Todays Gossip - Smiffy to find his level?

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DAILY STAR
Sunderland boss Roy Keane has launched a stinging attack on the Premiership's cheats, divers and con men.
Manchester City defender Micah Richards will be a surprise inclusion in the full England squad for the friendly in Holland.
Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd wants the FA to stump up most of the estimated £20million cost of England striker Michael Owen's injury.
Liverpool have confirmed that goalkeeper Scott Carson will stay on loan at Charlton for the whole season.
THE SUN
Blackburn are preparing a move for Real Madrid's David Beckham.
Cardiff City are to make an ambitious effort to land Manchester United striker/midfielder/sub at best, England my arse- Alan Smith on loan.
Micah Richards and Gareth Barry are poised for England call-ups for the friendly against Holland.
El-Hadji Diouf will play on for Bolton despite his latest brush with the law.
Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko will be out for three months with a damaged shoulder and a lack of football talent.
DAILY MIRROR
West Ham defender George McCartney accuses Arsenal and Arsene Wenger of being "arrogant".
Referee Graham Poll insists Everton's James McFadden DID call him a "cheat".
Midfielder Steve Sidwell has performed a U-turn and wants to open talks with Reading about a new deal.
Newcastle, Bolton and Portsmouth are all tracking Ghana hardman Laryea Kingston of Lokomotiv Moscow.
Chelsea target Gonzalo Huguain has opted to play for France rather than Argentina, bringing a move to London closer.
DAILY MAIL
Aston Villa's Martin Laursen is waiting to see the full extent of his latest knee injury.
DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester United now admit they DO want to sign American wonderkid Freddy Adu despite previously insisting they had no interest in him.
Tottenham will sign Brazilian winger Leonardo from Dutch club NAC Breda for £1million in January.
Mark Hughes admits Blackburn are prepared to offer David Beckham an escape route from Madrid. DAILY RECORD
Rangers fans have turned on manager Paul Le Guen and insist he's the problem not the solution.

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SMITH LINKED WITH BLUEBIRDS MOVE
Manchester United's Alan Smith is reportedly set to be loaned out to Cardiff.
The striker broke his ankle against Liverpool in a Premiership clash at Anfield back February and has been unable to break the partnership of Louis Saha and Wayne Rooney since his return.
Smith looked clearly short of match fitness and talent in Tuesday's 1-0 Carling Cup defeat to Southend and was substituted after 60 minutes
And according to BBC Sport Wales, United have now accepted an offer from Cardiff to take the 26-year-old on loan although personal terms will have to be agreed.
The Championship-topping Bluebirds need cover as first-choice striker Steve Thompson will be out for most of November with an Achilles injury.
Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale, formerly Smith's chairman at Leeds, is thought to be the man behind the move.
In his time at L33ds, Smith was sent off there for elbowing Andy Legg in a fiery FA Cup third-round tie which L33ds lost 2-1 in January 2002.

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Latest news is that he has turned down the chance to play in the Championship. Then again that has come out of the mouths of a Leeds based radio station so translated it means he has turned Leeds down