January 2011 - Transfer rumours

Transfer window due to open very shortly, may well be a more active period for Irish players than in recent years with the likes of Keane, Given, Ireland, Dunne and more all subject of transfer speculation. Heres todays offerings:

Newcastle are ready to offer striker Leon Best in exchange for Leeds winger Max Gradel in January.
Full story: Daily Mail


Tottenham's Robbie Keane is prepared to take a pay-cut in order to play regular first-team football, with Birmingham and Wolves leading the chase for the striker.
Full story: Daily Mail

Lot of suggestions that Given could go to Villa

With Brian Laws getting the sack at Burnley, it will be interesting to see if they sign Paddy Madden.

he probably got the sack because he was trying to sign Paddy Madden.

Madden turned down an offer from Celtic of 1000stg per week a few months ago by the way.

Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish wants midfielder David Bentley and striker Robbie Keane to join Blues from Tottenham.
Full story: Daily Mail

EDIT: Killer gone a loan deal to Huddersfield until the end of the season
http://www.huddersfield.vitalfootbal...e.asp?a=226241

Could be good business for McLeish, especially if they're willing to take pay cuts. You'd imagine the pair would be available at about $10-million but both would give a big boost to the team.

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Originally Posted by elroy

Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish wants midfielder David Bentley and striker Robbie Keane to join Blues from Tottenham.
Full story: Daily Mail

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He's still in the game? I thought he'd retired on the strength of that goal against Arsenal.

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Originally Posted by irishfan86

Could be good business for McLeish, especially if they're willing to take pay cuts. You'd imagine the pair would be available at about $10-million but both would give a big boost to the team.

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Assuming both can recapture previous form, absolutely. They'd be well rested too!

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Originally Posted by SkStu

he probably got the sack because he was trying to sign Paddy Madden.

Madden turned down an offer from Celtic of 1000stg per week a few months ago by the way.

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Naive? Or is he just very ambitious?

i would say he is very thick and overrates himself. His brother is his agent and apparently advised him that he could get more from a Championship club or Celtic if he hung in there. The problem is that he's not as good as he thinks he is. His decision appears to have also cost Bohs the guts of stg:100k which i am pretty ****ed off about.

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Originally Posted by SkStu

i would say he is very thick and overrates himself. His brother is his agent and apparently advised him that he could get more from a Championship club or Celtic if he hung in there. The problem is that he's not as good as he thinks he is. His decision appears to have also cost Bohs the guts of stg:100k which i am pretty ****ed off about.

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So your feelings are about Bohs being in the crap, rather than what the player wants!

Pardew now showing interest in Keane - go to Wolves or Birmingham Robbie. Adam Hammill, a potential recruit, is being chased by ' a list of clubs longer than your arm' according to sources at Barnsley which probably means he will stay with them.

Kilbane off to Huddersfield, anyone heard this rumour?

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Originally Posted by gastric

So your feelings are about Bohs being in the crap, rather than what the player wants!

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of course. :confused:

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Originally Posted by Colbert Report

Kilbane off to Huddersfield, anyone heard this rumour?

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It's in the thread, a few posts up:

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Originally Posted by elroy

Killer gone a loan deal to Huddersfield until the end of the season
http://www.huddersfield.vitalfootbal...e.asp?a=226241

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Originally Posted by gastric

So your feelings are about Bohs being in the crap, rather than what the player wants!

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The player's thoughts are clearly about what he wants rather than Bohs being in the crap; I don't see why you'd think it'd be any different from the other side.

Monaco are the latest club to show interest in Aston Villa's unsettled midfielder Stephen Ireland, 24, who is keen on a move to either Liverpool or Everton and has been the subject of interest from Stoke and Fulham. Villa want to recoup about £6m for him.
Full story: Daily Mail

Birmingham are hopeful of a double deal this month to sign 30-year-old striker Robbie Keane from Tottenham on a permanent deal and to hand winger Sebastian Larsson a new contract.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Meanwhile, the Magpies are interested in taking Tottenham's Keane on loan and signing Wolfsburg midfielder Karim Ziani, who would be available for £2m.
Full story: Daily Mail

Rumours McLaren wants to bring O'Shea to Wolfsburg. Kind of a strange one to make up if you know what I mean, would definitely be an interesting switch.

How many other English third division players have played for us in recent times? I'm thinking a couple of goalkeepers (Gary Kelly of Bury? Joe Murphy of Scunthorpe? Nick Colgan?) maybe but can't think of any outfield players.

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Originally Posted by irishfan86

Rumours McLaren wants to bring O'Shea to Wolfsburg. Kind of a strange one to make up if you know what I mean, would definitely be an interesting switch.

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Interesting, McLaren would have worked with O'Shea in his time at United, and if the Dzeko to City move goes, he'll obviously have money to spend, but his time at Wolfsburg might be short if results keep going the way they have been.

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Originally Posted by Yard of Pace

How many other English third division players have played for us in recent times? I'm thinking a couple of goalkeepers (Gary Kelly of Bury? Joe Murphy of Scunthorpe? Nick Colgan?) maybe but can't think of any outfield players.

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was Peter Murphy at Carlisle when Staunton played him in the States?