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West Bromwich Albion have been linked with a move for Blackpool striker Jerry Yates, as reported by The72.

Enjoying a fantastic 2020/21 season, the 24-year-old played a major role in the Seasiders’ successful Sky Bet League One promotion bid as he registered 32 goal contributions from 54 games in all competitions; 23 goals and nine assists [Transfermarkt].

Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest are all also said to be keen on the striker, who could be available for around £5million to potential suitors [The Sun].

Yates has averaged around 1.9 shots per every 90 minutes across the last year, demonstrating his willingness to regularly propel himself to the forefront of attacking play [WhoScored].

Still manager-less after the departure of Sam Allardyce from the Hawthorns last month and lacking direction as a club [BBC], there is little surprise loads of Baggies fans took to Twitter to share their concern at these latest developments.

West Brom fans react:

Replying to popular West Bromwich Albion outlet WBA Report, here is what some of the fans had to say about the news:

“Can’t see any signings being made until we have a new head coach in the dugout”

Credit: @DanPerk28324820″I think we need to run that past the new head coach ,”Credit: @PaulDoh88239513″How we have no manager or sporting director”Credit: @AdKido44″Nice to know our manager will be able to bring in his targets, oh wait”Credit: @DavidBriscoe9″Would have him though”Credit: @BradSmith_24″It’s the sun”Credit: @ftblchazIn other news, West Bromwich Albion have made a shock off-field decision.

MELBOURNE, Aug 8 AAP – Australia Test cricketer Mark Waugh today echoed his brother Steve’s reservations about touring Pakistan in October after the latest violence.

AAP08-Aug-2002MELBOURNE, Aug 8 AAP – Australia Test cricketer Mark Waugh today echoed his brother Steve’s reservations about touring Pakistan in October after the latest violence.Six Pakistanis were shot dead in an attack on a school for children of foreign missionaries near Islamabad on Monday.”Obviously what happened two days ago with the shooting at the international school puts a few more question marks over the tour,” Waugh told Melbourne radio station Sport 927 today.”There’s no doubt about that. I think the ACB (Australian Cricket Board) would be first to admit that.”Several other senior players have also expressed reservations about the tour.On Tuesday, Test captain Steve Waugh said he would be happy to go to Pakistan if it was deemed safe, but stressed the players would rely on information from other sources.”I think every one (of the players) would have some slight reservations after what’s happened in the past, it’s only natural,” Steve said.”You’ve really got to be guided by High Commissions and those places tell you what the feeling is, whether it’s safe for tourists to go there.”If it’s deemed safe enough to go, then I’m quite happy to go, but if they say it’s not then the (Australian Cricket Board) will make that decision (not to go).”New Zealand pulled out of its Pakistan tour in May after a bomb near its hotel killed 14 people in Karachi.ACB spokesman Pat O’Beirne said the latest attack “adds some currency” to advice the board is receiving from Australian Government officials and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).”The tragic recent incident has increased concern about the tour,” O’Beirne said today.”We will continue to monitor our information over the next short while.”

Warwickshire County Cricket Club today announced that John Inverarity had been appointed Director of Coaching at Edgbaston from March 2003, as part of a 2 year contract

Warwickshire CCC Media Release18-Sep-2002Warwickshire County Cricket Club today announced that John Inverarity had been appointed Director of Coaching at Edgbaston from March 2003, as part of a 2 year contract.The former Australian Test all-rounder will replace Bob Woolmer who returns to South Africa at the end of the current cricket season after 3 years coaching the Bears in his second spell at the Club.Robert John Inverarity played first class cricket for Western Australia, South Australia and Australia over a period of 23 seasons between 1962 and 1985, captaining both states and being vice-captain of Australia for a short time. A born leader, Inverarity led Western Australia to four Sheffield Shield titles in five seasons as captain.He toured England in 1968 and 1972 and made his Test debut at Headingley in the 4th Test Match in 1968 – clocking up another 5 international caps.A life long ambition to become a teacher encouraged him to combine his cricketing commitments, with both a professional career and academic studies. In 1976 and 1977 he taught at Tonbridge School in Kent before being appointed Vice-Principal of Pembroke School in Adelaide.In 1986 he was appointed Head Coach of South Australia, and then for brief periods in 1988 whilst he was teaching at King’s College, Wimbledon and 2000 when he was on sabbatical leave, he took up a coaching role with Kent County Cricket Club. For many years he was employed to undertake coaching work at the Australian Cricket Board’s national academy in Adelaide under the direction of Rod Marsh. Since 1989 he has been the Headmaster of Hale School in Perth, Australia.Dennis Amiss, Chief Executive of Warwickshire County Cricket Club said "John Inverarity is a man held in the highest regard by coaches and players from around the world and we are absolutely delighted that John has decided to accept the position of Director of Coaching here at Edgbaston. We feel sure that the enormous wealth of young talent available to us at Warwickshire can only benefit from the experience and knowledge of a coach of this calibre".

Queens Park Rangers have been dealt a huge blow in their bid to bring George Cox to the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by Football Insider, who claim that Mark Warburton’s side have had an offer of around £500k rejected for the Fortuna Sittard left-back in the past few days.

It was reported earlier this week that the 58-year-old QPR manager is looking to bring in reinforcements at both left and right-back this summer, with Todd Kane looking likely to depart the club this summer.

Warburton will be gutted

Considering just how impressive Cox has been since joining Fortuna back in the summer of 2019, the fact that the Rs have failed in their first bid to sign the defender is sure to leave Warburton gutted.

Indeed, over his 33 Eredivisie appearances last season, the £900k-rated left-back scored five goals, provided five assists and created six big chances for his teammates, in addition to making an average of 0.9 key passes per game.

Cox also impressed in a defensive capacity, helping his side keep three clean sheets, as well as making an average of 2.4 interceptions, 1.8 tackles and making 2.3 clearances per game, with these returns seeing the 23-year-old earn a seasonal SofaScore match rating of 6.98, ranking him as Sjors Ultee’s fourth-best player in the top flight of Dutch football.

As such, with the QPR boss undoubtedly hoping to build a side in the summer transfer window that is capable of going on to mount a push for a top-six finish in their upcoming Championship campaign, the addition of a left-back who poses such a threat going forward, while also appearing extremely solid at the back, would seem to provide the club with a huge boost to their chances of going on and achieving this feat.

However, in order to land the £1.2k-per-week man in the coming months, it would appear as if QPR will have to up their last bid for the former Brighton & Hove Albion man, although, with a fee looking likely to be a relatively affordable amount of money for the Rs, we would expect Cox’s transfer to indeed go through ahead of next season.

In other news: QPR dealt transfer blow over “unbelievable” £8k-p/w gem, Warburton will be gutted

ADELAIDE, Oct 25 AAP – The man widely regarded as Australian cricket’s brightest young batting prospect would have stamped himself in the minds of Test selectors with an aggressive century for NSW on the opening day of the Pura Cup match against

AAP25-Oct-2002ADELAIDE, Oct 25 AAP – The man widely regarded as Australian cricket’s brightest young batting prospect would have stamped himself in the minds of Test selectors with an aggressive century for NSW on the opening day of the Pura Cup match against South Australia at Adelaide Oval today.Former Australian under-19 skipper Michael Clarke was eventually stumped from off-spinner John Davison’s bowling on the final ball of the day for 129.His knock included 20 boundaries in 281 minutes and steered the Blues to 5-326 in their first innings at stumps.Determined former Australian Test opener Michael Slater, batting at No.6 in his first Pura Cup match of the season, was still at the crease on 111 at the close of play after the pair shared an entertaining partnership of 214 for the fifth wicket.For Clarke, it was his second century in two Pura Cup innings so far this season, having scored a career-best 134 against Queensland at the Gabba last week.It would have sent a timely message to selectors, scheduled to meet on Monday to pick a side for the first Ashes Test, with Clarke rated an outside chance of selection if it is decided it is time to blood a young batsman.But Clarke, 21, said he was not losing any sleep over speculation that he was under serious consideration for a Test berth.”Obviously I’m happy that they’re talking good things about me and not bad, but that’s the least of my worries at the moment, I’m trying to do really well for the Blues and trying to score as many runs as I can,” Clarke said.”There’s nothing to suggest I have to worry about anything, or get too far in front of myself.”Ironically, it was the man generally regarded as the next batsman in line for a Test call-up, SA skipper Darren Lehmann, who gave Clarke his chance to shine today when he elected to send the Blues in after winning the toss.It paid early dividends for the Redbacks, with openers Matthew Phelps (22), and Corey Richards (16), as well as Michael Bevan (15) all dismissed in the opening session to leave NSW in a vulnerable position at 3-85 at lunch.Pacemen Paul Rofe, Michael Miller, and Mark Harrity took a wicket each in the opening session, with Harrity’s short, sharp ball which had Bevan caught behind a highlight.NSW skipper Simon Katich (27) was then caught at backward point shortly after lunch from a poorly executed, top-edged cut shot off Davison’s bowling to leave the Blues at 4-112.But Clarke and Slater rescued NSW with a fast-paced and hard-hitting partnership.The pair were particularly severe on SA spinners Davison and Mark Higgs, at one stage belting 40 runs from four overs of spin to take the score to 4-273 from 80 overs, before Lehmann chose to revert to his pace bowlers and take the new ball.Slater and Clarke looked in danger of throwing away their wickets at times with a few rash strokes and edging deliveries past the slip cordon several times as well as each being dropped once.Higgs put down a difficult diving chance at second slip from Greg Blewett’s bowling when Clarke was on 74.Ryan Harris spilled an equally difficult chance at midwicket from a firmly struck Slater pull shot off Higgs’ bowling when the batsman was on 71.

Newly-promoted Turkish club Altay SK want to sign Celtic left-back Boli Bolingoli this summer, according to The Scottish Sun.

The Lowdown: Bolingoli’s Parkhead career

Bolingoli was signed by Neil Lennon in July 2019 from Rapid Vienna in a deal worth £3m but the 25-year-old has only made 29 appearances for the Hoops almost two years on from his arrival in Glasgow and spent the majority of the previous campaign on loan at Istanbul Basaksehir.

The Turkish capital club had the option to sign the Belgian on a permanent basis, but they decided against doing so.

Bolingoli, who Alan Hutton described as ‘athletic’, still has two years remaining on his current Celtic contract, but it seems as if he could be joining another club in Turkey.

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The Latest: Altay SK links

The Scottish Sun shared a transfer story regarding Bolingoli on Saturday. They claimed that Altay, who were recently promoted to the Turkish Super Lig for the first time in 18 years, want to sign the Celtic left-back.

Altay’s new president Ozgur Ekmekcioglu has promised to spend ahead of the club’s top-flight return and wants Bolingoli as their first high-profile signing of the summer.

The Verdict: Postecoglou needs to have the final say

Bolingoli spent last season away from Glasgow, so on that basis, you could expect that he is surplus to requirements in Scotland. However, with new manager Ange Postecoglou now in place, surely it would make sense for the Australian to have the final say on the full-back’s future.

Celtic have just Greg Taylor and Bolingoli as left-back options at this moment in time, with Diego Laxalt’s loan coming to an end. Therefore, should Postecoglou grant a permanent Parkhead exit for Bolingoli, you’d expect he’d be seeking a replacement to rival Taylor for the upcoming season.

Aaron Hickey has been linked with a move to Scotland in recent weeks, so perhaps the Hoops would firm up their interest in the teenage left-back if Bolingoli leaves.

In other news: Mario Vuskovic to Celtic getting closer, find out more here. 

Is the seemingly widening gulf between Australia and the rest of the worldsimply one of those cyclical things in sport, or is it the beginning of adynasty the likes of which cricket has never seen before

David Wiseman26-Nov-2002Is the seemingly widening gulf between Australia and the rest of the worldsimply one of those cyclical things in sport, or is it the beginning of adynasty the likes of which cricket has never seen before?Are Steve Waugh and his charges copping the rough end of the pineapple inthat people are tuning out because they are winning too well? The games aretoo one-sided. What is the point of following the cricket when it is alreadya fait accompli?Australia is the strongest side in world cricket. There is no doubt aboutthat. From one to 11, all players are not just competent and able; theyare skilled and gifted. The greatest challenge these players face is beingselected in the team because the depth of Australian cricket is so strong there are cricketers being kept in domestic cricket whoin any other era would be playing for their country.The Dutch coined “Total Football” in the 1970’s where they believed thatthere were no positions on the field. Every player should be able to bothattack and defend.Steve Waugh and his Australian side have just about perfected “TotalCricket”. The bowlers can bat and do what is needed if the top orderfail.In days gone by, you put your best fielders in the covers and the slips andthat was about it. All the Australians are incredible fielders, have greatthrowing arms and hit the stumps more often that not.The Australians are incredibly adept at converting the half chances intowickets. It can be ridiculous catches like Matthew Hayden’s at the Gabba.Amazing run outs like Adam Gilchrist’s at the Gabba. Or just moments ofsheer brilliance and artistry such as Glenn McGrath’s classical catch at theAdelaide Oval.But that’s what the better sides do. It’s no coincidence that the team ontop has all the luck. They try harder and manufacture their own luck.Australia have minimal on-field competition. Only 10 nations play Testcricket. Only New Zealand seems to challenge them. Could a rugby league-typesituation emerge where Australia killed off international games because thecrème de la crème of the code was an inter-state game between New South Walesand Queensland.That’s not to talk about now. A few retirements to the aging Australian sideand they could fall back to the pack.For the moment, the most arduous task the Australian side faces is how theystack up in cricket immortality?From their defeat in New Zealand in early-1980 until their loss to Australia in1995, the West Indies went 29 series without defeat.Notwithstanding world records for consecutive Test victories, Australiahasn’t won more than five series in a row since 1961 where the team wonseven series in a row. Away losses in India and Sri Lanka curtailedAustralia’s consecutive series wins at five.Steve Waugh and his team find themselves in a difficult position. The WestIndies juggernaut of the ’80’s is idolised and highly-venerated while he andhis team stand accused of killing the game and taking all the fun out of it.That is extremely harsh. What more can they do than win? Does it arise dueto the fact that the Australians love being the underdog? That has probablygot something to do with it. But the fact is, that winning so consistently inthe face of what seems to be thread-bare opposition is boring for fans.While it wasn’t good to be hammered courtesy of a Calypso onslaught, forsome reason people find that easier to accept than winning where theopposition seems only capable of turning up.Which gets us to the English.The Ashes are the jewel in the cricketing crown and the modern day one-sidednature of the contest can only be doing more harm than good for the game andthe Ashes concept.Totally devoid of any self belief or self confidence, if possible, this sideis even worse than the one which toured in 1994/95. Their bowling attack isso benign, it’s embarrassing.The loss of Darren Gough, Ashley Giles and Simon Jones didn’t help when youconsider their depleted resources to start with.If McGrath, Jason Gillespie and Shane Warne were injured. Australia couldpick decent back-up from the likes of Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, StuartMacGill, Ashley Noffke, Michael Kasprowicz, Nathan Hauritz and BradWilliams.Most, if not all, of the Australian domestic sides would defeat England.Australian cricket is that strong that most of the state sideswould beat most of the Test-playing nations.Darren Lehmann commented after the recent SA-NSW match that it was the bestfour-day game he had played in, for a while. Imran Khan stated that aNSW-QLD game he participated in, in the mid ’80’s was more intense than someTest matches he played in.Overseas players are spending their time in Australian grade cricket, notinter-state cricket. Australian state players are going over to countycricket and breaking records as if they are going out of fashion. What doesthat tell you?Martin Love is an interesting case in point. A run scoring machine forDurham, he has batted twice against England this summer, both times scoringdouble centuries. In the Pura Cup though, he has scores of 27, 56*, 20, 37and 0.Ricky Ponting is in an incredible vein of form 85.5 in the last seriesagainst Pakistan and 93.33 in the series to date against England. This wouldsuggest he is the rarest of touches. Why is it then that in the midst ofthis purple patch he could only manage scores of 7 and 0 against Queenslandin a Pura Cup game between the first and second Ashes Tests?Shane Warne’s numbers are considerably better for Australia than forVictoria. His bowling average for Victoria in the Pura Cup is 36.22 and hisbowling average for Australia in Test matches is 25.65.Adam Gilchrist averages 38.97 in Pura Cup batting but 58.43 in Test matches.Is the answer that the Australian players are less intimidated by theWarnes and Gilchrists then their international opposition is?Six states means just 66 first-class cricketers and most of those seem to bebetter cricketers than the English. Eighteen counties equates to 198 first-classcricketers and while a fair few of the 198 are foreigners, surely they mustbe capable of producing 11 good ones?

Leeds United have made an approach for Manchester City midfielder Yangel Herrera, and he could be a massive upgrade on Mateusz Klich.

What’s the story?

Leeds-based podcast Talking Shutt had previously revealed that Marcelo Bielsa’s side have got their eye on signing the Venezuela international this summer and that he is one of the players they have short-listed.

And now, speaking to LUFCFANZONE, Herrera’s agent has confirmed that the Whites have made an approach and asked about the midfielder’s situation, but at the moment, that’s as far as it has gone.

Massive upgrade on Klich

Able to play as a box-to-box central midfielder and even slightly deeper like Kalvin Phillips, Herrera’s arrival at Elland Road would see Leeds sign someone who is significantly better than Klich.

Speaking to The Transfer Tavern, La Liga expert Euan McTear raved about the Venezuelan’s performances last season while on loan at Spanish side Granada, saying: “He’s been key to their qualification for Europa League and then the run to the quarter-finals.

“He’s like a classic box-to-box midfielder, a bit of a throwback in that way. His first instinct is to try and dribble, to pass it forward, charging forward he took so many shots this season, he would get in the box, he scored quite a few goals early on when they were lacking strikers and attacking midfielders and that’s the thing too, he’s been really versatile.”

Meanwhile, Venezuelan football expert and journalist Carlos Ponte said: “In Venezuela, we’ve never had as complete a footballer Yangel – elegant in possession, tall, very physically imposing, good at bringing the ball out, good in the air, the right mentality, and a good head on his shoulders.

“He has a lot of energy and stamina, is great at providing cover and a true team player. He’s good at bringing the ball out with a certain degree of elegance.”

And that “awareness” and being able to spot danger is clearly seen in his defensive numbers last season in La Liga – as per Sofascore, he averaged almost two tackles and one interception per game, while he’s an absolute monster in the 50/50s, winning a mind-boggling 8.2 duels per match in La Liga at a success rate of 51%.

To put that into context, Klich averaged just 1.1 tackles and 0.3 interceptions per match in the Premier League, while he could only win a measly 2.4 duels at a success rate of 36%.

Herrera meanwhile also bagged eight goals and provided two assists in all competitions last season, while Klich could only find the back of the net just four times, with Bielsa slowly easing the 31-year-old out of the starting line-up towards the closing stages of the season – he completed the full 90 minutes just twice in Leeds’ last 12 Premier League games.

It’s clear that the £17m-rated Herrera would be a huge upgrade on what Leeds have with the Poland international.

Meanwhile, Leeds facing major transfer blow as fresh twist emerges…

Crystal Palace have officially appointed Patrick Vieira as their new manager on a three-year deal, as reported by BBC.

Moving into 2021/22, the Eagles finally have some assurance over their managerial situation following nearly two months without clarity after Roy Hodgson declared his intention to leave Selhurst Park [cpfc.co.uk].

Frank Lampard, Steve Cooper and Lucien Favre were all previously front-runners for the position, but 45-year-old Vieira has been chosen as the man to lead the Eagles into the new campaign and possibly beyond [BBC].

Firstly, he will need to negotiate the tricky task of replacing the 22 first team players who departed after their contracts expired at the end of last season [Tribal Football].

Despite the challenges ahead, many Crystal Palace supporters took to Twitter to voice their delight as they embark on a new journey under Vieira’s stewardship.

CPFC fans react:

Replying to the club’s official Twitter channel, here is how some fans summarised their feelings on the Vieira appointment, with one supporter describing it as “great” news:

“European tour coming. My gaffer.”

Credit: @CPFCChris19″Welcome to Crystal Palace. We will back you and good luck”Credit: @briansparrow191″I like”Credit: @brixgod”Patrick Vieira’s red blue army”Credit: @unknownbald”Great, about time too!!”Credit: @CPFC_Dave”Yyyyeeeesssssss! At last. I don’t give a damn about pros and cons, ins and outs, good or bad. I just wanted a manager. So let’s sign some players, and let’s get going! Phew!”Credit: @MaxMcDonnell7In other news, these Crystal Palace fans react to links with a reported transfer target.

Christchurch’s Medbury School and Dunedin’s John McGlashan are playing the South Island final of the Milo Cup cricket competition today

Lynn McConnell21-Nov-2002Christchurch’s Medbury School and Dunedin’s John McGlashan are playing the South Island final of the Milo Cup cricket competition today.Medbury gained its finals berth by beating Waimea Intermediate on an artificial pitch at Hagley Park polo grounds yesterday.Medbury scored 125 and then bowled out Waimea for 80.The Milo Cup is the national knockout competition for year 7 and year 8 boys and is a 35-over match.Both sides are unbeaten in five matches to reach today’s final with their game starting at 12.30pm at Medbury College.The winner of today’s Southern Final will go on to represent the South Island in the National Final, to be played in Palmerston North in December.