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Thursday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson looked at 19-year-old Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea while on a trip to Spain to check on Valencia, the next Champions League opponents for the Red Devils.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is to make a new cut-price move for Everton's South African midfield dynamo Steven Pienaar.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Manchester City are ready to make a fresh approach for Real Madrid's 22-year-old French striker Karim Benzema.
Full story: Footylatest.com

Fulham manager Mark Hughes could still sign Crystal Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni after the Argentine revealed he nearly joined the Premier League club before the transfer window closed.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is interested in Italian Angelo Ogbonna and may make a move for the £7m-valued Torino defender in January as he looks to boost his defensive options.
Full story: Caught Offside

Wesley Sneijder's agent says talks over a new deal at Inter Milan have broken down. The Dutch midfielder's potential availability is sure to interest Chelsea and Manchester United.
Full story: Caught Offside

OTHER GOSSIP

Football Association director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking says the next England manager will not necessarily be English.
Full story: Evening Standard

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he will continue to work in the game as long as his health allows. Wenger, 60, recently penned a new deal to keep him at the Emirates until 2014.
Full story: Fifa.com

Former Germany player and coach Jurgen Klinsmann says he had a verbal deal to take over from Bob Bradley as coach of the United States before talks fell down.
Full story: the Guardian

Up to 10,000 Scottish fans are expected to make the trip to the Czech Republic for the Euro 2012 qualifier on 8 October, but Scotland have an official allocation of just 1,200 for the Synot Top Arena. (Daily Record) 

Celtic midfielder Efrain Juarez says he is hurt by the six-month international ban imposed on him by Mexico following a late-night party but does not want to comment further. (Daily Express)

Former Mexico players have criticised the behaviour of Celtic's Efrain Juarez and Arsenal's Carlos Vela after the pair were banned for six months from the national squad for an alleged late-night party. (the Herald)

AND FINALLY

Derby County goalkeeper Stephen Bywater has angered his neighbours by erecting a piece of erotic artwork in his front garden. Club bosses have said they "completely disassociate" themselves from his creative attempts and the local police have got involved. Bywater said: "Lots of people have a hobby and my current hobby is art." However, he apologised to "any supporters and local residents in Derbyshire who have been offended".
Full story: Daily Mirror

 

Saturday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

BREAKING GOSSIP

0955 BST: The agent of Maxi Lopez, the Catania striker, has said that Manchester United have not been in contact regarding any move for the Argentine striker.
Full story: IMScouting

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez has revealed that Chelsea made an approach for him as his contract at previous club Manchester United ran down. However the Blues failed to make a written offer for his services.
Full story: the Guardian

Manchester United can land Atletico Madrid's teenage goalkeeper David de Gea - if they come up with £17m to release him from his current contract, which runs until 2013.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham will face stiff competition from Hamburg if they want to sign Lorient's French international striker Kevin Gameiro.
Full story: Talksport

Sheffield United have won the race to sign Manchester United defender Ritchie de Laet on a one-month loan.
Full story: Daily Mirror 

Rangers are waiting for confirmation from the football association in France that they can sign midfielder Salim Kerkar. (the Sun) 

Hearts target Jonathan Toto has signed for Morton on an amateur basis until January, when he could move to the Edinburgh club if they can sort out confusion about possible compensation. (Various)

OTHER GOSSIP

Striker Carlos Tevez, who has been given the Manchester City captaincy by boss Roberto Mancini this season, says he is surprised at the role but has vowed to lead the club.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has revealed the secret of the club's superb home record is stormy half-time confrontations where senior players such as captain Stephen Carr, Barry Ferguson and Roger Johnson let fly.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp claims Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been transformed from "like a professor" into "one of the key nutters" by the intense pressure of 14 years in the English game.
Full story: Daily Mail 

Everton manager David Moyes called an emergency team meeting earlier this week to tell his underachieving Toffees that he is worried about their lack of fight ahead of Saturday's game away to Fulham.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has been branded "disgusting" by Sunderland manager Steve Bruce for his attempt to lure striker Kenwyne Jones from the Black Cats to Anfield last season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

West Ham manager Avram Grant has accused Tottenham of attempting to take advantage of the Hammers' precarious financial situation in their summer move for midfielder Scott Parker.
Full story: Daily Star

Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has backed Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce's claims that he could manage one of continental Europe's top sides. "How do people know that if he was given the AC Milan job he couldn't do a better job than anybody else?" he asked.
Full story: Daily Mirror

The Football Association is close to giving up in its attempts to lure Germany's under-21 captain Lewis Holtby to switch allegiances and play for England. The 20-year-old Mainz midfielder, who is an Everton fan, qualifies through his father Christopher.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Celtic manager Neil Lennon wants Mexico to lift their six-month international ban on Efrain Juarez because of a case of mistaken identity after the midfielder and Arsenal's Carlos Vela were punished for a late-night party. (Daily Record) 

Bursaspor will not wear their Celtic-style green and white away strip when they play Rangers at Ibrox in the Champions League after discussions with Uefa. (Various) 

AND FINALLY

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says that defender Gary Neville tires himself out by talking too much. "Gary is an emotional guy which can cost him energy," said Ferguson.
Full story: the Sun

West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green has turned to club chaplain, the Reverend Alan Bolding, for help and guidance as he struggles to rediscover his form and confidence after his World Cup nightmare with England.
Full story: Daily Mirror 

 

Monday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester United are monitoring the progress of Italian international Claudio Marchisio, with a view to potentially making a move for the 24-year-old Juventus midfielder next summer.
Full story: Caught Offside

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is considering a January move for Newcastle United winger Wayne Routledge - if he gets enough funds from the Anfield board.
Full story: Caught Offside

Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross is a January transfer window target for Serie A side Juventus.
Full story: Daily Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

Former England and Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan believes Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has no right to complain about media intrusion into his private life following his extended run of poor form.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Former Gunners manager and forward George Graham believes his old club Arsenal will not win anything if error-prone Manuel Almunia remains as the first-choice goalkeeper at the Emirates.
Full story: the Sun

Tottenham defender William Gallas has been ruled out for at least three weeks with an abductor muscle injury sustained in training on Friday. In the same session, central defender Ledley King suffered a groin strain but the extent of the problem is not yet known.
Full story: Daily Mail

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp will go for the jugular against FC Twente in the Champions League on Wednesday with an attacking stance - because he hardly has any fit defenders.Let's hope they get caught on the break about 10 times then 
Full story: the Sun

Fulham striker Diomansy Kamara believes the Cottagers are playing more stylish football under current manager Mark Hughes than they did under his predecessor Roy Hodgson.
Full story: Daily Mail

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier thinks the burden of being England's whipping boy is inspiring Emile Heskey after the 32-year-old scored the winner at Wolves at the weekend. (Daily Star)

Everton club captain Phil Neville has urged fans to blame the players, and not Toffees chairman Bill Kenwright, for the club's bottom-of-the-table predicament.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has cast doubt on his long-term future with the Blues, revealing there is no guarantee he will stay at the club for the rest of his career.
Full story: the Sun

Leicester manager Paulo Sousa is on the brink of being sacked by chairman Milan Mandaric, with the Foxes lying bottom of the Championship eight games into the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Former England, Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder Paul Gascoigne has been appointed manager of west Yorkshire non-League team Garforth Town, who play in the Evo-Stik League Division One North. Division Two North here they come
Full story: News of the World

AND FINALLY

Sir Edward Elgar, the classical composer associated with the Last Night of the Proms, penned the world's first football chant, it has emerged. His Banged The Leather for Goal was written more than 100 years ago in honour of his beloved Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Daily Telegraph 

 

Wednesday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Juventus have emerged as strong rivals to Tottenham in the race to sign Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar, who is free to talk to foreign clubs from 1 January.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has made Liverpool striker Fernando Torres his top target for the January transfer window, while Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema and Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko are also options.
Full story: Daily Star

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier must decide by January if he wants to write off £16m-worth of talent. That is when midfielders Nigel Reo-Coker and Steve Sidwell and striker John Carew enter the final six months of their contracts and can talk to foreign clubs about moving on a free transfer in the summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Arsenal are giving centre-back Siyanda Xulu a two-week trial, with a view to a permanent deal. The 18-year-old currently plays for South African side Mamelodi Sundowns.
Full story: imscouting.com

Southampton want to sign Liverpool's 19-year-old striker Nathan Eccleston on loan.
Full story: Daily Mail  Just don't lest him take any penalties 

MK Dons will consider a deal for England rugby star Danny Cipriani if his move to Australian side Melbourne Rebels is not a success.
Full story: Daily Mail

OTHER GOSSIP

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has warned Liverpool fans it could be "three to six months before you see improvements" in manager Roy Hodgson's side.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton has rejected an offer to put his name forward to become the next chairman of the Football Association.
Full story: the Guardian

Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe, who is recovering from an ankle injury, wants to end his career at White Hart Lane.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Germany Under-21 captain Lewis Holtby has revealed that he could switch allegiances to sign up with England.
Full story: talkSPORT

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has told the club's fans to wait another year before judging him.
Full story: Daily Star

Paulo Sousa's future as manager of Leicester is in the balance following Tuesday's 4-3 defeat by Norwich, with the Foxes still rooted to the bottom of the Championship.
Full story: the Times (subscription)

St Johnstone defender Steven Anderson looks set to be retrospectively sent off and hit with a two-match ban after referee Brian Winter showed him two yellow cards but no red in Saturday's defeat at Dundee United. (Daily Record) They can rectify this type of refs error, but not when he misses the ball crossing the line

Licensing for football agents may be abolished next season, spelling potential chaos for clubs and players.
Full story: Daily Mail

AND FINALLY

News of a power cut in the away dressing room prior to Arsenal's Champions League game at Partizan Belgrade was first reported by Gunners midfielder Denilson via his Twitter account.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Fellow Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere revealed the squad had to use their mobile phones as torches to navigate their way around the dressing room.
Full story: Sky Sports

Striker Wayne Rooney has been named the worst dressed player at Manchester United by his team-mates. "Wazza's bad at times," United defender John O'Shea told Football Punk magazine. "He obviously pays quite a lot for his gear but it doesn't really work for him. Last season he was trying to pull off the country gent look with a few hunting jackets. Let's just say he was alone in thinking that he looked good." (The Sun)

An advert for Asda offering free eye tests to people from Uruguay after England crashed out of the World Cup has been cleared. Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda failed to spot that Frank Lampard's shot was well over the line in the 4-1 defeat by Germany. The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the ad would be seen as "banter rather than malice". fecking brilliant
Full story: Daily Star

 

Friday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Chelsea may take advantage of stalled contract talks between Philippe Mexes and Roma to try and land the French defender on a free transfer.
Full story: Daily Mail

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson may try to tempt Manchester United striker Michael Owen into a return to Anfield as he looks to increase the Reds' attacking options.
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Wigan attacker Charles N'Zogbia still has his heart set on a move away from the DW Stadium and has hinted that Marseille could come in for him in January.
Full story: Daily Mail

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp may test Manchester City's resolve to hang on to striker Emmanuel Adebayor in the January transfer window. 
Full story: caughtoffside.com

Spurs boss Redknapp has also warned Real Madrid off his left-sided Welsh star Gareth Bale.
Full story: The Sun

Valencia and Portugal defender Miguel has admitted he is interested in playing for Liverpool to link up with international team-mate Raul Meireles at Anfield.
Full story: talkSPORT

Bristol City are interested in bringing Ajax midfielder Evander Sno, who recently suffered a suspected heart attack, back to Ashton Gate, with a loan move until January a possibility.
Full story: talkSPORT

Arsenal's French striker Gilles Sunu could be in line for a loan move back to Derby after recovering from a cartilage problem picked up in pre-season.
Full story: talkSPORT

Arsenal are also weighing up a £3m move for Tromso midfielder Kara Mbodj after he impressed chief scout Steve Rowley.
Full story: Daily Mail

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who is suffering from an ankle injury, is willing to stand up to manager Sir Alex Ferguson if he attempts to hold him back from joining up with England for the European Championship qualifier against Montenegro on 12 October. Arsenal playmaker Jack Wilshere could also be called up.
Full story: Daily Mail

In the expected absences of Jermain Defoe and Bobby Zamora, Newcastle striker Andy Carroll is poised for an England senior call by Fabio Capello on Monday after being left out of the Under-21 squad for the European Championship play-off.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich has told his players that he expects them to win both the Champions League and the Premier League this season.
Full story: The Sun

West Ham joint owner David Gold says he is confident his club will win their bid to move into the Olympic Stadium after London 2012. 
Full story: talkSPORT

AND FINALLY

After returning from injury, Wolves midfielder Stephen Hunt is working so hard in training he does not know what day it is.
Full story: The Sun

France coach Laurent Blanc forgot to name two players for the forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Romania and Luxembourg, failing to mention that Arsenal's Samir Nasri and Real Madrid's Lassana Diarra were in his squad.
Full story: The Sun

Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez was involved in a stand-off with an angry farmer in a tractor at the club's training ground which nearly left him stuck in a ditch.
Full story: Daily Mirror

 

Sunday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester City are preparing an astonishing £90m deal to take defender Gerard Pique from Barcelona.
Full story: Sunday People 

But City could lose striker Emmanuel Adebayor after he revealed he would be open to joining Juventus.
Full story: ESPNsoccernet

Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier is determined to sign Michael Carrick - even though the midfielder insists he wants to stay at Manchester United for life.
Full story: Sunday People

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has put Stoke City centre-half Ryan Shawcross on his wish list - if he can find some money for players in the transfer market.
Full story: Sunday People

Hodgson may be able to use funds from a possible sale of forward Milan Jovanovic, who is said to be contemplating leaving the club only two months into the season.
Full story: Sunday People

Everton boss David Moyes wants to land Manchester United striker Federico Macheda on loan.
Full story: Sunday People

Manchester United are pursuing Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez and Atletico Madrid defender Alvaro Dominguez Soto.
Full story: Caughtoffside.com

Arsenal are ready to tempt Liverpool with a £19m bid for goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
Full story: Caughtoffisde.com

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is ready to offer goalkeeper Ross Turnbull to Stoke City in a swap deal for Asmir Begovic.
Full story: Sunday People

Manchester City will offer goalkeeper Shay Given a new contract in January in an effort to prevent the current second-choice stopper leaving the club.
Full story: News of the World

OTHER GOSSIP

England manager Fabio Capello is desperate to lure Emile Heskey out of retirement to play in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro.
Full story: Sunday Express

But the Aston Villa striker has rejected Capello's plea.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Meanwhile, Capello fears the Premier League's top stars are struggling to cope with their multi-millionaire lifestyles.
Full story: News of the World

Also, Rio Ferdinand is likely to lose the England captaincy this week - with Capello refusing to confirm the Manchester United defender's return to the squad will come with his reinstatement as skipper.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

West Ham have dismissed the possibility of a ground share with Tottenham at the Olympic Stadium after their Premier League rivals joined them in submitting a bid to lease the arena after the 2012 Games.
Full story: Mail on Sunday 

Liverpool boss Hodgson has described himself as 'one of the most respected coaches in Europe' and said it is 'insulting' to suggest he cannot handle the club's big-name stars.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

However, Hodgson has confided in friends that he feels Liverpool are six players short of challenging at the top of the table.
Full story: News of the World

AND FINALLY

Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh admits he has yet to taste a good English cup of tea.
Full story: News of the World 

 

Wednesday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Brazilian striker Neymar, 18, says he would be thrilled to move from his club Santos to Stamford Bridge, saying: "It would be great to get the chance to play for Chelsea. I feel excited about it."
Full story: The Sun

Juventus intend to capitalise on Liverpool's financial problems by sealing a cut-price £10m deal for midfielder Alberto Aquilani in the January transfer window.
Full story: Daily Mail

Chelsea are facing a fight to keep Gael Kakuta at Stamford Bridge with Bayern Munich preparing to swoop for the 19-year-old striker, who is out of contract at the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Everton will be prepared to let South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar join Tottenham in the January transfer window - as long as Niko Kranjcar moves the other way.
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra has opened the door to a January return to England - with Manchester United and Tottenham in the queue to sign the France international.
Full story: Daily Mail

Manchester United are keen to bolster their midfield options by luring Athletic Bilbao's talented Javier Martinez to Old Trafford.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool are ready to sell winger Ryan Babel in order to fund a move for talented Valencia midfielder Juan Mata.
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Japan striker Keisuke Honda could be available in the January transfer window with Arsenal his likeliest suitors should he move to the Premier League.
Full story: Caught Offside

OTHER GOSSIP

Summer signing Christian Poulsen has delivered a damning verdict on Liverpool's nightmare start, the midfielder bluntly admitting: "We're a club in crisis."
Full story: The Sun

West Ham owner David Sullivan warns there will be riots in east London if rivals Tottenham move to the Olympic Park stadium after the 2012 Games.  
Full story: Daily Mail

Sir Trevor Brooking believes Steve McClaren could be in contention for a second spell as England head coach after rebuilding his reputation on the continent with FC Twente and Wolfsburg.
Full story: The Sun

Newcastle goalkeeper Fraser Forster says he has no intention of quitting loan club Celtic this season and believes he will have the big guns scrambling for his signature in the summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Paul Gascoigne, who is believed to be on the verge of becoming the manager of non-league club Garforth Town, was nowhere to be seen on Tuesday evening as they played Warrington Town in the Evo Stik First Division North League.
Full story: The Guardian

Striker James Beattie promises to step into the boots of the injured Nikica Jelavic to keep Rangers on course for three consecutive Scottish Premier League titles. (Daily Record)

AND FINALLY

Arsenal-mad Ryder Cup hero Ian Poulter says his experiences at Celtic Manor over the last few days have given him a glimpse of what it feels like to be a football star.
Full story: Daily Mirror

 

Friday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

BREAKING GOSSIP

0914 BST: Manchester United striker Federico Macheda has moved to clarify comments he made about team-mate Wayne Rooney. The Italian referred to Rooney as a 'coatto', which has been translated by some English newspapers as 'chav', but in Friday's Gazzetta dello Sport he said: "I like him and I have maximum respect for him. What I wanted to say is that for me he is a free spirit and genuine."
(Press Association)

0912 BST: Tottenham have made Real Madrid's French striker Karim Benzema a January transfer target.
Full Story: goal.com

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Barcelona have lined up a sensational swoop for Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez, who the Nou Camp management see as the ideal foil for star attacker Lionel Messi.
Full Story: Daily Mail

But Tevez has said that he would return to his native Argentina if his daughters ever wanted him to.
Full Story: talkSPORT

Chelsea and Arsenal could be interested in Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who is thought to be unsettled at the club.
Full Story: Footylatest.com

Edwin van der Sar's hint that he may quit playing at the end of the season has led Manchester United to step up their search for a new goalkeeper. Norwegian club Aalesunds number one Anders Lindegaard and CSKA Moscow's Igor Akinfeev are two potential targets.
Full Story: Daily Star

And Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has left the door open to a move to Manchester United after describing reports that he had already agreed a move to Bayern Munich as "humbug".
Full Story: Daily Mail

However, the agent of Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon has rubbished reports that his client will move to Old Trafford.
Full Story: imscouting.com

United have been linked again with a move for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, with Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport also claiming Juventus are keen on the Frenchman.
Full Story: imscouting.com

Liverpool's prospective new owner New England Sports Ventures will seek face-to-face talks with midfielder Steven Gerrard, striker Fernando Torres and goalkeeper Pepe Reina as soon as it complete its purchase.
Full Story: Daily Mirror

New Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier is weighing up an £8m bid for Tottenham midfielder Niko Kranjcar in the upcoming January transfer window, though Monaco could rival the Frenchman for the player's signature.
Full Story: footylatest.com

Turkish side Galatasaray have made the first move to sign Aston Villa's Nigel Reo-Coker on a free transfer. The midfielder is out of contract at the end of the season.
Full Story: Daily Star

Aston Villa striker John Carew has indicated that he may leave the club when his contract expires next summer.
Full Story: Daily Mail

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson could be in competition with former club Fulham as he considers a bid for Bayer Leverkusen forward Stefan Kiessling.
Full Story: talkSPORT

Tottenham have been linked with a move for £5m-rated defender Daniele Bonera from AC Milan as manager Harry Redknapp looks to ease his defensive injury crisis.
Full Story: talkSPORT

Chelsea winger Florent Malouda wants to end his playing days in Brazil. The France international wants to end his European club career at Stamford Bridge, but would like to finish his playing days at Vasco da Gama or Flamengo.
Full Story: Daily Mirror

Blackpool striker Jason Euell is being tracked by Hull and two other Championship sides.
Full Story: Daily Mirror

OTHER GOSSIP

England defender Rio Ferdinand has admitted that he is unsure if he will regain his place in Fabio Capello's side, never mind the team captaincy.
Full Story: Daily Mirror

The Football Association has so far failed to get in touch with highly rated youngster Eric Dier. The 16-year-old centre-back, who is already playing for Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon's under-19 side, is qualified to represent England but could apply for dual nationality when he turns 18.
Full Story: Daily Mail

Wales caretaker manager Brian Flynn says that the prospect of managing the side against England is motivating him to succeed former boss John Toshack. Wales host England in a Euro 2012 qualifier in March next year before a return leg at Wembley in September.
Full Story: Daily Mirror

Montenegro coach Zlatko Kranjcar believes that England's superiority means they have already won Euro 2012 qualifying Group G and that the other sides are merely playing for second place.
Full Story: the Sun

Paul Dalglish believes that father Kenny, who offered to return to Liverpool's managerial hot-seat before the appointment of Roy Hodgson, could still do a job at Anfield.
Full Story: talkSPORT

Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp says that Liverpool's players cannot use the ongoing boardroom unrest at the club as an excuse for failure on the pitch.
Full Story: Daily Mirror

Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton says that the club's prospective new owners will not follow the same path as their equivalents at big spending Manchester City and will instead adopt a "rational" approach to achieving success at Anfield.
Full Story: Daily Star

Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn fears that West Ham could put his club out of business if they move in to the Olympic Stadium after 2012. The venue is close to Orient's Brisbane Road ground and Hearn is concerned they could attract supporters away from the League One club.Not at all
Full Story: talkSPORT

Birmingham midfielder Alexander Hleb says that moving to St Andrew's from Barcelona this summer was a backwards step and has criticised the team's long-ball style.
Full Story: Daily Star

AND FINALLY

Manchester United striker Michael Owen, who has represented England at World Cups and has played for Liverpool, Newcastle and Real Madrid, has revealed he suffered from nerves before a recent Carling Cup tie with Scunthorpe. However, he scored twice in a 5-2 win at Glanford Park.
Full Story: Daily Mirror