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If Ashley Stays – Taylor Is On His Way

10:50 pm, Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by Ed Harrison · 107 Comments

As far as we are concerned some bad news tonight related to Steven Taylor.

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Steven Taylor – could be on his way

The news is that Everton are in negotiations with Newcastle over the transfer of their local Geordie defender, Steven Taylor.

This is being reported by Sky Sports news and we have no reason to believe the news is not true.

But the last thing we want to see is a young player, who moved to the Newcastle area when two weeks old, and has captained the England U21 side regularly, leave the club.

It looks like Everton will finally sell Jolean Lescott to money-bags Manchester City,  and we have to think Steven sees his international career and future in general at a more stable club and one challenging for honors.

After all for the last 12 months, the Newcastle club has been a joke under the ownership of Mike Ashley.

There were a number of  scouts at the St. James’ Park on Wednesday night to see the Magpies beat the Owls 1-0, and Steven had a strong game, as usual.

We really hope we can keep Steven at the club, but we think once an announcement comes that Mike Ashley will keep the club, which could happen as early as tomorrow,  we think Steven will want out.

That’s unlike what happened with long term goalkeeper  Shay Given, who asked for a transfer  one day after Mike Ashley announced, on December 28th last year,  he was keeping the club.

That as not a coincidence.

There could also be other players, like Nicky Butt, who may elect to move before the end of the month, if that announcement is made.

They’ve just had enough of the Newcastle owner – but there again – so have we.

Comments welcome.



Tags: Newcastle News · Steven Taylor · Transfer News and Rumours





107 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 10:54 PM

    …. and you have no reason to believe it IS true!

  • 2 Doocey // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:02 PM

    I think he’s staying :)

  • 3 M.Stockley // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:03 PM

    you fat cockney bastard GET OUT OF OUR CLUB!

  • 4 The Original Todd // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:07 PM

    Would be devasted if S. Taylor left. Nicky Butt can go.

  • 5 The Original Todd // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:08 PM

    Wow. nice spelling. I meant devastated

  • 6 Rangerman // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:10 PM

    Shay Given asked for a move away the day after because we had just been battered by Liverpool, something he described as the lowest point of his career.

  • 7 MarinerUK // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:11 PM

    This is getting ridiculous now. Taylor has to do the best for his career, but the VERY least he could do is to tell us all why, not after like the other players.

    Btw Duff is a fucking twat. “I want to stay and get back in the Premier League”

    And then it turns out it was a nightmare.

  • 8 nufc1818 // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:11 PM

    dooocey
    why do you thinkk

  • 9 MarinerUK // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:14 PM

    This is getting stupid now, if Taylor wants to go then ok fair enough.

    Either way why can’t he come out and tell us unlike the other players who’ve said AFTER they’ve left.

    E.G : Duff

  • 10 Doocey // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:14 PM

    Just instinct. Being a fan himself, he’ll know how we’ll feel.
    I can’t see him moving from somewhere the people will always have time for him.
    I hope I am proved correct.

  • 11 M.Stockley // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:16 PM

    id love to say he’ll stay, but my heart is telling me he’s off and im really sorry to sound bleak cuz ive always been optimistic, but as long as that fat sack of crap is in charge he’ll sell as they bid…
    i pray im wrong and we get new owners asap obviously

  • 12 Toony Soprano // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:18 PM

    We shall see – if sky sports talks as much shite as some people on this blog then we should be ok

    if he goes – We stay in the championship as the message that would be sent out would demoralise the squad and the staff trying to make the best of the a shit circumstance.

    i doubt any of you have ever heard me say this but here goes

    fcuk off you fat bsatard

  • 13 bimpy474 // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:19 PM

    Sky have dropped the story all together, no mention of it for over 2 hours……….

  • 14 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:20 PM

    STARDUST IS BILLY BUNTER

  • 15 Tino 11 // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:24 PM

    Tino 11 // Aug 20, 2009 at 8:19 PM

    Lads just because it’s on SSN doesn’t mean it’s true. All they do is report what the papers and other news channels report. Occasionally they might be first with news, but never for newcastle.

    Remember they ran the textile mackem hoak, they also have ran the other hoax stories thinking they were true. It’s a load of rubbish, they don’t know nowt.

  • 16 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:25 PM

    Tino 11 didnt you guess that stardust was billy b the other day m8

  • 17 BlacknWhite Barmy // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    and still 40,ooo will pile in giving Cashley even more money. We have a huge amount of money from the sale of players – yet it isnt going back into the team or the overdraft !

    The good start to the season is ironically the worse thing that could have happend – Ashley can now sit out the rest of the season with 45M from sales (Duff, Milner, Zog, Martins et al) 13M from Sky and probably 25M from gate reciepts/tickets – if promotion comes, price goes up – if not he can sell try again next year

  • 18 IrishMan // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    Tino 11,

    They know nowt.

  • 19 Toon_Factor // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:27 PM

    If its not true then why hasnt he come out and denied it? He’ll be gone I reckon.

  • 20 Tino 11 // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:29 PM

    Yes i did Batty, i remember when Bunter first started posting and was on about “wor Donna”, then later on Stardust posted saying there was a Donna who worked at SJP. I thought then it was unsual for Stardust to stick up for someone like Bunter so that’s when i started thinking it was him or someone he knew.

  • 21 RyanToon // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:31 PM

    i remember billy bunter aka stardust

    threatend me once aswell saying to watch me bk etc. stardust bring it on sunshine ;)

  • 22 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    The fat owl of Greyfriars? What next? Harry Wharton and company?

  • 23 M.Stockley // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    as much as i think he really could be off…all ill say is he hasnt had much time to deny approach yet. also you guys are right ssn do get it wrong sometimes… i seem to remember a coupla years ago when roeder was in charge ‘sky sports sources’ had strong sources that we were going to bid for darren bent when he was at charlton, it was breaking news and everything and nothing happened, so you dont know i guess

  • 24 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    Tino 11 aye he did well a swear on me daughters life m8 its him i was speaking to him through msm he got it from when i registerd on workys blog i didnt click untill he said my name last night m8

  • 25 RyanToon // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:33 PM

    batty why did you say BB killed someone then?

    were you playing along with stardust?

  • 26 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:34 PM

    Tino 11 well i kept thinking it was troy who is stardusts best m8 but i couldnt sleep last night thinking aboot him taking the p:ss so ive grassed him

  • 27 nufc2009 // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:35 PM

    i will b so upset if taylor go. mike ashley justt goooooooooooooooooooooooo

  • 28 Tino 11 // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:35 PM

    Batty – How does Stardust know about that bloke who drowned his mate who you thought Bunter was?

  • 29 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:36 PM

    ryan because stardust was pleadding with me on msm so we made it up thought it was funny last night but like a sed couldnt sleep m8

  • 30 pondering // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:36 PM

    batty , yer couldn’t howld ya water…

  • 31 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:36 PM

    Batts. Let it go. It’s over man

    (Whoops I think he played for Dortmund)

  • 32 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:38 PM

    tino it was made up as i was on the blog i was on msm he gave my name oot so i would click in i even rang me bro to see if it was him he sed check my msm and there he was waiting m8

  • 33 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:38 PM

    Pondering you are 37ish and have a degree in pschology or similar. Am I right or am I wrong?

  • 34 Toon_Fresh // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    WTF is this???? Sell taylor?? So colo and kadar start every single game for the rest of the way?? Suicide.

    Am i the only one who doesnt believe we’re gonna get sol campell or mcloven? it’s ashley for god’s sake.

    This selling HAS to stop. There is just no way we are buying anyone at this point. no way. Unless we get a million loans which i’m pretty sure there is a max on, we are going to be way too thin to keep winning like this.

    I’ve always hated the protests but if that fat piece stays and sells more players like taylor…

  • 35 RyanToon // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    dissapointed in your batty :( ;) lol

  • 36 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    gotcha!

  • 37 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    pondering // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:36 PM

    batty , yer couldn’t howld ya water

    << a naa now i feel bad for grassing him lol

  • 38 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:41 PM

    Isaac Hunt // y seem a bit doon m8 not acting daft like whats up

  • 39 RyanToon // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:42 PM

    when will stardust come bk on here then batts?

  • 40 RyanToon // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:43 PM

    who is gloryhunter then batty

  • 41 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:44 PM

    ryan well a dont think he will come back as billy do u

  • 42 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:44 PM

    gloryhunter thought it was komfort but dont know m8

  • 43 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:45 PM

    Batty: You’d better ask Rodz about that! He’ll tell yer.

  • 44 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:46 PM

    Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:45 PM

    Batty: You’d better ask Rodz about that! He’ll tell yer.
    << is it because your missing him lol

  • 45 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:47 PM

    i like the daft as a brush isac

  • 46 pondering // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:48 PM

    the hunter of gloryness will never return

  • 47 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:49 PM

    ryan it was when he called you lot idiots that botherd me me bro sed grass him cos hes a cont lol

  • 48 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:50 PM

    pondering // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:48 PM

    the hunter of gloryness will never return
    <<< your chatty tonight

  • 49 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:50 PM

    I keep seeming to upset ppl when I try to cheer them up. For instance here’s a song

    “I’m a botty boy
    I’m a batty boy
    I’m fantastic
    My ar$e elastic

    Come on botty
    Let’s go party”

    See worra mean batts?

  • 50 RyanToon // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:51 PM

    billy is deed

  • 51 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:52 PM

    Unlike you batts I don’t make friends easily

  • 52 stuart no9 // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:52 PM

    a message to S.T if you are thinking of leaving ,and who can blame you ? be fore you do just have aquick word with A.S .let him tell you what he gave up, all the trophies and medals he could have won but ended with nowt,let him tell you how he felt losing cup finalsat wembley then coming home to a heros reception through gosforth (his home when he was a kid) then let him tell you what its like to lead your home town club out every week , about the hero status he accepts on a dailly basis ( and rightly so) staying never affected his england career ask him if he could turn back the clock would he sign for man u . no reason you couldnt follow in his foot steps S.T.local hero 2 it could only happen in newcastle

  • 53 RyanToon // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:53 PM

    @48 lmao

  • 54 Toon_Factor // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:53 PM

    Isaac Hunt

    Not suprised.

  • 55 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:53 PM

    I phoned the samaratans again last night and told them I wanted to top meesell

  • 56 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:53 PM

    Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:50 PM

    I keep seeming to upset ppl when I try to cheer them up. For instance here’s a song

    “I’m a botty boy
    I’m a batty boy
    I’m fantastic
    My ar$e elastic

    Come on botty
    Let’s go party”

    See worra mean batts?
    <<<lol good crack m8

  • 57 RyanToon // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:54 PM

    isaac youre areet mate, bit of c*** but not to bad ;) lol

  • 58 Toon_Factor // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:54 PM

    stuart no9

    Somehow I dont think h’ell see your message.

  • 59 RyanToon // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:54 PM

    Toon_Factor // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:53 PM

    Isaac Hunt

    Not suprised.

    alright mate

  • 60 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:55 PM

    The receptionist asked me why

    I said it’s because I keep p1ssing the bed

    And me a wor lass are drifting apart

  • 61 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:55 PM

    Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:52 PM

    Unlike you batts I don’t make friends easily
    <<<< i can count on me 2 hands the amount of people who talk to me on here lol and the rest ive fell ott with 1 time or another cant understand why like lol

  • 62 Toon_Factor // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:56 PM

    Mind your own buisness

  • 63 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:57 PM

    The receptionist asked me where I was ringing from

    I told her I was ringing from me pyjama bottoms!

  • 64 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:57 PM

    isac iam laughin me heed of here

  • 65 batty // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:58 PM

    lol

  • 66 Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:58 PM

    Batty: You can count? :)

  • 67 pondering // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:58 PM

    and yes it’s quite true our md has rear end bleeding sessions on a regular basis

  • 68 RyanToon // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:58 PM

    Toon_Factor // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:56 PM

    Mind your own buisness

    You ok mate

  • 69 RyanToon // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:59 PM

    Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:57 PM

    The receptionist asked me where I was ringing from

    I told her I was ringing from me pyjama bottoms!

    classic! lol

  • 70 Isaac Hunt // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM

    Midnight! Time for Batty to go into the attic and hang upside doon from the rafters.

  • 71 batty // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:01 AM

    Isaac Hunt // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:58 PM

    Batty: You can count?
    <<< well its the only thing iam good at because of the bookies like lol

  • 72 Toon_Factor // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:01 AM

    What do you people find so funny about Isaac Hunt?

  • 73 batty // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:02 AM

    pondering // Aug 20, 2009 at 11:58 PM

    and yes it’s quite true our md has rear end bleeding sessions on a regular basis
    <<<< slow doon abit m8 you will hurt your fingers typeing that much lol

  • 74 Isaac Hunt // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:02 AM

    Stop picking on batty lads. His nerves have been shot to shreds over the last few nights.

    Batty: Look behind you!!!!! mwaaaahhhhhh….

  • 75 batty // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:03 AM

    TF you live in spain for too long m8

  • 76 pondering // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:03 AM

    sleep well.

  • 77 batty // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:04 AM

    isac a did think some 1 was stalking me like lol

  • 78 Toon_Factor // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:04 AM

    thats why im moving in a couple of weeks batty

  • 79 batty // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:04 AM

    pondering // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:03 AM

    sleep well.
    <<< and you

  • 80 batty // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:05 AM

    back to the toon TF

  • 81 Isaac Hunt // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:05 AM

    Ponders: Gestalt!

  • 82 RyanToon // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:07 AM

    night ponders, sleep with one eye open ;)

  • 83 Isaac Hunt // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:08 AM

    his cockaye?

  • 84 Isaac Hunt // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:09 AM

    He’s cockaye the sailor man

  • 85 Toon_Factor // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:09 AM

    yep or wey aye I shouldsay (if its spelt like that)

  • 86 RyanToon // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:09 AM

    night lads ;)

    batts watch ya bk mate ;)

  • 87 batty // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:09 AM

    nite lads

  • 88 batty // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:11 AM

    RyanToon // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:09 AM

    night lads

    batts watch ya bk mate
    <<< ive been watching me back for the last 25 years ryan gives me proper neck ache like

  • 89 Isaac Hunt // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:11 AM

    nite walton mountoon

  • 90 Hepi // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:13 AM

    Looks like it might be inevitable that Taylor will leave.

    However, if Everton are getting 23mil for Lescott from Man City we should be looking for at least 10mil if not 12mil for Taylor. He has Premiership experience and Lescott is definately not twice the player Taylor is.

    Ashley will probably settle for 6mil though!!!!

  • 91 mylestoon // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:15 AM

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1208025/Newcastle-sale-boost-Llambias-closes-100m-deal-Championship-club.html?ITO=1490

  • 92 Isaac Hunt // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:20 AM

    Milestoon: You should be able to see through that story :)

  • 93 Fostino // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:25 AM

    i think we’ll at least hear from llambias tomorrow through maybe david craig on SSN to at least clarify what he said on the radio tonight….’there or thereabouts’ is a bit vague to say the least!!

  • 94 MarinerUK // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:40 AM

    Whats Liambias said on the radio?

  • 95 stuart no9 // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:41 AM

    toon factor
    yeah ya probablyright m8 , but hey ya never naa,one night he might just log on to this site for a bit of advice when hes in 2 minds what tidee (and what bettersite ti gan on for free expert advicethan this) that message might just be the difference between him becoming a legend or another forgotten could have been star , so if he stays my message swayed it for him

  • 96 Dan4Toon // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:58 AM

    What did Llambo say on radio likee ?

  • 97 SBR4EVA // Aug 21, 2009 at 1:24 AM

    Aye, the Mail with it’s usual shite, same as every other rag, speculating and stating the obvious and then making up more crap about the toon.

    A giv in.

    I hope Taylor stays but you’ve got to ask yassel a kweschin:

    Would YOU want to play football for Newcastle in the Championship (under that spacka ashley, the worst owner this club has ever had) or would you rather be playing in a Premier League side and stand a much better chance of playing for your country in the next World Cup??

    I don’t reckon I could blame any player for wanting to better themselves . It’s sad to see any player leave the toon (apart from michael owen) but if this shite is to believed about Steven Taylor going then it is a very bad signal indeed.

    Friday Prayer:

    ashley… sell to Barry Moat, then take yaself and that gay yid pikey southern lying nob sack llambiarse twat and boil ya heeds….. Please.

    Just dee it man!

  • 98 Hirdy_81 // Aug 21, 2009 at 1:54 AM

    Well will now be seen as a selling club instead of a buying club if we cannot hold onto our brightest prospects. My mate who supports Preston NE thinks we will be constantly raided and viewed this way for as long as we are stuck in the CCC. If Lescott is worth 30 million pounds in the eyes of Man City then S.Taylor is surely worth 40-50 million.

  • 99 Tanzy // Aug 21, 2009 at 2:02 AM

    whats lliambias been sayin on 5 live apparently news will come out in 24 hours but how many times we heard this

  • 100 Irish Toon // Aug 21, 2009 at 4:49 AM

    Taylor has every right to leave, he has been one of our few players who deserves to play in the premiership, as devasted as i may be, if we get campbell n kilgallon in we may still be okay, although coloccini is never going to be battling for us away to the likes of scunthorpe! If anything can we not get rid of him?

  • 101 ginkoh // Aug 21, 2009 at 5:22 AM

    If Taylor go and Ashley stay, it’s time to give up any hope from Newcastle Utd. No more football club there just the fuxxing bad circus and hopless cockney toilet.

    We can sell anyone but no local lads like Taylor and Carroll !!

  • 102 Ashley Hole // Aug 21, 2009 at 5:58 AM

    OUT! Somebody has to do “something” … this situation is F*@**!@!*!!!! M A!!!!

  • 103 Darling27 // Aug 21, 2009 at 7:09 AM

    Taylor being sold!!! WTF!!!

  • 104 jettson1971 // Aug 21, 2009 at 7:36 AM

    Paper Round Up on SSN say that Everton want Distin from Pompey, surely a far better bet that ST , cheaper and more experienced, lets hope that true!!

  • 105 dave 1961 // Aug 21, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    i would not be surprised if Llambias started the rumor just to then refuse to sell him to try to make himself look good if that,s possible

  • 106 BURDO // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:53 PM

    I am a of Steven Taylor on facebook and at 11 this morning he posted his status that he is off to everton for a medical!!!!

  • 107 Troy Stavers // Aug 21, 2009 at 11:06 PM

    I speak to Steven Taylor on a daily business and he is staying. So why make things up!!!




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