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I see that Blackburn have sealed the deal for that Dutch under 21's player, Marco Rigters. Did ok in the recent tournament and was wanted by Newcastle and rangers apparently.

Wasnt a bad goal he scored against us:

YouTube - Maceo Rigters scores a superb bicycle kick like Abu Treka

That's one for the Jocks to watch again and again and again and again.

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Originally Posted by all_funkt_up

I see that Blackburn have sealed the deal for that Dutch under 21's player, Marco Rigters. Did ok in the recent tournament and was wanted by Newcastle and rangers apparently.

Wasnt a bad goal he scored against us:

YouTube - Maceo Rigters scores a superb bicycle kick like Abu Treka

That's one for the Jocks to watch again and again and again and again.

He was thought to be on his way to Celtic, apparently it was between us and Norwich for him earlier today. Obviously got lost on the way to Glasgow and ended up in Blackburn. I am not that fussed about missing him to be honest.

Will be a decent deal for Blackburn in that he is only costing about £400k apparently but for a striker, in the goal heavy Dutch league, he ain't exactly banging them in - 5 in 62 appearances.

Maceo Rigters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[christianu]

I heard he was unhappy at being played out of position so i presume he was not being played as a striker, he must have been decent enough to have been called into the holland u21 squad anyway.

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Speaking of Under 21's players - Sly Sports have announced that De Ridder is expected to sign for Birmingham shortly

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Some good bits and bobs from today's papers....

Sunderland hope to sign Manchester United midfielder Kieran Richardson for £2.5m, despite interest from Everton. (Daily Mail)

Desparation.

Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is close to a permanent deal with Marseille, despite interest from West Ham. (Daily Telegraph)

Good to see the tight french bastards dipping into their pockets for a change. No more freebies lads - show us the money!

Portsmouth are set to sign Rennes midfielder Arnold Mvuemba after agreeing a £2.5m fee with the French club. (Various)

Chelsea have been told they will have to offer £20m if they are to have any chance of landing Sevilla full-back Daniel Alves. (Daily Mail)

Rangers have started fresh talks over their bid to land Kilmarnock striker Steven Naismith. (Daily Record)

Wigan have made a £2.5m bid for Fulham midfielder Michael Brown. (Daily Mirror)

VfB Stuttgart are set to swoop for Watford striker Tamas Priskin. (The Sun)

Jermain Defoe's future at Tottenham is in doubt after the striker, who has been linked to Aston Villa and Portsmouth, refused to start talks over a new five-year contract. (Daily Star)

Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre is wanted by Bordeaux. (Various)

West Brom striker Diomansy Kamara's move to Fulham has collapsed, meaning Heidar Helguson, who has been mooted as a makeweight in a £5m deal will stay at Craven Cottage. (Daily Express)

The likelihood of Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze moving to Liverpool has receded because the Old Trafford outfit are understood to be uncomfortable with selling the Argentine to one of their biggest rivals. (Daily Telegraph)

Everton are set to step up their interest in Sheffield United utility player Phil Jagielka following the confirmation of the Blades' relegation to the Championship. (The Times)

Real Madrid are interested in Lyon winger Florent Malouda, who is being targeted by Chelsea, as well as Blues winger Arjen Robben. (The Independent)

Reading are still interested in Nantes midfielder Emerse Fae. (The Times)

Striker Jeremie Aliadiere has vowed to prove Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wrong after leaving the Gunners - where he made only 19 starts in almost eight years - for Middlesbrough. (Various)

Liverpool striker Peter Crouch has been assured he has a future at Anfield, despite the impending arrival of Fernando Torres from Atletico Madrid. (Various)

Liverpool have agreed to compensate Stockport after 14-year-old goalkeeper Ben Robinson quit the League Two club's school of excellence to move to Anfield in June. (The Sun)

Wolves have had a £900,000 bid for striker Matt Fryatt turned down by Leicester. (Daily Star)

Wycombe are shelving their plans to sign QPR's Tommy Doherty after the midfielder was hit by appendicitis. (Various)

Crystal Palace have issued a hands-off warning to Leicester and their other Championship rivals over England Under-21 midfielder Tom Soares. (Various)

Real Sociedad Mikel Alonso, who is the brother of Liverpool's Xabi Alonso, has joined Bolton at their pre-season training camp in Austria. (Daily Star)

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Richard Wrights gone to the Hammers. Good luck

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Manchester United are set to swoop for West Ham striker Carlos Tevez and want to complete the deal - believed to be worth more than £20m - inside 48 hours. (Daily Mirror)

Tevez has agreed to join the Old Trafford outfit and the move will be completed next week - subject to any challenge from the Hammers, who still claim to own the player's registration. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea have upped their bid for Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda to £12m after being priced out of a move for Sevilla's £20m-rated full-back Daniel Alves, who is wanted by Liverpool. (The Sun)

Sven-Goran Eriksson, who is poised to become the manager of Manchester City, believes he will need to sign at least 10 players to bring success to the club. (Various)

Andriy Shevchenko's agent Stephen Curnow has insisted that the Chelsea striker does not want to return to Italy, despite being constantly linked with a return to AC Milan. (Daily Star)

France midfielder Florent Malouda is on the brink of joining Chelsea from Lyon. (Daily Star)

Aston Villa striker John Carew is being targeted by Porto - only six months after arriving in England from Lyon. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham have prepared an £11m package for Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy, which would include midfielder Yossi Benayoun going to Anfield as part of the deal. (Daily Star)

Australian midfielder Harry Kewell, who has been linked to Tottenham and Aston Villa, has admitted that he is fighting for his future at Liverpool after four injury-plagued years. (Daily Star)

Fulham are set to complete the £4m signing of striker Diomansy Kamara from West Brom. (The Sun)

Rangers have pulled out of negotiations to sign Kilmarnock striker Steven Naismith. (Daily Record)

However, Hibernian and Celtic have entered the race for the £1.5m-rated Naismith. (The Sun)

Celtic are now clear favourites to sign Naismith after Kilmarnock rejected an £850,000 offer from Hibernian and a £1.5m package from Rangers. (Daily Express)

Striker Alan Smith, who has been linked to Middlesbrough and Everton but who had been holding out for a chance to stake a claim for a first-team place at Manchester United, has been told he has no future at Old Trafford. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is running out of patience with West Brom over his interest in defenders Paul Robinson and Paul McShane so may turn to FC Copenhagen centre-half Michael Gravgaard. (Daily Mail)


Midfielder Thomas Gravesen will snub an approach from Sheffield United to fight for a place in Gordon Strachan's Celtic team. (Various)


Sunderland will make a late bid to pip Fulham to the signature of Southampton defender Chris Baird. (Daily Mirror)

Fiorentina are set to make a £3m bid for Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa are to step up their bid to land Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe. (Daily Star)

Preston striker David Nugent will seal a move to Portsmouth within the next 24 hours. (Various)

Blackburn want £4m for striker Jason Roberts after turning down a £2.5m bid from Fulham. (Daily Mirror)

Reading are targeting West Ham forward Bobby Zamora in a £2.5m swoop. (Daily Mirror)

Former Hibernian manager Tony Mowbray wants to take Easter Road defenders Rob Jones and David Murphy to West Brom. (Daily Record)

Hearts could lose freed Leicester midfielder Stephen Hughes to Motherwell or Nottingham Forest. (Daily Express)

Birmingham are in talks with Brazilian defender Rafael Schmitz, who plays for Lille. (Daily Mirror)

Wigan are willing to pay West Brom about £4.5m for midfielder Jason Koumas. (Daily Mirror)

Former Leeds captain Kevin Nicholls has been left in limbo by the challenge from HM Revenue and Customs to Ken Bates' buy-back of the club. He had agreed to join Preston and was waiting for the Elland Road outfit to come out of administration. (Daily Mirror)

[Napoleon Solo]

Tevez has agreed to join the Old Trafford outfit and the move will be completed next week - subject to any challenge from the Hammers, who still claim to own the player's registration. (Daily Mail)

Well, they've got to put on a bit of a show for the FA, don't they? :wasntme

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TRANSFER RUMOURS

West Ham are interested in signing Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy but want to secure him for less than the Reds' £10m valuation. (Various)

But Sunderland manager Roy Keane is also ready to swoop for the Welsh striker and is ready to offer Liverpool £6m for him. (Daily Star)

Newcastle could land Barcelona's Eidur Gudjohnsen, who is happy to work again with boss Sam Allardyce. (The Sun)

Manchester City want £9m-rated Toulouse striker Johan Elmander. (The Sun)

Fulham are set to sign Leeds striker David Healy for £2m. (Daily Mirror)

Derby boss Billy Davies wants to sign Sheffield United defender Claude Davis, who he managed while he was in charge at Deepdale. (Various)

Tottenham reserve goalkeeper Tommy Forecast is set to join Gillingham on loan. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool are still after new faces, with Roma's Alessandro Mancini, Porto's Ricardo Quaresma and Man Utd's Gabriel Heinze on the wanted list. (The Sun)

Arsenal's £6m deal for Auxerre's Bakari Sagna may be off after current Gunner Matthieu Flamini said he is happy to play right-back. (Various)

Manchester City are ready to spend £8m on Bayern Munich's 25-year-old striker Roque Santa Cruz. (Daily Star)

West Ham will make a £16m double swoop for Liverpool strike pair Djibril Cisse and Craig Bellamy. (Daily Mail)

Birmingham midfielder Stephen Clemence is wanted by Championship sides Charlton and Southampton. (Daily Mail)

Bolton midfielder Idan Tal is set for talks with Israeli champions Beitar Jerusalem. (Various)

West Ham striker Bobby Zamora is a transfer target for Reading, who are ready to pay £2.5m. (Telegraph)

Wigan are ready to pay £4.5m to secure the services of West Brom midfielder Jason Koumas. (Telegraph)

Chelsea have moved closer to completing deals for Lyon winger Florent Malouda and PSV Eindhoven's Brazilian defender Alex. (The Guardian)

Wigan are set to make a £3.2m bid for West Ham striker Marlon Harewood and are also close to signing Fulham's Michael Brown. (The Guardian)

Derby are hoping to beat West Brom and Rangers to the signature of Blackburn defender Andy Todd. (The Guardian)

Portsmouth are close to clinching a £7m deal to sign Preston striker David Nugent. (The Times)

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer could be heading for German side Bayern Munich. (The Times)

Everton have stepped up their interest in signing West Brom midfielder Jason Koumas. (The Times)

And Toffees boss David Moyes is also ready to raid Manchester United for striker Alan Smith and midfielder Kieran Richardson. (The Times)

Manchester City might be able to tempt Middlesbrough to sell striker Yakubu Ayegbeni - for £12m. (The Times)

West Ham have bid £8m plus Yossi Benayoun for Djibril Cisse, but he is keen on Marseille. (The Times)

Aberdeen and Falkirk are still in the chase for Manchester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who has admitted his future is uncertain. (Daily Record)


Arsenal have rejected Real Madrid's claims that they held talks with Arsene Wenger over their managerial vacancy. The Gunners have said the reports are completely untrue. (Various)

Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has warned manager Jose Mourinho that off-the-field squabbles must end. And he has also hinted that Mourinho will be seen as a failure if he does not lead the Blues to the Premier League title this season. (Various)

Arsenal have handed Gilberto Silva the captaincy following the departure of Thierry Henry to Barcelona. (Telegraph)

Former Fulham boss Chris Coleman says he can be a trail blazer for foreign managers abroad after being appointed as Real Sociedad boss. (Various)


Birmingham's prospective new owner Carson Yeung will urge manager Steve Bruce to sign payers from Hong Kong once he gets control of the club. Hong Kong businessman Yeung believes Hong Kong players need more opportunities. (Daily Mirror)

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West Ham are interested in signing Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy but want to secure him for less than the Reds' £10m valuation. (Various)

West Ham will make a £16m double swoop for Liverpool strike pair Djibril Cisse and Craig Bellamy. (Daily Mail)

West Ham have bid £8m plus Yossi Benayoun for Djibril Cisse, but he is keen on Marseille. (The Times)

West Ham are the new Chelsea

Manchester City want £9m-rated Toulouse striker Johan Elmander. (The Sun)

Manchester City are ready to spend £8m on Bayern Munich's 25-year-old striker Roque Santa Cruz. (Daily Star)

Manchester City might be able to tempt Middlesbrough to sell striker Yakubu Ayegbeni - for £12m. (The Times)

Man City are the new West Ham

[all_funkt_up]

Interesting developments on the transfer front. If West Ham are prepared to pay anywhere near our asking price of £10m for Bellamy, then they're fucking crackers IMO. Still, I am sure we wont refuse their money like.

Will be a shame to see Cisse leave, I am positive he will be a hit at his next club, bar another horriffic injury, the likes of which have blighted his time in Liverpool. Probably spent more time in plaster than he did on the pitch. Anyway, £10m would be a tremendous deal for us if thats what he goes for.

I hear today we are in talks with Ricardo Quaresma. The poor man's Ronaldo... Some of the vids I have seen on You Tube of this bloke are just sensational. I have really rated him for a couple of years now. Whether he can deliver at Premiership / Champions League level remains to be seen. But I think he is definitely the sort of player we should be after.

Mancini I am not so keen on. Mainly because he plays on the right and our more immediate concern is a left winger. Still not a bad player though.

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Fuck me he's good

YouTube - Ricardo Quaresma - Cigano do Porto 2007

Word on the street is that it's between him and Simao, who we were after 3 years ago...

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That Ashley bloke that just bought Newcastle, said they're due to make some "massive" signings in the near future. One of which will "shock the footballing world".

I am trying to think who exactly Newcastle could be in the hunt for. Me and my mate decided over a tab that they might be after Ronaldo, they have chased him before and he would fit the bill. Big name, over paid, over weight - ideal candidate for Newcastle United I think. They have been relatively quiet, compared to previous pre-seasons in anycase.

[all_funkt_up]

Bellamy's deal is expected to go through in the next few days. £8million apparently the fee. West Ham are crackers IMO.

[all_funkt_up]

Cisse has today confirmed a move to Marseille. Shame I think that he didnt get the opportunity to do more. Rafa didnt like him and he wasnt his signing. Dogged by injuries and not trusted by the management. Still tried hard and bagged his fair share of goals, even when stuck out on the wing.

Good luck Jib.