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Bolton fans not liking the Toon chant of "Big Sam's black and white army"

Sam said he would ease him into English football gently, probably a bit soon to chuck him in.

nobby on the bench !

TRANSFER RUMOURS Chelsea will not break the bank to bring Seville's £20m-rated Daniel Alves to the club. (Daily Star) Newcastle's Nolberto Solano wants to leave the club and join West Ham. (The Sun) Derby have agreed terms with Finnish midfielder Mika Vayrynen over a possible move from PSV Eindhoven. (Daily Mirror) The Rams and Everton are also interested in Palermo's Polish striker Radoslaw Matusiak. (The Times) OTHER GOSSIP David Beckham has told England manager Steve McClaren he will be fit for this month's friendly against Germany. (Daily Star) Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez admits his £50m spending spree may not be enough for the club to end their title drought. (Daily Star) Renault managing director Flavio Briatore has played down claims he is on the verge on taking over QPR. (Daily Mirror) Premier League stars are heading for £200,000-a-week wages before the end of the decade. (Daily Express) Back to top AND FINALLY Bolton's Kevin Nolan has revealed how Sam Allardyce's decision to leave the club last season drove him to drink. (Daily Star) Chelsea's new fluorescent yellow kit has been voted this year's ugliest by fans. (Daily Star) Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan upset Match of the Day host Gary Lineker by drunkenly asking him to manage Leicester City. (Daily Star) Chelsea's Claudio Pizarro was so keen to watch his new horse race at Haydock on Thursday that he took a 200-mile helicopter trip after training. (The Sun) Rangers' new French signing Daniel Cousin has promised to go on a crash course to master English. (Daily Record)

The Sun: Verry Terribles prediction: 1.Chelsea CHELSEA will be the team to beat and the one to catch. Under Jose Mourinho they have been the most consistent side. The fact they are unbeaten at home under the manager is no coincidence. Titles are built on results at home and Chelsea look stronger and hungrier. Mourinho is worried about losing players early next year to the African Nations Cup but I think with their signings they’ll keep their nose in front. Didier Drogba will once again be a big player as will Frank Lampard. ONE TO WATCH: Florent Malouda 2.Manchester United UNITED will battle to the last to retain their crown and you’d be hard pressed to slide a piece of paper between the top four this year. Alex Ferguson has made exciting signings to add to his terrific squad. I’m looking forward to seeing Owen Hargreaves play week in, week out in English football. But I wonder if some minds will re-focus on Europe. And it’s hard to play two seasons consecutively at the very top of your game and that is the challenge for their wing ace Cristiano Ronaldo. ONE TO WATCH: Owen Hargreaves 3. Arsenal ARSENAL will improve and I see them contesting the title for much longer than last term. They have immense talent and just need more consistency. Their younger lads have matured, though, and I like the look of Eduardo da Silva. I’m surprised he hasn’t been picked up before because he’s a clever player who will get goals. Nicklas Bendtner has improved, while Robin van Persie will inspire them. ONE TO WATCH: Robin van Persie 4. Liverpool LIVERPOOL have broken their record fee for £21.5million Spanish hitman Fernando Torres and it’s a bold statement of intent.But I worry about the numbe r of players they have brought in and now it will affect them. Ii will be very hard for Rafa Benitez to accommodate everyone. It may cause unrest and it will be hard to keep everyone in check. They remain a very talented side but fourth place is as good as they will achieve. ONE TO WATCH: Fernando Torres 5. Tottenham I’VE been very impressed by Tottenham and the way they have gone about their business. The £40million has been spent wisely and Darren Bent reminds me of Gary Lineker in his prime. I’d love the problem of picking between their four strikers. Gareth Bale and Younes Kaboul are top defenders as well. ONE TO WATCH: Darren Bent 6. Newcastle NEWCASTLE are one of the dark horses in this year’s title race. Sam Allardyce has spent wisely and is the kind of boss to get the best from players. Mark Viduka will score goals for them, as will Alan Smith. The crux for the Toon will be how midfielder Joey Barton responds to his move. ONE TO WATCH: Joey Barton 7. Everton EVERTON are another of the teams chasing a place in Europe. Phil Jagielka will prove very useful. He did very well for England B and, along with Andy Johnson, will be staking his international claim. They are still short of a striker, though that could be sorted if they get Yakubu from Boro. ONE TO WATCH: Phil Jagielka 8. Blackburn BLACKBURN will continue their fine form of last season and European football will help. Mark Hughes has concentrated on adding to his squad and bringing in the likes of striker Roque Santa Cruz is clever. They need a bit more consistency but hanging on to Benni McCarthy is huge. ONE TO WATCH: David Bentley 9. Portsmouth HARRY REDKNAPP has really great experience in the transfer market and has put that to good use again. I like the look of his range of strikers and David Nugent, signed from Preston, makes them more competitive. Veterans Sol Campbell and David James will help them impress again this term. ONE TO WATCH: David Nugent 10. West Ham WEST HAM have spent a lot of cash and clearly have big ambitions. Mark Noble will just get better this season and is the kind of midfielder to feed Craig Bellamy the passes the Welshman loves to run on to. I’m thrilled to see Dean Ashton fit and scoring goals. He has huge potential. ONE TO WATCH: Mark Noble 11. Manchester City MAN CITY will be another of the season’s interesting tales. Sven Goran Eriksson has done what I’d call a Portsmouth or Bolton - signing players he hopes will have an immediate impact. Bulgarian winger Martin Petrov is dynamic, Elano is also good and Geovanni is technically excellent. ONE TO WATCH: Martin Petrov 12. Aston Villa VILLA’S Martin O’Neill has let more players go than he has signed. The second season will be harder for the manager and expectations have increased. Gabriel Agbonlahor showed glimpses of what he can do last term and we will see Luke Moore and Ashley Young shine. Nigel Reo-Coker will add steel. ONE TO WATCH: Luke Moore 13. Bolton Wanderers SAMMY LEE has a difficult task to follow in Sam Allardyce’s footsteps. I don’t expect them to change their style but they could slump down the table. And striker Nicolas Anelka was unsettled this summer after being linked to Arsenal. ONE TO WATCH: Nicolas Anelka 14. Fulham LAWRIE SANCHEZ has wasted no time spending money at Fulham and has practically brought in a whole new team. He’s gone for a few players he knew as Northern Ireland boss. They know him and he knows how to motivate them. ONE TO WATCH: Diomansy Kamara 15. Sunderland ROY KEANE’S new-boys will be the best of the three promoted sides. They haven’t panic-bought and Keane has chosen to spend most of his money on a goalkeeper - £9million for Craig Gordon. I think that’s money well spent. ONE TO WATCH: Craig Gordon 16. Middlesbrough I WAS impressed by Gareth Southgate in his first season in management. He coached well and kept his cool. My concern is the lack of signings. Losing Mark Viduka was a big blow and he needs to keep Jonathan Woodgate fit. ONE TO WATCH: Tuncay Sanli 17. Reading STEVE COPPELL already seems to be suffering the second-season blues. He hasn’t improved the squad and lost Steve Sidwell on a free to Chelsea. But Leroy Lita’s England Under-21 displays were one of the highlights of the summer. ONE TO WATCH: Leroy Lita 18. Wigan Athletic THE Latics have done very well in the last two years and performed the great escape on the last day of last season. I don’t see that happening this year, though. They haven’t invested enough in strengthening the team. ONE TO WATCH: Jason Koumas 19. Birmingham City STEVE BRUCE has spent a lot of cash at Birmingham but he encountered some difficulty. Controversy over Tottenham duo Mido and Hossam Ghaly has left a bad taste and Bruce may have to do more shopping. ONE TO WATCH: Olivier Kapo 20. Derby County BILLY DAVIES has decided not to go for broke in the transfer market which unfortunately means Derby will go straight back to the Championship. Robert Earnshaw tends to be a player who signs, scores goals and then leaves. ONE TO WATCH: Steve Howard

I'd understand your doubts if I was claiming the Shodan, but he's genuinely a shodan in Kendo. He's got his black belt in Karate, tried a bit of Judo, didn't like it, tried TaeKwon Do didn't like it, tried Kendo and loved it. He's a 26 yr old bloke whose mother still buys all his clothes, pays no rent to live at home, still gets £20 a fortnightoff his granma... he's an odd lad, still into Warhammer and dungeon and dragons and stuff. Nice as pie, just a little odd. Hungerford waiting to happen tbh

Anthony Wilson, the music mogul behind some of Manchester's most successful bands, has died of cancer. The Salford-born entrepreneur, who founded Factory records, the label behind New Order and the Happy Mondays, was diagnosed last year. The 57-year-old, also famous for setting up the Hacienda nightclub, underwent emergency surgery in January to remove a kidney. He passed away on Friday evening in hospital. Doctors recommended he take the drug Sutent after chemotherapy failed to beat the disease, but the NHS refused to fund the £3,500-a-month treatment. However, members of the Happy Mondays and other acts he supported over the years stepped in and started a fund to help pay for it. His vision and determination played a key role in helping to put Manchester on the map for its music and vibrant nightlife and his entrepreneurial skills inspired people everywhere. Phil Saxe, who used to work at Factory Records with Wilson, said: "Part of me, part of Manchester, part of modern British music has died tonight. "Tony was a genius, basically. "He was a visionary in that he helped bands, who otherwise wouldn't have made it, who were a bit out of the ordinary. "He helped them realise their dreams and through that probably realised himself to be Mr Manchester". 'An inspiration' BBC journalist Kristan Deconinck sought advice from him in the early 1980s on how to launch an independent record label shortly after Wilson had started Factory records. "He couldn't have been more helpful and more patient," Kristan said. "He inspired me - and countless others - to have a go if you believed in something. "That in itself is a great legacy, apart from the vision he had with his label, his shows, his attitude - his contribution to a new culture. "When I later met him, I found him far more amenable than scurrilous rumours had led me to believe and my esteem for the guy never diminished."

Kieron Dyer has been omitted from Newcastle United’s squad for their match away to Bolton Wanderers today and the England international is likely to complete his controversial transfer to West Ham United. Relations between the clubs soured last week when the deal collapsed, but Dyer and Nolberto Solano, his teammate, are both expected to leave Tyneside. Both players have requested a move for personal reasons. In the case of Solano - a popular figure among Newcastle supporters - the development is surprising, but the Peruvian is undergoing difficulties with his family and is said to favour a move to London or Spain. Dyer’s children live in Ipswich. It is not beyond possibility that the pair may renew acquaintances at Upton Park. Mike Ashley, the Newcastle owner, raised his club’s asking price for Dyer from £6 million to £8 million in protest at West Ham’s alleged conduct over the matter and that appeared to block the deal, but a compromise beckons. A similar amount for both playersI - Solano is 33 this year and about to enter the final year of his contract - would equate to decent business. Sam Allardyce has backed Ashley’s stance, but he has no use for unsettled players and neither is expected to figure at the Reebok Stadium. As far as Dyer is concerned, after the disappointment of seeing his proposed transfer collapse, as well as being a target of abuse by Newcastle supporters, the manager does not consider him in the necessary frame of mind to play. With Albert Luque expected to leave for Levante, there may be a number of departures in the coming days and, as things stand, replacements are a distant prospect. “There are no new faces,” Allardyce said. “This week has ended up with a little frustration at the fact that a couple of big targets have not come off and at this stage look like they won’t.” With Michael Owen, Joey Barton and Shay Given injured and Scott Parker, the erstwhile skipper, having decamped to West Ham, Allardyce will name Gérémi, his signing from Chelsea, as captain for the Bolton fixture. He is expected to field a 4-3-3 formation, fitness permitting, with Alan Smith selected in midfield and Obafemi Martins and James Milner operating wide of Mark Viduka in attack.

Flags of our fathers A rather bland film telling a great story, a missed opportunity.

Beat me to it, was going to say how amazing it is that someone that speaks so much sense can be such a complete nutcase.

http://www.codemasters.co.uk/swos/

sure it isn't a fault with your keyboard ? have you tried a different one ?

NOBBY SOLANO is ready to appeal to Newcastle United to let him join West Ham United on compassionate grounds. But the popular Peruvian winger fears he may be caught in the backlash from the Kieron Dyer affair which has left United and West Ham are loggerheads. In the meantime, unless he gets a late recall, Solano is not in the United squad for tomorrow’s game with Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium. The Chronicle revealed in our later editions yesterday that West Ham had turned to Solano after Dyer’s £6m move to Upton Park broke down in such dramatic circumstances. But West Ham feel that because Solano is now 32, they should pick him up on a free transfer. As a result, United are in the driving seat as far as West Ham and Solano are concerned. Solano’s family are now based in London and he quite naturally wants to be beside his children. And that’s why he is ready to end his association with United where he has attained almost legendary status. Indeed, in an ideal world Solano would love to have ended his carer on Tyneside before returning home to Peru. He has one last season on his contract with United and he expected to see it out before the latest developments. He would be looking for a two- year contract with West Ham, but Alan Curbishley says he will only match United’s 12-month deal. But if Solano does go to West Ham, then he will have no problem with the financial side of things. However, at the end of the day Solano’s future now lies in United’s hands, but if anyone at St James’ Park thinks the Dyer deal can be resurrected then they are mistaken. Solano arrived in 1998 as an almost unknown player in England after Kenny Dalglish paid a bargain £2.5m to Boca Juniors for him. But apart from his 18-month spell with Aston Villa Solano has been one of the most popular and successful players with United.

Same here dude, got to work Saturday and Sunday, meh.

Hardly going to stike fear into a potential burglar is it

Happy Birthday !!

TRANSFER RUMOURS Chelsea will step up their bid for Sevilla right-back Daniel Alves as soon as Arjen Robben completes his move to Real Madrid. (Independent) West Ham could move for Australian midfielder Mark Bresciano after his £4m move to Manchester City broke down. (Independent) Everton are set to sign Manuel Fernandes after Benfica accepted their £6m bid for a 50% stake. (Daily Mail) Arsenal defender Johan Djourou is set to join Birmingham on loan for the season. (Daily Mail) Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is still hoping to tie up a deal for £5m-rated Livorno keeper Marco Amelia. (Daily Express) Middlesbrough are adamant they will not sell Yakubu. (Daily Mirror) Albert Luque has told Newcastle he wants to leave and is set to join Feyenoord or Levante. (Daily Mirror) Eidur Gudjohnsen has rejected a move to West Ham even though Barcelona accepted an £8m bid. (Sun) Manchester City and Newcastle are also after the former Chelsea striker. (Independent) Tottenham have made Portsmouth's Matt Taylor a target but Pompey are asking £8m. (Sun) Tell us your transfer rumours Back to top OTHER GOSSIP F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and Renault chief Flavio Briatore are set to buy QPR for £25m. (Daily Mail, Times) QPR boss John Gregory will get £10m to spend on players in January. (Times) Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn says if manager Roy Keane goes, he will go too. (Daily Mirror) Kasper Schmeichel could make a shock debut for Manchester City on Saturday if the club do not wrap up a deal for Marco Amelia. (Daily Mirror) Tottenham's Aaron Lennon is set to miss England's Euro 2008 qualifiers next month with a knee injury. (Daily Star) Back to top AND FINALLY Former Wimbledon striker John Fashanu is now the host of the Nigerian version of Deal or No Deal. (Daily Express) Fulham defender Moritz Volz almost missed a pre-season trip to Brighton because he got stuck in the toilet for 40 minutes. He was eventually rescued when his cleaner called out a handyman. (Sun) Liverpool players have nicknamed manager Rafael Benitez 'Max' because they reckon his goatee beard makes him look like the character from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights. (Sun) Manchester United 'rebel' Gabriel Heinze has been told to stay away from Sunday's game against Reading at Old Trafford. (Daily Mirror)

"Nothing like a nice piece of hickory."

Quality film. "She's 13, and if you even look at her funny I'm gonna shove an umbrella up your ass and open it." Bettter than some of the Die Hard movies.

Sorry Oh you mean Magnusson. I thought he was refering to me !