Comments on: Three Good Defenders Needed Urgently At Newcastle

By: Shearer 4 pm

Shearer 4 pm — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:18:52 +0000

i have heard things that rozenhal will speak to his best mate ujfalusi and reccomend the toon and will also tell the toon of ujfalusi. i think that it willl be great if we got beye and possibly chivu, capaca or even cafu as he didn’t hav that much pitch time last year

By: Ed Harrison

Ed Harrison — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:09:19 +0000

jim – think the stuff going on at the club has to have affected Sam – just because of the uncertainty – and what the direction is. Allardyce and Ashley need to have a face to face meeting – or a long telephone call to get grounded on what Ashley wants at the club – in terms of goals. Like what is the goal for next season? Also – how much money is available and/or how much does Sam need. Not sure Sam needs an awful lot of cash this summer – we need to get strong competitive team next season. The big buys can come next summer (or January) when we’re back in Europe. I have ultimate faith in Big Sam.

By: jim

jim — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:30:13 +0000

do you think that Sam is holding back a little on his transfer targets because he may be waiting to see how much money is available to him now because of the takeover? I would like to see John O’shea at newcastle but I doubt Man u would ever let him go.I read in the Chronicle(I think) that Sam wanted an experienced head to help Taylor. that could be in the shape of Hyppia or Sol Campbell. I thought sam would have splashed the cash more than he has because he would have had ideas who he wanted already, lets hope its because he is carefully considering all his options so as to not buy mistakes like other managers have in the past.

By: Outlaw

Outlaw — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:29:00 +0000

I don’t care who we get as long as they don’t leak goals in! Curtis Davies would be excellent but the asking price is too much. Hyypia? I prefer Sol Campbell instead! He looks like a totally new player.

By: Ed Harrison

Ed Harrison — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:06:11 +0000

Owen – agree – Flamini would be great.

By: Ed Harrison

Ed Harrison — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:04:52 +0000

david – if Ashley wants to win premiership in 3 years he’ll need to buy some world class players starting next year at least.

By: Ed Harrison

Ed Harrison — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:01:04 +0000

Conor – I remember the one thing bad about Andrade was his injury record – he misses a lot games through injury and he is almost 30 – so unlikely to get better.

By: david veitch

david veitch — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:51:27 +0000

Alan you are spot on, chill out, Ashley is clearing the dead wood and expect new faces in soon. But don’t expect world class players yet, that will happen in years 3-4 of Ashley’s plan.

By: Owen

Owen — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:42:55 +0000

Out of the above mentioned I think Bebe should be first choice, he can play fullback and centre half. Next should be Sagna or Baines. Both will do well for us.

Hypia is a no no if you ask me. Not good enough for the last 2 years. Great before that but not now.

But BSA should really try to pick up Flamini from Arsenal, Wenger will let him go for 2-3million and he can play left,right fullback or in the centre of midfield. Come on Sam, sign another proven premiership player.

By: Alan Riley

Alan Riley — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:36:54 +0000

I’m not sure where this idea is coming from that the transfer window doesn’t open until July. The rule says that it begins when the season ends. This year, as far as I can gather, transfer business began being done on June 1st.

Obviously, the “lack” of completed transfers does not been that negotiations are not under way. I am confident that a number of new defenders will come on board before the season starts.

As always, the key question is, “Do you hang on for your first choice, or do you go for a second, third or fourth choice who might be available?” Both strategies carry risks. Glenn Roeder/Freddy Shepherd adopted the “Hang on for first choice policy”, with the results that we are all aware of. Will Sam do the same? Only time will tell.

I have a good feeling about the way things are going, at the moment. To my fellow Newcastle supporters I would say – “Don’t Panic!”

By: Conor

Conor — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:05:57 +0000

What about Jorge Andrade anyone? A regular for Portugal and Deportivo, and Deportivo are doing pretty bad in the league, and they have just sacked their manager… Luke young would be perfect, good at going forward, committed and a good tackler, plus he knows how to organize a defence. Bridge would be the best left back, but i don’t think Chelsea would sell him. I’m not too sure about either Baines or Shorey, but there’s not many others… Heinze would be great if Big Sam could convince him to come here.

By: Ed Harrison

Ed Harrison — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:49:19 +0000

James – yes he has – when he came up to meet with Shepherd – when Barton was here he met with Sam – and I’m pretty sure they will have also talked on the phone. Although Ashley is said to be shy it looks like he’s a pretty good communicator.

By: Greg P

Greg P — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:40:46 +0000

I still think Baines would be a great aquisition and if we could get Beye, then at least we’d have a back four, with Ramage and Carr as back up (as Sam seems to think Carr can do the job). Then we can start the season and see where over the coming 12 months we need to add further signings, but its essential to get two full backs in place in the next couple of weeks.

By: James

James — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:24:10 +0000

do we know if ashley has spoken to Big S

By: Greg B

Greg B — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:13:35 +0000

Rozehnal is a good start, I rate him as a decent center back and would immagine he will be a big player for us next season.
The likes of Curtis Davis, Leighton Baines and Luke Young would be decent additions and in my very humble oppinion shouldnt be too difficult to aquire. The reason i say this is that Davis has put in a written transfer request and while it has not been accepted I would immagine a solid offer could be enough to tempt him away, Luke Young is apparently available now after Charlton signed the young French lad and its common knowledge that Baines is highly unlikley to be at Wigan next season.
We have the money, these players wont cost the earth, and I beleive with Allardyce at the helm we have more than a fair chance of attracting these sort of players.

For me Micah Richards is out of our league, he is a fantastic player, versatile, strong and very highly rated. Id be both shocked and elated if Allardyce managed to pull that one off, although stranger things have happened.