Paul

Hope not

TRANSFER RUMOURS Juventus are preparing a £17m bid for Chelsea's Frank Lampard. Juve also want Ajax's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Bayern Munich's Claudio Pizarrro. (Express) The Italians are also keen on Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso and his Anfield team-mate Mohamed Sissoko. (Times) However, Alonso could be heading to Barcelona as part of a £30m deal with Samuel Eto'o going to Anfield. (Mirror) Sevilla's Daniel Alves and Zaragoza's Gabriel Milito will sign for Liverpool "within the next few days". (Mirror) Arsene Wenger has rubbished reports he and Cesc Fabregas are set for summer moves to Real Madrid. (Various) The Gunners are closing in on Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Moutinho. The 20-year-old will cost £15m. (Mirror) Having beaten them to the signing of Gareth Bale, Tottenham are now set to challenge Manchester United in the race for Sporting Lisbon's Nani. (Mirror) Tottenham are monitoring Michael Owen's return from injury with a view to bringing him to London. (Express) Reading are back in for Sunderland midfielder Dean Whitehead after having a £2m offer turned down. Charlton and Portsmouth are also interested. (Times) And the Royals are set to swoop for Liverpool centre-back Sami Hyypia after his move to Fulham fell through. (Star) Portsmouth are also in the mix to land the veteran Finnish defender. (Mirror) Pompey are up for signing anyone and everyone at the minute. They are battling it out with Everton to sign Charlton full-back Luke Young. £2m could seal the deal. (Sun) And boss Harry Redknapp is confident of landing former Fratton Park favourite Yakubu and his Middlesbrough strike partner Mark Viduka. (Mail) Pompey are also keen on West Ham's Marlon Harewood and Paris St Germain forward Bonaventure Kalou. (Times) But Wigan and Aston Villa are also tracking West Ham's Marlon Harewood. (Times) And West Ham boss Alan Curbishley is still hopeful of signing Viduka - as well as Newcastle midfielder Scott Parker. (Times) While the Hammers have joined Blackburn and Aston Villa in the race to sign Liverpool's Craig Bellamy. The Reds want £12m for the striker. (Mail) Nigel Reo-Coker has been told he can leave West Ham - so long as buyers cough up £8m for the midfielder. (Sun) Matt Taylor is set to leave Portsmouth in a £5m move to Aston Villa. (Mirror) Lyon want Chelsea's Portuguese right-back Paulo Ferreira. (Times) Hibs will move for Chelsea reserve keeper Yves Ma Kalambay. (Daily Record) Sheffield United have told Everton they will have to pay £6m if they want to sign midfielder Phil Jagielka. (Star) Sunderland are set to offer £5m plus Stern John for Preston striker David Nugent. North End want £8m. (Various) OTHER GOSSIP Sevilla coach Juande Ramos wants to come to England next season and is on Manchester City's wanted list. (Mirror) Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is 'keen' on the City job. (Various) However, the odds have tumbled on former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier taking the City helm after he quit French club Lyon on Friday. (Sun) Although Houllier's departure from the six-time French champions means he is now free to become Arsenal's director of football. (Mirror) Micky Adams will take the helm at MK Dons after Martin Allen left the club to join Leicester. (Star) Back to top AND FINALLY Watford have secured a new sponsorship deal. They will bear the brand name Beko on their shirts instead of the names of their Turkish parent companies - Arcelik and Koc Holding. (Mirror)

I'll not have a bad word said about that Souness

Eerie coincidence. Exactly. When sky cut to that kid bawling his eyes out, me old man and I pissed ourselves laughing. I was the same

Seconded! Just looked for that article that was on BBC today where Alan Hansen said he was 100% confident that Liverpool would win it, but looks like they've taken it off Do you mean this one ? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/e...rem/6676849.stm That's right up there with the "You'll never win anything with kids" quote That's the one! For a supposed top pundit, what a stupid thing to say

Seconded! Just looked for that article that was on BBC today where Alan Hansen said he was 100% confident that Liverpool would win it, but looks like they've taken it off

Just been on SSN that apparently Shepherd will "fiercely resist" any takeover bid, and that it's not about the money to him but the "heart and soul of the club". What a fat wanker.

What a strange transfer..

Ban him

Sam Allardyce-dyce baby (to the tune of Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby)

Big Sam's Black and White Army does me

I'm happy.

Hopefully not

Everton beating Chelsea.

Fact.

10 million for Jenas?

Honestly, I thought you'd made that up! I had to check the official site to see if it was genuine! Me too

Mackems on a wind up surely

How?

Because? Cause above everything we need organising and a re-vamp of the set up. Something he knows a thing or two about from his time at Bolton. His attention to detail and empahsis on player development and motivation and his overall psychological approach (something that some of our player sorely need). IMO Sam will put this background structure in place (and it wil take 2 seasons at least to start showing) and this will be the platform to his legacy. It is exactly what we need. For now the system of play and purchases and other 'on field' stuff although important ( and will be communicated to the side) is not quite as critical as making the base right to take us forward. That is why I feel at this moment he is a godsend. Yeah, but it took him some time. As I say, he finished 16th and 17th in the league. The "Geordie faithful" won't stand for that. We'll have him booed out of the job by Christmas. Might be worth remembering that the Bolton team that finished 16th and 17th was a newly promoted side looking to establish themselves in the Premiership, not an already established side such as NUFC.

Woman emailed SSN earlier, saying she didn't want Allardyce, but would like to see Pearce get the job. Seriously, are these people for real?!

Aye, but the league table cannot lie. When Allardyce left Bolton they were 5th, which in my eyes is a heck of an achievement.

I'd take one of Allardyce/Houllier.. possibly Klinsmann?