Archive for February, 2007

The Final Word “whistles and boos cannot delete history”

Here’s the latest footballing comment from Paddy Power (of Paddy Power bookmakers) 

 

Porto v Chelsea – The Final Word
“This week we have two finals — Porto is like a final and Arsenal is really a final.” So that’s just the one final then, José? Returning to Porto to take on his old side, again, may be getting to the Chelsea manager. It’s screwing with ability for simple arithmetic anyway. Expect to see him adopt a new 5-3-4-1 formation. Despite the confusion Mourinho is putting on a defiant front, claiming that those who boo him simply “don’t understand why a professional wants to come to a new reality” and has his very own sticks and stones rebuttal – “whistles and boos cannot delete history.” Will he have Mour to say come the final whistle?

Porto 11/4  (3.75)
Draw 11/5  (3.20)
Chelsea Evens  (2.00)

Roma v Lyon – Love Me Ten-der
It’s all well and good to praise your opponents ahead of a big match but when it comes at the expense of a team-mate, you have to wonder if it’s worth the hassle. Juninho of Lyon has paid tribute to the Roma captain saying “Francesco Totti is a great player, I think he is the best number 10”, which seems a bit disrespectful to Lyon’s own number 10, Florent Malouda, himself quite a useful player. Rumours that Malouda was later seen sobbing on a sofa watching Bridget Jones’ Diary and eating Hagen Das have yet to be confirmed. Will the French side be able to curtail Totti’s Roman for long enough to have a chance of qualifying for the 1/4 Finals? Wed 7.45pm SSX

Roma 11/8  (2.37)
Draw 21/10 (3.10)
Lyon 2/1  (3.00)

Inter Milan v Valencia – A Model Professional
Valencia will be without Edu through injury when they take on 2006/07 Serie A winners, Inter Milan (it’s not official but it’s only a matter of time). But there is a difference of opinion as to why this is. Whilst munching on a lunch that consisted of a peanut and a stick of celery, Edu speculated “I am not a doctor, but I am almost certain that this injury was due to me being too thin.” Los Ches coach, Paco De Miguel had a less funny but equally supermodelly reason for the injury saying, “the problem is the way that he walks and his posture than anything else.” Inter may be favourites, but they certainly won’t walk it against the Spanish side! 7.45pm SSX

Inter Milan 4/5 (1.80)
Draw 9/4  (3.25)
Valencia 7/2  (4.50)

Premiership Coupon – Too Late For First Aidy
Hope is a wonderful and inspiring thing that pushes people to achieve the unachievable. False hope is just embarassing though. Like those poor unfortunate, tone-deaf souls on X-Factor. “My mom says I’m a great singer.” Sorry love but being tuneless and delusional is hereditary. Anyway to the point in hand, winning his first away game of the season has instilled that same false hope in Aidy Boothroyd. “The whole team is buzzing” he insists, (Watford Bees buzzing? Even we’re not that corny..generally) “and it is going to be exciting right until the death.” Sorry Aidy but your season was dead and buried long ago.

Watford 7/5  (2.40)
Draw 11/5  (3.20)
Wigan Athletic 9/5  (2.80)

>>You can visit PaddyPower, Ireland’s top online bookmaker here. (sorry, no US bettors)
>>Here’s a link to an up-to-date review of Paddy Power so you can see what’s hot and not

PS: Paddy Power is one of the top 3 bookies we recommend for in-play (in-running) bets.

 

Add comment February 21st, 2007

Drink! Feck! Arse! Place your bets!

Ah, Father Ted, the television series? Yes!
In case you’ve been on another planet (or possibly in the US), Father Ted was a surreal and genuinely bizarre mix of whimsy, blarney, satire and violence packaged in outrageously funny plots.

The show follows the exploits of three Roman Catholic priests who preside over a parish on Craggy Island off the Irish coast. Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire and the retired Father Jack Hackett live together in Craggy Island’s parochial house, along with their manic housekeeper Mrs Doyle. (Avoid her sandwiches at all costs!)

Ted Fest runs this weekend on the real Craggy IslandSo what?
There is a festival on this weekend on the real Craggy Island and of course Paddy Power, Ireland’s top online bookmaker, has come to the party with some novelty bets to add to the entertainment value.

A spokesman for Paddy Power bookmaker said (know doubt in a thick accent)  “We are very proud to sponsor the Paddy Power Ted-Fest, the world’s 1st Father Ted Festival. The event takes place this weekend on Craggy Island. If you can’t be there why not have a bet on the Lovely Girls & lots more?”

We like the following bets:

The Best Episode?
Current favourite is Series 2, episode 5: Song for Europe at 2/1 (3.00). Strangely, Series 3: Episode 6, Kicking Father Brennan up the Arse is only 6/1 (7.00). I agree with Paddy’s long odds of 80/1 for Series 3, Episode 8: Going to America as this one was one of the weaker episodes.

Cup O’ Tae?
What about a bet on how many cups of tea will be served in the town hall at the festival each/per day? 301-400 is 3/1 (4.00) is favourite

You can even bet on the local 5-a-side soccer match between Inis Oirr and Inis Mor with Inis Orr the favourite at  8/11 (1.73).

Click to visit top Novelty Bookmaker Paddy Power>>Have a look at  Paddypower’s Ted Fest for some Irish whimsy.
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Add comment February 19th, 2007

Footballing X Factor

Here’s top Irish Bookmaker, Paddy Power’s latest Cash Back offer (X Factor) and his thoughts on some Champions League action and the FA Cup outright market.

Champions League: Account On An Upset
Lille played a huge part in knocking Man Utd out of the Champions’ League at the group stages last season and Peter Odemwingie believes that his team-mates can repeat the trick in the 1st knockout round this year. The striker issued a warning to the Red Devils by declaring “we may not have the fat bank accounts like United players, but in order to show we deserve the money they are getting, we have to kick them out.” He can be as confident as he wants but after Sir Alex rested his stars over the weekend, we reckon the simple truth is that the French side have a fat chance of making it to the quarter finals!

Man Utd 10/11 (1.91)
Draw 9/4 (3.25)
Lille 3/1 (4.00)

FA CUP: Roman’s Empire
Winning the FA Cup is a great achievement but somehow we reckon that if that’s the only thing that the Chelsea staff are putting in the Stamford Bridge trophy cabinet at the end of the season, Roman Abramovich won’t feel like he has got a good return on his 8 gazillion pound investment. Roman turned up to watch the Blues negotiate their way past Norwich, prompting the Special One to pretend he was ignoring it by saying “we work for him and this is his club. He comes back to his house. It is not our house.” You may not want to put the house on it, but with Man Utd and Arsenal facing tricky replays, you have to fancy Chelsea to avoid further Cup-sets!

Paddy’s outright markets:
Chelsea 13/8  (2.62)
Man Utd 11/4  (3.75)
Arsenal 9/2     (5.50)

Click to visit Paddy Power for more infoSome Ts and Cs apply:
– Applies to single bets placed before kick off only.
– Applies to 1st/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast markets only.
– Applies to win part of each-way goalscorer bets only.
–  Max Refund €300/£200 per customer.
–  Own goals do not count

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 Click to visit Paddy Power for the latest action

 

 

Add comment February 18th, 2007

In-Play Betting: Next best thing to playing the game!

Improvements in televised and web-cast game coverage has meant that bookmakers can offer new styles of online betting. In-play betting, more than any other addition in recent years, has added a whole new dimension for punters.

In-play betting, also known as in-running or live betting involves placing bets as an event progresses. It can be exciting and fast-moving and if you can pick the way a game is swinging, or realise the significance of a substitution or sending off, then you may make a substantial profit.

The best bookmakers (and betting exchanges) now give you the opportunity to bet throughout the event – it’s really dynamic and as the action hots up so does the in-play betting, with the odds moving to reflect the changing circumstances of the game.

For example in a football match if a team is leading at 2-0 at half time, you may be offered generous odds that there will less than 2.5 goals scored or if a team is losing by 2 goals going into the final 20 minutes you may get offered as much as 10-1 odds that they won’t manage a draw.

There are many betting markets offered in-running which cover far more than the result of the match. Punters can also wager on the next goal to be scored, the next side to receive a booking, the number of corners in the game and lots more.

There is a wide range of bet options available in-running, so the smart punter can sometimes find themselves in a profitable situation where you can wager on a market after kickoff and lock in a guaranteed profit!

Based on our own betting experierences and taking in comments from a large number of punter forums our shortlist of best places to place in-running bets is:

Click to visit Bet365 - consistently best odds>> The Bet365 In-Live console is hard to beat

Click to visit top Irish Bookmaker PaddyPower>> Paddypower‘s In-Play Betting comes highly recommended

Click to visit BetFair Betting Exchange>> If you’re savvy and confident enough for player-to-player exchange style in-running bets BetFair is the only place to be.

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Add comment February 17th, 2007

Heard enough about Ronaldo yet?

Football news from Globet BookmakerMore football headlines brought to you by Globet International Sports Betting Limited (Globet).

 

Barcelona willing to sacrifice Ronaldinho for Man Utd’s Ronaldo

This week’s massive bust-up between the Brazilian star and Samuel Eto’o has only confirmed the view of the Barca hierarchy that they cannot both be accommodated in the squad next term because of the clash of wills that could tear apart the club.

And while Real Madrid are also desperate to entice Ronaldo away from Old Trafford, the Catalan giants remain convinced they are in the box seat to get their man. A club source told the Mirror: “The view of president Joan Laporta is that one of them will have to go to make Ronaldo want to come and at the moment that would probably be Ronaldinho.”

Figo: Man Utd’s Ronaldo can be world No1 – at right club

The Inter Milan veteran said of his fellow Portuguese: “He has fantastic qualities and will continue to learn. Sooner or later the title of best player in the world will be his.”

Figo couldn’t resist adding to the speculation over Ronaldo’s future at United, saying: “But yes, such a prize also depends on the club where he is playing and the trophies that he has won with that club. He is ambitious and every year he wants to be better and better – even though he already is in the top bracket.”

Queiroz: Man Utd proved correct over Ruud sale

“Those decisions – one in, one out – are one thing. And of course they can interfere. But in this moment they are a minor part of the overall plan of the club,” Queiroz told BBC Sport.

“The other thing is the core of the group, the structure, the tactical concept, the harmony between the players, the tactical knowledge, making the young players grow up to be more mature, more knowledgeable of the game. Then you add different solutions, buying or selling. But that part of the team is the easiest part. This is what everyone can see.

“Of course, when you lose a player who used to score 30 or 40 goals a season, theoretically it is a concern. But when that decision came up it was important to be sure that the team and structure didn’t suffer with that. And we just keep going because the manager thought we had the right solution. And now it was our belief that some of the problems we had during the [last] season were not related to a, b or c.

“It was part of the main decisions we’ve been doing – giving the opportunity for young players to play, giving the opportunity for them to learn the game and gain experience, to mature.”

Chelsea make contact as Garay confirms Man Utd interest

The 20 year-old Argie has impressed United’s chief scout Martin Ferguson and says: “It’s a joy that such a great team as Manchester (United) is paying attention to me, but at the moment there is nothing official. I had not had a chance to speak with my agent about this news. The club hasn’t said anything either, so there’s no point getting overexcited.”

Meanwhile, it’s emerged today that United will face competition for the £15 million-rated defender with Chelsea and Barcelona also having made formal enquiries with Racing about Garay’s availability this month.

Celtic chairman warns Premiership clubs off “dream manager” Strachan

The former Coventry and Southampton manager was interviewed by Liverpool before Rafael Benitez was appointed to take over at Anfield three years ago and the fact that he is on course to secure a second Scottish championship in succession is certain to have raised his standing south of the border.

“Interest in your players and managers is perhaps inevitable when you are successful,” Quinn said. “But Gordon is absolutely vital to what we are doing here. He has been exceptional for us, a dream football manager. He is a keen student of the game, has great man-management skills and enjoys a good relationship with the board. He doesn’t like what the board do all the time – no manager does – but he gets on with his work without complaining. He is perfectly happy at Celtic, absorbed if not obsessed by the club, and sees the opportunity to take us further. Gordon’s idea of a good night is watching two football videos rather than one.”

Add comment February 17th, 2007

Best Bets When you Know a Game will not be a Goal-fest

It's all about balls in the back of the net!

The next instalment of ‘betting terms explained’… growing rapidly in popularity, ‘under/over 2.5 goals’ betting.  

What the hell is ‘under/over 2.5 goals’ about? It sounds fairly stupid.
The Under/over 2.5 goals market lets you bet on the total number of goals in a football match – in other words, whether there will be more or fewer than 2.5 goals in the game.

That sort of makes sense – but why 2.5 goals? A team can’t score ½ a goal!
Exactly. By setting the ‘goalline’ (as it’s known) at 2.5 goals, the bookies allow you to take a view on every possible scoring outcome. You can bet on whether there will be two goals, three goals, or so on. Remember, you are not betting on there being 2.5 goals in the game, you’re betting on more or fewer than 2.5 goals.

OK, so are these bets popular?
Increasingly so. The four most popular football betting markets are: 1X2 (the outcome of a match), correct score, half-time/full-time (a double where you bet on the result after 45 minutes) and first scorer. Even though some of these markets offer poor value, they’re still the biggies – but the under/over market is catching up.

Is there any value in betting on it?
Yes. Certain teams, for example, are regularly involved in low-scoring matches. Chelsea are a good example – they may be the finest side in England (did I type that!?), but it does not mean every match is a goal-fest. They concede few goals, so they’re usually good value to be under 2.5 goals. Some people say there’s absolutely no correlation between how many goals occur in one match and the next, although most sane people believe trends exist if you look hard enough.

Fine…what research should I be doing to pick winning over/under value bets?
Yes, gut feel is not necessarily the most reliable way to bet!

The first step is to study how many goals occur in matches involving the two sides in the game you’re betting on. Take Chelsea again – in the 2004/05 season 23 of their 38 Premiership matches had under 2.5 goals, which means the true odds of a Chelsea game finishing ‘under’ were around 4/6 (1.67).

Produce similar stats for their opponents on a given day and you will be able to calculate what the true odds are when the two teams meet. You may wish to factor in other stuff – previous results between the two teams for example – but looking at under/over stats for both teams over a long period of time is an excellent starting point.

Is the goal line only ever 2.5 goals?
No. Some bookies will set the goalline lower if a league is particularly low scoring. In the French league, for example, you will often see the goalline at 2/2.5 – this means half your stake is placed at under/over two goals, and half at under/over 2.5 goals.  If the game ends with 2 goals, the part of your stake placed on 2 goals will be returned to you. However, the betting exchanges allow you to bet on under/over 2.5 goals on every game. (See Betfair review)

Any other tips?
Remember that you’re not betting on a team’s scoring record – you’re betting on how many goals will occur in the match. That means defensive strengths or weaknesses are as important as goals scored. Don’t overestimate the importance of a leading goalscorer being absent – defenders are just as likely to have a bearing on the number of goals.

So what now?
All major bookies offer prices on the under/over 2.5 goals market across most English and European divisions so there are plenty of betting opportunities that you can get stuck into. Compare odds between bookies and spread your betting funds (betting bankroll) across a number of bookmaker accounts – not just one or two – to ensure you can get the best odds at a given time.

Click to visit top UK and European bookmaker Bet365We recommend Bet365 for consistently offering some of the best odds on the net.  (and we have the stats to prove it)

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Add comment February 16th, 2007

Real Madrid offered Man Utds Ronaldo for nowt!

UK and European Football newsA summary of the latest football news headlines from Globet Sports International. 

 

Real Madrid offered Man Utd’s Ronaldo for nowt!
Manchester United star Ronaldo is a summer target for Real, but he so easily could have been snapped up for next-to-nothing by the Spanish giants in 2003. Martins revealed: “I was in Madrid in 2003 to complete my coaching badges. Back then, the coaches at Real Madrid already knew about Cristiano and asked me about signing him from Sporting Lisbon.

“I recommended it. (But) I do not know why they didn’t follow through and sign him.” Luis Martins also revealed Ronaldo has a burning desire to play in Spain. He told Marca: “We keep in contact by means of e-mails, although I have not spoken with him in person since he was preparing for the World Cup in Germany last summer.  “Cristiano has always told me the same thing: that he wants to succeed in Spain, which he considers the best League in the world. And he is not going to stop until he achieves it.”

Middlesbrough linked with Reggina’s Bianchi
Reggina ace Rolando Bianchi, wanted by AC Milan and Spartak Moscow, is being linked with Boro for the summer market. The 24 year-old is enjoying the best season of his career and is inside the final two years of his Reggina deal.

Andrade rep: Chelsea want him
Pedro Duque told AS: “The cycle of Andrade at Deportivo is now finished. This is the opinion of all the parties concerned. In fact, the club has told us such both in a direct and indirect way.

“It’s true Chelsea wants him and I know that Inter also like him. When he was injured a big club came in for him and now that he is fit even more clubs are calling. The priority for Jorge is to stay in Spain because he knows the Liga and it is the best.”

Inter Milan ponder £6M bid for Arsenal’s Eboue
Inter directors Marco Branca and Lele Oriali have been won over by Eboue’s success at the Gunners after first being alerted to the 23 year-old’s potential almost five years ago while with Beveren.

Hapoel Tel Aviv wants Rangers captain Baz banned
After last night’s 2-1 win in Israel it emerged the hosts intend to lodge a formal protest alleging that Ferguson struck Hapoel substitute Tal Chen in the face with an elbow five minutes from the end.

“We are not happy with the incident,” said Levin, “and we will be making a protest to UEFA to ask them to look at the television evidence which shows Ferguson elbowing our player.”  Harry Been, the vastly-experienced Dutch FA official, was the UEFA delegate at last night’s match, and Rangers now face an anxious wait to see if Ferguson will face any recriminations from the European governing body.

Add comment February 15th, 2007

Martingale: Betting secret or a recipe for disaster ?

Betting Systems - Part 1 At BookieLabRat.com we get a lot of questions from punters about Betting Systems.

Please note that our general stance on betting systems is that “Nearly all betting systems are equally worthless“.

So what’s a Betting System?
It’s just a method of betting, usually mathematically based, used by a punter to try for an advantage.

There are lots of betting systems, all involving a staking pattern that ranges from common sense through to ridculously complex or just ultra-high risk. Many systems are almost ‘betting folklore’ rather than sane methods to improve your returns. 

Betting System Basics Part 1: Today’s article is going to cover a couple of related systems: Martingale, Grand Martingale and Anti Martingale or Paroli.

We’ll look at Kelly’s Criteria, Flat Betting, Plateau, Fibonacci, Cancellation or Labouchere Betting and other systems another day.

THE MARTINGALE BETTING SYSTEM
The Martingale system is probably the best known betting system and is fairly simple. It focuses on losing streaks and is usually applied to ‘even money’ bets.

To apply the Martingale system, you double your previous bet each time you lose, and continue to do so until you win. The theory behind this is that when you do eventually win you will have covered all of your previous bets and have made one betting unit as profit.

So… if you start with one bet and win, you start again with one bet. If you lose, however, you double your bet. Each time you lose, you double your last lost bet. The theory goes that eventually you are bound to win. When you win you will recover all your lost bets plus one unit profit against your initial wager.

Although this system sounds good in theory, it can require a large bankroll and have a very low return. It can also be high risk due to the maximum bet limits imposed by the sportsbook or bookie. If you run out of money or reach the bookie’s limit, you can lose a lot with no chance whatsoever to recover your losses.

GRAND MARTINGALE
Obviously a derivative of the Martingale Betting System, the only thing grand about this system in our view is the way in which you’ll lose your money! This system is a more aggressive form of Martingale where you double your last bet and add one more unit.

ANTI-MARTINGALE or PAROLI Betting System
This system is all about winning streaks rather than losing streaks. In the Paroli system you start with one bet and you double-up your bet when you win rather than when you lose.

You need to decide in advance how far you’ll let the bet build before you take it down to the initial starting bet. As a variation some punters rather than doubling the bet, will add half again to the previously winning bet stake, after each win.

The advantage of this system over Martingale is that you don’t need such a large bankroll. It in theory lets the profit run and cuts short the losses. In theory ….

OUR VIEW

All three of these systems are plainly flawed as they suggest increasing stakes simply based on your previous wins and/or losses and pay no attention to the likelihood of winning this time.

If you follow any of these three systems you’ll simply end up staking and risking more than you are comfortable doing … none of them are recommended.

More on other Betting Systems to come soon…

Mike

Add comment February 15th, 2007

Ten to go for 1000th goal, Benitez eyeing whizkid Dos Santos

Ten to go for 1000th goal

By scoring a second-half hat trick as a substitute for Vasco da Gama in the space of eleven minutes, Romario de Souza Faria Romario is rapidly approaching the magical number of 1,000 goals. He now boasts a total of 990 career goals, so he needs to score another ten goals to achieve his greatest ambition: reaching the 1,000-goal mark.

Romario made an appearance for PSV against FC Barcelona. Vasco coach Renato brought Romario on after 65 minutes and the 41-year-old star needed just four minutes to score his first goal. Six minutes later he found the net again and with ten minutes to go he finished the rout for his club, who thrashed Volta Redonda 6-1 in a match in the Rio de Janeiro state championship Romario was wearing a special shirt, showing the number of goals he is shy of hitting the 1, 000 goal mark. PSV.nl has been reporting on Romario’s pursuit for the figure 1,000 goals for over a year now and intends to cover the former PSV icon’s climax.

Man Utd boss Ferguson tracking unhappy Robinho

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is a big fan of the Brazil international winger and considered moving for the youngster while he was still with Santos over two years ago. Robinho has been frozen out at Real this season under coach Fabio Capello and admitted yesterday that he may be forced to leave should the Italian continue next term.

Gazzetta dello Sport says United and AC Milan have already made contact with intermediaries over Robinho’s availability and know the wing wizard can be signed for £17 million.

Man Utd No2 Queiroz: Real Madrid can’t do anything for Ronaldo

Queiroz has a close relationship with Ronaldo and moved yesterday to allay fears that the wing ace was seriously considering a move to Spain in the summer. “He has no interest in leaving the Red Devils for Real Madrid,” insisted Queiroz. “I know that Cristiano would not improve his situation by going to Real Madrid. “At Manchester United he is part of a family and knows he can eventually become a great legend of this club.”

Liverpool boss Benitez eyeing Barcelona whizkid Dos Santos

The 17 year-old Mexican is regarded as currently Barca’s hottest youth product and Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez knows he is set to gain his Spanish passport next month. Dos Santos has been frustrated by the lack of first team chances he’s had since being promoted to Frank Rijkaard’s senior squad in preseason and came close to joining Olympique Lyon last month.The talented midfielder is contracted to Barca until 2009 with a buyout clause of £20 million.

Vieira can’t see Henry quitting Arsenal

Inter Milan midfielder Vieira said: “Titi and I speak about many things, but not about his future. “What I can say is that at Arsenal he has everything which a great player can wish for: consideration, satisfaction and also a great contract. “It is very difficult to see him leaving that, but anything can happen.”

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Add comment February 14th, 2007

Professional Footballers: fatigued, unsure and just plain full of it!

Latest football news from Globet Bookmaker

Here’s some of today’s top footballing new clips from the team at Globet.   

Shevchenko blames Chelsea struggle on fatigue
Sheva said: “I have already more or less adapted to English football, to the team, to the way we play – and you need time for that. Everything’s going as it should.  “If there are to be obstacles in front of me at this stage of my career, I’ll make sure I overcome them.

“I have always had confidence in myself. But football is a tricky sport. It’s not always possible to be on top form, especially after the kind of season I had last year, when tiredness and injuries built up.”

Reyes unsure over Arsenal return
The Spaniard has struggled to maintain a place in coach Fabio Capello’s first team and said: “We all must improve, not just me, but everyone here in many things. We are not playing good football, the sort that everyone would like to see, but the main thing is to win and to move up the table.

“With every day that passes, I try to do my best. I don’t know what will happen. The truth is I wasn’t happy there (at Arsenal), but right now I don’t have to think about Arsenal or London, only that I am in Spain, in Madrid.”

Viana: Man Utd not big enough to keep Ronaldo
Now with Valencia, Viana said of his Portugal teammate: “Now he is among the three best players in the world. The other two would be Ronaldinho and Deco. He worked hard to get there and he will soon leave to join another more important team than Manchester (United).

“It will be difficult for a team like Man U to keep him. If Barcelona or Real Madrid really want him, they will sign him. He does not have much else to do in Manchester. Spain, in addition, is a perfect league for him.”

Djemba-Djemba: I’ve convinced Ronaldo to stay with Man Utd
“Every time I see him I tell him to stay where he is,” said Djemba-Djemba. “And I think he understands that. He has told me he wants to stay at United.

“The manager at United likes him, the players like him and the fans like him. So why should he go? He has so many opportunities in Manchester, a great manager and everybody there will help him achieve all his ambitions. He is settled, so there is no reason for him to go anywhere else. He knows that. Everything is going well for him now, but who knows what might happen if he changed clubs and went abroad?
“He can wait to move to a club like Barcelona or Real Madrid, because he is still only 22.”

Despite failing to make a success of his United career, Djemba-Djemba is desperate for them to beat Chelsea to the title.  “I think United need to win it and Ferguson needs it,” he said. “Four years is a long time for a club like United to go without winning the Premiership. And I think Ferguson will retire when he has won the title again. That’s what’s driving him on.”

Celtic signing Perrier-Doumbe has no Bolton regrets
The former Rennes defender told The Herald: “I did not hesitate when Celtic offered me the chance of a two-day trial.

“Bolton had been in touch, and invited me to spend a few days with them, but the problem was I arrived there during a spell of bad weather, and I was not able to train at all. In an instant I decided I would not stay with them for another week, and keep Celtic waiting. I think I have made the right choice. I was impressed by the standard of Celtic’s players.

“No matter what anyone says, Celtic are one of Europe’s legendary clubs. They have incredible fans and wonderful training facilities. What more could I ask for? I want us to make sure of the title, as we are not quite there yet, and hope to settle in quickly.”  If he impresses, Perrier-Doumbe could activate a two-year permanent contract at Parkhead.

 

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