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Lost in translation? Wilson Palacios wants to go to Real Madrid
The Sun run an exclusive today detailing the wishes of Tottenham’s defensive midfielder Wilson Palacios. He’s got his heart set on bigger things, it appears, and he seems to have told a British newspaper that very thing:
WILSON PALACIOS has stunned Harry Redknapp by admitting he is using Spurs to get a move to Real Madrid.
The Honduran midfielder [...]
Ten transfer deals that definitely happened
The transfer window has been slammed shut, and finally some sanity can return to the world of football - either that, or more wild, impossible to substantiate rumours will dominate the spring months. But it’s as good a time as any to have a look back, and let the press take a bow for some [...]
Understanding Eidur’s move
What a difference a day makes. The Times have their finest men watching the transfer window, and that gives them a chance to provide factual rumours such as this one.
January 27:
Eidur Gudjohnsen to be reunited with Gianfranco Zola at West Ham
Gianfranco Zola looks to have persuaded Eidur Gudjohnsen, his former Chelsea team-mate, to sign for West Ham [...]
The meeting after the Spurs ‘Christmas’ party in Dublin
Remember that journalists are the flies on every wall, with fingers on the pulse, and that nothing can ever be said privately without it finding its way back to the papers. As reported on the BBC’s gossip page, these are the reports of Harry Redknapp’s summit with the Spurs team after their disappearance off to [...]
The inside scoop on Tottenham’s unofficial golf day
The Sun have caught wind of the Tottenham team having a night out in Dublin, and they’re making the absolute most of it with a World Exclusive. Excited? Nervous? Bought the paper? Let’s take a look.
Spurs Xmas party shame
TOTTENHAM’S senior players have heaped shame on the club by organising a secret Christmas party in Dublin behind [...]
The round-up
Some intriguing words today in the papers. We’ll begin with the Sun, who were reporting on the mood of euphoria following Tottenham’s 3-0 home victory over Manchester City last night. Inspired by that performance, Harry Redknapp said this:
“Anything is possible this year.
“The champions will come from Manchester United or Chelsea. But after that [...]
Risible rumour of the day: Defoe on his way to Barcelona?
There’s been plenty of hyperbole written about Jermaine Defoe in the wake of his scoring five last weekend. What was undoubtedly an impressive effort has been made out to be something more than it was - see Ian Wright’s article in the Sun for proof - and the Sunday Express has moved it on a [...]
Sports thoughts from the weekend
Scotland win a rugby game
Of all the sides in action against the might of the Tri-Nations teams, the Scottish were hardly considered likely winners. Strong defence, grim resolution and a stroke of luck when the boot of Matt Giteau failed to do what was expected all combined however to make Scotland 9-8 victors over the Australians. [...]
On this day in transfer gossip history … October 17th 2004
On this day in 2004, the papers were inventing commitment issues for key players at Europe’s biggest clubs, the one guy they said definitely wasn’t leaving is the only one who did, and every rumour looked plausible compared to the barmy double act the News of the World dreamt up for Rotherham to cap a [...]
Marks out of ten for the Mirror’s likely transfer deadline deals
It’s an interesting move by the Mirror to commission a piece with 10 prospective deals which will be borne out (or not) within 24 hours. You see, the thing is that once it is done there will be no place to hide. How relevant or accurate it is will be shown up almost immediately. So [...]