Newcastle have used former QPR striker Simon Stainrod, a Scotland-registered football agent based in Cannes, for their French dealings in the past to the extent that a press spokesman said this week that he was ‘involved with the club’.
GEORGE NORTH: Trust me when I say this: nobody takes defeat harder than the boys themselves. Not the thousands of people in the stadium, nor the millions watching at home.
• Arsenal midfielder praises Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard• Youngster says England are now more flexibleJack Wilshere’s first start in an England shirt under Roy Hodgson felt like …
Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al-Hasawi confirmed his club’s fourth manager in seven chaotic months and insisted he would not have chosen Billy Davies if he wanted to interfere in football matters.
Roy Hodgson has admitted that Frank Lampard is worried about his England career beyond the summer as Chelsea continue to hold out over the prospect of a new contract for the 34-year-old.