Jimbo

Good old Jim White really wound him up

Seventeen transfers and five clubs have been named in Lord Stevens' findings from his inquiry into alleged illegal payments by Premier League clubs. Chelsea, Newcastle, Bolton, Portsmouth and Middlesbrough were all named as having breached transfer regulations. The clubs face a further investigation from the Football Association but it is understood Newcastle and Bolton are viewed as the most serious miscreants. Stevens has also expressed concern about 15 agents and two managers. One is Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce, and a conflict of interest with his former agent son Craig and Bolton Wanderers. The other is Graeme Souness, with with Stevens reporting "inconsistencies in evidence" provided by the former Newcastle manager and Kenneth Shepherd, son of Magpies chairman Freddy Shepherd. Of the 17 transfers, four relate to Newcastle signings (Emre Belozoglu, Jean Alain Boumsong, Amady Faye, Albert Luque), four to Bolton (Ali Al-Habsi, Tal Ben Haim, Blessing Kaku, Julio Correia), three to Chelsea (Didier Drogba, Petr Cech, Michael Essien), three to Portsmouth (Collins Mbesuma, Benjani Mwaruwari, Aliou Cisse) and two to Middlesbrough (Aiyegbeni Yakubu and Fabio Rochemback) while one transfer has not been disclosed. Lord Stevens said in a statement: "Many lessons have been learned and strict adherence to and enforcement of the recommendations should ensure that the game and the transfer market can proceed in an untainted and transparent manner." The Premier League will now send the findings to the FA and Fifa.

Transfers investigated in the report: Faye to Newcastle Luque to Newcastle Bounsong to Newcastle

Craig Allardyce named also

Willie McKay named, failed to cooperate with the investigation

I know It does explain that on the youtube page, even so they were Russian and pissed !

No drinking in the workplace either

From Paddypower Title odds 11/8 Chelsea 6/4 Man Utd 11/2 Liverpool 13/2 Arsenal 80/1 Spurs 200/1 Newcastle 500/1 Bolton 500/1 West Ham Relegation odds 1/2 Derby 11/10 Birmingham 5/4 Wigan 13/8 Fulham 3/1 Sunderland 7/2 Man City 4/1 Reading 5/1 Middlesbrough 7/1 Bolton Top Premiership goalscorer 4/1 Henry 9/2 Drogba 10/1 Rooney 12/1 Ronaldo 14/1 Shevchenko 14/1 Berbatov 16/1 Owen 200/1 are we likely to be that bad ? and with Spuds at 80/1 are we that far behind them ?

Agreed, but it is comforting that he turned them down despite the the £75K a week, perhaps money isn't everything afterall. until he signs for Spuds for £80k a week.

Not dead then ?

This new TV deal has a lot to answer for, the money is going mental.

Andrew Ridgley wouldn't either.

2-2

Did she spit or swallow ?

2-0 England, Nugent and Lita

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family/

CS3 Extended

How cheesey ?

Any names spring to mind Stevie ?

Anyone thinking the increase of £300k on the fee is the £300k loyalty bonus ?

skysports: Manchester City have confirmed the sale of Joey Barton to Newcastle United in a £5.8million deal. The midfielder agreed personal terms with The Magpies and passed a medical on Tyneside on 5th June, but a dispute over a £300,000 pay-out had delayed his move to the North East. The row even dragged in the Professional Footballers' Association, but Newcastle made an improved offer on Thursday and City subsequently agreed to the sale of the controversial star. "Manchester City can confirm that Joey Barton has been sold to Newcastle United for a fee of £5.8million," read a statement on the club's official website. "The 24-year-old asked for permission to speak with Newcastle last week after both The Magpies and West Ham submitted bids of £5.5million or more for the player. "Newcastle followed their initial bid up with an improved £5.8million offer today, which has been accepted by The Blues." Barton's exit from Eastlands was sealed when he was involved in an ugly training ground bust-up with former team-mate Ousmane Dabo. However, he will now look to put the controversy behind him after becoming Sam Allardyce's second summer signing following Mark Viduka.

Are you gonna watch it later on? To be fair, if he's bought the DVD he obviously hasn't seen it before so he probably will later tonight.

FYP

Deal Done ! Manchester City can confirm that Joey Barton has been sold to Newcastle United for a fee of £5.8million. The 24-year-old asked for permission to speak with Newcastle last week after both the Magpies and West Ham submitted bids of £5.5million or more for the player. Newcastle followed their initial bid up with an improved £5.8million offer today, which has been accepted by the Blues. The midfielder came through the Club’s Academy system before making his debut against Bolton in April 2003. His first goal for the club came just two games later at White Hart Lane, and he quickly established himself in Kevin Keegan’s side the following season. Joey made 142 starts for the Blues scoring 17 goals, and he won one England cap when he came on as a substitute in February’s international against Spain.

Sam Allardyce is hopeful Newcastle United are finally close to securing the signature of Joey Barton. Newcastle have agreed a deal with Manchester City for the midfielder, but the move has hit a snag due to a wrangle over a pay-off. Barton is demanding a £300,000 sum as part of a clause in his contract, but City do not feel the figure should be paid. Allardyce is continuing his efforts to recruit new faces and is optimistic that Barton will soon be confirmed as a Magpies player. "I'm not quite sure yet," Allardyce told Sky Sports News when asked when the transfer would be completed. "Joey has gone on holiday, but I hope to try and tie it off today and finally make sure he is going to be a Newcastle player for next year. "We have got Mark Viduka and this week we have been trying hard, but we haven't pulled anything off yet. "I need to concentrate on defenders, we're very short in that area, so we will try and strengthen that department. "I'd like to bring in at least a couple of centre-halves, a left-back and maybe a right-back to have enough players defensively minded to improve the Newcastle clean sheet record. "That's going to be very important. We've got goalscorers at the other end, but we must sort out the defensive side of the team to make sure when we score goals we get the three points."