• The News of the World, who seemingly have omnipotent powers to rival Mystic Meg, are predicting that the Liverpool board will ‘approach’ Roy Hodgson about the vacant managers post. Reading between the lines we presume he may even be asked to fill it. But that’s crazy conjecture on our part. (Here)

• Over in Africa star players are dropping like flies. Flies I tell you. Which is ironic given there are an abundance of the buggers over there and they rarely ‘drop’ to my knowledge. In fact they’re always in rude health when I check and they pester you and sit in your sandwich. Is that irony? Anyway Rio Ferdinand’s knee has become Heskey collateral damage, Didier Drgoba has fractured his arm, Arjen Robben is a doubt after limping out of Holland’s last friendly, Jon Obi Mikel has a crook knee and Hull ’starlet‘ Jozy Altidore is a worry too.

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The Crab rounds up another shovel load of footballing rumours.

• Cash rich Tottenham supremo ‘Arry Redknapp is set to splash the mullah on Switzerland goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic to ‘provide competition’ for Heurelho Gomes. Which we thought Ben Alnwick was meant to do. Still it’s only money isn’t it? (Daily Mirror)

• Chelsea and Arsenal are, to quote the Daily Mail, ‘battling it out’ over Inter Milan’s £18 million striker Mario Balotelli. If last Sunday is anything to go by he’s probably already having a medical at Stamford Bridge whilst Arsene has his fingers in his ears and is busy telling people he didn’t need or want him anyway. Honest guv. (Daily Mail)

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The Crab rounds up another shovel load of footballing rumours.

• Manchester Lite manager Mark Hughes is set to swoop for poor man’s David Beckham, David Bentley, and is ready to offer £8 million to Tottenham for the privilege. Which represents only a loss of £8 million on the £16 million they paid Blackburn for the preening winger. Which isn’t bad for Spurs. One day they’ll learn. Expect to see Bentley showboating on the Manchester Lite wing in the near future and whipping in crosses for a clearly offside Adebayor. (The Mirror)




• And whilst Manchester Lite are at it they’ll also overload on holding midfielders for the sheer sake of it – either that or they’re planning on forming the most fearsome boy band of all time, with The Mirror stating they’re ‘hoping’ to bring in Gennaro Gattuso from AC Milan to keep Barry, De Jong and Kompany on their toes. (The Mirror)


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The Crab rounds up another shovel load of footballing rumours.

• Liverpool are to make a loan move for Tottenham’s underused Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko. Although why Spurs would save their rivals from David Ngog is anyones guess. (The Mirror)

• Alternatively Liverpool could be splashing £20 million on West Ham’s Carlton Cole. With the England striker said to be keen to raise his England profile ahead of the World Cup and to get a guaranteed pay check each week. (The Sun)

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