Football News & Gossip from
the British Papers
Updated every morning, we bring you a round up off all the
latest football stories which are doing the rounds in the
back pages of Britains newspapers. Of course to keep tabs
on Sven we will occasionally refer to the front pages too!
We will give you a daily dose of football transfer news, transfer
speculation, player bustups, form, fitness, transfer bungs,
mystery investors, badly behavoured players, tapping up scandals,
the managerial merry go round, pre-match hype as well as all
the comments and predictions as the season draws to a climax
and the build up to the FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006 begins.
Thursday Gossip
Newcastle
striker Michael Owen has suffered a setback in his recovery
from a broken foot. (The Sun) Come
on Michael we need you in the summer!
West
Ham have been linked with a move for Osasuna midfielder
Raul Garcia. (The Times)
Chelski
boss Jose Mourinho will be told by club owner Roman Abramovich
to buy a top striker. (The Independent) It
has to be Henry really doesnt it? Who else is there? Ronaldinho
and Eto'o would not leave Barcelona unless the transfer figure
was over 100 million, a truly astronimical figure. The same
for Henry, unless Chelski give him a small island there will
be no way they will get this star.
Bookies have been swamped by a flood of bets on Niall Quinn
to become manager of Asunder World
following the departure of Mick McCarthy. (Daily Mirror)
Citeh boss Stuart Pearce is poised to sign a new contract
- but the terms will not prevent him taking the England job.
(Daily Mirror)
Roma are to offer Gooners
midfielder Robert Pires a long-tern deal to move to Serie
A next season. (Daily Mirror)
Portugal legend Eusebio has hailed Newcastle's
Alan Shearer as one of the greatest English strikers. (The
Sun)
Brighton boss Mark McGhee is lining up a £200,000 move
to sign on-loan Man
Utd defender Paul McShane. (Daily Star)
Baggy Shorts boss Bryan Robson said that Birmingham made a mistake
for not stumping up the cash to buy Curtis Davies. (Daily
Express)
Chelski
can expect to pay just a small fine if found guilty for failing
to control their players at Baggy Shorts. (The Daily Telegraph)
Burnley are prepared rename Turf Moor to attract funds. (The
Daily Telegraph)
Leicester will appoint Mike Newell as their new manager at
the end of the season. (Daily Mirror)
Wigan
are interested in Gwarek Zabrze midfielder Tomasz Cywka according
to reports in Poland. (The Times)
Man Yoo are to offer injured Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a pay-as-you-play
deal next season. (The Guardian) Based
on the last 2 years, this would save them a fortune!
Asunder World
are bracing themselves for offers for Julio Arca following
the departure of manager Mick McCarthy. (Daily Mail)
West
Ham believe Teddy Sheringham could still be a top Premiership
players at the age of 43. (Daily Mirror) The
Stanley Matthews of the 21st Century. Go Teddy, Teddy...
Paul Le Guen is set to announce on French television on Sunday
that he has agreed to become Rangers' new manager. (Daily
Record)
And France keeper Gregory Coupet says he would join his former
Lyon coach at Ibrox. (Daily Record)
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Of course most of the gossip is nonsense, but some of it
is true. We at Goal Flashers merely report what has already
been written in the papers and are in no way associated with
the articles as they appear when we see them. You will notice,
however, that we do enjoy speculating on the stories as much
as you do. Ours and your comments
are highlighted in green.
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