Papers 28/07

[Embers]

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Tottenham's Michael Carrick will finally sign for Manchester United next week in a deal worth about £15m. (Various)

Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder wants to sign unsettled Chelsea defender Wayne Bridge. (Daily Mirror)

Roeder is also preparing a player-plus-cash swoop for West Ham's Marlon Harewood. (The Sun)

Sunderland will sign former striker Kevin Phillips for £750,000. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth are closing in on a £3.75m deal to sign Preston striker David Nugent. (Various)

Millwall are close to signing Hearts winger Chris Hackett. (Daily Star)

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is opening talks with Everton to sign midfielder Lee Carsley. (Daily Mail, Daily Mirror)

Chris Sutton could return to play for Birmingham after being released by the Midlands club at the end of last season. (Various)

Coventry want to sign out-of-favour Sheffield United forward Geoff Horsfield on a season-long loan. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland are close to signing Robbie Elliott, who has been released by North-East neighbours Newcastle. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate is insisting that teenage winger Adam Johnson will be staying at the Riverside. (Daily Express, The Sun)

Wigan have swooped for Crystal Palace right-back Emerson Boyce for £1.6m. (Daily Star, Daily Mail)

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is persisting with attempts to sign Coventry's Gary McShaffrey. (Daily Mirror)

Bruce has also made a shock £1m move for Fulham striker Brian McBride. (Daily Mirror)

Danny Higginbotham has been put on Southampton's transfer list after turning down a new two-year deal. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn will announce the signing of FC Porto striker Benni McCarthy for £2.5m. (The Times)

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OTHER GOSSIP

New Liverpool signings Jermaine Pennant and Craig Bellamy have been told by manager Rafa Benitez that they are in Last Chance Saloon. (Various)

New England manager Steve McClaren has employed PR guru Max Clifford as his personal advisor. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has told Shaun Wright-Phillips he must prove himself before the transfer window shuts or risk being sent out on loan. (The Sun)

Wigan manager Paul Jewell is confident Emile Heskey can resurrect his career at the JJB Stadium. (Daily Mirror)

John Terry is desperate to succeed David Beckham as the England captain. (Daily Telegraph)

Tottenham are looking into the possibility of moving into London's Olympic stadium after the 2012 Games. (The Guardian)

 

[Embers]

Roeder offered 3 mill + Milner for Harewood, funny funny stuff. . Theyd barely get Zamora with that much

If they want a striker SHeringham is still available and fighting fit

Man U just blew 15 mill, i guess that means Mascherano is going nowhere.

Nugent would be a good signing for Portsmouth but itd be the nail in the coffin for Preston as far as promotion goes.

 

[jezza]

Man U just blew 15 mill, i guess that means Mascherano is going nowhere.

They've made 2 15mil deals today? Because you must be talking about someone other than Carrick.....

 

[Ray Nolan]

Chris Sutton could return to play for Birmingham after being released by the Midlands club at the end of last season. (Various)

Take an 80% paycut and then we'll talk!

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is persisting with attempts to sign Coventry's Gary McShaffrey.(Daily Mirror)

Would like to get him but those miserable Sky Blue barstewards will screw us for every penny they can.

Bruce has also made a shock £1m move for Fulham striker Brian McBride. (Daily Mirror)

For £1m? Yep, I'll have that.

 

[Shinboners]

Tottenham's Michael Carrick will finally sign for Manchester United next week in a deal worth about £15m. (Various)

So, there's still plenty of time for something to stuff up.

New Liverpool signings Jermaine Pennant and Craig Bellamy have been told by manager Rafa Benitez that they are in Last Chance Saloon. (Various)

Pennant and Bellamy on hearing the word, "Saloon", order a pint each.

 

[DBAH0]

So that's what the 2nd striker Glenn Roeder has tried to get from us offering James Milner. Ain't going to work Glenn.

 

[Stevolution]

New Liverpool signings Jermaine Pennant and Craig Bellamy have been told by manager Rafa Benitez that they are in Last Chance Saloon. (Various)

Any news on Hard luck Harry's standing at Liverpool? Wasn't he supposed to be on the way out if Bellamy was brought in?

 

[Embers]

They've made 2 15mil deals today? Because you must be talking about someone other than Carrick.....

Im thrilled that the deal has gone through (im hardly gonna be angry about 2.1 heading our way) but Carrick is nowhere near as good as people like to think. Even with his time with us he was never overly impressive IMO. Hes a OK player but he is by no means a ROy Keane replacement or good enough to be Man U main man in the middle.

 

[footylover18]

Im thrilled that the deal has gone through (im hardly gonna be angry about 2.1 heading our way) but Carrick is nowhere near as good as people like to think. Even with his time with us he was never overly impressive IMO. Hes a OK player but he is by no means a ROy Keane replacement or good enough to be Man U main man in the middle.

Lampard wasn't that good until Mourinho came to town. Watch Carrick grow as a player at Utd.

 

[footylover18]

Lampard wasn't that good until Mourinho came to town. Watch Carrick grow as a player at Utd.

In fact what exactly is Lampard better than Carrick at?

-Scoring goals....which he is expected to do in the Chelsea system, we won't be using Carrick as a goal scorer.

Carrick is at least on a par with Lampard in terms of his passing, he is better defensively and prob is on about a third of the wages Lampard is on. I've said it before, Lampard's shortcomings as a player were there for all to see during the World Cup. Once he stopped scoring his goals it was obvious he didn't give too much else to the team.

I'm not saying Carrick is as good as Lampard, but given the opportunity to play in a good team he wouldn't be too far behind. Time will tell.

 

[Thewlis Dish]

If you play Carrick in a deep role with Ronaldo and Giggs on the flanks and Rooney in front of him, he'll shine with his ability to pass the ball. As Lampard has showed - it's all about the system. Even the best players aren't going to shine if they don't suit how you play (see Veron).

And didn't he win West Ham's player of the year the season before he went to Spurs?

 

[mattyc2422]

Stoked with the Benni signing.

 

[moomba]

In fact what exactly is Lampard better than Carrick at?

-Scoring goals....which he is expected to do in the Chelsea system, we won't be using Carrick as a goal scorer.

Carrick is at least on a par with Lampard in terms of his passing, he is better defensively and prob is on about a third of the wages Lampard is on. I've said it before, Lampard's shortcomings as a player were there for all to see during the World Cup. Once he stopped scoring his goals it was obvious he didn't give too much else to the team.

I'm not saying Carrick is as good as Lampard, but given the opportunity to play in a good team he wouldn't be too far behind. Time will tell.

I like Carrick as a player, but he isn't even at the level where you should start comparing him with Lampard. Two totally differnt types of player for a start, but Lampard has many, many, many more runs on the board.

 

[moomba]

Stoked with the Benni signing.

He better be good after all the palaver over him over the past few years.

Whats happening with Mido, you were alluding in another post to some dramas. Has he signed elsewhere?

 

[DaSawx]

Tevez puts United on red alert

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1778_1369328,00.html

 

[footylover18]

Tevez puts United on red alert

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1778_1369328,00.html

Yes please.

 

[DaSawx]

Yes please.

Yes please indeed

 

[jezza]

Im thrilled that the deal has gone through (im hardly gonna be angry about 2.1 heading our way) but Carrick is nowhere near as good as people like to think. Even with his time with us he was never overly impressive IMO. Hes a OK player but he is by no means a ROy Keane replacement or good enough to be Man U main man in the middle.

I think you need to go back and watch some Spurs games from last season. Michael Carrick was a major reason we took a big step forward.

 

[Thewlis Dish]

He's not a replacement for Keane in any case, we still lack that ball winner.

 

[moomba]

He's not a replacement for Keane in any case, we still lack that ball winner.

O'Shea? Fletcher? Ha ha ha ha ha.

 

[paul scholes]

O'Shea? Fletcher? Ha ha ha ha ha.

the obsession continues

 

[moomba]

the obsession continues

Yes it does. Every post you make on this board is about me.

This week I reckon I would have posted about Spurs, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle, Man United, Man City, Aston Villa. Probably another half dozen teams.

You on the other hand have posted about me, and only me...again. I feel special and all that, so thanks for caring so much.