Off Season Puntsphere Rumours.

[Rat Faced]

Whats this Craig Moore guy that Newcastle have signed like?

Used to captain Rangers, didnt he?

[manker]

Whats this Craig Moore guy that Newcastle have signed like?

Used to captain Rangers, didnt he?

A solid player, not flashy but gets the job done.

That's not withstanding the interweb rumours I hear about him, the German team (I forget who) are letting him go for nothing because he was leering all over a group of young girls in a nightclub. Made a few touch-feely attempts to dance with them and then fell asleep on a chez-lounge. He had training the next day.

Only a rumour, but he sounds exactly the type of player Newcastle usually go for

[JPaul]

He's a dirty hun fouling git bastard. Like souness.

[manker]

Off Season Puntsphere Rumours

I hear Strachan is on the Ibrox payroll

[JPaul]

Off Season Puntsphere Rumours

I hear Strachan is on the Ibrox payroll

We were shite pre-season, champs league qualifier and yesterday.

I think the league may be over, before the huns first game.

Leeds looking good for the Challenge Cup btw.

[jetje]

United On The Verge Of Owen Swoop? 7/31/2005 6:52:00 AM
Manchester United have emerged as the clear favourites to sign Real Madrid’s on-the-way-out striker Michael Owen. Many believe that it’s only a matter of time for Owen to leave the Bernabeu after the arrival of Brazilian frontline duo Robinho and Julio Baptista and United are reportedly preparing an £11 million offer for the prolific hitman.
Though Owen has played nearly his entire career with United rivals Liverpool, the player may be keen on a move to Old Trafford especially in a World Cup season. Sir Alex Ferguson has been a longtime admirer of the 25-year-old. That said, reports suggest that Arsenal may be interested in Owen as well after their failed attempt to woo Baptista.

Owen mostly played the role of supersub in his first season at Real, though his goals per game ratio was still impressive. Owen has previously stated that he would only consider a move to England should he leave Real.
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Rat Face should be interested:
Given Takes Time 7/31/2005 12:15:00 PM
Newcastle United goalkeeper Shay Given will wait until next summer before deciding on his future with the Magpies.
Given, the 29-year-old Republic of Ireland international, has two years left on his existing contract and has been linked with possible moves to Manchester United or Arsenal this summer after having been among the Premiership’s top goalkeepers in recent seasons.

“So far they have not offered me a new deal, so we will have to see where this season takes us and I will look at it again," he told Sunday’s News of the World newspaper.

"But I have to say I am in no mad rush to sign a new contract at Newcastle."

Newcastle finished 14th in the League last season, and Given has been disappointed by the club’s transfer market dealings.

He added: "We have sold six players and brought in two so anyone can do the maths and see we are short."

and

Moore For Magpies 7/30/2005 11:51:00 AM
Australia’s captain and former Rangers skipper Craig Moore has signed a two-year deal to play in England with Premiership side Newcastle United.
Moore passed a medical and agreed personal terms at St James’ Park on Friday.

Moore, who played for Crystal Palace and had two spells in Glasgow at Ibrox, had also been linked with a move to Newcastle’s near neighbours, newly-promoted Sunderland.

The 29-year-old Australian was a free agent after leaving Borussia Monchengladbach at the end of last season.

The Bundesliga club claimed Moore had been sacked for drinking, an allegation denied by the Rangers player, who said he left Germany for family reasons.

Last January Moore agreed an 18-month contract with Borussia, where he joined upo again with former Rangers manager Dick Advocaat. However, Advocaat resigned in April with the club deep in relegation trouble.

[jetje]

oh and on the Ballack deal... (wich would make Owens return to England a bit more true...). Madrid also finished the €30 million-transfer of Robinho. So they must be in search of ways to get some money back

Ballack Would Fancy Madrid Move
Michael Ballack is ready to postpone talks over a new contract at Bayern Munich after admitting that he would be interested in joining Real Madrid.

The German international has been targeted by the Spanish giants to beef up their midfield, with Arrigo Sacchi believing that he would be the perfect foil in midfield alongside either Pablo García or Thomas Gravesen.

Ballack only has one year left on his contract at Bayern and Madrid are ready to make the Bundesliga champions an offer, according to Spanish daily Marca.
But Florentino Perez has insisted that his club will pay no more than €10million for the former Bayer Leverkusen player as he could be available on a free transfer at the end of next season if he does not extend his contract.

Manchester United are also keeping tabs on Ballack’s situation, but he stated that he intended to stay in Germany until after next year’s World Cup finals when their interest was made public.

Despite not being guaranteed a starting place every week at the Bernabéu, Marca claims that Ballack has alreay made it clear that he could be tempted by a move to Spain this summer.

After holding talks with Madrid while he was still with Bayer Leverkusen, Ballack knows that this will be the last time that the Spanish outfit will make a move for his services as he celebrates his 29th birthday in September.

In order to prepare for an opening offer, Madrid are keen to settle the future of Walter Samuel, Guti, Luis Figo and Michael Owen, with the first two likely to pushed out of the club to make room for the German star.

[manker]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4730405.stm

Looks like Liverpool and Arsenal can't afford Owen, so he's a Man Utd player if Sir Alex want's him.

Quite ironic that if Liverpool had waited a while, they could have bought Owen for just £4million more than what they paid for that Crouch cart-horse. Another weird thing is that the UK press have been quite kind to Crouch - saying that he's a good player and not just a gangling monstrosity. Maybe they feel a bit sorry for him.

He's just shit

[manker]

Feck. Phil Neville gone to Everton for £3million.

Didn't think he'd go and I also thought we'd sell some of the other midfield clowns before he went - Kleberson and Miller spring immediately to mind

[DarthInsinuate]

wow, i thought Fergie loved the Nevilles

also to me it seems likely he'll make a bid for Owen - Van Nistelrooy was out for most of last season and didn't really recapture his magic (also he looks like a horse), Alan Smith was never really a goal scorer, and Sir Alex just hates Saha for some reason.