I'm a 23 year old Newcastle United fan, who enjoys watching and playing football, listening to music, watching movies and reading. Actually, none of that's very exciting is it? Erm...I also ran across America, won the Congressional Medal of Honour, have been to the White House 3 times, taught Elvis to dance and helped John Lennon write Imagine. My motto is, 'Life is like a box of chocolates...' no, sorry that's Forrest Gump....
AC Milan centre-back Thiago Silva has been linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer, with comments made by the player in an interview with an Italian newspaper being held as evidence against the Brazilian.
Tottenham and Liverpool have entered into a race with Barcelona, in a bid to sign Argentinian wonder-kid Erik Lamela. The youngster has been attracting alot of attention in his native land, with several bloggers commenting on his recent excellent performances for River Plate.
In a bid to improve performances on the pitch, Gerard Houllier has radioed for reinforcements from HQ. He’s asked General Charles Krulak, friend and business associate of Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner to pay a visit to the Villa training pitch, and give the boys some inspirational words of wisdom. General Krulak is an ex-US Marine, and served in Vietnam. I managed to get exclusive access to the training ground and get a transcript of what the General had to say;
Sir Alex Ferguson is set to beat his arch-nemesis Arsene Wenger, to the signing of Southampton’s teenage sensation Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Chelsea are planning to swoop for Manchester United target Jack Rodwell, even though Everton manager David Moyes has publically declared the player as ‘not for sale’. It was thought that despite his protests, Moyes would be forced to sell Rodwell to United or face another season on the transfer breadline. But now that Chelsea have entered the fray for the youngster, Everton could choose engage both teams in a bidding war for Rodwell’s signature.
Barcelona right-back Dani Alves has added fuel to the speculation around him, suggesting he may be on the move from Barcelona in the summer, with Chelsea and Manchester City as the likely candidates for the Brazilian’s signature.
David Moyes is planning a move for West Ham’s Keiron Dyer, if he can prove his fitness. Dyer is currently on loan at Ipswich Town, his hometown club and also the place that started his footballing career, and if the 32 year old can prove that he is back to his best, then Everton will no doubt want to take a chance on him.
Reports today are suggesting that Bendtner is already pushing for a move away from the Gunners, with Germany his preferred port of call. Borussia Dortmund and Hamburg, are currently on red-alert whilst they wait for news of the striker’s impending departure.
Celtic manager, Neil Lennon is preparing to sign Coventry keeper Keiren Westwood on a free this summer. Celtic currently have Newcastle loanee Fraser Forster between the sticks, but Lennon is keen to have something more permanent and thinks that the Irish international would be the perfect addition to the SPL giants.
Top 5 Irish PlayersHere at the Transfer Tavern, we like to think we pretty much embrace all cultures. Sort of like, an internet based UN only with more football transfer rumours! If that culture happens to have a tasy ale as it’s national dish, and also produces great footballers, we like it even more! So, in the spirit of the day, pull up a bar stool, grab yourself a pint of the black stuff, have a listen to that scratchy old Daniel O’Donnell CD the landlord keeps under the till especially for the 17th of March and start talking like you just stepped off the boat from Dublin! We say Cead Mille Failte, to these 5 top Irish Premier League stars!
Chelsea have moved closer to signing Brazilian wonderkid, Lucas Piazon, who has been dubbed the ‘new Kaka’ by journalists in his homeland.
David De Gea, the 20 year old Athletico Madrid keeper, has been linked with a move to Old Trafford in the summer following the retirement of Edwin Van Der Sar.