EPL Gossip Saturday December 6th
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez could place £20m striker Robbie Keane on the transfer list in January. Benitez will rest Keane against Blackburn with the former Spurs star struggling to find the net. (Various)
I wonder how much of a loss Liverpool would take on Keane if they decided to cut their losses?
However, Hughes could offload misfiring striker Jo to the Brazilian’s old club, CSKA Moscow. (Mirror)
Since Robinho wouldn’t be happy with his fellow countrymen leaving there is no way Manchester City will make their crown prince unhappy by selling Jo.
Left-back Herita Ilunga has labelled West Ham a second-rate club and revealed he plans to use the Hammers as a stepping stone to get a move. (Daily Star)
To think it is one thing, to say it out loud is foolish.
Sunderland could try to lure Phil Brown away from Hull City to fill the managerial position vacated by Roy Keane. (Various)
However, Sam Allardyce is the bookies’ favourite for the job. (Various)
Think Brown is happy at Hull besides with his success other teams will come calling at some point. Look for Brown to say no despite growing up a Sunderland fan which will set the table for his former boss Allardyce take over.
Arsene Wenger says he came so close to signing Cristiano Ronaldo for Arsenal that he even had a shirt made up with the Portuguese winger’s name on the back. (Various)
But Wenger only managed to seduce Ronaldo’s mum, Maria Dolores – Ronaldo instead decided to join Carlos Queiroz at Old Trafford. (Sun)
No clue why this story gets mentioned every year. It’s not like Ronaldo was a sercet when he played at Sporting. Manchester United coughed up the most money to Sporting and Ronaldo which is why he signed with the Red Devils.
Blackburn boss Paul Ince says there is a campaign against managers like himself and Roy Keane by people “out to get us”. (Various)
I really don’t feel sorry for managers who got their break just because they were big names as players. Being Paul Ince has opened more doors in coaching than it has closed.
Ince faces the sack after Saturday’s game against Liverpool, with Graeme Souness in line for a return and Sam Allardyce lined up as an alternative. (Daily Mail)
Graeme Souness, why? He should belong to the Bryan Robson school of great players but bad coaches.
Manchester City striker Jo has revealed the real reason behind fellow Brazilian team-mate Robinho’s widely-reported bus trips around Manchester. “I’ll tell you why Robinho got the bus,” said Jo. “It’s because he hasn’t learned how to drive on the left-hand side of the road yet. He only knows how to drive on the right.” (Sun)
Knowing this now makes my life complete.