Thursday's gossip B*ll*x
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:09 amTRANSFER GOSSIP
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is ready to sign Valencia winger Juan Mata for £16.5m next summer.The Sun
Liverpool and Manchester United are monitoring David Villa after the Spain striker sacked his agent for failing to secure a summer move away from Valencia.Various
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to make a move for 16-year-old Mexican Martin Luis Galvan.Daily Mirror
Porto Alegra's Brazilian midfielder Sandro is interested in a move to Tottenham. Daily Mirror
Watford will ask Manchester United and Arsenal to extend the loan deals for Tom Cleverley and Henri Lansbury. Daily Mirror
Ipswich manager Roy Keane has been rejected in his bid to sign Stoke defenders Danny Higginbotham and Leon Court on loan until January. Daily Mirror
Burton Albion manager Paul Peschisolido wants to sign Crewe striker Anthony Elding on a three-month loan deal.Daily Mirror
OTHER GOSSIP
Roman Pavlyuchenko's agent has suggested the Tottenham striker's recent poor form is down to "psychological problems" and not a lack of match practice. The Sun
Further doubt has been cast over the future of Hull boss Phil Brown after Adam Pearson quit his post as Derby chairman on Wednesday to take on the same role at the KC Stadium.The Sun
Brown is on the brink of being forced out of the club following their decision to replace his staunch ally, Paul Duffen, with Pearson. Daily Mirror
Brown has been told his future as Hull manager is safe for now, having been called to a meeting with club officials on Monday night and asked to explain his vision for the side after just three league wins in 2009. (Daily Star)
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina, currently earning £60,000 per week, will be offered a new £95,000-a-week contract to pledge his next five years to the club. The Sun
Portsmouth will be banned from signing players until they pay money owed to Arsenal and Chelsea for the signings of Lassana Diarra and Glen Johnson respectively. Various
The Premier League is ready to pay a slice of Portsmouth's broadcast revenue direct to any club that is still owed money if key debts have not been settled before January. Daily Telegraph
Pompey have been linked to another takeover and their latest potential savious - Levi Kushnir and Balram Chainrai - are close to completing a deal for the club.Daily Mirror
Portsmouth manager Paul Hart has emerged as a shock candidate to take charge at Championship side Reading if the Royals sack under-fire boss Brendan Rodgers.Daily Mirror
Former Birmingham chairman David Gold will step up his bid to buy West Ham next week. (Daily Star)
Tottenham striker Robbie Keane believes his side have caught up with north London rivals Arsenal and a ready to overtake them. Various
Former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has criticised Magpies owner Mike Ashley's decision to sell the naming right to St James' Park. Daily Mirror
Sheffield United hope to be granted permission next week to increase the capacity of Bramall Lane to 44,000. (The Sun)
Bristol City's new stadium plan for a 30,000-seat ground in the Ashton Vale area has been boosted after the council recommended its approval. (The Sun)
CLASSIC WAG OF THE DAY (FAVORITES FROM THIS SEASON SO FAR...)
http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2 ... aria-mazza
AND FINALLY
Female police officers are to pose as prostitutes in South Africa in a bid to snare kerb crawlers ahead of the 2010 World Cup, say security chiefs. A squad of undercover cops will dress provocatively and walk the streets during a crackdown designed to catch sex workers' clients in the act.Daily Telegraph
Blackburn centre-back Christopher Samba lost 10lbs in two days after contracting swine flu. The Sun
Referee Chris Foy mistook Fabio da Silva for identical twin brother Rafael and booked the former instead of the latter in Manchester United's 2-0 Carling Cup victory over Barnsley on Tuesday. United will ask for Fabio's yellow card to be transferred to fellow defender Rafael. The Sun
Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies has received a written apology from Crystal Palace after they accidentally broadcast commentary from the club's radio station over the PA system during last weekend's 1-1 draw. The commentator accused Davies of "throwing his toys out of his pram". (Daily Star)
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is ready to sign Valencia winger Juan Mata for £16.5m next summer.The Sun
Liverpool and Manchester United are monitoring David Villa after the Spain striker sacked his agent for failing to secure a summer move away from Valencia.Various
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to make a move for 16-year-old Mexican Martin Luis Galvan.Daily Mirror
Porto Alegra's Brazilian midfielder Sandro is interested in a move to Tottenham. Daily Mirror
Watford will ask Manchester United and Arsenal to extend the loan deals for Tom Cleverley and Henri Lansbury. Daily Mirror
Ipswich manager Roy Keane has been rejected in his bid to sign Stoke defenders Danny Higginbotham and Leon Court on loan until January. Daily Mirror
Burton Albion manager Paul Peschisolido wants to sign Crewe striker Anthony Elding on a three-month loan deal.Daily Mirror
OTHER GOSSIP
Roman Pavlyuchenko's agent has suggested the Tottenham striker's recent poor form is down to "psychological problems" and not a lack of match practice. The Sun
Further doubt has been cast over the future of Hull boss Phil Brown after Adam Pearson quit his post as Derby chairman on Wednesday to take on the same role at the KC Stadium.The Sun
Brown is on the brink of being forced out of the club following their decision to replace his staunch ally, Paul Duffen, with Pearson. Daily Mirror
Brown has been told his future as Hull manager is safe for now, having been called to a meeting with club officials on Monday night and asked to explain his vision for the side after just three league wins in 2009. (Daily Star)
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina, currently earning £60,000 per week, will be offered a new £95,000-a-week contract to pledge his next five years to the club. The Sun
Portsmouth will be banned from signing players until they pay money owed to Arsenal and Chelsea for the signings of Lassana Diarra and Glen Johnson respectively. Various
The Premier League is ready to pay a slice of Portsmouth's broadcast revenue direct to any club that is still owed money if key debts have not been settled before January. Daily Telegraph
Pompey have been linked to another takeover and their latest potential savious - Levi Kushnir and Balram Chainrai - are close to completing a deal for the club.Daily Mirror
Portsmouth manager Paul Hart has emerged as a shock candidate to take charge at Championship side Reading if the Royals sack under-fire boss Brendan Rodgers.Daily Mirror
Former Birmingham chairman David Gold will step up his bid to buy West Ham next week. (Daily Star)
Tottenham striker Robbie Keane believes his side have caught up with north London rivals Arsenal and a ready to overtake them. Various
Former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has criticised Magpies owner Mike Ashley's decision to sell the naming right to St James' Park. Daily Mirror
Sheffield United hope to be granted permission next week to increase the capacity of Bramall Lane to 44,000. (The Sun)
Bristol City's new stadium plan for a 30,000-seat ground in the Ashton Vale area has been boosted after the council recommended its approval. (The Sun)
CLASSIC WAG OF THE DAY (FAVORITES FROM THIS SEASON SO FAR...)
http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2 ... aria-mazza
AND FINALLY
Female police officers are to pose as prostitutes in South Africa in a bid to snare kerb crawlers ahead of the 2010 World Cup, say security chiefs. A squad of undercover cops will dress provocatively and walk the streets during a crackdown designed to catch sex workers' clients in the act.Daily Telegraph
Blackburn centre-back Christopher Samba lost 10lbs in two days after contracting swine flu. The Sun
Referee Chris Foy mistook Fabio da Silva for identical twin brother Rafael and booked the former instead of the latter in Manchester United's 2-0 Carling Cup victory over Barnsley on Tuesday. United will ask for Fabio's yellow card to be transferred to fellow defender Rafael. The Sun
Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies has received a written apology from Crystal Palace after they accidentally broadcast commentary from the club's radio station over the PA system during last weekend's 1-1 draw. The commentator accused Davies of "throwing his toys out of his pram". (Daily Star)
