Paphos People

Thought I'd start this off it'll be interesting to look back at it as the next season starts and see how many of these rumours came true.
David Villa from Valencia is being chased by Spurs.
Steve Sidwell of Chelsea is keen to join Boro.
Alan Smith of Newcastle is a Rangers fan and Rangers are very interested in him. He flew to Glasgow after the West Ham game to watch the old firm match. His wages could be a problem for Rangers.
Keegan is interested in Leighton Baines from Everton and Dean Ashton of West Ham.

There's some for starters, if you know any post them on here and let's see how many prove to be accurate.
Gary

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robinson to boro from spurs (i'd be happy with that)
schwarzer to bayern or fiorentina (they must be after a back up)
rochemback to sporting

oh i almost forgot modric to spurs (i kid you not)

Stephen Harper from Newcastle to Liverpool.

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WBA to sign Gary Breen from Wolves on a free ( let's hope so !)
WBA to sign McShane from us for £1m ( let's hope so!) With them two in defence they are sure to be relegated.
Keegan and Keane want Aidan McGeady from Celtic.

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Don't forget Kaka to Chelski for £55m (part of the £100m team rebuild)

So you're paying WBA £1m to take McShane off your hands sounds fair

It now appears the Breen WBA are signing is a 19 year old from Man City and not the old knacker from Wolves.
Aidan McGeady is interesting Newcastle,Sunderland AND Spurs. Will cost about £10m.
Sam Allardyce is ready to return to footy and has criticised Bolton.
Berbatov is going to Barcelona with Eto'o coming the other way to Spurs.
Arsenal have enquired about Kranjcar from Pompey but have been told he is not for sale.
Brian Howard, the captain of Barnsley is being sold and Everton and Pompey are interested.
Man Utd are interested in Wigan pair Valencia and Palacios but Steve Bruce wants Darren Fletcher as part of the deal.
That's all for now folks, any comments ?
Gary

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Richard Dunne to Newcastle.

Half the Man City squad wanting to leave as they're not happy about the Sven situation - I would take Richards, Petrov and Elano!

Needless to say, as a Spurs fan, we will have to endure reading the tfr rumours and in the end we could have signed half of the globes footballers before next season kicks off.

Spurs will sign a new right back, a new right winger, a keeper, a centre back and a replacement for Berbagoal.

I hope we ditch Jenas, Chimbonda, Lennon.

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Flamini Arsenal to AC Milan.

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Don't forget Hleb to Inter
Oh yeah, Carvalho in talks with Real

Half the sunderland squad on their way out:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article1115636.ece

I heard it was there complete first team after this seasons performances

Sides splitting with laughter, Gary ONeill Boro to West Ham
Valencia Wigan to Liverpool
Dean Ashton West Ham to Man Utd.
Tell you what I didn't realise how many transfer rumours there were !
Gary
PS Pete, change your scripwriter.

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Henry to Chelski
Barry to Pool

West Ham's Carlton Cole available for £2m interesting Boro Celtic and Sunderland.
Peter Crouch Liverpool to go to Pompey for £8m

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first confirmed signing for the Boro

Chris Smalling 18 year old from Maidstone Utd (see we are buying from the big boys)

he is an england youth international signed on 2 year deal

Well today I've read that Pompey and Newcastle are after Eidur Gudjohnsen.
Keegan is after Zoltan Gera from WBA.
Ajax are after Robert Huth from Boro
Man City are ready to offer £32m for Berbatov of Spurs
Chelsea want Micah Richards of Man City.

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I bet this one comes true.... Stephen Hunt from Reading to Sunderland.

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Martins to Arsenal - £15m (NOT!!!)

aye more like 10m

here's one hot off the wire


PETE TO CYPRUS LIVING

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Is there any fee involved??

lets all get together & do a raffle

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Mmmm I go where Pete goes you know.
DO you want me to go as well ?
Well actually I'm already there and happy to be so !
Gary

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Well the last time I checked, I was still there 7th highest poster, so.....

So do you think Crouch is worth £15m

no way more like 8m

So how much is Downing worth

Sven to Benfica
Chas to Sin-Bin

more than anyone in the newcastle squad, and he is not for sale

Michael Owen's current contract means he willbe taking a £40,000 per week drop in wages unless he can successfully negotiate a new one. Everton are preparing to bid for him.
If Hull City go up they want to buy Christian Vieri !
Gary

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http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pa ... qqqx=1.asp
This is what is allegedly happening at my club. Interesting.
Garyhttp://www.examiner.ie/irishexamine ... qqqx=1.asp

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Edgar Davids Ajax to Newcastle.
Gary

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confirmed boro stuff

out
rochemback (probably back to sporting lisbon) thanks for the uefa cup 1/4 and semi
mendieta (released) took man u apart by himself when we won 4-1 member of our only ever winning cup final team (rumoured to want to stay where he lives possibly with carlisle does a lot of work at the local cricket club apparantly i kid you not)
lee dong gook (released thank fluck for that)


contract extensions
tom craddock 1 year (do not think he will cut it to be honest)
tony mcmahon 1 year (if he get back to where he was before his many injuries he will play for england)

negotiations
alledgedly offering the big aussie a new deal, will see if he wants to stay here (12 years so far) and play or go back to germany or try italy

Main ones today are Spurs to offer £15m for David Bentley of Blackburn
Leroy Lita to leave Reading for Blackburn
Spurs to offer Paul Robinson and cash for Hart the goalie at Man City
Boro want Alan Smith but he prefers a move to Rangers who are interested in a swap deal for Smith and Damien Duff in exchange for full back Cuellar
Newcastle also interested in Nicky Shorey from Reading ( the best left back I saw this season by the way)
Liverpool have not got a lot of dosh and have to sell to buy. Pompey and Newcastle favourites for Crouch.

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Wouldn't be disappointed with any of those.

Quite happy to see the back of Smith and Duff too....

Yep I agree Martin, all 3 very good players.
Gary

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Sunderland to bid £2.5m for Richard Dunne of Man City
Boro want James Milner from Newcastle
Louis Saha will leave Man Utd in the summer.
Gary

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Saha should have left Man. Utd. long before now...........

More rumours....

Cesc Fabregas is staying at Arsenal

Everton midfielder Lee Carsley could return to Birmingham

Rangers will sign Derby striker Kenny Miller

AC Milan will bid up to £10m for Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc

schwarzer signs 2 year deal with fulham

thanks for 11 years at the boro some great saves and good luck with the rest of your career

Who will Boro replace him with ?
Gary

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southgate has gone on record as saying he will leave it for brad jones (please no ) and ross turnbull (decent potential but am not convinced by him) to fight it out in preseason and he is not planning on buying any new keeper

not sure if this is just a ruse to try and avoid being linked with every keeper out there or if he means it

jason kennedy signed 2 year deal with darlington after being released by boro

boro strongly linked with an american midfielder from herenveen, (bradley fairly young scored a load from midfield this season) although everton linked as well

boro also linked with ben watson of crystal palace

Damien Duff to Sunderland.
Michael Mifsud Coventry to Sunderland.

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Giovani Dos Santos favours a move to Spurs

A good site to keep track of all the latest transfer gossip:

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Football/Transfer+Talk

Santa Cruz Blackburn, Man Utd to offer £15m.
Fat Sam Allardyce new manager of Blackburn ?

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McCLaren for Blackburn
http://www.newcastleunited-mad.co.uk/ne ... &id=394069

Fat Sam or McLaren - now there's a Hobson's choice if ever I saw one!