Scottish Mag

Cannot decide if I should have a lazy day, even though I have quite a bit of work to get done...

TRANSFER RUMOURS Real Madrid will offer £35m to Man Utd in the summer for winger Cristiano Ronaldo. (The Independent) Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has urged former team-mate Ronaldo to join him in Spain. (Various) Man City boss Stuart Pearce is ready to offer Sylvain Distin plus £3m for Spurs striker Mido. (Daily Mirror) Inter Milan chief Roberto Mancini says he wants to become Chelsea's new boss. (The Sun) Celtic have bid £4m for Hibs duo Kevin Thomson and Scott Brown - and will let them stay at Hibs until the end of the season. (Daily Record) Arsenal have entered the race to sign £10m-rated Southampton teenager Gareth Bale. (The Sun) Wigan boss Paul Jewell is ready to bring ex-Spurs man Thimothee Atouba back to the top flight in a shock deal from Bundesliga strugglers Hamburg. (Daily Mirror) Birmingham boss Steve Bruce has rejected West Ham's £8m bid for Matthew Upson. (Daily Mirror) Man Utd will have to wait until next week to discover if they can sign Owen Hargreaves from Bayern Munich. (Daily Star) Fulham's Papa Bouba Diop has snubbed a £4.4m move to struggling Wigan. (Daily Express) Newcastle misfit Albert Luque is wanted on loan by Spanish club Racing Santander. (Daily Mirror) Arsenal's on-loan striker Julio Baptista is desperate for boss Arsene Wenger to sign him permanently. (The Sun) Man Utd winger Lee Martin is signing for Stoke on loan on Friday. (Daily Mirror) Preston boss Paul Simpson wants Wigan's veteran keeper John Filan to replace unsettled Fulham target Carlo Nash. (Daily Mirror) Arsenal are trying to scupper Man Utd's bid for Deportivo La Coruna midfielder Aldo Duscher. (The Sun) Watford's Aidy Boothroyd is ready to sign Ray Parlour from Middlesbrough. (Daily Mirror) Luton expect to land Sheffield Wednesday striker Drew Talbot in a £250,000 deal on Friday. (Daily Mirror) Dundee United defender David Proctor is set to leave the club after falling out of favour. (Daily Record) QPR are to make a second bid for Nottingham Forest defender Danny Cullip. (Daily Star) Bristol Rovers will make a £150,000 bid to sign Hereford striker Andy Williams. (The Sun) OTHER GOSSIP Didier Drogba has begged Roman Abramovich and Jose Mourinho to make their peace - or risk tearing Chelsea's season apart. (Various) John Terry could be back for Chelsea for Sunday's FA Cup tie with Nottingham Forest. (Daily Mirror) Chelsea's secret shortlist of managers to replace Jose Mourinho includes Dutch legend Marco van Basten. (Daily Star) England will recall Jonathan Woodgate for the February 7 friendly with Spain. (The Telegraph) Robbie Savage has admitted that some people will see his broken leg from a challenge with Watford's Al Bangura and say "he had it coming". (Daily Star) Man Utd's Gary Neville says he wants to help his side overhaul Liverpool's 18 league titles - United currently have 15. (Daily Mirror) Man City boss Stuart Pearce and Bolton number two Sammy Lee are both in the running for the England Under-21 manager's job. (Various) Milan Mandaric's £25m takeover of Leicester has been put on hold as his mother is unwell. (The Sun) AND FINALLY... Portsmouth goalkeeping coach David Coles won a competition among players in which they tried to kick a ball into a small trailer from 100 yards. But he had some inadvertent assistance - his attempt bounced off the head of an unsuspecting local photographer. (The Times)

It could, however bundle pack normally signifies both the game and guitar etc. No harm in pre-ordering as you can keep an eye on the item nearer the time as they update the page and are more specific, then can easily cancel the order at any point.

Now I know Mido can be trouble but if he is available on loan surely he would be worth the risk for a few months as a target man for Martins to play off?

Anyone looking forward to Guitar Hero 2 coming out in March? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guitar-Hero-Bundle...mp;s=videogames I think this is a mis-price, it is 65-70 everywhere else. Have stuck a pre order in and will keep an eye on it.

Its fecking baltic here, have stayed in work so I do not have to change trains on the way home and have to stand for ages waiting on my connection, can get a direct one if I wait another half hour.

Black boxers most of the time, but nowt when I have the kilt on....

You can get a multi-region one off Amazon for £20 anarl. There is a hack to make the ASDA cheap one multiregion.

Mon, February 19 10pm

It works, as I have just reactivated my account which I cancelled on Jan 1st. I have now just had 3 months for the price of 1 twice in succession and now this offer. £30 for 9 months of rentals.. Gemmill, I would consider cancelling your subscription and then rejoining with this code, would save you pennies for a few months.

Not sure if this works or not, could give it a shot.

Best of the Bestastic....

I got sent a voucher to give to a friend for them to get a three month trial, not sure if it has expired or not but will check when I get home from work.

I don't think it ranks up there that highly tbh but fair do's . I think the Newman and Baddiel song was more influential if anything. And what was that written for? I don't think Euro 96 changed anything fundamentally but it certainly boosted the Sky revolution. Incidentally, I went to both the matches at SJP and despite the capacity only being 36,000 then the stadium was half empty. Too expensive. I went to the Roumania v Bulgaria game and nee one was there. Shame really. The nation were pretty enthusiastic about the England team though. Although I felt physically sick at hearing "One more for Scotland" during the 4-1 win over Holland . Personally I was delighted Kluivert's goal put them out. Hearing 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot" at Wemberley was a low point too. I went to the 1/4 final against Spain. I was delighted when Southgate took "that" penalty..

Premiership sides Manchester City and Newcastle United may be looking to pinch Edson Braafheid from under the noses of Twente Enschede. Reports in Holland on Thursday suggest both clubs have tabled offers - thought to be around €400,000 (£264,000) - to the defender's current club Utrecht. The news will come as a shock to Twente, who announced last week that the former Holland Under 21 international would join on a free transfer in the summer. The 23-year-old had verbally agreed to a three-year deal with Twente, but reports now suggest the left-back may be looking for pastures new. Braafheid failed to show up for a Twente medical on Wednesday, leaving their deal with the player in some doubt. It remains to be seen if interest from England has prompted Braafheid to re-consider his decision to move to Twente come the end of the Eredivisie season.

...Rabbie Burns Day. Enjoy your Haggis, tatties and neeps tonight!

Christian Dailly...

Sorry to hear that dude..

TRANSFER RUMOURS Man Utd will find out on Thursday if they have a chance of signing Owen Hargreaves from Bayern Munich. (The Sun) Meanwhile, Italy striker Alessandro del Piero has revealed United tried to buy him at the start of the season - but says he could not bear to leave Juventus. (The Sun) Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce is planning a shock £3m bid for Tottenham misfit Mido. (Daily Mirror) Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is lining up a £1.5m bid for Spurs defender Anthony Gardner as he fears Chelsea will sign Tal Ben Haim. (Daily Star) Former Celtic star Mark Fotheringham has been handed the chance of a dream move to Rangers. (Daily Record) Dinamo Moscow's former Portsmouth and Chelsea star Alexei Smertin is close to a £1m return to the Premiership with Fulham. (Various) Charlton have been offered St Etienne hot-shot Frederic Piquionne in exchange for Marcus Bent. (Various) Meanwhile, the Addicks are in talks with Stefano Seedorf - cousin of AC Milan star Clarence. (The Sun) Milan, Juventus, Roma and Internazionale are all interested in signing Giuseppe Rossi from Manchester United. (The Guardian) Everton boss David Moyes is considering a cheeky swoop for Leeds hitman David Healy. (Various) Sheffield United are leading the race to sign Manchester United winger Chris Eagles. (Various) Man City boss Stuart Pearce wants to sign AZ Alkmaar left-back Tim de Cler. (Daily Mail) Blackburn are close to signing Hertha Berlin star Christopher Samba on a two-and-a-half year deal. (The Sun) Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dave Allen says Charlton are using underhand tactics in a bid to sign £3m-rated defender Madjid Bougherra. (The Times) Portsmouth are ready to take a £1.8m gamble on Nigerian striker Chinedu Ogbuke, who plays for Lyn Oslo. (Daily Mirror) Middlesbrough expect to wrap up a £2m deal for West Brom's Zoltan Gera within 48 hours. (Daily Star) Middlesbrough have dropped their interest in Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere. (Daily Mail) Rangers are lining up a £125,000 swoop for Danish teenage star Adda Djeziri. (Daily Record) West Brom boss Tony Mowbray has made a new £2.5m bid for Hibs pair Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson. (Daily Mirror) Milan Mandaric wants to make Carlisle striker Karl Hawley his first signing for Leicester with a £500,000 swoop. (Daily Star) Goalkeeper Carlo Nash has begged Preston to sell him to Fulham for £500,000. (Various) Derby boss Billy Davies has bid £250,000 for Blackburn's Jay McEveley. (The Sun) Lincoln will today sign Dany N'Guessan from Rangers on loan. (Daily Record) OTHER GOSSIP Jose Mourinho has revealed that John Terry has said he would leave Chelsea if the Portuguese manager exited Stamford Bridge. (Various) Scotland will name Alex McLeish as the new national manager on Wednesday. (Daily Record) Blackburn are to slash ticket prices amid fears that the Premiership is losing its appeal for fans. (The Guardian) Arsenal's Robin van Persie will not play again this season after breaking a metatarsal on Sunday. (Daily Star) Sheffield United's transfer-listed winger Keith Gillespie faces a six-match ban after being hit with a violent conduct charge by the FA. (Various) Wigan's Paul Scharner has criticised his team mates for feeling resigned to relegation. (Various) Uefa are set to give the go-ahead for England's Euro 2008 away qualifier against Andorra to be played at Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium. (Daily Star) AND FINALLY... Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is heading to the studios of reality TV show Dancing On Ice to support Sky News presenter Kay Burley - but Chelsea have forbidden him from stepping on the ice. (The Sun) Tottenham midfielder Hossam Ghaly will have his new teeth on display in Wednesday's Carling Cup tie with Arsenal after some advanced dentistry. Ghaly lost four teeth in a nasty collision with Portsmouth's Noe Pamarot on New Year's Day. (Daily Star) Former Scotland international Gary McAllister says he missed his penalty against England in Euro 96 because he decided to go for power rather than placement - because he was worried he would fall over the ball. (Daily Record) Injured Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard has taken up coarse fishing for carp during his recovery from a dislocated kneecap - and has become so good he is regularly beating England internationals. (Daily Mail)

Started a game as Newcastle. Champions League place, Uefa Cup and FA Cup in my first season..

I am not sure. SBR seemed to have some good candidates in his radar like Seitaridis at right back for example. But we only ended up with paying 8.5m on a defensive midfielder... The only decent deal in recent years was N'Zogbia. Not sure Viana is a defensive midfielder, to be fair.

Who will be the first to bite?

No...