Showing posts with label Transfers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Transfers. Show all posts
'Taxi!"
Sacked ex-Chelsea manager Villas Boas has reportedly turned down a contract at the Mumong. His agent stated that AVB would not be happy working with another group of aging players with big egos.
Man City rebel Carlos Tevez is reportedly unhappy at the No-Plastic Bag Policy
Boy Zamail completed an emotional return to Mumong last week as his season-long loan officially turned into a permanent deal. Boy Z made his official debut against Rio and impressed in central midfield. He will wear the vacant number 28 jersey and is the Metrostars' sole summer signing.
Sacked Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is reportedly thinking about taking up a managerial position at a club where expectations are not quite as high as Abrahamovic's. With an aging squad full of big egos, the the Italian would feel right at home working with the Metrostars.
PFA Player of the Year Gareth Bale and midfielder Luka Modric have both been linked with big money summer transfers, and Spurs may find it hard to hold on to them without Champions League football.
Harry Redknapp has threathened to quit if any of his star players are sold. "If you start thinking about selling your best players you might as well give up. What's the point in carrying on?"
Redknapp may then be interested in the Metrostars job since there is little chance that anyone will want any of the players.
An insider has revealed that a deal to sign Jens Lehmann was on the verge of completion until the German stopper learned how far away the toilets are at Mumong.
Lehman relieves himself in the middle of a game
Man United legend Bryan Robson, along with ex-premier league stars like Robbie Fowler and Andy Cole, are in town for the EPL Masters Brunei Cup this Friday. The former Middlesbrough and Thailand manager has remained silent on speculation linking him with the vacant Metrostars job, fueling rumours that he will indeed take charge of the Mumong dugout next season.
With only 24-hours of the January transfer deadline remaining, club vice-captain Yasir has shocked the Metrostars by handing in a written transfer request:
Metrostars throw hat into the ring for Becks
With Tottenham, Leicester and Newcastle recently admitting they would be going for ex-England captain David Beckham in January, the Metrostars have now officially joined the race to sign the 35 year old on a two-month loan deal. Speculation is so strong that the MetroStore has reportedly run out of replica shirts.
Likelyhood rating: 0.2%.
It would be 0% but for the fact that Brunei weather is much nicer than England this time of year.
Metrostars in for Honda
Asia's hottest property at the moment, Keisuke Honda played a starring role in the World Cup and the Metrostars are firmly among the CSKA Moscow playmaker's admirers.
Likelyhood rating: 0%
Even with help from BIBD financing, the Metrostars can't afford a Honda
Former world player of the year Ronaldinho is out of contract at the end of the year and a series of clubs have been suggested as possible destinations for the mercurial Brazilian during the upcoming January transfer window. The player's agent has stated that despite warming the bench, Ronaldinho is unlikely to swap Milan for Mumong in the near future.
(File photo:Ronaldinho tries to swap shirts with Auni without success)
"To suggest Alai will be sold in January is nonsense'' - a Metrostars spokesman said on Sunday, 7th November. Alai's agent informs the club he will not be signing a new contract on Monday, 8th November. "I believe he is going to stay. But if .... he is to leave, then give me a call'' - Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho on Tuesday, 9th November. "(The owner) did not give me any of the assurances I was seeking about the future squad'' - Alai, in a statement issued on Tuesday, 9th November. "Sometimes you look in a field and see a cow. You think it is a better cow than the one you see in your field. It never really works out that way -Sir Alex Ferguson turns agricultural in his criticism of Alai. "I am delighted to sign another deal at Mumong. This is where I belong'' - Alai, Wednesday, 10th November
The Metrostars have completed the signing of long time target Amin. The skillfull all-rounder performed well in his first game, managing to get on the scoresheet to bring his tally to three for the season. Amin will wear the vacant #20 jersey.
"Are Juventus, Manchester United and Liverpool close to a deal? I categorically deny these rumours" says the agent of French Galactico Karim Benzema.
When asked if the Metrostars had shown any interest, the agent said "who?"
Lee Yuan Soon has moved to end months of speculation that the left sided midfielder would be leaving the club this summer. The rumour mill was buzzing at the end of last season with news that Soon was having his head turned by FC Shaolin but the player's latest statement comes after the Mumong Academy graduate puts pen to paper on a long term deal.
Speculation has been rife all summer that Soon will "return home" to FC Shaolin, especially since the player himself recently admitted that he is flattered by the interest shown in him. Some Shaolin players took the opportunity to ambush the Metrostar after the recent friendly and force an FC Shaolin jersey on him. The Metrostars have expressed their displeasure at the 'tapping up' of the Metrostar academy graduate and are sure to be furious at these latest images.
