Paper Talk
Skysports.com looks at today's newspaper speculation
Last updated: 12th October 2008
We bring you all the football gossip from the national newspapers. Please note that these are the views published in the print media.
Sunday 12th October
Ramos has six more games - Various
Under-fire Tottenham boss Juande Ramos reportedly has just six games to save his job. Would the White Hart Lane club be wise to part with their boss after just over 12 months at the helm?
City set for £100million January spree - News of the World
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is reported to be planning a major spending spree in the January transfer window with Fernando Torres, Kaka and Gianluigi Buffon all on his radar. Who will be heading to Eastlands?
Bentley heading to Liverpool - The People
England international David Bentley could be set for a shock switch to Liverpool just months after joining Tottenham. Would Rafa Benitez be ready to spend big on the Spurs winger?
Villa planning Doyle deal - News of the World
Reading striker Kevin Doyle has been linked with a £7million January switch to Aston Villa. Would the Republic of Ireland international be a good addition to Martin O'Neill's squad?
Pompey drop Appiah interest - Daily Star Sunday
Ghana international Stephen Appiah will not be moving to Fratton Park after Portsmouth were put off by his wage demands. Would you welcome the midfielder, who is a free agent, at your club?
Premier duo do battle for Bullard - News of the World
Everton and Bolton are preparing bids for Fulham midfielder Jimmy Bullard when the transfer window re-opens. Does Bullard's future lie away from Craven Cottage?
Four clubs target Feghouli - Daily Star Sunday
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Everton are all tracking the progress of Grenoble starlet Sofiane Feghouli. Will the teenage midfielder, who has been dubbed the new Zinedine Zidane, be on his way to the Premier League?
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Comments
Darryl Jackson says...
tottenham need an intelligent, experienced centre mid, who can slow down the play and retain possesion, davids was this player a couple of years ago. poulsen looked a good bet, carrick was the perfect player we needed. comolli and levy are ruining us
Posted 13:26 11th October 2008
Steve Edwards says...
Sam Fraser - Welcome to Chelsea's world. This has been happening for years. Even Utd will be able to tell you that. As soon as there is a sniff that a team with cash is on the scout additional numbers are added - look at the price for Robinho.
Posted 11:22 11th October 2008
Jez Winnington (Manchester United fan) says...
I think it is unbelievable how many posts are "i wish wish wish a billionair buys our club" United and the glazer episode has proved that important thing isn't having the richest owner but the best manager. Liverpool will never win the league with Rafa in charge and Newcastle will never win the league or anything for that matter with King?? Kevin Keagan in charge, it is the fans that have made the job so unattractive that the best manager willing to do the job is Joe Kinnear. Who buy the way is still a better choice than Keegan!!!!
Posted 14:36 10th October 2008
Stuart O'reilly (Tottenham Hotspur fan) says...
So Levy and Comoli are both denying that Ramos' job is not under threat. Well... it bloody should be! Don't just look at what's happened in ten games this season... take a look at his record since taking over the club a year ago. The win ratio isn't great. Then take a look at the win ratio since the Carling Cup success. It's non-existant! No-one at Spurs wanted Jol to go other than Levy, Comoli and Berbatov, but us on the terraces were fully behind Big Mart. Can anyone really tell me that we wouldn't have finished 11th in the Premiership and won the Carling Cup with Jol in charge. Ramos came in and the only thing that changed was Tom Huddlestone's weight!
Posted 13:50 10th October 2008
John Kemsley (Reading fan) says...
Reading fc to lose stephen hunt,Kevin doyle and james harper in january,again no transfers will be coming in,steve coppell is relying on the young players to shine to save money,so mr madjeski can pocket more money to waste on private projects like art centres etc.more players please stevie coppell,the squad is too small 24 players aint enough.
Posted 08:21 9th October 2008
Graham Griffiths (Everton fan) says...
stephen appiah on his way to goodison on a free
Posted 20:59 8th October 2008
M M (Tottenham Hotspur fan) says...
I was on a low cost flight very recently with none other than the man of the moment - Juande Ramos. He was over to Madrid on business but why was he travelling on the cheap? Has he been fired, needs to watch the pennies and was going home? Or was he trying to go unnoticed for an interview with Real Madrid given the current ego battle between the Directors and the Manager or was he just after Diego Forlan? Watch this space........
Posted 20:47 8th October 2008
Sam Fraser (Manchester City fan) says...
Of course Geovanni deserves a deal at the KC Stadium! We were very short-sighted in not renewing his contract and letting him leave for free, he did well for us, scored an absolute belter against UTD and generally caused problems for opposition. Hull have done exceptionally well this year so far, I'd love them to finish top half it'd be a great advert for managers like Phil Brown who scour the markets for free transfers that will benefit the team- Geo was a great signing. Yes City can now have an unlimited pot of cash but with that we have inherited a serious problem- everyone will now inflate their price when they hear we're interested, causing prices to rocket and then we're back to the ridiculous situation where only a few teams can compete with (I'm loving the fact we're now the worlds richest team obviously but I was there when we were poor too- 0-0 vs Bournemouth was one that will live on!)
Posted 14:53 8th October 2008
Aaron Roberts (Yeovil Town fan) says...
Andrew Johnson (Liverpool Fan), just wondering if you have watched any football in the past few years? The evaluation of your players was terrible, pennant is a substandard player and i am not surprised he doesnt get a get at liverpool, with the vision and touch of kuyt he proves pace isnt everything contrary to your beliefs. You also state that he is the only player who runs at defenders, id tend to disagree as Babel is magnificent at it and has been since he was at ajaxs youth system and you cant say he is inconsistent if you're pushing for pennant to get a start. Benayoun whilst i never thought he was good enough for liverpool he has proved critics wrong last season and this season, prompting even benitez not too seell him and we all know how fond he is of selling the players he bought a season before. And saying downing isnt good enough but then want gamst pederson who hasnt had a good season since 06/07, and he is 28 whereas downing is 23. Same as arteta with the injuries he isnt half the player he used to be. If you ask me as a neutral liverpool dont need to sign any1 to win the league i just think they need a better manager.
Posted 17:42 7th October 2008
D'angelo Raven (Manchester United fan) says...
heard a rumour that cardiff city are willing to let joe ledley go on loan to everton in january with view of a 5m move in summer. Also palacios is linked with united again in a switch bid involving manucho going to wigan on loan. Finally Real madrid have given up on ronaldo finally and have swithced their attention on sigin david villa from valencia and walcott from arsenal not sure how strong the walcott link is but hey anything can happen in footy these days look at robinho
Posted 13:43 7th October 2008
Rob Buckland (Arsenal fan) says...
Come on.....as if Henry would go to Eastlands!!!! I can't see that he would go to City even if they offered him silly money. They will not break into the top 4 and he's pretty much gaurenteed champions league with barca every season AND a fat pay packet!!!
Posted 12:53 7th October 2008
Davey Mac (Reading fan) says...
"Should Capello select a foreign-born player?" What, like Owen Hargreaves? If we can have a foreign manager, I don't see why we can't have foreign players. It can be like the cricket team - a kind of "world eleven".
Posted 12:25 7th October 2008
Terry Cooksey (Manchester United fan) says...
I think its really funny how many people are expect Man City to break into the top 4 this season, and are labelling them the 'new Chelsea' Man City will be a massive club in a few years, but they will ned to do the same as Chelsea did when Roman took over, buy good players for far 2 much money (Duff, Mutu, Makelele, SWP etc) while they build a better reputation. Then they can get world class players, and challenge for honours. Remember, it took Chelsea 2 years to win the league, and they started off with a better squad than Man City have now
Posted 15:23 6th October 2008
Stefan Gauci (Manchester United fan) says...
Of Course Ramos should be given more time. I'm sure Ramos will realise that he didn't handle the transfer market very brilliantly over the summer because hebrought too many players in at one go, and should have been more cautious. True that with Berbatov and Keane leaving, the task became particularly difficult to handle. But he guided them to success last season and should be given the benefit of continuing till the end of the season. Managers need time to implement their tactics.It takes time. Even Sir Alex Ferguson had a rough 4-year patch before success came his way. So Spurs should be patient.
Posted 10:24 6th October 2008
Aeren Farren says...
hull city have been linked with christian vieri
Posted 13:26 1st October 2008
Lee Belcher (West Bromwich Albion fan) says...
If Tony (Mowbray) is going to mount a fresh bid for Oscar Trejo i would be delighted. I have been impressed by Valero since his switch to the Hawthorns, and what i saw of Trejo in our friendly against Mallorca. We need a bit more competition up front having only 3 first team strikers. I would like to see more of Luke Moore over the next few weeks, i had high hopes when we signed he but he's failing to impress at the moment mainly due to the lack of first team opportunitites and after a poor display and judgement by Ishmael Miller over the weekend i think Tony should be giving him the nod! 4-4-2 against Fulham with Bednar and Moore up front! Ill take this oppurtunity to sing the praises of our new defensive trio Zuiverloon who kept Young quiet against Villa and Downing against Boro (No Small Feit) and Donk and Ollsson who have both impressed in the central of Defence! Tony has the eye for talent and hopefully Trejo will be another Tonys good transfer moves. Boing Boing!
Posted 12:51 1st October 2008
Mark Jameson (Newcastle United fan) says...
Steven Carr... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Posted 11:47 1st October 2008
Kabir Oyetunde (Chelsea fan) says...
I think if Big Phil want to succeed,he should buy a good top man like Lius Fabiano of sevilla and start using Don santos,with dat he will win Champions League,Premiership even Carling cup
Posted 11:39 30th September 2008
Ryan Yule (Queens Park Rangers fan) says...
QPR are apparently set to swoop to sign Crystal Palace ace midfielder, Ben Watson in the January transfer window. I personally think this would be a good signing for QPR as we need a bit more talent in the centre of midfield with the likes of Akos Buzsaky and Martin Rowlands. You R'ss!
Posted 09:42 30th September 2008
Dan Everett (Portsmouth fan) says...
Just been reading the comments about Chelsea and Man City. Yes, Man City have the money to be on the same level as the top 4, but it's who they bring in, already a host of top players linked with City have ruled out moves. Robinho was a mug, he was in it for the money, and didn't even know where he was going. It appears Arsene Wenger is correct in saying money is killing football.
Posted 00:36 24th September 2008
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