Tom 13883 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Michael Owen could leave Newcastle if they try to cut his wages as part of a new deal, with Everton among the possible contenders to sign him. (Daily Mail) West Ham will make another big to sign Reading defender Nicky Shorey but boss Alan Curbishley has been told he must sell before he buys. (Daily Express) Cardiff teenager Aaron Ramsey could be on his way to Manchester United as a long-term replacement for Paul Scholes. (Mirror) Hull are interested in signing veteran Italian striker Christian Vieri if they are promoted to the Premier League. (Mirror) Petr Cech's agent says an unnamed "very big European club" is willing to pay £32m for the Chelsea goalkeeper. (Sun) Jackie McNamara has joined Falkirk on a two-year deal after he left Aberdeen. (Daily Record) Highly-rated Crystal Palace teenager John Bostock, who was wanted by Barcelona and Manchester United and is currently doing his GCSEs, is on the verge of joining Tottenham. (Daily Mail) Manchester United have earmarked Sevilla's Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano as their top summer target. (Times) Back to top OTHER GOSSIP Manchester United are to request champions' medals for Gerard Pique and Tomasz Kuszczak, who each made nine appearances this season rather than the medal-earning mark of 10. (Daily Mail) Birmingham owner David Sullivan says their relegation is down to the "pile of rubbish" they bought last summer, picking out Franck Queudrue as the biggest let-down. (various) Rochdale's Lee Thorpe will miss their play-off campaign after breaking his arm in three places arm-wrestling with a team-mate on the way to the first-leg match. (Express) Arsene Wenger says Theo Walcott still "drifts in and out of games too much" to be ready to play centre forward for Arsenal yet. (Mirror) Cardiff's Robbie Fowler will definitely be in the squad for the FA Cup final despite not having played since December because a hip operation. (Mirror) Iain Dowie will be named as QPR's new manager before the end of the week, his fourth club in two years. (Sun) Injury worries over Sol Campbell and David James mean Portsmouth may name their FA Cup final line-up just hours before kick-off. (Star) England boss Fabio Capello has demanded 11 days to work with his players around the end-of-season internationals as he has had so little time with them so far. (Independent) Richard Dunne's sending-off at Middlesbrough could cost Manchester City their Uefa Cup place via the Fair Play League, with Fulham in contention to replace them. (Times) Fulham owner Mohammed Fayed says he remains as committed to the club as at any point in his 10 years in charge. (Telegraph) Back to top AND FINALLY Zenit St Petersburg boss Dick Advocaat's favourite singer is Michael Bolton. (Daily Record) Shrewsbury will get £500,000 from Manchester City if goalkeeper Joe Hart is capped by England in the game against the USA thanks to a transfer clause from 2006. (Sun) Wembley Stadium could stage the 2011 Champions League final after changes to the British tax rules, which are thought to have cost the stadium the chance to host the 2010 final. (Times) A spare set of engraved Premier League medals will have Chelsea's names erased and go back into storage after having been taken to Stamford Bridge on Sunday in case Chelsea won the title. (Times) Sunderland's Kieran Richardson missed the 1-0 loss to Arsenal as he became the fifth player dropped by manager Roy Keane for poor time-keeping. (Times) Basically a non-story obvious to most Newcastle fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4242 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 where has this recurring idea that we're going to cut his wages come from anyway? i assume it's pure guesswork seeing as no one from the club would actually tell the press something like that anyway most players under 30 are likely to want to leave if you try and cut their wages, hardly a sensational idea really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6317 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Everton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14112 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Ahh Babelfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Everton? Swap for Johnson, nailed on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3988 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 How many clubs would pay him 120k? Chelsea, Man U or Liverpool are the only ones - not Everton or Man City - probably why Man U were linked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 How many clubs would pay him 120k? Chelsea, Man U or Liverpool are the only ones - not Everton or Man City - probably why Man U were linked. They could offer European football too though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8893 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 How many clubs would pay him 120k? Chelsea, Man U or Liverpool are the only ones - not Everton or Man City - probably why Man U were linked. I doubt even those clubs would be prepared to pay him that much. That's why I can't understand the whole hysteria about him leaving the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 How many clubs would pay him 120k? Chelsea, Man U or Liverpool are the only ones - not Everton or Man City - probably why Man U were linked. If you got him on a free though you could pay him somewhere close to that or make up the difference (or near enough) with a signing-on fee. I don't see him going anywhere this summer really, it's more a question of whether he signs a new contract or goes on a Bosman in 12 months time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 He's on 102k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 He's on 102k. How do you know that btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 He's on 102k. How do you know that btw? Times List, Chron article, Guardian last year, Telegraph this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 He's on 102k. How do you know that btw? Times List, Chron article, Guardian last year, Telegraph this year. He 'writes' for the Times like so I've always thought the stuff in there about him had more than a hint of truth, i.e. the release clause speculation, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26581 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Aye it's funny how the papers have suddenly bumped his wages up by £18k pw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Wikipedia is about as much research as current journalistic standards require. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty 4 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Boro' have released Rochemback, Gaizka Mendieta and Dong Gook Lee. In case anyone cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4242 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I thought rochemback was pretty good scored an excellent freekick this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6317 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Not Mendieta.... he won the CL for fuck's sake..... meanwhile.......... Everton?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I thought rochemback was pretty good scored an excellent freekick this weekend Aye what a rocket that was ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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