Grass roots Footie 2016/17 season

[Nigglyb]

Which presumably means Karanka will follow as Manager. Best of a bad bunch as far as I am concerned

its certainly looking that way

[BobHelm]

Former Porto manager Nuno Espirito Santo has joined Wolves.

The 43-year-old former goalkeeper has managed Rio Alve, Valencia and Porto.

He led Portuguese side Rio Alve to the Europa League for the first time in the club's history and then achieved a fourth place finish in La Liga with Valencia.

Nuno guided Porto to a second-placed finish last season, but was sacked after finishing the season trophyless.

He succeeds Paul Lambert as Wolves manager, after the Scot left the club on Tuesday after seven months in charge.

Paul Cook has signed a three-year deal with Wigan after agreeing a deal to leave League Two champions Portsmouth.

Difficult to keep up with the pace of the moves at the moment!!

[stattointhailand]

Are compensation packages tax deductible?

[stattointhailand]

GIGGS BACKED FOR BLACK CATS

In other, less expected, managerial developments, Ryan Giggs has been backed in from 25/1 to just 1/2 to be the next Sunderland boss, with Sky Bet reporting a run of interest. Aberdeen's Derek Mcinnes had been odds-on for the post for a number of days but has now drifted out to 6/4.

[stattointhailand]

Leeds opt for Christiansen




There's a few quid down the drain for those backing Juande Ramos. The Leeds job has gone to Thomas Christiansen, the 44-year-old former Oviedo and Villarreal striker, who took Cypriat side APOEL to the last 16 of the Europa League for the first time in their history.

[stattointhailand]

Life's a bitch

Sunderland will be forced to pay Inter Milan in excess of £9 million after they lost a court ruling over the transfer of Ricky Alvarez. According to reports in Italy, the Court of Arbitration for Sport have ruled in Inter Milan's favour to bring an end to a saga that has rumbled on since 2015. Sunderland signed Alvarez in 2015 on a year long loan, to be converted into a permanent deal should they stay in the Premier League. Alvarez missed much of that season through injury and with the Black Cats arguing that meant they could not be expected to sign him, he effectively became a free agent. Alvarez now plays for Sampdoria but Sunderland will have to stump up the fee. The Argentinian made just 13 appearances for the Black Cats.

Read more at: http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/foo ... -1-8602148

[stattointhailand]

More money than sense some people

BREAKING NEWS

A £100m (surely they mean 100m Lao Kip) takeover deal for Sunderland could be agreed in principle by the end of this week, Sky Sports News HQ understands.

Two rival bids, one from Germany and a second, a multi-national consortium, led by a group of Sunderland fans and financed in part with American money are working night-and-day to reach agreement with present owner Ellis Short.

[stattointhailand]

Next seasons Championship, Lge 1 & Lge 2 Fixtures now released

[stattointhailand]

The Sunderland fans have changed their minds about buying the club, but,

"Another takeover bid, from a German consortium, is still in the running, with Sunderland stating on Friday that they are keen to finalise a sale of the club quickly, with finding a new manager also a priority.

The Black Cats, who face a first season in the Championship since 2007, are without a manager following David Moyes' departure in May."

Sounds like their nearly at Rock Bottom ....... they only need to appoint Alan Pardew to complete the job.

[stattointhailand]

Former Premier League stars Wes Brown, Shay Given and Alex Bruce are training with Vanarama National League side Macclesfield.

All three live locally and have joined the Silkmen, who finished ninth in the table and were FA Trophy finalists at Wembley, for pre-season to maintain their fitness levels and undertake some coaching.

This summer ex-Manchester United and Sunderland defender Brown was released by Blackburn, former Republic of Ireland, Newcastle, Manchester City and Aston Villa goalkeeper Given's contract expired with Stoke and Bruce - son of Villa manager Steve - was let go by Hull.

[Zidane]

Yes,I think Brown and Given are just helping out with the coaching as they are taking their badges this summer.
Bruce is looking for a new club and I would think he will get snapped up by a League 1 or League 2 side.
Wouldnt mind Given in the sticks as I think he could still do a job in the Conference even at age 41.
But its strikers Macc need......they currently only have one.
The town has been awash with rumours since Wayne Rooney was spotted in McDonalds but Maccs manager has said they are looking for a more mobile front man.

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The town has been awash with rumours since Wayne Rooney was spotted in McDonalds but Maccs manager has said they are looking for a more mobile front man.

A McDonalds Macc spokesman has said he was unemployable as all their staff HAVE to wear the correct JimJams

He'd have to have a few more hair transplants before he could get Ronald McDonalds job ...