Bowyer drops Birmingham owners update

Lee Bowyer believes that the Birmingham City owners are aware of his desire for steady progress in the Championship.

What’s been said?

In a recent interview, the Blues boss insisted that the club’s Trillion Trophy Asia owners accept the fact that progress under him will be steady rather than spectacular ahead of his first full season in charge at St. Andrew’s, as the 44-year-old looks to gradually rebuild his Birmingham City squad this summer.

As cited by Birmingham Live, Bowyer said: “I think they recognise what has happened at the club the last few years and what position – taking this year out obviously, being in relegation battles for the last few years.

“They recognise it’s not that simple, it’s like a stepping stone. You have to build slowly but surely and that’s what I intend to do. I am not going to go now from 15th or 16th and then climb into the top six. It is going to be very difficult.

“If we can just maybe next season get mid-table then progress from there, that’s my aim – just stay away from that relegation fight. Then you move from there.

“Then it might be ‘OK we might invest a little bit more’. Looking to the future they might then think ‘We’ll invest a little bit more’ and then we might have a push and try and get in and around those play-off places.

“You have got to become stable, haven’t you? I think we have got to stabilise the place because to keep having those relegation fights is not good. If we can stabilise and just finish higher each season then you are moving in the right direction as a club.”

Fans will be buzzing

As Bowyer states, the last few years have not particularly been a highlight of Birmingham’s illustrious history as a football club.

Having circled the Championship relegation zone in the past five seasons – finishing 19th, 19th, 17th, 20th and 18th in chronological order – it is clear that the Blues have lacked any real tactical direction under a variety of different managers.

Off the pitch, too, Birmingham’s owners have largely bought unwisely in the transfer market, spending a total of £43.62m in the last five seasons on incoming players – money that, considering the league finishes, has brought very little reward.

As a result of their spending on transfer fees and player wages, the club’s owners also were found guilty of breaking the EFL’s Financial Fair Play rules back in 2019, with Birmingham receiving a nine-point deduction, as well as having a business plan imposed on them by the league’s governing body.

As such, Bowyer’s comments revealing that Trillion Trophy Asia are content with him building the club back up slowly in order to eventually mount a push for a play-off place is likely to leave fans of the Blues buzzing, as, for the first time in a good while, it appears as if the club has a manager with a sustainable plan for Birmingham’s long-term future – rather than one chasing immediate glory, and he’s set to be allowed to carry out that plan by the board.

In other news: BCFC dealt huge transfer blow over “phenomenal” 24 y/o dynamo, Bowyer will be gutted – opinion

Presidente do Santos crê em 'seis ou sete' reforços até início da temporada

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O presidente do Santos, Modesto Roma Júnior, está esperançoso em contratações de reforços para 2017. O dirigente acredita que poderá contar com “seis ou sete” novos jogadores até o início da próxima temporada.

Por outro lado, Modesto ressaltou que o clube não “cometerá loucuras” para viabilizar as negociações. Ele também lembrou os três reforços que já foram contratados.

– Estamos trabalhando muito. Não é fácil, porque todos os clubes também estão em busca de reforços e estamos na disputa. Isso, no entanto, não nos fará a cometer loucuras ou assumir compromissos que não possamos cumprir. Nós já acertamos com Vladimir Hernandez (atacante colombiano), Cleber (zagueiro) e o Matheus Ribeiro (lateral). Acreditamos que, até o início da temporada, possamos contar com seis ou sete novos jogadores no elenco – afirmou Modesto, em entrevista ao site oficial do Santos.

– Foi um ano extremamente positivo. Fomos campeões paulistas mais uma vez, vice no Campeonato Brasileiro e quinto na Copa do Brasil. Vamos reforçar o elenco e esperamos melhorar ainda mais em 2017. Estamos todos empenhados para isso – acrescentou.

Um reforço que deve chegar é o volante Leandro Donizete, que tem contrato com o Atlético-MG apenas até o fim deste ano. O jogador é um pedido do técnico Dorival Júnior.

O Santos também busca reforçar o setor ofensivo com pelo menos mais um atacante de lado e um centroavante. O Peixe já demonstrou interesse por Cazares (Atlético-MG), Marcos Guilherme (Atlético-PR), Marinho (Vitória), Gabigol (Inter de Milão, da Itália), Robinho (Atlético-MG), Néstor Camacho (Guaraní, do Paraguai), Guerra (Atlético Nacional, da Colômbia) e Berrío (Atlético Nacional, da Colômbia).

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توخيل: حققنا الفوز في مباراتين رغم أزمة تشيلسي.. ولابد أن نتكاتف الآن

علق توماس توخيل المدير الفني الألماني لفريق تشيلسي الإنجليزي على وضع النادي في ظل الظروف الحالية، بعد الحجز على ممتلكات مالكه رومان أبراموفيتش.

وكانت الحكومة البريطانية قد أصدرت قرارًا بالحجز على أرصدة أبراموفيتش ومنع تشيلسي من ممارسة أي نشاطات إدارية ولم تسمح فقط إلا باستمرار الفرق الرياضية بالتدريبات وخوض المباريات، برخصة استثنائية.

طالع أيضًا.. تشيلسي يُعلن عن مشكلة جديدة بسبب الحجز على أبراموفيتش

وقال توخيل في تصريحات بالمؤتمر الصحفي لمواجهة ليل: “لا توجد أي تحديثات بشأن وضع النادي، كل الأمور كما هي، لكننا في مزاج جيد”.

وأوضح: “لقد حققنا الفوز في المباراتين الماضيتين رغم الأزمة، اعتمدنا على مهارات اللاعبين، لأن الأمر يتعلق بالمرونة والجاهزية البدنية لكل لاعب”.

وشدد: “عندما قلت بعد مباراة نورويتش أنه لابد أن نركز على ما يمكننا التأثير فيه للجماهير، كنت أعني ذلك تمامًا، نحن نتعامل مع الأمر، علينا أن نكون مع بعضنا البعض وأن نجد حلول”.

وأردف: “قبل الحديث عن المالك الجديد، يجب عليه أن يكون هكذا، أن يصبح مالك تشيلسي، لأنني لست الشخص المناسب للحديث عن من هو الأفضل لـ تشيلسي، لكن أن تكون مالكًا لنادٍ في هذا الدوري لابد وأن تكون هناك بعض الشروط الخاصة”.

واختتم: “العديد من الأشخاص في الداخل يقومون بأدوار مختلفة، ولكن أنا من يتحدث في الخارج، لأن هذا ضروريًا رغم أنه ليس مريحًا، أحاول أن أكون صريحًا مع الجميع”.

Palmeiras demite médicos e fará reformulação no departamento

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O Palmeiras fará uma profunda reformulação em seu departamento médico. O clube anunciou nesta quinta-feira que os médicos Rubens Sampaio, Vinicius Martins e Otávio Vilhena foram desligados e que os substitutos serão anunciados em breve. O elenco se reapresenta na terça.

A decisão pegou os funcionários do clube de surpresa. Os resultados do DM em 2016 foram considerados muito satisfatórios internamente, com boa parte dos atletas lesionados retornando antes do período estipulado.

O setor era um dos mais criticados antes da chegada da atual diretoria de futebol, que investiu em estrutura humana e equipamentos para otimizar os trabalhos ligados à parte física dos jogadores. O discurso era de que o problema antes não era a capacidade dos médicos, mas a falta de estrutura para fazer o tratamento necessário.

Rubens Sampaio estava no Palmeiras desde 2006, mas já havia passado pelo clube entre 1997 e 2001. Vinicius Martins estava no Verdão desde 1997, enquanto Otávio Vilhena estava desde 2000.

Veja a nota do Palmeiras:

“A Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras vem a público agradecer os serviços prestados pelos médicos Rubens Sampaio, Vinicius Martins e Otávio Vilhena, que foram desligados do clube nesta quinta-feira (05).

O Verdão deseja a eles sucesso na sequência de suas carreiras profissionais.

Os nomes dos novos funcionários serão anunciados em breve.”

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Parmar's century saves Gujarat

An unbeaten century by Mukund Parmar helped Gujarat draw withMaharashtra in the West Zone Ranji Trophy match at the Shri ShivajiStadium, Karad on Tuesday

Waleed Hussain28-Nov-2000An unbeaten century by Mukund Parmar helped Gujarat draw withMaharashtra in the West Zone Ranji Trophy match at the Shri ShivajiStadium, Karad on Tuesday.Gujarat ended up on 324 for five in 110.1 overs. Resuming on 73 fortwo, Niraj Patel (58) and Tejas Varsani (64) made patient halfcenturies in the second innings. But the star of the day was MukundParmar, who scored 102 off 229 deliveries, including 14 hits to thefence. Parmar and Pathik Patel (52 not out) put on an unbeaten 83-runpartnership for the sixth wicket. Iqbal Siddiqui bagged two wicketsfor 53 runs.Maharashtra earned five points on their first innings lead, andGujarat picked up three.

Albert Adomah considering his QPR future

Queens Park Rangers winger Albert Adomah is considering his future at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by Football League World, who claim that the 33-year-old is considering his options ahead of the upcoming transfer window after a disappointing campaign in west London.

The report goes on to state that a number of Championship sides, including the likes of Bristol City, Derby County, Luton Town and Birmingham City, are keeping a close eye on the situation of the Ghana international ahead of a potential summer move.

Adomah must go

While there was a great deal of fanfare surrounding Adomah’s move from Nottingham Forest to QPR back in October, due to the £900k-rated forward’s obvious affection for the club, it would be a difficult argument to make that the 33-year-old had a good season for Mark Warburton’s side.

Although Adomah went on to feature 34 times in the Championship this term, it quickly became apparent that the former Aston Villa man was not a part of Warburton’s regular starting XI, with only seven of his league appearances coming as starts.

Over these appearances, the £13k-per-week winger hardly set the world alight, scoring two goals, registering five assists and creating seven big chances for his teammates, seeing him earn a rather disappointing seasonal SofaScore match rating of 6.74 – ranking him as QPR’s joint 11th-worst performer in the second tier this season.

As such, considering the fact that Adomah is the Rs’ joint highest-paid player at present, his returns do not justify his rather hefty weekly wage, leading us to believe that it would be a very wise move for Amit Bhatia to move the player whom Dean Smith claimed gives full-backs “real trouble” onto pastures new this summer.

Furthermore, with exciting youth prospects such as Ilias Chair and Chris Willock coming through at QPR – both of whom are comfortable operating from the wing – regularly playing a 33-year-old Adomah ahead of the youngsters could stunt their growth in Warburton’s side.

So, despite the romance of the winger playing for the club that he so clearly loves, a move away from the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium this summer may be the best option for all parties.

In other news: Get it done: Bhatia must sanction QPR swoop for “unplayable” 17 G/A beast this summer

سكاي: أتلتيكو مدريد قد يساعد أستون فيلا على ضم كوتينيو "نهائيًا" من برشلونة

كشفت شبكة “سكاي سبورتس” عن إمكانية مساعدة نادي أتلتيكو مدريد لنظيره في الدوري الإنجليزي أستون فيلا من أجل ضم صانع الألعاب، فيليب كوتينيو، نهائيًا من برشلونة في الميركاتو الصيفي المقبل.

وانتقل كوتينيو إلى صفوف أستون فيلا على سبيل الإعارة في يناير وحتى نهاية الموسم من برشلونة، بسبب عدم مشاركته المستمرة في المباريات تحت قيادة، تشافي هيرنانديز.

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وبحسب متخصص الانتقالات، فابرزيو رومانو، أن نادي أتلتيكو مدريد يريد تدعيم مركز الظهير الأيمن واتجهت أنظاره نحو لاعب أستون فيلا، ماتي كاش، خاصة بعد رحيل كيران تريبير إلى صفوف نيوكاسل يونايتد.

صفقة كاش لن تكون بسيطة على إدارة أتلتيكو مدريد حيث من المفترض أن تكلفهم مبلغا ماليا يصل إلى 35 مليون يورو، ولكن إذا قرر النادي الإسباني دفع هذا المبلغ سيكون ميزة لأستون فيلا.

حيث يريد أستون فيلا التعاقد مع كوتينيو نهائيًا من برشلونة بعد تألقه الكبير بقميص النادي الإنجليزي منذ انتقاله في يناير الماضي.

QPR interested in Andre Dozzell

Queens Park Rangers are interested in a move to bring Andre Dozzell to the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by TWTD, who claim that Mark Warburton’s side, along with the likes of Brentford and Blackburn Rovers, are considering a move for the Ipswich Town midfielder upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the month.

It is reported that the Ipswich manager Paul Cook has informed the 22-year-old that he does not have a future at Portman Road and will subsequently be free to leave Suffolk in the coming weeks.

Bhatia must move

Considering just how important Dozzell was within the Tractor Boys’ side last season, the news that Cook has no intention of keeping the youngster on at the club this summer comes as something of a surprise.

Indeed, over his 43 League One appearances last term, the former England U20 international registered one assist and created 10 big chances for his teammates, as well as making an average of 1.5 interceptions, 1.7 tackles and 1.3 key passes per game.

These metrics saw the £3.5k-per-week midfielder earn a seasonal SofaScore match rating of 6.98, ranking him as the club’s joint seventh-best performer in the third tier of English football.

As such, the fact that QPR are considering a move for the player whom Paul Simpson dubbed an “incredible” talent this summer is hardly surprising, as the £810k-rated man appears to be a fantastic prospect for the future, as well as already being a considerable talent at present.

Furthermore, with Dozzell being available on a free transfer, a deal for the midfielder would also be extremely kind on the Rs’ finances, leading us to the conclusion that Amit Bhatia simply must do everything he can to get a deal over the line for the Ipswich star this summer, as his signing would not only benefit Warburton’s side on the pitch, but he would also represent excellent value for money.

In other news: QPR handed transfer boost over “fantastic” £2.1k-p/w starlet that’ll delight Warburton

Kapoor carries the bat as UP holds Rajasthan to a draw

In the Central Zone Under-22 Tournament played at Field Club Ground,Udaipur, host Rajasthan were held to a draw by Uttar Pradesh onMonday

Santhosh S18-Dec-2000In the Central Zone Under-22 Tournament played at Field Club Ground,Udaipur, host Rajasthan were held to a draw by Uttar Pradesh onMonday. UP could take home only three points as Rajasthan took fivepoints thanks to the first innings lead.Rajasthan won the toss on Saturday and decided to bat first and didwell to finish at 317 in 131 overs. A Jain with 76 (13 fours) and VSaxena with 81 (9 fours, 1 six) were the batting heroes. Anup Dave 46and L Jain with 40 batted well down in the order and helped Rajasthanbeef up there total. A Solanki with 5/72 was easily the pick of the UPbowlers. UP opening batsman A Kapoor Made a brilliant unbeaten 119 andcarried his batting through the innings. P Singh with 44 (6 fours and1 six) gave Kapoor admirable support. Kapoor in his defiant knockstruck 17 boundaries but ran out of partners as most of the UP batsmenfailed to apply themselves. UP were all out for 286 in 112.3 oversgiving Rajasthan the crucial first innings lead. L Jain with 3/54 wasthe best of the bowling. Rajasthan started their second innings with alead of 31 runs and were 73/1 at the close of play on Monday. V Saxenaremained unbeaten on 41. Perhaps it was the sluggish batting by bothsides that took away the competitive edge.

São Paulo divulga numeração para disputa da Florida Cup nos EUA

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O São Paulo divulgou nesta terça-feira a numeração oficial que será utilizada na disputa da Florida Cup, nos EUA. Os números devem ser mantidos para o restante da temporada. O meia peruano Cueva foi confirmado com a camisa 10, vaga desde a saída do meia Paulo Henrique Ganso no meio do ano passado. Recém-contratados, Sidão usará o número 12, Neilton o 7, Cícero o 8 e Wellington Nem a 21. O Tricolor estreia no torneio na quinta-feira, contra o River Plate (ARG), às 22h (horário de Brasília).

Promovidos recentemente de Cotia, os garotos também estão com a numeração definida na Florida Cup: Foguete (13), Junior Tavares (16), Thiago Couto (24), Araruna (28) e Shaylon (30). O volante Wellington, que em 2016 usou o número 37, usará a camisa 6, que era de Carlinhos, de saída do clube. Já Lucas Fernandes trocou a 29 pela 20, que pertencia a Jean Carlos, cedido ao Goiás.

Vale lembrar que o goleiro Renan Ribeiro, lesionado, não disputará a competição, mas seguirá com o número 22. Por fim, o zagueiro Lyanco e o atacante David Neres também não reforçam o Tricolor nos Estados Unidos pois estão com a Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 no Sul-Americano da categoria. Em 2016, a dupla utilizou os números 19 e 14, respectivamente, e deve manter este ano.

O São Paulo ainda pretende anunciar um centroavante, típico camisa 9 para o restante da temporada. Há esperança pelo argentino Calleri, que foi artilheiro do time no ano passado vestindo a camisa 12. O grupo de investidores que bancou a saída do jogador do Boca Juniors (ARG) no início do ano passado, no entanto, não quer que o atacante do West Ham (ING) retorne ao Brasil agora.

Confira abaixo a numeração do São Paulo para a Florida Cup:

1-Denis
2-Bruno
3-Rodrigo Caio
4-Lucão
5-Lugano
6-Wellington
7-Neilton
8-Cícero
9-Chavez
10-Cueva
11-Wesley
12-Sidão
13-Foguete
15-João Schmidt
16-Junior Tavares
17-Gilberto
18-Buffarini
20-Lucas Fernandes
21-Wellington Nem
23-Thiago Mendes
24-Thiago Couto
26-Douglas
27-Maicon
28-Araruna
30-Shaylon
31-Luiz Araújo
33-Breno

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