Premier League - Paper Round: Babel wants out

Eurosport - Thu, 03 Sep 14:14:00 2009

A round-up of the day's newspaper talk with Liverpool winger Ryan Babel keen on leaving for Ajax in January to get first-team football ahead of the World Cup.

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Dutchman Babel is reportedly angry at Reds boss Rafael Benitez's refusal to give him more playing time and wants a solution that allows him to shine ahead of the finals in South Africa, for which the Netherlands have already qualified (several newspapers, including the Daily Telegraph and Mirror).

The 22-year-old was signed from the Dutch club for £11.5 million in 2007 but has been little more than a bit-part player and has only started one game this season.

"There have been things promised, but they have not been followed up," he said. "I was told I would get to play more minutes and have more chances, but after the first defeat I lost my place.

"I think half a season at Ajax with a view to the World Cup wouldn't be a bad idea. Now we have agreed to review the situation in January."

Mark Viduka could join West Ham outside the transfer window as, after leaving Newcastle, he is without a club and could therefore join any time outside the transfer window (Daily Express). The big Aussie striker, 33, rejected a deal to join Portsmouth and also failed to agree terms with Fulham.

The Telegraph also revealed that the Hammers failed to sign Benjani on transfer deadline day because, bizarrely and much to their shock, he would rather re-join former Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson at Notts County. The East London club are now expected to agree a pre-contract with Marouane Chamakh in January.

Daniel Cousin could still leave Hull despite the breakdown of a loan move to Burnley after the clubs could not agree a wage-share deal. He may now drop down a division due to the Championship's different transfer regulations, with Cardiff primed to loan him.

Arsenal striker Niklas Bendtner could have joined one of "the biggest clubs in the world" but signed a new contract at Arsenal, according to his dad/agent Thomas. The Dane penned a £50,000 a week deal after impressing Arsene Wenger with his "application and determination over the last season". The Daily Mirror extrapolated it to say he snubbed Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Internazionale but there is little evidence of that.

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  1. Comment 172 - "they constantly­ claim all sorts of­ shyte which the rest of the country­ are pist off at­ they are very average and getting worse­ not better !­ does that answer your question marc­ ?"

    That's enough about your failings but­ what about Liverpool?

    Also, is that fat, jug-eared,­ "once a blue always a blue", sweaty meff of a­ striker you lot have ever going to realise how stupid­ he looks, as he gazes at a fixed point in space­ apparently oblivious to the onrushing defender (an odd­ lack of awareness for an international striker) before­ slumping to the turf in a blatant dive?

    That interview­ he gave the other week about players diving was one of­ the most cringe-inducing things I've ever heard,­ especially coming from a man who's side regularly­ benefited from the weekly antics of Christina Ronaldo,­ still the only woman ever to play in the Premier­ League.

    If it wasn't for the fact that Berbatov is­ a £30m waste of space, I'm not sure that fat lad­ would have got a game for United last season. What­ does he do these days exactly, other than fall over and­ shout at people?

    From Andy Jones, on Tue 8 Sep 11:55PM
  2. Comment 152: No, it isn't Manchester. Really. ­ Are you by any chance a Cockney Red? Anyway,­ here's a quick geography lesson for you - I­ don't pretend I can compensate for your failure to­ avail yourself of eleven years of state-provided­ education, but at least I can give you a few­ pointers.

    Greater Manchester is a county which­ includes two cities (Manchester and Salford) and ten­ boroughs stretching from Stockport to Oldham, each of­ which is a major metropolitan area in their own­ right.

    One of those Boroughs is Trafford, which is an­ entirely separate entity to Manchester - it shares a­ broder with Manchester and also Salford but is not a­ part of either city. Trafford itself contains several­ towns, one of which is Stretford. Old Trafford is in­ Stretford. Not Manchester.

    Suggesting that Old­ Trafford is in Manchester because it's in Greater­ Manchester is no different from suggesting the JJB­ Stadium is in Manchester, since Wigan is also in­ Greater Manchester.

    Interestingly, Manchester United­ originated in Newton Heath which *is* in Manchester,­ then moved to Clayton which is also in Manchester,­ before finally getting the message and leaving the­ city.

    More fun Manchester United facts, all of which­ are true:

    Manchester United won their first league­ title after buying star players from Manchester City.­ The players were banned for life from playing for City­ after receiving wages from the club; even then­ Manchester United were keen on poaching other­ team's players and snapped up half a team's­ worth, winning the title the following­ season.

    Manchester United's first game at Old­ Trafford was against Liverpool, who won 4-3. Four­ goals conceded at home against Liverpool! That would­ never happen under Ferguson, eh..?

    The river Mersey­ runs through Trafford.

    From Andy Jones, on Tue 8 Sep 11:44PM
  3. 159 because it is in reply to thick scousers who claim­ they'll win this win that ,they're the best in­ the world at this and that !!!!!!!! they constantly­ claim all sorts of shyte which the rest of the country­ are pist off at they are very average and getting worse­ not better ! does that answer your question marc ?

    From lemontreesid, on Mon 7 Sep 12:00PM
  4. Yes, in my opinion Rafa Benitez's job should be­ under serious threat. The right man for the job is­ Luciano Spalletti and i honestly think that with him,­ liverpool fans such as me can not only start dreaming­ about the days when we once again start lifting the epl­ trophy but realistically actually living them with the­ managerial expertise and qualities Spalletti­ possesses.

    Over the past 5 to 8 years i have started­ to follow the Seria A matches more often especially­ when Udinese and Roma were concerned while under the­ guidance of the master himself Signor Spalletti. What i­ can say is that i fell in love with his style of play­ and his philosophy of football and his game approach.­ Furthermore Spalletti is one of the greatest tactical­ minds the world of football has seen in the past­ decade, and like Benitez also uses the 4-2-3-1­ formation however unlike Benitez, Spalletti uses it to­ good effect. Also his managerial skills were also­ extremely evident whilst at Udinese, a generally­ unexceptional side in Italy with limited resources,­ however even in such a difficult situation as the one­ he was faced with, Spalletti in his own special way­ managed to lead Udinese to unbelievable success. In­ fact it was for this reason that he was then appointed­ as Roma's manager where he also was­ successful.

    Luciano Spalletti is Italian and 50 years­ of age however has the attitude of 30 year old, whose­ sides have always played very free flowing football and­ appealing to the general public especially all those­ passionate Roma fans who always stood by him and adored­ him and wished him to stay for many more years to come­ but unfortunately for them it wasn't to be. Also­ due to his departure he is currently without a­ club.

    For this reason i believe the solution to­ Liverpool's worrying problems is obvious:
    Time to­ make way with Benitez and bring back the good old glory­ days with the introduction of Mr.Spalletti. I am not­ his only admirer by the way. MANY adore him. Spallett

    From avellabonello, on Sun 6 Sep 9:51PM
  5. johnsack27: POST 147

    You live in hope that somehow­­ the nightmare will end, but it keeps going on and on.­­ Man United win the league year after year, season­ after­ season and Liverpool’s fans and players just­ look on in­ envy. Gerrard dreams of his premier league­ medal then­ hangs his head in disappointment realising­ he's­ never won one and probably never will.­ 'This is our­ year' we hear the fans cry out,­ but as always your­ hope turns to frustration and then­ to the realisation­ that perhaps everyone is right, and­ Liverpool are­ simply not good enough anymore. Benitez­ bleats that­ it’s the players fault, and maybe he’s­ right, but after­ spending £116m on a squad that looks­ wafer thin on­ talent you know the nightmare is getting­ worse. A once­ proud club built around legends like­ Shankley is now­ the laughing stock of England and­ those glory days are­ long gone never to return. But on­ the bright side - I’m­ really happy about that! Carry­ on laughing! Yak! Yak!­ Yak!

    From Sid, on Sun 6 Sep 8:39PM
  6. MARC you could try being funny! Yak! yak! yak!

    From Sid, on Sun 6 Sep 8:35PM
  7. Thought you would apreciate humour Sid. Truth obviously­ hurts. As for the drivel you constantly spout, hardly­ intelligent is it yak fooking yak.

    From MARC, on Sun 6 Sep 7:11PM
  8. Like I said MARC, I­ suggest you refrain from posting­ comments until you­ have something intelligent to­ write. So we won't be reading anything from you­ then! In the mean while you can carry on bin dipping!­ Yak! yak! yak!

    From Sid, on Sun 6 Sep 7:07PM
  9. Q) What's the difference between a Hedgehog and Old­ Trafford?

    A) A Hedgehog has the pr!cks on the­ outside!

    Alex Ferguson decides to treat his team to a­ meal at a restauarnt. They sit down at the table and­ the waitress approaches Alex and asks what he would­ like. He answers 'A nice bit of steak please'.­ 'What about the vegetables?' asks the waitress,­ 'they'll have the same' says Alex.

    From MARC, on Sun 6 Sep 6:43PM
  10. Basically Sid i've decided to stoop to your level­ of arrogance. Here is another for you F*ck off to your­ manure pages.

    From MARC, on Sun 6 Sep 6:31PM
  11. MARC: POST 161

    Manchester United has supporters from­ all over the world, how do expect them all to go to the­ home games and how can they all come from Manchester.­ Although Old Trafford has a 77000 capacity even a thick­ Scouse Muppet like you can see that millions and­ millions of supporters will be unable to go the home­ games even if they wanted too. You are making a right­ prat of yourself and acting like a complete @#$%. I­ suggest you refrain from posting comments until you­ have something intelligent to write. NEWS FLASH – Not­ all Liverpool supporters come from the city of­ Liverpool! But most of them do come from the sewer!­ Carry on bin dipping! Yak! Yak! Yak!

    From Sid, on Sun 6 Sep 4:49PM
  12. Can understand why he wants go, No problems..........­

    What world you living in Sid? A yahoo fantasy Island?­ Carry on dreaming!

    LIVERPOOL..... LIVERPOOL­ ...........LIVERPOOL
    LFC for life win or lose !

    From LFC Liverpool top of the kops, on Sun 6 Sep 4:49PM
  13. Liverpool will have a big problem when they sold a­ Babel... he is very important as super sub.

    From reypae, on Sun 6 Sep 4:13PM
  14. A Competition!!

    DO YOU COME FROM MANCHESTER ?
    DO YOU­ HAVE RELATIVES IN MANCHESTER ?

    DO YOU LIVE NEAR­ MANCHESTER ?

    If you say NO to these three questions,­ you are an ideal person to become a fan of MANCHESTER­ UNITED

    Yes, this is your big chance to join the­ ever-growing army of glory hunters who can be seen­ around the country in the colours of The Sc*m. To join­ the newly-formed club, simply send in a map with a­ cross marking where you think the city of Manchester­ is. In the unlikely event of there being two correct­ entries and thus a tie, fill in the tie-break question­ at the bottom of the page.

    * YOU COULD WIN *

    FIRST­ PRIZE: Brand new, '09' registration Ford­ Bandwagon for you and the others to jump on. This­ prestige vehicle comes with many features, including­ stereo radio ( pre-set to come on at 4:45pm every­ Saturday as you, of course, won't be at the game ).­

    SECOND PRIZE: One years supply of new design­ Manchester United shirts. These will be despatched to­ you weekly.

    THIRD PRIZE: A complete supply of­ Manchester United programmes from the games that you­ have attended. Both will be sent in the same envelope.­

    Tie Breaker ( in no more than 12 words )

    I feel it­ necessary to follow a football team that I have­ absolutely no connection with because:­ .......................................................­ ...............­ .......................................................­ ...............

    Name: ...........................­

    Address: ........................­ ........................ ........................­

    Age:....... Mental Age:.......

    From MARC, on Sun 6 Sep 3:15PM
  15. Sid the flid with his usual s**t....

    From Bike 69, mabaho ka !, on Sun 6 Sep 2:50PM
  16. Sid, Lemontree both absolutely fascinated with­ Liverpool, Please explain why you feel the need to­ repeat yourselves over and over again?

    From MARC, on Sun 6 Sep 2:48PM
  17. johnsack27: POST 147

    You live in hope that somehow­ the nightmare will end, but it keeps going on and on.­ Man United win the league year after year, season after­ season and Liverpool’s fans and players just look on in­ envy. Gerrard dreams of his premier league medal then­ hangs his head in disappointment realising he's­ never won one and probably never will. 'This is our­ year' we hear the fans cry out, but as always your­ hope turns to frustration and then to the realisation­ that perhaps everyone is right, and Liverpool are­ simply not good enough anymore. Benitez bleats that­ it’s the players fault, and maybe he’s right, but after­ spending £116m on a squad that looks wafer thin on­ talent you know the nightmare is getting worse. A once­ proud club built around legends like Shankley is now­ the laughing stock of England and those glory days are­ long gone never to return. But on the bright side - I’m­ really happy about that! Carry on laughing! Yak! Yak!­ Yak!

    From Sid, on Sun 6 Sep 2:34PM
  18. 139 I THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE YOUR OWN ADVICE ON REALITY­ ! BENITES HAS USED AND ABUSED MORE PLAYERS THAN ANY­ OTHER MANAGER IN THE LEAGUE 75ISH NOW I BELIEVE! HE IS­ A CHANCER ,AND IF HE SPENT CORRECTLY IN THE FIRST PLACE­
    ,THEN LEARNED TO KEEP THE DRESSING ROOM! LIVERPOOL­ WOULD BE BETTER OFF IN MANY WAYS! LONG LIVE BENITES

    From lemontreesid, on Sun 6 Sep 1:49PM
  19. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT BENITES DOESN'T LIKE DARK SKIN­ PLAYERS ! HE IS SPAINISH AFTER ALL! AND HE CERTAINLY­ KNOWS HOW TO UPSET A PLAYER !

    From lemontreesid, on Sun 6 Sep 1:42PM
  20. What was it Rooney said, OH yea i quote,
    "I am an­­ honest player."
    well well well, not only a cheat­­ but a liar to boot,
    a typical man ure player, coached­­ by the king of liars old pizza face !!!

    From Bike 69, mabaho ka !, on Sun 6 Sep 10:37AM
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