England - Sunderland boss Steve Bruce confirms his interest in America striker Salvador Cabanas: "I've monitored Cabanas. You know I've had a little contact in South America. Cabanas is a fantastic player, whether it's possible, I'm not quite sure. He's somebody who would be of interest but I'm sure if he became available, there'd be lots more interest too." - The Sun link Birmingham with a £10m move for Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega after it was claimed they dropped their interest in Kenwyne Jones for financial reasons - transfer fee and wages for the Sunderland striker would top a massive £28m. They could also bid for Stephen Hunt if, as The Times reports, Hull are forced to sell players to meet a £16m tax bill. - Burnley are set to replace Owen Coyle with Sean O'Driscoll, says The Sun. Doncaster want a whopping £1m compensation though, which is what Bolton initially wanted to pay for Coyle. The Daily Mail thinks Brian Laws, sacked by Sheffield Wednesday last month, could be a shock appointment. - Spanish wonderkid Sergio Canales could be the latest small boy to leave a decent European club for Chelsea's reserves. This time though they will not be able to rob him on the cheap - the Racing striker scored twice in the shock (televised) win at Sevilla this weekend. - With Joe Cole set for a Stamford Bridge exit, Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery could back-track on his 'Spain or bust' claims and move to London. The Frenchman wants it all sorted out before the summer, with Real Madrid (obviously) interested. Another exciting winger tipped with a move to the Bridge is long-term target Angel Di Maria of Benfica. There was talk of a £35m buy-out clause but sources claim they will accept £20m for the Argentina starlet. - Roy Hodgson is short of cover at one position, centre-back, and while young Chris Smalling has been impressive enough filling in for the injured Brede Hangeland extra bodies are needed. Six foot three Polish stopper Kamil Glik, 21, could be in line for a £1m move from Piast Gilwice (Sun, Mail). The U21 international spent a few years in Spain, turning out for Real Madrid's youth team a few seasons back, and is rated as the next 'big' thing in Poland. - Via the medium of Twitter, winger Ryan Babel declared the Reds needs more money to strengthen the squad. Co-owner Tom Hicks promised a significant outlay in the summer but one man, who would provide the creative 'oomph' they lack at times, is available for nothing in the summer - that's right, Joe Cole. - With Joe Cole's contract situation at Chelsea 'precarious' (he wants £120k a week; they will only offer a measly £100k), Manchester United could pounce (The Times). He'd be available on a free too, which is nice for the debt-laden US owners. - Aruna Dindane could come back from the African Cup of Nations to a different club. Lens are getting the hump with Pompey, who are stalling on buying him out for a pre-agreed £4m, so they might recall him and move him to a more suitable club. Apparently one-time Portsmouth target Amr Zaki still wants a return to the Premier League, despite his spectacular fall from 'New Alan Shearer' to 'persona non grata' at Wigan. He claims to have learned from his mistakes but clearly has not - Zamalek have transfer listed him for skipping training with no reason. - Teams home and abroad - and particularly Tottenham - take note as The Sun exposes a pay row that could see Joe Cole leave Chelsea on a free. His contract is up in the summer and the paper claims he wants £120,000, a 50 per cent pay rise which - given how he has hardly played for two years due to injury - is a bit 'rich' in a recession. The Islington-born playmaker is a classic Spurs style player although just what they would do with Luka Modric and Niko Kranjcar if he arrives is anyone's guess. Spain - Free-spending Real Madrid will go head-to-head with Chelsea for Racing's teenage sensation Sergio Canales. Jorge Valdano has promised that Real Madrid will match any bid, transfer fee AND wages, offered by the Blues. - Lanus' teenage striker Eduardo Salvio is set to join struggling Atletico Madrid for 8m euros. He was scouted this week, which leads one to speculate that Chelsea target Sergio Aguero could be on his way out for a big, big fee. - Stuttgart defender Khalid Boulahrouz rejects a move from Real Zaragoza (Stuttgarter Nachrichten). The Dutchman had a spell in La Liga with Sevilla but is happy in Germany and wants to stay. Italy - Genoa's Spanish midfielder, Alberto Zapater, could be loaned to Lazio according to Corriere dello Sport. The former Zaragoza man would replace Cristian Ledesma, set to leave after a row with chairman Claudio Lotito. - Genoa have done everything but announce the signing of Dario Dainelli from Fiorentina, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. They have the second-worst defence in the league and will shell out £2.3m for him. They also want Fernando Menegazzo of Bordeaux. . - Lazio are set to sign Argentine forward Maxi Lopez from Brazilian team Gremio. Lopez, who had brief but not entirely successful stints with Mallorca and FC Moscow, only needs to sign a contract according to Gazzetta. He would be a direct replacement for Inter's Goran Pandev, who also let Lazio after falling foul of Lotito. Rest of Europe - Schalke striker Kevin Kuranyi has ruled out a move to England this month with Birmingham, Sunderland and Chelsea all said to be keen. "Under new manager Felix Magath I have found my appetite for the game again," the erstwhile Germany striker told Bild. - Schalke are also interested in Portuguese defender Henrique Sereno Fonseca. The 24-year-old's Vitoria Guimaraes contract ends in the summer. - Marseille have apparently rejected a loan bid for Hatem Ben Arfa from Everton (La Provence), while Roma winger Amantino Mancini is set to join the Southern club. OM are also keen on Bolton flop Johan Elmander, who played for Toulouse. - Bordeaux are keen on Rennes forward and France cap Jimmy Briand with Marouane Chamakh set to leave - Premier clubs take note as he, like Chamakh, is available on a free in the summer (Le Parisien). Former France international Bruno Cheyrou has left Rennes for Anorthosis Famagousta in Cyprus. - Spurs target Dejan Lovren is set to sign a four-and-a-half-year contract with Lyon after they agreed a reported £7m fee with Dinamo Zagreb.
If I was a team in need of a striker I would be looking at Benjani right now. Dude is right now, just as had a chance to shine because of serious of injuries and then having Tevez and Bayor a head of you doesn't help
Hicks is a failure. He'd be the last person I'd want owning any of my teams. I rejoiced when he was forced to sell the Texas Rangers. I'm sad to see Joe Cole go, as he is a Chelsea boy and came up through the ranks, but he hasn't been the same since his injury and we have the depth as to where we really don't need him. (Deco/Lampard/Ballack)
We need that new stadium ASAP. The plans for it look incredible. It seems as if construction will begin in April.
Yeah to be honest if we make top four, we get the new stadium (which will ensure financial stability in the future and help England with WC bids in the future), and provide much more money in the future for players in transfer periods. Not a fan of owners but, if they had the cash to buy players I'm sure they would. Still think we need another striker up top to take the pressure off Torres and a creative midfielder (wish we could have Nasri). Carragher is getting too old IMO also.
Yeah it's not easy to be a LFC fan right now but hey our schedule is setting up for us to have a big month if we can pull off a W vs Tottenham. @ stoke @ Wolves Home v Bolton Any word on when the Tottenham game is gonna be replayed?
Which is probably the reason why you postponed the game, cuz they showed video of Anfield that morning and it looked sunny and the pitch was in perfect condition. Smart move IMO. Get some games in against the bottom teams to set up momentum going into the tougher matches. I havent heard anything regarding the dates.
Don't give up on Riera. He has shown the ability to create if he can ever get his hamstring injury healed. Not a fan of Kuyt up top to be honest. He doesn't create anything. But, I love his working mentality. We need Alberto to live up to his name very quickly also. Gerrard needs to start playing up to his ability also. So many of our great players are just not playing up to their ability right now. And to be honest thats coaching. Rafa needs to get his shit straight quickly.
You gotta check out Bull's on Thursday is free drinks till 1 or something like that ( I went in December for my friends graduation) always a good looking crowd there and it's 21 and over so it's more chill. I been to Gainesville a bunch too since I had friends that went there too.
Not sold on that yet. With all the spaniards on our team I think we keep him one more year. But, LFC's future depends on money for signings this summer no doubt. Hoping we sign Maxi or Heskey.
I like Kuyt off the edge better. When he's up top (which he has been a few times this year) he can't get past the last line of defenders. But, then again no one on our team can right now.
Ill play ya any time. I dont have it but I can if its worth it and all ya'll play. BTW watson I went back to USC for the UF/USC game. Went back to the 5 pts. Sick time man
We play club together, we used to play more 1 on 1 but club is too much fun. You should definitely get it, have you played FIFA 10??
Inter are once again looking to make more signings... -Inter and Lazio have resumed talks over the transfer of Serbia international left-back Aleksandar Kolarov. Inter will offer 11 million + 50% ownership of two young players -Italian champions Inter have been scouting two players at Benfica, namely Ramires, the Brazilian midfielder, and Argentinian winger Angel Di Maria. oh yeah not transfer news but Ronaldhino was caught partying again in Turin after the Juventus game...
Oh so you dont have a virtual pro yet? Dude this is by far the best game mode on fifa right now. You should create one familiarize yourself with the set up, play a couple of be a pro matches, get a couple of the achivements to make your pro better (the first ones are really easy) and then join Real Mainboard and wreck havoc with us. We had a 10 game winning streak last night and are ranked in the top 50 in North America currently. We have some really good players and there is always somebody playing every night.
I thought he was going to try to turn it around but should have known better, he did score 2 goals though so maybe he was just out celebrating.
Sick man yeah I'll get on that. I've been playing way too much COD lately. Ill play it tonight and give ya a shout. Add me though I'm always down for some 1v1