will have to raise their valuation.
..: Barcelona star Xavi tried to wind up Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas before their Champions League clash by saying: "Next year you will be with us."
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn is to embark on a six-week crusade to win back the fans - up to 10,000 of them - who have turned their backs on the club to follow the team through illegal satellite broadcasts in pubs and clubs.
..: Steve McClaren, the manager who sanctioned Edin Dzeko's £27m sale to Manchester City, believes the striker may not reach his peak until next season.
..: Peter Houston last night challenged Jordan Robertson to prove he is good enough to win a deal at Dundee United.
Craig Brown has warned his out-of-contract players he isn't prepared to play hard ball over new deals.
....
DAILY EXPRESS: Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn is to embark on a six-week crusade to win back the fans - up to 10,000 of them - who have turned their backs on the club to follow the team through illegal satellite broadcasts in pubs and clubs. Also: Liverpool slogged out an edgy goalless draw with Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic last night as Kenny Dalglish failed to make a big statement in his first game managing the Reds on the European stage.
DAILY STAR: Johan Djourou claims Arsenal are on the brink of greatness after their dramatic Champions League win over Barcelona. Also: Italian World Cup winner Daniele de Rossi is Sir Alex Ferguson's No.1 choice to replace Paul Scholes at Old Trafford.
DAILY MAIL: Joe Jordan launched a scathing attack on Gennaro Gattuso yesterday and described him as 'pathetic' for claiming racism played a part in their San Siro feud. Also: Furious fans' groups hit back last night after learning that the price of some tickets for May's Champions League final at Wembley has been doubled to £176.
DAILY MIRROR: UEFA chiefs were last night accused of ripping off fans to make a record £14 million from the Champions League final. Also: Kenny Dalglish finally got the moment he has dreamed of for 26 years when he led his Liverpool side out in Europe for the first time.
THE SUN: Cesc Fabregas last night gave Arsenal fans a glimmer of hope that he might stay. Also: Joe Jordan has rubbished claims he provoked Milan nutter Gennaro Gattuso.
THE GUARDIAN: Only another Istanbul could have made a 9,394-day wait for Kenny Dalglish's first European game as Liverpool manager worthwhile but this non-event against Sparta Prague failed to meet the lowest expectation. Also: Jack Wilshere ended the "biggest night" of his career by leaving the Emirates having been handed the shirts of Xavi and Andres Iniesta, the two Barcelona heroes the Arsenal midfielder hopes to emulate.
THE INDEPENDENT: UEFA was last night asked to justify making this season's Champions League final at Wembley the most expensive ever, with cheapest prices of £150 plus a £26 administration fee making a mockery of president Michel Platini's claims that the event is being made more accessible to children. Also: Steve McClaren, the manager who sanctioned Edin Dzeko's £27m sale to Manchester City, believes the striker may not reach his peak until next season, a conclusion that Dzeko's current manager Roberto Mancini badly needs to see the Bosnian disprove in the fight for a top-four Premier League place.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: UEFA has been accused of "disgraceful exploitation" of supporters after announcing that tickets for the Champions League final at Wembley will be the most expensive in the competition's history. Also: For a man who recently played in a World Cup final, Cesc Fabregas's rating of Arsenal's victory over Barcelona at the Emirates on Wednesday as "the best game I have experienced on the pitch" is quite something.
Forgotten West Ham striker Benni McCarthy is set for a rare first team outing against Burnley in the FA Cup on Monday night.
The South African appears to have little, if any, future at the club and was thought to be on his way to Portsmouth on loan until they baulked at his wages.
Grant could turn to the 32-year-old former Porto man for the Cup clash with the Clarets, rather than risk any of his first choice strikers of whom Carlton Cole, Demba Ba and Freddy Piquionne are all likely to be available for selection.
After battling fitness troubles the £2m signing, from Blackburn 13 months ago, was left out of Grant's 25 man Premier League squad at the turn of the year but could be handed just his 15th first team start on Monday, although his long term future remains elsewhere.
Skipper Cesc Fabregas has given Arsenal fans fresh hope he might stay at the club despite the ongoing attentions of Barcelona, who he helped beat in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Full story: The Sun
Roma's Italian midfielder Daniele de Rossi is being lined up as the long-term replacement for Paul Scholes at Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Star
Tottenham are prepared to offer £15m to bring Ipswich's 17-year-old striker Connor Wickham to White Hart Lane.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Meanwhile, Ipswich manager Paul Jewell has his own sights set on a loan deal for Aston Villa's 33-year-old defender Habib Beye.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Newcastle's 28-year-old midfielder Joey Barton could leave the club if five top players are not brought in this summer.
Full story: Metro
And Barton's Newcastle colleague, the 25-year-old defender Jose Enrique, admits he is flattered by the attentions Liverpool are apparently paying him.
Full story: Daily Mirror
AC Milan are also thought to be chasing the full-back, with the Magpies claiming he is worth £12m.
Full story: Daily Mail
Turkish midfield star Arda Turan is eyeing a move to the Premier League with Chelsea among the teams interested in the Galatasaray player.
Full story: Daily Star
Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies wants to sign Portsmouth's 34-year-old midfielder Michael Brown on loan as he seeks to strengthen his squad.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray admits that midfielder Julio Arca could be on his way out of the club in the summer, with Bolton and Wigan both interested parties.
Full story: The Sun
Celtic manager Neil Lennon has admitted that he could make a summer move for Reading's Republic of Ireland striker, Shane Long. (Daily Record)
Rangers have rejected a bid by Ruud Gullit's Terek Grozny to sign Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra. (Daily Mail)
Manchester United have again been linked with an £8m summer move for Celtic midfielder Biram Kayal. (the Herald)
Celtic have beaten off interest from Stoke City to sign 17-year-old Swedish prospect William Hook, presently with Nykopings. (Daily Record)
OTHER GOSSIP
Tottenham coach Joe Jordan says accusations of him insulting Gennaro Gattuso before the AC Milan captain headbutted him during the Champions League tie on Tuesday are rubbish.
Full story: Daily Mail
Striker Michael Owen, 31, may have played his last game for Manchester United after suffering a groin injury in training that could keep him out for three months.
Full story: Metro
Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra has agreed a new four-year contract to stay at the club.
Full story: Guardian
Frank Lampard has hinted he would like to play for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics. The team is allowed three players over the age of 23.
Full story: The Sun
Former Wolfsburg boss Steve McClaren believes Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko will not reach his peak until next season. It was McClaren who sold Dzeko to Roberto Mancini's side.
Full story: The Independent
Newcastle received £30m cash for striker Andy Carroll from Liverpool and the North East club would get 25 per cent of any further fee should the Reds sell the player on.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn wants to tempt up to as many as 10,000 fans back to the Stadium of Light who he thinks are watching games on foreign satellite TV channels.
Full story: Daily Express
Bristol City's 40-year-old goalkeeper David James, who last played for England at the 2010 World Cup, still hopes to get an international recall from manager Fabio Capello.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Wigan will only be able to replace the middle parts of their cut-up pitch before Manchester United visit next weekend because of a shortage of cash and turf supplies.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Celtic are the subject of a complaint to world governing body Fifa by the Honduran football association, which claims the club withdrew full-back Emilio Izaguirre from the friendly against Ecaudor through injury without the required medical note. (Daily Record)
The Scottish Football Association hopes that any Scot selected for Team GB at the London Olympics will declare himself unavailable but knows it will be powerless to prevent them participating. (the Herald)
AND FINALLY
Manchester City's Europa League opponents Aris Salonika had to pulp copies of the match programme for Tuesday's game because it featured a spoof picture of the City squad that included Wayne Rooney, Kaka, Didier Drogba and Lionel Messi (and Where's Wally?).
Full story: The Guardian
Crawley Town manager Steve Evans says that Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has advised him to field 12 players for his team's FA Cup clash with Manchester United and hope no-one notices.
Full story: The Sun
Arsenal's Jack Wilshere walked away with the shirts of both Xavi and Andres Iniesta after the famous 2-1 win over Barcelona on Wednesday.
Full story: The Guardian
And Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny spent the day with his mother after the Champions League tie. "Trying to calm down," he Tweeted.
Full story: Metro
So, Cesc Fábregas is a target for Barcelona. Have you heard this one before? But the Catalans are yesterday's news, a shower of losers, so the Arsenal captain is now making noises about staying put at the Emirates. Thing is, everyone's talking about Jack Wilshere these days, so nobody cares any more, Cesc. Nobody cares.
Patrice Evra is going to stay at Manchester United, according to reports today. We didn't even know he was planning to go. We should probably have filtered this one out.
This is potentially quite big, though: Manchester United want to swap one-season wonder Federico Macheda and none-season wonder Anderson for the Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi. Either that, or they're talking about spending £14m they don't actually have.
José Enrique is a £6m target for one-time European giants Milan, who are looking for players vaguely capable of breaking into a run with a view to chasing after the opposition, making challenges, attempting to intercept the ball, etc. Liverpool are also interested in the Newcastle left-back, who is needless to say considered a trade-up for the perpetually confused Glen Johnson.
Connor Wickham, Ipswich's 17-year-old super-striker, has already attracted interest from Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool. So it was only a matter of time before the Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp came sniffing around. And here he is, waving £15m around, plus the promise of the sort of tactical guidance ("just ****ing run around a bit") that has turned Roman Pavlyuchenko into the scoring powerhouse he is today.
And Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic are both interested in Middlesbrough's Julio Arca. Well that's a downbeat ending.
Daniele de Rossi is being lined up by Manchester United to replace Paul Scholes, while Ipswich forward Connor Wickham is set to join Tottenham.
.: UEFA chiefs were last night accused of ripping off fans to make a record £14 million from the Champions League final.
Newcastle have banked an amazing £30million lump sum from selling Andy Carroll.
Bolton's Sam Ricketts will be out until the start of next season with a horror injury that has rocked club and country.
Ipswich prodigy Connor Wickham is set to join Tottenham this summer.
Defender Jose Enrique could be ready to join Liverpool because of 'broken promises' at Newcastle.
Sir Alex Ferguson is eyeing Roma's Italian international Daniele de Rossi as a successor to Paul Scholes.
..: Cesc Fabregas last night gave Arsenal fans a glimmer of hope that he might stay.
Joe Jordan has rubbished claims he provoked Milan nutter Gennaro Gattuso.
Spurs will beat rivals Arsenal to sign Ipswich starlet Connor Wickham in the summer.
Patrice Evra has agreed a new three-and-a-half deal to stay at Manchester United.
Jose Enrique last night threatened to quit Newcastle after accusing them of breaking promises to strengthen the club.
..: Johan Djourou claims Arsenal are on the brink of greatness after their dramatic Champions League win over Barcelona.
Italian World Cup winner Daniele de Rossi is Sir Alex Ferguson's No.1 choice to replace Paul Scholes at Old Trafford.
Kenny Dalglish's first ever European match as Liverpool boss ended in a disappointing anti-climax in Prague.
Chelsea target Arda Turan is eyeing a summer switch to the Premier League.
Steve McClaren fears it could be next season before Edin Dzeko really makes his mark on the Premier League.
Injury-jinxed Jonathan Woodgate is back on the sidelines - but he insists he'll never give up on his Spurs career.
..: Joe Jordan launched a scathing attack on Gennaro Gattuso yesterday and described him as 'pathetic' for claiming racism played a part in their San Siro feud.
Furious fans' groups hit back last night after learning that the price of some tickets for May's Champions League final at Wembley has been doubled to £176.
Newcastle have slapped a £12million price tag on Jose Enrique after AC Milan reiterated their desire to sign the player.
Aston Villa and Arsenal are on alert after Montpellier said that Emir Spahic could leave in the summer.
Tottenham have emerged as favourites to sign Ipswich teenager Connor Wickham but will have to raise their valuation.
..: Barcelona star Xavi tried to wind up Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas before their Champions League clash by saying: "Next year you will be with us."
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn is to embark on a six-week crusade to win back the fans - up to 10,000 of them - who have turned their backs on the club to follow the team through illegal satellite broadcasts in pubs and clubs.
..: Steve McClaren, the manager who sanctioned Edin Dzeko's £27m sale to Manchester City, believes the striker may not reach his peak until next season.
..: Peter Houston last night challenged Jordan Robertson to prove he is good enough to win a deal at Dundee United.
Craig Brown has warned his out-of-contract players he isn't prepared to play hard ball over new deals.
....
DAILY EXPRESS: Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn is to embark on a six-week crusade to win back the fans - up to 10,000 of them - who have turned their backs on the club to follow the team through illegal satellite broadcasts in pubs and clubs. Also: Liverpool slogged out an edgy goalless draw with Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic last night as Kenny Dalglish failed to make a big statement in his first game managing the Reds on the European stage.
DAILY STAR: Johan Djourou claims Arsenal are on the brink of greatness after their dramatic Champions League win over Barcelona. Also: Italian World Cup winner Daniele de Rossi is Sir Alex Ferguson's No.1 choice to replace Paul Scholes at Old Trafford.
DAILY MAIL: Joe Jordan launched a scathing attack on Gennaro Gattuso yesterday and described him as 'pathetic' for claiming racism played a part in their San Siro feud. Also: Furious fans' groups hit back last night after learning that the price of some tickets for May's Champions League final at Wembley has been doubled to £176.
DAILY MIRROR: UEFA chiefs were last night accused of ripping off fans to make a record £14 million from the Champions League final. Also: Kenny Dalglish finally got the moment he has dreamed of for 26 years when he led his Liverpool side out in Europe for the first time.
THE SUN: Cesc Fabregas last night gave Arsenal fans a glimmer of hope that he might stay. Also: Joe Jordan has rubbished claims he provoked Milan nutter Gennaro Gattuso.
THE GUARDIAN: Only another Istanbul could have made a 9,394-day wait for Kenny Dalglish's first European game as Liverpool manager worthwhile but this non-event against Sparta Prague failed to meet the lowest expectation. Also: Jack Wilshere ended the "biggest night" of his career by leaving the Emirates having been handed the shirts of Xavi and Andres Iniesta, the two Barcelona heroes the Arsenal midfielder hopes to emulate.
THE INDEPENDENT: UEFA was last night asked to justify making this season's Champions League final at Wembley the most expensive ever, with cheapest prices of £150 plus a £26 administration fee making a mockery of president Michel Platini's claims that the event is being made more accessible to children. Also: Steve McClaren, the manager who sanctioned Edin Dzeko's £27m sale to Manchester City, believes the striker may not reach his peak until next season, a conclusion that Dzeko's current manager Roberto Mancini badly needs to see the Bosnian disprove in the fight for a top-four Premier League place.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: UEFA has been accused of "disgraceful exploitation" of supporters after announcing that tickets for the Champions League final at Wembley will be the most expensive in the competition's history. Also: For a man who recently played in a World Cup final, Cesc Fabregas's rating of Arsenal's victory over Barcelona at the Emirates on Wednesday as "the best game I have experienced on the pitch" is quite something.
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Re: friday's gossip 18th feb updated includes wet ham
Just when you thought there was nothing to report hey CH?
Thanks mate
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Re: friday's gossip 18th feb updated includes wet ham
See there is always gossip out there...
Thanks CH...
and nicely done hammer
The Irish Daily Mail
Frank Lampard believes his uncle and fellow Nintendo Wii adict Harry Redknapp would be an 'outstanding" England manager and has backed the Tottenkopt boss to replace Fabio after next year's Euro 2012 championships. Redknapp is the bookies' favourite to be bribed by the FA to succeed Capello and his stock grew even further on Tuesday night when he masterminded Tottenkopt's win by having Joe Jordan continually call Gennaro Gattuso a hairy Italian pr**k in his native Scottish,
Gattuso having played in Scotland attended night classes in Glasgow to learn the bonnie language,
said afterwards that he apologised and should never head butt an older man.
He should kick him in the nuts instead.
Thanks CH...
and nicely done hammer
The Irish Daily Mail
Frank Lampard believes his uncle and fellow Nintendo Wii adict Harry Redknapp would be an 'outstanding" England manager and has backed the Tottenkopt boss to replace Fabio after next year's Euro 2012 championships. Redknapp is the bookies' favourite to be bribed by the FA to succeed Capello and his stock grew even further on Tuesday night when he masterminded Tottenkopt's win by having Joe Jordan continually call Gennaro Gattuso a hairy Italian pr**k in his native Scottish,
Gattuso having played in Scotland attended night classes in Glasgow to learn the bonnie language,
said afterwards that he apologised and should never head butt an older man.
He should kick him in the nuts instead.
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Re: friday's gossip 18th feb updated includes wet ham
Is that why you put Wet Ham?cockney hammer wrote:nothing to report today we can have a day off :raver: