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Originally Posted by all_funkt_up

Crist, we should make "vastly over-rated" copyright RC Gills 2007

In my defence, there was a gap of 10 months between the 3rd of those comments (which was just before the World Cup) and the top one, which was in April. At least I'm consistent, I've been saying he's shite for ages now.

Watch as he now goes and bangs in 30 goals in his first season in England

[all_funkt_up]

Charlton striker Darren Bent will join West Ham for £18m in a deal that will net the 23-year-old £80,000 a week. (Daily Star)

I have nothing further to say on the matter, other than to add

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wants to bring France striker David Trezeguet to the club in a move which he hopes will keep unsettled skipper Thierry Henry. (The Sun)

Sunderland will sign striker David Nugent from Preston for a fee of £6m when he returns from the England Under-21 Championships. (Daily Star)

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce is the latest to be linked with a move for Reading defender Nicky Shorey. (The Sun)

West Ham's Argentine forward Carlos Tevez will resolve his future in the next week, with Manchester United and Inter Milan both keen to sign him. (The Times)

West Brom want a combined £10m for star duo Jason Koumas and Diomansy Kamara after both Birmingham and Fulham were reported to have offered £5m for them. (Daily Star)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is lining up a bid for Maccabi Haifa's Israeli striker Roberto Colautti. (Daily Star)

Dennis Rommedahl is set to leave Charlton and sign for French club Rennes for £500,000. (The Sun)

Former Chelsea and Birmingham defender Mario Melchiot has agreed to join Wigan after leaving French club Rennes. (Daily Mirror)

Bolton and Newcastle are both hoping to sign Turkey winger Gokdeniz Karadeniz. (Daily Mirror)

Blackburn defender Andy Todd is a £700,000 target for Coventry boss Iain Dowie. (Daily Mirror)

[crowie]

West Ham are the new Chelsea.

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Originally Posted by crowie

West Ham are the new Chelsea.

Chelsea actually bought players i rated, even though they may have been overpriced but West Ham are buying very over rated players imo.

Lucas Neil, Luis Boa Morte and Now Bent. I cant believe the price they are paying for him. You could actually buy a real geniune world class talent for that.

Hes 28 too, no value whatsoever.

[crowie]

Originally Posted by Kiko

Hes 28 too, no value whatsoever.

You been smoking Kiko? You thinking of Marcus Bent?

Darren Bent is only 23. Yes, overpriced at £18m but especially no value if your thinking he is 28 year old.

[all_funkt_up]

Give Marcus Bent his dues, he might be a pap footballer but he has rattled Gemma Atkinson and now he's on to Sheringham's ex.

Whats her face? That bird that's in the Star every day....

[crowie]

Originally Posted by all_funkt_up

Give Marcus Bent his dues, he might be a pap footballer but he has rattled Gemma Atkinson and now he's on to Sheringham's ex.

Whats her face? That bird that's in the Star every day....

Danielle Lloyd, one of the bints that was in CBB slagging the Asian lass?

If its her, and she seems to put the "dumb" in Dumb and Dumber, then there is a great quote attributed to her in the Metro today. Talking about a couple of the bints in the current BB house she has accused Charley and Chanelle of "selling themselves" for wanting to date.....football stars " They are pathetic" she added.

POT KETTLE.......

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Originally Posted by crowie

You been smoking Kiko? You thinking of Marcus Bent?

Darren Bent is only 23. Yes, overpriced at £18m but especially no value if your thinking he is 28 year old.

No smoke but my heads been up my arse all morning. I couldve sworn he was 28, obviously got muddled up then. Like you say still over priced...Terrible signing

[all_funkt_up]

Liverpool have left West Ham fuming after launching an "insulting" £1m bid for midfielder Yossi Benayoun. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham are set to pay striker Darren Bent £75,000 a week when they sign him from Charlton for £16m to £17m. (Various)

West Ham and Tottenham will battle to land Darren Bent. (The Independent)

Bolton defender Tal Ben Haim will snub former Trotters boss Sam Allardyce at Newcastle and instead join Chelsea. (Daily Mirror/The Guardian)

Allardyce wants to steal Ben Haim from under the noses of Chelsea. (Daily Mail)

Portsmouth striker Kanu is ready to move to Ajax on a two-year deal. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea hope to sign Hertha Berlin striker Marko Pantelic for £2.5m. (The Sun)

Manchester United will intensify their bid for a new striker after Louis Saha was ruled out for up to six months following knee surgery. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United are ready to bid £10m for Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella. (Daily Express)

Goalkeeper Ian Walker is ready to leave Bolton to revive his career. (The Sun)

West Brom are bidding to sign Celtic striker Craig Beattie for £750,000. (Various)

Rangers' bid to land Carlos Cuellar is back on after Osasuna caved in on the defender's demands to be allowed to leave the Spanish club. (Daily Record)

Hearts have insisted they have no plans to sell injury-hit winger Mirsad Beslija. (Daily Record)

Tottenham want Jermain Defoe to sign a new three-year contract but will sell the striker this summer if he does not commit himself to the club. (Various)

Bolton are heading the chase for Rangers winger Thomas Buffel. (Daily Mirror)

Portsmouth want to lure back striker Yakubu by offering Middlesbrough a cash-plus-plus players exchange, with midfielder Sean Davis one of the fringe players who may be offered. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham are willing to sell striker Marlon Harewood to Fulham if they raise their bid from £3m by £750,000. (The Times)

Portsmouth have joined Sunderland and Everton in the battle to land Preston striker David Nugent. (The Times)

Fucking hell, first we're after Forlan, now that Benayoun kid from West Ham.

No wonder Rafa's pissed off....

[rcgills]

Hmm, either the papers have been totally misquoting Beckham, or he's done a complete U-turn now on the subject of whether Madrid offered him a new deal

David Beckham said on Thursday that Real Madrid's failure to make him a contract renewal offer was behind his decision to leave the nine-times European champions and sign for MLS side LA Galaxy.
"I first realised I would be leaving Real Madrid six months ago in January when I was told my contract wouldn't be renewed," the 32-year-old former England captain told a news conference before his final game for the Primera Liga club on Sunday.
"That was the time when I knew I had to decide my future. Leaving a club like Real Madrid is very difficult but I think my future is bright and it's something I'm really looking forward to now."
Real have said they were in the process of offering Beckham a new contract when he decided to sign his $250 million deal with Galaxy, but the former Manchester United midfielder said the offer had never materialised.
Beckham also said that, contrary to club president Ramon Calderon's recent statements, he had not been approached by Real to persuade him to stay and denied there was an escape clause by which he could back out of the Galaxy deal.
"I've had no contact with the president about anything," he said. "The contract was signed a few months back, everyone knows when I signed it. My last game will be on Sunday."
"There is no clause with Los Angeles saying it could be changed. I've played for Real Madrid for four years. It has been an incredible time. Hopefully, it will end with winning the league. But this is it."

Real's reticence forced Beckham to move to LA | Breaking News | Guardian Unlimited Football

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Well it seems like big sam has got his man by bagging Barton for £5.8 million so it looks like Newcastle are also paying his buy out clause that was holding the sale up.

Well thats the the £300k back that Alladyce stung us for when City nicked Hamman from Bolton without him playing a game for them.

[crowie]

Todays

Barcelona are ready to offer Eidur Gudjohnsen in a swap deal for Manchester United defender Gerard Pique. (Various)

Ex-Nou Camp youngster Pique spent last season on loan at Real Zaragoza who are expected to table a improved offer after a £7m bid was rejected. (Daily Mail)

United spending spree this summer has seen them make a £10m bid for Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella, according to the player's agent. (Various)

Chelsea have rejected a bid for striker Didier Drogba from AC Milan. (Times)

Keeper Jerzy Dudek did not have his contract at Liverpool extended and will now move to Real Madrid. (Daily Mail)

The investigation into irregularities in the transfer system have cited managers involved in deals which have not been signed off by Lord Stevens, but whether the Premier League will divulge the names is in doubt. (Daily Express)

Arsenal have begun talks over the £20m transfer of striker Thierry Henry to Barcelona. (Various)

Fulham have stepped up their attempts to get West Brom duo Diomansy Kamara and Jason Koumas by offering players-plus-cash. (Various)

The third-party who has a stake in Manuel Fernandes has scuppered a possible move for the winger to the Premiership. (Daily Express)

Former French World Cup-winning skipper and ex-Juventus boss Didier Deschamps is another in the frame for the Manchester City job. (The Sun)

Charlton striker Darren Bent is a target for Liverpool and Tottenham after turning down West Ham. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham being spurned will see them now target Shaun Wright-Phillips. (Daily Mirror)

Wolves and Norwich are battling it out for Southend striker Freddy Eastwood. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic will splash out £5m to bring Gennaro Delvecchio and Massimo Donati to Scotland from Serie A. (Daily Record)



Sheffield United want £20m from the Premier League if they are not reinstated back into the top flight. (The Sun)

Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen has turned down the chance of a switch to Valencia, who offered him more money. (Daily Mirror)




David Beckham is set to miss out on a knighthood but can console himself in the fact that England boss Steve McClaren has told him he will keep his international place while at LA Galaxy if his form does not drop. (Daily Mail)

[all_funkt_up]

Should see a marked increase in the number of transfers now the Spanish season has drawn to a close.

Plus an increase in the number of column inches devoted to transfer rumours - yippeeee.

Originally Posted by the beeb

Charlton striker Darren Bent has told Liverpool and Tottenham he will go to the club that gives him the best chance of being an England regular. (Daily Mirror)

Not Liverpool then, because the ginger loser f*cking hates us.

Chelsea and Arsenal want to sign Valencia defender Miguel but have been warned he will cost them £13m. (Daily Telegraph)

Six Premiership clubs are interested in Feyenoord's Royston Drenthe - with West Ham and Sunderland the leading chasers. (The Independent)

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is ready to offer Manchester United striker Alan Smith regular first team football. (Daily Star)

West Ham have joined the battle to land Preston striker David Nugent after missing out on Bent. (The Sun)

The Hammers have been rebuffed after making an enquiry for Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy. (Daily Mail)

Derby boss Billy Davies will make West Ham defender Tyrone Mears his first summer signing this week in a £1m swoop. (The Sun)

Pompey boss Harry Redknapp wants to sign Sevilla striker Fredi Kanoute as top scorer Kanu is talks with Ajax. (The Sun)

Chelsea are set to hijack Fulham's move for Ulsan Tigers midfielder Lee Chun-Soo, with both clubs under pressure to sign a Korean because of their sponsorship deals with firms from that nation. (The Sun)

Celtic midfielder Thomas Gravesen is poised for a shock £3m switch to Sheffield United. (Various)

Midfielder Jose Antonio Reyes, who has been on loan at Real Madrid from Arsenal, has begged the Spanish club to let him stay after he helped them lift the title on Sunday. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan are ready to sign Helsingborgs defender Andreas Granqvist for £750,000 following a loan spell last season. (The Sun)

Wigan are lining up Preston keeper Carlo Nash for a permanent switch to the JJB. (Various)

Newcastle are poised to complete a £2m move for Czech defender David Rozehnal from PSG. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea flop Khalid Boulahrouz has been lined up for a £4m move to Sevilla. (Various)

Billy Sharp is heading for showdown talks with Scunthorpe that could see him quit the club. (Daily Star)

Freddy Eastwood has pleaded with Southend to let him complete a £1.5m move to Wolves. (Daily Star)

Reading's Stephen Hunt is demanding a new contract only six months after signing a new two-and-a-half year deal. (Various)

Millwall are ready to offer a trial to former jailbird Fiston Manuella, who plays for Chelmsford. (Daily Star)

Nottingham Forest want to sign Birmingham midfielder Neil Danns for £500,000. (Daily Star)

Middlesbrough are ready to offer a return to England to Ian Harte, who plays in Spain for Levante. (Daily Mirror)

Birmingham have dropped their interest in Fulham's Zat Knight to chase Oguchi Onyewu from Standard Liege - and they also want Cardiff winger Joe Ledley. (Daily Mail)

Manchester City are ready to steal Bolton teenage star Kyle Bartley from under Arsenal's noses. (Daily Mirror)

Charlton plan a surprise £500,000 bid for Birmingham midfielder Stephen Clemence. (The Sun)

Poland goalkeeper Artur Boruc says he would relish a move to a bigger club than Celtic. (Various)

Sampdoria say midfielder Gennaro Delvecchio is excited by the idea of a transfer to Celtic. (The Sun)

Former Hearts midfielder Julien Brellier says his agent is in talks with Rangers. (Various)

New Motherwell manager Mark McGhee has targeted out-of-favour Celtic defender Adam Virgo. (Daily Mail)

Aberdeen goalkeeper Jamie Langfield is a target for Cardiff and Norwich. (The Sun)

Celtic striker Craig Beattie is wanted by West Brom and Sheffield United. (Daily Express)

Wycombe are to hold signing talks with out-of-contract St Mirren striker John Sutton. (Various)

You have to laugh at this:

Birmingham have had a £3m bid for striker Marlon Harewood rejected by West Ham. (Various)

Blues boss Steve Bruce has been told he will have to pay £4.5m for Harewood. (Daily Express)

Christ on a bike, Marlon Harewood for £4.5m! What is the world coming to?

And finally......

Liverpool owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks have vowed to give manager Rafael Benitez money to splash out in the transfer market following rumours of unrest at the club. (Daily Mirror)

Hooray!

G + H have come out in the press today saying their prime concern post season was the tying up of improved deals for their stars. Secondly comes the new acquisitions the club needs. Watch this space then eh everyone.

[rcgills]

Originally Posted by all_funkt_up

G + H have come out in the press today saying their prime concern post season was the tying up of improved deals for their stars. Secondly comes the new acquisitions the club needs. Watch this space then eh everyone.

Marlon Harewood, maybe?

[all_funkt_up]

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is still hopeful of snapping up striker Fredi Kanoute. (Daily Star)

Well, he's had a cracking La Liga season, why he would want to play for a third rate Prem team when he could compete for the Spanish title I dont know. He's won trophies and was in the title hunt until the last day - why join Pompey?

Sunderland boss Roy Keane wants Wigan skipper Leighton Baines - but will have to pay £6m for the defender. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan holding out for a decent price, but for once I think Baines is a player that actually warrants a chunky fee. I have been raelly impressed with him and would have him in the seniors squad any day.

Spurs have edged closer to signing striker Darren Bent from Charlton for a fee between £12-14m. (Various)

West Ham have been offered Argentina striker Javier Saviola to replace Carlos Tevez. (The Sun)

Newcastle have slapped in a take-it-or-leave-it £2.8m bid for Paris St Germain defender David Rozehnal. (Daily Star)

Former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira says French striker Thierry Henry will leave unless Arsenal spend big to strengthen their team. (Daily Mirror)

And Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o says he expects Henry to join him at the club next season. (The Times)

Meanwhile, Barcelona winger Ludovic Giuly has angrily denied reports that he is tapping up French pal Thierry Henry. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough have rejected a bid of £10m from Portsmouth for striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu. (The Independent)

Everton are in talks to sign Manchester United defender Phil Bardsley. (Various)

Sampdoria have told Celtic they need to find £3m if they want to land Italian star Gennaro Delvecchio. (Daily Record)

Aston Villa and Birmingham are competing for the signature of West Ham striker Marlon Harewood. (Daily Star)

Swiss midfielder Bruce Lalombongo has turned down a move to Everton. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is in talks about spending another season on loan with Marseille. (The Sun)

If Cisse is not allowed to leave for another loan spell, Bolton are ready to move in for him. (Daily Mirror)

Everton and Celtic are both chasing 20-year-old Chateauroux defender Yassin Moutaouakil. (The Times)

Wigan and Portsmouth are both keen on Reading's Stephen Hunt. (Daily Mirror)

Freed Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie says Rangers, Premiership and Championship clubs are interested in his signature. (Daily Mirror)

Rangers say signing Lee Hendrie has never been discussed. (Daily Express)

Rangers will this week intensify their efforts to sign Osasuna defender Carlos Cuellare and Wigan forward Lee McCulloch. (Daily Mail)

Newcastle have joined Celtic in casting an eye over Breda's Netherlands Under-21 striker Maceo Rigters. (The Herald)

Portuguese striker Pedro Moutinho's future at Falkirk is at doubt after he failed to turn up for pre-season training. (The Herald)

Hibernian have stepped up their attempts to sign Austrian striker Arno Kozelsky from Leoben. (Daily Express)

Bristol City's bid for Hibernian winger Ivan Sproule is worth £250,000. (Daily Record)

Hibernian manager John Collins says Creteil defender Fabien Lavoyer is not one of his targets. (The Herald)

St Mirren want veteran goalkeeper Paul Mathers, who recently signed for East Fife, as player-coach. (Various)


Tell us your transfer rumours

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OTHER GOSSIP
Sven-Goran Eriksson is on the brink of accepting the Manchester City manager's job. (Various)

Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins has told of his terror after a gang of masked gunmen fired at his car in Nigeria. (The Sun)

Celtic are to set up 30 soccer camps in the USA in a bid to unearth the latent football talent in the country. (Daily Record)

Supporters groups have criticised Hearts after they increased ticket prices for Old Firm and Hibernian fans visiting Tynecastle. (Various)

Aberdeen say cash restraints have hampered attempts to offer new contracts to manager Jimmy Calderwood and some players. (Daily Mail)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are to offer head coach Charlie Christie a two-year contract extension. (Daily Mail)


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AND FINALLY
Reading have been asked by the Premier League to test the latest Hawk-Eye goal-line technology during youth team matches. If it is a success, it could be in the Premier League within two years. (Daily Mirror)

This one made me laugh:

Nottingham Forest are planning to create an East Midlands 'super-stadium' with a 50,000 capacity which will help re-establish them as a leading club - and which can be used for the 2018 World Cup. (The Guardian)

Is that the same Nottingham Forest that is in the 3rd tier of English football?

Financial suicide to develop a new stadium in their current state. Even 10 years ago when they were in the Premiership, their average attendance was only 20'000 - source.

They dont have a big enough fan base to warrant a ground with that capacity do they?