Training Camp. Will Bodde turn up this time?

After the Swedish training camp was cancelled many thought Swans would stay at home but Sousa has pulled some strings and is taking the boys back to his homeland for a week of intensive training. It is reported that the training will be doubled in a bid to brush away those post-season cobwebs. Garry Monk ...

New Player Signed!

The Eagles have announced on their website that they have signed versatile middie Darren Ambrose from relegated Charlton.

Manager Neil Warnock had this to say about the signing on the team's website: "I have been after Darren for years. I was even prepared to offer up to £1m before he went up to Newcastle in ...

Old, new, borrowed and blue

For once, borrowed isn't a term applicable to the players recruited by the club thus far. However, I'm sure that'll change come the last day of August when through the usual combination of sheer amateurism and blind panic we bring in the 2009/10 model of Eddie Johnson on weekly wages that amount to the accumulative sum of MPs expense claims. So while the middle-classes and the BBC staff in its entirety migrated to a field in Somerset owned by a guy who persists in putting a wig on his chin rather than his scalp, Cardiff City were busy selling players the dream. Here are the latest recruits.
THE NEW AND BLUE
Mark Hudson, 27, CB, £1m (from Charlton Athletic)
There are a number of reasons why one could be wary/pessimistic about the capture of a man who may or may not own a woman's fashion store with a sibling. For starters, last season he played every week in the Championship's worst (too kind?) side. Secondly, he's here for an "adventure": This isn't the bloody Scooby Doo show, son! Our hearts could do without Surrey's version of Indiana Jones adhering to a dictionary definition of adventure - a bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous action of uncertain outcome - this campaign. Thirdly, he may be 27 years old but it hasn't all been plain sailing or regular game time. And last but not least is the fact that Hudson is clearly a pupil at the Pelé School of Quotes i.e. whatever he says, the opposite will happen. Take for example the reasons why he deserted Palace last summer. Hello again former mistress, Miss League One? Eek!

Wolves sign Andrew Surman - The return of the undisclosed fee.

That's probably due to Southampton having a fire sale in order to pay the electric bill this month rather than Wolves wanting to keep it under wraps. In signing Surman we've added another England U-21 to the squad which already boasts Stearman, Kightly and Ebanks Blake (who ...

Bodde Blow, but Sousa fights on.

Well Ferrie Bodde threw his toys out of the pram and didn't turn up for preseason training on Saturday. Sousa quickly came out with stinging criticism of the Dutch midfielder and Bodde's camp have replied in equal wrath. The situation looks pretty horrific right now, with Huw ...

Wolves Sign Doyle for a Club Record 6.5 Million.

A record signing for Wolves, and we’re talking serious money, as Kevin Doyle has signed for 6.5 Million pounds. I’ve got to say, as Wolves usually keep the fee they play for players “undisclosed” that this is perhaps a bit of a sound off to the rest ...

What is going on?

Well Since Martinez left the club futures of nearly every player have been up in the air. Even before Martinez left the Liberty stadium players such as Orlandi, and O'leary were out of contract and may or may not have been given new deals. Owain Tudor Jones was sold in the midst of Martinezgate and ...

Crunch Time and it doesn't Bodde Well

Ferrie Bodde is set for make or break talks with Paulo Sousa today over his future at the club. It is believed by many that the 27 year old Dutchman wants his shot at the Premiership and is keen for the Swans to let him go. Huw ...

Freddie Sears come to Palace

Sorry for not getting a blog in this past week, but the weather has been great here in Buffalo NY, and I don't want to spend all my time inside. But there's a new signing at Sellhurst Park:

Neil Warnock told cpfc.co.uk: " We are thrilled to have him on board as we have been chasing ...