It appears that Joe Kinnear, according to the Newcastle Journal today, may be closing in on Rangers and Scotland captain Barry Ferguson, whose price has been cut by Glasgow Rangers to just £3M.
Barry Ferguson - on his way to Newcastle?
It appears that Rangers just have to slash their wage bill in January, and their captain is one the top wage earners north of the border on £40K-a-week.
As the Journal points out this morning, Ferguson hardly fits the club’s transfer strategy of signing young players (cheaply), who have yet to develop fully as footballers, and then developing them at the club – Sebastien Bassong is an excellent example of that.
But Ferguson is very experienced and will add to the competition for places in the Newcastle midfield. The Scotland captain, born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, has played close to 300 games for the powerful Rangers side in his two stints there, and played around 36 times for Blackburn, when he was there from 2003-2005.
Ferguson has just returned from a long term injury, and his form has not been too good in Scotland, but maybe more games will bring that back, although he was hardly a resounding success at Blackburn Rovers.
He wouldn’t be a great signing for Newcastle, but at £3M he’s probably a decent signing for the money, and will help to deepen the squad in an area where we are very weak indeed – central midfield.
What do you think?
Comments welcome.
106 responses so far ↓
1 Rollo // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:39 AM
He’ll be a lost cause as Boumsong etc. Name me one player who have come out of the SPL to the PL and has done great? What a waste of money
2 AussieToon // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:41 AM
We are going down
3 xisco biscuits // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:43 AM
is he better than butt? yes
is he better than guthrie? probably
is he better than barton? no
overall i’d say a solid, if uninspired signing IF it comes off
4 Toon Graeme // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:44 AM
See how this one rolls out and take it from then on!
5 Robby Bobson // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Hes an average player and nothing more than a squad player.
Apparently we are ater Givet. Worst thing is any reason we are going to get him is Blackburn want to offer him a trial, and we dont. We are going into the bargain bin big time!
6 Who is Derek Llambias? // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:48 AM
rollo.
Carlos Cuelluer (cant spell it) its absolute class
7 Ever seen a mackem in Milan? // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:49 AM
I dont think Ferguson would join us for several reasons:
1) He is at the club he supports and is the captain.
2) His previous stint in England with Blackburn.
3) We are hardly a attractive propisition to any potential signings.
8 StevieA // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Well I was right about Guthrie being a good signing and I will say that Barry Ferguson will be a good signing for us too. I think he is in his prime and has something to prove.
Watch him improve us, mark my words.
Plus it’s a bargain at 3 or so million. How can it not be?
9 Edd Case // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:50 AM
He’s 32 next month – what’s the point in signing him at that age? Surely there are young, better options available in leagues other than the Mickey Mouse league?
10 sweendog // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:51 AM
for the Love of God .. NO…
Butt is better and his legs are gone.
Theres far better championship or youth players out there so unless Kinnear is completely mad this is a non starter.. mind you kinnear is mad .. oh f**k
11 Ever seen a mackem in Milan? // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:52 AM
All of you are talking about it being a done deal if we have had a bid accepted. What if Ferguson doesnt want to join?
12 sirjasontoon™ - Let's Riot // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:53 AM
Really shocking if we are chasing pap like this.
13 Partizan // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:54 AM
Decent signing would be someone for 700 k-1.5mill……but for 3 mill-getting injury prone player when at top of his peak couldn’t handle the EPL while in Blackburn,probably will be on 50k pw at least……..thats a disaster signing Ed.
For 3 mill you could get Nenad Milijas from Red Star Belgrade who plays CM & DM….but mostly DM,scored 38 goals in 112 games and 50% of them were from 2o meters or more.
Now i see how pathetic we really are.
ASHLEY OUT
14 Who is Derek Llambias? // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:55 AM
rollo.
Mikel Arteta
Henrik Larrson
Gary Macallister
Van Hoidonk
there’s definitely more but I cant think of them off hand
15 ginkoh // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:55 AM
Relegaton here we go. It/s the first time I open my eye and know the how bad we are now.
Newcastle is not club on high level and no ambition anymore. FuXX !! how the shame !!
16 Darling27 // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:55 AM
So much for the youth policy then.
17 brownrob // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:55 AM
I know, but Ed… if you sign only kids… well you know what they say, you never win anything with kids
18 Who is Derek Llambias? // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:56 AM
good shout on Milijas Partizan
19 Nick C // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Edd, he is 30 at the moment. 31, next month according to wiki. My mate in Glasgow, a Rangers season ticket holder loves him. However, I can never remember thinking “WoW”
However, one thing I will say. Its easy to make judgments on players you have never seen kick a ball live. Non NUFC supporting friends of mine used to bang on about what a great player Dyer is. My point is, sometimes players get a rep one way or the other undeservedly.
20 The Game // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Who is Derek Llambias?- You could add Viduka to that list.
21 Chizzy_Toon // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:58 AM
What an absolute joke! If Ferguson signs I will be putting on my boots and going to SJP to try and get into the team.
I have said all along i dont rate Kinnear at all, and i think all he will do is sign a lot of old has beens and renew sh1te players contracts, and let all the half decent ones leave.
He will be selling Oba soon and buying Henrik Larrsson
22 G // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Viduka did alright in the prem, sadly, not for us tho.
23 StevieA // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:59 AM
32? He’s only 30 so why even say that?
24 neeraj // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:59 AM
considering its jan and the way the market is inflated
he can be a good squad player……
has the experience at champ league and uefa cup….
with barton and guthrie the regular starters
25 tyneside tommo // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Rest easy chaps. This is another nonsense story. Rangers chairman Sir David Murray has said in the last 24 hours that Bazza won’t be sold and will be offered a new contract to keep him at Ibrox for the rest of his career. Pity the story in today’s Glasgow Herald wasn’t picked up to avoid unnecessary alarm among the Toon faithful.
26 The Entertainers // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:01 AM
If he comes he would be a good squad player.
My fear is that Ashley will bring him in on low wages and then sell Barton who will be on almost double that Fergie will be on!
Then all of a sudden Ferguson is no longer a squad player….scary!
Again IF we do sign Ferguson then he is a product of our dreadful summer spending spree.
If only we had signed in depth, with promising younger players, even from the lower divisions, we wouldnt be scrapping around the bargain basement for cheap has beens.
Harsh, but true.
27 nuf-C you in the Championship // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Enough said in 1 paragraph of Ed’s post:
“Ferguson has just returned from a long term injury, and his form has not been too good in Scotland, but maybe more games will bring that back, although he was hardly a resounding success at Blackburn Rovers”.
What a disaster!!
28 Sir Erec // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Rollo, a certain shay given came from the SPL to the premier league and he’s done well
29 The Game // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Lads, Lest you forget that the signings that were made during the summer window were out of the blue (bar Coloccini). We were never linked with Jonas, Guthrie or Bassong prior to their signing were we?
30 scottishmag // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Ferguson would defo do a job. He is a winner, won 13 medals so far, you can knock the spl all you like but it takes a certain character to captain Rangers.
He has vast champions league experience and captained the team to the UEFA cup final last year. How in the position we are in can we turn down a player like that?
Its all opinions but I am sure Ferguson would do well for us!
31 joe // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:04 AM
At least he’s competitive in midfield, which wouldn’t be the case if we have to play charlie in cm. We don’t have a strong cm at the club and butt looks finished. The sooner Barton gets fit the better.
32 tyneside tommo // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:04 AM
I should also have pointed out that Sir David has always insisted that no other players – sucgh us Mendes and Bougherra – will be allowed to leave if the Kris Boyd deal goes ahead.
So I guess JFK and Wise will need to look for bargain basements elsewhere. Expect a rash of Celtic stories.
33 Darling27 // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Moussa Sissoko and Sambou Yatabare are up and coming midfield stars.
We’ve been linked with them and i’m sure the limited transfer funds we have would be better off spend on them.
34 Ian // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Rollo how about Stan Petrov
35 bowburnmag // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Just for the craic –
There are plenty of players who have been in and around the top flight in Scotland and then been a success down here and in Europe. I have no qualms about signing players from there if they’re the right kind of player.
However, to put a bit of perspective on it, let’s look at players NUFC have signed directly from the SPL:
Paddy Kelly
Jimmy Crawford
Stephen Glass
Jean Alain Boumsong
Our form is not good so far.
36 nuf-C you in the Championship // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Paragraph 2 (Another unsubstatiated rumour of absolute bull5hit…!)
http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,5~1512208,00.html
37 bowburnmag // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:05 AM
This is in recent years mind, just to qualify that last post……
38 BOBBY_9 // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:05 AM
think it would be a good signing, i saw him at blackburn couple of years ago and he was the best player on the park, and as for players coming outof scotland rollo, VIDUKA, he was awesome, gettin on now like but still, and what about larsson at man utd!
39 Tom // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Utter waste of money. Couldn’t cut it in the premiership with Blackburn when he was at his best, and now he is even worse.
40 Edd Case // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:07 AM
My mistake, he is only 30, but 31 next month.
I just think there MUST be better and younger options.
41 TooKing // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:07 AM
I’m not really a fan of this deal but Ferguson could still do a job for us.
He’s not the player he used to be but he still has vision for the killer pass and he’s a CM. We can use him in these difficult times.
If he signs let’s see how he does, don’t judge before you have seen him play.
42 sweendog // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Anybody who thinkgs Ferguson is good doesn’t know much about football .. I watched him many times .. total crap.. but I agree with the other posts, I think Rangers are tauting him around to get his wage of the books, as well as get a few mill .. unless our transfer policy has completely changed this is definately a reporter in a pub putting 2 + 2 together and getting 5 ..
Sure the papers are saying we are swapping Smith for Mido .. now I don’t like Mido at the best of times but he’s got a thing about our supporters so this again is complete tripe as well.
43 StevieA // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Yes but they did have souness in charge that the time..
44 Toon Graeme // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Mark Hughes advises mad eimproved bid for Santa Cruz but Blackburn turned down bid. £12 million mention + alot higher
Shay not been bid on according to M Hughes!
Horses mouth. So paper is bollocks
45 Al Long // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:09 AM
anybody to replace Butt & keep the the midfield place warm for barton to come back… Guthrie & Barton to play in the middle… Enough Said!!!
46 sweendog // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:10 AM
BOBBY_9 .. viduka and Larrson were obvious class .. I do like so SPL players, but this guy I’m afraid to say is not .. waste of transfer fee and wages.
47 bowburnmag // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM
sweendog – in fairness I watched him a couple of times and when Rangers beat Celtic 5-1 at Ibrox, I’d never seen a midfielder dominate a game like it for ages. However, how much that says about him and how much it says about the opposition who knows. He certainly wasn’t a hit at Blackburn and injuries will have done him no good. I’m not convinced this will happen anyway but I wouldn’t knock signings from the SPL just for the sake of it.
48 Partizan // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM
TooKing……Still undefeated
http://www.nba.com/video/games/cavaliers/2009/01/07/nba_cha_cle_0020800515_recap.nba/index.html?player=game&q=0020800515
49 TooKing // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:12 AM
Anyways Rangers chairman said they will not be selling Ferguson under any circumstance.
50 Todd // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:12 AM
bloody hell, what a lot of negative nancies… every comment on here is about going down, blah blah. when fully fit we have the same if not better quality than everton/villa etc.
howay! just chill out, we’ll be fine this season, take next season as it comes. but have a bit of heart newcastle supporters and lets start supporting this great club. fkcu.
51 Nick 69 // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:15 AM
theres going to be trouble at the end of this transfer window if signings like this are made, for someone whos just came out and said he wants to stay and drive the club forward, ashley is once again going the complete wrong way about it and is going to be hated more than ever at the end of this window. with signings like this and a very average/poor manager we are heading straight for the championship im afraid
52 Partizan // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Todd…..You just created the perfect question.
Thats’s the whole point Todd……we’re NEVER fit.And by signing players like this Ferguson we’re simply asking for it.
53 TooKing // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:15 AM
ahhhhhhhrgghh @Partizan , you tw*t
I haven’t seen the game yet….i’m downloading as we speak, been dodging the result so far
…….anyways, good news that we won, can’t wait for friday.
54 Todd // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:17 AM
just to add to my negative rant, i remember being on here reading comments about why we signed bassong, guthrie and jonas. keep the faith aye!
55 Partizan // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Nick69…..We wont go down,thats for sure.
But we’ll definetly have a shite season.
56 harpo // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:17 AM
As a set of fans we’re pathetic.
As our club sinks we’re doing nothing, we aren’t angry, we aren’t upset, we’re resigned to the fact we’re shite.
Would fans at Old Trafford accept this? No.
Then it’s about time we started to poke these buggers in the ribs and make them sign some players who can keep us up.
The alternative is to sit silently and get our road maps out for grounds such as Doncaster, Burnley and maybe MK Dons.
Mike Ashley you stand accused by me of doing nothing. Get it sorted, A left back, a central midfielder, a covering right back. Now before it’s too late.
57 Todd // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:19 AM
true, in fact i do wonder at times, how can smith/viduka etc be injured so badly when they aren’t even playing last season? plus we seem to have more hamstring injuries than any other club. unlucky i guess?
58 Kash // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:20 AM
We’re not signing Ferguson because he’s pony!!! We’re not signing Mido, because he’s pony!!!
We won’t sell Given for £8m as its a pony offer!
We need to sell Geremi as he’s pony, but only if we have a better replacement lined up!!
Sell N’Zogbia and sign Etherington for a cheaper amount! Sell Given for £15m and give Harper his deserved chance with Krul on the bench.
Use that money and sign some much needed players!!!
Then JK, when MA starts being a proper nob, which we all know he will, resign and head off to Notts Forest where you’ll get better support!
59 sweendog // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:21 AM
bowburnmag .. exactly don’t knock players from lower leagues .. the SPL isn’t as bad as people say but it says alot at the minute if the best player is Mendes who isn’t not a bad player but no world beater .. the SPL at the minute though sorely misses quality players like Larsson, Viduka, Daglish etc etc ..
60 Xisco Stu // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:24 AM
If we had any ambition we could be getting the likes of van Bommel or Szablocs Huszti on low fees or securing them on pre-contract agreements.
How far we have fallen!
61 scottishmag // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:24 AM
we need to be a bit more realistic. I think there is no way we are going to make any big signings this year. We have a good squad when fit, which is rarely, so we will be looking to get load/cheap players in to tide us over until the injured players come back.
Players like Ferguson would do a job for the time being.
62 Todd // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:25 AM
there’s always mcdonald from the hoops, out with 1 aussie in with the new?
63 sweendog // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Todd .. if we’d a glimmer of hope of success we go mad .. sure look after we beat Villa everyone was saying Kinnear was great etc ..
At the moment our Manager can motivate.. thats about it .. our team is lacking seriously in 4 key departments .. and ordinary teams are beating us at their ground or drawing at ours .. we need a good few wins to steady the ship before I can say we’re not in a relegation dog fight.
64 Sir Erec // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:26 AM
kash, etherington has gone to stoke
65 Todd // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:29 AM
sweendog chillax mate, we wont have a good year, looking at our injury list it looks to be shaping up like the last, but we have players in to build a future on bassong, jonas, collo, guthrie, ranger.
i just think there’s too much negative talk, if we’re in a worse position squad and table wise in feb then fine
66 Kash // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Erec, another opportunity missed to do some good business!!!
67 StevieA // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:30 AM
“Anybody who thinks Ferguson is good doesn’t know much about football .. I watched him many times .. total crap.. ”
Well I beg to differ. I was one of the ones who backed Guthries signing. I also knew Bassong would come good.
What makes you think he won’t be a good signing? He is an international player, captain of his club. Yes he has had problems with injuries but we could get the best out of him. Remember the impact Gary Speed had for many years? We could get that similar level of commitment and talent from Barry Ferguson.
He struggled at Blackburn because he was in a very poor Blackburn side. Rangers aren’t the team they used to be. If he signs I will say he will be a good signing. He will add some creativity to our midfield without being too attacking minded, it’s something we have lacked for a while.
Barton is a good player but he hasn’t been consistent enough for us yet to say he has done well.
68 Sir Erec // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:32 AM
nuf-C you in the Championship, wow i like how their owner actually gives an honest view about what happens and really gives his heartfelt opinions about serious issues to communicate with the fans. hopefully ashley will take this up. apologies if there are any misspellings as their is a stupid add blocking my view of this
69 Geordie Dog // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Rollo. sorry to Sh1t on your parade but Viduka from Celtic to Leeds was a class signing.
I’m not saying Ferguson would be though. would probably rather see Mendes come in
70 Todd // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:34 AM
i would pick many playters over him but maybe we dont have a choice. i believe he’s better than butt, so bring him in for just under 3m, basically what we sold rozenhal for.
71 scottishmag // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:36 AM
stevie A… think you are bang on about Ferguson. Scotland fans were negative about him before the 2010 qualifiers but now see his importance when he is not playing.
how could a club in our position reject someone with Fergusons experience of being a leader, we are crying out for a leader in cm and at the back.
72 Nick // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Butt and Ferguson a truly terrifying combo – not !!!!!!
Appointing Kinnear is Ashley’s worst day’s work so far
Well Ferguson fits all the boxes I thought we were trying to get away from.
1) Old
2)Injury prone
3) Huge wages
If this what we are reduced to, why not just play the kids?
73 Darling27 // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Good lord whatever happened to Per Ciljan Skjelbred.
74 Ian // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:45 AM
(original one) I think he could do a job for us, sometimes a club needs boring steady players, I would rather we get him AND keep Barton though, cant see the point in selling any midfield player unless we were bring Lua Lua in permanent in which case we could let one go, but not two. We need options in midfield and to rotate and rest players for the next games, midfield and defense need two reasonable players for each position especially when we are trying to buy on the cheap, hell we are trying to pay £5m to £10m less for a midfielder so we should be able to have two for each position.
75 Matthew Tom // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:50 AM
We need to be realistic. We are really serious candidates for relegation this year if we don’t do something this January.
The main thing is whether he’d improve our team from where it is now. I’d rather have Barton-Ferguson in our midfield than any other combination we can put on the field at the moment.
It may be a short term measure, but we need to stay up and start rebuilding the team, it’s a woeful farce at the moment, particularly in midfield.
76 StevieA // Jan 8, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Exactly scottishmag/Matthew Tom we need to strengthen the squad and not just the first team. If we bring Ferguson in then that means someone else can be a squad player such as Butt or Barton. If we sign another left winger then that means Duff can play in centre midfield or as an extra forward when needed.
If we sign Givet then that means we have cover for left back and centre back in 1 loan swoop. Of course if Enrique goes then we are covered until we sign a replacement, it also means N’Zogbia doesn’t have to play left back!
It’s all about strengthening the team as a whole and these kind of signings will do that. We can’t attract the likes or Arshavin or Veloso yet we need to be patient. Newcastle were underachievers long before Mike Ashley came!
77 Nick 69 // Jan 8, 2009 at 11:13 AM
partizan- dont be to sure about that, we cud EASILY be relegated this season, yes we have better players than a lot of those around us but so do spurs and neither of us are showing any signs of getting away from the drop zone, imo ther may be a shock relegation this year, lets just hope its not us, although if we do go down (god forbid) i hope ashley is forced to sell and makes a huge loss!!!!
78 StevieA // Jan 8, 2009 at 11:18 AM
We are still only 4 points off 9th. Fulham are 9th.
Let’s not get too down lads. With a few players we can soon climb the table. A lot worse teams than us, plus look at the goals we have in our team compared to the other sides.
All I think we need is a few players to boost morale and try and make St James’s Park a fortress again. We just need some stability and astute signings in my opinion.
79 Partizan // Jan 8, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Nick…….Lets just hope for the best
80 sweendog // Jan 8, 2009 at 11:36 AM
StevieA .. at the end of the day everyone has their own opinion of players .. myself, ferguson is bottom of the pile .. I actually prefer butt and thats saying something .. but anyway hopefully MA invests thats the main thing…
81 Tom_Toon // Jan 8, 2009 at 11:45 AM
If we sign Barry ‘Backpass’ Ferguson, we go down. Simple as that.
82 Ross // Jan 8, 2009 at 11:53 AM
he’s horrendous. An absolutly terrible buy. If this is the type of player we are looking to sign, then i really fear for the club. If this is a kinnear esque purchase, then we’re in trouble.
For everyone claiming he can do a job for us, i urge you to read this. Even just read the first page and see the view of Rangers fans, to whom he is a hero. Shocking.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A45532839
83 The Ghost of 51times (RIP 2008 ~ 2008 Good Night, Sweet Prince) // Jan 8, 2009 at 11:57 AM
There would be no point in Ferguson coming here, not what we should be going for and he captains the most successful club in Scotland (and the world in number of trophies won). He’s also a Rangers fan and has been his entire life, so I don’t see this happening.
84 CLINT FLICK // Jan 8, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Underwhelmed ‘n all that
BUT
What did every one say when Sibierski
came here?
& what happened next?
So all i’m saying is give whomever comes in-
lets try our best to give them a proper chance.
Unlike what we’ve done with Xisco, Nacho & others.
HHHHMMMMMmmmmm
85 Terry Mac's Crossword // Jan 8, 2009 at 12:25 PM
MY CUP RUNETH OVER!!!
86 Sir Erec // Jan 8, 2009 at 12:36 PM
i think a lot of you arent giving him a chance. ou wont know how he will be until he’s actually played a decnt amount of games for us. ive been watching him for years and hes a decent mover of the ball as he runs with his heads up and is a better ppasser than our central midfieldrs and has a good shot on him.
perhaps wouldnt be our best central midfielder if signed but would be a decent addition especially if we are short on numbers.
have a little faith boys
87 toonoholic // Jan 8, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Well i was giving it a deep thought and i couldn’t sleep over thinking we are going to sign barry. However this morning i woke up and i decided to youtube him.
Ok agreed he is 31. and he might be slow, but he has something which our team doesnt really have at the moment and that is 15-20 yard free kicks. Maybe another option would be bullard, but sure as hell bullard wont come for 3 mn.
Another thing is I see ppl say we shld sign ‘good’ young talen from this club that club and so on. Lets face it ,if they are that good as you speak, then they will get opportunities from other clubs too. Whatever makes you think they will join newcastle over others ( except for that skelberg kid).
Kepp your heads high and keep your morales up and piss on ashley if ull see him around.
BUT DONT GIVE UP ON THE CLUB.
Signing off, a toon fan on medication!
88 Ross // Jan 8, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Sir Erec-he’s not what he used to be mate. Rangers fans now know him for passing the ball sideways, or backwards. He’s slowing down at a rapid rate. If he cant keep up with the SPL how do you expect him to keep up with the EPL. Alot of the Gers fans i know are happy to cash in on him because he has nowt to offer anymore, and i really hope we’re not the mugs to take him off their hands. I’ve heard both the mackems and boro were interested, what happened there!? after a day or two of being interested have they managed to wise up to the fact he’s aaful these days?
89 Simo // Jan 8, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Right now, its numbers as well as experience, and at what price – 3m!
Am definitly backing him as a good signing!
Look on the brightside, it might end Butts tenure in the starting XI!
90 Tom_Toon // Jan 8, 2009 at 12:44 PM
I could think of betters way to spend £3mil, I could think of better ways to spend 10 quid.
91 toonoholic // Jan 8, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Ross, werent we glad to cash up on dyer?
arent we sure as hell glad to cash up on nzogbia?
Lets face it, for 3 mn you cant buy world class talent. be happy with the options and ‘hope’
92 Tom_Toon // Jan 8, 2009 at 12:48 PM
We could buy a far better player than Barry ‘Backpass’ Ferguson for £3mil!
93 TROJAN 69 // Jan 8, 2009 at 12:54 PM
if rangers want to sell barry ferguson,why is he deemed good enough for us?.
94 toonoholic // Jan 8, 2009 at 12:57 PM
i agree with u tom toon.
we cld put a cheeky 3 mn bid for kaka !
95 Sir Erec // Jan 8, 2009 at 1:22 PM
ROss- glad to hear an opposing view, yes you are right in some areas however,
96 Ross // Jan 8, 2009 at 1:27 PM
toonoholic-the fact of the matter is we should have more than 3 million to spend on the center of our midfield, a position where we are absolutly desperate for a little bit of quality. That little bit of quality isnt Barry Ferguson im afraid. I moved up to Scotland a few years ago and he’s a hero to the rangers fans but they’re more than ready to cash in on him, he wouldnt improve our squad at all.
I will ask you this, Barton is pompeys number one target this window. It was rumoured that Ashley said on the final day of the summer window “should we recieve a decent offer for Barton, accept it”. How would you feel if we baught Barry, and sold Barton?
97 Sir Erec // Jan 8, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Ross- glad to hear an opposing view, yes you are right in some areas however, this applies to Trojan 69 as well, the reason that rangers would want to sell him is that he is paid 40,000 pounds a week and in a first team squad of 28 players that is a lot for a yearly bill. If there were other bids for their deadwood fringe players ( about ten of them) then he wouldn’t have to be sold. You can only sell whoever has had an offer for. By the looks of what their chairman david murrary said I don’t believe that he will be sold.
98 StevieA // Jan 8, 2009 at 1:35 PM
Didn’t Barry break his leg at Blackburn? And weren’t Blackburn a terrible team back then? I seem to remember them kicking the $hite out of players left right and centre.
I also seem to remember that Souness was in charge.
OK he might be playing bad at rangers but what if he has just lost his fire and needs a new challenge at this stage in his career? I think Newcastle might be the challenge he would like. I really think we would see the best out of him at Newcastle because you have better players around him that can bring the best out of him.
Yes I think we have better players than Rangers. Big whoop wanna fight about it?
99 albert // Jan 8, 2009 at 1:50 PM
what a joke, im a hibs season ticket holder so i see a lot of him and hes shit in the spl so cant imagine how bad he wud be in the permiership:(
100 chuck // Jan 8, 2009 at 2:08 PM
A midfield mediocrity, is this how far the club has deteriorated ?
Dont want Boyd either, as a matter of fact dont want anyone from Rangers.
Dont want Givet either.
Would take Mido for Smith, reluctantly.
Onouha, would be O`kay, fillin for Beye.
So what about Sissoko, Sahko, Appiah,Mouyokolo, these guys can play !
101 valle // Jan 8, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Brian Laudrup also came to EPL from the SPL.
102 chuck // Jan 8, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Ladrup was the exception to the rule !
103 Ian // Jan 8, 2009 at 4:30 PM
We will never get Bullard here unless he ends up crap, he is a good player and scores goals there must be a list of teams who would take him and most of them he would put before us.
If Bullard would come, then we would want Bullard AND Ferguson.
I do not know why we either play Duff at left back or sell him, I do not understand why the club thinks we should sell Barton or Gerami before Duff, why??
104 TORONTOON // Jan 8, 2009 at 7:43 PM
in midfield we have
butt – on his last legs
gutherie – will become good but raw at the moment
barton – hurt
who else can play that position? geremi? n’zog? lua lua? ferguson will be a massive lift in the center of our midfield.
by the way i can’t believe man city are willing to pay scott parker 100k a week.
105 Rodney Trotter (Del's Brother) // Jan 8, 2009 at 9:03 PM
This makes me feel sick to my stomach literally.If this is the kind of player we are looking at then it will be the first time I believe relegation is a certain possibility.One positive is we know Kinnear is signing the player but I’d rather little Dennis to be honest.A washed up has bin in a shit league.I mean Barry Ferguson isn’t even a has bin he is a never was.Injury prone too just what we need.Kinnears a ****ing clown OUT.
106 Auschas // Jan 8, 2009 at 10:48 PM
What about Seb Larrson from Birmingham? A few of us were keen on him last year.
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