Friday, October 5, 2012

Olsson inks new Albion contract


The centre-half has been a key member of the Albion side which has started the new season so impressively, and his performances have been rewarded.
He was due to be out of contract at the end of the season, but will now remain with the Baggies until 2016 at least.
"This is great news for the club and shows we're heading in the right direction," manager Steve Clarke said of the man who was signed from NEC Nijmegen for £800,000.
"We've had a productive summer in terms of bringing new players in but it's equally important that you hold onto your best players, and Jonas certainly fits into that category."
Olsson has an ever-present record so far this season, helping West Brom to their best ever top-flight start. They also have the joint-fourth meanest defence in the division.
He has 13 caps for Sweden, who he represented at this year's European Championships.

Defender Daniel Ager has pledged his future to liverpool by signing a new long-term contract at anfield.


he Denmark international says he is convinced that Brendan Rodgers is the right man to lead the club forward and is delighted to commit himself to the club.
"It means everything to me. This is where I want to be and I'm happy the club want me. I am really happy right now. I've never wanted to go anywhere else," the 27-year-old told the official Liverpool website.
"I feel I am a part of this club - and I want to be a part of this club in the future. I like the way it is going right now with the style we're playing, and hopefully the results will come soon as well.

The support from the fans has been unbelievable. The game when they were singing all the songs about me, it was difficult to focus on the game!
"It was such a good experience for me and I'd never experienced anything like it before.
"That is why I am so happy here. That for me is Liverpool Football Club. I feel I belong here and as long as the manager and the owners want me, I'll be here."
Agger joined the Reds in a £5.8m move from Brondby in January 2006 and quickly established himself in the first-team, racking up 176 appearances to date.
Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said: "Daniel's contribution since joining the club in 2006 has been absolutely fantastic and his loyalty to the team is recognised by the deal he has signed.
"Daniel always made it clear he wanted to stay at Liverpool and we're delighted that he's committed his future to the club.
"We brought in some very exciting players this summer - some of whom chose Liverpool over clubs in the Champions League.
"But it's equally important to retain your most important players and the fact that Daniel has now followed Luis Suarez, Martin Skrtel and Jonjo Shelvey in signing a new contract is testament to the fact that the players believe in what we're trying to achieve here under Brendan Rodgers.

Ashley Cole has apologised for posting an abusive tweet relating to the John Terry verdict.

An angry COLE risked disciplinary action with an outburst at the FA after a Regulatory Commission raised questions over his evidence during the ANTON Finand case.
The England full-back changed his initial witness statement to include the possibility Ferdinand used the word 'black' during a row with Terry when Chelsea were beaten at QPR in October 2011.
And the amended statement corroborated Terry's defence that he did not racially abuse Ferdinand, but merely repeated an offensive phrase he thought the QPR defender had accused him of using.
In its findings, the Commission said new evidence meant there was "considerable doubt over Mr Cole's claim that he heard, or could have heard, Mr Ferdinand use the word 'black'".
That conclusion angered Cole, who wrote on his Twitter page: "Hahahahaa, well done FA. I lied, did I" before adding an abusive hashtag.
The tweet was quickly deleted and an apology issued through Cole's solicitor. It read: "I was really upset and tweeted my feelings in the heat of the moment. I apologise unreservedly for my comment about the FA."