tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27187653183643211342024-02-07T21:17:33.529-08:00Albert's Pompey News...links to stories about Pompey that I find.Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-74571274211831600822008-05-09T16:38:00.000-07:002008-05-09T16:39:58.679-07:00The Big Match Revisited<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WOHcnUh-xj4&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WOHcnUh-xj4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-228895556690332662008-02-04T03:35:00.000-08:002008-02-04T03:58:47.847-08:00Pompey 1 Chelsea 1. Monday's Match Reports<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article3300763.ece">The Times</a> (who gave Diarra a 9/10)<br /><a href="http://football.guardian.co.uk/Match_Report/0,,2252044,00.html">The Guardian</a> (which is mostly about Redknapp's relationship with Avram Grant)<br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2008/02/04/sfnpor104.xml">The Telegraph</a> (which is about the same stuff as the Guardian)<br /><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/portsmouth-1-chelsea-1-redknapp-admits-i-nearly-quit-over-grant-777740.html">The Independent</a> (which is also about Grant)<br /><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/02/04/portsmouth-1-1-chelsea-redknapp-says-blues-are-title-contenders-89520-20308779/">The Mirror.</a> (Also about Grant and also gave Diarra 9/10)<br /><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article756887.ece">The Sun</a> (Similar article as the rest - but has the best pictures)Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-7573793728075252972008-02-03T01:59:00.000-08:002008-02-03T02:22:58.547-08:00Pompey 1 Chelsea 1. Match Reports.<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/portsmouth/article3295547.ece">The Sunday Times.</a><br /><a href="http://football.guardian.co.uk/Observer_Match_Report/0,,2251465,00.html">The Observer./Guardian</a><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=20ROAJKWKUXLJQFIQMFSFFWAVCBQ0IV0?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2008/02/03/sfgpor103.xml">Telegraph.</a><br /><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/portsmouth-1-chelsea-1-defoe-makes-instant-impact-for-portsmouth-777454.html">Independent.</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=511927&in_page_id=1779">Mail.</a><br /><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article756003.ece">Sun./NOTW.</a>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-77327220255782893842008-02-02T13:32:00.000-08:002008-02-02T13:35:08.915-08:00Harry and Defoe's comments after the Chelsea draw..'twas a good result and from what I've read/heard it seemed like a good game<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KHO6Ja8ahtA&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KHO6Ja8ahtA&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dks73H_pObk&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dks73H_pObk&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-7086810428310407692008-02-02T11:21:00.000-08:002008-02-02T13:01:45.950-08:00That was a long break from blogging...I guess there may have been one or two people that found this blog useful, and I guess I quite like doing it - but I've been busy for most of the last couple of months - hence no updates.<br /><br />But maybe that isn't the whole story - if you want to do something then you can always finds the time and the way. I noticed that I stopped the regular updates about the time Harry was arrested, which was something that I thought stank whichever way you look at it.<br /><br />And here are some other things that I have found irritating over the last couple of months:<br /><br />The falling through of the proposed training facilities at Titchfield.<br />The selling of Matt T (there are not many who did so much to keep us in the Premiership)<br />The rumours of Gaydamak selling the club.<br />The stupidity of the timing of the ACN.<br />The woeful performances against poor teams. (Drew against the top 4 - lost against Sunderland; Middlesborough used to do that and I hated them for it)<br />The ridiculous goings on with Harry and Newcastle.<br />This nonsense with Benjani and Man. City<br /><br />Of course not all these things can be blamed on Pompey - and maybe some of the decisions were for the best - but it did all too combine to grind my noodle and probably contributed to my stopping this blog for a while.Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-59623292651480546752007-12-10T05:39:00.000-08:002007-12-10T05:42:38.632-08:00VILLA 1 POMPEY 3<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yQ9LrrCU7uM&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yQ9LrrCU7uM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-59502211964313610962007-12-10T02:27:00.000-08:002007-12-10T02:57:48.308-08:00Monday's Match Reports Villa 1 Pompey 3Some good reading here - especially from the broadsheets.<br /><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/audio_video/podcasts/thegame/article3026378.ece">The Times</a><br /><a href="http://football.guardian.co.uk/Match_Report/0,,2224856,00.html">The Guardian.</a><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/12/10/sfnast110.xml">The Telegraph.</a><br />(Also from the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=0YXKW2NI15UPNQFIQMFSFFOAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/sport/2007/12/10/sfnsmi110.xml">Telegraph</a> - an article about Glen Johnson and the possibility of his playing for England.)<br /><a href="http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premiership/article3239340.ece">The Independent.</a><br /><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article562657.ece">The Sun.</a> (Not really a match report- more an interview with Distin about foreign players in the Premiership.)<br />(This is not a match report - it's also from <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article562804.ece">the Sun </a>and it's about Harry's anger over his arrest and what he may do about it.)<br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=500580&in_page_id=1779">The Mail</a><br /><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2007/12/10/aston-villa-1-3-portsmouth-89520-20228142/">The Mirror.</a>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-14317019166628400552007-12-09T02:30:00.000-08:002007-12-09T02:59:32.861-08:00Match Reports. AV 1 - Pompey 3<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article3022196.ece">Times</a><br /><a href="http://football.guardian.co.uk/Observer_Match_Report/0,,2224573,00.html">Observer.</a><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=4TIYDDIXMI0SBQFIQMGSFGGAVCBQWIV0?xml=/sport/2007/12/09/sfgast109.xml">Telegraph.</a><br /><a href="http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premiership/article3236116.ece">Independent.</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=500580&in_page_id=1779">Mail.</a><br /><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article561879.ece">The Sun.</a>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-61271648069069246352007-12-08T09:34:00.000-08:002007-12-08T09:35:59.407-08:00Harry After Pompey Thrashed ( Yes - Thrashed) Villa 3-1<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D3IDkhGna9g&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D3IDkhGna9g&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-91302413550160743922007-12-03T05:57:00.000-08:002007-12-03T07:23:23.960-08:00Monday"s Match Reports- Pompey Everton<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article2987783.ece">The Times </a> (in which Phil Neville gives support to Harry)<br /><a href="http://football.guardian.co.uk/Match_Report/0,,2220857,00.html">The Guardian </a>(..and this article is almost identical to the Times')<br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2007/12/03/sfnpor103.xml">The Telegraph </a>(lousy piece of journalism by someone who thinks journalists are much more important than they are -reading this made me grumpy)<br /><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2007/12/03/portsmouth-0-0-everton-89520-20195039/">The Mirror</a> (more about Sol talking about the future of the club)<br /><a href="http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premiership/article3218096.ece">The Independent.</a> (Made Mendes MotM - an opinion that I have not seen or heard anywhere else - and the Independent always loads really slowly)<br /><br />Could not find a match report in the Mail- <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=499386&in_page_id=1779">but there was this article about Sol's take </a>on the club's future.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=96858">This is from a Nigerian newspaper </a>- apparently there was a meeting after the Pompey- Everton game between some of the players and the Nigerian FA about Nigeria's plans for the ANC.<br /><br />This is a couple of days old - and it does not say anything really new -but it's about Pompey and it's <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/106b9b20-9fb4-11dc-8031-0000779fd2ac.html">from the FT </a>and I've never linked to them before.<br /><br />Like this- an<a href="http://www.onthisfootballday.com/2007_12_03/december-3-arrys-return.php"> "On This Day" blog </a>about football - and according to the blog today is the day that Harry returned to Pompey from up the road.Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-9351733457138705422007-12-02T05:22:00.000-08:002007-12-02T05:43:43.061-08:00Pompey Everton. Match Reports<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/portsmouth/article2983783.ece">The Times.</a><br /><a href="http://football.guardian.co.uk/Observer_Match_Report/0,,2220444,00.html">The Observer.</a><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2007/12/02/sfgpor102.xml">The Telegraph.</a><br /><a href="http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premiership/article3215819.ece">Independent.</a><br /><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article533480.ece">The Sun.</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=499055&in_page_id=1779">The Mail.</a>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-17963241905353148632007-11-30T05:40:00.000-08:002007-11-30T05:44:39.204-08:00Peter Crouch on ProsineckiThe following piece from the Independent was part of the preview of the England - Croatia game - I've posted this part of the article here because the rest of the piece was a bit depressing and because links to the Independent always open really slowly.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Croatia's 40-a-day man helped set England striker on fire</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Peter Crouch will lead England's attack tomorrow and in the Croatia dugout will be a former European Cup-winner who knows the Liverpool striker well. Now Slaven Bilic's assistant, Robert Prosinecki once played for Real Madrid and Barcelona but, at the end of his career, a spell with Portsmouth, then owned by his friend Milan Mandaric, coincided with the rise of the young Crouch – just 20 years old at the time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">For the brief time that Crouch and Prosinecki were at Pompey they were one of the deadliest – and most unusual – partnerships the Championship had seen. Despite a love of cigarettes and questionable fitness, Prosinecki – the only man to score for two separate teams at two World Cup finals (Yugoslavia and Croatia) – had an unerring habit of picking out Crouch with crosses.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Crouch scored 19 goals in eight months at Fratton Park, most of them from the crosses of Prosinecki.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Yesterday Crouch described Prosinecki as "like David Beckham with the quality of his delivery".</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Crouch, who left Portsmouth in a £5m move to Aston Villa in February 2002, recalled in his autobiography Walking Tall that Prosinecki was an "amazing player" especially for someone who "smoked about 40 cigarettes a day. He caned them," Crouch wrote. "They were Marlboro Reds, too, not for the faint-hearted. He was a top, top player but very different from what we were used to. We were English lads playing for Portsmouth and suddenly we had this massively famous player among us. He didn't do much running – he couldn't run really – but he was a fantastic player."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sam Wallace. Independent.</span>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-78494410664860583842007-11-30T04:07:00.000-08:002007-11-30T09:11:45.451-08:00Matty Taylor is thinking about his future...<p>I've been a bit lacksidasical with my blogging this week so I'll post a bunch of stuff that I've missed this week - but if I've time I'll do another post with tomorrow's match previews.</p><p>Here is<a href="http://www.setantasports.com/en/Blogs/A-to-Z-of-Bloggers/Matt-Taylor/2007/11/My-Fratton-Park-frustration/?facets/football/blog-space/"> Matt T's blog </a>and he hints that he wants to leave - also what he says about Harry puts both of them in a good light in my view.<br /></p><p>This<a href="http://www.recycledart.org/node/8108"> article</a> is probably very very libellous but sort of worth reading - it's about how everyone in the whole world is corrupt.<br /></p><p>This is <a href="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/11/25/dont_blame_carson_the_real_gaf.html">David James' Blog </a>from the Observer - the story has been repeated everywhere over the week</p><p>Handy Pompey<a href="http://pfcswsc.blogspot.com/"> blog</a> this with some really nice photos</p><p><a href="http://football-corner.blogspot.com/2007/11/premier-leagues-top-goal-scorer-to.html">An oldish story about Benjy rejecting Juve</a> - I've only posted it because of the headline (Premierships Top Scorer Rejects Juventus). Glad he's staying and guess what - he's only gone and got himself a new contract on the back of the story. Who'dathunkit.</p><p>Here's an <a href="http://www.scotland-mad.co.uk/news/loadgnrl.asp?id=364592&teamno=424">opinion piece from Scottish Fitba </a>(which was written before the arrest)</p><p><a href="http://www.holmesdale.net/page.php?id=82&story=3711">Article about Songo'o 's</a> loan at Palace not working out. (Also mentions Shaun Derry - I thought he was older than 29- don't know why)<br /></p><p>This<a href="http://kopnews.blogspot.com/2007/11/redknapp-bid-to-return-crouch.html"> blog</a> has the story that Harry is interested in Crouch - which is hardly a new story but I liked the fact that this blogger also had a blog dedicated to the Miss Universe competition.<br /></p><p><span>A <a href="http://bigapplelittlebritainer.blogspot.com/2007/11/back-to-blighty-or-where-im-from.html">blog</a>- very nicely illustrated - by an ex-pat who is very excited about coming back to Pompey where he will be going to see the Everton game. (...great timing because it is set up to be one hell of a match - yeah I know - it'll be 0-0). I've included it in my postings<br />- a) because I liked the blog and<br />-b) it had a picture of the Tricorn.</span></p>I'm not sure what this is for- but I quite liked it - i<a href="http://www.football-england.com/portsmouth_2_newcastle_4.html">t's a match report from a Pompey Newcastle match </a>in 1952 - but I think it was written last week. Most odd . (Eurosport somtimes shows old matches with a modern commentary tagged on - which was weird- hearing the commentator and pundit discussing whether Cruyff or Beckenbauer would come out on top in the 74 World Cup Final - when you know that they already know the answer.)<br /><br />This is the <a href="http://www.clubcall.com/index.jsp?storyID=329162">vaguest of vague</a> rumours about a Ghanaian player.<br /><br />And <a href="http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/sport_article.php?section=8&category=159&story=5000">this </a>is connecting us to Leroy Lita<br /><br /><a href="http://www.precisionmarketing.co.uk/Articles/255426/Pompey+unveils+mobile+marketing+strategy.html">Here's some sort of marketing thing</a> that Pompey are launching. (I don't know - sometimes I find myself thinking that they are only really interested in the fan's money).<br /><br />This<a href="http://norfolkblogger.blogspot.com/2007/11/why-did-police-turn-up-with-press.html"> blogger </a>who has nothing to do with Portsmouth says exactly what I think about the arrest.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/11/27/sobook127.xml">Up Pompey did not win the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. </a> It was won by Duncan Hamilton's "Provided You Don't Kiss Me" which is about Brian Clough and which I'm reading at the moment and just in case anyone reading this cares what I think about stuff I'll review it on my Mild and Bitter Blog when I've finished it. From what I've read so far it's really excellent.<br /><br />This a <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=176493">games blog</a><a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=176493"> </a>responding to the notion that computer games are the cause of the decline of English football. It's a nice piece and takes Harry's comments on the subject seriously.<br /><br />This is<a href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_2927429,00.html"> Cacapa </a>- the Newcastle defender who had a nightmare against Pompey a couple of weeks ago. He says it was not his fault- it's just that his legs were not working properly (hamstring problem)<br /><br /><span>This<a href="http://moesann.blogspot.com/2007_05_01_archive.html"> blog,</a> from a student in Myanmar, has come up with a list of recommendations to other clubs and managers made by Sir Alex Ferguson and how they have panned out - (the Pompey connection comes in the recommendation of Yakubu to Harry by Sir Alex). Despite the occasional odd turn of phrase (though of course his English is way better than my Burmese) I thought this piece was worth reading. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span><br /><br /></span><span><br /><br /></span>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-78670366537615388702007-11-29T05:50:00.000-08:002007-11-29T05:56:07.236-08:00Harry's Press Conference..he's right - even if he was guilty he's hardly Tony Soprano so the dawn raids were totally unnecessary. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ihrjs2mjEUQ&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ihrjs2mjEUQ&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-7808342220506950192007-11-28T10:00:00.001-08:002007-11-28T10:03:25.952-08:00Has Harry Redknapp Been Arrested<div style="padding: 10px; overflow: hidden; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; width: 600px;"><div style="margin: 10px; font-size: 15px; color: green;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is being reported on a site called This is London- which I think is owned by the Standard.<br /><br />Innocent until proven guilty I say...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="border: 3px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); margin: 4px 10px 30px; padding: 6px 10px 10px;"><div style=""><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; padding: 3px; background: rgb(245, 245, 245) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-size: 11px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; margin-bottom: 8px;"><br /><a href="http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-23423512-details/Premier+League+manager+Harry+Redknapp+arrested+in+football+bungs+probe/article.do" style="color: rgb(71, 138, 204);" target="_blank"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="article"> <h1 class="article"> Premier League manager Harry Redknapp arrested in football bungs probe </h1> 28.11.07 <div class="dotClear bottomBorder"> </div> <p>Police investigating corruption in football today arrested Harry Redknapp, Milan Mandaric and three other men in their biggest operation so far.</p><p>The Portsmouth manager and Leicester chairman were held in pre-dawn raids this morning which involved more than 60 officers from the City of London Police.</p><p><strong>Scroll down for more</strong></p><p> </p><div id="ArtContentImgBodyC"> <img alt="" src="http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/04_03/Chimbonda_468x358.jpg" border="1" height="358" width="468" /><p class="caption">Tottenham's Pascal Chimbonda has already been arrested </p></div><p>Rangers midfielder Amdy Faye, agent Willie McKay and Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie were also held as officers searched eight addresses across the UK.</p><p>The move is believed to be a significant development in the inquiry wgich will now focus on the transfer of Faye from Auxerre to Portsmouth for £1.5million in 2005 and his subsequent move to Newcastle for £2m the following year.</p><p>When Faye made the switch to Portsmouth, Mandaric was still the chairman at Fratton Park and Redknapp was again the club's manager when the midfielder went to St James' Park.</p><p>The arrests come after the arrest in September of Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda. The 28-year-old French international moved to Spurs in a £4.5m transfer from Wigan in August of last year and was the first player to be held in the City of London police inquiry.</p><p>Today police refused to give details of the identity of those held, beyond giving their ages as 69, 60, 55, 48 and 30.</p><p>A police spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that they have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting.</p><p>"The arrests are part of the City of London police's investigation into football corruption." The City police's economic crime department launched the investigation, code-named Operation Apprentice, into alleged corruption in the sport more than a year ago.</p><p>Two people have been held so far. As well as Chimbonda, who was arrested on suspicion of fraud, a 61-year old man has been held on suspicion of money laundering.</p><p>Both men are on police bail pending further inquiries. The investigation centres on alleged tax fraud and money laundering — which is believed to include claims of individuals taking back-handers in relation to transfers. Since the inquiry was launched, detectives have raided Newcastle, Portsmouth and Glasgow Rangers.</p><p> Chimbonda's transfer was negotiated by McKay, who represents a number of top foreign players.</p><p>A former bookie, McKay, has denied that he is being investigated by police and has said: "I think you will probably find when it all comes out, it will be nothing."</p> <br /> <div class="clear"> </div> <div class="adTag" id="footerAd"><a target="_new" href="http://ads.anm.co.uk/ADCLICK/CID=000060734b63c08d00000000/AAMSZ=234x60/SITE=STANDARD/AREA=SPORT/SUBAREA=/ARTICLE=23423512/acc_random=6796801246/pageid=/RS="><br /></a></div> </div></div></div></div><br /></div>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-57373379712312650882007-11-28T02:38:00.000-08:002007-11-28T03:26:05.076-08:00Went To Ipswich Last Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEBNhBgrKsncQeCeaZqgPR4UL8oXMvfyXKwHo09hNQuVoRjOAsUzUYfaWA14c3RzHZCP-0qf4N5h3lkUp2guzv3OG5W9zdq119T0VF_nZ8UuDwRj_H0i9m8BaThfZL3fxjnXatO87eHk/s1600-h/DSC00026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEBNhBgrKsncQeCeaZqgPR4UL8oXMvfyXKwHo09hNQuVoRjOAsUzUYfaWA14c3RzHZCP-0qf4N5h3lkUp2guzv3OG5W9zdq119T0VF_nZ8UuDwRj_H0i9m8BaThfZL3fxjnXatO87eHk/s400/DSC00026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137839740294794866" border="0" /></a><br />and the opposition's support was pretty poor I thought.<br /><br />When Pompey were last there -that section was pretty full even though it was an early round of the FA Cup, people were a little unsure about HR's return and there were no trains running from London to Ipswich.Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-72674162118425156922007-11-27T00:43:00.000-08:002007-11-27T00:54:31.555-08:00Harry podcast Interview From Times<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://podcast.timesonline.co.uk/serve.php/1431/thegametwo16.mp3"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAT_7Y6RrSg9GWNzQ32x4nOiIJv5DCTldu5G_XlhEu8rA_7jeIVUez0DLqa7dfimUWEx9ybnqInazstuVDznKnv7Id8Xxyq-hQFzHZ-Pj1vHxO9ZVRjo-lM1u5oDuiTB5eal_uKlifS4/s200/Picture+13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137439213119606370" border="0" /></a>Click on the photo to hear the Times Podcast - the Harry interview is about 15 minutes in.<br />(If the link does not work then you can find the interview on <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/">this</a> page).Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-23277842130443500202007-11-26T12:30:00.000-08:002007-11-26T14:27:36.663-08:00Harry and England.. been a lot of stuff on the subject of England and Harry since last Wednesday. Unfortunately I lost my Internet connection (thanks to B bloody T) for a couple a days so I have not really posted anything about the subject.<br /><br />Anyway these people are all making a case for Harry (some are a few days old.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/sunsport_columnists/article501588.ece">The Sun ,</a>(or at least their Chief Sports Writer), is in Harry's corner.<br />As is Sol C., again in <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article509626.ece">the Sun.</a><br />And so does Joe Lovejoy in <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/euro_2008/article2937458.ece">the Times.</a><br />In fact they argue Harry's case twice. This one from <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/euro_2008/article2937461.ece">the Sunday Times.</a><br />And<a href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12010_2900538,00.html"> Paul Jewell </a>also argues Harry's case.<br />And so does<a href="http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/07/11/23/SOCCER_Chelsea_Nightlead.html"> Avram Grant.</a><br />And so does <a href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_2920056,00.html">Harry.</a><br />And so does<a href="http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-23422968-details/Pompey+star+Kranjcar+backs+Redknapp+for+England+job/article.do"> Krancjar.</a><br />And there are websites like<a href="http://www.sportingo.com/football/is_portsmouths_harry_redknapp_man/1001,5839"> this one</a> (which argues that he would be a good choice but then calls him twitching lazy eyed Harry - which I thought was quite rude).<br /><br />But <a href="http://www.sportinglife.com/football/international/england/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=soccer/07/11/26/SOCCER_England_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=england">Tony A. does not,</a> out of respect for Pompey. Football's a funny thing - I used to think Adams was a chump - but now I think he is a staunch, 4-square footballing colossus. And a gent to boot.<br /><br />If anyone has been on Mars here are some links from last week which sort of trace how Harry started to be taken seriously as a contender.<br /><br />This is from<a href="http://www.portsmouth.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=90163"> Vitalfootball </a>and it's from last week - before England lost to Croatia - and I'm just posting it because Harry proved to be right about Carson being in goal. (unfortunately)<br />Then after the defeat <a href="http://breakingnews.iol.ie/sport/story.asp?j=238294768&p=z38z95474&t=soccer">this story </a>appears everywhere with Harry not ruling himself out of the frame.<br />But then <a href="http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/07/11/22/SOCCER_Portsmouth_2nd_Nightlead.html">Peter Storrie </a>said Pompey would reject any approach anyway.<br />And<a href="http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/news/article3187069.ece"> Harry himself raises </a>the point that sometimes things off the pitch undermine the decent work done by previous England Managers. I guess he's worried about aspects of his reputation but in my opinion if the reason why the FA don't choose him is because of a perceived dodgy reputation then they should all be thrashed in the market square for being spineless no-marks.<br /><br />I think Harry really wants it and I get the impression that he is campaigning for it, asking players and managers and journos who think he's the right man to make sure they argue his case. In my view he's the best man for the job - and with him as manager I might start to give a toss about England again. But I really really really don't want him to leave Pompey - he's irreplaceable and I cannot see how anyone can think otherwise.Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-89389046101286383512007-11-26T07:45:00.000-08:002007-11-26T07:53:08.438-08:00B'Ham Match<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kM4zaFD8HYg&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kM4zaFD8HYg&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />and here are Harry's comments on SSN<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-pvXREbfqwA&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-pvXREbfqwA&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-81780175885289166392007-11-26T03:35:00.000-08:002007-11-26T04:22:59.988-08:00Birmingham Pompey Match Reports (Monday's Papers)None of these are really match reports - they are mostly talking about Harry and The England job:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/birmingham/article2943815.ece">The Times.</a> (As much an article about Harry for England than a match report, oh and it opens with a naff 'arrys a cockney gag)<br /><a href="http://football.guardian.co.uk/Match_Report/0,,2217005,00.html">The Guardian.</a><a href="http://football.guardian.co.uk/Match_Report/0,,2217005,00.html"> </a>(Also an article about Harry's take on England and not really much of a match report)<br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2007/11/26/sfnbir126.xml">The Telegraph.</a> (Again not really a match report- just speculation)<br /><a href="http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premiership/article3196307.ece">The Independent.</a> (This is mainly speculation about Birmingham)<br /><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article505710.ece">The Sun.</a> (Harry and England again - also it says that Nico has a shot like a scud missile and I thought scud missiles -a generic term - were notoriously not accurate)<br /><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2007/11/26/birmingham-0-2-portsmouth-89520-20161424/">The Mirror. </a>(says little about the match but does call Harry an East End geezer)<br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=496349&in_page_id=1779">The Mail.</a> (Same as the rest really)Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-38640208958364156112007-11-25T02:51:00.000-08:002007-11-25T03:27:15.668-08:00Birmingham Pompey Match Reports<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/birmingham/article2937170.ece">The Times.</a><br /><a href="http://football.guardian.co.uk/Observer_Match_Report/0,,2216554,00.html">Observer. </a><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=V4TW2YUOR0BMHQFIQMGSFFWAVCBQWIV0?xml=/sport/2007/11/25/sfgbir125.xml">The Telegraph.</a><br /><a href="http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premiership/article3194043.ece">The Independent.</a><br /><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article504766.ece">The Sun.</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=496185&in_page_id=1779&ct=5">The Mail.</a><br /><br />Some of these match reports are ok - but some of them are brief descriptions of what happened tagged on to opinion pieces about the futures of Eric Black, Birmingham, Harry Redknapp and England. Don't mind gossip and rumour, but that stuff is really aimed at footy fans. (But then again if I was a proper fan I would have been at the match and would not have to rely on someone else's description of the game).Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-57455455799741955762007-11-20T00:46:00.001-08:002007-11-20T01:00:54.699-08:00The Mirror Run Another Story About Harry, (and David Gold's very immodest website)<div style="padding: 10px; overflow: hidden; width: 600px;font-family:arial;font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:130%;">which has appeared nowhere else and which appears to be totally daft. Harry and Newcastle I can just about understand - but Birmingham?</span><br /><br /><div style="border: 3px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); margin: 4px 10px 30px; padding: 6px 10px 10px;"><div style=""><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; padding: 3px; background: rgb(245, 245, 245) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-size: 11px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; margin-bottom: 8px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" height="19" width="19" /> clipped from <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2007/11/20/harry-snubs-blues-89520-20132339/" style="color: rgb(71, 138, 204);" target="_blank">www.mirror.co.uk</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="art-body"> <h1 class="art-headline">Redknapp snubs City</h1><h2 class="art-standfirst"></h2><h2 class="art-byline">Excusive by Alan Nixon 20/11/2007 </h2> <p class="art-im-box im-portrait"> <img alt="Harry Redknapp" src="http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/m3/mar2007/3/1/7DFA59CD-090C-30FD-97403D816DA94335.jpg" height="200" width="200" /> <small class="art-im-caption">Harry Redknapp</small> </p> <div class="art-rc"><br /></div> <p class="art-p">Birmingham have failed in bids to bring in Harry Redknapp and Paul Jewell as their new boss - as they scramble around for <a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2718765318364321134&postID=5745545579974195576#" target="_blank" itxtdid="4730727">Steve Bruce's</a> successor. </p><p class="art-p">The battered Blues short-listed <a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2718765318364321134&postID=5745545579974195576#" target="_blank" itxtdid="1490454">Portsmouth</a> chief Redknapp and out-of-work but in-demand Jewell as replacements for Wigan-bound Bruce.</p><p class="art-p">However, Redknapp is content with the fabulous rebuilding job he is doing at Pompey, while Jewell is waiting for the right offer to return to management.</p><p class="art-p">Now Birmingham, who are using agents to make discreet approaches, aim to bring in someone fast - with Eric Black in temporary charge but also heading for Wigan shortly.</p> <div class="ad0 ad-mpu" id="mpu1"> <h3 id="mpu1header" class="ad-mpu-head">Black, in charge for Saturday's home clash with Portsmouth, could have stayed at St Andrews but has opted to join Bruce's JJB Stadium coaching <a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2718765318364321134&postID=5745545579974195576#" target="_blank" itxtdid="4704866">team</a>.</h3></div><p class="art-p">Bruce will be unveiled tomorrow after quitting Birmingham yesterday, with coach Keith Bertschin joining him and Black not too far behind.</p> <div class="c2a"> <a class="c2a-print" href="javascript:alert('This link contains javascript. Please visit the clip source to follow this link.');" target="_self">Print this</a> </div> <br /> </div></div></div></div><span style="font-size:130%;">David Gold, Birmingham's co-chairman<a href="http://www.davidgold.co.uk/home.html"> has his own website </a>and I'm still not sure that if it's a wind-up or not. He comes across like some character out of an Eighties soap opera.</span><br /></div>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-47369337858013501782007-11-18T12:56:00.001-08:002007-11-18T13:18:00.152-08:00Matt Taylor's Sentata Blog<div style="padding: 10px; overflow: hidden; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; width: 600px;"><div style="margin: 10px; font-size: 15px; color: green;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I've seen a couple of internet articles saying that Taylor's comments in his blog show that he is happy at Pompey - I hope he is -but I'm not sure that there is anything in this article that proves or disproves anything. Anyway I like player's blogs so I'll post his.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="border: 3px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); margin: 4px 10px 30px; padding: 6px 10px 10px;"><div style=""><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; padding: 3px; background: rgb(245, 245, 245) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-size: 11px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; margin-bottom: 8px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" height="19" width="19" /> clipped from <a href="http://sports.setanta.com/en/Blogs/A-to-Z-of-Bloggers/Matt-Taylor/2007/11/Why-Luton-case-will-help-football/?facets/blog-space/great-britain-locale/" style="color: rgb(71, 138, 204);" target="_blank">sports.setanta.com</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="entry"> <h3 class="football" id="ctl00_ctl00_FullRegion_MainAndRightRegion_MainColumnRegion_MainColumnRegion_BlogEntryBox_hHeader"><span>Why Luton case will help football</span></h3> <img alt="Matt Taylor" src="http://sports.setanta.com/upload/BloggerPhotos/taylor_mattsmall.jpg" title="Matt Taylor" class="bloggerImg" id="ctl00_ctl00_FullRegion_MainAndRightRegion_MainColumnRegion_MainColumnRegion_BlogEntryBox_BloggerImage" /> <div class="author"> <p>Written by <a href="http://sports.setanta.com/en/Blogs/A-to-Z-of-Bloggers/Matt-Taylor/?facets/blog-space/great-britain-locale/matthew-taylor/" id="ctl00_ctl00_FullRegion_MainAndRightRegion_MainColumnRegion_MainColumnRegion_BlogEntryBox_ParentBlogLink">Matthew Taylor</a></p> <p>on Sunday, 18 November 2007</p> </div> <p>It hurts me to say it due to my feelings for the club but I have to think the charges brought against Luton on Thursday will actually have a positive effect on football. </p> <p>Obviously it is negative for the club who will now be thrusted into the limelight, but hopefully it will help to rip the ugly side of the game out of football. </p> <p>Mike Newell bravely brought the issue into the public eye and lost his job because of it, but irregular payments need to be exposed and now it appears it has come to a head – albeit in unfortunate circumstances for Luton. </p> <p>The club will always be close to my heart, I always look out for their scores – after all, they helped me get as far as I have in the game today. </p> <p>One of my closest friends, Matthew Spring, is still there and we actually met up with the kids on Tuesday so I still have great ties to the club. </p> <p>I was never aware of any wrongdoings whilst I was at Kenilworth Road, but now The FA have it in their hands and I guess they will make an example of this case to warn others off making the same mistakes.</p> <p><strong>MIND GAMES</strong></p> <p>Readers of my last blog entry will have noticed my extreme confidence that we would only play one up front against Manchester City. I would like to say I was entering into the Sir Alex Ferguson school of mind games but unfortunately I was just wrong! </p> <p>Harry decided he would play two up – he discussed it with the coaches and then on Friday morning we were told of the change of tactic. It's nothing new to us, Kanu and Benji played together last season, and I thought we played well against City. </p> <p>Other than Vassel's chance they had little else, and when I picked up the morning papers their keeper was man of the match so that tells its own story. </p> <p>I can assure Pompey fans that both Kanu and John Utaka should be fine for the next game. I'm not sure exactly what injuries they picked up because they've been in intense rehab since, but I read somewhere that they would be fit so I'm pretty sure that will be the case. </p> <p><strong>BACK IN THE FOLD</strong></p> <p>It was nice to get some game time against City, and I thought I did ok. The only disappointment I had was that I didn't score but, bar one occasion when I sent the ball into the stands, I thought I got in a couple of decent efforts. </p> <p>The header was probably closest, but that's what my game's all about, getting into positions to threaten the opposition and as I say I was disappointed not to score. </p> <p>Fitness wise I felt good, it was good to play 45 minutes and it just builds the hunger for more action. </p> <p>There were probably a few raised eyebrows when I played on the right, but I'm happy playing there – it's not strange to me and I'm happy playing either side. </p> <p>I feel I'm more than capable of holding my own against any Premier League side on the right and when I looked in the mirror that night I was satisfied with what I had done. </p> <p>That's all I can do, train well, play well and then see who Harry selects.</p> <p class="sponsor"></p> </div></div></div></div><div style="border-top: 1px dashed rgb(220, 220, 220); margin: 10px 0px; padding: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></div></div>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-26305825200437008122007-11-18T03:36:00.001-08:002007-11-18T04:21:59.215-08:00Cannot See Why Harry Would Want To Go To NewcastleTaken From Today's Mirror...<br /><br /><br /><div style="padding: 10px; overflow: hidden; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; width: 600px;"><div style="border: 3px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); margin: 4px 10px 30px; padding: 6px 10px 10px;"><div style=""><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; padding: 3px; background: rgb(245, 245, 245) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-size: 11px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; margin-bottom: 8px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" height="19" width="19" /> clipped from <a href="http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/sport/football/2007/11/18/harry-s-talk-of-toon-98487-20123698/" style="color: rgb(71, 138, 204);" target="_blank">www.sundaymirror.co.uk</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="art-body"> <h1 class="art-headline">HARRY'S TALK OF TOON</h1><h2 class="art-standfirst">NEWCASTLE TARGET POMPEY BOSS Ashley eyes Redknapp</h2><h2 class="art-byline">Paul Smith 18/11/2007 </h2> <div class="art-rc"> <h2 class="art-head">Related Articles</h2> <ul class="art-rc"> <li><a href="http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/sport/football/">More Football</a></li> <li><a href="http://forums.mirror.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=2">What are you talking about? Get published</a></li> </ul> </div> <p class="art-p">Harry Redknapp has emerged as the number one target to replace Newcastle's under-fire manager Sam Allardyce.</p><p class="art-p">The Magpies' multimillionaire owner, Mike Ashley, has made no secret of his admiration for Portsmouth boss Redknapp and the impressive job he's done at Fratton Park.</p><p class="art-p">Ashley's uneasy relationship with Allardyce is bordering on disintegration and although Redknapp has recently signed a new contract at Pompey, that won't deter Ashley from making a formal approach to the high-flying south-coast club.</p><p class="art-p">The alternative for Newcastle will be a move to persuade former superstar Alan Shearer to accept the challenge of becoming their next manager.</p> <div class="ad0 ad-mpu" id="mpu1"> <h3 id="mpu1header" class="ad-mpu-head"><br /></h3> <a href="http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/360e/0/0/%2a/a;44306;0-0;0;21296293;4307-300/250;0/0/0;;%7Esscs=?" target="_blank"><img alt="Click here to find out more!" src="http://m.uk.2mdn.net/viewad/817-grey.gif" border="0" /></a> Sources close to the Toon talisman suggest that, having decided to take a two-season sabbatical away from football, Shearer now has fresh enthusiasm to get back into the game when his media contract with the BBC expires next summer.</div><p class="art-p">The Sunday Mirror exclusively revealed in July that the former Magpies and England skipper had held talks with chairman Chris Mort about a return to St James' Park in an undefined role.</p><p class="art-p">Ashley and Mort are keen to re-establish a Geordie connection at the club, but when sounded out Shearer, 37, made it plain that he wasn't interested in an ambassadorial role.</p><p class="art-p">It seems certain Shearer, who has worked tirelessly to get the required coaching qualifications since his retirement season of 2005/06, will one day return to Newcastle as manager.</p><p class="art-p">Allardyce's popularity on Tyneside continues to diminish with supporters largely unimpressed with him.</p><p class="art-p">His appointment to the post was made by former chairman Freddy Shepherd prior to the buy-out by Ashley. And rumours have been rife all season that it's only a matter of time before Ashley boots him out of the club.</p><p class="art-p">While the club have publicly dismissed speculation about continuing rumours about Allardyce's future, privately it is well known the two do not see eye-to-eye.</p><p class="art-p">Ashley's admiration for Redknapp shows no sign of subsiding though, and he has made it abundantly clear he will move heaven and earth to land his man.</p><p class="art-p">During two spells at Pompey Redknapp has transformed the club into a major force in top-flight football.</p><p class="art-p">He is well known for his attacking style of football, which Ashley believes will captivate the Toon Army and steer the club to long overdue success.</p> <div class="c2a"> <a class="c2a-print" href="javascript:alert('This link contains javascript. Please visit the clip source to follow this link.');" target="_self">Print this</a> </div> <br /> </div></div></div></div><br /></div>Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718765318364321134.post-39220706152537963312007-11-14T01:50:00.000-08:002007-11-14T03:28:32.334-08:00Round up of the last couple of days.I have not posted anything for a couple of days apart from the match reports so I thought I'd round up some stories from the last couple of days - sorry if you've seen them before.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/euro_2008/article2857803.ece">Harry thinks Glen Johnson should be in The England Squad. (Times)</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=493359&in_page_id=1779">Nugent is Homesick (The Mail)</a><br /><a href="http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=94924">This is Harry talking about the Africans in his squad</a> - I'm not sure if this a reworking of comment's Harry made a couple of weeks ago- but I don't think it is.<br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=493392&in_page_id=1779">Warnock was not happy with Songo'o </a>(Mail) and he may be coming back to Pompey.<br /><a href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_2877599,00.html">Kanu and Utaka are not playing for Nigeria friendly match. (Sky)</a><br /><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/euro_2008/article2852958.ece">An article about the England Croatia match from the Times </a>which mentions the Pompey players that could be involved and in which Harry makes a little joke.<br />This is from last week- it's<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_page_id=1779&in_article_id=492758"> Jamie Redknapp in the Mail </a>on his father.<br /><a href="http://timesonline.typepad.com/fanzine_fanzone/2007/11/from-feudal-ser.html">This is a Times blog</a> - by a Man City fan- following Sunday's game and which mentions Harry and trots out almost every cliche there is about the man.<br /><a href="http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/comment/article3152367.ece">This is the e-mail interview thing in the Independent with Linvoy.</a> (If that had been a tabloid then the headline would be "I'd Invite Hitler to Dinner)<br /><a href="http://www.clubfanzine.com/southampton/showNews.php?id=5612&loc=1">I enjoyed reading this </a>- I love it when fans turn on their own club. (or this club at least)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pompeydownunder.net/">This is the website</a> for the Australian Supporters Club.<br /><a href="http://www.pfcusa.net/index.htm">This is the website</a> for the Portsmouth FC USA Supporters Club.Albert Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533287058676931231noreply@blogger.com0