NUfc do have money to spend and will spend big if they can get the right players in. (players that will improve the first team or sell shirt)
at the same time Ashley has ask that the wage budget be cut by £10 million a year to make way for these new player as he does not want to increase the wage budget too much more.

Newcastle have all ready cut £5 million off the budget by sell Emre (55,000pw) and releasing Carr (30,000pw) and ramage (15,000pw) = 5.2 million
other squad players in the list of who could be sold are Duff (77,000pw), Smith (65,000), Viduka (65,000), Rozehnal (35,000pw), Cacapa (39,000pw), faye (40,000) and Ameobi (40,000pw).
they only need to cut another 100 k per week to hit Ashley target and it's more than likley to be Rozehnal, Cacapa, Ameobi who will leave = £6 million more off the budget.
owen, Martins and Taylor will all sign new contacts this month.

For The Idiot who said hinkel is going to iverness
Be Seerious do you honistly think he would give up Celtic in a swap for ross tokely. and shuan maloney will not be going to Rangers for £4 million reason why becuase he's worth £2 million and he hates Rangers and loves Celtic. Lets All Hope Kenny Miller Signs For Rangers

MON AE HOOPS.

Everyone on here talk a load of crap. no one knows where players are going. only the people that work at football clubs.

Cannot believe someone suggested Man United getting £9 million for Saha

he has not played for two years and is more injury prone than RVP, + the fact he is 30.

oh dear

Why does everyone say that Adebayor is leaving Arsenal. he has already said that he wants to stay and prove mathieu Flamini wrong for leaving. JoshG Afc

Had to laugh that some had said Celtic were going to sign 40 million pound of players ha lucky if it will be £4. if Celtic sign these players Rangers are signing Ronaldo from Man United and Lampard. some folk live in a dream world

To the person that said it was "official" that Benzamine (who? ) would be a Man United player next season or words to that effect. listen mate, we'd all take your comments a bit more seriously if you could actually spell the players name correctly. it is Benzema. Karim Benzema. O.k?

To the chump that said Modric was going to Everton – he went to Tottenham about two weeks ago so. unlikely. And someone mentioned Van Der Vaart to Fulham – come on get real. No chance.
And someone else said they work in admin at Arsenal and Wenger had asked them to submit offers for players – you have no idea mate.

I have very reliable sources at West Bromwich football club and they are approaching a number of top profile players from the Premier League two of which being a return to the West Bromwich in Diomansy Kamara and a big money signing in jimmy bullard but the big money and name they are after is Antonio Cassano for £7 million pounds from Real Madrid. Cassano has just finished his loan at Sampdoria where he made 22 appearances with 10 gaols on his return to Madrid he was told by Bernd Schuster the real manager that he had no future and West Bromwich will be confirming this deal in the coming weeks for a fee around £7 million pounds.

Alex Ferguson admitted he has been a failure in the Champions league at his press conference on Monday. Perhaps this is because UEFA have not bowed to Man United's and Ferguson's hounding and bullying of officials unlike the English FA has. I wonder what Sir Alex's comments would have been if Man United had been denied a clear cut penalty then Wigan were awarded one for a dive while Wigan's playmaking midfielder was not sent off for two stonewall yellow card offences.

Well done to all the Rangers fans who paid their respects at Celtic park after the death of Tommy burns even though they had just returned from losing the UeFa Cup final. very much appreciated from all true Celtic supporters

Sucess or failure at Anfield? :

IF THE standards of most other clubs were applied to Liverpool over the last season they would currently be basking in the glow of a memorable campaign.

In the Premier League, the Reds improved their points tally by eight points and cut the deficit on the champions from 21 to a more manageable 11 and they also managed to secure Champions League qualification having met Steven Gerrard's "minimum acceptable requirement" of finishing fourth in the league.

While in Europe there was yet another wonderful run in the Champions League, featuring dramatic and memorable victories against Inter and Arsenal, which was only ended at the semi–final stage when Chelsea edged them out by the narrowest of margins.

Unfortunately for Rafa Benitez, his staff and the Liverpool players, Liverpool have always set their own exacting standards which are so high that any season which ends without a trophy has to be viewed as a disappointment, if not a failure.

"Liverpool Football Club exists to win trophies" has challenged "You'll Never Walk Alone" as the dominant Anfield mantra for the past four decades and when that raison d'etre is not maintained it is inevitable that criticism will come along.

The magic spell Arsene Wenger has cast over sections of the media which seems to preclude him or his club from criticism when they fail to deliver on the trophy front does not apply to Liverpool and Benitez.

And anyone thinking that Liverpool, like other clubs, can point to a good cup run and an improved showing in the league as a sign of achievement is almost as misguided as John Arne Riise's shooting has been all season.

But that does not mean Liverpool have not made progress since the season kicked off last August, and there is more than enough statistical and anecdotal evidence to suggest that giant strides have been made in the last nine months.

Perhaps most importantly, Benitez finally managed to find the last piece of the jigsaw which every Reds boss since 1990 has tried and failed to track down.

Fernando Torres is that final piece – a goalscorer extraordinaire who has the talent to turn a good team into title challengers and who has even managed to make his £20 million fee look a bargain – the only problem is, there are several more basic pieces which have gone astray.

The centre of Benitez's jigsaw puzzle is now pretty much complete with Pepe Reina, Jamie Carragher, Martin Skrtel, Daniel Agger (when fit), Javier Mascherano, Xabi Alonso, Steven Gerrard and the superlative Torres representing a spine as formidable as any other in the Premier League.

But the flanks remain threadbare with both the full back and wide midfield positions being occupied by players who are not equipped to be part of a title challenging team.

Alvaro Arbeloa, Fabio Aurelio and Yossi Benayoun are squad players but no more than that. Ryan Babel has huge potential but is still working out how to make the most of his clear talent and would probably be more effective used in a more central position anyway.

Riise and Jermaine Pennant have failed to deliver on far too many occasions and will be pushed through the Anfield exit door this Summer.

Only Dirk Kuyt has excelled in a wide position and that was as an auxiliary right sided midfielder who provided perspiration far more often than he provided inspiration.

The good thing is, rarely has it been so clear where a team needs to improve. Quality additions in the wide areas would transform this Liverpool side and if the right players are recruited this Summer then the title challenge which was expected, and pretty much demanded, last time around could be delivered in the forthcoming campaign.

For that to happen, Benitez might have to make slight alterations to his own Philosophies, though.

Rotation is not the busted flush which some commentators would have us believe, and it has certainly served Sir Alex Ferguson well in a championship winning campaign in which he chopped and changed players more often than any other manager.

But unless Benitez has a squad at his disposal which is the equal of his counterpart's at the other end of the M62, rotation is unlikely to be as effective at Anfield as it is at Old Trafford.

Having said that, Liverpool again ended the season looking fresher than most of their opponents and the fact that they picked up more points in the last three months of the campaign than any other team in the league tells it's own story.

But even within that run there were indicators to where Liverpool's problems lie as they failed to beat Arsenal, Chelsea and United yet again.

The league results at Stamford Bridge and the Emirates were creditable and Liverpool could quite easily have won both of these games but the 3–0 reversal at Old Trafford was a low which could not be explained away by Mascherano's first half dismissal.

There is a gap which still needs to be bridged. In points terms, the gap between United and Liverpool is identical to the one which separates the Reds from Mersey rivals Everton.

A succession of disappointing draws during the winter months and home and away defeats to United are the reason for this gap and it will only be closed next time around if Benitez is given the necessary financial backing to build a squad to compete with Ferguson's, and if the current inferiority complex which bedevils Liverpool whenever they face United is eradicated.

Having lost fewer league games than United last season, they have no reason to feel inferior to them, but what they do have to do is add that ruthless winning edge which their North West rivals are able to call upon seemingly at will.

The statistics do not lie. Zero trophies won means 2007/08 was not a great season for Liverpool.

But having scored more goals than any other English team, kept more clean sheets and almost halved the deficit on the champions there is much to suggest it was far from being a bad one.

Significantly, it was also a campaign which showed that, at the very least, Liverpool retain the potential to go on and challenge for the title. Now they just have to prove it.

"V1", there is no way Liverpool with give Carson, Riise and £8 million for Barry.

Carson and Riise will probably sell for about £6 million each, making Barry worth £20 million. Sorry, but Barry is not a £20 million player. I think Barry is a good player, but he's worth £12 million–£15 million tops.

Liverpool paid £21 million for a world class forward in Torres. There is only one other player in LFC worth over £20 million and that is Gerrard, and Barry is no Stevie G. Not by a long way.

Do you really think that Deco will come to Newcastle?. player of his calibre play for regulation contender?. h. nonsense.

and do you really think that Liverpool will spend more money?. almost like 69 million? get over with it. you should know that they buy meschrano and Torres using loan?. still did not paid it back.

p/s: to moderator,please take this matter seriously into account. it not right when someone just claim that they have good relation with any club or anyone. without any prove.
eventhough it is romours only,still it will affect the stature of the club,such as–Chelsea to spend £10 million for dunne?. Robert dunne?. who is he?. + £5 million more and you will get player like Anelka?. which is surely much more better. we use to have Duff and we sold him.

Im having a good chuckle Reading through some of these transfer rumours. as an Arsenal fan it makes me laugh even more that people are listing players as if there is endless money for the manager to spend.
I have know idea who will be signed but will be very surprised if we sign more than three players max. and if iv heard of any of them il be even more surprised.
im not gona speculate like most about names weather it be for Arsenal or any other team.
finally one more laugh I have is hearing all the Liverpool fans going on about signings and winning the league. sort your club out first.

Rumours out today that Chelsea have 5000 tickets still available for Moscow, and United 1000 tickets still available. Proof that money cannot by you love, no matter what Peter Kenyon may think. Plastic Souless prawn–sandwich clubs, no wonder they were both up for the 39th game because they need as many fans as they can get.
Rob

Clarence Seedorf will pull out euro 2008 to concentrate on club football. this will be at Glasgow Celtic fc. all ac fans would like to thank clarence for his great contribution to the club

Quote: Moyes will look to offload these players:
vd meyde 3. 5 Ajax
Graveson end of loan
a. Gardner end of loan
wessels dortmund £4 mill
total £7.5 mill
total spend = £14.5 mill
this is true because my cousin is a receptionist at finch farm
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Are you mad? £3.5 million for a pi55pot? and £4 million for a subg goalie? ask the receptionist if she is on the devil's dandruff, because you may have concerns

I love this site, makes my day some of the stuff.
Of the 0.01 percent percent of truth spoken half of that is a lie. I love some of the wind–ups –
The guy who thinks Barry is worth £25 million and Villa are getting Henry, comedic genius.
As for the Saintly MON Carrying on midweek at Anfield in the reserve final like it was a Champions League final lmao, toyally undermined Kevin MacDonald, MON was nowhere to be seen at the end,think he would have been more visible had they won.
PS. O'Neill spoke to Rafa about Barry weeks before the offer, so MON is playing the game –)

To the people saying JVoH is leaving Celtic Park he is not leaving the club as he loves it here and is loving life in Glasgow.

Do you really think that Ribery will go out from Bayern just for £8 million?. come on man?. wake up.hes a record buyer in Bayern,the bought him for almost £20 million,so? after paying £20 million + good performance from him + only one season there and he will come to England for only £8 million?.
I know,even there is only a romours,u should give a good and true info. do not give hope to anyome that can even get to dreams about that. face the reality.

and do you think that juande Ramos will sell all he's player only to get £20 million?. to sell Lennon?. what a great player,the only player that I scared when my team facing Tottenham. and with that £20 million he will only get to buy half of Torres. hh. sold all player and get not even one player. rubbish talk.

It's annoying when people say someone will sign somewhere because the manager used to play there so they have "links" when it's over a decade ago since they was there. I mean what do you think happens they say oh I want one of your best players and I used to be here can we have him on the cheap? GET REAL

I have just heard this 5 minutes ago at 15: 00 mon afternoon (just in case this story has broken before this is posted) – Sven will be gone in the next 48 hrs Shinawatra was getting rid of him at the end of the season but has decided he has seen enough after Saturdays display against Fulham. temp manager put in for last two games then a big name poss Scolari to arrive in the Summer.

You cannot blame Ronaldo, the authorities should do something about the sniper in the stands (haw,haw,haw)

Cristiano Ronaldo is certainly a very good footballer (possibly world class) but he does himself NO favours with his feigning antics, I get the impression he would DIVE into a dribble of pi55 to gain some type of advantage over his oponents, it is certainly time for football officials to come down hard on his blatant cheating.

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