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[Sterock85]

Keanes first starting XI August 2006

ALNWICK Ben,
DELAP Rory,
ELLIOTT Robbie,
LEADBITTER Grant,
CUNNINGHAM Kenny,
COLLINS Neill,
COLLINS Danny,
LAWRENCE Liam,
WHITEHEAD Dean,
BROWN Chris,
ELLIOTT Stephen,


To..........

GORDON Craig,
CHIMBONDA Pascal,
NOSWORTHY Nyron,
COLLINS Danny, (Hopefully Anton Ferdinand)
BARDSLEY Phil,
DIOUF El Hadji,
MALBRANQUE Steed,
TAINIO Teemu,
RICHARDSON Kieran,
CISSE Djibril,
JONES Kenwyne

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Healy seals Sunderland transfer


Healy struggled to hold down a first team place at Fulham

Sunderland have bolstered their forward options after signing Fulham's Northern Ireland striker David Healy.
Healy, 29, joins for an undisclosed fee on the same day as Sunderland signed Marseille forward Djibril Cisse.
"David will be a good signing for us," said Sunderland boss Roy Keane. "He has lots of experience at the top level."





BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Sunderland | Healy seals Sunderland transfer



Portuguese striker joins Chelsea



Chelsea have signed Sporting Lisbon striker Fabio Paim on loan with a view to securing him on a permanent deal.
Chelsea have agreed a deal with the Portuguese club for the 20-year-old to join on an initial one-year loan.
Striker Claudio Pizarro recently left Stamford Bridge to join Werder Bremen on loan, while Andrei Shevchenko's future remains unclear.
Sporting have an excellent record in developing young players, most notably Cristiano Ronaldo.


Under contract to Sporting until 2010, Paim was loaned to Portuguese club Pacos da Ferreira last season.

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Originally Posted by Sterock85

Keanes first starting XI August 2006

ALNWICK Ben,
DELAP Rory,
ELLIOTT Robbie,
LEADBITTER Grant,
CUNNINGHAM Kenny,
COLLINS Neill,
COLLINS Danny,
LAWRENCE Liam,
WHITEHEAD Dean,
BROWN Chris,
ELLIOTT Stephen,


To..........

GORDON Craig,
CHIMBONDA Pascal,
NOSWORTHY Nyron,
COLLINS Danny, (Hopefully Anton Ferdinand)
BARDSLEY Phil,
DIOUF El Hadji,
MALBRANQUE Steed,
TAINIO Teemu,
RICHARDSON Kieran,
CISSE Djibril,
JONES Kenwyne

With that many changes you'd of thought he'd been in charge for ages...this is only his second actual start of the season

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My Predictions...

Week 2
Blackburn v Hull 2-1
Liverpool v Middlesbrough 2-0
Newcastle v Bolton 2-0
Stoke v Aston Villa 0-1
Tottenham v Sunderland 2-1
West Brom v Everton 1-0
Fulham v Arsenal 1-3
Wigan v Chelsea 0-2
Man City v West Ham 2-1
Portsmouth v Man Utd 1-2

[Lewymocha Original]

I think we have similar predictions ^^

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HEY YOU BEST NOT OF JUST COPIED

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Man City complete Kompany switch



Kompany has earned 23 caps for the Belgian national team

Manchester City have signed Belgium international defender Vincent Kompany from Hamburg for an undisclosed fee.
The 22-year-old defender, who has played 23 times for his country, began his career at Belgian club Anderlecht.
Kompany, who has signed a four-year contract, is regarded as one of the brightest central defenders in the European game.
He is the third signing for City boss Mark Hughes following the arrival of striker Jo and defender Tal Ben Haim.

Jo arrived from CSKA Moscow at a cost of £18m, while Ben Haim came from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. Kompany has only recently returned to Hamburg from the Beijing Olympics, having been involved in a club-versus-country row.
The defender had been scheduled to play two Olympic group games for his country before flying back to Germany.
He was sent off in the 1-0 defeat by Brazil and was suspended for the next game against China.
Hamburg then threatened the Belgian Football Association with legal action after Kompany initially refused to fly home.
Belgium eventually lost 4-1 to Nigeria in the semi-finals to miss out on a showdown with defending Olympic champions Argentina in the final.

Hughes has struggled in recent weeks to add to his squad because of the off-field uncertainty at the club.
Owner Thaksin Shinawatra is facing corruption charges in his native Thailand and recently fled to Britain.
He has repeatedly denied the allegations, which he says are an attempt to remove him from politics.

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My Predictions

Week 2
Blackburn v Hull 3-1
Liverpool v Middlesbrough 4-2
Newcastle v Bolton 0-1
Stoke v Aston Villa 2-2
Tottenham v Sunderland 3-2
West Brom v Everton 1-0
Fulham v Arsenal 0-2
Wigan v Chelsea 1-4
Man City v West Ham 2-1
Portsmouth v Man Utd 1-3

Week 1 I forget to post, sorry