Archive for May, 2012

‘We have fought hard to keep Paul at Norwich and have not accepted his resignation whilst discussions with another club are taking place,’ it added. ‘However, whatever happens, we want to place on record our sincere gratitude for everything Paul had done for the club over the last three, fantastic seasons.’

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‘Villa are poised to name Paul Lambert as their new manager after deciding that the Norwich City boss is the man to bring the good times back to Villa Park,’ wrote The Birmingham Mail this morning…

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‘Have we a Plan B in place? Absolutely…’ were the words of the chairman at the club’s end of season dinner the other week; it was, in a sense, a warning shot to Lambert. Marking cards; drawing lines in the sand. No-one is irreplaceable…

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‘The raging boss wanted out once it became clear the Canaries were digging their heels in, adamant they would not even let him hear what Villa had to offer,’ said The Sun. ‘It resulted in a bitter end to Lambo’s three-year love affair with the Carrow Road club…

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Some argue that On The Ball City is something of a dirge, but to all those doubters – be proud that we have a song that resonates so deeply with us, and us alone. Yes, it may be considered a bit of a dirge, but it’s our dirge…

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He was so excited and to break a finger in training in the goalkeeping work was really unfortunate,” added Hodgson. “We can’t take a risk, it is broken, but the advice was that we had no choice to take him and as a result we have given a chance to Jack Butland…

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“We’ve had a chat – there’s things on-going behind the scenes and we’ll wait and see what happens,” said the star of the show. “It’s one of those where I we can agree on something we will, if we can’t then you can’t ask for a better send off than tonight.”

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“He was brilliant to play with; just to be behind him and watch him was fantastic. It probably wasn’t great for me and my career at that time. But when you have someone like him in your team, you have to accommodate him as best you can…

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“It’s not a decision Grant’s made overnight. It’s something that’s been on-going for a little while now,” added Payne. ”It’s a decision he felt he had to make and I’m standing with him 100% on it.”

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“Black Cats boss Martin O’Neill is weighing up a swoop for the hitman, believed to be priced in the £5-6m bracket…” reported The Sunday Sun today.

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