Football Banter Archive April 30 2012

30 Apr 2012 23:26:54
Barnet could be about to lose Former England U19 and Portsmouth keeper Liam O'Brien. Several clubs including Peterborough, Stevenage, Coventry, and Portsmouth have made firm enquiries. O'Brien will play a behind closed doors friendly against Dagenham on tuesday, where several interested parties will be in attendance. The 20 year old stopper was a hot property 2 years ago before being released by Pompey who were unable to pay up the terms of his transfer from QPR where he was an academy player.

30 Apr 2012 23:09:57
Nigel Adkins top transfer targets for southampton

Zaha 5m
Clynne 4m
Scott Sinclair 7m

Good players. likely to sign one or two experienced premier league players i reckon

Zaha nah not Adkins type of player

30 Apr 2012 22:50:34
Walsall linked with
Nicolas Celeste (on trial)
Frank Moussa (Wycombe, on loan from Leicester)
Craig Fagan (Bradford)
Tomas Cerny (Hamilton) or Gunnar Nielsen (Man City) (to replace Walker)
Rory McArdle (Aberdeen)
Arnaud Mendy (Macclesfield)
Andy Gray (Barnsley)

To leave
James Walker (retire)
Daryl Westlake
Adam Chambers
Jon Macken (Kidderminster)
Kevan Hurst
Anton Peterlin
Ryan Jarvis (Torquay)
Oliver Lancashire
Manny Smith (Middlesbrough)
Emmanuel Ledesma (Middlesbrough)

30 Apr 2012 22:15:08
fergie u bottled it tonight tatics starting 11 all wrong i mean u play park who hasent played for awhile instead of welbeck whose in form and a a 37 year old and 38 year old in centre mid and our best player on the bench(valencia)disgrace thanks fergie but u bottled it big time son!!!!!:(

How old are you if you can call Fergie "son"?

30 Apr 2012 22:03:30
Reading to sign Ciaran Clark from Villa

30 Apr 2012 21:58:53
crystal palace fc outs :
owen garven
calvin andrew
nathanual clyn
kashigo digkachoi (maybe)
david wright (MAYBE)
TARGETS:
CHRIS MAARTIN
JORDAN RHODS
HARRY ARTER

RHODES?Really get a life,he will shine in the EPL or in one of the other worlds best leagues.Why would he want to play in the championship?And for a small side like Palace?

30 Apr 2012 21:51:53
Plymouth to sign:
Ashley Hemmings - Wolves - 250K
Alex MacDonald - Burnley - Season Loan
Paul Bignot - Blackpool - Free
James Harper - Hull City - Free
Unnamed right winger
Also to offer Nick Chadwick and Maxime Blanchard longer contracts

Ashley Hemmings does seem like he wants to stay, so thats likely if a deal can be done. MacDonald likewise, and also have heard the Harper rumour, but cant see Bignot comming back.

30 Apr 2012 21:39:25
Derby County to sign

Huddlesfield Centre mid duo Gobern
and Arfield(If they fail to get
Promotion)

And


Mk dons wide men duo Balanta and
Powell

FACT

Balanta is a QPR man, so not a fact

30 Apr 2012 21:04:07
daniel yeboah the ghanain to sign portsmouth

Think pompey will be more concerned on offloading players before they aim to sign any

30 Apr 2012 20:55:35
Give me a good reason why Paul taylor of peterbourough won't join Watford

There are 4. 1 He's going to West Brom for 3.5 mill. 2 He's doesn't want to play in the Championship! 3 Watford can't afford the money! 4. He can't play in a team that plays long ball football!

He isn't worth half of 3.5 million and won't cut it in the PL. Guess he is slinging too much crack to realise that...

30 Apr 2012 20:53:00
watford starting 11 next season:

Kuzczack
doyley, mariappa, nosworthy, parker
murray, eustace, hogg, smitih
zoko, deeney

30 Apr 2012 19:57:53
Watford potential signings either/or:

- tommy smith
- ben parker (free agent)
- sam baldock (loan)
- fracois zoko

more to come.

30 Apr 2012 19:16:01
PUP! We will never die! next season keep fuctas and etuhu they want to stay and are on low wages, bring in a few free agents on low wages, sell the rest of the squad and pay off some of the debt haha, and we will win league 1 with appleton leading us!

Has somebody let the village person out, dont know what your on but i think you need to stop taking it pay up poopey

Should pay off all the debts
before you are allowed
to get any players in
if not liquidise pompey

30 Apr 2012 18:45:03
Southampton are signing everyone aint they lol back down nxt season lol

Sorry was that english

30 Apr 2012 16:27:24
"Birmingham City will pick up Christian Riberio on a free as he will not be offered a new deal by Bristol City sources at Birmingham tell me they where prepared to offer money for him if offered a new deal, after his impressive performances on loan this season for Scunthorpe and Carlisle"
You've gotta be kidding me worst player i have seen at Carlisle playing at left back. We let him go and played a centre midfielder who had never had a professional game and was 100 times better

30 Apr 2012 16:17:02
I think the best, first most important signing this summer should be Alan Carr's dad.
He's chief scout at Newcastle United.

He scouted: Krull, Coloccini, Tiote, Cabaye, Ba, Ben Arfa, Cisse. Gave them the thumbs up and Newcastle bought them.

Fergies brother spotted Manucho & Bebe need i say more?

Aye but he's been busy polishing the silverware as well mind !

30 Apr 2012 15:41:02
Will you all stop being so f@*king nice to Hodgson, he was awful ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve been watching Liverpool at Anfield for 35 years and his stint as manager was the worst few months in all that time, even worse the Sounesses attempt?¢‚Ǩ¬¶.

Hes better than kenny?

30 Apr 2012 13:26:32
West Bromwich Albion will contact managers on their shortlist. Managers include Alan Curbishley, Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane with the strongest link being Gary Megson. Megson has been quoted saying that he'll never turn the albion job down. He is currently under contract at Aston Villa as a scout but with Alex Mcleish destined to move elsewhere, Megson will be an easy target for the baggies.

30 Apr 2012 13:11:16
Where does this thing come from that Swindon have terrible gates, we get better than most of the leaugue one teams

30 Apr 2012 10:51:15
As an avid albion fan and season ticket holder for the past 12 years, I would firstly like to thank Roy Hodgson for turning our club from a relegation threatened team to a premier league quality team. He hasn't taken the england job yet but I think you'd be foolish to think hes going to stay at the baggies. Moving on, I think we have to be very careful in choosing our next manager. I've seen alot of rumors going around about the possibility of Megson taking the role again. I would not be disappointed with this appointment at all. Failing that, I think Terry Connor would do the job well. Fair enough he hasn't done well at the wolves but I think with a good crop of players he'd do a great job. Plus we were the first team to take black players on and why not be the first to take a successful black manager into the premier league.

UP THE BAGGIES! Boing Boing

Hodgson might not be offered the job. . . west brom quality?. . . terry connor good?. . . Whats going on in your head?. ,

Chris Houghton, Newcastle United. Boing Boing..... sacked but was doing a good job...

Hodgsons been Offered the england job. Keep up to date son

Yes woy has been offered the job ..
and say`s. " i will take wayne wonney to euros " he back after two games for his wed card" "they is also a chance that everton player jack wodwell may come into the frame with micah wichards "

cant decide whether its a good appointment ..

maximus {Ed025's Note - the way to decide max...is ask yourself would you be happy with him managing your club...so im a NO!

Well the fa are saying hodgson is the only person to be approached for the job..

he did well at fulham ..and doing ok at wba.. cant decide still.. but remember blackpool small club ..everton big club ,so if holloway left ,i would have him as manager..of pool.

maximus

Fair enough, connor didnt do a good job at wolves but every manager deserves a chance. He played some alright football but the players weren't up to scratch. Id let megson have another go though. Hes proven in the premier league

Leeds United and West Ham selected black players long before West Brom.

30 Apr 2012 09:04:55
It was always between Roy and Harry for the job. I think on this occasion the FA have thought about the cost of compo to the respective teams. It would have cost twice, maybe three times what they have paid WBA to get Harry away from Spurs.

Also, in my opinion Roy has more experience as he has managed across Europe and is well respected. OK the Liverpool job did not work out, but it never was when their fans did not get behind him and pined for Kenny who has done so well for them?¢‚Ǩ¬¶

It will be difficult to judge Roy on the next tournament, which is why the FA has probably installed a manager now. If they balls up, then they can point out they only had a few weeks to prepare, but if they do well then the FA will say the right man got the job.

Harry will get his time, the average England manager only lasts 3 years?¢‚Ǩ¬¶.

Also, Roy needs to think about his team and I hope he has the minerals to drop some of the older players who have been poor this season and look to bring in some of the players who have played well this season, ie Grant Holt and Leon Brittain etc, who have been outstanding for their respective teams this season. OK maybe not take them to the Euros but give them a shout in a friendly. Also, maybe blag Scholes to come back into the England fold?

Roy wont cost the FA anything, his contract runs out this year.

Point and case then, free or pay millions? The FA is a business, makes business sence.

You want to get rid of old players bt bring scholes in? The eldest player. . .

Or maybe Rubber face Redknap has too many skeletons in his cupboard put there by his little fat fingers???

Kenny could end this season with two trophies! Entered 3 competitions, won 2 (if they beat chelsea on saturday). Not bad in the real world! I cant see why he gets so much stick. Their league form will be much improved next season.

LeedsAFC70

30 Apr 2012 03:07:06
31 Jan 2012 13:59:19
Celtic striker Hooper set to sign for Blackburn for 5 million
Why when they knocked back 6m from southampton
But he can't go to Blackburn, all the saints fans have been convinced that he's signing for them for weeks now!....aaahhhhh, they'll be so disappointed! :-)
Oh no we won't!
Blackburn have showed NO interest in Hooper . #fact ... JW
Over rated
Not as dissappointed as you mugs when he does leave la la land for the promised land of England
Why would he lower his ambitions by signing for relegations certs
Billy sharp better than hooper and better value Celtic can stuff hooper let him rot in glasgow
Blackburn are not going to sign anyone for £5M, the players they have brought in one loan player , one on trial to be decided, and a free transfer player who is out of contract, no fee.
Kind of tells you their policy.
Top-quality player
Aye leave him to rot up here winning trophies and playing champions league football next year. Our league might not be the greatest but it's better to play for a massive club like Celtic than play for non-entities like Blackburn. You are nothing but cannon fodder for Man U, Man City etc. Being in a big league doesn't make you a big club you clown.

-honestly mate you are 100% right! We've played and beaten teams in the champions league like Barcelona, ac milan! Most teams in the Prem can only dream of that. Tbh Celtic are one of the greatest teams on earth up there with the likes of barca, Man u, real madrid in terms of support and history. Celtic EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS 1967- LISBON LIONS!! Hail hail.

Ha Celtic are up there with the likes of Man utd, Real madrid and Barca get a grip. Id say Celtic are up there with the likes of Tamworth Blyth and York. You qualify in the tin pot league every year, your bound to beat them some time its just like a league 2 side beating a prem side in the FA cup it happens. With Rangers gone there will just be you lot left then what? what sponsor in their right mind would stick around in a league where Celtic are going to double the points of the second placed team. The SPLs existence is numbered.

What was the score the last time celtic played blackburn ?