He's a plonker.

(Tevez)

though some people might thing Blair is too.

definitely Blair too.

and Brown

Here's a sensible bit in the times

Hugh McIlvanney writing in the Times

If, as is confidently predicted, Manchester City clinch the acquisition of Carlos Tevez from Manchester United this week, relief and satisfaction won’t be confined to Eastlands. Some of us will hope that a weight of tedium is being lifted off our spirits. Ever since he made it plain that his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson had been fractured beyond repair, Tevez has revealed an eagerness to provide periodic elaborations on the circumstances of his departure from Old Trafford.

Through the first couple of instalments, the subjective commentaries were interesting enough, and certainly nobody could object to the Argentina forward’s desire to have his say (Sir Alex, after all, is both skilled and practised at putting across his version of events). But as Tevez has continued to hark back to what he considers his ill-treatment at United, his communiqués have become tiresomely repetitive. His talent, apparently, was grossly disrespected, he was unjustly obliged to spend too much time on the bench, Ferguson’s signing of Dimitar Berbatov represented some kind of betrayal.

The impression created by all that is of a player whose sense of how much he could demand of his club, of how influential his complaints might be, may have been distorted by a keen awareness of his extreme popularity among United supporters. Undoubtedly the fans were captivated by his fierce competitive zeal and his ability on occasion to turn a match through the forcefulness of his presence. But it’s always a mistake for a footballer to exaggerate the relevance of the fans’ assessment of his worth.

Manchester City are poised to acquire a valuable player and we should all wish both the club and Tevez a successful alliance. My extra reason for doing so concerns a time when an American heavyweight fighter reckoned to be more dangerous on the street than in the ring was causing a noisy, alarming scene. At the height of his tirade, a friend of mine called out: “Put the gloves on him — that usually quietens him down.” Put the boots on, Carlos.

or put a boot in it.

Tevez

hey! he looks like the Fonze

nice find

Valencia to Unted.
He any good pie-eater?

he's been at Wigan for 3 years, had a decent season in 08/09, btu the previous two weren't great.

He didn't score that many goals if I remember correctly.

Typical quality headlines in the sun today

ManYoo: £80million in the bank but nobody to spend it on

next headline

ManYoo: MANCHESTER UNITED last night completed the 17million transfer of Antonio Valencia.

3?

Very possibly bollocks



He looks like a great player. No-one else going to "swoop" and spoil it for Man Yoo?

From the offer they made, Fergie must have wanted Tevez to sign. They may get someone better in, but that doesn't means they didn't want Tevez.

Olympiakos have come out and flat denied the Owen story. Their manager is a former Toon player, the mad Georgian Temuri Ketsbaia. Owen to Hull is still on!

Disregarding the constant moaning that Tevez seems to be doing at any and all availabie opportunities, I am glad that he is leaving. I'd love to know what really happened there. We can't have wanted him THAT MUCH, otherwise we would have made an offer earlier. Perhaps it was a lazy option, though I would hope not.

Come on Benzema.

I'm afraid not giggsy.
Looks like he might be in one of the 3 teams that Real Madrid field this season!?! The report is from Marca though, so it is no doubt bollocks.

>>>>

Spanish newspaper Marca has reported that Real Madrid have completed a deal with Lyons to sign Karim Benzema.

Just hours after it was claimed that Benzema was on the verge of joining Manchester United, the Spanish newspaper, considered to be the mouthpiece of the Bernabeu club, have claimed that the youngster is heading to Madrid instead.

According to Marca, a fee of 35million euros has been agreed and an official announcement will be forthcoming over the next 24 hours.