"I really hate managers talking about other managers' players. Peter Crouch is a Liverpool player and I do not think Rafael Benitez would appreciate me talking about him when he is not a Newcastle player," said Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder on Friday.

Clearly not the same guy then who said this about Wales starlet Gareth Bale just six days earlier.

"The only two players I am interested in from the Championship are Giles Barnes and Gareth Bale. They are two outstanding talents and the sort of players we should be looking at – and by admitting our interest, were are not giving away any secrets because a lot of top clubs fancy them.

“It would not surprise me if Gareth Bale went on to play 100 games for Wales.”

And there was me thinking Bale was contracted to Southampton for another 18 months.

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