Saturday's B*ll*x

[Chinners]

DZEKO
Manchester City will attempt to lure VfL Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko to Eastlands in January with a €7 million per year, five-year deal, according to German reports.
The 24-year-old has been a prolific scorer in the Bundesliga for the last two seasons.
The big Bosnian has already netted nine times and provided an assist so far this term - an efficiency ratio of a goal or assist every 142.8 minutes. And that follows his impressive 27 goals and 10 assists last season.
It is thought that Manchester City made an approach for Dzeko over the summer but refused to come up with Wolfsburg's €40m buyout clause.
It was reported earlier this week that the player himself told Manchester City in the summer that he wanted to join the Eastlands outfit. City face competition from Arsenal who are planning a big money January move for Dzeko.

Everton boss David Moyes tracking City strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz David Moyes is keen to bolster Everton's attack and hopes Manchester City's surplus of strikers may provide a solution.
The Everton manager is limited to loan deals and has been alerted to Manchester City's willingness to offload Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz. Moyes also expects an answer next week on whether Landon Donovan will return for another three-month loan.

Mancini facing dilemma over Tevez captaincy
Carlos Tevez could be stripped of the Manchester City captaincy over his demands to leave.
Roberto Mancini is considering taking the skipper’s armband from Argentina ace Tevez while his transfer request is on the table.
Although Mancini will play Tevez against Everton on Monday, he is understood to be concerned the striker may be distracted by the events of the last 10 days since he told City he wanted out.
The Eastlands boss has told him he is staying put but could now relieve him of the captaincy – and has a ready-made ­replacement in Vincent Kompany.
However the move could backfire on Mancini, as Tevez is likely to see it as a snub and become even more determined to go.
Mancini has tried to play down the crisis and met Tevez yesterday at Carrington after jetting back to Manchester on his delayed flight from Turin following Thursday’s draw with Juventus.
It is understood he told Tevez he would not let him go. Football ­administrator Brian Marwood said: “We’re looking forward to him staying.”

WAGVENT OF THE DAY


OTHER BOLLOX
Defender Pascal Chimbonda will be asked to leave Blackburn, despite Steve Kean taking over from sacked manager Sam Allardyce. Daily Mail

Russian side Zenit St Petersburg are lining up a move for Chelsea keeper Petr Cech with the Blues looking to sign CSKA Moscow stopper Igor Akinfeev as a replacement. IM Scouting

Manchester United are set to raid Bundesliga strugglers Borussia Monchengladbach for talented midfielder Marco Reus. talkSPORT

United are also thought to be leading the chase to sign Borussia Dortmund's teenage midfield sensation Mario Goetze. caughtoffside

The Red Devils are also believed to be interested in Shakthar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa. Chelsea and Arsenal are believed to be chasing the 20-year-old. Sport.co.uk

It promises to be a busy Christmas period for United who have also upped their interest in Zenit St Petersburg attacking midfielder Danny. The 27-year-old Portuguese international scored nine goals in helping his side win the Russian championship.IM Scouting

Real Madrid are set to offer £60m as well as a player for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale. caughtoffside

Tottenham youngster Danny Rose has stunned the club by saying he wants to leave. Daily Mirror

Rangers are set to pip Stoke, Wigan, and Bolton to the signing of Leeds midfielder Brad Johnson. Daily Mirror

Newcastle United are hoping to seal a deal for Southampton duo Rickie Lambert and Jose Fonte. Daily Mirror

Midfielder Valon Behrami will be one of the first West Ham players axed in the January transfer window. talkSPORT

Tottenham face stiff competition from Atletico Madrid for Borussia Dortmund striker Shinji Kagawa. talkSPORT

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will not 'bottle' out of taking a penalty against Chelsea despite his horror miss against Arsenal on Monday. Daily Mirror

Liverpool fans are in outrage after defender Paul Konchesky was left red-faced by his mum's Facebook blast. Daily Mail

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp will speak to defender Ledley King about his conduct after he was photographed looking bleary eyed leaving a nightclub in the early hours of the morning. Daily Mail

Former England manager Steve McClaren has two games to save his job at Wolfsburg. Daily Mail

Newcastle midfield dynamo Cheik Tiote did not own a pair of football boots until he was aged 15. Daily Mail

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson should stay on at Old Trafford until 2030, according to England manager Fabio Capello. Ferguson would be nearly 90 by that time. Daily Mirror

[CityGer]

Seen a good bit of Dortmund this season and been really impressed with him every time.

Tottenham face stiff competition from Atletico Madrid for Borussia Dortmund striker Shinji Kagawa. talkSPORT

[13021J]

Somebody dig that WAG out of the sand. Or maybe not...

[Kladze]

Somebody dig that WAG out of the sand. Or maybe not...

Don't know what the hell she's on about here ....... but I like it.

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[dazby]

Seen a good bit of Dortmund this season and been really impressed with him every time.

Tottenham face stiff competition from Atletico Madrid for Borussia Dortmund striker Shinji Kagawa. talkSPORT

Agreed.

[Crossie]

Somebody dig that WAG out of the sand. Or maybe not...

Don't know what the hell she's on about here ....... but I like it.

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fucking lucky chimp, even the Elephant and Llama were having a perve.

[CitizenYank]

You know, in America we call that an Apple Ass. Perfectly ripe.

[mr_nool]

You know, in America we call that an Apple Ass. Perfectly ripe.

in Sweden it would be a peach.

[Kladze]

You know, in America we call that an Apple Ass. Perfectly ripe.

in Sweden it would be a peach.

In my house we say "Gorgeous trumper on that".

[Dameerto]

Holy s**t what an arse.

Concerning the bollox I dont see what the dilema is - Tevez has acted in an un-captainly manner and should therefore be stripped of the captaincy. Cause and effect, ying and yang, Luke I am your father. (Ok so I've been on the Cream liqueur but you get the idea)

[Chinners]

Evening B*ll*x
Liverpool fans outraged after Paul Konchesky's mum launches 'Scouse scum' Facebook blast
Liverpool defender Paul Konchesky has been left red-faced after his mother used Facebook to call Liverpudlians 'Scouse scum'.
Carol Konchesky launched a foul-mouthed defence of her son hours after he had played poorly in Liverpool's 2-0 defeat at Stoke.
Family affair: Konchesky has failed to win over the Kop since his £4m move
Enlarge Hitting out: Konchesky's mum branded Liverpool fans 'scouse scum'
Mrs Konchesky wrote: 'To all you Liverpool scouse scum out there, never mind the cockney ****, take a real look at your team. Stop living off the past, the team are ****. If anyone made a mistake, its the cockney ****, who never should have left Fulham.'
The comments were subsequently removed and Mrs Konchesky has closed her Facebook account.
But, not surprisingly, there was outcry among Liverpool fans.
Les Lawson, secretary of the Official Liverpool FC Supporters' Club, said: 'Comments like that are deeply unhelpful and extremely disappointing.

'We Liverpudlians have been called worse in our time but the only person who is going to end up harmed by those comments in the long run is Paul Konchesky.'
The player, who cost £5million in August, has never indicated he has regretted leaving Fulham and recently said he had 'been made to feel really welcome by everyone on Merseyside'.
Red-faced: Liverpool fans were angered by the Facebook jibe
But he is not currently a popular figure among many Liverpool fans and Mrs Konchesky, who attends Anfield with her grandson, is said to have been shocked by the nature of the criticism he has received.



Tevez 'relaxed' after meeting with Mancini
Carlos Tevez will play against Everton
Enlarge Carlos Tevez was said to be relaxed after his much publicised 'showdown' meeting with Roberto Mancini on Friday.
An insider told ESPNsoccernet that Tevez's mood was "calm" after Mancini revealed that he wants him to return to the team for Monday's home game against Everton.
Tevez handed in a transfer request last week, which was immediately rejected, claiming that his relationship with certain individuals at the club was broken beyond repair. That led to speculation that Tevez could be sold off in the January transfer window - with Real Madrid showing interest - or that he might retire completely from football and return home to Argentina.
Instead, City intend to make Tevez honour his contract, which runs until the summer of 2014, and there is no sign of the Argentina striker quitting the game - something which he has hinted at several times this year. As yet, there has been no suggestion that Mancini plans to strip Tevez of the captaincy, although that remains a possibility if the situation cannot be resolved. Much will depend on Tevez thinking over his future this weekend.
Tevez has made it clear that money is not the motivating force, having rejected a one-off bonus payment of £5 million to stay for this season alone. But a world record deal, and contract extension to go with it, might make him feel a touch more inclined to resolve his outstanding issues.
Tevez is frustrated because he is not playing Champions League football, but City could offer that next season - and Mancini wants to achieve that breakthrough with his top goalscorer's help. Mancini's desire is to focus on the games and the prizes within the team's sights, and to emphasise to Tevez his importance to the team and the possibilities of success this season.
The insider told ESPNsoccernet: "There hasn't been a detailed discussion yet about the implications of the meeting with Carlos Tevez and Roberto Mancini, so everything for the moment is speculation, but the player's attitude was one of calm."

Funny story in the Mail, top bollox so deserves it's own thread
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