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TRANSFER RUMOURS West Ham have resurrected a £6m deal for Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer and he is expected to complete the move within days. (Daily Express) Chelsea are close to a £24.5m deal for Sevilla defender Daniel Alves. (Sun) Fulham can sign Sami Hyypia for £1.5m - if Liverpool can find a replacement for the defender. (The Sun) Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce is in talks with Barcelona's Brazilian full-back Juliano Belletti over a £3m move. (Daily Mail) The Magpies are set to offer £4m for Everton's Phil Neville. (Various) Bolton have reluctantly agreed to sell Senegal defender Abdoulaye Faye to Newcastle for £2m. (Daily Star) Blackburn have told Arsenal £8m is not enough to sign winger Morten Gamst Pedersen. (Sun) Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident of signing Palermo midfielder Mark Brechiano. (Guardian) Everton defender Joseph Yobo has ordered Middlesbrough striker Yakubu to sign for the Toffees. (Sun) Derby could report West Ham to the Football Association for allegedly 'tapping up' Giles Barnes. (Times) Everton will sign Manuel Fernandes on a fixed-term contract similar to the one that took Carlos Tevez to Manchester United. (Telegraph) OTHER GOSSIP Sunderland boss Roy Keane has hit out at footballers' wives and girlfriends (WAGS) because he believes they are making today's players "weak and soft". (Various) England boss Steve McClaren tried to talk Jamie Carragher out of international retirement (The Sun) but the Liverpool man said no. (Daily Mail) Wigan striker Emile Heskey may earn a recall for England's friendly against Germany on 22 August. (Daily Star) Southampton boss George Burley says he only sold his top players in the summer to avoid the club going bust. (Mirror) AND FINALLY Sven-Goran Eriksson is hoping to score at home on Wednesday... His Manchester City side are hoping to end their goal drought at Eastlands which stretches back 227 days.

Chris Hutchings believes Wigan Athletic striker Emile Heskey should win an England recall. The powerful hit-man has 43 caps and five goals for his country, but has not featured since Euro 2004. England are short of attacking options for their upcoming friendly with Germany and Latics boss Hutchings believes Steve McClaren need look no further than Heskey. "I think he should be in that squad. I've got every confidence of him getting back in that squad," he told Sky Sports News. "It's nice to have that experience of someone who can go in and Steve (McClaren) will know can do that job, if he's called upon." Meanwhile, Hutchings is hoping to add a few more players to his squad ahead of the transfer deadline, but would not be too disappointed if the club's chequebook simply gathered dust. "We've got no one in the pipeline at this moment in time, but we are looking at other players," he added. "Hopefully we might be able to bring one or two more in, but only time will tell. "We've got quite a few good strikers, which is important. I'm happy with our squad."

Good stuff Magma. Btw the five current facts thread is suffering without you...

Older than RobW tbh. But aye deserves a

Btw, Ritchie's a ledge too, he just won't be there on Saturday. I dont think Jonny will have his tache on Saturday as its not officially starting until September. I think hes trying to get a head start with a big ginger beard though. I am working on a blog/site just now so you will be able to keep up with the progress just shortly. And thanks to Cath for the latest donation takes us to nearly £250 already (including the gift aid)

TRANSFER RUMOURS West Ham have offered Barcelona's Eidur Gudjohnsen an £80,000-a-week deal but want an answer from the striker, who wants £100,000, on Tuesday. (Mirror) Tottenham are set to make an offer for West Brom's Curtis Davies. (Guardian) Portsmouth are stepping up their bid to sign £4m-rated Real Mallorca winger Jonas Gutierrez. (Guardian) Derby are pursuing their interest in Finland midfielder Mika Vayrynen. (Telegraph) Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson wants to sign a keeper before Wednesday. Jussi Jaaskelainen and Marco Amelia are the targets. (Times) West Ham are to make an official inquiry about Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano after his move to Manchester City collapsed. (Guardian) Everton have bid £6m for Benfica's 50% share in Manuel Fernandes. A private investor owns the other 50%. (Sun) Everton have not given up hope of signing Middlesbrough striker Yakubu. (Independent) Daniel Alves will not play in Sevilla's Champions League qualifier on Wednesday as he seeks a move to Chelsea. (Sun) Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is prepared to pay up to £8m for Blackburn's Morten Gamst Pedersen. (Mirror) Middlesbrough hope to tie up a £6.8m deal for Spurs striker Mido on Tuesday. (Mirror) Tottenham have been alerted that Real Madrid midfielder Guti will be available for £5m if Arjen Robben joins the Spanish giants. (Mirror) West Brom have confirmed their interest in Manchester City striker Ishmael Miller. (Mirror) Sheffield United are set to win the race for Plymouth's £600,000 midfielder David Norris. (Mirror) Leicester are to offer former Chelsea and Middlesbrough striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink a deal worth £1m. (Mirror) Derby are considering a move for prolific Watford striker Marlon King. (Mirror) Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce is considering a £4m swoop for Everton skipper Phil Neville. (Express) Sunderland are ready to sell goalkeeper Martin Fulop. (Independent) Everton are set to bid £3m for Sheffield Wednesday winger Chris Brunt. (Star) Nottingham Forest are poised to sign Southampton striker David McGoldrick on loan. (Star) Derby are set to hold on to Giles Barnes after slapping a £6m price tag on the midfielder. (Star) OTHER GOSSIP Liverpool striker Peter Crouch has had a showdown with manager Rafael Benitez after being omitted from the squad for the Premier League opener against Aston Villa. (The Sun) West Ham striker Dean Ashton has told England boss Steve McClaren, who has been rocked by Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney's two-month lay-off, that he can be his country's new number one striker. (Daily Mirror) Everton manager David Moyes says that Goodison Park striker Andy Johnson could be the answer to England's problems up front. (The Sun) Rooney should be fit for England's Euro 2008 qualifer against Russia in Moscow on 17 October. (Various) England and Chelsea defender John Terry is back in training. (Guardian) The League Managers Association says Carlisle's sacking of boss Neil McDonald after one game of the season is "deplorable". (Times) AND FINALLY Gilberto has revealed he only found he had missed out on the Arsenal captaincy via the club website. "I was surprised," he said. "But I'm not upset." (Various)

We might not be able to see it though as the white sheet he wears over his face most of the time will mask any tache he has. It's a pillow case for the neighbours When would I have to show off my hitler tash? It runs throughout September and you are meant to grow it during that period Bobby. So you would need to have your hitler tash then if thats what you are planning to do You are more than welcome to join us.

Hes not going to do it But big thanks for the donation Alex.

West Ham have confirmed talks for striker Eidur Gudjohnsen are ongoing, but nothing has been agreed with Barcelona. The former Chelsea ace has been interesting The Hammers after Thierry Henry's arrival pushed him down Frank Rijkaard's pecking order. Gudjohnsen is believed to be available for just £6.7million, although the player's lofty demands are reportedly deterring other clubs from joining the hunt. West Ham supremo Eggert Magnusson has denied the East Londoners have concurred on a price with Barca, but stated talks are continuing. "Talks are ongoing," Magnusson confirmed to virir.is. "We have not had an offer accepted by Barcelona - the papers are wrong." Manager Alan Curbishley may be prepared to push the boat out even further for Gudjohnsen following the side's disappointing 2-0 defeat to Manchester City on the opening weekend of the new season.

I will be missing the game as I am at a wedding but heres a post for the rest of you to make arrangements in.

1203: GOAL Arsenal 0-1 Fulham An absolute howler. Jens Lehmann makes a hash of a clearance from Gael Clichy's back pass and David Healy pounces to score in the first minute of his Fulham career. The worst possible start to the campaign for Arsenal.

Whoops cheers Pud too. Though I was in Spain when you donated..

Cheers for the donation Baggio

Aye I did. He had a canny game with some decent saves. Celtic just had a 5 minute spell where everything went right for them, the rest of the game Krul looked very good and received alot of praise from the commentators.

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Cheers for the donation Ewerk and great to see another body joining us in this. Still time for anyone else on here to have the bottle and join in btw

You just need to read the comments on a few of these forums over the last few years to find out that statement is bollocks tbh

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West Ham boss Alan Curbishley has confirmed the club have held talks with Derby over the signing of Giles Barnes. Curbishley also refused to completely rule out that possibility of resurrecting the Kieron Dyer deal which collapsed last week. Barnes is one of the most sought after young players in England and played a huge part in helping Derby to the Premier League. After seeing the Rams promoted, it was expected that Barnes would stay put at Pride Park. However, Curbishley has now revealed that The Hammers have been talking with Derby about a possible deal for 19-year-old - who was actually born in East London. "We have been looking at the situation and we have spoken to Derby about it," Curbishley revealed to Sky Sports News. The Hammers boss revealed that the two clubs cannot agree a fee for Barnes. "At the moment nothing is happening - their valuation is not where we are at and he is a Derby player so I shouldn't be talking too much about it." Curbishley did admit that he could revive his interest in Dyer - after Newcastle pulled the plug on the deal last week. "It is a difficult situation, lets just say we found it very difficult so we will have to see what happens and unfortunately Kieron Dyer is stuck in the middle and we will have to see what happens." Hammers chairman Eggert Magnusson has again vented his again at Newcastle, who asked for an extra £2million for Dyer, after a deal for £6million had been struck. "The fact that Newcastle moved the goalposts in the middle of the game is not how to do business," he said. "They had given us permission to speak to the player, he had had a medical and we had agreed a fee when we received a phone call that they wanted £2million more for the player." Magnusson himself does not see how the Dyer deal could be resurrected. "We could not believe it. But I think the deal is now gone and I feel very sorry for the player, he wanted a move, he wanted to come closer to his family in Ipswich and now that has gone," he added. "I think this business with Newcastle has shown that we are not prepared to pay any price that a club puts on a player. If there are perceptions that we will do that, they are not correct."

Depending on who we bring in between now and the end of the season we might have a pretty small transfer budget first season. We try to work out what we think the transfer budget will be for the summer back in April and then deduct all summer net spend on transfers from that to leave the starting budget on the game. With Ashley coming in I obviously had to make some changes, so if we do splash the cash on more players before the deadline, or if we don't sell Dyer or anyone else the starting budget will not be very big. This is because all signings from the summer are already included in your squad when you start the game despite replaying the summer and pre season. Remeber Mort said money is there if needed. Remember Greg set the budget long before Mort was even appointed..