We had wondered last night if Joe Kinnear wanted to complete four incoming deals for Newcastle or that number of deals included Given and Zog leaving Newcastle.
N’Zogbia – move to Wigan determines if Taylor comes the other way 🙁
But in a new interview in the Newcastle Journal this morning, it looks like Joe wants four players coming in today, including Ryan Taylor of Wigan Athletic.
Joe said last night:
“We’re looking to add four players before tomorrow,” “One of those is a striker.”
“And we have tried for one center-half, Sammi Hyppia, but Liverpool are not prepared to let him out.”
“I want to get somebody with experience because of the position we are in. “
“We have a very young back four and I just want somebody who is a good organizer.”
Kinnear was due to meet Mike Ashley after the game yesterday afternoon to finalize the finances available, and we assume that has been sorted out last night, with Joe and Dennis Wise presumably going all out to get their men today.
But of course Joe is always a little too optimistic and he admitted that some of the deals may not go through today:
“There could be a chance that the deals will break down but I don’t know.”
And as far as Ryan Taylor is concerned, he’s already on Tyneside, as a number of our readers had mentioned yesterday.
Joe talked about Ryan this morning:
“Ryan Taylor has been here for the last two days. He can play both full- back positions, wide positions and is a good player.”
“I’ll be disappointed if that falls through because we can’t agree a deal for Charlie.”
Whoops, so we were wrong in our earlier report when we said the Ryan Taylor deal was not dependent on Charles going the other way.
Well, Charles will be doubly disliked now, if he pulls out of the Wigan deal, so somebody please call him and tell him he’s right that Wigan is a much more ambitious club than Newcastle and are destined for the European Champions League.
Of course Wigan are way above Newcastle in the league right now and Geordie manager Steve Bruce has done a tremendous job for the Lancashire club in the last 12 months.
We’re hardly in any position to criticize Wigan, which we think is great little club, and very well run too.
Comments welcome.
150 comments so far
TheToonKing
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Comment #41Daniel Fox is official.
Toon_Sydney
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Comment #42toon king- link?
Toon1978
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Comment #43Well, it looks as though Veloso may not be coming lol wouldn’t mind Johnson but 2 questions has he not already stated that he does not want to move to the north east and secondly secondly is he not injured (injury prone and alcoholic)?
GEORDIE69
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Comment #44Please god can we have Ricardo Quaresma on loan please?
durhammag
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Comment #45Ferguson would be a poor signing. Would rather keep Smith
Toonmania
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Comment #46ssn say that we have firmed our offer for micheal johnson? hope it’s true
Toon_Sydney
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Comment #47JOHNSON
TAYLOR
FOX
+ Forward?
Stuart79
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Comment #48Where are ssn saying Johnsn?
GEORDIE69
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Comment #49Toon1978 at least Wor Johnson would fit in no bother.
bowburnmag
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Comment #50Why the **** has my SSN gone off!!!!!!
Toonkistan
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Comment #51hmm Fox…now we’d have fox enrique and taylor…sell enrique…Get Auguerro frmo Atletico 😀 😀 lolz but seriousli garcia mite be a good short term solution
Toon1978
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Comment #52The magpie
Nufc were also offered Torres when he was 16 for a trial, we knocked him back, NUFC were also offered Zinedine Zidane as a 17 year old many moons ago for a trial but we also knocked him back makes me so angry NUFC always do the wrong thing.
craigcoozy
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Comment #53where it say bout johnson?’ve bin watchen ssn and havn’t seen out
Toonmania
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Comment #54stuart79 10.53 this morning in the transfers section
rowntree1987
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Comment #55would be happy with johnson like 8million a bit steap tho
Toon1978
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Comment #56Stuart79
http://www.skysports.com/football/teams/newcastleunited
craigcoozy
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Comment #57nufc1818
trust me there arnt any players already here!!they only book players into the same hotel which i have conections with and uny person staying there is jfk agent lorenza blasi
ToonTonic
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Comment #58Johnson for The Toon
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4885180,00.html
toonoholic
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Comment #5910.53 Skysports.com understands Newcastle United have firmed up their interest in Michael Johnson by lodging a bid for the Manchester City midfielder.
Ever seen a mackem in Milan?
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Comment #60Even if we did take on Torres and Zidane we wouldnt make them the world class players they are/were.
geist
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Comment #61it say on sky sports website
Stuart79
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Comment #62I’d take Lovenkrands, Taylor,Fox, Nolan and Johnson as transfers.
Fella at City on ssn nesw not mentioned it though!
Won’t hold my breath!
toonoholic
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Comment #63surely no veloso then
cjcox88
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Comment #64for 8 million sounds like we could have had m’bia
and isnt johnson injured at the mo?
cjcox88
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Comment #65http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_4885180,00.html
AussieToon
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Comment #66Don’t have sources, just the gossip around mate!
I am living in Australia and thousands of miles away from the news, so I have no inside info.
i am not David Craig or any other news hound.
Looks like Fox is done and we will be getting Johnson from man City.
Stuart79
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Comment #67craigcoozy –
Which hotel?
Toon1978
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Comment #68Ever seen a mackem in milan
you may be right mate.
durhammag
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Comment #69Thought Johnson was knackered, with a drink problem.
craigcoozy
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Comment #70cheers stu
Toon1978
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Comment #71Aussietoon
Me and the family are thinking of moving to Australia mate you have any advice good or bad move mate, would really appreciate some info?
Stuart79
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Comment #72I see it on sky butI don’t hold my breath until david craig has the facts.
THE MAGPIE
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Comment #73You dont put a bid in for a player unless his agent has said he is interested.
Wouldnt anyone like to take Smith of our hands-oh well maybe next window
Partizan
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Comment #74Berbatov used to drink a lot while in Leverkuzen 🙂
toonoholic
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Comment #75According to The Times Newcastle United have launched a bid to sign highly-rated forward Bafetimbi Gomis from French outift St. Etienne
Stuart79
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Comment #76Durhammag
Johnson is knackered with a drink problem, why you think he wants to move up here!
He’ll love the bigg market!
craigcoozy
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Comment #77stu cant say mate will get people in bother
Toonkistan
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Comment #78Mbia is not proved in EPL whereas Johnson iss and is english …..when is he supposed to come back from injury ??
valle
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Comment #79independetn says we’re after Gomis, The mirror says we’re after Bent…
J
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Comment #80Johnson would be better than Veloso as he is PROVEN at being a great player in the PL.
Would be great deal. IFFFFFF… He dont keep gettin injured.