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• 1 Hamas (51times) // May 18, 2008 at 13:37

  He could be very helpful in getting him here.

• 2 Yahya Ahmad // May 18, 2008 at 13:37

  Hopefully Emre can persuade Arda Turan to join Newcastle! Its a coincidence Emre and Turan both have the agent! lol

• 3 Toon1978 // May 18, 2008 at 13:39

  hmmmm might be a good midfield with Emre and Arda the Turkish Geordie revolution lol.

• 4 Yahya Ahmad // May 18, 2008 at 13:40

  I want a player with same qualities just as Pavel Nedved! We have been linked with Lubos Kalouda but he has just joined CSKA Moscow!

• 5 Yahya Ahmad // May 18, 2008 at 13:42

  Any news abut Miguel Veloso? anyone

• 6 C // May 18, 2008 at 13:42

  I feel that every year everybody, myself included say that this will be emres year. The year he becomes the midfield general that we need. And then he gets injured. So I say let’s unload him. He is still a big star in turkey and the Galatasary fans would be glad to have him. So let’s swap him for Arda (a future star) and send Emre back to his home country and thank him for his years in Newcastle.

• 7 Yahya Ahmad // May 18, 2008 at 13:45

  I agree with you C!

• 8 Toon1978 // May 18, 2008 at 13:47

  I understand what you are saying C if it will help bring ARDA to the club then so be it.

• 9 spen27 // May 18, 2008 at 13:47

  nooooooo keep emre! have faith he has a great reputation im sure he’l come good get rid of smith butt and duff before emre and im sure emre stayin would help baggin turan

• 10 Hamas (51times) // May 18, 2008 at 13:47

  Our squad is small enough as it is.

• 11 faustino // May 18, 2008 at 13:49

  As i’m sure alot of us will! If Emre has to go to sign Turan I really don’t see the problem.

  I haven’t thought as Emre as a valuable member of our squad for quite some time. Almost on a par with selling Dyer….one big ‘meh’ I’m affraid.

  Really can’t see why you’d rather get rid of Butt than Emre.

• 12 Frankie Boy // May 18, 2008 at 13:53

  We cannot afford to let Emre go. I for one would be gutted.He will have a big asy in whether we get Arda. Lets sign Turks this season instead of Turkeys like Boumsong etc in previous seasons

• 13 spen27 // May 18, 2008 at 13:59

  because nicky butt only offers winning the ball cant shoot doesnt really pull out the killer pass cant run cant go past people if he offers anything we havent got in other players please tell me.emre and barton are ball winners even smith……as for leadership we got owen given and beye even geremi.emre is younger to

• 14 Ashton // May 18, 2008 at 14:11

  We should keep Emre he is our most creative midfielder plus he will help arda turan to settle in ( if we signed him of course )

• 15 RyanTeh // May 18, 2008 at 14:14

  If Emre is what the reason brought Turan to Newcastle then i won’t mind. But, If galatasary want Emre as part of exchange. Then I think should let Emre be.

• 16 liamtoonbirchy // May 18, 2008 at 14:16

  turan would be imense and i want to see how good emre does in a king kev side.

  also anyone got any more tranfer news with good source?

  and if geordie gerrard is about, any portugal news on veloso?

• 17 azim // May 18, 2008 at 14:21

  Mr MA and CM sign Gomis NOW..he has been selected for EURO2008 ahead of Trezeguet and we dont have to worry about African Nations Cup….ACT FAST

• 18 toonarmy08 // May 18, 2008 at 14:24

  keep emre!! if we can get him playing regular he is quality ,shows passion and more creative than anyone else.Hope emre has a word with Turan to join the toon ,as this boy looks a class act.
  players i believe we should sign and get rid of;
  IN- gomis -replace dukes
  turan
  veloso-doubt it possible
  downing-if zog goes
  shorey/bridge
  zarate -great prospect
  dunne /van buyten.
  OUT- Ameobi,rozy,smith,duff(if we get turan),diatta,cacapa.Come on big mike ,show us the money!!!

• 19 spen27 // May 18, 2008 at 14:25

  i would rather have turan thn emre but would MUCH rather have both just give them the cash i refuse to beleev we havent got it. fat sam said he had more to spend but ran out of time the king also said he had funds but didnt want to waste it on pap aka dunne steer clear!

• 20 Geordie Gerrard7 // May 18, 2008 at 14:28

  no liam, its gone quiet on the veloso talk, i havent seen my mate for a few days either so i dont know much more to be honest mate, i have heard thoughthat we have started negotiations for zarate, turan and gomis??

• 21 Toon1978 // May 18, 2008 at 14:30

  Geordiegerrard where else have you heard about Zarate, Gomis and Turan mate i know its been on here but what other sources do you have ?

• 22 scottish mag // May 18, 2008 at 14:32

  anybody else watching the parma v inter game

  young cm luka cigarini looks really good, lots of potential, and also parmas lm marchionni or something like that lokks good aswell

  also gilardino looks like he is going to be leaving milan, anyone think he is worth a shot

• 23 faustino // May 18, 2008 at 14:36

  Spen…. Butt started 35 prem games and scored 3 which, considering our strikers scored 0,7,9 and 11 respectively, isn’t bad is it. Butt has made some GREAT passes this season and despite age is playing well over 25 starts a season on avg. since he got here. Blinding squad player for next season imo.

  Emre started 6 times this year and has barely avg 14 starts a year since he got here and only scored 5 goals. No one is arguing that theoretcially Emre is a great player, just that there would be no great loss in losing him if he’s never bloody fit.

• 24 faustino // May 18, 2008 at 14:38

  Oh and being a champions league winner is what he’s got that no one else in our squad has

• 25 Geordie Gerrard7 // May 18, 2008 at 14:39

  i have heard from one of my mates who is a villa fan who i was on the piss with last night, he heard about it on a villa forum, i didnt realise we have with zarate till he said, anyone no anything else about it?

• 26 gonufc // May 18, 2008 at 14:41

  Scottish mag- GOD NO!! I hate Gilardino, absolute cheat and over rated too. He dives and feigns injury more than drogba!!

  Would like emre to stay but if he had to go i’d let him, just to save money on the turan deal.

• 27 scottish mag // May 18, 2008 at 14:43

  this article talks about the turan deal but at the bottom says about zarate

  http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-utd/newcastle-utd-news/2008/05/18/toon-winning-turan-race-79310-20926290/

• 28 Toon1978 // May 18, 2008 at 14:45

  I ain’t heard out else GG and i only found out about ZARATE in the SUNDAYSUN this morning. I ain’t seen much of ZARATE to warrant an opinion on him can anyone tell how good this kid is and our chances of signing him.

• 29 Geordie Gerrard7 // May 18, 2008 at 14:46

  cheers scottish mag.

• 30 Geordie Gerrard7 // May 18, 2008 at 14:48

  if anyone can remember back in january i said we were chasing zarate and said he was good. but i didnt think he would cut it in the prem. HE HAS. and done it sooo well

• 31 liamtoonbirchy // May 18, 2008 at 14:50

  anybody got a link to the gomis rumour?

• 32 JC // May 18, 2008 at 14:50

  See gomis is in the france euro squad. Also was watchin Turan on youtube (I know anyone looks good on there) but he looks like a very exciting player an I would love to see hm here next year.

• 33 Bill F // May 18, 2008 at 15:00

  Emre, Emre, Hmmm I seem to remember a player by that name, is he one of ours.

• 34 Ian // May 18, 2008 at 15:01

  Keegan is supposed to be looking at Kitson from reading, I think that would be a good replacement for Ameobi at £3m.

  If any of our top strikers leave then find a top drawer striker.

  Spend in the midfield.

• 35 Bob // May 18, 2008 at 15:02

  If Gomis is in the France 2008 squad, then his value has just shot up dramatically. No chance of getting him now.

• 36 scottish mag // May 18, 2008 at 15:04

  liamtoonbirchy there hasnt been anything recent about gomis ecxept 4 days ago

  http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle/news/display.var.2269901.0.keegan_faces_competition_for_striker_gomis.php

  but nufc scouts watched him yesterday apparently and he scored two goals in the first ten mins and got an assist aswell

• 37 Toon1978 // May 18, 2008 at 15:05

  Bob that is not true what so ever mate. So if OWEN decided he was BRAZILIAN then he would be worth 20 million hmmmm not having a go but thats crazy IMO.

• 38 Bob // May 18, 2008 at 15:10

  Toon 1978:

  What I mean is that - if he is so good - he will get noticed by bigger clubs (during Euro 2008) and will probably end up signing for a top 4 club in England/Spain/Italy.

• 39 Toon1978 // May 18, 2008 at 15:11

  kk Bob i know what you mean KEEP THE FAITH we will sign good players.

• 40 KKK // May 18, 2008 at 15:17

  Bob don’t be so negative. I’d like to think we can attract players that play for their national teams. All of the work to try and sign Gomis won’t simply be scrapped because he has been included in the France Squad. Sure we got Boumsong while he was playing for France! lol

  We’ll get Gomis signed up before EuroO8 anyway!

• 41 leather // May 18, 2008 at 15:28

  Get shot-he only played 8 games this season. He has only played 58 times in 3 seasons. That is Dyer or Woodgate type of appearances. Could be a good player, but we are still saying could after 3 years.

• 42 scott9 // May 18, 2008 at 15:38

  im not sure about emre if he only he cud stay fully fit he would be great for us but he never is thats the problem we have

• 43 NUFCFAN // May 18, 2008 at 15:38

  Am beginning to see that every player we want we are going. Have to end up waiting till the end of the euro’s. And the problem with them being young and exciting it doesn’t bode well.
  Just need to get the ball rolling and get one in and hope that it starts the dominoe effect.

  Also let’s remember that its the new era of no sheperd and no announcements of who we are getting till they happen.

  Friends who are arsenal fans just wait it out, so something we need to do

• 44 Bob // May 18, 2008 at 15:48

  That’s what I’m hoping for, NUFCFAN. The Domino Effect.

• 45 Tom Cairns // May 18, 2008 at 15:49

  Just saw youtube video of Zarate and Turan and Gomis, how good would our attacking options be then!! Very much doubt we’ll get all three but these are the right level of players we should be linked with. Dunne is a very good cb and hopefully with lb option as well things are looking very bright.

  Harper
  Beye Dunne Faye Enrique
  Barton Butt Turan
  Martins Gomis Owen

  zarate, geremi, shorey(?), milner, n’zog, viduka, taylor, given, emre.
  cant really complain with back up like that.
  still think that cm needs some investment, especially with butt not getting any younger

• 46 OzZyMagpiE // May 18, 2008 at 15:50

  if we get zarate and turan i wud be ecstatic.. zarate is class.

• 47 spen27 // May 18, 2008 at 16:04

  why cant people see butt is a squad player now keeping him in the sqaud is 2 steps back emre is much better and veloso even better

• 48 sebum gunter the primeape hunter // May 18, 2008 at 16:20

  that litlle fat shite can piss off but get in turan first

• 49 faustino // May 18, 2008 at 16:21

  Spen, just becasue Emre was quite good three years ago doesn’t mean he’s as good a player now. Having someone like Butt in the squad for experience, consistency, calming effect, backup etc. is vital. Having somone who is unfit 80% of the time, is not.

  It’s chalk and cheese really; this isn’t a competition between two players, it’s about who does his job and who’s worth his money.

  Butt is exactly what it says on the tin and will do exactly what’s expected of him. Older squad player, immense experience at the TOP TOP level, quality and ever dependable. Exactly what the club needs.

  Emre is supposed to be a first team class, midfield general and a possible game winner. He’s none of these things anymore and never fit for us to tell if I’m right or wrong.

  This whole argument will become superfluous when he’s out for 6 months after the euros. Cos you know its going to happen.

• 50 Geordie Gerrard7 // May 18, 2008 at 16:24

  spen27- exactly my point, muchh the same as geremi

• 51 OzZyMagpiE // May 18, 2008 at 16:28

  faustino agreee abt everything except da last line.. Mate cmon emre when fit is a class player. i’ve been following him from gala-inter-toon

  If hez fit, he will make a great impact coz of his great technical abilites

  dun hope hez out for 6 months n all man

  hez a great player n letz juz hope hez fit

• 52 faustino // May 18, 2008 at 16:30

  Fair enough….he is a great player when fit. When fit

  Alright something has just come to my attention…..why was Emre released for ‘International Duty’ weeks ago when the national league only wound up 8 days ago?

  Correct me if I’m wrong but Turkey is one of the internaitonal sides that has a huge percentage of players in the domestic league? Has Belazoglu been in a park for 3 weeks kicking a ball against a wall?

• 53 Andy1 // May 18, 2008 at 16:37

  This Emre story is just crap. It’s like the other version of the Turan story, where they tag on the bit about selling Duff. So if these are true, two out and only one coming in. That aint gonna happen when we have such a small squad already.

• 54 toonarmy08 // May 18, 2008 at 16:49

  Hey guys ,teamtalk are reporting that west ham are preparing an offer for steven taylor.I think its b****cks as taylor has already said he wants to stay at the toon,but we need to get his new contract sorted asap!!

• 55 Rem // May 18, 2008 at 16:56

  You cant just off load everyone who is “injury prone”. He has just been a bit unlcuky wiht injuries.

  Look at Owen now.
  Or Woodgate!

• 56 OzZyMagpiE // May 18, 2008 at 16:59

  KK knows e season is over.. we escaped relegati0n n all.. maybe he jus wanted Emre to clear his head n come back fresh next season..

  datz my thinkin faustino..

  On da whole milner to boro thing…

  wut if we get tuncay in return

  lol a turkish revolution

• 57 Gary Mac // May 18, 2008 at 17:07

  “we think Emre can still do a job for Newcastle, if he can stay fit.”

  YOU think he can but you do not speak for other people.
  I think that Emre is a quality player who is basically a waste of space because of his injury problems and he should be sold because of this.
  You really must stop writing on this blog as if you are the “voice” of Newcastle fans, cos you aint.

• 58 Zhun // May 18, 2008 at 17:11

  ‘we’ means ed himself mate

• 59 Leo // May 18, 2008 at 17:13

  get him fit and he is awesome seri0usly, imagine him in a keegan team, would be poetry in motion

• 60 Outlaw // May 18, 2008 at 18:31

  Emre talent?

  hahhaaha

  You must be jokin!

• 61 scottish mag // May 18, 2008 at 18:34

  barca want moutinho to replace deco

  now we are never getting him

  http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=701093

• 62 chuck // May 18, 2008 at 18:41

  Hey, no one has mentioned Anelka, a better player than MO ever was.
  Its been rumored that he will be available during the Chelsea clearout, a player of substance, could link up well with Martins.
  Just look at the job he did with Bolton and how they crashed once he left, could be a great buy.
  Hear Dunne is heading for Spurs?
  Boro. looking for Milner , The Mackems want Duff and West Ham want Taylor.
  Gomis got picked for France (does that mean Spurs will put in a bid) Sh*t wheres the panick button.
  And oh yeah, let Emre go if anyone wants him.

• 63 ToonKing // May 18, 2008 at 18:44

  Anelka better then MO ever was………ahahha mate good joke right there….

  i’d take LeSulk if he was available but he’s not better then Mickey.

• 64 Geordie Gerrard7 // May 18, 2008 at 18:46

  scottish mag. aslong as they dont want veloso i dont care to be honest mate, id pick veloso for our team defo. we need someone exactly like this. i cant believe im saying this but emre would be great if he wasnt injured all the time, h frustrates me more than any other player ever, he has sooo much potential but is always bloody injured

• 65 Toon1978 // May 18, 2008 at 18:48

  Why the hell do SPURS want DUNNE for god sake they have WOODY,KING,DAWSON they are trying to buy up the competition but they are no Chelsea, Man utd who buy up competition. SPUDS think they are better then what they really are. Maybe they are pissed with us beating them home and away for the last few seasons lol.

• 66 scottish mag // May 18, 2008 at 18:51

  anelka has said today he wants to stick it out at chelski

• 67 Yahya Ahmad // May 18, 2008 at 18:51

  ‘Toon1978′ also they have Alan Hutton, Gareth Bale, Chris Gunter, Younes Kaboul, Pascal Chimbonda!

• 68 Toon1978 // May 18, 2008 at 18:58

  Yahya Ahmad then why the hell do they want DUNNE i am really starting to dislike RAMOS he is taking the bloody p..s.

• 69 Ashton // May 18, 2008 at 19:03

  Anelka is the most overrated player i’v ever seen he only looks good when he playes among shiti players in a shiti team like BOLTON

• 70 Gooderz // May 18, 2008 at 19:07

  We’re now being linked to Mario Gomez. Apparently we had people at the Stuttgart game this weekend.

  The bad news is that Stuttgart don’t want to let him go, many other clubs want him, and they are asking £50m.

• 71 Tom_Toon // May 18, 2008 at 19:11

  not a chance in hell with Gomez,

• 72 scottish mag // May 18, 2008 at 19:13

  gooderz source plz

• 73 Ashton // May 18, 2008 at 19:13

  Gooderz

  maybe we have been scouting Fernando Meira

• 74 Tom_Toon // May 18, 2008 at 19:16

  Meira and Hilbert please. Both top quality but realistic. No chance in Gomez though.

• 75 Geordie Gerrard7 // May 18, 2008 at 19:19

  i think there is too much hype about gomez, however still a good player. i would say very van nistlerooy-esque. but not as good

• 76 Ed Harrison // May 18, 2008 at 19:53

  Gary Mac - “we” isn’t meant to be the voice of Newcastle fans - it’s the voice of this blog - like me.
  I certainly don’t want to, and cannot, speak for Newcastle fans - It’s the opinion I put out - because it’s my opinion - not right or wrong - just my opinion. It’s just something that starts the other comments and opinions going - that’s all. If it’s misleading I’ll try to clarify it on the blog.

• 77 Ashton // May 18, 2008 at 20:03

  Zaragoza just got relegated !!
  we should get Zapater

• 78 Tom_Toon // May 18, 2008 at 20:06

  Zapater would be a good replacement for Butt.

  They also have Diogo, Aimar, Ayala, D’Alessandro, Matuzalem, Milito, Sergio Garcia, Ewerthon or Luccin all of whom i wouldnt mind.

• 79 Ashton // May 18, 2008 at 20:14

  I would just take zapater the rest are shit and overrated that’s why they got relegated !

  Zapater will be a better sign for us than Veloso

• 80 Geordie Gerrard7 // May 18, 2008 at 20:17

  ashton, nooooooo way. zapater is combative and aggressive. veloso is combative, has great distribution and very good reader of the game, also freekick specialist.

• 81 Tom_Toon // May 18, 2008 at 20:19

  Veloso is a million miles better than Zapater, agree most of overrated but still good. Milito however is severely underrated.

• 82 scottish mag // May 18, 2008 at 20:20

  i would take zapatar, aimar, milito, and diogo anyday, also young cm cigirini from relegated parma

• 83 Tom_Toon // May 18, 2008 at 20:21

  and dessena, budan from parma.

• 84 Rem // May 18, 2008 at 20:28

  Does any one else HATE the way that sky sports presents everything it believes as truth.
  Either they are told or they make something up, then when they present it the say will happen not we believe

• 85 Ashton // May 18, 2008 at 20:31

  GG7
  i agree Veloso is better but we will never get him he is too expensive and he is already being linked with man u and chelsea Zapater is cheaper and more realistic

• 86 KKK // May 18, 2008 at 20:36

  But Ashton, Man U and Chelski don’t have the Messiah on their side! lol

• 87 Ashton // May 18, 2008 at 20:36

  Btw Zapater is also freekick specialist

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jZgjs87tYA

  2:6

• 88 scottish mag // May 18, 2008 at 20:40

  guys check out this really funny goal, freekick hits the post, then comes back hits the keeper in the face and goes and the keeper goes down like he has gon 12 roulds in the ring with hatton

• 89 Nick C // May 18, 2008 at 21:14

  Is Aimar still decent? I remember a few years back he was absolute quality.

  The Local press are also saying that KK is looking at Kitson. Dave not Paul!!

• 90 Murvar // May 18, 2008 at 21:47

  I’ve never seen Emre create anything.

• 91 Hammy // May 18, 2008 at 23:08

  Don’t want Dunne or Kitson…el donko’s…..
  I need a holiday, my eye’s are starting to bleed…

• 92 Hammy // May 18, 2008 at 23:10

  Murvar…u should see him in the kitchen….

  genius.

• 93 Yahya Ahmad // May 18, 2008 at 23:19

  I would go for Andres D’alessandro! A fast midfielder with world class dribbling!

• 94 Yahya Ahmad // May 18, 2008 at 23:24

  Pablo Aimar is old now and is out of form!

• 95 Yahya Ahmad // May 18, 2008 at 23:26

  What are the news on Veloso, Gomis and Amorebieta!

• 96 Spyro // May 18, 2008 at 23:42

  Man U have just sold Pique back to Barca so now they are another top team to challenge us for any decent young CB’s we will go after.

• 97 OzZyMagpiE // May 19, 2008 at 1:54

  on another note chk this out

  : Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon), Francois Clerc (Lyon),

  French squad for euros…… c any name tt is familiaR?

  lol or lol?

• 98 emre89 // May 19, 2008 at 5:42

  keep emre, he will come good under keegan for next season and show us some of that flare he had in galatasaray and inter

• 99 Arshavin4Toon // May 19, 2008 at 6:39

  no chance on Veloso and i seriously doubt about Arda joining us. let’s stop dreaming and act quickly to get Zarate and Arshavin. also Shorey, Larsson and Muemba all useful and down-to-earth players w/ EPL experience, so forget about M’bia, Sessegnon, or the most ridiculous of all, Davids. looks like Zog staying then Duff has to go before Emre. Emre is still world-class, we just need to keep him fit. but Duff has simply finished as a quality PL player.

• 100 Singa_Toon // May 19, 2008 at 8:16

  I think the best Newcastle can do is to break the bank and buy someone like C-Ronaldo. But i think there is no other person who is the same category as him this season and for the next season.
  Only with such a creative player like him can newcastle produce the goods like 10 years ago.
  Remember David Ginola? We need someone like him to create the goals for our 3 strikers up front. And with the current players, i cannot see anyone with this creativity.

• 101 ronaldeano // May 19, 2008 at 8:43

  We should go for cuellar. He is easily Rangers best player, in fact he is one of the best in the SPL.

• 102 Graeme // May 19, 2008 at 8:45

  Emre has done nothing at NUFC for years. He plays when HE feels like it, when he’s not “injured” which is most weeks.

  Get rid while he has a value and bring in a player who actually wants to play football for NUFC.

  Emre is history, we need the future.

• 103 scottish mag // May 19, 2008 at 8:48

  cuellar wants to stay with the gers ronaldeano

  barca have just got pique for 6m, we should go for rafael marquez then, no chance really, but worth a go,

  marquez and metzelder at the centre of the toon back 4 now i am actually dreaming lol

• 104 ronaldeano // May 19, 2008 at 8:51

  Scottish Mag, He might change his mind if Celtic win the league!

• 105 scottish mag // May 19, 2008 at 8:54

  never know

• 106 Ian // May 19, 2008 at 8:58

  Emre is a good player, he has shown a lot of effort while playing for us and I like him as a player, but as others have said it hasnt worked out for us, much like Parker, so I agree I would sell him, I would bring in a good player who is young like the Turkish player quoted to replace him or other similar potentials, but I also would bring in Kitson from Reading to replace Ameobi, I would use him as a midfielder as he is cheap at £3m but scores a lot of goals and he could be used at the front if we are short of strikers due to injury, he has scored 9 goals at Reading, if he scored 4-6 as a midfielder that would make a hell of a difference to our season, we could also sell Smith and buy either another young midfielder or go for another top notch striker.
  Kitson could do the Smith and Ameobi role leaving us with more money to spend elsewhere.
  We need people we can fall back on if top players are injured or do not settle so we dont slip down the table due to problems, as well as looking for the next top players to lift us up towards fifth.

• 107 ELFER // May 19, 2008 at 9:46

  TURAN is a winger (both sides). Why do we need another winger and get a creative central midfielder in exchange of it? Don’t think so…

  I also think there are a lot better wingers available, like ARSHAVIN, McGEADY, etc…but again, we only need one if ZOGGY decides to leave!

  What we really need is RICHARD DUNNE and a backup for ENRIQUE (shorey is cheap!). After that we need a big striker who can play the hold up game like VIDUKA and that would be GOMIS!

  I believe these 3 additions could make us a very strong team next season!

• 108 scottish mag // May 19, 2008 at 9:50

  elfer, turan crates far more chances, he is like a playmaker but on the wing, any way who else do we have to play rm except milner, no cover wotsoever

  also barca and madrid have both signed new defenders, think we should go for marquez or metzelder as they wont really get a game any more.

  given/harper

  beye, faye, metzelder/marquez, enrique/wendell

  arshavin/milner, butt, arda/n’zogbia

  owen

  martins, gomis

  that is 5 signings

  cb metzelder/marquez
  lb wendell
  rm arshavin
  lm turan arda
  st gomis

  but also think we need a top quality cm aswell like montolivo of fiorentina

• 109 ELFER // May 19, 2008 at 9:52

  Ok, you’re right then…must admit do absolutely not know anything about TURAN, since turkish football doesn’t interest me at all…

  But as we did not had much luck in EMRE…hm, tricky decission…

  To answer your question, we have on the right side GEREMI (defensive), MILNER (offensive, can also play on the left side`!) and on the left side ZOGGY (offensive) and maybe BARTON (defensive, but you can argue, that he’s probably better in the middle…but can he replace BUTT?)

  Agree, except in defense I see SHOREY (cheaper) and DUNNE (EPL experience) as the better signings…by the way, not sure we can attract ARSHAVIN

• 110 scottish mag // May 19, 2008 at 10:03

  geremi hasnt got the pace for a winger

  see man city are trying to get ronaldinho, deco and dos santos in a package deal just imagine

  rm ronaldinho
  lm petrov
  cm deco
  cm elano
  am dos santos

  and a quality striker, man city look to be a real threat if they can pull that off

• 111 Ant // May 19, 2008 at 10:06

  Emre the past? How old is he? 26/27?

  That’s nothing for a player with his attributes, while his pace will slow his quality should shine with age. Nobby still gets up and down the pitch, but has never been particularly quick, yet remains invaluable with that right peg of his. Much the same could be said about Emre.

  His left foot lands some of the finest passes I’ve ever witnessed, and when talking about commitment, energy and danger, there are few able to surpass him.

  Emre has to stay and be given a chance. If he’s free of injury after the Euros then I don’t think you can fault the lad, and expect him in there playing a blinder next season.

  Of course if he gets injured at the Euros, he can be sold to whoever will take him. His injuries are still outweighed by his excellent performances for me. If he can’t get in there for the first 5 games at least of next season, get rid to the highest bidder.

• 112 toon4lyf // May 19, 2008 at 22:03

  emres a world cclass player a great passer of the ball we havta keep him….
  a reckon
  aimar
  dunne
  kewell
  veleso

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