MAN CITY ISSUES (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Darius Vassell, the former Manchester City striker is heavily considering a return to England after he was booted out of his hotel due to his club (Ankaragücü's) financial problems. The club failed to pay the bill. The 29 year old is apparently desperate to leave and return to the Premier League with Bolton rumoured to be interested. However, there is a twist in the story: His hopes of leaving...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Ankaragucu striker Darius Vassell is chasing a move to Bolton Wanderers. read more
Bitter and Blue (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Darius Vassell is considering a return to England after he was evicted from his Turkish hotel because his club Ankaragucu failed to pay the bill. The 29-year-old has voiced concerns over the club’s financial problems following a recent change in ownership. Players’ wages have frequently been paid late, training has been cancelled and now he has been thrown out of his hotel. Vassell, who...
Losers Come Second (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
FOOTBALL - Darius Vassell, the former England striker, has been kicked out of the hotel in Turkey where he was living. Vassell joined Ankaragucu in the summer on a free transfer from Manchester City, had been staying in the hotel since he arrived in the country but was evicted after the club failed to pay his bills. "I don't know what's happening," Vassell said. "I don't really know...
Blue Days (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
With Sheikh Mansour picking up the tab for a seven star hotel in a way that Darius Vassell could do with right now, City repaid this generous hospitality by allowing the host nation victory via a first-half penalty calamitously conceded by Stuart Taylor. In many ways it was what we've come to expect under Mark Hughes' tenure. Plenty of professionalism and organisation in the build-up to the game, followed...
Blue Days (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
With Sheikh Mansour picking up the tab for a seven star hotel in a way that Darius Vassell could do with right now, City repaid this generous hospitality by allowing the host nation victory via a first-half penalty calamitously conceded by Stuart Taylor. In many ways it was what we've come to expect under Mark Hughes' tenure. Plenty of professionalism and organisation in the build-up to the game, followed...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
Capello's willingness to rely on young members of his squad was rewarded in Amsterdam, and gives encouragement to those on the England fringes It said much about the significance of Wednesday night's 2-2 draw in Amsterdam that some of the loudest applause from the orange hordes in the Amsterdam Arena came in recognition of successful attempts to launch paper planes from the upper tiers towards the...
Bitter and Blue (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
The transfers a side makes over the course of the summer can generally be seen as an indication of the current position of the club, but perhaps more important, of what their intentions are. Plenty has been made of our summer transfers totalling the (easy headline grabbing) £100 million mark, but what that amount of money of course brings is quality. And with just over two weeks to go until the...
Bitter and Blue (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Thanks to Total Manchester City for first posting the picture. Not quite as manic as Darius Vassell's arrival , but Elano definitely looks far more concerned by the goings on around him.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
Darius Vassell has joined Turkish Super Lig outfit Ankaragucu on a free transfer following his release by Manchester City.
FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
Darius Vassell has joined Turkish Super Lig outfit Ankaragucu on a free transfer following his release by English Premier League club Manchester City.
Arseblog (Free subscription) | 07/19/2009
So he's gone. After a week of not so much 'Will he? Won't he?', more 'When will he?', he finally willed yesterday evening. Emmanuel Adebayor signed a 5 year deal with Manchester City . Arsenal receive a fee believed to be around £25m and it's good business for all concerned. City get a striker better than Darius Vassell and we get a load of money for a player who didn't want to be at the club...
A Different League (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
It is a good time to be a Manchester City supporter at the moment. Billionaire owner, plenty of money, a good young manager, quality players coming into the club and Darius Vassell heading out. Yet surely the question must be asked what happens if it all goes wrong? The big transfer rumour this week concerning City is that John Terry would like to talk to them. This was followed with Chelsea (not John...
Extravagant Nonsense (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Forgotten man-turned-Turkish hero Darius Vassell continued his remarkable run of popularity in his new home today, as it was announced that he would take over as president of Turkey as of Monday. Outgoing leader Abdullah Gul offered his resignation to the government this morning after an estimated 45 million of Turkey's 71 million citizens signed a petition calling for the striker - who was greeted...
CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
They do know they have bought Darius Vassell, right? It's not some silly mix up. This procession looks eerily like those organised in repressive regimes who have to threaten people to pretend to support them, there simply can be no other explanation for this somewhat disturbing scene! For the record ...
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