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Mon, 23 Apr 2001 09:12:20 -0700
--------------------------------- [33] Ruud signs! --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by bar-knee: No press conference today apparently but those in the know tell us it will soon be announced that it's a 5 year, £19m deal. --------------------------------- [32] Red News spot on again! --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by bar-knee: Stick with us lads and lasses as we're on the ball. Paddy Harverson has got in touch with us today after reading the news to tell us that the latest news on the Celtic game is that the testimonial match against Celtic is almost certainly going ahead on May 15th (pending some minor final arrangements). --------------------------------- [31] Kenyon in full on signings --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by bar-knee: "David Beckham is one of the players with whom we will sit down and renegotiate his contract. We have already started and will continue to do that. As regards wages, we do have parameters. We sat down way in advance of last Wednesday's Champions League exit and we know where we want to go and what we want to do. Those issues have got to be addressed. We have won the league this year. We've not been frightened to change and strengthen the squad as an ongoing process. We're not just building for a one-year project but also for the longer term and there have been discussions and there will be more. There's been an absolute over-reaction this last week. On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday we are the best things ever and then on Thursday, Friday, Saturday we should never grace a football pitch again. It's our job to keep a balance. This is not an emotional reaction but something that we have been nurturing for some time. The reports have been good since Ruud started coming back and we have always said that we would still be interested. We started negotiations on Friday night and once they are concluded then we will move with the player. We've won the league but we've all agreed for some time now that we need some changes. It's not necessarily the case that people will leave but we've got a heavy year and the expectations are enormous. We are expected to win the league and succeed in Europe and to that end we have started renegotiations with some players which will go on." --------------------------------- [30] Help Red News --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by bar-knee: Deadline day of Friday approaches for the final Red News of the season so if you have any ideas/articles/letters get them sent into [EMAIL PROTECTED] We're especially looking for moments of the season (good and bad), short, unique on and off pitch memories from this year. Thanks. And how about visiting the Red News shop today and helping with the costs of Red News! --------------------------------- [29] 3pm - wot no pictures of him holding a PLC scarf? --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 23, 2001 by bar-knee: Trust us, trust us - Ruud is a coming. Just tiny formalities to be sorted and then expect a quick call of all the waiting hacks and we'll get the conference (with or without questions) and the obligatory photo. This may be anytime in the immediate future but the PLC want it all sorted asap - as do Ruud's agents so expect the actual conference to come in the not too distant future.