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Jol agrees terms with Fulham - reports
Martin Jol appears set to be announced as Fulham's new manager no later than Monday after the Ajax boss agreed terms with the Premier League club, British reports claim.
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Martin Jol: Steered Ajax to the Champions League last season
Jol had assumed favouritism in the race to replace Roy Hodgson, as Soccernet revealed on Wednesday, and widespread reports indicate that the Dutchman has agreed to a deal worth around £1.5 million a year to swap Amsterdam for London.
The Fulham team leaves for a 10-day pre-season training camp in Sweden on Monday, so it's expected Jol will be unveiled before they fly out of England. In addition to agreeing terms with Jol, Fulham would have to negotiate a compensation package for Ajax, since the coach had a year to run on his contract there.
Even though Ajax will play in this season's Champions League, reports claim Jol was concerned the club's financial troubles could see its World Cup stars, including Martin Stekelenburg, Luis Suarez and Gregory van der Wiel, sold against his will. It's also believed Jol was keen to return to the Premier League, where he managed Tottenham with some success between 2004 and 2007.
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KONCHESKY EMERGES AS REDS OPTION
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Hodgson reluctant to raid former club
KONCHESKY: Fulham full-back in action
By Chris Bascombe
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LIVERPOOL are trying to prioritise English recruits to fill more stringent UEFA criteria.
Fulham left-back Paul Konchesky has emerged as a possible target, even though Roy Hodgson is reluctant to raid his old club.
There will be no recognised full-back at Anfield once Emiliano Insua completes a £5million move to Fiorentina this week.
"A deal has been struck with Fiorentina," admitted Hodgson. "We wish him well for the rest of his career and thank him for his time spent at Liverpool.
"I am expecting him to join Fiorentina next week."
Konchesky, 29, has just a year left on his Craven Cottage deal and would be available for a cut-price fee of around £2m.
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JOHNSON FLIES OUT TO SEE STEADMAN
Fresh problems for Fulham forward
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JOHNSON: More injury strife
17/07/2010
ANDY JOHNSON will fly to Denver this week for another consultation with renowned knee surgeon Dr Richard Steadman.
Johnson had been back in pre-season training with his Fulham team-mates and thought he was over his problems, but broke down last week.
Steadman, who performed surgery on his knee last February, will now conduct another exploratory operation on the £35,000 -a-week Fulham striker, who has not played for the club since aggravating the problem against Blackburn in January.
The 29-year-old former Everton and Crystal Palace forward will be in the company of Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves, who is visiting Steadman again after struggling to overcome tendinitis in both knees.
Hargreaves made just one appearance for United last season, as a substitute at Sunderland in May, and has no return date set.
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SOUTHGATE ON ENGLAND SHORTLIST
Capello to groom six ex-internationals
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SOUTHGATE: Candidate identified by FA
By Neil Ashton
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FABIO CAPELLO will recruit six former England internationals as part of the FA's target to appoint a homegrown boss in 2012.
The Italian coach has agreed to groom ex-England players for a shot at his job after the European Championship.
FA bosses have stipulated that the potential candidates must have a UEFA ProLicence to stand a chance of working with the current England chief.
Gareth Southgate, fired by Middlesbrough last season, is the highest-profile name on a short list of potential successors.
Southgate has always maintained national teams should be managed by people from their own country and that argument has added credibility after England's disastrous World Cup.
Capello will be the last foreign boss of the national team as the FA board attempt to find an Englishman capable of leading the country into a exciting new era.
FA chiefs are determined to appoint an English manager when Capello's contract expires in 2012 and have vowed never to go foreign again.
Despite FA backing for the Italian coach for Euro 2012, he is unlikely to stay beyond the terms of his existing contract.
Capello has also agreed to name an experimental squad for next month's friendly at Wembley against Hungary.
Everton duo Phil Jagielka and Jack Rodwell, Arsenal starlet Jack Wilshere, along with Newcastle striker Andy Carroll and Fulham's Bobby Zamora, are all in the frame.
Capello agreed to various demands from the FA board following the shambolic World Cup and will help to groom his successor.
Yesterday he asked for the statistics on his Capello Index to be taken offline to avoid further embarrassment.
An FA statement insisted: "The index ratings had not been seen or approved by Mr Capello, were published without his knowledge and.. his representatives have taken immediate steps to have the material taken down."
One of the key complaints among England players during the disastrous World Cup in South Africa was Capello's lack of passion.
They believe the Italian was too detached from the English players and that was among a number of reasons for their lacklustre performances.
Capello and FA director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking will identify potential candidates in the coming months.
The FA board met last week and have stressed that Capello's potential successor must hold a UEFA ProLicence at the very minimum.
CAPELLO: Will groom successor
Incredibly, Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce is still in the frame after Capello backed him during the board meeting.
Despite reservations from a number of players during the World Cup about Pearce's ability, Capello seems convinced he has what it takes.
All the top nations appoint homegrown managers for the national team and England will follow suit after the European Championships.
Although World Cup winners Spain and finalists Holland have had foreign coaches in the past, their success has always been with a manager from their own country.
Martin Jol turns his back on Ajax to join Fulham after irresistible offer from Mohamed Al Fayed
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By ALEX MONTGOMERY Last updated at 9:23 PM on 17th July 2010
Martin Jol is on his way back to London and the Premier League as the new manager of Fulham.
The Dutchman has succumbed to Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed's considerable powers of persuasion and decided to quit Ajax for Craven Cottage.
Jol's appointment as Roy Hodgson's successor is scheduled to be confirmed on Monday and is a major coup for Fayed.
It had been felt Fulham could not compete with Jol's £2m wages at Ajax, but Fayed has made an offer the 54-year-old former Tottenham boss could not resist, including supplying the finance to compete for new players, while Ajax are considering selling two of their World Cup stars, Luis Suarez and Gregory van der Wiel.
One of the first of these arrivals could be Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has the same agent as Jol and is on his way out of Barcelona.
Jol's decision was greeted with surprise in Holland, where his team finished just behind Steve McClaren's FC Twente in the Dutch League despite a goal difference of more than 100.
'No one here can understand how you leave Ajax for a club like Fulham,' said a source in Holland. 'It is shocking to us. We recognise the English club want to progress, we accept they were Europa League finalists and we know they are right that Jol can maintain their run of success.
'But Ajax are a club with a reputation as one of Europe's greatest, past and present and in the future. To walk away from such a club at such a time is an extraordinary decision.'
Jol was a late entry for the job after Hodgson's move to Liverpool, with former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson and Switzerland's German coach Ottmar Hitzfeld the favourites while USA World Cup coach Bob Bradley was also in the frame.
But Fayed had his eyes firmly on the Dutchman, who was controversially forced out of Spurs in 2007 after guiding them to successive fifth places.
Jol has become increasingly frustrated by a lack of spending money and Ajax demands that they sell his best players.
The Amsterdam club have suffered what for them was a massive loss in excess of £20million last season and claimed the only way they can recover financial stability is by weakening the squad through player sales.
In the past two weeks, Jol has looked on as Ajax entertained a £20million approach from Bayern Munich for Van der Wiel while letting Denmark winger Dennis Rommedahl move to Olympiakos. It had been made clear that he could lose Uruguay hit-man Suarez in the next few days.
Jol, who kept the home he bought during his time at White Hart Lane, said: 'The board told me that everything was going to be all right. But it clearly is not. To me that is a big disappointment.'
Striker Bobby Zamora tapped in the equaliser to earn Fulham a 1-1 draw in a friendly at Bournemouth on Saturday.
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Begrudgingly the little toerag is still Fulham news!
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BULLARD BREAKTHROUGH FOR CELTIC
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BULLARD: On his way to Celtic
By John McGarry, 17/07/2010
JIMMY BULLARD is poised to be Celtic boss Neil Lennon's sixth summer signing after agreeing a sweetener to leave Hull for a season.
He could now be joined by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni as the replacement for Artur Boruc.
Bullard's move took a huge step forward when he agreed a five-figure sum with the Championship side to come north to Glasgow.
Hull claimed Bullard was digging in for his £45,000-a-week salary to be paid in ADDITION to the £30,000-a-week he'd pick up at Celtic.
Now, having dropped those outrageous demands, the 31-year-old has cleared the way to join the Glasgow giants.
It's understood Celtic will pay half of the former Fulham midfielder's wages after fending off late interest from Blackburn and Bolton.
Meanwhile, Bullard could be joined at Pakhead by former Dundee keeper Speroni.
Preston's Andy Lonergan and Coventry's Keiran Westwood are also on the radar but former Dark Blues hero Speroni tops Lennon's wanted list.
Lewington wants big-name boss
Published 19:51 17/07/10
By Pa Sports
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Fulham caretaker boss Ray Lewington claims he is still in the dark over Roy Hodgson's successor, but is confident the club will be able to attract a "top-drawer" manager to Craven Cottage.
Ajax manager Martin Jol is now said to be the front-runner for the job, while others linked to the post include former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson and two-time Champions League-winning coach Ottmar Hitzfeld.
"We don't know if it's Martin Jol. It's just another name that has been plucked out of the air as far as we are concerned.," Lewington said: "What I do know is that they are going to try to go for a top-drawer manager. We are a big club and we should be attracting a big-name manager now."
Jol would represent a major coup if he made the move, as the former Tottenham boss would need to turn his back on the chance of Champions League football with Ajax this coming season.
But Lewington, who took charge of the Cottagers' second pre-season friendly on Saturday at Bournemouth, says he has no idea who Hodgson's successor will be, although he is confident the new Liverpool boss' legacy will enable the club to attract a manager of the highest calibre.
"I really don't know if I'll be in charge for the Sweden tour. All I know is that I'm in charge up until the new manager is appointed," added the former Watford boss.
"We go for the top now. Having had Roy, you need to bring in someone of that stature to match him."
Fulham's second pre-season friendly since Hodgson's departure saw the Cottagers struggle to a 1-1 draw with npower League One side Bournemouth at Dean Court.
Despite including nine of the players that lost to Atletico Madrid in the Europa League final, the team's performance was a lot poorer than the one that saw them hammer Brentford 5-0 at Griffin Park on Wednesday.
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Wenger Expects Gallas And Silvestre To Leave Arsenal
Gunners boss also plays down talk of move for Fulham's Schwarzer.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expects defenders William Gallas and Mickael Silvestre to leave the Emirates, but has also played down talks of signing Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.
Both Gallas and Silvestre are out of contract at the Gunners and have yet to decide on their futures.
In recent times, Gallas has been linked to Serie A club Juventus, while Silvestre has been touted for a move to Spanish outfit Malaga.
It is believed Sol Campbell's future is also in doubt and Wenger has hinted the trio will leave the Emirates in the coming weeks.
"I believe that Gallas and Silvestre will sign somewhere else," Wenger told Sky Sports. "Sol Campbell is still in no man's land at the moment."
Arsenal have also been linked to goalkeeper Schwarzer but when asked about whether he was interested in such a deal happening, Wenger responded with "not really."
He added: "We are still looking at various situations, but I would not like to come out on any individuals."
Wenger is yet to decide on his first choice 'keeper for the start of the season after Manuel Almunia missed the pre-season friendly win at Barnet on Saturday.
He continued: "At the moment, in pre-season, there is no No.1 - you have to give a chance to everyone to show how good he is. You cannot decide that today."
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12.12 BST: Reader Brad has updated us on the latest transfer news coming out of New Zealand, with a couple of the All Whites' World Cup players apparently attracting Premier League attention:
"News from the New Zealand front. According to multiple media companies, Fulham are rather interested in striker Shane Smeltz, although no further details have been disclosed, and The Gunners are looking at defender Winston Reid, who scored the famous equaliser against Slovakia, but again, no more has been heard."
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Liverpool FC target Fulham's Paul Konchesky to replace Emiliano Insua
by Richard Buxton. Published Sat 17 Jul 2010 23:16, Last updated: 2010-07-17
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Fulham defender Paul Konchesky has emerged as a surprise target for Liverpool.
Roy Hodgson is planning to return to his former club in a bid to lure the 28-year-old to Anfield to fill the gaping hole in the left-back position set to be left by Emilano Insua's impending departure.
The Kop boss expects the Argentina international, 21, to complete his switch to Fiorentina next week after an undisclosed fee was agreed between the two clubs earlier today.
"A deal has been struck with Fiorentina," he revealed.
"We wish him well for the rest of his career and thank him for his time spent at Liverpool.
"I am expecting him to join Fiorentina next week."
Konchesky was strongly linked with a move to Merseyside in summer 2002 during his days at Charlton Athletic but moved to West Ham United in 2005 following a brief a loan spell at Tottenham Hotspur.
During his two-year stint with the Hammers he reached the 2006 FA Cup final where he scored against the Reds in the pulsating clash but was denied by Pepe Reina during the penalty shoot-out.
He also featured in 10 of Fulham's Europa League outings last season including their final defeat to Atletico Madrid in Hamburg.
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Ajax manager Martin Jol could join Fulham on Monday after Al-Fayed offer - report
17 Jul 2010 23:54:00
Ajax boss Martin Jol is on the verge of returning to England as the new Fulham manager, according to the Daily Mail.
It is believed the Dutchman has been persuaded by Cottagers owner Mohamed Al-Fayed's offer and Jol could be named as Roy Hodgson's successor as early as Monday.
This would be seen as a major coup for Al Fayed as it was reported that Fulham could not match Jol's £2 million wages at Ajax.
But it now seems that he has made a sizeable offer to the former Tottenham manager with guarantees of supplying money to compete for new players.
The Mail has also claimed sources in Holland are shocked by the move especially with Ajax on the brink of the Champions League.
Jol emerged as a late entry for the vacant position at Fulham after the departure of Hodgson to Liverpool, with Sven Goran Eriksson, Ottmar Hitzfeld and USA coach Bob Bradley also in the frame.
It is also believed that Jol has become frustrated by the lack of spending money at Ajax and the likelihood of selling his best players such as Uruguayan international Luis Suarez and Holland's Gregory Van Der Wiel.
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ASTON VILLA: ROBBIE Keane, wanted on loan by Celtic for another season, is poised to open talks with Aston Villa this week about a £6million move from Tottenham to Villa Park. Fulham are watching the situation.
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BOBBY ZAMOR BACK IN BUSINESS AT CRAVEN COTTAGE
BOBBY Zamora showed why Martin Jol will be desperate to keep him when the former Tottenham manager takes over at Craven Cottage next week.
Jol has agreed to quit as Ajax to return to the Premier League as new Fulham boss.
Zamora's first appearance since hobbling out of Fulham's Europa League Final defeat to Athletico Madrid in May provides an early boost for the Dutchman.
England hopeful Zamora, wanted by Birmingham and Aston Villa, marked his comeback from ankle surgery with a goal to at least preserve Fulham's unbeaten pre-season record.
Fulham were trailing to Anton Robinson's stunning 20-yard volley when Zamora tapped home from close range 19 minutes before half-time after outmuscling Bournemouth goalkeeper Shwan Jalal.
Zamora was replaced by Eddie Johnson during the interval and Fulham never posed the same threat without last season's top-scorer.
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Fulham
Key signings: Jonathan Greening (West Bromwich), Philippe Senderos (Arsenal, both free).
In the pipeline: Robbie Keane.
What they need: A centre-forward and a ball-winning midfielder.
Arsenal
Key signings: Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux, free), Laurent Koscielny (Lorient, £8.5m).
In the pipeline: Joe Cole, Mark Schwarzer.
What they need: Experienced and reliable goalkeeper, ditto in midfield, and a back-up central defender.
Aston Villa
Key signings: None.
In the pipeline: Aiden McGeady, Scott Parker.
What they need: Players to bolster their threadbare squad.
Birmingham City
Key signings: Ben Foster (Man Utd, £6m), Nikola Zigic (Valencia, £6m).
In the pipeline: Nathaniel Clyne, Moussa Dembele.
What they need: An attacking midfielder to feed towering Zigic.
Blackburn Rovers
Key signing: Hugo Fernandez (Union Deportivo Cornella).
In the pipeline: James Beattie
What they need: A target man.
Blackpool
Key signing: Dekel Keinan (Maccabi Haifa, free).
In the pipeline: Malaury Martin, DJ Campbell.
What they need: At least nine players if Ian Holloway's team are to cope.
Bolton Wanderers
Key signings: Martin Petrov (Man City) and Robbie Blake (Burnley, both free).
In the pipeline: Jack Wilshire (loan), Paul Scharner.
What they need: A centre-forward, and a quality defender.
Chelsea
Key signings: Yossi Benayoun (Liverpool, £5.5m) and Matej Delac (Inter Zapresic, £2.7m).
In the pipeline: Fernando Torres.
What they need: Need to gradually rebuild, and buy promising younger players to replace ageing team.
Everton
Key signings: Jermaine Beckford (Leeds, free), Joao Silva (Desportivo Das Aves, undisclosed) and Jan Mucha (Legia, Warsaw, free).
In the pipeline: Nedum Onuoha.
What they need: Cover at centre-back, a Landon Donovan lookalike.
Fulham
Key signings: Jonathan Greening (West Bromwich), Philippe Senderos (Arsenal, both free).
In the pipeline: Robbie Keane.
What they need: A centre-forward and a ball-winning midfielder.
Liverpool
Key signings: Milan Jovanic (Standard Liège, free), Jonjo Shelvey (Charlton, £1.7m).
In the pipeline: Maynor Figueroa, Joe Cole.
What they need: An experienced left-back and cover everywhere.
Manchester City
Key signings: Yaya Touré (Barcelona, £28m), David Silva (Valencia, £25m), Jérôme Boateng (Hamburg, £11m).
In the pipeline: James Milner, Edin Dzeko, David Suarez.
What they need: A world-class striker and an experienced centre-back.
Manchester United
Key signings: Javier Hernandez (Chivas, £6m), Chris Smalling (Fulham, £10m).
In the pipeline: Mario Balotelli, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
What they need: An attacking winger, and a right-back wouldn't go amiss.
Newcastle United
Key signing: James Perch (Nottm Forest, £1.5m).
In the pipeline: Dan Gosling.
What they need: Two defenders, a midfielder and a striker.
Stoke City
Key signing: Florent Cuvelier (Portsmouth).
In the pipeline: Victor Obinna (Inter).
What they need: Defensive midfielder, a forward to inject pace.
Sunderland
Key signings: Cristian Riveros (Cruz Azul, undisclosed), Simon Mignolet (Sint Truidense, £2m), Ahmed Al-Muhammadi (ENPPI, loan).
In the pipeline: Sol Campbell, Nedum Onuoha.
What they need: A centre-back, and a midfielder to replace Lorik Cana.
Tottenham Hotspur
Key signing: Sandro (Internacional, £6m).
In the pipeline: Luis Fabiano, Joe Cole.
What they need: A top midfielder.
West Bromwich Albion
Key signings: Steven Reid (Blackburn), Pablo Ibanez (Atletico Madrid, free), Gabriel Tamas (Auxerre, £800,000).
In the pipeline: David N'Gog.
What they need: A stronger defence.
West Ham United
Key signings: Thomas Hitzlsperger (Lazio, free), Pablo Barrera (UNAM Pumas, £4m), Frédéric Piquonne (Lyon, £1m).
In the pipeline: Loïc Rémy.
What they need: Full-backs, a centre-half, a midfielder and a striker.
Wigan Athletic
Key signings: Mauro Boseli (Estudiantes), Antolin Alcaraz (Bruges, both undisclosed).
In the pipeline: David N'Gog.
What they need: A goalscorer and a couple of full-backs.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Key signings: Steven Fletcher (Burnley, £6.5m), Stephen Hunt (Hull, £3m), Steven Mouyokolo (Hull, £2.5m), Jelle van Damme (Andelecht, £2.5m).
In the pipeline: James Beattie.
What they need: A midfielder and a couple of strikers.
James Orr
http://www.teamtalk.co.za/premier-league/6268357/Cole-offered-bumper-Reds-deal-Report (http://www.teamtalk.co.za/premier-league/6268357/Cole-offered-bumper-Reds-deal-Report)
Cole offered bumper Reds deal - Report
Roy Hodgson has reportedly offered Joe Cole a bumper £90,000 a week in a bid to make the midfielder his first signing as Liverpool boss.
Hodgson is working with under a strict budget at Anfield and most of the transfers his summer are likely to be outgoing ones, with Emiliano Insua the latest fringe player set to be moved on.
Hodgson has vowed to fend off any interest for Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, however, and although Javier Mascherano could move on, his aim is to strengthen his first XI.
Cole has already attracted interest from Arsenal and Tottenham this summer and the Reds may face a battle to lure him north, but the News of the World claims his representatives have met with Liverpool officials.
The Merseysides hope a significant signing on fee and the promise of guaranteed first-team football could persuade Cole to sign the three-year contract on the table.
It is also claimed Hodgson could make a move for Fulham's Paul Konchesky to replace the outgoing Insua.
http://www.caughtoffside.com/2010/07/18/fulham-to-choose-new-boss-next-week-two-experienced-names-in-the-frame/ (http://www.caughtoffside.com/2010/07/18/fulham-to-choose-new-boss-next-week-two-experienced-names-in-the-frame/)
Fulham to Choose New Boss Next Week: Two Experienced Names in the Frame
Having lost Roy Hodgson to Liverpool the west London club have a tough decision to make. Having made solid progress under the vastly experienced Croydon born boss Fulham now seem set on opting for two foreign bosses with great track records, but who should they opt for?
Sven Goran Eriksson has been there and done it all over the world although his managerial record since leaving the England post has been patchy at best. In his one season at the City of Manchester Stadium the Swede worked wonders, achieving a ninth place finish, which was a marked improvement on the two previous seasons when Man City had flirted with relegation. Perhaps more importantly he helped his side to two derby victories in one season, the first time this had been achieved since 1970.
He then got the sack, a decision that the supporters were rightly unhappy about, and then followed a poor stint as Mexico boss and an ill fated association with Notts County. The 62 year old then found himself as Ivory Coast coach for the 2010 World Cup, and that too didn't go quite according to plan with the African nation crashing out at the first hurdle. Eriksson does however fit the profile the club may be looking for. And he could be seen very much as a Swedish version of Roy Hodgson.
Option two is Martin Jol. A manager with a little less in the way of experience but someone who has had real success in the Premier League. In three full seasons as Tottenham boss the Dutchman managed to guide the north London club to two fifth place finishes and but for a dodgy meal the night before the last game of the season, he may well have secured a Champions League spot. He was, like Sven, rather harshly dumped by the Premier League club and after a brief spell out of the game he accepted the position at Hamburg and in his first, and only, season he guided the club to fifth spot in the Bundesliga and reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.
He then left to take the Ajax job and came within a whisker of helping the Amsterdam side to their first domestic title in six years.
The Cottagers have a tough decision to make, but arguably both targets are well capable of continuing the good work that Hodgson put in.
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Wenger 'not really' keen on Schwarzer
Posted July 18, 2010 18:00:00
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Unlikely gunner ... Mark Schwarzer (File photo) (Getty Images: Robert Cianflone)
Mark Schwarzer's mooted move to Arsenal is looking unlikely after manager Arsene Wenger indicated the club was no longer interested in the Socceroos shot stopper.
Arsenal has been linked with a four-million pound ($7 million) move to sign the 37-year-old from Fulham after reportedly having an initial two-million pound ($3.5 million) bid rejected.
Wenger was asked after Saturday's 4-0 friendly win at Barnet if he was interested in signing Schwarzer but replied: "Not really. We are still looking at various situations, but I would not like to come out on any individuals.
"At the moment, in preseason, there is no number one - you have to give a chance to everyone to show how good he is. You cannot decide that today."
Schwarzer is believed to be very keen to make the cross-London switch and join one of the Premier League's biggest clubs.
But despite months of speculation and an impressive showing at the World Cup in South Africa, his hopes look set to be dashed.
Schwarzer is one of several top goalkeepers to have been linked with the club since reports Wenger was keen to sign a new first-choice number one following erratic performances from Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski last season.
Fulham is reportedly set to announce former Tottenham manager Martin Jol as its new manager following Roy Hodgson's move to Liverpool.
Jol is likely to officially sign on in the coming days and could play a key role in whether Schwarzer's future lies at Craven Cottage.
Meanwhile, Schwarzer's Socceroos team-mate Brett Holman is reportedly on the radar of Scottish giant Rangers, which is chasing the midfielder on a season-long loan.
- AAP
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Thoughts after the Fulham game...
As all my in-laws are Fulham season ticket holders and were down here - I broke the habit of a life time and went to a friendly!
Thought we were excellent today considering no Pugh, Cooper, Fletcher, Hollands in starting line up and the fact we changed the rest of the side after the break...
I think Eddie seriously wants to go 4-5-1 and ape the world cup with Arter playing the clever prompting role off the forward.
Certainly for the two away games anyway.
I think this might work if Arter is forceful as well as clever. Today he certainly looked the latter more than the former but against Hangeland and Hughes it's hard to judge. The midfielders need to gamble and get in the box too and they looked today as if they had worked on this.
We were tidy and played football all game and Feeney was the main attacking threat often making Konchesky look poor. Symes looked cumbersome and a yard short before he went off on 30 mins but laid the ball back well for Robinsons 25 yard blast to open. A much better goal than Zamora mugging Jalal for the equaliser. There would have been a riot had it been a league game!
Back four looked solid and Robinson was the best player on the pitch by a country mile. Stockley has matured without threatening too much, Purches was tidy as I remembered him but still backs off wingers too much and allows them to cross. Garry superb and Cummings put in a shift although blowing a bit...
Second half was the litany of substitutions that reminded me why I don't go to friendlies....
Call me old fashioned but I hope Eddie sticks to the 4-4-2 we know and love here.
It was all very pretty but a bit too continental for my liking..... Much more solid in defence though and great to see us out play some very good players for long periods.
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I want to take centre stage in Rangers midfield... just like my idol Gazza, insists Steve Davis
Jul 18 2010 Mark Guidi, Sunday Mail
STEVE DAVIS grew up idolising Paul Gascoigne as the Englishman turned on the style for Rangers.
The hat-trick against Aberdeen at Ibrox to clinch eight titles in a row. The inspirational display against Hearts in the 4-3 Coca-Cola Cup Final win in 1996. The goals against Celtic.
Davis still doesn't tire of watching re-runs of those glory moments.
Now the Gers midfielder hopes to get the chance to make his own impact from the middle of the park, like Gazza did almost 15 years ago.
The 25-year-old has often been played wide right since moving to Ibrox from Fulham in 2008.
But Walter Smith will deploy the Northern Ireland star in his favoured central position this season.
Not that being shunted out wide has hindered Davis' displays for Gers as he was inspirational in helping them win the SPL and Co-operative Insurance Cup last season.
He was also named PFA Player of the Year and has now added the coveted Sunday Mail Starcheck Award to his list of prizes.
A Rangers player hasn't landed our accolade since German keeper Stefan Klos back in 2007 And Davis said: "I'm proud to win the Sunday Mail award. The fact a Rangers player hasn't done it for so long makes it a bit more special.
"Brian Laudrup and Terry Butcher have also won this prize and I grew up admiring players from that era.
"Butcher was part of the Rangers revolution under Graeme Souness in the 1980s.
"Walter Smith then took it on and managed to persuade Laudrup and Gascoigne to join the club. They helped win Nine-in-a-Row and were top players.
"Gazza was my idol. He was a great character on the pitch and tried his best to entertain the fans. He always played with a smile on his face and that was great to see.
"Rangers were the team closest to my heart when I was a kid and to see Gascoigne playing for them was truly memorable.
"He was part of a special period in the history of Rangers.
"We're trying to do our bit in this era and we have the chance to go for three-in-a-row.
"It won't be easy but the challenge is there and we will accept it.
"I enjoyed last season and was happy enough with aspects of my game but felt I could have chipped in with more goals.
"Maybe if I get the chance to play in central midfield I can do that.
"It's where I want to play and I've made no secret of that.
"You have the chance to be more involved in that area - to influence the game more.
"I'd like to be given the chance to do that. We'll see what happens."
Davis will fly to Australia on Tuesday with Gers for a pre-season tour and hopes one or two new faces are on the flight with him.
Kris Boyd, Kevin Thomson, Nacho Novo, DaMarcus Beasley and Stevie Smith have all left the club - so the squad is bare. Thomson was the only player sold - with the rest moving on at the end of their contracts.
And Davis - whose deal runs for another two years - said: "I'm sure the manager would have preferred to keep a few of those players.
"But his hands were tied and we are down to the bare bones. There's no doubt our squad is weaker.
"I hope the gaffer gets money to strengthen because Celtic will be out to make life as difficult as possible.
"They have added a few new players already and will be determined to win the title back."
Last season, Smith felt it was unfair to keep asking the same players to produce the goods over the course of a gruelling campaign of European and domestic football.
He will probably have to ask them to do it again for the next 10 months. But it's a risk - and Smith knows it.
Is it fair to ask Davie Weir to play another 38 SPL games at 40? Can he really expect Kenny Miller to chip in with another 21 goals? Will Mo Edu be able to come off the back of a World Cup and not spend a significant amount of time on the treatment table?
Davis knows the squad face a tough test but isn't about to start complaining.
He said: "Every player will be tested and pushed to the limit.
"That's just the way it is when you play for a top club.
"We all know the financial situation at Rangers. There's nothing the players can do about it.
"I won't moan. I'll play my football and try my best for the management, my team-mates and the supporters.
"We are all determined to claim another title next season.
"I've won six trophies and been to the UEFA Cup Final since I joined Rangers. I want more and more.
"There's no better feeling when you supported the team as a boy and get the chance to make thousands and thousands of people happy."
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EIDUR GUDJOHNSSEN'S TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR RETURN DOUBTFUL
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ABOVE: Eidur Gudjohnssen's chances of returning to Tottenham next season have dropped
18th July 2010
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EIDUR GUDJOHNSEN is facing disappointment in his bid to return to Spurs.
The former Chelsea striker ended last season on loan at White Hart Lane from Monaco – and initial indications were that he would return in a permanent move.
But with Robbie Keane back at Spurs after his loan at Celtic, manager Harry Redknapp has a four-strong strike force featuring Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch, Roman Pavlyuchenko and Keane.
And if Keane or Pavlyuchenko were to go, Redknapp would be more likely to pursue his interest in Wolfsburg's Edin Dzeko or Manchester City's Craig Bellamy.
So a return for Gudjohnsen, 31, appears unlikely with Spurs also being linked with Seville's Brazil striker Luis Fabiano.
That leaves Iceland captain Gudjohnsen (left), who managed only two goals in 15 league and cup appearances for Tottenham, in limbo.
Monaco manager Guy Lacombe has indicated he can go but West Ham are unlikely to revive their interest after he snubbed them last season for Spurs, when the Hammers had put him in a London hotel ready for a move to Upton Park.
Gudjohnsen, who has one year left on his Monaco contract, is believed to be hoping Fulham come in for him once they have appointed a manager to replace Roy Hodgson, now at Liverpool.
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Paintsil reaches out to local communities
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John Paintsil's charity work took him to Ajumako, a township in the Central Region of Ghana where he urged children not allow any form of tribal and religious segregation to deny them the many opportunities in life.
The Ghana and Fulham defender has been promoting peace and unity through his foundation, the PPKP: 'Paintsil Peace Kids Project,' which uses football to get the messages across in local communities nationwide.
After an outreach programme involving football competitions in the past week for some top professional clubs from the Brong Ahafo Region, where he started his career, Paintsil turned to Ajumako, the birthplace of his father to continue with his community service.
Paintsil, one of the most consistent performers for Ghana, who has been personally embarking on the programmes, has charged children to eschew division and remain disciplined as they aim to become prominent people in society.
Addressing school children, when his foundation organized a special football tournament for school children in Ajumako, the Ghana international appealed to them to stay united as one people irrespective of tribe nor religion or any other affiliations.
"You must always see yourself as Ghanaians first and not see yourself as Fante, Ewe, Ashanti etc," he said.
"When you do that you will always remain united and stronger as children and together you can achieve your aims of becoming prominent citizens in future.
"Discipline is also very important in everything you do and I advice you to be disciplined."
"Be respectful to your parents and teachers and the reward will be a success in whatever you want to be whether a footballer, a doctor, a teacher," Paintsil said.
Four schools, Bisiase Circuit, Amia Circuit, Abaase Circuit and Ajumako Circuit took part in the special competition which had over 80 students involved.
All the students were rewarded with school bags and other gifts with the schools involved taking into their sports stores, sets of jerseys and footballs.
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Fulham have lined up Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor to replace Mark Schwarzer if Arsenal makes the right offer for the Australian international.
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Fulham - Lewington Gives Nothing Away!
Perhaps Mr Al Fayed really is going to wait until Monday to announce who will be the manager our football club!
With speculation growing by the minute that it is Martin Jol, our caretaker boss, Ray Lewington, was giving nothing away down on the south coast as Fulham laboured to a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth.
Asked about the situation, Lewington coyly replied,
"I cannot comment on Martin Jol because we do not know if he is going to be the new manager or not. All I do know is that they are going fro a top-drawer manager."
Well we should know tomorrow then shouldn`t we!
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Greedy footballers bite the hand that feeds
Alastair Campbell may have made few friends as Tony Blair's press enforcer but he is, as a small compensation, a sincere Burnley fan.
Campbell will know all about Chris Eagles. That's more than most of us can say.
We have grown accustomed to asking "Who he?" when a new face turns up in Glasgow. It is a simple reflection of financial reality. For the Old Firm, as the world knows, big names are now impossible to come by. Barely-a-name-at-all is another category entirely.
It started well for Eagles, as it has for so many, with a chance to try his luck at Old Trafford. Instead, he was lucky enough to be a serial loan item – Watford, Sheffield Wednesday, Nijmegen – before Burnley took him on. It is said he "helped them to promotion". He was less helpful, reportedly, when the club faced the drop last season.
Not a name to conjure with, then, even if you are Walter Smith and conjuring has become a speciality. Eagles would have stepped into Kevin Thomson's shoes at – or so Rangers thought – no extra cost in wages or fee. Burnley were happy with that. But not the low-flying Eagles. A 24-year-old who drives the sort of 150k sports job they have juvenile fun with on Top Gear, the £9000-(reportedly)-a-week player reckoned he was worth £18,000, before the trimmings.
In short, at a time when most of us have noticed a few problems with the economy, a player in search of a club thought he was entitled to as much in a week as a graduate might get in a year, if said graduate can even get a job. Strangely, Rangers thought otherwise.
Now I read that Sunderland "have denied any interest in Chris Eagles". That's "any interest". Perhaps – though don't bet on it – the player and his representatives will now grasp that the days of hustle and deal are over. And that the Old Firm are no longer patsies.
If so, Eagles might exchange notes with Jimmy Bullard. Unless his own club, Hull City, are entirely mistaken, the midfielder also attempted a bank job, this time on Celtic. His humble financial requests – £30,000pw to add to the £45k he already accepts – were "ridiculous".
I didn't say it. That was Adam
Pearson, Hull's head of football
operations. He was speaking of a player brought to the KC at no little expense when Premier League money was being squandered. Bullard was supposed to be the local hero who would stave off relegation. He didn't.
According to Pearson last week, "We have bent over backwards to make [a loan] happen". The executive added that Hull would have made "a signif-icant contribution to the overall wage
package". And Bullard – formerly surplus to Fulham's requirements – wanted more.
The Old Firm are well aware, I'm sure, of how the game is played. In certain quarters they are still seen as a means to "generate interest". Individuals
whose interest in Scottish football is liable to be slight, turn up to talk of "a massive club" and "an honour". Deal or no deal – any publicity is good publicity – Rangers and Celtic are regarded as stepping stones.
The greed involved is conspicuous. It is also, these days, idiotic. But any number of players, once they have done kissing the badges and feeding bilge to club websites, still don't get it. For one example, there are some – Artur Boruc or Thomson, say – who think they are entitled to pay-offs from the clubs they are leaving. Just for leaving.
Such wheezes help to explain why the public, when it requires a shorthand word for avarice, will these days mention football players as often as bankers. It's not merely the money – though there's always that – but the attitude to money, the complacent sense of entitlement. At a time when a great many people are suffering, losing wages or jobs, that grates. It offends.
God knows there is no point in talking about common sense and football. So many fortunes, corporate and personal, disappeared against the urinal when times were good, it is near pointless to speak of reality now. But let's try.
Scottish football is on its uppers. Did no one mention this to Eagles or Bullard? English football is meanwhile about to undergo a debt crisis that will seem like Mini-Me alongside the global version. Strange foreign owners have bled many of the bigger clubs. The pound has lost hugely in value against the euro. Small wonder that wiser souls in England are talking, yet again, of a wages cap.
But many players prefer not to notice. Nor do they see that their own elite is shrinking. They are dazzled, instead, by the illusion that is Manchester City, as though all that oil money will somehow trickle down to Hull or Burnley.
It won't. Man City paid £23 million for Ya Ya Toure, a player rejected, years ago, by Arsenal: let's see where the wisdom lay. The great Arab splurge will come to a miserable end, like all the rest.
But it will prove the last marriage of stupid money and sheer greed for many years to come.
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Newcastle join Fulham in hunt for Jol - report
18 July 2010
Ajax coach Martin Jol (seen here in 2009) has been linked with a move to Premier League clubs Fulham and Newcastle United.
(GSM) - Speculations about a Premier League move for Ajax coach Martin Jol have increased this weekend. The Dutch tactician has now been linked with Newcastle United after it already came out Fulham are interested in appointing the former Tottenham manager.
Several English media report Jol is on the verge of moving to the Premiership.
Newcastle gained promotion to the Premier League last year under the reigns of Chris Hughton but would like to appoint a more experience manager to lead them in the Premiership.
Jol's club Ajax has dismissed rumours about a possible move for their coach.
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Jol could join Fulham on Monday
Ajax boss Martin Jol could be named Fulham's new manager as early as Monday, according to The Daily Mail.
This could prove to be a massive coup for the Cottagers as it was initially believed that owner Mohamed Al-Fayed struggled to match the £2 million salary demand by the Dutchman.
However, Jol is believed to be persuaded in moving back to England after Al-Fayed managed to conjure up a sizeable offer to bring the former Tottenham Hotspur manager to Fulham as the successor of Roy Hodsgon.
The Ajax fans are also believed to be shocked by the news with their club on the brink of the Champions League.
Jol has emerged as a late entry for the Fulham job, with Sven Goran Eriksson, Ottmar Hitzfeld and USA coach Bob Bradley also in the frame.
If Jol does leave the Amsterdam club, the reason behind is believed to be the lack of fundings and the possible sale of his best players such as Luis Suarez and Gergory Van Der Wiel.
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Juventus to conduct talks with Atletico Madrid goal-machine Diego Forlan - report
Italian giants Juventus have stepped up their chase for Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan as they are eager to hold talks with the Spanish club, latest reports suggest.Spanish sports daily Marca reports that Juventus president Andrea Agnelli will fly out to Madrid later this week with his delegates to conduct talks with the Atletico officials.The Europa League winners have stated that they are not looking to sell World Cup Golden Ball winner Forlan anytime this summer, but Juve remain persistent.In the meeting between the two clubs, Juventus will also discuss the deal over Tiago, who ended 2009-10 on loan at Atletico.For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section here
Italian giants Juventus have stepped up their chase for Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan, after being wowed by his performances for Uruguay at World Cup 2010.
According to Spanish sports daily Marca, Bianconeri president Andrea Agnelli will fly out to Madrid later this week with delegates to conduct talks with the Atletico officials.
Juve are keen to aquire the potent striking prowess of Forlan, after the Uruguay international fired his nation to fourth place in South Africa with five goals and was awarded FIFA's World Cup Golden Ball.
However, the Serie A side face an uphill battle to lure Forlan away from the current Europa League holders.
The La Liga outfit, who beat Fulham at least season's final, have stated they are not looking to sell the former Manchester United marksman this summer despite Juve's persistance.
In the meeting between the two clubs, Juventus will also discuss the future of Tiago, who ended the 2009-10 campaign on loan at Atletico.
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Martin Jol set to become new Fulham manager
By David Ornstein
Martin Jol was replaced Juande Ramos at Tottenham in 2007
Martin Jol is set to be named as Fulham's new manager later this week, BBC Sport understands.
The 54-year-old Ajax coach has had preliminary talks with the London club but will speak to Fulham officials later this week to negotiate a deal.
Jol managed Tottenham between 2004 and 2007 and will replace Roy Hodgson, who joined Liverpool on 1 July.
Ivory Coast coach Sven-Goran Eriksson had also been linked with the vacancy at Craven Cottage .
There will be no official appointment before the Fulham squad leave for their 10-day pre-season tour to Sweden on Monday but the new man will fly out to join the party.
United States coach Bob Bradley and Switzerland's Ottmar Hitzfeld were other names in the running, but Hitzfeld ruled himself out of contention and a statement from the United States Soccer Federation outlined its intention to extend Bradley's current contract.
Jol, who was sacked by Spurs in October 2007, still owns a house in England and reports have suggested the Dutchman would be given rolling contract.
Although Fulham reached the Europa League final in May, Ajax will be playing Champions League football in September providing they come through qualifying.
Ajax were pipped to the Dutch title last season by FC Twente, who were managed by former England boss Steve McClaren.
Eriksson is thought to have held talks with Fulham but the Swede revealed last week that he was considering a lucrative offer to stay on as Ivory Coast head coach.
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Juventus to conduct talks with Atletico Madrid goal-machine Diego Forlan - report
Italian giants Juventus have stepped up their chase for Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan as they are eager to hold talks with the Spanish club, latest reports suggest.Spanish sports daily Marca reports that Juventus president Andrea Agnelli will fly out to Madrid later this week with his delegates to conduct talks with the Atletico officials.The Europa League winners have stated that they are not looking to sell World Cup Golden Ball winner Forlan anytime this summer, but Juve remain persistent.In the meeting between the two clubs, Juventus will also discuss the deal over Tiago, who ended 2009-10 on loan at Atletico.For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section here
Italian giants Juventus have stepped up their chase for Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan, after being wowed by his performances for Uruguay at World Cup 2010.
According to Spanish sports daily Marca, Bianconeri president Andrea Agnelli will fly out to Madrid later this week with delegates to conduct talks with the Atletico officials.
Juve are keen to aquire the potent striking prowess of Forlan, after the Uruguay international fired his nation to fourth place in South Africa with five goals and was awarded FIFA's World Cup Golden Ball.
However, the Serie A side face an uphill battle to lure Forlan away from the current Europa League holders.
The La Liga outfit, who beat Fulham at least season's final, have stated they are not looking to sell the former Manchester United marksman this summer despite Juve's persistance.
In the meeting between the two clubs, Juventus will also discuss the future of Tiago, who ended the 2009-10 campaign on loan at Atletico.
Can we have him please.
