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THE tug-of-war for Newcastle may have been sparked by a tug-of-cash feud between deputy chairman Douglas Hall and his ex-wife Tonya. Hall and his father, Sir John, have sold the family’s 41 per cent stake in the club to billionaire sports entrepreneur Mike Ashley. A source told the Daily Express: “Tonya has to be paid off and that has just been sorted out in the last week or two. “To be blunt, Douglas needs the money.” Sir John said: “We had probably run out of ideas a bit, but I am sure he [Ashley] will take Newcastle to where we want to be.” Ashley has been invited to “an early meeting” with the Newcastle board next week. (Daily Express)

Silent tambourine

Has left Juventus. This Citeh job is grabbing the nation

The big hint was in his interview aired all over yesterday

Sam might not get on with Ashley

It's just a drop in the ocean compared to what Abromovich has in his wallet

TRANSFER RUMOURS Manchester United will offer £27.5m plus £11m-rated Louis Saha for Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov. (Sun) Liverpool's summer transfer hitlist includes Samuel Eto'o, Carlos Tevez, Daniel Alves and Gabriel Milito. (Sun) Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia's move to Fulham has fallen through over his wage demands. (Daily Mirror) Sunderland have made a £2m bid for Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen, who has a year left on his current contract. (Various) The Black Cats also want Barcelona's Eidur Gudjohnsen - but face competition from West Ham, Portsmouth and Newcastle. (Daily Star) Real Madrid are planning a £15m bid for Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Daily Mirror) Newcastle will bid £5m for Leighton Baines - who believes he must leave Wigan to further his England ambitions. (Daily Star) Chelsea have engineered an option to sign 20-year-old PSV defender Manuel da Costa before May. (Daily Mirror) Liverpool will listen to offers for Craig Bellamy - who is wanted by Aston Villa and Blackburn. (Daily Express) Chelsea have lodged a £10m bid for Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda. (Daily Mail) Tottenham are in talks with Sporting Lisbon about signing £13.5m-rated winger Nani. (Times) Arsenal have held talks with Atletico Madrid as they try to offload Jose Reyes. (Daily Mail) West Ham are preparing a £5m bid for Reading defender Nicky Shorey. (Sun) Watford are poised to sign Arsenal keeper Mart Poom. (Daily Mirror) Tell us your transfer rumours Back to top OTHER GOSSIP The Glazer family are ready to listen to offers for Manchester United less than three years after completing their takeover. (Daily Mirror) Celtic boss Gordon Strachan is in the frame for the Man City job. (Sun) Freddy Shepherd will be ousted as Newcastle chairman in the near future by prospective owner Mike Ashley. (Independent) Ashley intends to complete his takeover by the start of next season. (Guardian) Gretna are in talks with Motherwell about offering a joint season ticket next season. (Daily Record) Back to top AND FINALLY Shrewsbury have had to have a new kit made for Saturday's League Two play-off final after their players threw their shirts and shorts into the crowd following their semi-final win over MK Dons. (Daily Star) Back to top

Dealing with Fatty would have been a piece of cake for Sam,but now the talk of a proper business man coming in might just change his brown envelope thinkings

Villarreal have joined Juventus in the battle to land Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze. (Daily Mirror) Wales and Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs is understood to have told fellow countryman Gareth Bale how good life is at Old Trafford in the hope that the Southampton defender will move to the Red Devils instead of Tottenham. (The Sun) Liverpool failed with a last-ditch bid to sign defender Sylvain Distin, who has joined Portsmouth after leaving Manchester City as a free agent. (Various) New Sheffield United manager Bryan Robson wants to sign Manchester United midfielder Kieran Richardson. (Daily Mirror) Sunderland are targeting Blackburn defender Andy Todd. (The Sun) Leeds striker Richard Cresswell is set to join Leicester. (Daily Mirror) Wigan striker Henri Camara wants to join Paris St Germain so he can be nearer his family. (The Sun) Wolves will check on Blackpool midfielder Wes Hoolahan in the League One play-off final against Yeovil. (Daily Mirror) Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admitted "my heart is in two pieces" after Liverpool lost 2-1 at the hands of AC Milan in the Champions League final. (Daily Mirror) Reds manager Rafael Benitez says missed chances led to his side's defeat in Athens. (The Sun) Sam Allardyce has been assured his job as Newcastle manager is safe after billionaire Mike Ashley launched a £133m takeover bid. (Daily Mirror) Allardyce was stunned by the news of the takeover bid and said: "I am as shocked about this as chairman Freddy Shepherd. I will be talking to the chairman to see what it all means and we will go from there." (The Sun) Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, who was on loan at Birmingham this season, wants to force his way into the first team after agreeing a new five-year deal with the Gunners. (The Sun) Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele, who has a year left on his contract, does not know if he still has a future at Stamford Bridge. (The Sun) Former Arsenal defender Tony Adams, who is currently the number two at Portsmouth, has revealed he is desperate to manage the Gunners at some point in his career. (Daily Mirror) SAM ALLARDYCE has been told his job is safe after billionaire Mike Ashley's takeover of Newcastle yesterday. But it looks like being the end for chairman Freddy Shepherd. He learned of Ashley's £133m buy-out of shares owned by John Hall and his family while in hospital for treatment to a broken rib. Sport retail tycoon Ashley will release tens of millions of pounds for transfers and was "already excited about the prospects for next season under the new manager's stewardship". (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool and fucking tickets! I'm sick of hearing about it

He'll drive off with a big fat massive "Yeeeaaahhhaaa"

This time he'll lift it

You can just imagine Anal dressed in his best suit while lathering his hair in Brylcreem ready to brown nose the new boss. Not much chance of that if he's a recluse... what would anal do then?

Same as yesterday,i think he's on holiday with Big Sam

shares have risen 14% with this news if he gets over 50% then fatty can fuck off!

Birmingham and Fulham are in the chase for Antoine Sibierski after he rejected a new contract at Newcastle (Star). Juventus look set to beat Rangers in the race to sign Bayern Munich's Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro (Record). Bayern Munich want Arsenal's Robin van Persie (Mirror). Benfica are interested in Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf (Mirror). West Ham are poised to make an £8m offer for Barcelona's Eidur Gudjohnsen, but Manchester United and Sunderland are also interested (Express). Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate says he is "hamstrung" over possible summer signings until Mark Viduka decides whether he is staying or not (Times). Birmingham, Stoke, Preston and Burnley are interested in Kris Commons after he rejected a new contract at Nottingham Forest (Sun). Hermann Hreidarsson could join Portsmouth on a free transfer after a clause in his contract allowed him to leave Charlton following their relegation (Sun). Tottenham have beaten Lyon in the race to sign France U21 captain Younes Kaboul from Auxerre (Mail). The London Development Agency has given its support to West Ham's plans for a new 60,000-seater ground next to West Ham tube station (Mirror). West Brom captain Curtis Davies has ruled out the possibility of a shock return from a broken foot in time for the play-off final (Guardian). Up to 5,000 seats at the Champions League final will be left empty because of the size of advertising hoardings used at the stadium (Times). Duncan Revie has decided against tabling a bid for Leeds (Times). Former Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock says he is "very disappointed" at plc chairman Kevin McCabe's comment that he was not good enough to keep them in the Premiership (Sun). Warnock, Nigel Worthington and Martin Allen are on the short-list to be Leicester's new manager (Sun). Andrei Shevchenko's American model wife has told an Italian fashion magazine "Milan is our city and where we want to be. It would be wonderful for him to go back and play with Ronaldo" (Mirror). QPR have declined an invitation to play a pre-season friendly against a Chinese club side this summer following their notorious brawl with the Chinese Olympic squad (Guardian). Liverpool keeper Jose Reina says he has not done any special research into Milan's penalty-taking technique ahead of the Champions League final (Sun). Uefa says the new Wembley does not incorporate many of its requirements to stage a Champions League final, despite two meetings during construction to explain what they are (Times). Uefa president Michel Platini has ordered that the trophy be presented in the old-fashioned way, by walking up to the guest of honour's box, rather than in a stage on the pitch (Times).

Don't think Emre will be to Big Sam's liking anyway

Probably overrated,as when he burst on the scene it was something different and he had the name and the image to go with the guitar,when you think of the guitarist's now,then what Hendrix did doesn't sound or look as good as it did.

Bye bye!

Sven-Goran Eriksson has said he is not in the running to take charge at Manchester City. The Swede has been linked with the vacant manager's role at Eastlands following the sacking of Stuart Pearce. Eriksson, who has been out of work since quitting England after last summer's World Cup finals, is keen to get back into management. The 59-year-old has been continually linked with jobs in England, but he appears to have no interest in the City post. When asked if was a candidate for the Blues job, Eriksson told BBC Inside Sport: "No, I'm interested to have a good football team next season. There are other teams." He also insisted City had no contacted him about the managerial vacancy, saying: "They haven't phoned so....." The former England boss admitted he was hopeful of being back in management for next season, but he refused to reveal the identity of any interested clubs. "I can't tell you that," continued Eriksson. "Hopefully you will know it soon because if I'm going to take a job for next season it will happen in two or three weeks' time. Otherwise it is too late."

3 minutes and 17 seconds of it? http://youtube.com/watch?v=wGku-F5pKnI