Craig 6714 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Getting close to the opening of the transfer window so time for these threads to start re-appearing... TRANSFER RUMOURS West Ham will test Liverpool with a £6m bid for Wales striker Craig Bellamy. (Daily Express) Chelsea are ready to end their search for a right-back by tabling a £10m bid for Sevilla's Brazilian Daniel Alves. (Daily Mirror) Chris Perry is heading for the exit at West Brom after a bust-up with boss Tony Mowbray. (Daily Star) Bolton's Ivan Campo is a transfer target for Athletic Bilbao. (Various) Liverpool will not come close to Chelsea's level of spending despite a proposed £450m takeover of the club. (The Times) OTHER GOSSIP David Beckham may struggle to get in the Real Madrid team but he is still the highest earning footballer in British football. Beckham has amassed a personal fortune of £87m, with the next highest Michael Owen on £32m. Robbie Fowler and Sol Campbell come next. (Various) The same poll, from FourFourTwo magazine, says Roman Abramovich is comfortably the richest investor in British football. His personal fortune is £10.8bn, ahead of Joe Lewis at Tottenham (£2.1bn) and Dermot Desmond at Celtic (£1.25bn). Sven-Goran Eriksson has been offered £5m a year to manage CSKA Sofia. (Daily Express) Iain Dowie is top of Hull's wanted list to replace sacked manager Phil Parkinson. (Various) AND FINALLY... Micah Richards almost missed out on his first England cap - by putting the phone down on Steve McClaren. "I'm just so glad he called back," said Richards. (The Sun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 4150 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I hereby predict we will be mentioned tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 10153 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Is Campo a Basque? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Is Campo a Basque? No, but I think he's from somewhere close. I heard this morning where he's from, but I've forgotten.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janu 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Is Campo a Basque? No, but I think he's from somewhere close. I heard this morning where he's from, but I've forgotten.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Campo Iván Campo Ramos (born February 21, 1974 in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Is Campo a Basque? No, but I think he's from somewhere close. I heard this morning where he's from, but I've forgotten.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Campo Iván Campo Ramos (born February 21, 1974 in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) Cheers. I was half asleep when I heard it on the radio and obviously got it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 They only allow Basque players to play for them, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janu 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 They only allow Basque players to play for them, don't they? From the Wiki: The club is known for its cantera policy of bringing young local players through the ranks. This has gained Athletic both admirers and critics. The club has been praised for promoting home grown players and club loyalty. Critics however see the cantera policy as exclusivist and cite the cases of Jesus María Pereda, Miguel Jones and Benjamín. Basques, however, do not see it as a no-foreigners policy but as a pro-Basque policy and argue that the recruitment of Biurrun and Bixente Lizarazu are evidence that the club is far from xenophobic. They also cite the club's British origins, the use of Athletic in their name and the regular employment of foreign coaches as further proof that the club is far from parochial. Sounds like a Basque version of "Geordie nation" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Aye, and they win fuck all as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Bellamy will love being linked to West Ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Just because Lizarazu was born in France doesn't alter the fact he is Basque though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 10153 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Just because Lizarazu was born in France doesn't alter the fact he is Basque though. Excactly, a small part of the Basque country is on French territory. Lizarazu faced some ETA death threads a couple of years ago, because of his commitment to the French national team. Regarding Campo: I was just surprised as his name didn't sound very Basque to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 They only allow Basque players to play for them, don't they? From the Wiki: The club is known for its cantera policy of bringing young local players through the ranks. This has gained Athletic both admirers and critics. The club has been praised for promoting home grown players and club loyalty. Critics however see the cantera policy as exclusivist and cite the cases of Jesus María Pereda, Miguel Jones and Benjamín. Basques, however, do not see it as a no-foreigners policy but as a pro-Basque policy and argue that the recruitment of Biurrun and Bixente Lizarazu are evidence that the club is far from xenophobic. They also cite the club's British origins, the use of Athletic in their name and the regular employment of foreign coaches as further proof that the club is far from parochial. Sounds like a Basque version of "Geordie nation" I really hope Shepherd doesn't read that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 True! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Just because Lizarazu was born in France doesn't alter the fact he is Basque though. Excactly, a small part of the Basque country is on French territory. Lizarazu faced some ETA death threads a couple of years ago, because of his commitment to the French national team. Regarding Campo: I was just surprised as his name didn't sound very Basque to me. Wasn't Ginola Basque French? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Just because Lizarazu was born in France doesn't alter the fact he is Basque though. Excactly, a small part of the Basque country is on French territory. Lizarazu faced some ETA death threads a couple of years ago, because of his commitment to the French national team. Regarding Campo: I was just surprised as his name didn't sound very Basque to me. Wasn't Ginola Basque French? I think he's from the Southern (Mediterranean) Coast as I think a move 'back home' to Marseilles was mooted at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14027 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Bellamy will love being linked to West Ham. Him and Bowyer out on the twon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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