The Newcastle Journal is reporting today that Morocco international left-back Badr El-Kaddouri has claimed Aston Villa and Newcastle are both after him.
Badr El-Kaddouri – currently at Dynamo Kiev
This may be a case of the player trying to play his own case up, with the player currently at Ukranian club, Dynamo Kiev, which is Andriy Shevchenko’s first club.
Aston Villa’s left-back Wilfred Bouma is facing several months out injured, after the Dutchman suffered a terrible dislocated ankle in Saturday’s Intertoto Cup win over Odense.
And Sky Sports is reporting that Martin O’Neill has been linked with a move for El-Kaddouri, as Bouma’s short term replacement.
The 27-year-old has already told Sky Sports there is in fact interest from both Villa and Newcastle United:
“There have been enquiries from Aston Villa since last year, however since Saturday, Aston Villa want me,”
“They are an ambitious club, my agent is looking into it.”
“He told me Newcastle have made enquiries about me and they are also willing to sign me.”
El-Kaddouri played against Manchester United in last season’s UEFA Champions League, and was asked whether he had a preference for a move to Villa Park or St James’ Park, but the player was wisely non-committal:
“I am not sure, I am not answering those questions.”
“What I know is there are contacts with the two teams and the press will know my destination very soon.”
Badr El Kaddouri was born in January, 1981 and is a current member of the Moroccan National football side, and is currently at Dynamo Kyiv.
El Kaddouri was part of the Moroccan 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group D, behind group winners Iraq and runners-up Costa Rica.
Comments welcome.
256 responses so far ↓
1 King Habib // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:23 PM
Solid squad player, not spectacular. Would provide adequate cover for Enrique without setting the PL alight.
2 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:32 PM
No no no no nooooooooo…..
This is out of hand – we need quality, he’s no better then what we have!
I’m really worried, all my post have always been pro MA, and they still will be, as I accept we were in so much debt under FFS – but few signings doesn’t sit well for a productive season…!
I’m already thinking about the drop, if the likes of Sunderland, Stoke, WBA and Fulham are all spending more on players, not only that, they have bigger squads, so when there are injuries they have cover – do we?
3 TTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:33 PM
What I don’t understand is why people actually rate Enrique, one of the most mistake prone players in the league, he couldn’t even handle doncaster.
Why are we not buying anyone good – Coloccini has to come and a creative mid. Look at Spurs Dos Santos – 4.8m, Modric who we missed out on at the last minute, its getting ridiculous. Those two players are better than are whole team.
4 simon winham // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:34 PM
no we want coloccini
5 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:35 PM
I would rather have warnock!!
6 Cooper // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:37 PM
yeah i agree – enrique is not a premiership player
7 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:37 PM
I would rather have warnock andcoloccini…!
8 Shearer#1 // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:39 PM
What on earth is going on? Nicky Shorey has been available all summer. Eng international, quality player, good age, & he’s got 1 yr left on his contract. Why don’t we just buy him???? & we should sign Aaron Lennon & Mario Gomez as well.
9 simon winham // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:42 PM
i getting sick of this now we just keep getting linked with players and never making a move we have a small squad and we have only signed two players look at sunderland they have signed 5 players in two weeks it is stupid howay sign somebody kk
10 neeraj // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:44 PM
sign an att. mid
11 TTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:47 PM
The team would should start season with
Martins–Gomis–Owen
Duff — NZog — Guiterrez
Bassong – — Faye – — – Coloccini – - – - Beye
Given / Harper
Sub: Krul, Taylor, Milner, Barton, Enrique, Viduka
12 robertsa // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:50 PM
id rather have razvan rat or paul koncheky.
13 micepie // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:52 PM
It’ll all come to a head in coming days and weeks. Nice one that so far we have acquired 3 good players and only spent very little though, whereas other teams are splashing out big amounts of wonga! It’s such a contrast to the posts of a few weeks ago that went something like, “this is who we should get imo..
VELOSO
VDV
GOMIS
ARDA
Etc etc.
If we splash out on just one hig signing that’ll be great (and enough) for me. Or even all astute bargains!!
14 nufc toon malaysia // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:54 PM
who is he actually..an arabian..rasicm..no way…he is not the player needed by newcastle…i rather let bassong team up with enrique than bought him in
15 Ericles // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:58 PM
The Journal seems to be getting as bad as the national press with these baseless stories. Hearsay – and by the way, no way.
16 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 2:58 PM
We are going to be s@it this season..I think the intent is clear that under ashley we are really lacking any ambition or drive to fill the team with quality,strength and depth.
I am pro toon and want the best as we all do but i can gtee if this continues the backlash on Ashley will be immense and he won’t be wearing his Alan Smith top in the stands (alan smith top even that worries me),the backlash already began in the last match and reports of unrest at the current set up are starting to show now..come on mike this aint a fkin game or toy to brag about at the casino , either you want to push us forward or you get out before you are forced out as this club can’t afford to go backwards.
My patience in this current set up is stretched and making me angry.
17 HeronMag // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:00 PM
I agree with the idea of bringing Nicky Shorey to the club. A solid left back (arguably better than Enrique) who would give another attacking angle up the left side.
18 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:01 PM
TTOON – that team would get pooped on in a second – a line of strikers followed by a line of wingers????
19 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Why doesn’t he sack one of the recruitment muppets..save himself a million and buy colloccini…dunno who i would sack first but i would make sure who ever it was I would give them a right good kicking first.
20 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:05 PM
TToon..I would like to see you bet your house on that team winning at man u : )
21 GoesseN // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:06 PM
TTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 14:47
The team would should start season with
Martins–Gomis–Owen
Duff — NZog — Guiterrez
Bassong – — Faye – — – Coloccini – - – - Beye
Given / Harper
Sub: Krul, Taylor, Milner, Barton, Enrique, Viduka
——————————————————–
guthrie?….
and did you not watch the euro’s? what makes u think gomis is so special, he was without doubt THE WORST player at the euro’s.. absolute useless, couldnt pass, 1st touch was a mess, couldnt shoot to save his life absolute rubish not worth any more then £2m yet some plonker recons hes worth £10m dream on.
22 GM // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:09 PM
TTOON – agree with the comment regarding enrique – dont rate him at all he was at fault a lot last season thats why zog ended up there as he was less error prone, says a lot that a winger is better than a £6 mil + full back.
23 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:12 PM
GM – N’Zogbia started the season at LB at got moved to the bench in favour of Enrique….
24 GM // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:15 PM
N’zogbia is a Midfield player not a FB but he still played prob the same if not more games than enrique, my point was that the management fat sam or kk obvioulsy didnt rate him as he makes too many mistakes, he was shown up again at the weekend, at fault for conceding a goal against lower rate opposition.
25 Bingo wing // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:16 PM
Enrique is $h!te
26 Capt Darlin // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:17 PM
we re gonna sign knee one at this rate. Being linked with players means nowt, its getting them that counts….. Question to everyone – Since the toon have been in the premier league have you ever felt so unexcited about the coming season??? The board appear to be aiming for mediocrity (spel cheque) When Ashley took over noone expected it to turn out like this, Keegan back etc etc and we re shopping round in the bargin bins where usually you end up with other peoples sh@te
27 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:18 PM
GM – the friendly against Doncaster will never convince me Enrique is poor – friendlies are about getting those kinds of mistakes out of your system and getting fitness.
28 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:19 PM
just can’t believe Fulham are in for gomez and have already signed 7 players and are also close in signing johnson! sunderland have signed 6 players!
just remember we were not that much better last season! just hope we dont get over taken by teams that finished lower than us last season just because they were willing to spend money!?
29 GM // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:23 PM
Harrier – dont count the friendly then, look at the mistakes he made last year, out of position, bombing forward loosing the ball, passing to the opposition etc etc
Lets agree to disagree – i think he is crap and not worth anywhere near what we paid for him, at best he should be back up to someone else, who I have no clue and the way things are going we will prob start with Zog again at LB as we seem unable to sign anyone half decent.
you dont.
30 FOX TOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Nopt gunna hapen he is 27 years old KK wants 25 years old max
31 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:24 PM
HAHA HPS if you seriously believe Gomez will be going to Fulham…
32 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:26 PM
Sunderland have signed Chimbonda, Diouf, and Tainio – would you really want any of them??
33 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:27 PM
SirJasonToon – To be honest I think the backlash on Ashley has begun…. I was all for him, but even I’m questioning where we are going under his leadership, and distinct lack of funds….
Before everyone has a go at me, I realise he’s made billions from being a shrewd, but conmen sense tells you if we don’t improve on what we have here, we will not be able to compete this season with most teams – That will result in us deteriorate even further!
I’m a great believer that you need quality to attract quality..!
34 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:28 PM
HPSandwiches
I agree..I am proper worried that this current set up of three scouts,it is a complete madness they have almost recruited one player between them and 2 are juniors and 1 is cheap as chips.
35 simsanator // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:28 PM
ARSHVIN ON HIS WAY TO THE TOON…
ONE MASSIVE SIGNING THAT WOULD COMPLETE OUR TEAM AND KK VERY NICELY. PLAYING IN THE FREE ROLE
GIVEN
BEYE, COLLOCINI, FAYE, TAYLOR
MILNER BARTON THE ZOG
ARSHVIN
OWEN VIDUKA
36 geordie jock // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:28 PM
So no-one wants El-Kaddouri as he’s no better than we have. How many of you muppets know who he is or has seen him play. I think you just want to see your name on web site. Get a life.
37 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:30 PM
I would love to Gomez here!
…..That said , I would be happy to see anyone here!
38 Jon // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Some of you lot must be on another planet with your expectations. Fair enough we are not spending big money at the moment as other clubs have done but I for one am very pleased with that, finally our club is being run like a proper business.
Under FFS the club was so deeply in debt that with current form on the pitch being so bad we were seriously in danger of going the way of Leeds. MA will invest in players but won’t over pay like we have been doing for years, MA I applaud you.
As for these negative comments about Enrique, for gods sake give the lad a chance, he’s made a couple of mistakes but for the most part I think he’s been reasonable. He is a youngster who has had just one season in a new league, an awful lot of foreigners come over and take a while to adapt. Alot of fans seem to forget just how young alot of our players are!
Also, I’d be willing to bet that the people on here slagging off our young players are probably the same ones who boo and ruin the atmosphere at SJP. Get behind the lads and support the whole club!
39 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Sorry Kermit….
Forgot, only your opinion counted!
40 GM // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:33 PM
whats cordozo like ? benfica appear to be open to offers? heard his name and seen it mentioned a few times on here, hes a forward right?
41 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:36 PM
GM- Not sure, we need to ask geordie jock..?
42 CraigThaiToon // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:36 PM
Jesus the Ashley out brigade back with a bang! We’re about to sign Coloccini – not a peep, it looks like it might go thru – Ashley out!
Seriously theres a month left to sign players (cue comments “they need time to get fit they need to gel” etc etc. – players do pre season at the clubs they leave and anyone whos kicked a ball before knows it takes a maximum of two weeks to know whether u’ll ever be on the same page as a teammate) and anyway nobody below us has signed anyone who we need to be afraid of (Diouf is about our level no better AJ is decent but needs a team around him)
Leave MA alone – if u’d just put ur hand in ur pocket to the tune of 280m getting us out of debt i’d like to see you hoyin the money around like it grew on leazes park. The fact is we’re replacing the crap with better- they may not be world beaters, we probably wont get into europe – be thankful we still have a club to talk about!
43 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:39 PM
CraigThaiToon – I can see what you’re saying, although, you must be able to see why fans are worried…?
44 Nobby's Dad // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:39 PM
HPS and Sir J….why don’t you guys start to post something positive?? You say you are Black and White through and through but I doubt it. Do you know the club’s history?? Do you remember the days when we were a selling club and bought no one. Well I do.
I know someone who has just joined the scouting team. A man in his mid 50’s who been in football all his life and has worked at quite a few clubs. When he got his job he met Wise…..he was very impressed with him, the teams ideas and the set up. If it’s impressed him that impresses me. From the horses mouth so to speak……what you write is like the stuff that comes from the anti- Toon Southern press, you make the same points over and over……spend the cash, sack the scouts, MA is tight.Give it a rest please.
Keep the Faith!!
45 kerouac // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:40 PM
why dnt we dig a big hole and chuck money dwn it? oh wait a minute weve tryed that? all that got us was zero trophies and a load of debt! im getting sick off hearing spuds have signed this ,spuds are spending that…who cares! have u seen spuds stadium,its a f….ing mess! they spent big last year and got a tin cup and nowhere in the league! as for sucess,i like the structure ashley has brought in, hes a very sucessfull man and has put a base into our club that will help us in the future. we may not see the fruits for another five years but then we havent won anything in the last five,or the five before that? continuing my rant- i wouldnt take one of the players those sad machems bstrds have bought? not one!! as for enrique , the young boy moved to a new country alone last year to play in a league that is alot diffrent to what he has spent his whole life playing in. you really think he isnt going to get better? u really think that? ohh and as for barton im glad we are keeping him! if kk is going to give him another chance than so am i…if you dnt like him playing for us be man enough to stand up for your princeples and send your season ticket back and dnt watch another toon game till he leaves,if not stop f….ing moaning and get behind kk’s decision. kk works with him every day and must be able to see a change in him. winge moan etc
46 macakane // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Liverpool and Aston Villa have finally agreed a fee for the transfer of Gareth Barry, according to the website of the Daily Mail.
It is reported the clubs have settled on a price of £17.5million plus Reds full-back Steve Finnan moving to Villa Park.
According to the Mail, although Liverpool do need to sell to buy Barry, they have offers on the table for both Jermaine Pennant and Yossi Benayoun while they are hopeful of selling Andriy Voronin, Alvaro Arbeloa and Xabi Alonso.
- I hope we are after Yossi Benayoun, he is a great player and can play all over the midfield.
47 geordie jock // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Black and White Blood, I dont know anything about him or El-Kaddouri. I would just like to know how many people on this site who say he is no good have even heard of him.
48 macakane // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:47 PM
Badr El-Kaddouri – isn`t the worst option actually, he is not an world class player, but still he could do the job.
49 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:50 PM
craigthaitoon – I the same as a lot of fans put our hand in our pockets! all we want to see for that is to buy better than we have! QUALITY!! I pay money to be entertained!
we all support the team and the club but where’s MA’s support? does he support the fans and KK? just sick of hearing that players have snubbed us or gone to other clubs!! why?? sick of ashley not putting his money where his month is or was!! sick of hearing how well other teams are doing in the transfer market! the only way we are going to move up the league is by spending money not wasting money on quality and selling, replacing our rubbish and injury prone!!! that’s why I get negative sometimes!!
how is it that other teams arn’t finding these problems!! ????? !!!
50 MAG PIE // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:51 PM
what the hell is going on at SJP – why has BAssong not been officially announced ?
51 CraigThaiToon // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:53 PM
I see people who are worried because its not going like it was under Shepherd and yes i can understand to a point. However Ashley is new to the game and has fresh ideas a lot of which make a lot of sense to me.
In my opinion he’s looked at the whole Webster craic and thought “right no1’s cottoned on to this properly yet we can do alright here” (hence gutierrez and the link with Coloccini) and in fairness thats not the most ambitious policy but he’s also complimenting that with a fair bit youth (Bassong, guthrie etc.) and you can see where he’s coming from.
I agree we’ll do well to challenge for Europe but we need to give it another year or to before thats realistic. As sad as it is the days of signing Ginola, Ferdinand and Barton in a week are long long long gone and the person to blame for that is certainly not Mike Ashley.
The way its been run now however u neva no they might be not long round the corner.
As someone so brilliantly said above Keep The Faith and enjoy the ride!
52 Jóhann // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Why haven´t we gone for Chris Eagles? Am I the only one who likes him? He went to Burnley!! I thought he was going to the prem for sure.
53 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:02 PM
You pay money to be entertained – well ashley and keegan are going about that now. Season hasn’t even started – are high priced signings the only thing that entertains you? Wait till you see what they have on the pitch instead of judging them on paper. The point is entertainment right? So why not see if its enteraining before judging
54 CraigThaiToon // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:02 PM
HPS
I am one of the many that put my hand in my pocket for the next 3 years at SJP on the Gallowgate and i’ll be there week in week out whether we’re 2nd or 2nd bottom just like i have for as long as i remember – i can remember when times were a lot harder than this. (Fog over the pitch, Gullit in charge, Shearer on Bench, club going only going one way)
Im sure MA is doing the best he can with the money he has, regardless of his motives – after all if we do go down then he’s going to have lost a SERIOUS amount of money!
55 Nobby's Dad // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:03 PM
HPS…….Don’t you see how ridiculous it is for you to question Ashley’s commitment when you put in £500 a season and he’s put in £90 million to cancel the debt.
Yes he owns the club, but it was up for sale and anyone was free to buy it …you, me, we all had our chance. Iwanted rid of FFS more than anything and Ashley did it, so he’s alright by me. After clearing the debt as far as I’m concerned he’s entitled to spend carefully this season.
4 weeks to go in the transfer market…..unlike many on this board I have faith and even if we sign no one I’ve commited to my 3 season tickets for the next 3 years. I’d support 11 black and white donkeys…….we are a great club, great manager, some great players, fantastic crowd, fantastic stadium and no debt.Please see some positives – glass half full, not half empty!!
56 TTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:05 PM
To be honest I just want coloccini, Left back someone who is solid and can teach enrique eg, warnock or shorey somone who is just solid nothing ridiculously amazing but someone who is just going to tighten up our defence.
Then my next concern if we sign Bassong Coloccini and Warnock or Shorey is midfield – we dont need any wingers but a creative mid someone who is going to control the game with great foot work and creative vision to feed wingers and strike force.
The problem is that we won’t want to spen more than 8-10mil and that isn’t enough we need one really good proven buy in that position.
57 dingo // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:07 PM
NUFC have left JB at home for thier trip to Spain…. I would not read into this too much mind as it is probably terms of his parol and tag…… does anybody know if he has to play in the tag?
58 Midjew // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:08 PM
One thing that is REALLY bugging me.
How comes Spurs are signing so many good players:
Modric
Dos Santos
and now Bentley
and That Goalie.
we aint spending ANYTHING.
Football is about spending Big Bucks not on rubbish, but Spurs Signings seem really decent.
COME ON NUFC!!!
Lets get some QUALITY in!
59 CraigThaiToon // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Hats off to Nobbys Dad only a genius like him could father a genius like Nobby!
60 Midjew // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:11 PM
JB is on Parol Right?
Normally you cannot leave country for few weeks.
I am GUESSING thats why. or he JUST aint fit enough.
61 Shearer#1 // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:13 PM
As much as it hurts me to say it Spurs will be a force next season if they manage to sign Arshavin & Pavlyuchenko (we should put bids in for them). Modric & Dos Santos look really good as well. Hopefully we’ll get Lennon if they sign Bentley.
62 TTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Midjew I have to agree totally, I have a spurs fan sitting next to me at work and he is so smug. I think the days of competing with spurs are over. The only thing that may make me happy is if berbatov goes, also the fact that they have an average hight of a dewarf and also that they have about a 100 midfielders.
But the fact that they have / might bring in Modric, dos santos, gomes, arshavin, militio, veloso
One of those would satify me
63 Midjew // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Spurs are DEF gonna be a force.
Gettins 20m for keane is good for them and the Mackems giving them ALL that cash for the Crap of Spurs.
So they can bring in BIG players, we are being LEFT BEHIND!!!
Any Rich Russians interested in Buying NUFC?
with 500m Transfers funds over next 5 Years????
64 Punk Skunk // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:18 PM
How much did spuds spend last year?..
…& they ended up 1 place & 3 points ahead of us!..Spending money doesn’t gaurantee success!..
65 broon ale // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:18 PM
TTOON.
pass a message to you’re colleague for me.
ask him does he know why we always hammer them?
66 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:19 PM
yes I can also understand where you all are coming from! yes I have the same as all supported the team in its highs and lows and still will! its frustrating seeing how we at the moment are doing!!! you all must agree we need in players! otherwise with our injuries and rubbish and reserves we are going to struggle again this season!!
craig – im no billionaire! and pay what I can afford no comparision!
67 HeronMag // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:21 PM
I can’t understand the vicious attitudes of some fans towards Ashley.
Before Ashley we were obviously run by a bunch of financial fools. We were over £150m in debt! That isn’t exactly a paltry sum.
MA has come in and tightened up the purse strings – was that ever a surprise?
However, when the right players have come along like Woodgate, Modric or Coloccini MA has offered very respectable fees.
Just because he isn’t pandering to Depor like FS doesn’t mean he’s not doing his job right – in fact he’s doing the opposite! Ensuring this club is successful and gets value for money in the market.
68 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:21 PM
No more with the spurs please. Spurs are selling proven premier league strikers to buy…an unproven premier league striker who offers the same as what they had at exactly the same price. Only difference is Arshavin is not tested in the league and Robbie Keane is. It is one thing to ADD quality to your squad like we would have – but they are REPLACING quality with a very similar but unproven player.
69 Danish_Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:21 PM
I think it is important that when we sign a LB, it is not cover for Enrique, but that Enrique will be cover for him. I don’t think Enrique is quite ready yet, to be a first-choice LB for a side that’s chasing Europe. I don’t doubt that he is a decent prospect, but I am not yet comfortable with him as our regular LB.
Bring in a quality LB! Warnock or Shorey are decent (realistic) shouts.
70 adam // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:22 PM
my nufc team for next season
given
beye
taylor
collichini
warnock
milner
guthrie
guteirezmartins
owen
huntallar
subs
harper
bassong
enrique
viduka
butt
lennon
duff
keegan said he want four more new signing and 3defenders warnock , bassong , collichini
i think the other 4 th signing is going to be a top class striker someone like huntallar.
top class strikers
huntallar
berbetov
eto’o
adriano
baptista
henry
villa
klose
podolski
Newcastle united ploayind in
collichini £10m
warnock £5m
bassong £1.5m
guthrie £2.5m
gutirez £4m
lennon £8m
huntallar £15m
= £46m
newcastle united players out
rozenhal £2.9m
emre £4m
n’zogbia £8m
ameobi £2.5m
= £17.3m
71 gorskino10 // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:23 PM
I would rather have Insua or Zhirkov and Coloccini let’s
Hope we can get any 1 of these plus bassong and then hopefully a mid or striker on tribalfootball it says benfica will let oscar cardozo go that would be a great signing too.also Adam your top class strikers are poor, adriano past it same with baptista where is sergio aguero on that list too tut tut.
72 Alex // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:23 PM
According to the Setanta report, Deportivo told Collocini’s Agent the selling price three years ago! No wonder the price has now changed.
The whole situation regarding the signing of the Argentinian is ludicrous. With our so called professional recruitment team, why did we not deal with Deport direct-before making a bid it is fundamentally necessary to get the price right. The role of the Agent is very suspect in all this as he now suggests that we walk away from the deal- the idea that the player should exercise the Webster ruling seems to have been shelved. As with the Aimer saga, I think we are being used to get the price for Collocini right up though in this case it has not worked as yet. Don’t be surprised to see if somebody else comes in to snatch him away at the right price of course. In any event, Collocini will not be coming to St.James Park and neither will Warnock-our so called recruitment team are being out thought and out classed in the buying game. MA needs to come up with the extra million now if we want to add a class act to the team afterwhich get rid of Wise @ Co. leave Kevin to do it properly. I am frankly very depressed by what is happening at the moment and fear for the future.
73 Cooper // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:25 PM
your optimistic adam
74 Danish_Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:26 PM
Spurs have indeed, for a few seasons now, been bringing in quality players, ie: Berbatov, Woodgate, Bale, Hutton, Dos Santos, Modric, and whoever they bring in as strikers now.
They have spent a massive amount of money, while still only managing to finish 11th. If they had not won the Mickey Mouse cup their season would have been just as disappoint as ours, although they invest much more heavily. Let us see if this new Football Manager-like team they have put together can really sustain a run of form in the Prem.
As for us, we have to focus inwards and make sure we do the right things at our football club. So far, I believe we have gotten extremely good value for money. I would love big signings, but to be honest, before this new policy was started, I was crying out for some reason and stabillity at the club, and that’s what they are giving us. We are in it for the long-haul, and that is much less risky and much healthier down the line. Keep the faith lads and let’s hope Keegan brings in a bit of quality before the season gets underway.
75 Shearer#1 // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:28 PM
Got no chance of signing Hunterlaar. Real Madrid, Man u & Arsenal want him. He’s pure class, closest player I’ve seen to a young Shearer. What about Fred from Lyon or Pavlyuchenko as a replacement for Viduka?
76 WIGAZ // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Adam i hope your right mate coz if not this will have been a piss poor transfer window fo us like! we’re doing nothing & out of most teams we need to invest big time as our squad is tiny! lets just hope that we get Warnock/Shorey Collochini, & a WOW signing like Berbatov or Huntaleer! that’s after all what we deserve after putting up with all this “agreed terms, oh no wait, signed for spurs” crap!!!!! make us happy MA or roll your Fat ass out o here!!!!
77 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Geordie Jock – I’m only messing with you
But I do get your point.
If I’m not mistaken I saw him in the African Cup of Nations, he certainly didn’t stand out!!!
78 shearer4pm // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:51 PM
what are you guys talkin about jus scroll back up and look how comfortable he looks on the ball
HAHAHAHA
79 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:51 PM
another day gone and no signings!!
80 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:55 PM
Where’s the Inler thread gone..?
81 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:56 PM
shearer4pm …..lol…Ouch!
82 xfer // Jul 30, 2008 at 4:56 PM
TTOON, with that, we’ll be owned in the middle of the park.
83 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:01 PM
The Inler thread has been taken down while Ed frantically writes up the news of our latest signing…..
84 macakane // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:04 PM
Cmon, thank god we arent spending like SPurs do, this are not Graeme Souness era anymore.Spurs lost Robbie Keane, Berbatov is going out as well, soon. Gareth Bale? He`s injured all the time, not the best buy, and he was bought for about 12 million? Hutton, cant say he is much better than Chimbonda. Younes Kaboul another unfortunate 8-11 million buy. Darren Bent – club transfer record for bench warmer. They still strenghten team at the wrong positions, they have sloppy defense. Midfield physically weak and with no height. And they gamble with the new goalkeeper as well. Next season is going to be reality check for Ramos, this aint no La Liga.
85 GordonO // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Adam you should not count on Huntelaar beeing sold for anything less then 25 mil. Since the new NUFC only pays less then 10 mil pr. player that is not going to happen.
The worst right now for me is not so much Spurs who are signing quality. It is the other clubs at the middle or bottom of the league who are signing good players because they are who we are going to be fighting against. Even the glue sniffing Mackems are signing better players then us…
86 Jon // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:07 PM
I have one point re. the mackems….
Can anyone seriously say they would have wanted ANY of the players they have signed at our football club? Look at the individuals, Keane is assembling a team of mercenaries who will have absolutely no love, motivation or ambition for their club. As soon as the money runs out (which it will) they will all leave.
Our squad is thin at the moment but I would take our transfer policy over the mackems any day of the week.
87 natedawg // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:12 PM
macakane 100 % agree and saved me writing it lol, they dont have a decent dm or even cm they only have amc which just wont work, add to that they only have woodgate who can defend i tip spurs for 8 this year , if they lucky , teams will learn how to beat them, my money is on a rough aggressive style, like everyone learnt to do against arsenal
88 ToonEskimo // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:16 PM
Jon,
….
REMINDS ME OF THE A-TEAM
MERCANARIES AND PAST IT!!!
89 lacedaemonian // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:18 PM
What happened to the Inler story?
90 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:22 PM
Jon nearly all footballers are mercenaries you @@@@@ this aint the 1950’s mate.
How do you think we used to sign good players…by paying them the most money !!
Spurs to unveil bentley tomorow 17m press conference on sky probably unveil Arshavin and Colloccini the day day after that…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
91 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:23 PM
Inler thread is dead…
92 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:26 PM
Barry to Liverpool fee agreed and transfer looking likely now, I reckon Jimmy milner will be off like a flash to Villa.
93 toooooonfan // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:27 PM
for gods sake not another name
if this one signs i will run across old traffod but naked on 17th august
94 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:29 PM
Why sirjasontoon – cause they have the smallest squad in the premier league and are selling their best player? Or because they will pay us more than Milner is worth?
95 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:30 PM
They reckon Barry deal has now been rejected phew jimmy stays : )
96 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:31 PM
Villa are much better than us have much better quality and fitness throught the small squad that they have and play better football.
97 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:32 PM
Well if thats right milner off to villa that means we can bring in 4 players for his transfer fee!! 9 million
98 Fraser 2k8 // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:37 PM
If Milner does go ( he’ll be quite a loss) for roughly 9-10 million, i would easily buy Arda for that money. If so stick Arda left so he can help Enrique at LB.
99 ToonEskimo // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:37 PM
Why would Villa flog Barry when Bouma’s foot was pointing the opposite way last weekend?
he’s the emergency left back isn’t he?
100 Michael // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:50 PM
Tottenham have replaced us as the team who spends ridiculous amounts of money every year and pays high wages with limited on the field success.
Yes we aren’t spending very much but lots of other clubs are spending money rather poorly. Sunderland for instance only got those 3 tottenham players by paying around 6million each. Fulham paying upwards of 10 million for Johnson, although he could get 20 goals for them next season if they win 15 penalties.
We will make some more signings, they may not be the big names that some delusional fans were hoping for (Henry, VDV, Berbatov etc), but they will improve our squad and we will be top 8 next season.
101 welshgeordie // Jul 30, 2008 at 5:55 PM
im getting bored nw y dont newcastle jst sign someone we have been linked with hundreds of players but never bought any of them
102 toonarmy08 // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:00 PM
why alot of people interested in gomez ,watched him at the euros and he was absolutely s***e with a capital s .we need collocini ,bassong ,warnock or shorey ,and mikel arteta .wtf is happening with collocini deal,should be sorted now ,hes quality .kk said a few days ago that ashley is a great owner,and wants to take toon places ,get ya f****ng cash out ,instead of spending it on pucka pies!!!
103 WIGAZ // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Well sais welshgeordie! it’s getting beyond a joke now watchin the likes of fulham & the makems willing to spend big & we’re penny pinchin! i’m gettin to the stage where i hate ashley & everytime i see his pic just want to lamp his fat face! come back john hall! he was a legend & backed KK with the funds! Ashley is a joke & now so are we! BOOOOOO!!!!!!
104 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:03 PM
I am starting to think that people can’t be this stupid and that all the Ashley out stuff is just sarcastic humour.
105 JJ // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Michael very good point, Tottenham are trying to be the Newcastle under Freddy Sheperd era.
They are going to fail just as we did and if they dont make top 6 next year I wont be surprised.
They are going to be stuck with too many young unproven youngster with noone to teach them.
When it comes to the big games I can see them taking a hammering.
106 Nobby's Dad // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:07 PM
sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 17:31
Villa are much better than us have much better quality and fitness throught the small squad that they have and play better football.
————————————————————————————————————————-I simply don’t beleive you are a Toon fan….You’ve got to be a WUM with all the snide remarks, negative posts. Thank god there arn’t 52,000 at the match with your attitude.
107 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:12 PM
since when was Jimmy Milner Gareth Barry’s replacement?
do not believe it, Milner is going nowhere!!
108 welshgeordie // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:20 PM
soo…would are peoples thoughts on the tournament cumin up?
109 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:20 PM
I will from now on read all the Ash Bash’ers comments as sarcasm so that way they will always agree with me
110 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:24 PM
I think we should follow up our signing of Bassong with a couple of additional U21 French players.
Issiar Dia – pacey RW
Mathieu Coutadeur – defensive, box to box CM
Blaise Matuidi – deep lying play-maker
Yohan Cabaye – goal scoring AM
thoughts?
111 Capt Darlin // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:33 PM
Just cos someone is french doesnt mean they gonna be great. Look a the French senior team in Euro 2008, most in the early 30’s and their legs have gone but picked ahead of these young uns. Lets get in some hungry ambitious players who want to play for the club. But lets face facts we need to lure them with the money so lets splash some cash
112 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:35 PM
whos this guy like ive never heard of him??? jesus things seem to be going from bad to worse in the transfer market…..
113 Nenad // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:39 PM
That seems dodgy. Better not…
114 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:40 PM
Darlin…I’m guessing you haven’t seen them play?
115 Capt Darlin // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Never seen them play??? I ve never even heard of them to be honest. Hopefully Bassong will be one of them that comes good. We need good young players for the future but we need at least 3 quality players proven performers to take the team forward in the short to medium term, problem is they cost money!!!
116 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:46 PM
Aye normski – we haven’t been linked with a bunch of unknown players before, things must be bad
117 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:51 PM
harrier if you cant see things are starting to get desperate you must be blind ….
118 SIRJASONTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Listen Nobby Jocky I mean Dad if you want me to email you some pics of me in my toon bukta kit aged 5 bought from stan seymore shop I will do that, born and bred geordie from wallsend you DKHED I have been on this site for 2 years and I am not always negative do your home work you plank.
119 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:54 PM
must admitt dc mag i havnt seen any of those players play…which one is the stand out in your opinion???
120 macakane // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:54 PM
Yohan Cabaye isnt bad, but i think he is more dm than am.Issiar Dia more or less is a striker,hes a speed devil, but i dont think we need that kind of a striker in. I Still dream that we are secretly after Marko Marin.
121 Oba // Jul 30, 2008 at 6:56 PM
Spurs are ambitious in the transfer market, so far we are not. Doesn’t mean it’s a good thing though. Sometimes patience can pay off as signings are more calculated and lessed rush. Hope so at least.
What’s the latest on Collocini?
122 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:04 PM
Dont mean to go on about it, but Ed, where has the Inler thread gone…?
Did anyone get the point of the Inler thread….Have we signed him, or am I missing something..?
123 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:04 PM
Aye normski – I can see the desperation – KK is sweating in every interview – we only have 21 first teamers – how will we even be able to field a decent team???
124 Geordie Nick // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:06 PM
harrier you must be blind if you think everyhting is going well for us, keegan, harper and given have all said in interviews that our squad is thread bare and desperate for new players
125 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:08 PM
Geordie Nick – Don’t forget Keegan said the same thing last week at Hartlepool!
126 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:11 PM
Geordie Nick – I know they did! They said we need maybe 3 or 4 players! We only have a month!! We better get crackin!
127 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Personally I like them all but I think Mathieu Coutadeur would be the most ready. Maybe he is too similar to Guthrie but as many people are pointing out we are paper thin and need some bodies. I don’t think it hurts to bring in young, hungry future internationals. If it doesn’t work we simply cut our minimal losses and ship em home.
128 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:12 PM
so harrier i am not the only one then eh???
129 SIRJASONTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Oba the latest on collocini is spurs will sign arshavin after 17m for bentley then move for colloccini after we do all the donkey work again.
130 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:15 PM
weve got 2 weeks to the start of the season and 4 weeks to the end of august!! there is only one problem and that is “ASHLEY”
131 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:16 PM
aye Marko Marin would be nice although isn’t he more of a LW…not quite the finished article but quality in the making.
132 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:17 PM
sirjason i share your fears hopefully we are both proved wrong!
133 SIRJASONTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Well said nick..because I was negative so nobbydad said I am a wum,I have told him i will skan pics of me in my toon bukta kit and several others got some good ones of me in the silver away umbro one in the 80’s that got stolen playing a match at high farm middle in wallsend.
134 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:17 PM
hps at the end of the day the buck stops with ashley and make no bones about it if the toon army are not happy they will really let him know ala allerdyce…
135 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:19 PM
Hope? No room for hope! Sack the board now!
136 SIRJASONTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:21 PM
Cheers DC appreciated mate,I am worried as anything..I knew the coloccini thing would fall through I said that yesterday early in the morning and got a kicking i was accused by loonytoon of “pishing on peopleschips or something”..go on the micheal owen thread on here and look..now I am a wum according to nobbysdad…Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
137 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:21 PM
But normski agreed! but by that time it could be a bit late! then by january he goes over the top with panic buys!! or he sells up thats better!
138 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:24 PM
harrier how much an hour do you get! for being ashleys mate?
139 macakane // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:24 PM
DC Magpie РMarin actually is AMc, but for germany u21 he plays on both wings. At M̦nchengladbach he is used all over the midfield, but still he is great for his age and very exciting to watch, and is more than just in our reach.
140 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:26 PM
thing is tho sarnies i think he has already touted the club about and has had no takers, basically bcoz of the price which yet again boils down to money….me and all the ppl i talk to on tyneside are of the same mindset as me …that he is looking to make a quick buck then get the f**k out before he gets lynched…me and many others think that he is selling us down the river tyne.
141 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:26 PM
HPS – I am totally agreeing with you guys!
142 Toon1978 // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:26 PM
I think i have now given up on Ashley and i couldn’t believe that NUFC were advertising season tickets on the radio this morning. This shows how far the club has went back over the last few years i remember when there was a massive waiting list for season tickets. The current squad we have will struggle to finish even 12th next season. Ashley is starving our beloved club to death at the moment and he better have thick skin because next season he will feel the wrath of the geordie faithful. Colicinni looks like a lost cause, Modric saga was one big joke, Jonas, we have signed him only because we saw an opportunity to skin flint and even that is a farce, Guthrie, hmmm well we will wait and see. As much as i hate Spurs i must give them credit for showing ambition, a midfield of….Modric..Santos..Arshavin..Bentley, well that looks like a world class midfield to me. And i have just read a post saying they will pursue Colicinni after the signing of Bentley, what a kick in the teeth that would be for us toon fans. If Ashley does not get his house in order then he will need an armed guard to get him out of the city because there is no other place as passionate as Newcastle for their football and at the moment the most passionate fans are being robbed blind by a gambling pie munching idiot. Hang on YES he did clear our dept but at the end of the day is that going to win us a trophy….i think not.
143 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:28 PM
harrier like you humour! sarcasim!!
144 Toon1978 // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:28 PM
And Barton can go f..k himself. Crap footballer anyway sixty grand hahaha i wouldn’t pay him sixty pence.
145 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:31 PM
here here toon 78 finally someone speaks sum sence… harrier you must be running in a handicap at kempton coz you are so blinkered…
146 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:32 PM
if ashley can’t see that the fans arn’t happy with the lack of season ticket sales! what will make him spend money!
147 Mac // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:32 PM
Toon1978 if Spurs played with that mid field week in week out they would be torn apart alot of skillful yet extremely lightweight players. However i suppsoe one the they get Collicini from us that defence might be able to handle it. God i am depressed,i said yesterday we weren’t getting him,but it doesn’t make it any easier aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh
148 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:34 PM
Aye – spurs have spent a wopping 9 million on those players! I wish we could get that kind of money!
149 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:36 PM
Aye HPS – if we choke his revenue that will surely make him want to spend money!
150 Toon1978 // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Mac i would rather have that of Spurs midfield then ours.
151 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:40 PM
spurs have recieved £18 -20million for keane, they have gett’n £20 million from other clubs and could recieve £25 million from Man U for berbatov! thats in the region of £70 million
wish we had that sort of money to spend! and not waste!
152 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:41 PM
well i for one think hps and toon 78 are right ppl are staying away in there 1000s because they have no confidence in ashley and that is a fact no matter which way you want to wrap it up.
153 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:43 PM
Not to mention now that spurs have replaced their 23 goal a season striker with a guy that scored 5 a season in the Russian league – they will be a force!
154 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:44 PM
harrier they will be more of a force than our squad right now…
155 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Normski – that’s good to hear – sod the old “stay with the club through thick and thin nonsense” – imagine if we had been relegated instead of – well, not made super signings as is the case here – we would probably drop to like 5000 fans! We will show him whose boss!
156 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:46 PM
We can take the Sunderland forumla and drop to 25000 fans! And we aren’t even out of the premier league yet!
157 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:46 PM
normski – the problem is fans like myself have signed up to at least the yearly season ticket and some even have signed up for the three years so even stopping away! ashley gets his money for not backing the clubs fans!!
158 SIRJASONTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:47 PM
Just on Sky Arshavin in talks with Spurs and personal terms being discussed Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
159 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:48 PM
harrier ya so deluded mate ya livin 1000s of miles away and you are in the minority of ashley backers,but where as i am hearing ppl on tyneside everyday with no confidence in the team hence ppl not buying season tickets(i did buy mine wheres yours)???and that cost me my wife and littleun a nice holiday but some guy in america says im not loyal….
160 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:51 PM
we are really in for a hard crapy season!
161 Oba // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:53 PM
Surely we should go for Arshavin now that it seems the ‘big clubs’ have dropped their interest. But it seems Mike Ashley cba spending high.
We need a creative midfielder more than anything really, and aren’t even linked with one. Go for MOUTINHO FFS!
162 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:54 PM
normski – I was on tyneside in march and I will be there at the end of this month! I told you man, can’t afford a season ticket but I spend every free penny I got to go to matches! I told you guys that I am totally with you!
163 SIRJASONTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Luca modric just robbed in midfield by orient spurs down 1-0 haha hope he has a w@nk season !
164 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:56 PM
harrier you must be back tomorrow then..after all that is the end of the month.
165 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:57 PM
normski – I meant august
166 SIRJASONTOON // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Oba Arshavin is already in talks with spurs his agent has been on sky sport just now and they are sorting personal terms.
167 Toon1978 // Jul 30, 2008 at 7:58 PM
At the end of the day players like Bentley,Modric, Keane, Colicinni, Berbatov, are going to sell season tickets but i am afraid Guthrie and Bassong will not sell season tickets. OOOHH hang on i will pay an absolute fortune to watch the same crap as last season plus a few more players that we have bought to add to the trash we already have.
168 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:00 PM
hey harrier didnt mean to be so evasive but honestly if we do not spent between now and when you come back you will really see the mood on tyneside and believe me mate it is not good.
169 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:01 PM
I take it our famous Geordie fans would not be sticking around if we were to be in the championship
170 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:02 PM
normski – you can look at two ways – let it get you down – or hope – i choose the latter cause it makes my life easier – and when things go wrong it can affect everything in my life – I don’t want that – so I look on the brightside of life – as one Bryan once said
171 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:05 PM
there will still be the hardcore there harrier you know that but ppl like micheal owen will not be and have you also noticed he has still not signed a new deal… my personal opinion is he is watching(at close quarters) wahts going on and if we do not show some ambition he will be off no doubt… players of his calibre is not going to stick around with the guthrie ,bassongs of this world.
172 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:10 PM
The guthrie’s and Bassongs could be the next thing mate! They are just 21! They are who I have my hope in!
Just think –
————–Krul———————-
Taylor Kadar Bassong Enrique
Milner Guthrie Zamblera N’Zogbia
———Carroll – Martins————
Subs: Forster, Tozer, Lua Lua, Ngo’Baheng, Spear
Could be the next World 11! All between 19 and 23
173 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:12 PM
Well Spurs can’t sign everyone…there is still a LOT of quality available especially with some of the big boys done shopping. Two names who would improve our squad exponentially. (U listening MA?)
Ibrahim Afellay
Ivan Rakitić
Both were supposed to be moving this window and neither have even been linked with anyone no my knowledge.
GET THE CHECKBOOK OUT!!!
as for defenders what about the names Deportivo were spouting as replacements for Collocini?
174 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:13 PM
Mackems have just signed malbranque confirmed.
175 FrayBentos // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:13 PM
Some of you lot are idiots. Why in a million years would players such as VDV, Moutinho, Veloso, Arshavin come to our club?
There is no point paying stupid amounts of money for players when the only players worth this sort of money would not come to our club. Do you want some more Luque’s or Boumsongs?
176 Toon1978 // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:13 PM
Harrier that looks pretty good mate. SUPRISED!!!!
177 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:14 PM
aye but by that time we will be a good team in the championship mate. a team of world beaters in divsion 1…..arrrrgggghhhhh plus the martins,milners,zog and enrique would not hang about…
178 Geordie Nick // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:17 PM
zamblera is a striker not a cm
179 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:19 PM
Arshavin Agent live on Sky contract being sorted with spurs right now and due to sign and has said he it will be done in 5 days max.
180 Leo // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:20 PM
i have to say the reason i have not spent much time on this blog lately is due to having too much work on but in truth at the moment it gets me down coming on hear, i remember when i knew nothing of signings except what i laughed at in the comical but no its heartbreaking reading soo much then having it totally crushed by our lack of anything
181 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:21 PM
Geordie Nick – Zamblera plays ACM/CF I thought
sirjasontoon – he is dragging his feet so that one of the big boys has a last chance to come in for him – I think he still wants to play in spain or at least Champions League. Also, to sign him Spurs will have to blow their wage cap to hell – if they do that then berbatov will be livid as he has been asking for more money for ages
182 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:22 PM
2 more…
Oscar Cardozo
Matias Fernandez
183 Nick C // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Every day feels like NUFC running thru treacle in the transfer market. Newcastle is not happy place at the moment. Normski has it spot on i am sad to say…
184 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Collocini deal sounds well dead now..no worries at least we will get Kaddouri..this type of signing is an insult.
185 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:23 PM
when it comes down to it Ashley needs to spend money! if he wants us to spend! he needs to show ambition! the only way of bringing in real quality such as the VDV’s, Gomez’s etc is to spend money that is not wasting it!
wasting it is not spending money but bringing in average crapy player that arn’t better than we have and keeping the rubbish weve got!
ASHLEY BOUGHT THE CLUB TO SELL AND MAKE A HUGE PROFIT! SIMPLE AS THAT! PAYING OF THE DEBT MAKES THE CLUB LOOK MORE ATTRACTIVE TO POTENTIAL BUYERS! BUT HE ALSO NEEDS TO SPEND A FEW QUID TO GET A GOOD TEAM SORTED!
186 Midjew // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Can anyone else NOT get on skysports.com
187 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:23 PM
f**k me am sick as f**k jas, and this just strengthens our need to buy quality…….or just be raking around in the league with the fulhams,west broms,boros,makems…..god how depressing.
188 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Collocini deal sounds well dead now,bring on Kaddouri..WHO?
189 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:24 PM
we’ve missed your optimism Leo
190 sirjasontoon // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:26 PM
Harrier Arshavin agent has just spoken live on sky sports news and said a deal is ready to be sealed and will be a spurs player within 5 days.
I am sick a fk aswell normski..I live in birmingham now but my family are all in willington quay and even my dad a staunch supporter for 5o years says shit is hitting the fan..all these bloggers from abroad or wherever are clueless..it’s the people in the city that know the word on the street.
191 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:26 PM
sirjasontoon – i have heard a sound – i assume they are working the details out tomorrow – i said nothing would happen today as both chairman of deportivo as well as Keegan and co were traveling
192 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:27 PM
yeah exactly 5 days for another club to come in. if the deal was sealed he would have had a medical and been through the door by now
193 Nick C // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:28 PM
I was at Doncaster on Saturday, and I can promise our far and wide support, the tide is slowly beginning to turn on Ashley. There were people starting off anti Ashley songs and being shouted down or ignored, but it was not a happy away end.
Harrier etc, if someone had read you our starting line up at Donny a year ago when Ashley breezed in with all his big talk u would have been well gutted. Just admit it!!
194 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:30 PM
hey sarnies the toon have just bid for gomez!!!!! soz mate just kiddin…….
195 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:34 PM
NORMSKI – YOU! BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP!!!!
it says it all when fulham are offering £15 million for him!!
196 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:39 PM
jas im in heaton now and everyone i talk to is not a happy bunny… jas i lived away for along time also in thailand/china then brazil and was desperate for info and didnt have site like this so i had to just chill and hope….but ya right only within the city the ppl will not be fooled and i would have gone to donny at the w/end but wor lass was at work and i had to look after the little bloke…
197 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:40 PM
hehehe soz sarnies ah nah hes ya fav….
198 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:45 PM
All the spanish papers say that Coloccini is staying in Madrid to negotiate his passage to Newcastle and that deportivo are looking for replacements at the moment.
199 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:54 PM
SirJasonToon -Which bukta kit…? I had the yellow one; I remember that so well, the material was that rough type of nylon, I loved it…! I got that from the sports shop where the Sony shop in Eldon Gardens is now, near the entrance to the Leases Arcade, I also got the Admiral England top there – BEST shirt ever!
200 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 8:58 PM
bukta kits hehe class ive still got the yellow and green one that used to give me joggers nipple everytime i wore it…anyone watching liverpool villereal??? plus bnw blood got mine from the sports shop at the start of clayton street cant remember the name…
201 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:00 PM
normski1930z – You’e my hero….soooooo cool!
Full on Retro….!
202 Matt // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Does anyone else find themselves embarrassed by some of the shite HPS comes out with?
Just give it a rest you idiot.
203 micepie // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:03 PM
Okay, just for fun I’m naming my teams to play Berlin and Mallorca (though if we’re leaving any of these behind I’m not aware of it):
BERLIN (start) –
KRUL
EDGAR
TOZER
CACAPA
TAYLOR
GUTIERREZ
BUTT
LUA LUA
DUFF
SMITH
CARROLL
MALLORCA (start) –
HARPER
GEREMI
ENRIQUE
EDGAR
FAYE
MILNER
BUTT
GUTHRIE
ZOG
AMOEBI
ZAMBLERA
This is random, of course. Just based on Spider not playing against Mallorca, Edgar getting two starts under his belt, Krul another start etc etc.
p.s – slightly off-topic but who would readers vote to be the next Doctor Who?! I’d go for Alan Davies, aka Jonathan Creek!
204 Oba // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:03 PM
Unless we spend big, we won’t be in the top 6 next season. No chance, top 8 would be a push.
205 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:07 PM
doctor who could maybe whisk back in time to 1996 and change what happened that season….
206 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:07 PM
BW Blood….for Best Shirt Ever I like the old second strip from KK’s first reign with the purple and maroon hoops and the buttons…however I also just bought last year’s third choice strip, the blue and white stripes similar to the Argentina strip. That might be my fav!
207 Black and White Blood // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:08 PM
I remember getting the original silver umbro shirt for Christmas, the one with the thin black lines. My stupid mum and dad bought a No 9 to stitch on the back….it was a white No 9….rather then returning it for a red one….she painted it RED! IDIOT!!!
208 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:09 PM
or those blue asics that Cole and Beardo wore!
…harrier I hope you are right
209 chuck // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:10 PM
Better take it easy folks, sounds like some of you are about to flip, anyone saying the wrong thing gets jumped on.
Have to admit the latest fiasco(Coloccini) is enough to make one sick.
Really thought there had been a change of direction and we were about to aquire a top CB,
so why did nt it happen. Would`nt spend the money.
Seems according to fan reaction Mr A. is about as popular as (you name it) on Tyneside right now, would`nt like to be in his (expensive) seat if we start the seson with the present squad.
Yeah i really thought there had been a re evaluation and we were about to make a couple of decent signings, ah well !
210 fraser 2k8 // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:11 PM
Normski, watching the liverpool and villareal match, not bad game. Keane got a case of nerves as he had a good chance. Surprisingly Matias Fernandez isn’t playing again, not sure if he’s on the bench though :S.
211 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:12 PM
DC Magpie – This is just what the spanish press are saying. They seem fairly certain the deal will go through – it is just deadlocked at the moment.
212 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:17 PM
bnw blood thats class man she was probs just doing ah best… in times gone by(abit like noo) times were hard man,…
213 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Also on spurs midfield – Dos Santos Modric Arshavin Bentley – they better get some damn good defenders in cause there no defense in that midfield – just a pair of counter-attacking playmakers and a pair of flair wingers.
214 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:23 PM
with that midfield for the spuds they better have a brute of an dm player coz jesus knows there gonna need it in the pl…
215 Jon // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:26 PM
sirjason toon (90)
Jon nearly all footballers are mercenaries you @@@@@ this aint the 1950’s mate.
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why the insult? what possible offence did i cause you that required that?
Anyways, not all footballers are mercenaries, do you think people play in the conference and below for the money? I think not. Most footballers get into the game because they have a love for it any many still want to play for their home town club (Taylor is a decent enough example). However, there are some who simply only play the game for the money and no other reason, El Hadji Diouf has himself come out in the past and said as much. What this means is that these players will show absolutely no loyalty to their club when a better offer comes along (just look at chimbondas behaviour over the past couple of seasons), some players have a little more character than to be entirely motivated by money.
216 macakane // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:29 PM
DC Magpie – Why do you think Matias Fernandez would like to come to us, he plays for Villarreal, they are in champions league and had great last season. Except there is still possibility he would come here to have more first team experience, because last season he started only 17 games and came on as a sub 19 games, but anyway i am not too optimistic about him. Ivan Rakitic, maybe, despite Schalke playing in europe, it is still possible that he would like to come to us, because of a higher standard league, that has happened quite often, with bundesliga players. As i have said before , Bundesliga is the place where we could look for needed quality.
217 roy morten79 // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:31 PM
we really need some players in now,just look at all the goals rottenham hotspurs are scoring at the moment. 1-4 now against orient:(
218 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Pictures
http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1354179,00.html
219 Toon1978 // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:34 PM
Busy watching Hell raiser, getting a little blood thirsty and Ashley is first on the list hehehehehehe.
220 Ross // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:43 PM
roymorten79, the sky sports score center claims its 1-0 orient? lol
*nevermind, livescore claims its 5-1
221 Mad_Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:44 PM
http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1354777,00.html
Bassong confirmed
222 Ross // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:46 PM
Mad_magpie, i saw the header before the page loaded and thought for a second, out of nowhere, they might have broken news regarding coloccini,lol. gutted!
223 Ross // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:46 PM
i also clearly didnt read “bassong confirmed” underneath the link. thats me acting like an idiot and jumping the gun there,lol
224 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:47 PM
ive go to say all i want is abit of ambition nothing else and buying bargain bucket kids is ok but we have to buy proven performers at the same time which just doesnt seem to be happening.. what can i say??we are not in a position to offer players anything more than money, euro football is a distant dream right now…
225 Mad_Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:52 PM
Same happened to me Ross when it appeared on news now. Good news that we’ve got him even so. Now for Coloccini
226 Ross // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:52 PM
sadly normski i agree. i love the fact we’re buying youngsters and building from the bottom, but that doesnt mean a thing if we dont start building the first team for right now.
being a newcastle fan im impatient and i’ll happily admit it, im sick of watching mediocre football week in week out, if ashley doesnt wanna splash the cash but he still wants to bring in quality players for a good price, thats fine by me. and normally i’d say dont pay over the odds for a player, but if coloccini is that impressive and they’re only asking for another mil or so, for gods sake just give it to them instead of letting another opportunity to add a proper bit of quality to the squad pass by.
227 Ross // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:54 PM
agreed M_M, from what i heard and read he had an impressive game on saturday allbeit against lower league opposition.
would love us to wrap up the coloccini deal
228 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:57 PM
there are ppl on here that think even if we get collacini that is a good window…well i dont it shows very small ambition if am honest….we need at least two more midfield players and a striker for the 60% of the time viduka wont play…
229 harrier // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:58 PM
normski -
03-04 – Everton – 17th
04-05 – Everton – 4th
Between those two season everton sold Wayne Rooney
Anything can happen
230 bowburnmag // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Ross – I was just about to say you were having a ‘mare until 226. Spot-on, we live in the here and now. Patience is a virtue not many of us black and whites are blessed with and it’s hard to seek solace from a spanking at Man Utd on the basis that we might be alright in a few years time. Clearly the more spankings we get the less chance we’ll have of attracting youngsters.
231 Mac // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:02 PM
I agree with Normski Add Collocini,and 2 good midfielders along with a young talented hold up forward. But don’t stop theer get rid of a few players as well. I think Smith,Ameobi,Duff and Carroll should all be shown the door
232 DC Magpie // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:04 PM
For the reasons you mention, to play in the English League, to start every game, for a pay rise. I only bring him up to point out that there is some real quality out there and try to bring a bit of optimism to the blog. Surely we will be signing a creative attacking menace (this is a Kevin Keegan team) this off season and why not Matias?
233 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:04 PM
harrier me and thee have crossed swords on here more than afew times mate but dont be fooled into thinking thats gonna happen every week mate …let me just ask one question “how much luck do we have??” just a question mate …tell the truth…esp with injurys…
234 bowburnmag // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Am I right in presuming the “formalities” left to complete won’t stop Bassong playing in the meantime?
235 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:17 PM
f**king hell just had a look through this thread that adam dude is a optamistic guy 15 mill for huntalaar….aye would take that like that ….
236 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:24 PM
the thing is yes as normski, and a few others have said lets bring in youth but also bring in quality such as coloccini in defence and look at quality for the midfield and a quality forward this isn’t throwing money away! what is, is bringing in players who arn’t any better than the players we already got and keeping the rubbish we have! that is wasting money!!
buying, and spending money on proven quality talent either from the premiership or good leagues is cert.. the way we should be going we need a backbone of pure quality and at present we have very little in the squad!!! Ashley needs to reallise this or he is going to distroy the club with his bargin basement buys and cheap ideas!! to save money! quality always attracts quality!!
GET RID OF OUR RUBBISH SMITH, DUFF, AMEOBI, GEREMI LOOK FOR REPLACEMENTS FOR THESE PLAYERS AND INJURY PRONE PLAYERS SUCH AS VIDUKA, ETC!!
ASHLEY YOU HAVE TO SPEND, AND NOT WASTE MONEY TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL!!!
237 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Must Admit would put in a bid for either Huntelaar or Gomez at £15million!!!!!!!
238 Nobby's Dad // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:44 PM
HPS tells 43 year old billionaire the secret of his own financial success……….
ASHLEY YOU HAVE TO SPEND, AND NOT WASTE MONEY TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL!!!
239 Ross // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:47 PM
bowburn mag-exactly. sitting season after season, watching spanking after spanking from man utd, saying something like “well next year we’ll have bla bla or bla bla coming through the youths” or “next year ashley will shell out and hopefully we can buy somebody like..” isnt really gonna hack it. end of the day, set up the youths, brilliant. but right now, this season coming, is far more important. We dont just need a CB either, we need cover at lb, another 1 or 2 midfielders, and maybe even a striker. although i do like the look of carroll.
HPS-huntelaar, definitly. gomez, no thanks. I know im going purely on 3 or 4 matches and probably havent seen enough to comment, but at the euro’s he was just falling over the ball or his own feet. his first touch was mince aswell.
240 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:48 PM
put it this way it looks like he needs some help how to run a football club!
how much is he paying you nob for your services? as a mate or what eva?
241 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:52 PM
sarnies lets get pobgreneyak for 10 mill man kid…..
242 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:00 PM
ross – mate I would agree but he is amazing for his club!! he’s 6′3″ a good holding player and at 23 hes a good replacement for viduka! + he was german fooballer of the year last year! must admit would love either!!
243 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:03 PM
aye f**king hell i am graping at straws coz am popped…..
244 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:03 PM
to be honest normski as long as we buy some proven quality im not bothered either Huntelaar, Gomez, Pobgreneyak or someone of there quality!!!!
245 Craignufc // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:03 PM
what about Arda, hes still avaliable isn’t he?
246 John // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:11 PM
http://www.deportivo-la-coruna.com/news.php
Colocinni next
247 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:12 PM
nobbys father man epl is different biznezz to all the other biznezz he has ever come across before mate.. fact you speculate to accumilate in the pl or you slip down the trap door just look at the makems….they are spending we are not and they came what?? behind us….not much.
248 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:19 PM
if we dont spend on quality we get left behind then slip further and further down until we end up in the fizzy pop league! because of what spending money on quality!!
249 John // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:23 PM
some more details on colocinni and what depotivo want…dont think it over yet
http://www.deportivo-la-coruna.com/news.php
250 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:25 PM
would love to see us sign up coloccini and one DM and one AM a talented striker!!
swap or sell Duff for warnock or £5million!!
smith to rangers for£3million and ameobi to norwich for £2.5million replace 2 players for these three and look at replacing geremi and viduka, cacapa!!?? by january at the earliest
251 normski1930z // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:29 PM
bed time the little lass is kickin off…..sarnies and the lads av had enough of fat lads antics…..
252 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:34 PM
totally agree normski talk the mora!!
253 macakane // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Sotirios Kyrgiakos and Diego Colotto rumoured as their replacement for Coloccini. Coloccini is better than both this guys, i hope we are going to add those 1.5 millions…
254 clinta // Jul 31, 2008 at 2:13 AM
might be the best we can get at the moment, and anyone out there baming MA for our current struggles in the transfer window really need to wake up!
the people to blame are the freddy shepards and co. for allowing our club to fall so far.
255 ToonLoon // Jul 31, 2008 at 6:59 AM
Imagine if Beye goes down:
Enrique/Taylor/ Faye /Geremi
Vs
Anybody
Christ on a bike. Help
256 maggpie // Jul 31, 2008 at 9:30 AM
How depressing! Look at what Spurs are doing.
Bentley, Arshavin plus another £15m Russian.
Look at Pompey and their squad. Then Villa, Everton, Man City and even Blackburn and West Ham have better squads than us. Hell Sunderland may have.
We will be very lucky to finish in the top ten.
How did it all come to this? How have we been left behind by so many so called inferior clubs.
Years of financial mis-management and greedy drawing of undesrved salaries by the Shepherd’s and Hall’s. Years of managers making bad signings and that includes Sir Bobby (Viana, Robert and Bramble to name three, and there were others).
Now we have a southern owner with no real love, affinity or history with the club who just sees it as a fun day out in his striped shirt. He has no intention of spending on players in any real quantity. Look at the players that other clubs have effirtlessly snapped up, and look at us. An Argentinian winger who might be good, a young Liverpool player who wasn’t good anough for the Reds and was moderate at Bolton, and an unknown French defender who in all probability will prove to be no better than Scott, Peacock, Howey, Dabizas, O’Brien, Marcellino, Bramble, Ramage, Boumsong, Rozenhal, Cacapa….etc (what a depressing list of hopeless centre backs that is!).
Sorry to be so downbeat as I love this club, but the level we have sunk to since the mid to late nineties is quite depressing and I fear a season long relegation battle is ahead of us.
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