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TRANSFER RUMOURS West Ham want to offer Gabriel Heinze, whose proposed move to Liverpool has been blocked by his club Manchester United, an escape route. (The Sun) After losing his attempt to force United to allow him to move to Liverpool, Heinze said: "I am not anti-United but I have to consider that my stay at United is finished." (Daily Mirror) Portsmouth have failed in a bid to land Yakubu, despite offering fellow striker David Nugent to Middlesbrough, plus £5m. (Various) Pompey want to hijack Everton's bid to sign Yakubu by selling David Nugent to Derby for about £4.5m and using the cash, plus £7m-rated Gary O'Neil, to buy the Boro star. (Daily Mirror) West Brom are keen to offload striker John Hartson, who wants to join Swansea, before the transfer window closes on 31 August. (The Sun) Reading contract rebels Nicky Shorey, who has been linked to West Ham, and Leroy Lita, who is wanted by Portsmouth, will not be leaving before the transfer deadline. (The Sun) Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka has claimed the club could sell him before the transfer deadline because they need the money. (Daily Mirror) Liverpool midfielder Anthony Le Tallec is being targeted by Sochaux. (Various) Tottenham are chasing Juan Roman Riquelme, with Villarreal wanting £10m for the playmaker. (Daily Mirror) Leeds are closing in on Hibernian defender Rob Jones. (Daily Star) Southampton are poised to hijack Manchester City defender Danny Mills' move to Hull. (Daily Star) Newcastle striker Albert Luque is being targeted by Feyenoord. (The Sun) Manchester City are set to revive their bid for Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano and are also weighing up Livorno keeper Marco Amelia. (Daily Mirror) Sheffield United are poised to make an improved £2m bid for Wigan winger Kevin Kilbane. (Daily Mirror) Midfielder Seol Ki-Hyeon is staying at Reading, despite buying a house near Fulham's training ground. Daily Mirror) Southampton want Derby defender Darren Moore. (Daily Mirror) OTHER GOSSIP Martin Jol will remain in his role as manager of Tottenham after Sevilla boss Juande Ramos turned down the offer of a £3m three-year deal to take over at White Hart Lane. (Daily Mirror) Ramos, who is still in talks with Spurs, is unlikely to replace Jol because the Sevilla coach wants to eventually become Chelsea boss. (Daily Star) England boss Steve McClaren will turn to Newcastle for the friendly against Germany because he has run out of fit strikers - so Michael Owen, who is short of match practice, and Alan Smith, who has also been used as a midfielder, are set to be in the team. (The Sun) McClaren has pinned his hopes on midfielder David Beckham saving England's Euro 2008 qualification hopes and the England manager's job. (Daily Mirror) England keeper Paul Robinson is facing a battle to keep his place for the Euro 2008 qualifiers in September, with the Tottenham player coming under pressure from recalled veteran David James. (Various) BBC pundit Gary Lineker says England must turn the Wembley arch into a symbol of fear for opponents when they take on fierce rivals Germany. (The Sun) Fulham captain Brian McBride must undergo surgery after dislocating his knee against Middlesbrough. (Daily Star) Chris Baird believes Lawrie Sanchez can still have a positive effect on Northern Ireland, even though he is managing Fulham and Nigel Worthington has taken over as national boss, because a number of the players set to face Liechtenstein ply their trade at Craven Cottage. (The Sun) Louis Saha will answer Manchester United's strike-force problems by returning to action against Tottenham on Sunday following knee problems. (The Sun) Manchester United keeper Edwin Van der Sar is doubtful for the match against Spurs after suffering a leg injury in a training session with the Netherlands. (The Sun) Thomas Sorensen has been warned his Denmark career is under threat is he is not Aston Villa's regular keeper. (The Sun) AND FINALLY Sunderland's Anthony Stokes failed to link up with the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad but then claimed that Black Cats boss Roy Keane should have informed the Football Association of Ireland the striker had picked up a knock. (Various) Former West Brom striker Lee Hughes will have to wait to make his Oldham debut because he was sent off when playing for prison side Featherstone FC, while serving a dangerous driving sentence, and was banned for 35 days, with another week still to serve of the suspension. (Daily Star)

Photoshopped tbh And cheers to Jimbo too. The forum has been very very generous, thats us surpassed the total from last years already and its mainly just from the posters on here so far.

Somehow I think I'll pass...

Club 18-30 for you next year surely?

It is..

Guys and Gals the forum will be down from around 11pm this evening due to a change of server. Everything should be up and running again by tomorrow. Can we also ask to help clear up the database as we have been tidying up a bit that anyone who has any pms in their inbox that they don't need etc can these be deleted please. It will help clear up the database and make the changeover much faster and quicker. Cheers.

Guys and Gals the forum will be down from around 11pm this evening due to a change of server. Everything should be up and running again by tomorrow. Can we also ask to help clear up the database as we have been tidying up a bit that anyone who has any pms in their inbox that they don't need etc can these be deleted please. It will help clear up the database and make the changeover much faster and quicker. Cheers.

Hows the Hitler tache?

1pm at The Trent.

And a thank you to Matt too..

Big thanks to Mags for her generous donation..

What has he done full stop? Scored a free kick against the mackems..

why talk shite ? Hes not talking shite, hes just telling us what has been reported in Iceland. It made the news over there as can be seen here.. http://vefmidlar.visir.is/VefTV/?channelID...53-ff64e2eb2cc4

TRANSFER RUMOURS Manchester United rebel Gabriel Heinze will have crunch talks about his future but is determined to go to Liverpool. (Daily Mirror) Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is set to abandon his move for West Brom's Curtis Davies after being told he will cost £15m. (Various) Villa defender Olof Mellberg will sign a new three-year contract this week tying him to the club until 2010. (Daily Mirror) West Brom's Nathan Ellington is being chased by Championship rivals Watford and Charlton. (Various) Sunderland are making a £5m bid to bring back Julio Arca from Middlesbrough. (Daily Mirror) Black Cats boss Roy Keane is also close to signing Stoke defender Danny Higgingbottom for £2m. (Daily Mirror) Derby boss Billy Davies is set to complete a £2m deal for Southampton midfielder Jhon Viafara, but has been told he will have to pay £6m for Kenwyne Jones. (Various) Leeds boss Dennis Wise is trying to sign Manchester City's Shaleum Logan. (Daily Mirror) Wigan boss Chris Hutchings wants to sign former Tottenham star Erik Edman. (Daily Mirror) OTHER GOSSIP Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra's lawyer says he will return to Thailand to face trial, but not under the present government. (Daily Mail) Glenn Roeder is being lined up for a shock return to management at Leicester. (The Sun) Liverpool accused Chelsea of putting pressure on referee Rob Styles during their game at Anfield on Sunday. (Daily Star) Spurs boss Martin Jol fears he is being knifed in the back in the back at White Hart Lane. (The Sun) Jol is cracking under the strain of a whispering campaign and launched an F-word storm after their win over Derby. (Various) The Dutchman has demanded a meeting with Daniel Levy after the club held talks with Seville coach Juande Ramos. (Daily Mirror) Former Hull and Bradford captain Greg Abbott will be confirmed as Carlisle's new boss today. (Daily Mail) Celtic boss Gordon Strachan is facing a lengthy touchline ban after he was sent to the stands following a bust-up with a steward. (Daily Mail) AND FINALLY Model Charlotte Meares, the girlfriend of Tottenham star Jermain Defoe, has got a job at the Foreign Office advising wannabe Wags how to enjoy overseas trips. (The Sun)

MICHAEL Owen has vowed to prove his doubters wrong after warning those who have questioned his commitment to Newcastle United that he will not forget their slights, writes PAUL GILDER. And the fit-again forward has revealed that Freddie Shepherd’s ill-judged attempts to force him to prove his loyalties to the club this summer were always destined to fail, with Owen insisting he was in no mood to be bullied by the former Magpies chairman. The £16m striker will return to Premier League action this evening when Aston Villa arrive at St James’s Park and although he will start the season’s opening home fixture on the bench, a player who has made just 14 competitive appearances during two troubled years on the club’s books is relishing the experience. A player who is adamant that he has been ‘100% committed’ to the club since arriving from Real Madrid was dismayed at Shepherd’s comments this summer, with the former Gallowgate chairman challenging Owen to pledge his future to Newcastle and suggesting the player’s representatives were attempting to engineer a transfer. Further criticism followed as speculation mounted that United’s record signing was preparing to quit the North-East. In a revealing interview with The Mag that will be published this morning, Owen has made clear his thoughts on this summer’s unfortunate events. When asked how helpful Shepherd’s comments had been, the England international admitted: “Not very, but it happened and what’s been said has been said. I’ve only ever said positive things about Newcastle and I’ve always been 100% committed. But I’m stubborn and I won’t get bullied into saying anything.” Although he is keen to focus on the future, it is clear that Owen is still stewing over the episode. Having warned that he has a long memory, it seems as though the fit-again forward will remember who said what. In reference to criticisms regarding his off-field activities, Owen told The Mag: “When I’m playing and scoring goals, no one will mention that I played golf on a Wednesday, or that I was at a race meeting on a Monday. But when I’m injured, I just have to put up the shield and take the abuse, although I’ll remember who said it. When I’m back banging in goals again – and everyone knows I’ll score goals when I’m fit – no one will say anything. But I’ll remember who it was. “Whenever I’ve been doubted, I’ve always managed to respond in the best way I know how and that’s by scoring goals.” Owen – who was last night named in Steve McClaren’s latest England squad – is relishing the chance to resume his stalled career this evening, although Allardyce has warned it would be wrong to expect too much too soon from a player who is still finding his feet following the horrendous fitness problems he has encountered over the last 18 months. The St James’s Park boss is also determined to lower the expectations of his team, with a manager whose side opened the Premier League campaign with a 3-1 win at Bolton last weekend keen to keep feet on the ground. “There has been a bit too much of a buzz (this week), to be honest,” he said last night. “The expectation has grown and grown and this (the Aston Villa game) has been built up into a victory by most people outside of the football club.” Allardyce remains determined to add Abdoulaye Faye to his squad and talks with Bolton are ongoing. But the United boss has suffered a setback in his attempts to add Mike Forde to his staff, with Bolton’s former performance director expected to join Jose Mourinho’s backroom team at Chelsea. Read Michael Owen’s insightful interview in full in the latest edition of The Mag, published this morning and available at The Back Page at St Andrew’s Street, Newcastle, and at newsagents.

Craig Bellamy has had a spectacular fall-out with manager Alan Curbishley only a month into his West Ham career. Bellamy slipped back into his old ways in the wake of West Ham's opening day defeat to Manchester City and exchanged harsh words with his new manager. Curbishley is believed to be infuriated by his £7.5million striker's latest show of petulance, having earlier insisted the time had come for Bellamy to do his talking on the pitch. This latest rant is just another in a long list of controversial incidents involving the Wales captain. Bellamy famously fell out with his former manager at Newcastle, Graeme Souness, over his unwillingness to play on the right wing, a dispute that saw him farmed out on loan to Celtic. While at Celtic, Bellamy is also alleged to have sent Alan Shearer abusive text messages following Newcastle's loss to Manchester United in the semi-final of the FA Cup, prompting the former England skipper to threaten to 'knock his block off'. In February this year, while with Liverpool, Bellamy threatened team-mate John Arne Riise with a golf club at a training camp in Portugal. Kieron Dyer will make his debut for West Ham today after Freddie Ljungberg dramatically pulled out of the squad to face Birmingham through injury. Midfielder Ljungberg, surprisingly made captain for last week's 2-0 home defeat by Manchester City, did not travel with the team yesterday after damaging his ankle in training. It means Dyer who, like Ljungberg, is on £70,000 a week after signing from Newcastle, will make his first start for the Hammers against Steve Bruce's side on the right of midfield. Lucas Neill will be skipper at St Andrew's. Ljungberg made only 25 appearances for Arsenal last term, many as substitute.

Give Peasepud a shout, he may be able to help?

Good man.. I reckon Jonny should get pics of his ginger beard on already. He wanted a head start but I couldn't what with the wedding tomorrow, but i think that may be the last shave for me..

I want to go to the game..

In 2002 when he signed for Rangers? He struggled to cope with the physical side of the game in the SPL though it obviously toughened him up as he has been a totally different player for Everton.

Thats an East Coast thing. I hadn't even heard of it until you had mentioned it last time on here.