I found these snippets from the MSN football community:

Started by: JOYNSON Add a Reply... Sent: 7/28/2000 8:38 pm My cousin works at Gatwick airport and saw Kevin Phillips their the other day meeting with Arsenal Officials including David Dein and Pat Rice. Given their recent sale of Overmars / Petit and the money now available could a switch be on the cards? With the rumours of a possible swap deal for Parlour it looks more likely every day.

From: klem Reply 3 of 13 Add a Reply... Sent: 7/29/2000 12:56 am I work at The Tontine Restaraunt in North Yorkshire and can definetley confirm that Kev Phillips was in on Thursday with Steve McLaren and Alex Ferguson. Could there be a chase on for Kev? Mind him being a boyhood Arsenal fan you would have to fancy the Gunners

So what do you reckon,k could there be tears over in the inbred village or will Sooooper Kev be on Wearside at the start of the season.

-- Anonymous, July 31, 2000

Answers

having trouble believing either as they are so strong with strikers, mind you I wouldn't mind taking Kanu of their hands....

-- Anonymous, July 31, 2000

I work in London Zoo and can confirm that I saw Peter Reid in emergency talks with his want away striker Kevin Phileeps in the Chimpanzee house....

-- Anonymous, July 31, 2000

selling the boy wonder would be even more of a public suicide note than mr gullit dropping shearer. mind you, they'd get #20m for him so it may be worth it.

-- Anonymous, July 31, 2000

the one weird tnhing about all these rumours is the venues they are alleged to have taken place in. why don't they just meet somewhere private to stop the gossip.

-- Anonymous, July 31, 2000

Na - weren't the Mackems going out to Portugal and the Arses were waiting for Barca staff to arrive perhaps when the little chimp had a natter ?

Nice thought though

-- Anonymous, July 31, 2000