Rushden & Diamonds strengthen their defense
January 9, 2009
Rushden & Diamonds have temporally strengthened their defense by signing Ipswich defender Kurt Robinson on a months loan.

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Chesterfield sign striker Martin Gritton
January 9, 2009
Chesterfield striker Martin Gritton has signed a three year contract at Macclesfield Town for an undisclosed fee.

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Oldham get Windass
January 9, 2009
Oldham Athletic have secured the services of Hull City striker Dean Windass on loan for the rest of the season.

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Latest transfer news from the Championship
January 9, 2009
Sheffield United have made the loan move of former Southampton and Swindon Town midfielder Brian Howard permanent.
Barnsley’s bid to sign Chesterfield striker Jamie Ward for £400,000 has ended after the Tykes could not agree personal terms with him.
Birmingham City have signed winger Hamouer Bouazza on loan from Fulham till the end of the season.
Blackpool have completed a double loan swoop, signing DJ Campbell from Leicester and Graeme Owens from Middlesbrough.
New Zealand striker Rory Fallon has agreed to a two year extension to his contract at Plymouth Argyle.
Doncaster’s Stuart Elliot has moved to Grimsby Town on a one month loan deal.
Norwich City have signed Middlesbrough’ Jonathan Grounds on loan till March 7. The Canaries are also reportedly interested in Motherwell’s Chris Porter, with Glenn Roeder considering tabling a £200,000 bid for him.
Queens Park Rangers have announced the permanent signing of Fulham winger Lee Cook. Cook has put pen to paper a three and a half year deal at Loftus Road.
Middlesbrough and Portsmouth are both reportedly interested in Crystal Palace’s Ben Watson, whose contract at Selhurst Park expires in the summer.
Palace have also sent Welsh defender Rhoy Wiggins on a one month loan deal to Bournemouth.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are close to signing Rangers’ Alan Gow for £250,000, and the deal will be final once the player passes a medical.

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Premiership Transfer News
January 9, 2009
The cash injection of the Abu Dhabi United Group has made Manchester City the richest club on the planet. And they are likely to be very aggressive in what could be a mellow winter transfer window. Roque Santa Cruz is likely to rejoin Mark Hughes as there is a 17 million pound release clause in his contract which City will most likely trigger. City have not yet given up on Lassana Diarra. Diarra was a long term City target, but an offer from Juande Ramos’ Real Madrid has seen the French holding midfielder close to agreeing a deal with the Spanish outfit. A host of other players have been linked with City – including David Villa, Wayne Bridge, Steven Warnock, Michael Owen and Gigi Buffon. On the other hand; Elano ,Nedum Onouha and Michael Ball might be force to find another club. City would really be the team to follow in this winter transfer window.
Sevilla frontman Luis Fabiano may be on his way to Chelsea. Chelsea are in need of a proven goalscorer and Fabiano’s move could also pave way for Drogba’s Inter Milan adventure. Everton are moving for CSKA striker Wagner Love to solve their injury crisis. Spurs will take ex-Liverpool defender Steve Finnan on loan with a move to make the deal permanent. Juventus are set to bid big money for Liverpool pair of Daniel Agger and Ryan Babel, which will be rejected by boss Rafa Benitez.
In news regarding some of the smaller Premiership clubs, bottom club West Brom are to bid 1 million for PSG frontman Peguy Luyindula. Gary O’Neill is set to return to Pompey for 5.5 million pounds. Also, Wigan are close to agreeing a deal for an unheralded Columbian striker Hugo Rodallega Martinez to replace unsettled striker Emile Heskey.
More gossip from England next week. Stay tuned !

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Football Transfer Rumours and Gossip.
January 9, 2009
Chelsea, Manchester United and Fulham have all joined the race to sign Hearts captain Christophe Berra.
Manchester United’s midfielder Anderson wants move to in January. The Brazilian star is hoping to join Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan.
United are now leading the race to sign striker Karim Benzema after Real Madrid ruled themselves out a move. Lyon want nearly £90m for the 20-year-old.
Newcastle’s manager Joe Kinnear, has set his sights Roma star John Arne Riise, among others.
It is rumoured that Valencia striker David Villa’s will fly to England this week to seal a £52m move to Manchester City in January. City are also hoping to complete the £20m deal for French star Franck Ribery.
Stoke City are interested in signing Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood for a £4m move.
Liverpool’s new £20m signing Robbie Keane is wanted back by Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Redknapp wants to bring him back and expects to pay just £5m to get him. Spurs are also linked in a move for Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing in a deal worth more than £12m.
Bottom of the league West Brom want to take Arsenal’s teenage Mexican striker Carlos Vela on loan for the rest of the season.

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Tigers Catches Shane, Hoping to Grab Super Campbell Next
January 9, 2009
Hull City, or the Tigers, has made a GBP7 million to bring back the young, talented striker Fraizer Campbell into its attacking squad.
Hull City chairman Paul Duffen and Boss Phil Brown have been desperately doubling efforts to secure Campbell, who has made a phenomenal debut while on loan at Hull. Campbell impressed the Tigers with his 15 goals in 32 starts, which brought Hull to the Premier League for the first time ever.
However, after making an impressive performance in his first start in Manchester United against Newscastle, the twenty-year-old striker Fraizer Campbell is looking to stay longer in the elite club. He expressed his gratefulness to be in the team and is hoping to have more chances to play in the future.
Although Manchester United coach Alex Fergusson believed Campbell has a promising future in the club, he is planning to loan Campbell back to Hull once another player comes in, in hopes to improve the team’s attacking strategy.
Campbell jumsstarted his career in July 1004 when he joined the Manchester United Academy and made a huge mark after racking 14 goals in 22 stars for the Under-18s. In 2005, Manchester United assigned him the number 51 shirt, and was officially absorbed into the club in March 2006. For the whole duration of the 206-07 season, Campbell played for Man U’s Belgian affiliate club, Royal Antwerp, where he once again showed his soccer prowess, hence gaining him the nickname “Super Campbell.” He had a series of successful matches after that. In July 2008, he was tapped to join the Manchester United first team in a tour to South Africa and scored a goal in the team’s victory over Kaizer Chiefs in the 2008 Vodacom Challenge.
Because of Campbell’s amazing performances in the past, there is still speculation that Man U may not let go of Campbell until a deal to get in a competent striker is struck. Rumors are rife that Tottenhamm Hotspur’s Diitar Berbatov will be joining Man U soon. The club, however, will neither confirm nor deny reports. Spurs’s sporting director Damien Comolli, meanwhile, is holding on to hopes that Berbatov will stay on the team. The club says the Bulgarian has been training for Sunday’s match with Chelsea and is optimistic the striker will stay.
Meanwhile, Sunderland defender Paul McShane will be joining Hull City for the next season as the Tigers have inked a loan deal with Sunderland to absorb the twenty-two-year-old Irish. McShane has played for Sunderland in 21 Premier League matches. However, he has yet to appear for the Wearside club this term. His chances, however, are slim due to the coming in of West Ham United center-back Anton Ferdinand. Well, he might just need a little more of the Irish luck.
Earlier, Charlton Athletic has been keeping tabs on signing in McShane. Although Charlton recently added Portmouth’s Linvoy Primus on its defending squad, the club is keen on adding another one to boost its squad.
Charlton’s manager Alan Pardew has been keeping an eye on McShane, whom he thinks is a very good and professional athlete. Pardew has reportedly confirmed talks wih Sunderland over the club’s interest over the defender.




