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Davids invited to Newcastle 2007-12-11 08:28:07 Bafana Bafana midfielder Lance Davids has been awarded a week-long trial at English Premiership giants Newcastle United. The Swedish-based player spent the past 10 days with compatriots Benni McCarthy and Aaron Mokoena and had the opportunity to train with Mark Hughes’ Rovers squad and has now been asked to travel to Tyneside for seven days. The 22-year-old is expected to be one of the stars at the 2010 FIFA World Cup after enjoying spells at many European clubs, most notably Arsenal. “Newcastle has sent an invitation to Lance and he will be on trial there all this week,” Djurgardens’ sports director Bosse Andersson told SPORT-Expressen. “He was at Blackburn last week and they were happy with what they saw and now he will spend a week in Newcastle, that is our agreement. “We have not received any offers yet though, these are only trial invitations,” added Andersson. Davids impressed in the Bafana Bafana team this year and is sure to be a key member of the AFCON squad that will travel to Ghana early next year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Davids Anybody seen him play?

Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez is interested in signing Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey. (The Times) Fulham and Celtic are set to bid £4m for Burnley's Irish striker Kyle Lafferty. (Daily Star) Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is wanted by Juventus, according Italian press reports. (The Times) Manchester United's hopes of signing Miguel Veloso have been damaged by a row between the player's club Sporting Lisbon and Carlos Queiroz. (Guardian) Portsmouth striker Benjani Mwaruwari is ready to snub a move to Juventus to stay at Fratton Park. (The Sun) Bolton and Wigan are in competition for the signature of West Brom full-back Paul Robinson. (The Times) Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has been promised funds to bring in new players and wants to bring in players he has previously worked with. (The Times) Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has begged the club's owners not to sack manager Rafael Benitez. (various) Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce is desperate to bring in new player in the January transfer window. (Daily Star) But chairman Chris Mort is reluctant to release any cash, which means Allardyce is unlikely to do a deal for Manchester United defender Wes Brown. (Daily Mirror) The Magpies are also set to release injured defender Celestine Babayaro, paying the remainder of his contract which expires at the end of the season. (Daily Mirror) Derby and Sheffield United are battling it out to sign Bolton's veteran midfielder Gary Speed. (Daily Star) Ipswich are giving a second trial to FC Moscow's 28-year-old Poland international midfielder Damian Gorawski. (Daily Star) Reading boss Steve Coppell is keen on £3m-rated French centre-back Sebastien Puygrenier. (Daily Star) Crystal Palace are to send on-loan striker Besian Idrizaj back to Liverpool as boss Neil Warnock is unimpressed. (Daily Star) Wigan manager Steve Bruce is interested in Hibernian left-back David Murphy, but faces competition from Celtic and Rangers. (Daily Mirror) Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will give a trial to forward Fabrice Pancrate. (Daily Mirror) QPR are set to bid £1.2m for Wigan defender Fitz Hall, and are expected to beat Norwich and Coventry to his signature. (Daily Mirror) Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson is planning a shock raid on Hull to sign Jay Jay Okocha. (Daily Mirror) Derby County manager Paul Jewell has his eye on Manchester United defender Ryan Shawcross. (various) OTHER GOSSIP Cardiff are lining up Billy Davies to replace boss Dave Jones. (Daily Mirror) Former USA boss Bruce Arena has revealed he is keen to become the new Scotland manager. (Daily Star) Fabio Capello is set to be the new England boss after Jose Mourinho ruled himself out of the running. And the former Real Madrid manager could draft in ex-England stars Alan Shearer and Stuart Pearce as part of his backroom staff. (various) Another Italian, Marcello Lippi, also remains in the frame to succeed Steve McClaren. (Daily Express) AND FINALLY... Former England manager Steve McClaren has finally won a trophy - the Plain English's Campaign's annual Foot in Mouth award. The prize is given for speaking a load of gibberish. (Daily Star)

and this was the TOP STORY on sky Big Sam staying positive Allardyce not fearing the looming figure of Shearer Last updated: 4th December 2007 Sam Allardyce is confident Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer is not being lined up to take his job. Reports have claimed that, should The Magpies lose to Arsenal on Wednesday, Allardyce will be sacked and replaced by Shearer. Newcastle have picked up just one point from the last 15 available, but Allardyce is refusing to panic about the situation. And the ex-Bolton Wanderers boss is optimstic that he is not on the verge of being succeeded by the club's former captain. "If Alan decides to take my job, I hope it'll be when I've decided to leave," Allardyce told reporters. Burden "That will mean I've made the club successful and he'll be taking over a club that I've improved significantly, like what happened with Sammy Lee and Bolton. "If it's the other way then you have to live with it. "I don't particularly see that as a burden because if you lose your job then somebody else is going to take it, whether it's Alan Shearer or whoever. "I know Alan reasonably well and when that situation comes up he's always said that he's not ready. "If that's the case, and somebody wants to employ him down the line after me or whatever, then that's life." Allardyce also moved to quash any suggestions that he has a strained relationship with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley. Bad time He added: "I saw Mike Ashley after the game on Saturday, shook hands and had a good chat with him. "I hope that shows the strength of the relationship we've got. There's no point beating about the bush, yes I'm under the cosh. "Yes, I've got to get results at this club sooner rather than later and, yes, we're having a bad time in terms of results. "But it can be turned around as quick as it's gone bad." Quoted from SkySports

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Allardyce fails with left back bid Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce has seen his bid to sign Paris St-Germain's Senegal left back Boukary Drame hijacked by French side Sochaux. Allardyce had set up a £1m move for Drame and expected to open talks, but the defender agreed a three-year deal with Sochaux last night. Now Newcastle could start the season without a recognised left back as Celestine Babayaro is currently in Germany receiving treatment for a hamstring problem. from Daily Mail

TRANSFER RUMOURS West Ham have bid a club-record £12m for Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka. (Daily Mail, Independent) Ronaldinho admits he would like to have Frank Lampard as a Barcelona team-mate - but boss Frank Rijkaard does not expect it to happen. (Various) Real Madrid are still confident of signing Chelsea's Dutch winger Arjen Robben. (Various) Birmingham's £9m joint move for Mido and Hossam Ghaly has collapsed over a last-gasp cash row. (Various) Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is prepared to wait a year to seal the £30m deal for Carlos Tevez. (Daily Mirror) Manchester United are letting England striker Alan Smith talk to Middlesbrough about a £6m transfer. (Daily Mirror) Nantes' Belgian striker Luigi Pieroni is heading for talks with Middlesbrough and Blackburn. (Daily Mirror) Aston Villa have ruled out a move for Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips. (Daily Express) Manchester City are in talks with Serbian giant Nikola Zigic over a £13m move. (The Sun, Daily Mirror) City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has made an increased £6m bid for Atletico Madrid winger Martin Petrov. (Independent) Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce will not let Kieron Dyer go on the cheap and is demanding £6m for the midfielder. (Daily Star) Derby's new £3m Jamaican defender Claude Davis has won his appeal for a work permit. (Daily Mirror) Pompey defender Sol Campbell is a target for Spanish club Villarreal. (Various) Everton have been told they will have to pay £6m for Wigan defender Leighton Baines. (Daily Mirror) Striker Nathan Ellington has urged West Brom to play him or sell him. (Daily Mirror) Hull have failed with an ambitious attempt to lure Italian legend Christian Vieri to the club. (Daily Mirror) Sheffield Wednesday are closing in on a £2m move for Southampton's Grzegorz Rasiak. (Daily Mail) QPR are lining up a £350,000 move for Charlton's Simon Walton. (Daily Mirror) Luton are set to move for Arsenal's Joe O'Cearuill. (Daily Mirror) Motherwell look set to miss out on Celtic misfit Adam Virgo after the Parkhead club insisted they match his £5,000-a-week wage packet. (Daily Record) Gretna are set to sign Derry City defender Darren Kelly. (Daily Record) The Premiership war of words has started early, with Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson telling Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho to shut up and labelling him a fool. (Various) Liverpool are considering ditching the name Anfield and selling the naming rights for their new stadium for £100m. (Daily Star) Reds boss Rafael Benitez has been told it is time to deliver some trophies. (Daily Mirror) The Premier League has assured West Ham they are highly unlikely to face any further punishment - even if Carlos Tevez and Kia Joorabchian win their High Court battle. (Daily Express) Millionaire footballers have invented a new drinking game with only one rule - whoever brings the least amount of money on a night out has to buy ALL the drinks. (Daily Star)

Hull City remain in the hunt for a striker with Newcastle United junior Andy Carroll topping Phil Brown's list. Brown is interested in securing the eighteen year old services on a year long loan after watching the striker several times last season and once this pre-season during Newcastle's match at Hartlepool United. Carroll is a hot prospect at Newcastle United, with the young striker still having four years remaining on his Newcastle deal, and whilst Carroll my struggle to break into the Newcastle first-team, the opportunity to move on loan to gain first-team experience may prove to be an opportunity too good to resist. Brown's hopes of landing the youngster on a loan deal are boosted by the fact he is dealing with his former boss at Bolton Wanderers Sam Allardyce. With Allardyce also keen for the youngster to gain first-team experience, Allardyce is likely to want the player move to be with a manager he knows; hence Phil Brown stands in a strong position to sign Carroll. Whilst a permanent move is certainly out of the question at this moment in time, a loan deal should be arranged by the Doncaster Rovers friendly on Saturday.