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After the transfer market closed, messages and articles in the English press calmed down. Thursday's newspapers emphasize the dissatisfaction of "Kaunas" fans with their club's players' mass transfer to "Hearts", G.Gillet's negotiations for the acquisition of "Liverpool", criticism of S.McClaren, and report other news.
"Portsmouth" failed to borrow "Fulham" defender Papa Bouba Diop because he did not receive a work permit ("Daily Mirror").
"Birmingham" manager Steve Bruce protected Matthew Upson's price, who was sold to "West Ham" for 6 million pounds sterling, could rise to 9 million if the team returns to the "Premier" league (Various).
Fulham defender Tomasz Radzinski fears he won't find a place in the lineup when Aleksei Smertin, Clint Dempsey, and Simon Davies arrived in the team ("The Sun").
Gareth Bale rejected a £10 million offer from "Tottenham" to move to "Man Utd" in the summer ("Daily Mirror").
New "Hearts" acquisition Gogita Gogua also has not yet received a work permit ("Daily Record").
Carlos Tevez admitted he would be disappointed if his teammate Javier Mascherano moved to "Liverpool" and also acknowledged that he made a mistake moving from "Corinthians" to "West Ham" ("The Sun").
New "West Ham" defender Matthew Upson criticizes former coach Steve Bruce (Various).
New "Celtic" signing Paul Hartley claims to have become the number one enemy of "Rangers" when he rejected the team's offer ("Daily Record").
US businessman George Gillett is negotiating the purchase of "Liverpool" (Various).
Dubai businessmen, having given up claims to "Liverpool", may try to buy "Newcastle" ("Daily Mail").
According to Peter Crouch, whether "Liverpool" can fight for the English champions' titles will be revealed after the clash between "Man Utd" and "Chelsea" ("Daily Express").
"West Ham" rejected the possibility of moving to the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 London Olympics because it is tailored for track and field athletes ("The Independent").
According to "Chelsea", the 42,055-seat "Stamford Bridge" stadium is constantly filled with 98% of spectators ("The Times").
The Football League will host the playoff final at Cardiff's "Millenium" Stadium until the fate of the agreement with "Wembley" is clear ("Daily Telegraph").
G. Gillett can buy "Liverpool" for 470 million pounds sterling as early as next week (Various).
In 1992, G. Gillett claimed to have assets worth $1 billion ("The Independent").
Former "Middlesbrough" forward Massimo Maccarone called the team's former coach, now coaching the England national team, Steve McClaren a two-faced person (Various).
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho demands that the fans who boo M.Ballack be removed from the stadium (Various).
"Kaunas" fans are upset that their team is becoming a "Hearts" farm team, sending their best players to Scotland and planning to protest against it ("Daily Record").
Chris Sutton from "Aston Villa" could miss the rest of the season due to an eye disease, which also affected Paul Scholes (Various).
According to Henrik Larsson, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo are the best attacking duo in the world (Various).
The "Premier" League has signed a £625 million broadcasting deal and plans to reduce ticket prices ("Daily Mirror").
Sheffield Utd manager Neil Warnock gave new team member Jon Stead a lesson in "diving" when he simulated a foul in the first match against "Fulham" (Various).
"Hearts" failed to plan stadium reconstruction because the land does not belong to them ("The Scotsman").
