@yourservice 67 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 (edited) 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) Edited May 24, 2007 by @yourservice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6703 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd was stunned when given news of the takeover bid by billionaire Mike Ashley as he lay in a hospital bed recovering from suspected pneumonia. (Daily Express) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Stander 0 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Niall Hickman column in the Express today: "The new manager spent four hours yesterday morning talking to Shepherd's son Kenny regarding new purchases and backroom staff changes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 95 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Niall Hickman column in the Express today: "The new manager spent four hours yesterday morning talking to Shepherd's son Kenny regarding new purchases and backroom staff changes" guess that's gonna be four hours wasted now then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Wonder what Allardyce does actually think about all this? I guess if there's gonna be shed loads of cash for him to spend he won't be too bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 95 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Wonder what Allardyce does actually think about all this? I guess if there's gonna be shed loads of cash for him to spend he won't be too bothered. that's still a big IF though. even if we do we'll probably end up paying inflated prices for decent players we could have got for a fraction before the take over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted May 24, 2007 Author Share Posted May 24, 2007 Wonder what Allardyce does actually think about all this? I guess if there's gonna be shed loads of cash for him to spend he won't be too bothered. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 (edited) Id still like to hear from the guy and what his intentions are. Just being a tad cautious at the moment. Maybe we'll hear more if/when he does find his other 10% Edited May 24, 2007 by JawD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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