Skuy Sports is reporting that Newcastle United have confirmed that talks to sign Fabricio Coloccini are indeed at an ‘advanced stage’.
Fabricio Colccini - almost a Newcastle player
Reports in Spain last night, that we published here on this site, had claimed that Newcastle had already agreed a deal to bring in the Deportivo La Coruna defender.
The comments from the Argentine’s agent, Marcelo Lombillo, came after Deportivo had rejected an initial offer from Newcastle, which seemed a good one at around €9.5M (euro).
However, it very much looks like the versatile defender will be joining his Argentine team-mate Jonas Gutierrez, who made his Newcastle United debut last night against Hertha Berlin, on Tyneside.
Now all we need is to sign the Argentine left-back and their team-mate Nicolas Burdisso, the Inter Milan left back, and our squad will be in a lot better shape.
It’s just a pity we couldn’t have enticed Pablo Aimar to join us too - but shouldn’t get greedy - you win some you lose some. 
A Newcastle club spokesman confirmed to Sky Sports News that while a deal had not yet been completed, talks were continuing and were making positive progress.
Speaking after Newcastle’s 1-0 defeat to Hertha Berlin on Friday, manager Kevin Keegan admitted a new signing was imminent.
Keegan told nufcTV:
“There’s one deal which is ongoing at the moment.”
“Hopefully we’ll have something to tell you over the weekend.”
Kevin also managed to talk to the Shields Gazette today about Coloccini:
“It’s ongoing. I’m hopeful, but it’s not a done deal yet,”
“He’s played for Argentina, and not many bad players play for Argentina.”
There’s no doubt that Coloccini is a good player. and was said to have his best and most consistent season for Deportivo last season when he played around 35 times for the team.
And on the Deportivo fans’ web sites, the fans are not too happy at all, to be losing one of their best players - and that’s always a good sign for the buying club.
He also looked very good playing for Argentina in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and is a no-nonsense and physically strong player.
We think he will be an excellent signing by Keegan, and we need to give Dennis Wise some credit too, if this deal finally goes through, since the Spanish club seem to have put him through the wringer, more than once this week.
Comments welcome.
91 responses so far ↓
1 scottish mag // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:13
good news, but didnt this happen at 10am this morning
2 ben // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:14
woooooooooooooooooooooopppppppp
3 51times // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:17
Should be unveiled on monday then, hope so at least…
4 JC // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:18
Now we have got him we should begin to build are team around him and owen. Or at less he should be at the heart of our defence every match!! At least we have a point to build our defence around an essential problem finally solved?
5 Jeff D // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:19
I wont beleive a word of it till the ink is dry !!!
6 Ally // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:20
Happy Days
7 Tom // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:21
Be completed by monday at the earliest, can’t wait!
I agree JC, we should build the team around him, at least the defence. However, I don’t think Owen can be 100% sure of his place, I personally prefer Martins! Just my preference though!
8 Geordie Nick // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:23
think this ones past the post now, just tying up the loose ends, wont get too excited just yet tho
9 Eyeball // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:24
Not until hes sitting next to king kev with his name on the back of a toon shirt… then I’ll be happy!!
10 Stay Tooned // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:24
I am just wondering that we have 3 people involved with transfer dealings, so why do we seem to concentrate on one transfer dealing at a time. I am sure it would possible to araange negotiations between multiple parties when we have multiple personnel in charge of transfer dealings.
11 matt // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:33
great. i’ll believe it when i see it but my gut tells me it’s going through
now burdisso/warnock
skeljbred (sp)
derdiyok, who imo is the only striker we’ve realistically been linked with that would provide a true “foil” for owen and oba. during the euros he was everywhere, and not in a smith/shola way. he was fantastic. i dont think he’ll get us 20 goals a season, not even close, but i’d be willing to bet he knock in a good seven or eight goals and set up twice as many. best attacking purchase we could make.
to round it out, arda turan. then i think we’d be looking on the up, without a doubt. THAT’S a true team overhaul.
12 Bill F SPLASH THE CASH ASH // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:39
Is that him in the pic? What happened to the perm.
Seems to be getting dragged out this signing, makes me nervous when that happens.
13 Edd Case // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:40
Christ, I hope we sign him.
He is by far a better defender than anyone else on our books.
We still need at least one more quality central defender, a right back, a left back AND for crying out loud, a CREATIVE midfielder, in fact, TWO, in case one gets injured.
V D Vaart is heading to Real Madrid, so let’s get in Diego, Kallstrom or someone else like that, otherwise, we might be an improvement on last year, but we’ll be still a million miles away from playing some quality footy.
14 ONEPETERB // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:43
First things first - if we sign him let us see what he is like before we “Build a team around him”. Price paid means nowt , remember Boomsong
15 toooooonfan // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:43
what world do you live in matt
turan??????
why would he come to newcastle when there are better clubs lookng at him
16 Tore Torell // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:46
This is great news, we need the lanky defender. I watched the match yesterday, and I have to say that this squad really need an attacking midfielder. I suggest Julio Baptista, he would add a lot to our side. 8m and he’s ours.
Smith and Shola were awful yet again, I honestly hope I never have to watch those two again wearing the Newcastle shirt.
17 toooooonfan // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:47
to be honest i have neve heard ofhim before we were linked but nevertheless he still looks like he could do reasonable job. te thing is we already have faye taylor bassong cacapa beye can also playcentre back what is the need for another one costing 10million
18 Jeff D // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:48
Arda Turan says he wants to stay at Galatasaray for one more season. So that is the end of that one.
19 Alex // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:51
Now that the club have spoken it must surely be in the bag . Now for a midfielder , How about Alonso ? Liverpool are looking to offload him to finance the Barry transfer . Its unlikely that he would come but you never know till you try . Derdiok for the CF position and i would be Very happy . Well you can always dream cant you .
20 51times // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:54
toooooonfan - Careful mate, your kippah is showing…
21 JC // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:55
ONEPETERB- if we are paying upward of 10m on him and he has a proven track record. We would need to build our defence around hmi or it was a waste of money!!
22 Ross G // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:56
TWO THNGS TO SAY.
1. I was watching Real Madrid TV (dont ask me why) and they had a select 11 for La Liga last season. Coloccini was starting CB.
2. Im surprised you think we are after or could sign Burdisso. Firstly he is not a LB he is a CB, but can play there. Also if you kept up to date with the news they have Cordoba, Samuel, Chivu, and now Materazzi out for the season start leavin just Burdisso available, thats why they just signed Ferrari to help there injury crisis. He would be nice but its never gonna happen.
23 Ross // Aug 2, 2008 at 18:57
yas colo is defo a quality player and i think we will have a deal tomorow. i wish we would sell ameobi and smith and get derdyiok. i think andy carroll is 10 times better than ameobi
24 Alex // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:05
Toooooofan what world are you living in . The guy is a world class central defender and you are asking why we need him . Beye is a specialist fullback , Taylor & Bassong are good but still learning , Cacapa is well past his best , cant believe you are asking why.
25 harrier // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:10
I am really excited by this:
“What is interesting is that Newcastle are still following Skjelbred and are preparing to lodge a £4.5m bid for him if their bigger transfer targets slip out of their hands.
“Which is also why Skjelbred is putting off signing a new deal with Rosenborg. He does not want to make things messy if Newcastle or another club he might find interesting comes in for him before the end of the transfer window.â€
from the chronicle. If skjelbred is our fallback at 4.5mill - who are our top targets??
26 boater // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:11
I think we are all a bit daft when it comes to central defenders…. how many on here are so very positive about this deal because they have ACTUALLY seen him play.
1) Bassedas (although there was a rumour about mistaken identity) played for Argentina so I hope KK is basing this on more than just those national caps.
2) This is what we do at the toon - we sign ’saviour’ defenders; Boumsong, Marcelino, Dumas, Goma, Rozenhal, Cacapa and then build hate campaigns around them after a few mistakes…. THIS IS WHAT WE DO…
oh yeah then we all get excited about the next ’saviour’… the southern press feeds off this and talks about the toon’s awful defense…. continue, continue ad nauseum….
SO what is the solution?? If we’d defended more as a unit over the years and not singled out scapegoats we would probably have had more success with a couple of the above names….
lesson learned??? I hope so… because rozenhal and cacapa both have caps for very strong national sides and we have thrown them out with the dishwater…
27 Toonboy // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:17
Nicky Shorey will be sold in the next few days??
Is he Toon bound???
28 Tom Thumb // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:21
Hope it’s not the last signing. We need a left back, another central midfielder and a forward.
Sell Smith and Ameobi, maybe even Duff since one good preseason game doesn’t mean he’s back to full form.
The lack of goals is a huge concern right now.
29 LoonyToon // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:23
moving along nicely this one now innit…. v good signing….
wouldnt mind Shorey aswell mind ToonBoy….like him alot and quality at set pieces….something we are slightly lacking at….
30 chuck // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:26
Now that Coloccini is more or less secured who is up next.
Will this be THE big signing or is there any chance of getting a Moutinho or Veloso ?
Whats the point of getting, say Inlar, when for a few bucks more we could have the future of the club,I mean either of the above.
Not saying Inler is not a good player but these two guys are on a different level, young box to box players, can both fill that midfield enginroom role, good passers, we have no one to compare at this time.
Would love to see it happen
31 LoonyToon // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:26
agree with ya boater….we need to give players a chance to settle and not jump on their backs at the first opportunity….
I can remember watching Newcastle at Highbury around 3 years back not long after we signed Boumsong and he had a very good game against Henry, keeping us in it at times…He then made a couple of errors v Manure at St James at the start of the next season and it turned from there…you kind of got the feeling in the ground that people were waiting for a mistake to get on the lads case…unfortunately he didnt have the mentality to recover from that and was shipped out…
32 Michael // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:29
Shorey would be an excellent signing, he shone when reading had their brilliant first season and was still getting a lot of assists in their second season when they were poor. It seems Keegans highest priority is left back so it wouldnt surprise me if we were at least in for him.
33 normski1930z // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:33
just hope this is a start of a flood after the famine weve had…
34 Liffyourd // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:35
am i the only one who thinks shorey’s useless
the only reason he looked good for reading was because he was an average player in a terrible squad, rather have warnock or nobody tbh
35 boater // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:37
Loonytoon… exactly. It’s true that woodgate stepped up when he was with us but I think others would have done better if the crowd weren’t so nervy and quick to judge… I hope coloccini gets off to a good start because lord help him if he makes some early mistakes…. you can just see the ‘toon’s latest big money flop’ headlines….
Defending is a lot to do with organisation - not just financing big money deals on big names.
I hope we can start to do that more this season.
We need an attacking midfielder… part of me’s expecting a bombshell shearer-style shock signing - i.e. Arshavin or Alonso but if not that we desperately need someone with more craft supplying the forwards than what we have now.
36 normski1930z // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:38
chuck moutinho and veleoso are very different players.. give me the choice and it would be veloso all day long but the big question is would he come and would we pay 18/20 million for him,im not so sure…
37 Toon1978 // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:41
Normski i have to admit i have been a little hasty about Ashley and i think has proved a few critics wrong and i hope he continues to do by purchasing the likes of the players mentioned in the last few days. I think that the defeat against Doncaster and Hertha Berlin has shocked a few at the top of the tree at NUFC and they have realised that signings are needed asap. Lets keep the fingers crossed for now.
38 LoonyToon // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:41
boater…yep..a organised, steady back four is the key…
hopefully we can get a settled back four, who, given a little time to get to know each other will build up a good understanding therefore becoming more solid in the process…
someone to link the midfield and attack now for me…not sure who like however I am sure KK will have someone in mind…he did say two signings didnt he the other day…its pretty obvious who one is….
39 roy morten79(norway) // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:46
if newcastle want skjelbred they will get him for 3million,and that is a lot of money in norwegian football
40 roy morten79(norway) // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:46
if newcastle want skjelbred they will get him for 3million,and that is a lot of money in norwegian football
41 normski1930z // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:49
toon78 the jury is still out for me, i have never been a one for jumping up and down shouting ashley out but even if we get collacini is that enough??? not on your nelly mate, we are 3 to 4 top players away from being a top 8 side and one thing i have banged on about on here is the need for a specialist dm player (veloso) for months now and i think last night verified my worries… how many teams hit you on the break at pace in the premier league???
42 WIGAZ // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:54
Well lets hope it’s not another modric/aimar fiasco, we need this lad he’s quality! hope shorey is toon bound as he’s just what we need, although the bull is good young player still makes mistakes at the vital times. Shorey would help him become a better player as well as challeging himself to get in the team & stay there! i still say we need AM & diego would be gr8 buy if he’d come like, big if! CF wouldn’t go a miss as the usual suspects are injured now! Gomez for me like but derdi may be cheaper option.
43 Norwegian Magpie // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:57
Great news that the Collocini deal seems to get through. Sureley it can’t break down now!? Well, I guess more crazy things have happened to this club before…
I think that we definetely should look to strengthen our central mid now and I also have 2 exciting names for you. What about getting Stephen Appiah from Fener and Källström from Lyon!? I think both are possible and they would both give our game a much needed new dimension in midfield!!
44 buddy // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:58
loony toon
strangely enuf i totally agree with you and remember thinkin that at the time. he did have plenty of good quality games( havin to a double shift alongside shambles)
never did recover frm dat shocker against liverpool but is doin reasonably wel agen
45 Geordie SPIDERMAN18 (GG7) // Aug 2, 2008 at 19:59
king kev has done something wich every other manager apart from sir bob has been reluctant to do, put money into buying a great defender. i love collicini, he is class, will be great for us, he is like a rio ferdinand type of defender in the sense he likes the ball at his feet even running at players and has also great distribution.
46 Punk Skunk // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:03
Normski,
i reckon DM is Faye best position mate!..
…He just looks natural there!..
…Defo GG7!..
47 kieran // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:04
tottenham has just signed Fabricio Coloccini for 12 million.
typical
48 gorskino10 // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:09
liffy your correct on shorey, he is useless but ain’t he a rb so I hope he won’t sign let’s hope west ham bidded for him.
Let’s hope he’s looking at Lens for a striker and left back.
49 Toon1978 // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:11
Normski you are right mate we do need another 3 players at least to push for the top eight.
50 WIGAZ // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:12
Kieran get off you daft spud! it would be everywhere if that happened spurs are the press’s whore! idiot!!!!
51 Ever seen a mackem in Milan? // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:12
Kieran you idiot. What do you possibly get out of that except hatred from most other readers.
52 roy morten79(norway) // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:13
kieran is a spuds supporter:: fxxk off
53 boater // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:17
Geordie Spiderman….???????
So 9 mill on boumsong, 7mill on marcelino, 5.5 mil on bramble don’t show a willingness to spend big on defenders to you????
This is not a joke…. NUFC have spent more on central defenders than any other team in the premiership since 1994/5….. other than Chelsea and Man united - both of which spent up to 20mil on one signing each.
If this is a lack of willingness to spend on defense - then I am finally going mad.
Not to knock the guy but I just have a worrying feeling of deja vu reading most of the comments about how one big signing solves all our problems….
54 normski1930z // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:19
punk ye nah ive got all the time in the world for you but faye is no dm mate aint no where near quick enough and doesnt read the game well enough, my fears last night told its own story, for there goal they passed clean through the middle, krul was unlucky but lets face it, if we had the guy who sits properly that would not have happened…we are still about 3 players away from being a good outfit and for me that includes dm,am and striker…
55 shearer4pm // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:19
well this shows that there is money at the club, shows that all of the people questionins MA’s commitment to the club shud apolagize, also shows tha keegan wont panik buy jus to give in to peer preasure, 7-9 is my prediction, time to get this great club back where it belongs
56 Punk Skunk // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:23
Aye y’right about last night like, but Faye wasn’t playing…& when we bought him that’s where he played for boltoff…I’ve seen him destroy!..
…& he won’t have to play CB if we get Colo…
57 normski1930z // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:28
the thing is tho punk he reminds me of that guy at pompey cant remember his name is it diop?? am not sure but hes a big guy but isnt for one second mobile and thats waht i like same as pobgreyak if ye nah where am coming from….
58 Edd Case // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:29
You know what pisses me off…?
The fact that Keegan and a ‘club spokesman’ have gone public with this.
Either it is actually in the bag, minus medical or something, or they’re nuts saying anything.
Going public just means we are saying, “hey everyone, Coloccini is available”.
Now you watch Spurs or one of at least 10 other teams in Europe match our bid and take him away from us.
I really hope I’m wrong and he joins us to help make us great again and because he’s great mates with Jonas.
59 mutoids // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:31
colo should play with faye. taylor is still young and is still learning. he is very prone to errors, everytime he has the ball i wince in expectation of him slipping up! if these two played then our defence would be a rock
60 Punk Skunk // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:33
Aye, it is diop, or bibberdy babberdy bop, as the mrs calls him…
…Who do ya’ realistically mind, think we could get?..
61 robertsa // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:34
mutiods u are spot on there. taylor and cacapa have lost me and bassong hasnt convinced me. so wud u all agree our best possible defence is
beye collocini faye burdisso
62 DanToon // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:34
Lads would you be happy this this team to start against Man Poo in a couple of weeks?
……………………..Given
Baye. Taylor/Bassong. Coloccini. Warnock
………………………Faye
..Larsson………………………………..Gutirrez
……………………..Owen
………….Derdiyok…………Martins
I think this team is possible, comments welcome please!
63 robertsa // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:38
burdisso inted of warnock.only 4 at the back. take out bassong and taylor put in faye.milner insted of larson. guthrie in centre mid.
64 mutoids // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:38
ive not seen much of burdisso, im a fan of warnock and if we could get him in i reckon we’d have a back four that is strong
65 Punk Skunk // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:40
Aye Dan,
Maybe have Harper in on current form!..
66 mutoids // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:44
behind beye and butt i think milner was one of our best peformers last season (at the start of the season) so id put him in place of larsson, we dont need wingers. we need a quality striker in case of injury to owen (very injury prone) and martins.
67 Big Ricks Black Nd White Army // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:45
i think colochinni will be great an exellent singing
68 normski1930z // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:49
punk i honestly think that the big teams have been frightened off by the price but i see him as another mascherano but the price is high and i think we could get the star performer in the epl next season and a bairn 18 mill this season would be 24 to 30 in two seasons time, thats what i think… and one thing i am positive of is he allows mountino to play as he does now..
69 Toon1978 // Aug 2, 2008 at 20:58
Why dont we have a cheeky little bid for Ribery, quality player.
70 Punk Skunk // Aug 2, 2008 at 21:00
Normski, How old is he?..
71 Punk Skunk // Aug 2, 2008 at 21:01
Toon1978,
i always thought he would be the ‘perfect’ KK signing!..
72 Toon1978 // Aug 2, 2008 at 21:03
Fantasy atm Punk Skunk i think his price is around 20-30 million but we can dream and would be a perfect signing for the special K
73 Punk Skunk // Aug 2, 2008 at 21:07
Aye, not snowball in hells…
…I wonder if we’re even looking at any creative mids?..’Proper’ really creative that is!..
74 normski1930z // Aug 2, 2008 at 21:07
23 mate and lots of teams have looked and been scared off by the price(abit like arshavin) nobody is willing to pay the price ..why not us?? playin in the portuguese league or the epl thats shown all over the world, the top teams are thinking too much but for me i would take the chance,,,,
75 Punk Skunk // Aug 2, 2008 at 21:10
23’s perfect tho’, so the price seems ok, could he cut it in the prem?..
…I ain’t seen him that much so i wouldn’t presume
to know man!..
76 normski1930z // Aug 2, 2008 at 21:24
ive got nee doubts in my mind, the lad is class, why would real,barca,juve and bayern be lookin but wont pay the high price…coz they have other targets right now,real(vdv), barca (Sergio Aguero) juve maybe ( evra), bayern ….boohoo is pobgrenak…
77 Tore Torell // Aug 2, 2008 at 21:42
Forget about Ribery, Diego and players of that calibre, they would never sign for Toon at this stage.
Baptista should be a target, to strengthen the midfield are is far more urgent than up front. Our attackers never gets the ball if we play Butt, Faye, Geremi etc in midfield, so buying more attackers before bringing in someone to provide them would make no sense to me.
78 JONNY // Aug 2, 2008 at 22:15
List of who Newcastle should sign
REALISTICALLY
- Pavuluychenko
- Arshavin - tho probably wants champ lge footy
- arda- skillful turkish/ galatasary winger/AM excellent aswell as creative ? goals goals goals something that none of our midfeild have in them
- gokhan ilner/ double of GARRY BARRY -amazing football wise
- Zhirkow excellent left or right back - versatile attacking gr8 crosser wot more could you want.
- Or WARNOCK
- Get cacapa out hes only good when hes confident
Beye is gr8 player and faye is quite solid to
jose enrique is not ready yet but could be good in time.
so sign shorey 4 competition
79 Andreas // Aug 2, 2008 at 23:17
“I think that the defeat against Doncaster and Hertha Berlin has shocked a few at the top of the tree at NUFC and they have realised that signings are needed asap.”
Well, I beg to differ. Two losses in pre-season doesn’t “shock” the club into suddenly start buying left, right and centre. Just because a lot of us fans are very unpatient and worried with regards to our squad and have been shouting abuse towards the board (backed by the press) doesn’t mean the club have been doing nothing. I agree that we still need a few additions and it’s certainly frustrating that we haven’t signed more GOOD players…yet.
However - in my opinion - it’s very likely that the club has be working on numerous deals for a long time - but the “hit-rate” in todays football are not that great, especiallty not for a club without European football on offer.
Nonetheless, I do think/hope we’ll manage to sign a few more GOOD players before the window slams shut.
80 Rob // Aug 2, 2008 at 23:54
It does not matter which defenders we bring in, unless we have a forward line who can hold the ball up when it get played up to them, and a midfield who can pass and move and have enough quality in terms of touch and skill then we put too much pressure on our defence as things break down far to often when we win the ball going forward. If you watch our games in the past few years they are mainly played in the middle of the pitch, we need to play more of the game game higher up in the oppositions half. To do this we need midfielder who at a minimum are so comfortable with accepting the ball and they can 1st time pass with ease if needed. This is what we have been lacking. Guthrie is a start, and its obvivious we have been missing this as he is fairly limited in attacking sense but he looks good in our team as his touch and passing is pretty good. something none of the other mids have.
unless we have this thought the middle of the pitch we will continue to struggle when we lose the ball in poor ares of the field and get hit on counter attacks with our defence exposed. put Man U’s whole defence in with our midfiled from last year I doubt they would have done that much better than what we had.
81 valle // Aug 3, 2008 at 0:08
DanToon… How can you leave Duff out on current form?… Nope i would say.
Given
Beye
Coloccini
Faye
Warnock
Guthrie
Källström
Guti
Duff
Owen
Martins
82 gorskino10 // Aug 3, 2008 at 0:30
jonny who Garry Barry don’t you mean Gareth LOL and how is he realistic at 18mill and Asharvin at 20mill your in another world. Skjebred is around 4mill and Sergio Garcia who’s around 5 if we can’t derdiyok or buy Adrien from Sporting a good youngster.
83 Fandi // Aug 3, 2008 at 2:13
Cacapa was also a great player loved by the Lyon fans. Let’s hope this deals completes and turns out good.
We should continue targetting players that no one else is bidding for. And looking at the market now, Zhirkov, Arshavin and Arda are still available if we would pull out the chequebook.
84 xfer // Aug 3, 2008 at 4:44
Hopefully he continues his form with us. Have seen too many big money moves with huge expectations ending up in flops.
85 Michael (NOR) // Aug 3, 2008 at 4:57
I really hope we’re not in for Skjelbred! Won’t make it in the PL…
86 aqmin // Aug 3, 2008 at 5:45
we need strikers, ASAP, if possible, 2 of them!
bcoz apparently in case we’re playing a 4-3-3 formation, then clearly we don’t have enough strikers to do so. owen=injury prone, oba=lost inspiration, viduka=lost his head, totally waste buying him last season, too old, too slow too much injuries, should just retire and sleep on the bed. guess that’s all the strikers that we have, and apparently, they are all not very promising due to problems with injuries etc. carroll is good, but just not good enough yet, and we can’t be challenging a top six spot with NO strikers!
ps: smith and shola and not considered as strikers, they are more like spectators or a clown juggling their own b@#LS if you like..
87 CrAiG // Aug 3, 2008 at 6:11
The starting line-up I hope 433
Given
Beye
S.Taylor
Collocini
Shorey
Jonas
Barton
Guthrie
Owen
Derdiyok
Martins
88 TOONADDICT // Aug 3, 2008 at 12:23
Great Signing If It Happens!!! Good Player With Expierence At International Level!!!!
Taylor For England!!!!!!!
89 nufc toon malaysia // Aug 3, 2008 at 15:44
i cant wait to see he in action against man you-shit
90 ...He's just a naughty boy // Aug 3, 2008 at 19:03
The Toon look like a road accident victim. They have reasonable arms and limbs but its the vital organs that need sorting out.
CD CM CF!
91 STF // Aug 4, 2008 at 15:13
Ok…Ok…. Its getting close to the end of the Business day and still nothing anywhere confirming that Curly has scribbled on the dotted line!! Is it possible that he has watched both poor displays this week and now has done a U-turn? God I hope not!!
Sign Sign Sign….!!
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