Saturday's gossip B*ll*x

[Chinners]

TRANSFER BOLLOX
Tottenham striker Robbie Keane could be out of White Hart Lane in the January transfer window, with Glasgow giants Celtic leading the chase for the 29-year-old.The Sun

Out-of-favour Inter Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira could return to England in the new year as he tries to secure a place in France's World Cup squad. Daily Mirror

Manchester United have been told that they will have to pay £20m if they want to lure defender Gary Cahill from Bolton next summer.Daily Telegraph

WAG OF THE DAY
http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2 ... -wilkinson

OTHER GOSSIP
Former Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan, who won £2m in damages after winning his case against the club for constructive dismissal, was forced to sign Uruguayan midfielder Ignacio Gonzalez because ex-director of football Dennis Wise wanted to keep two agents happy.Various

Birmingham managing director Karren Brady is leaving the club with a severance package worth over £1m. Daily Mirror

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is set to start in one of England's World Cup qualifiers next week, either in Ukraine or at home to Belarus.The Sun

And England boss Fabio Capello is also expected to play West Ham striker Carlton Cole against Ukraine. Daily Star

Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al Fahim had been called to a meeting with Premier League chairman Dave Richards and chief executive Richard Scudamore to explain his position before he was admitted to hospital. The Sun

And Al Fahim's tenure at Pompey could be over if he does not find £16.5m to keep the club afloat by 15 October.Daily Mail

Notts County's bid to have their takeover approved by the Football League has been boosted by the news that a major backer is set to go public next week. (Daily Mirror)

Former Arsenal and Tottenham defender Sol Campbell is to ask the Premier League for special dispensation so that he can join a top-flight club before the January transfer window, after he quit Notts County last month. The Guardian

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who this week became the club's longest-serving manager, believes former players Thierry Henry, Lee Dixon, Steve Bould, Tony Adams and Nigel Winterburn could succeed him at the Emirates Stadium.Daily Star

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti says there is nothing sinister to be read into owner Roman Abramovich flying in to watch training this week, coming as it did after the defeat by Wigan and the unconvincing victory over Apoel Nicosia in midweek.The Independent

AND FINALLY
Hull manager Phil Brown is so angry with his players following the 6-1 defeat at Liverpool that he has banned them from the club canteen. "It is a strange punishment but the manager feels it is time they quite literally stop getting everything on a plate," says a club insider.

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Hull manager Phil Brown is so angry with his players following the 6-1 defeat at Liverpool that he has banned them from the club canteen. "It is a strange punishment but the manager feels it is time they quite literally stop getting everything on a plate," says a club insider.

He'll have em picking up litter next.

[Vhero]

I dont get the whole Sol Campbell shit I thought once you signed a contract you had to play for a club? was he on a pay as you play contract?

[irblinx]

I dont get the whole Sol Campbell shit I thought once you signed a contract you had to play for a club? was he on a pay as you play contract?

Exactly, let him rot. He signed for Notts County, the least he could've done is play till christmas

[chef]

mario figueira ?
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 77,00.html

[Lev Bronstein]

"Tottenham striker Robbie Keane could be out of White Hart Lane in the January transfer window, with Glasgow giants Celtic leading the chase for the 29-year-old."

A strange case Robbie. I remember him as a 17 year old for Wolves being touted as one of the best attackers in the country.

He seems to have been round the houses a bit since then, and whilst his career has hardly been a failure, all those tears ago I would've thought he'd have accumulated more silverware and figured more often in the Champions League with someone.

No way is he a lone striker, he needs someone else to feed off. Perhaps he's never played in the sort of formation that suits his talents. Or, what seemed to be the case at Liverpool, the pressure of playing for one of the "big" clubs was too much for him.

[Vhero]

"Tottenham striker Robbie Keane could be out of White Hart Lane in the January transfer window, with Glasgow giants Celtic leading the chase for the 29-year-old."

A strange case Robbie. I remember him as a 17 year old for Wolves being touted as one of the best attackers in the country.

He seems to have been round the houses a bit since then, and whilst his career has hardly been a failure, all those tears ago I would've thought he'd have accumulated more silverware and figured more often in the Champions League with someone.

No way is he a lone striker, he needs someone else to feed off. Perhaps he's never played in the sort of formation that suits his talents. Or, what seemed to be the case at Liverpool, the pressure of playing for one of the "big" clubs was too much for him.

Hes no way a premiership striker whether or not he's got somebody to feed off he's just not got the quality..

[dazby]

Did he score 3 or 4 goals last week Vhero? Totally not up to the premiership. Now Ade Akenbeyi, he's quality.

[Ted Hughes]

Robbie Keane's another player, like Bellamy, who's absolutely full of talent but somehow hasn't quite shown it quite regularly enough in the past. No insult meant but ; I recon hed make a brilliant rag. I recon he'd do really well for them.