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But Bruce is virtually resigned to losing his battle to sign Ghaly's club and country team-mate Mido, rating his chances as 'less than 50-50.' Ghaly was in Birmingham on Saturday to tie up his move and, although further talks are planned, Bruce is optimistic the Egypt international will become his eighth signing of the summer. Bruce said: 'We are still in talks with Hossam and we hope that, by Monday, he will be added to the squad all being well. 'I let one midfielder go in Stephen Clemence and that was a tough decision. If Ghaly is as good as Clemence was in his five years here then I'll be delighted.' On Mido, Bruce said: 'The deal looks a bit off. It's to do with different clauses. I can't say more as that would not be fair on the player. 'It's fair to say our chances are less than 50-50. We still hope we can pull it off but it's noting to do with finances.' Bruce added: 'I'd look for another striker if one was available but it's whether you can get one. We have four weeks before the window closes and last year we did our best bit of business just before the start of the season.' Bruce has been linked with Middlesbrough striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu but his agent Barry Silkman believes the player would be out of Birmingham's price range at more than £10million. |
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Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is confident Spurs midfielder Hossam Ghaly will finally sign for the club within the next 24 hours.
But Bruce is virtually resigned to losing his battle to sign Ghaly's club and country team-mate Mido, rating his chances as 'less than 50-50.' Ghaly was in Birmingham on Saturday to tie up his move and, although further talks are planned, Bruce is optimistic the Egypt international will become his eighth signing of the summer. Bruce said: 'We are still in talks with Hossam and we hope that, by Monday, he will be added to the squad all being well. 'I let one midfielder go in Stephen Clemence and that was a tough decision. If Ghaly is as good as Clemence was in his five years here then I'll be delighted.' On Mido, Bruce said: 'The deal looks a bit off. It's to do with different clauses. I can't say more as that would not be fair on the player. 'It's fair to say our chances are less than 50-50. We still hope we can pull it off but it's noting to do with finances.' Bruce added: 'I'd look for another striker if one was available but it's whether you can get one. We have four weeks before the window closes and last year we did our best bit of business just before the start of the season.' Bruce has been linked with Middlesbrough striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu but his agent Barry Silkman believes the player would be out of Birmingham's price range at more than £10million. |
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Ahmed Hossam may well make a significant decision on his future today, according to Sunderland manager Roy Keane. The Egyptian is also in talks with Middlesbrough, it has been revealed. In the mean time, Birmingham manager Steve Bruce admits that he is sad not to have Hossam Ghaly in his side.
Blues: Birmingham City have continued their interest in the striker. Steve Bruce spoke sarcastically of Hossam Ghaly, refering to him as "Mr Ghaly", and indicating that Blues had never lost their interest in his compatriot Mido. In the mean time, Spurs are having to be patient with the newly promoted club. "It has been difficult for the last couple of weeks, especially with Spurs after what happened with Mr Ghaly," said Bruce. "But our offer has always been there for Mido," he continued. The Birmingham manager contemplated the Ghaly deal which simply went wrong. "It was just disappointing because all summer I'd tracked him," he said, before praising the Egyptian's footballing abilities and dubbing the saga both "horrible" and "sad". "I know what happened but at the end of the day I've lost a really good midfield player. "It was a horrible end because a lot of people did a lot of work on the deal. "It was sad but the plain fact is he didn't want to be here." Boro: At Middlesbrough, Yakubu Ayegbini is about to head to Everton, and Gareth Southgate is keen on securing a deal for Mido. Boro are ready to spend £6 million and are in talks with the Egyptian striker, who had revealed to a London paper that he has interest from three clubs. Black Cats: And on Thursday morning Sunderland manager Roy Keane stressed that he believes this is the decision day for Mido, at least as far as accepting or rejecting Sunderland is confirmed. As EP had reported, Sunderland did make an offer. Tottenham have accepted it, but it is now time for Mido to decide. Keane commented: "I'm convinced we'll have an answer from Mido today. I met with the player over the weekend, he's had a few days to think about it and as usual there are one or two other clubs interested. "We're hopeful that he will make the right choice and to me the right choice would be to come to Sunderland. "Things are agreed with Spurs, that's not the issue. "The issue is whether the player wants to come and play for Sunderland. We'll wait and see. Whatever decision he makes, we'll respect it." this transfer stuff is really amazing one sec u think that the deal is gonna be done and another its ruined |
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Ahmed Hossam may well make a significant decision on his future today, according to Sunderland manager Roy Keane. The Egyptian is also in talks with Middlesbrough, it has been revealed. In the mean time, Birmingham manager Steve Bruce admits that he is sad not to have Hossam Ghaly in his side.
Blues: Birmingham City have continued their interest in the striker. Steve Bruce spoke sarcastically of Hossam Ghaly, refering to him as "Mr Ghaly", and indicating that Blues had never lost their interest in his compatriot Mido. In the mean time, Spurs are having to be patient with the newly promoted club. "It has been difficult for the last couple of weeks, especially with Spurs after what happened with Mr Ghaly," said Bruce. "But our offer has always been there for Mido," he continued. The Birmingham manager contemplated the Ghaly deal which simply went wrong. "It was just disappointing because all summer I'd tracked him," he said, before praising the Egyptian's footballing abilities and dubbing the saga both "horrible" and "sad". "I know what happened but at the end of the day I've lost a really good midfield player. "It was a horrible end because a lot of people did a lot of work on the deal. "It was sad but the plain fact is he didn't want to be here." Boro: At Middlesbrough, Yakubu Ayegbini is about to head to Everton, and Gareth Southgate is keen on securing a deal for Mido. Boro are ready to spend £6 million and are in talks with the Egyptian striker, who had revealed to a London paper that he has interest from three clubs. Black Cats: And on Thursday morning Sunderland manager Roy Keane stressed that he believes this is the decision day for Mido, at least as far as accepting or rejecting Sunderland is confirmed. As EP had reported, Sunderland did make an offer. Tottenham have accepted it, but it is now time for Mido to decide. Keane commented: "I'm convinced we'll have an answer from Mido today. I met with the player over the weekend, he's had a few days to think about it and as usual there are one or two other clubs interested. "We're hopeful that he will make the right choice and to me the right choice would be to come to Sunderland. "Things are agreed with Spurs, that's not the issue. "The issue is whether the player wants to come and play for Sunderland. We'll wait and see. Whatever decision he makes, we'll respect it." this transfer stuff is really amazing one sec u think that the deal is gonna be done and another its ruined |
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Mido is set to move to Middlesbrough for a surprise price-tag of almost 80 million Egyptian Pounds.
Boro manager Gareth Southgate said both parties - the club and player - are "keen" on completing the move. It is thought that Sunderland offered a higher sum to Tottenham Hotspur through installments, but that the Egyptian himself chose to sign for Middlesbrough. The club hope to seal the deal with Spurs this week, with Birmingham City seemingly out of the fight to land Hossam. Boro lost their first game of the season to Blackburn Rovers but showed some decent attacking potential through their new Turkish signing Tuncay Sanli and Nigerian Yakubu Ayegbini. i dont get this guy either hes nnot that good and he doesnt deserve that amount of money lets see 1 english pound is 10 egyptian pounds so 80 million egyptian pounds is like 8 million english pound s and the offers just keep getting higher first it was 6 million than it was 7.5 thN IT WAS 8 WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY THE GUY ISNT THAT GOOD |
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Mido is set to move to Middlesbrough for a surprise price-tag of almost 80 million Egyptian Pounds.
Boro manager Gareth Southgate said both parties - the club and player - are "keen" on completing the move. It is thought that Sunderland offered a higher sum to Tottenham Hotspur through installments, but that the Egyptian himself chose to sign for Middlesbrough. The club hope to seal the deal with Spurs this week, with Birmingham City seemingly out of the fight to land Hossam. Boro lost their first game of the season to Blackburn Rovers but showed some decent attacking potential through their new Turkish signing Tuncay Sanli and Nigerian Yakubu Ayegbini. i dont get this guy either hes nnot that good and he doesnt deserve that amount of money lets see 1 english pound is 10 egyptian pounds so 80 million egyptian pounds is like 8 million english pound s and the offers just keep getting higher first it was 6 million than it was 7.5 thN IT WAS 8 WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY THE GUY ISNT THAT GOOD |
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Overview Bolton have established themselves as a respected Premier League club since rejoining the top flight in 2001. The Trotters made their Premier League bow in 1995 but were relegated after just one season when they finished bottom. They returned to football's elite a year later after winning the Division One title, but went down again - this time on goal difference. Sam Allardyce guided Bolton back up in 2001 and the club has gone from strength to strength. Bolton qualified for the Uefa Cup for the first time in their history in 2005 after finishing sixth. After an eighth-place finish the year after, they came seventh last season to make the Uefa Cup again. They were one of 12 founder members of the Football League which was formed in 1888. Club Heritage The club was founded as Christ Church FC in 1874, but changed its name to Bolton Wanderers three years later. Bolton finished FA Cup runners-up in 1894 and were losing finalists again 10 years later, before making it third time lucky with victory over West Ham in the 1923 final. More FA Cup success arrived in 1926 when they beat Manchester City and again in 1929 with a triumph over Portsmouth. There was another FA Cup Final appearance in 1953, but Bolton suffered a 4-3 defeat at the hands of a Stanley Matthews-inspired Blackpool. Five years later, they made up for the disappointment by winning the FA Cup for the fourth time with victory over Manchester United. Bolton had a 29-year spell from 1935 in the top flight and eventually slipped into the league's lowest tier in 1987. They eventually clawed their way back to the Premiership in 1995. And as a Division One team, made an heroic run to the League Cup Final but lost out to Liverpool. They suffered the same fate again - losing to Middlesbrough in the 2004 League Cup Final - although a club-best finish of eighth in the Barclays Premierhip softened the blow. Premier League History 1994-95 - Reach FA Carling Premiership 1994-95 - League Cup Finalists 1995-96 - Roy McFarland replaces Bruce Rioch as manager 1995-96 - Colin Todd appointed manager 1995-96 - Relegated from FA Carling Premiership 1996-97 - Division One winners 1997-98 - Bolton leave Burnden Park for new Reebok Stadium 1997-98 - Relegated from FA Carling Premiership 1999-00 - Sam Allardyce becomes manager 2000-01 - Promotion to Barclaycard Premiership via play-offs 2003-04 - League Cup Finalists 2006-07 - Nicolas Anelka becomes record signing for £8million 2006-07 - Sammy Lee takes over as manager |
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Overview Fulham have maintained Premier League status ever since their promotion to the top flight under Frenchman Jean Tigana in 2001. This represented a third promotion in just five seasons for the Cottagers and they have not looked back, establishing themselves in the Premier League. Last season's 16th place finish was the first campaign where the club failed to finish between 9th and 14th position in the Premier League. In the 2005-06 season, Fulham's home form was the best outside the top six as they secured 13 wins from 19 games. Manager Chris Coleman was sacked as last season neared its end, with Lawrie Sanchez taking over on a temporary basis. The former Northern Ireland manager steered the Cottagers to safety and was subsequently rewarded with the full-time job. Fulham are the oldest professional team in London. Club Heritage The club was formed in 1879 as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School. Fulham were founded by worshippers of the C of E church in Star Road, West Kensington. The church is still in existence today, with a plaque commemorating the team's foundation. The club's name was shortened to its present form in 1888. Fulham started playing at Craven Cottage in 1896 and gained professional status on December 12th 1898. The club's first recorded all-white kit was worn in 1903 and since then they have played in a white shirt with black shorts. Fulham's Premier League consolidation is quite an achievement in view of the lowest ebb of the 1990s. The club was relegated to the Third Division in 1994 and two years later finished 17th out of 24 teams. But the appointment of Micky Adams as manager saw the Cottagers quickly promoted again, and two more subsequent promotions under Kevin Keegan and then Tigana earned Fulham a swift return to the top flight. With just 1,000 season ticket holders and seven full-time staff during the darkest days of the mid-nineties, Fulham's transformation is no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
