Friday's B*ll*x
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:28 amManchester City boss Roberto Mancini has ordered striker Mario Balotelli to stop his bad-boy antics because the club's patience is wearing thin. Daily Express
Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng is a target for German outfit Bayern Munich less than a season after arriving from Hamburg. Daily Mirror
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Manchester City owner, has been in talks with the FA about buying a significant amount of shares in Wembley stadium. An FA spokesperson says he believes the Sheikh will be "a regular visitor to the Stadium in the future with his club" so is appears he is covering all bases within his massive investment portfollio. Sunday
Manchester City's Shaun Wright-Phillips believes that team mate Mario Balotelli is growing as he matures and his English improves, despite admitting that the Italian striker has "strange ways".
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Manchester United are closing in on a £25m move for England forward Ashley Young, who has rejected a £80,000 a week new deal from Aston Villa. The Sun
German centre-back Per Mertesacker is set to join Arsenal in the summer after the general manager of his current club Werder Bremen, Klaus Allofs, indicated the international could leave. Metro
Bolton are resigned to selling £20m-rated England defender Gary Cahill in the summer with Arsenal, Tottenham, Aston Villa and clubs on the continent all interested. Daily Mirror
Liverpool are preparing a clear-out as the Anfield side looks to generate funds for significant signings this summer. The likes of midfielders Milan Jovanovic, Alberto Aquilani and Christian Poulsen and full-backs Philipp Degen and Paul Konchesky will all be sold. caughtoffside.com
The Merseysiders, meanwhile, will battle with Chelsea and Barcelona to sign Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazilian midfielder Willian. Daily Mail
Belgian hotshot Romelu Lukaku, who has been linked with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham, is being tipped for a summer move to the Premier League by his current club Anderlecht. Daily Mirror
Lukaku will cost Chelsea about £25m if they decide to bid for the youngster in the summer. talkSPORT
Aston Villa are ready to launch another attempt to sign Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam, as long as Gerard Houllier remains as manager. Daily Mail
Real Madrid are said to be lining up moves for Tottenham midfielder Sandro and Man United striker Javier Hernandez as Real manager Jose Mourinho looks to the Bernabeu board to back him in the summer transfer market caughtoffside.com
The Spanish giants are also preparing to offer £15m move for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba as Mourinho continues his behind-the-scenes power struggle with general director Jorge Valdano. Daily Mail
Real Madrid look to have the upper hand over Chelsea in the race to sign Brazilian striker Neymar after reportedly offering Santos forward Kaka as part of a possible deal. talkSPORT
Robert Pires is weighing up whether to retire or to play in Qatar, Australia or the United States when his short-term contract with Aston Villa expires this summer. Daily Mirror
Meanwhile, Villa are monitoring 21-year-old Le Havre striker Ryan Mendes da Graca. Daily Mail
Manchester United are preparing an audacious summer move for Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery. caughtoffside.com
United have held initial talks about a £17.5m move for Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea as a long-term replacement for Edwin van der Sar, who will retire at the end of the season. Daily Star
Arsenal are locked in a battle with AC Milan to secure the signing of Udinese defender Mehdi Benatia. talkSPORT
Newcastle's hopes of finding a replacement for former striker Andy Carroll have taken another hit with reported target Mario Gomez set to join Napoli from Bayern Munich. talkSPORT
Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier says he has the full backing of chairman Randy Lerner - despite the club hovering one point above the Premier League's relegation zone. The Guardian
Tottenham's Gareth Bale hopes to be compared with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who he faces next week in the Champions League quarter-final, and Barcelona's Lionel Messi as among the best footballers in the world. The Sun
Roy Hodgson says he never had a chance of winning over Liverpool fans because they wanted Kenny Dalglish as manager rather than him. Hodgson, who was sacked by Liverpool in January, will manage West Brom against his former club in the Premier League on Saturday. Daily Mirror
Mexican striker Javier Hernandez has been hailed as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's natural successor and the man whose goals can fire Manchester United to the Treble by former Red Devils forward Andy Cole. Daily Mirror
Former Germany striker Oliver Bierhoff says England will never win the World Cup or European Championships with a foreign manager. The Times
Injury-plagued midfielder Yossi Benayoun is hoping to return within a fortnight to aid Chelsea's push for silverware. Daily Mail
Bookmakers have slashed the odds on Harry Redknapp being the next Premier League manager to leave his post. The Tottenham boss, who has been linked with the England job once Fabio Capello leaves the role, was 100-1 on Thursday morning but that dropped to 8-1 by the afternoon. Daily Mirror
Sunderland want to secure permanent deals for midfielder Sulley Muntari and defender John Mensah. Black Cats boss Steve Bruce has first options on the on-loan pair, who will cost £5m each from Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain respectively. Daily Mail
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez admits to being baffled by Spurs counterpart Harry Redknapp's reputation as an old-school English manager and believes he would reign in Spain too. Daily Mirror
Former England manager Steve McClaren watched Newcastle train - but the ex Wolfsburg and FC Twente boss was purely attending as an observer.The Times
West Ham manager Avram Grant believes poor refereeing decisions have cost his team 10 points over the course of the season. Independent
Crystal Palace fans have weighed in to defend cheerleaders The Crystals, who have been blamed by some of their fellow supporters for distracting players before games. "The Crystals add some much-needed vibrancy, glamour and pizzazz to the Selhurst match day and with us unbeaten [at home] since they started performing, they have become something of a good luck charm," said supporter Lt David Roberts of the Royal Navy. Metro
Fulham have ordered their players to perform a "Moonwalk" goal celebration if they score against Blackpool this weekend to mark the unveiling of the Michael Jackson statue, which stands outside the ground.
Daily Mail
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Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng is a target for German outfit Bayern Munich less than a season after arriving from Hamburg. Daily Mirror
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Manchester City owner, has been in talks with the FA about buying a significant amount of shares in Wembley stadium. An FA spokesperson says he believes the Sheikh will be "a regular visitor to the Stadium in the future with his club" so is appears he is covering all bases within his massive investment portfollio. Sunday
Manchester City's Shaun Wright-Phillips believes that team mate Mario Balotelli is growing as he matures and his English improves, despite admitting that the Italian striker has "strange ways".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 442971.stm
10 year Rocky Tribute Bollox
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Manchester United are closing in on a £25m move for England forward Ashley Young, who has rejected a £80,000 a week new deal from Aston Villa. The Sun
German centre-back Per Mertesacker is set to join Arsenal in the summer after the general manager of his current club Werder Bremen, Klaus Allofs, indicated the international could leave. Metro
Bolton are resigned to selling £20m-rated England defender Gary Cahill in the summer with Arsenal, Tottenham, Aston Villa and clubs on the continent all interested. Daily Mirror
Liverpool are preparing a clear-out as the Anfield side looks to generate funds for significant signings this summer. The likes of midfielders Milan Jovanovic, Alberto Aquilani and Christian Poulsen and full-backs Philipp Degen and Paul Konchesky will all be sold. caughtoffside.com
The Merseysiders, meanwhile, will battle with Chelsea and Barcelona to sign Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazilian midfielder Willian. Daily Mail
Belgian hotshot Romelu Lukaku, who has been linked with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham, is being tipped for a summer move to the Premier League by his current club Anderlecht. Daily Mirror
Lukaku will cost Chelsea about £25m if they decide to bid for the youngster in the summer. talkSPORT
Aston Villa are ready to launch another attempt to sign Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam, as long as Gerard Houllier remains as manager. Daily Mail
Real Madrid are said to be lining up moves for Tottenham midfielder Sandro and Man United striker Javier Hernandez as Real manager Jose Mourinho looks to the Bernabeu board to back him in the summer transfer market caughtoffside.com
The Spanish giants are also preparing to offer £15m move for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba as Mourinho continues his behind-the-scenes power struggle with general director Jorge Valdano. Daily Mail
Real Madrid look to have the upper hand over Chelsea in the race to sign Brazilian striker Neymar after reportedly offering Santos forward Kaka as part of a possible deal. talkSPORT
Robert Pires is weighing up whether to retire or to play in Qatar, Australia or the United States when his short-term contract with Aston Villa expires this summer. Daily Mirror
Meanwhile, Villa are monitoring 21-year-old Le Havre striker Ryan Mendes da Graca. Daily Mail
Manchester United are preparing an audacious summer move for Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery. caughtoffside.com
United have held initial talks about a £17.5m move for Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea as a long-term replacement for Edwin van der Sar, who will retire at the end of the season. Daily Star
Arsenal are locked in a battle with AC Milan to secure the signing of Udinese defender Mehdi Benatia. talkSPORT
Newcastle's hopes of finding a replacement for former striker Andy Carroll have taken another hit with reported target Mario Gomez set to join Napoli from Bayern Munich. talkSPORT
Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier says he has the full backing of chairman Randy Lerner - despite the club hovering one point above the Premier League's relegation zone. The Guardian
Tottenham's Gareth Bale hopes to be compared with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who he faces next week in the Champions League quarter-final, and Barcelona's Lionel Messi as among the best footballers in the world. The Sun
Roy Hodgson says he never had a chance of winning over Liverpool fans because they wanted Kenny Dalglish as manager rather than him. Hodgson, who was sacked by Liverpool in January, will manage West Brom against his former club in the Premier League on Saturday. Daily Mirror
Mexican striker Javier Hernandez has been hailed as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's natural successor and the man whose goals can fire Manchester United to the Treble by former Red Devils forward Andy Cole. Daily Mirror
Former Germany striker Oliver Bierhoff says England will never win the World Cup or European Championships with a foreign manager. The Times
Injury-plagued midfielder Yossi Benayoun is hoping to return within a fortnight to aid Chelsea's push for silverware. Daily Mail
Bookmakers have slashed the odds on Harry Redknapp being the next Premier League manager to leave his post. The Tottenham boss, who has been linked with the England job once Fabio Capello leaves the role, was 100-1 on Thursday morning but that dropped to 8-1 by the afternoon. Daily Mirror
Sunderland want to secure permanent deals for midfielder Sulley Muntari and defender John Mensah. Black Cats boss Steve Bruce has first options on the on-loan pair, who will cost £5m each from Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain respectively. Daily Mail
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez admits to being baffled by Spurs counterpart Harry Redknapp's reputation as an old-school English manager and believes he would reign in Spain too. Daily Mirror
Former England manager Steve McClaren watched Newcastle train - but the ex Wolfsburg and FC Twente boss was purely attending as an observer.The Times
West Ham manager Avram Grant believes poor refereeing decisions have cost his team 10 points over the course of the season. Independent
Crystal Palace fans have weighed in to defend cheerleaders The Crystals, who have been blamed by some of their fellow supporters for distracting players before games. "The Crystals add some much-needed vibrancy, glamour and pizzazz to the Selhurst match day and with us unbeaten [at home] since they started performing, they have become something of a good luck charm," said supporter Lt David Roberts of the Royal Navy. Metro
Fulham have ordered their players to perform a "Moonwalk" goal celebration if they score against Blackpool this weekend to mark the unveiling of the Michael Jackson statue, which stands outside the ground.
Daily Mail
More bollox later ....