Scottish Mag

Here is some of the "glamour" pictures of the new munter... http://specialbets.blogspot.com/2006/05/ne...yne-agency.html

Will miss the first half of the 5pm kick offs...

So when you come to the piss up we need to put up with someone who talks like a farmer but with a "Westwood" twang?

Cannot believe the complaints abour Maradona yet Robbie fucking Williams was treated as a national treasure... 142438[/snapback] I guess o'l Diego is a folk hero north of the border ? 142440[/snapback] Like I wasn't expecting that...

Cannot believe the complaints abour Maradona yet Robbie fucking Williams was treated as a national treasure...

Newcastle misfit Albert Luque believes moving to England cost him the chance of playing in this summer's World Cup. And the Spaniard, while admitting he is happy to stay at United next season, has taken a swipe at Glenn Roeder by claiming he has had "problems" with the Newcastle boss. "I don't know 100 per cent where my future lies," said Luque, who made just six Premiership starts and scored one goal in his first season in the Premiership following a £9.5 million move from Deportivo La Coruna. "Things haven't gone as well as I wanted, but if I have to return to England, I'll happily do it. "I've had problems with injuries and with the coach. But I am going to start next season at full fitness." Luque's misery was compounded by his exclusion from Spain's squad for Germany 2006. And he added: "The national coach has always favoured others more than me, but perhaps if I had stayed at Deportivo I would still be in the squad."

AC Milan are the favourites to sign out-of-favour Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. (News of the World) England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was talked into keeping Wayne Rooney in his World Cup squad by a group of senior players, including David Beckham and Steven Gerrard. (Sunday People) Patrick Vieira is unhappy at Juventus and wants a return to Arsenal. (Sunday People) Arsenal have told defender Sol Campbell that he can leave the club. (News of the World) Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is prepared to turn his back on the club if either Barcelona or Real Madrid declare an interest. (Sunday Mirror) Terry Venables will be unveiled as England's number two to Steve McLaren next week. (The Mail on Sunday) The Football Association is investigating claims that a League Two game was fixed last season. (The Mail on Sunday) England's players are using special "vitamin patches" to help improve their stamina. (Sunday Mirror) Spurs are keeping close tabs on Blackburn striker Craig Bellamy. (Sunday People, News of the World) Portsmouth want to bring Celtic midfielder Stilian Petrov to Fratton Park for £5m. (Sunday People) Manchester City are prepared to offload midfielder Joey Barton after he turned up an hour late for an end-of-season meeting - but there is no interest from other clubs. (Sunday Mirror) Newcastle will offer Portsmouth assistant boss Kevin Bond a position as head coach. (Sunday Mirror) Man Utd owners the Glazer family are unhappy about the sacking of club doctor Mike Stone and are launching an investigation. (Daily Star on Sunday, Sunday Express) Man Utd will offer £18m for Lyon midfielder Mahamadou Diarra. (Sunday Mirror) Martin O'Neill can choose between the vacant manager jobs at Middlesbrough and Sunderland. (Sunday People) Chelsea are lining up a move for Manchester City youngster Micah Richards. (Sunday People) Iain Dowie will be Charlton's new manager, and his first signing will be Spurs winger Wayne Routledge. (Sunday Mirror) Spurs will swap midfielder Danny Murphy and winger Reto Ziegler for Wigan full-back Pascal Chimbonda. (Sunday Mirror) Barcelona want Villareal striker Diego Forlan, but are only prepared to pay £7m, well below his current club's valuation. (Daily Star on Sunday) AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko will join Chelsea, but William Gallas will not be moving in the opposite direction. (Daily Star on Sunday) Preston boss Billy Davies was poised to accept Charlton's offer to join them as manger, but changed his mind after a dispute about the club's transfer policy. (Sunday People) Crystal Palace striker Andy Johnson will join Everton for £8.5m, snubbing potential moves to Wigan and Bolton. (Various) Arsenal are preparing a move for 18-year-old Moroccan Adil Chihi. (Daily Star on Sunday, News of the World) Wigan are interested in Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen. (Daily Star on Sunday) John Aldridge could be on the verge of a surprise return to Tranmere as part of a management team with Jason McAteer. (Daily Star on Sunday, Sunday People) Manchester City are set to sign Lazio midfielder Ousmane Dabo, beating Arsenal to the punch. (Daily Star on Sunday) Former England full-back Danny Mills is a target for newly-promoted Sheffield United after being told he can leave Manchester City. (Daily Star on Sunday, New of the World) Italy have put a ban on the pornographic TV channels in their pre-World Cup hotel. (The Mail on Sunday)

Fucking HUMONGOUS yawn tbh. 142170[/snapback] I thought, or rather hoped, he was taking the piss.

Aye, I would much rather have Nicky Butt and Amady Faye too..

Jesus Wept

ALAN SHEARER takes his first big step towards becoming a top manager this week - in a secluded part of Scotland. The former England skipper and Newcastle legend is taking his UEFA A licence at Largs on the Ayrshire coast in a major boost for the SFA. Shearer will go through his paces under the watchful eye of Newcastle coach Tommy Craig, one of the course supervisors, and a reason behind the Geordie's choice. The FA run a similar course at Lilleshall but Shearer has opted for the rated Scottish coaching school where bosses including Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho have graduated. An SFA insider said: "It's great to have someone of Alan's calibre. Largs has been the breeding ground for a generation of top Scottish managers and Jose Mourinho came here. "To have a top Englishman like Shearer is a coup."

I am sure it was only 4.

So who else thought that said Catmags pussy??

I had read it on NO and another site but thought it was bullshit so didn't even bother posting it on here. I really couldn't see him going for 3 million tbh

Everton have now bid 8.5 too

Michael Chopra is poised to call time on his career at St James's Park after admitting that he is unlikely to sign a new contract with Newcastle. The 22-year-old has been offered a new 12-month deal for the second successive summer, but, with Glenn Roeder determined to land a high-profile striker to partner Michael Owen next season, Chopra knows his first-team opportunities will again be limited on Tyneside. Barnsley and Watford, both of whom have benefited from Chopra's loan services in recent times, have been linked with a player who will be a free agent when his present deal expires next month. Given his determination to find regular action, both clubs will be confident of securing his signature. "I have been offered a new deal by Newcastle but it's only for one year," said Chopra, who last night admitted that a move to Oakwell would be attractive should the Tykes overcome Swansea in tomorrow's League One play-off final. "I need to be playing first-team football and I think that I will find myself down the pecking order again. "I really enjoyed my time at Barnsley and coming back to Oakwell will always be an attractive option for me. But there are other teams interested so we will have to wait and see."

Wigan were supposed to have bids accepted for two decent players this week. One bing AJ and most assumed the other was Huth, I wonder if it was Milner?

WIGAN and Bolton are both ready to hijack Aston Villa’s bid to sign James Milner. Villa manager David O’Leary is desperate to land the Newcastle winger on a permanent basis after he impressed during a loan spell last season. But O’Leary will be stunned to learn he has competition for the 20-year-old’s signature from two Premiership rivals. And Toon boss Glenn Roeder could yet opt to hang on to the £3million-rated youngster for next season. Roeder is due for talks with chairman Freddy Shepherd this weekend to discuss the current squad and how much money he has available. If he is forced to do some wheeling and dealing, then Milner could be sacrificed. But, ideally, Roeder would like to give the former Leeds starlet a chance to impress. He said: “We know James did very well at Villa last season and we don’t have to rush into making a decision. “I will be sitting down with the chairman to discuss the squad — and that will include discussing James’ future.” Both Bolton and Wigan have money to spend this summer and could be ready to outbid Villa, whose funds are again limited. Newcastle midfielder Lee Bowyer is likely to be granted his wish of a return to London this summer. The ex-England international is wanted by West Ham. And the Geordies would be willing to let him go for around £1.5m. Bowyer, 29, played for the Hammers under Roeder and also impressed the new Toon boss when he took charge at St James’ Park in February. But a hamstring injury ended Bowyer’s season early and, as he is unlikely to sign another contract, the club are likely to let him go. Meanwhile, Villa are spending £700,000 to lay a new pitch. Boss O’Leary blamed the old surface for causing some of the injuries his players suffered last season. He said: “The old pitch was put down 10 years ago. “It was very hard and dry and there was a lot of pounding on the joints.”

So you think my "comment" was daft fair dos. Personally I do not think West Brom, Birmingham and Sunderland are decent sides as their respective league places showed. I also think we played against a depleted Chelsea side whose results since winning the league were that of a team not caring. I`ll give you Boro and maybe Spurs, however I do think we got Spurs on a good day as they were absolutely shocking against us and it was a right good win for us on the day against a team who were a shadow of the side they had been all season.

I bet hes does a great job for Valencia..

Though I do think we need him, we did pretty well without him at the end of the season, don't you think? 141225[/snapback] We weren't exactly playing against great teams to be fair.