Matt Derbyshire Joins Nottingham And He Started Four League Games For Birmingham Last Season

Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of Matt Derbyshire from Greek side Olympiakos and Derbyshire 25 spent last season on loan with Premier League side Birmingham City and no permanent deal was done and the former Blackburn Rovers forward has now joined Forest on a 3 year deal.

Forest is a progressing club that's on the way up and it's important for me that I start playing football again, said Derbyshire and he playing for Olympiakos was a different experience and I got to play Champions League football for i think I learned a great deal and now I'm keen to put that to good effect with Forest for i will have been very impressed with what I've heard from (manager) Steve McClaren he has got massive ambitions for the club and I want to be part of that.

He completed a permanent switch to Greece the following summer and became a popular figure among the club's fans when he scored of the winning goal against arch rivals Panathinaikos he scored 3 goals in 20 appearances in the Birmingham City last season as the club were relegated from the Premier League in the fee for the transfer has not been disclosed.

International career for a 1 February 2007, Derbyshire was called up a England Under-21 squad by the new manager Stuart Pearce for the match against Spain on 6 February and he was subsequently injured playing for the Blackburn against Sheffield United on 3 February and therefore missed joining up with squad and Derbyshire played the second half for England as they beat Norway 5–0, scoring two goals.

5 year deal for Aston Villa sign Shay Given from Manchester City and Shay Given played second fiddle to Joe Hart for Man City last season

The 35-year-old has signed a 5 year contract at Villa Park after the clubs agreed an undisclosed fee and the New Villa boss Alex McLeish targeted the former Newcastle man after Brad Friedel moved to Tottenham.

Shay Given career for a Republic of Ireland's most capped player with 113 appearances,Was on the bench for Manchester City's FA Cup win over Stoke in May - his only honour and the Has made over 400 Premier League starts.

The Irish international will make his Villa debut for a friendly against Walsall on the Thursday and he is McLeish's first signing since taking over at Villa Park and the former Birmingham manager believes Given will have a major impact at the club.

Shay has come here with something of a point to prove and that won't do him any harm at a all McLeish said for a everybody who has watched him perform over many years in a Premier League will know his pedigree so we believe we have secured the services of one of the best goalkeepers in the business.

International career for he did not become a regular first team player for Blackburn Rovers Given's performances while on loan at the Swindon and Sunderland led to him being called up to a Republic of the Ireland squad in 1996 and he made his debut for the national team on 27 March 1996 in a game against Russia and although Ireland failed to qualify for the 1998 World Cup or Euro 2000.

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Manchester City: Supersub Dzeko Scores Within Three Minutes To Open Four-Point Gap Above Spurs

Manchester City showed their strength of mind to finish in the top four this term with a hard-fought 0-1 win over demotion threatened Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Monday night.

City took the lead in the 76th minute through Edin Dzeko and with the victory; they handled to open up a four point gap stuck between themselves and Tottenham who currently occupy fifth.

Manchester City started the match very much on the front foot, aggressive from the off with David Silva crashing a lovely volley in opposition to the post in just the 4th minute.

Pablo Zabaleta charged up the right wing and angry, with Gareth Barry in-turn teeing the ball up nicely for the Spaniard who let rips from the edge of the box, but Paul Robinson’s right-post kept the score-line goalless.

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