Souness blasts Cole

Graeme Souness today branded Fulham's new signing Andy Cole "a baby" after his acrimonious departure from Blackburn.

The Rovers manager criticised Cole and Dwight Yorke - and said he now only wants to sign "men".

Souness has conceded that he made a mistake in reuniting the pair at Ewood Park after they had fallen out of favour at Manchester United.

Cole has moved to Fulham on a free transfer while Yorke is still at Ewood Park having failed to find a new club.

Souness said: "The Yorke-Cole thing disappoints me because I'm the man who went to my board and spent the supporters' hard-earned money.

"From now on I only want to work with men. I am not interested in having babies around."

Souness admitted that he and Cole have had disagreements and added: "It's no secret that Cole and I didn't see eye to eye and I think it was best for everyone that he went."

Meanwhile, Fulham's £1.5million bid for striker Tomasz Radzinski was today being considered by Everton.

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright said: "The end of July is always the time when decisions are made and it will be no different at Everton."