Morning Roundup, 01/30/09

I love you too, Kev.

• Kevin Nolan  transfers from Bolton to Newcastle for a reported 4.5 million pounds. He is eyed as a replacement for the injured Joey Barton. Nolan will need to put in hours of practice assaulting people to fill those shoes. [BBC Sport]
• Man City fail in 18.5 million pound bid for Roque Santa Cruz and his 3 league goals.  [Guardian]
• Giles Barnes may be loaned to a Premier League outfit. His goal is to top Gareth Bale's "Consecutive games without a win" streak. [Sky Sports]
• Former Spurs Director of Football Damien Comolli blames Tottenham's poor season on Dimitar Berbatov, conveniently forgets the players actually on the squad have played like crap. [F365]
• Fun fact: many soccer-associated Russians are also living a double life as Law and Order villains. [Unprofessional Foul]