Harry sweats on £8m coup for Real ace August 31, 2010 TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp remained ‘hopeful’ of pulling off the biggest coup of transfer deadline day last night by luring Real Madrid ace Rafael van der Vaart to White Hart Lane in a cut-price £8m deal. Redknapp admitted he was alerted to the Dutch midfielder’s availability just two hours before yesterday’s 6pm deadline, prompting a [...]
Black Cats purr at arrival of £13m Gyan August 31, 2010 SUNDERLAND boss Steve Bruce told of his delight last night after smashing the club’s record transfer fee to land Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan in a £13m deal. The powerful frontman spent all day in the north-east thrashing out a deal before finally agreeing to make the switch from French club Rennes 20 minutes before the [...]
SUMMER SALES August 31, 2010 Beausejour completes Blues trio BIRMINGHAM CITY boss Alex McLeish put the seal on a productive deadline day with the capture of Chilean international winger Jean Beausejour on a three-year deal. The 26-year-old left-sided player arrives at St Andrews for an undisclosed fee from Club America in Mexico. He joins former Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb, who [...]
Villa’s MacDonald unfazed by top-flight job pressure August 31, 2010 ASTON VILLA caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald insists he has not taken lightly the decision to put himself forward for the job on a permanent basis. MacDonald reached his decision after bouncing back from a demoralising 6-0 defeat at Newcastle with Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Everton. “I know that managers, from week to week, if they [...]
Spurs boss Harry warns off Hammers in Keane pursuit August 30, 2010 HARRY REDKNAPP says he would be reluctant to let Robbie Keane leave White Hart Lane for a third time after West Ham boss Avram Grant confirmed his interest yesterday. The Republic of Ireland captain has been linked with a move away from Spurs this summer after failing to hold down a starting place in Harry [...]
Wembley braced for a Spanish invasion August 26, 2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2010-11 The road to Wembley has been mapped out for England’s representatives in the Champions League with the biggest obstacles, La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid who head the betting at 3/1 and 5/1 respectively, kept out of harm’s way for now. Fourth favourites Manchester United will be pleased with their group [...]
Hard to separate sides in key Villa Park clash August 26, 2010 ASTON VILLA vs EVERTON SUNDAY – 4.00PM SKY SPORTS 1 ASTON VILLA and Everton were involved in arguably the most exciting tussle in the Premier League last year, the race for the fourth Champions League place. Both ultimately fell short – Everton finishing eighth behind Villa’s sixth. Two weeks into the new season then and [...]
Hat-tricks for London and Crouch as Tottenham revel in historic night August 25, 2010 TOTTENHAM (4) vs NEWCASTLE(0) TOTTENHAM finally took their place at the top table of European football last night – and ensured London has three clubs in the Champions League for the first time – but all manager Harry Redknapp wanted by way of celebration was a bacon sandwich. A hat-trick from Peter Crouch and a [...]
Magpies dodge giant-killing as ruthless Fulham and Everton show no mercy August 25, 2010 ACCRINGTON (2) vs NEWCASTLE(3) PREMIER League heavyweights Newcastle needed a second-half resurgence to avoid an upset at League Two Accrington. Ryan Taylor looked to have put the underdogs in their place when his long-range strike gave an under-strength Magpies side the lead late in the first half. But a spectacular equaliser from Ray Putterill ensured [...]
Parker’s late show spares Grant blushes August 24, 2010 WEST HAM UNITED (1) vs OXFORD UNITEDM (0) PRICELESS captain Scott Parker struck the winner in the third minute of stoppage time to spare Avram Grant’s blushes and snatch his first win as West Ham manager. The Premier League side largely failed to assert their superiority over a team currently ranked 86th in the country [...]