Jimbo 133 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 TRANSFER RUMOURS Frank Lampard is a £15m target for Barcelona, the Catalonian club having lined the midfielder up as the perfect person to give their team more bite. (Sunday Mirror) Sam Allardyce will sign a £13m deal to manage Newcastle and then, with the ink still drying, make a £5m bid for Manchester City bad boy Joey Barton. (The People) Although Big Sam might be able to save some money, with Barton's value plummeting to £3m. (Sunday Mirror) Allardyce will also look to spend Freddie Shepherd's hard-earned cash on Freddie Ljungberg, although he'll face competition from Portsmouth. (Sunday Mirror) Jermaine Jenas will head back up north in a £10m move to Everton. James Beattie could go the other way in part exchange. (The People) Leeds striker David Healy will escape League One football by teaming up with his former international manager Lawrie Sanchez at Craven Cottage. (News of the World) Although he could go to Middlesbrough. (The People) And Preston forward David Nugent is also keen on a move to the Premiership to safeguard his spot in the England squad. (The Observer) But one player going nowhere is Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov, chairman Daniel Levy reiterating that he doesn't run a selling club. (The Observer) Micah Richards is 'happyish' at Manchester City, although he admits that he would like to play in the Champions League and would view a switch to Arsenal as a 'dream move'. (News of the World) Carlos Tevez is wanted by most of Europe, with Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid and AC Milan among the suitors. (Various) Michael Owen could move to Manchester United for £11m, just two years and 12 starts since joining Newcastle for £16m. (Sunday Express) Tell us your transfer rumours Back to top OTHER GOSSIP Manchester United have turned down a "sensational" £850m takeover bid from a Chinese consortium. (News of the World) Wigan chairman Dave Whelan believes West Ham will be relegated "if there is any justice in the world". (Sunday Mail) But his counterpart at Upton Park, Eggert Magnusson, has urged Sheffield United and Wigan to play fair and not to contrive the Wigan win which could send West Ham down. (Sunday Express) Alan Curbishley will be handed a £45m transfer kitty if the Hammers beat the drop. (News of the World) Stuart Pearce will be axed if and when ex-Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra completes a £160m takeover. (News of the World) Neil Warnock will make a decision on his future at Sheffield United after the relegation showdown with Wigan. (Various) The right side of the LA Galaxy team line-up could turn into a haircut competition, with full-back Abel Xavier set to line up behind David Beckham. (The Independent) Back to top AND FINALLY Chelsea's senior players have welcomed referee Graham Poll's retirement. One senior player described the announcement as "the best news we've had in years". (Sunday Mirror) With tongue firmly in cheek, Eric Cantona has claimed to be the greatest French footballer of all time. (Sunday Times) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Don't want Barton, good player but I dont want anyone who is going to beat up any of his teamates. Freddie would be all right if we got a good price for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Allardyce will also look to spend Freddie Shepherd's hard-earned cash WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Ljungberg is way too injury prone for my liking and not exactly what we are desperate for at the minute. Barton is a head case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Ljungberg is way too injury prone for my liking and not exactly what we are desperate for at the minute. Barton is a head case! I'd take both of them. Get rid of Emre and Duff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Ljungberg is way too injury prone for my liking and not exactly what we are desperate for at the minute. Barton is a head case! I'd take both of them. Get rid of Emre and Duff. Wouldn't fancy the risk of Barton kicking off, we couldn't sell Duff until January and I would like him to be given a chance under Allardyce. Ljungberg just seems a crock and hasn't looked anything near his old form whenever I have seen him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul 0 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 10 million for Jenas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 86 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 ljungbergs last good game was the champions league final. he's a luvvy as well now allegedly thats why wenger wants rid.... i'd take barton as he is citeh's best player. and better than most we have in our midfield. might knock some sense into dyer for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Steve_Howey 0 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 ljungbergs last good game was the champions league final. he's a luvvy as well now allegedly thats why wenger wants rid.... i'd take barton as he is citeh's best player. and better than most we have in our midfield. might knock some sense into dyer for example. Well that's a given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 It's all happening innit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio 0 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Allardyce loves to buy players with bad reputations and sort them out. Not surprised he wants Barton then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4220 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 I'd have ljungberg and ship duff out but I wouldn't touch barton with a barge pole for fear of him taking it off me and beating me with it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio 0 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Isn't Ljungberg the same as Duff? A past it player looking for a mug to match his big wages? Also, don't they play on the opposite sides of the pitch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missed Sticks 0 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Isn't Ljungberg the same as Duff? A past it player looking for a mug to match his big wages? Also, don't they play on the opposite sides of the pitch? Yep, Yep & Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawan 0 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Ljungberg is way too injury prone for my liking and not exactly what we are desperate for at the minute. Barton is a head case! I'd take both of them. Get rid of Emre and Duff. wouldn't do such a thing...emre is a decent player and i would atleast give duff anotha season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3205 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 See if ROeder was saying he wanted these players I would be scared. But look at what Big Sam has done for others like them. I think he could get some quality returns on his players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 See if ROeder was saying he wanted these players I would be scared. But look at what Big Sam has done for others like them. I think he could get some quality returns on his players. Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Ljungberg is way too injury prone for my liking and not exactly what we are desperate for at the minute. Barton is a head case! I'd take both of them. Get rid of Emre and Duff. wouldn't do such a thing...emre is a decent player and i would atleast give duff anotha season Emre is garbarge mate. I'd rather have Jenas back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Steve_Howey 0 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 See if ROeder was saying he wanted these players I would be scared. But look at what Big Sam has done for others like them. I think he could get some quality returns on his players. kickbacktastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3205 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Ljungberg is way too injury prone for my liking and not exactly what we are desperate for at the minute. Barton is a head case! I'd take both of them. Get rid of Emre and Duff. wouldn't do such a thing...emre is a decent player and i would atleast give duff anotha season Emre is garbarge mate. I'd rather have Jenas back Now you're just being silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 706 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Barton? No thanks. Not now not ever. This is Newcastle United FC, not St. James's FC for Delinquent Boys. Ljungburg is past it. I'd keep Emre/Duff over him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Isn't Ljungberg the same as Duff? A past it player looking for a mug to match his big wages? Also, don't they play on the opposite sides of the pitch? I dunno if Duff can get fit and stay fit and get a consistant patch of games under him I think he's got a bit left in him he's not that old and should be in his prime really. He was out for long injuries 3 (?) times last season and hadn't played as much as he might at Chleski before that, he was never going to dazzle under those conditions if IF he still could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Ljungberg is way too injury prone for my liking and not exactly what we are desperate for at the minute. Barton is a head case! I'd take both of them. Get rid of Emre and Duff. wouldn't do such a thing...emre is a decent player and i would atleast give duff anotha season Emre is garbarge mate. I'd rather have Jenas back Now you're just being silly. See Jenas' pass for Keane's goal yesterday? How many times has Emre managed a decent final ball this season? I'd sell him if someone came in with £200k tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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