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Sweet & Tender Hooligan:
I really hope Celtic have a look at Steve Finnan. Oh and is the fixture list for thr season out yet?
es-jay:
Villa call off Barry move to Reds
Aston Villa say that Gareth Barry will be staying at the club and not moving to Premier League rivals Liverpool.
Villa claim the Reds failed to meet a deadline to sign the midfielder, who stated he wanted to move to Anfield, and now any switch is off.
"During talks in the past few days, a final deadline to conclude this episode was set that all parties were aware of and agreed to," said a Villa statement.
"This deadline has now passed and so Gareth will remain with Villa."
Villa are believed to have slapped an £18m price tag on the 27-year-old and have rejected a number of bids from Liverpool which fall short of this figure.
It has proved an acrimonious affair with Villa boss Martin O'Neill clearly angered by the conduct of Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez's attempts to lure his side's prize asset away from the Midlands club.
Barry's desire to leave Villa for the Reds has been evident and he was ordered not to report for pre-season training by O'Neill after criticising him in a newspaper interview.
But as the saga raged on this summer, the England international has played for the side in a recent friendly and came on as a substitute in their Intertoto Cup win over Odense.
Villa's ire will have been increased by the fact that Liverpool have splashed out £19m for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, with the fee possibly reaching £20.3m with add-ons.
The latest statement from Villa could be attempting to prod Liverpool into action over Barry, with O'Neill having made it clear he wants the situation resolved.
But Reds boss Benitez says he has to sell before he can buy again to suggest Villa will have to wait if they want as much as they are asking for the player.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7533851.stm
Elano:
The £15million signing was unveiled today after completing his move from Blackburn.
And the former Arsenal star didn't waste any time stoking up the rivalry between the North London rivals.
Boyhood Spurs fans Bentley, 23, admitted he was amazed they wanted to sign him after his spell with the Gunners.
But the midfielder insists he jumped at the chance of joining Juande Ramos' revolution at White Hart Lane.
He said: "It means the world to join Tottenham.
"Gazza was my favourite player, all my mates are Tottenham fans and there's a piece of my heart at this club.
"I didn't think they would be interested in me and when it became available there was nowhere else I wanted to go."
KURUPTION-81:
--- Quote from: es-jay on July 30, 2008, 10:49:44 AM ---Villa call off Barry move to Reds
Aston Villa say that Gareth Barry will be staying at the club and not moving to Premier League rivals Liverpool.
Villa claim the Reds failed to meet a deadline to sign the midfielder, who stated he wanted to move to Anfield, and now any switch is off.
"During talks in the past few days, a final deadline to conclude this episode was set that all parties were aware of and agreed to," said a Villa statement.
"This deadline has now passed and so Gareth will remain with Villa."
Villa are believed to have slapped an £18m price tag on the 27-year-old and have rejected a number of bids from Liverpool which fall short of this figure.
It has proved an acrimonious affair with Villa boss Martin O'Neill clearly angered by the conduct of Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez's attempts to lure his side's prize asset away from the Midlands club.
Barry's desire to leave Villa for the Reds has been evident and he was ordered not to report for pre-season training by O'Neill after criticising him in a newspaper interview.
But as the saga raged on this summer, the England international has played for the side in a recent friendly and came on as a substitute in their Intertoto Cup win over Odense.
Villa's ire will have been increased by the fact that Liverpool have splashed out £19m for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, with the fee possibly reaching £20.3m with add-ons.
The latest statement from Villa could be attempting to prod Liverpool into action over Barry, with O'Neill having made it clear he wants the situation resolved.
But Reds boss Benitez says he has to sell before he can buy again to suggest Villa will have to wait if they want as much as they are asking for the player.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7533851.stm
--- End quote ---
according to the bbc its now back on lol
Gareth Barry's proposed move to Liverpool could yet go ahead despite Aston Villa stating he will be staying with them, BBC Sport understands.
Liverpool failed to meet Villa's deadline of Wednesday to sign the 27-year-old England midfielder.
That led Villa to announce the deal was off, yet Liverpool remain eager to sign Barry and he wants to move to Anfield.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill and chairman Randy Lerner are due to meet Barry and his agent for talks later this week.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has said he needs to sell players before he can meet Villa's valuation for Barry, which is believed to be £18m.
Villa manager O'Neill said on Wednesday that he was "absolutely delighted" Barry would be staying at Villa Park and "relieved there is resolution and closure to the transfer saga".
He added: "Now we can all look forward to the season ahead with relief, anticipation and ambition."
Villa have already rejected a number of bids from Liverpool that fell short of their valuation for the player.
O'Neill has made no secret of his displeasure at Liverpool's conduct in trying to sign Barry and the player himself was ordered not to report for pre-season training after criticising his manager in a newspaper interview.
But the England international played for Villa in a friendly against Walsall and came on as a substitute in their Intertoto Cup win over Odense.
Villa's ire will have been increased by the fact that Liverpool splashed out £19m for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane - with the fee possibly reaching £20.3m with add-ons - yet have been unwilling to match an £18m valuation for Barry
KURUPTION-81:
joey barton quote
"The first day's the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in, hand you your uniform and force you to pose for the photographer while loads of fat, tattooed, skinheads shout abuse at you. That's when you know it's for real. A whole life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left but all the time in the world to think about it. That's when it hits home. That's when you realise you've signed for Newcastle."
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