Burley Wants More Buys Fri 15th Jun 2001 12:49 Town manager George Burley is after more players and suspects he may have to break the club's £4.5 million transfer record to do so. Burley yesterday saw Hassan Kachloul agree to join Town, reportedly on a three year contract, but the strengthening for Europe doesn't seem to have stopped there. |
Burley and Sheepshanks on Kachloul Thu 14th Jun 2001 17:29 Town have now commented on Kachloul's acceptance of the Blues' offer. He will undergo a medical at Portman Road when he returns from holiday next week. |
Kachloul Signs for Town! Thu 14th Jun 2001 17:21 Hassan Kachloul has this afternoon signed for Town on a Bosman. The Moroccan revealed the news on his own website within the last hour. |
President Ferguson! Thu 14th Jun 2001 13:00 Town groundsman Alan Ferguson has been named the new president of the Scotland and Northern Ireland region of the Institute of Groundsmen. Apparently this is a great honour in the world of turf and Ferguson is very flattered at being chosen. |
Celtic Kachloul's Likely Destination Thu 14th Jun 2001 09:55 Celtic have now emerged as favourites to win the race for Hassan Kachloul. Despite comments last night from his agent, it seems the Glasgow club have indeed expressed formal interest in the Moroccan. Kachloul himself is reported to have made up his mind, with Celtic seeming his most likely choice. |
Agent Says Another Club Has Made Offer Wed 13th Jun 2001 20:08 Hassan Kachloul's agent Eric Castagnino has said that a big English club has entered the frame as his new deadline time is up. He added that he wasn't expecting to hear a firm offer from Celtic. |
Kachloul Deadline Extended Wed 13th Jun 2001 18:22 Radio reports indicate that three English clubs, presumably Town, Villa and Derby, have all made their interest in Hassan Kachloul known to his agent. There has been nothing from Celtic as yet and the reports also claim that the deadline has been extended to 7pm this evening. |
Kachloul Declares Deadline Wed 13th Jun 2001 14:36 Hassan Kachloul's agent has declared a 5pm today deadline for clubs to make their interest known in the Moroccan international. Town, Celtic, Villa and Derby are already in the running for the player, available on a Bosman. |
Extra Champions' League Place Wed 13th Jun 2001 09:59 George Burley has commented on the news that UEFA is to grant the Premier League an extra Champions' League place. After Leeds, Arsenal and Manchester United all did well last year the Premier League will have four qualifiers from the 2002/3 season onwards. |
It is Kachloul! Tue 12th Jun 2001 11:52 Town manager George Burley today revealed that his target is indeed Hassan Kachloul. The Town boss admitted that talks had been on-going and that he has given the player, interesting Villa, Derby and Celtic as well, a deadline of the end of the week by which time he has to make up his mind. |