News today that Newcastle are linked with another French striker, Nolan Roux.
Nolan Roux – 23 year-old Stade Brest striker
The 23 year-old Roux is said to have one of those release clauses in his contract at his current club Stade Brest, and can leave when another club offers £8M for him.
The 23-year-old has been offered to the Newcastle club, probably because they know the Magpies need a striker desperately, and may daft enough to pay the £8M.
We’re not at all sure this player is good enough for Newcastle, but we have never seen him play, although he has one cap at the French U21 level.
Nolan has played 62 times for Stade Brest with 21 goals and is the son of former professional player Bruno Roux, who is currently the manager of amateur club AFC Compiègne.
It seems to us that Newcastle are looking at a number of options in these last six days of the transfer window, but we’d be very surprised, make that shocked, if Mike Ashley would pay out £8M for a player completely unproven.
We’ll not say Newcastle are getting desperate, but its starting to look that way, and what have they been doing over the last few months?
We should expect Newcastle to be linked with numerous players over these last six days of the transfer window, and we’d be stunned if Newcastle are interested in Roux.
So now I’ve said that, Newcastle will probably sign the lad, so does anybody know how good he is?
Comments welcome.
177 comments so far
barryvenison
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Comment #81@Richy@63- Would I? Nolan, no, Barton, yes , and Enrique, yes. But who cares what I think? I’m referring to what Pardew said. So either every word he spouts is a lie or he and Mike Ashley completely disagree on whats best for the club. Either way all is not rosy at NUFC which is the way you make it out to be.
JGreaves
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Comment #82http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_7123486,00.html?
probably already been posted, but meh… good news!
Pieter Piper
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Comment #83I doubt we will Get Santon. Especially at that price. If on loan… maybe but unlikely…
Surely Ashley wont be daft enough to spend 10mill on a 21 year old. Especially if he cant spend 6million on a dutch International Left back.
ichrisho
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Comment #84@JB – It was a loan deal and it wasnt what Real Madrid wanted plus Mourinho and Wenger arent exactly best of pals…
Felipe
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Comment #85Just to put the record straight on squad sizes.
The squad sizes reported to the EPL at the end of the January 11 window were as follows. The numbers are for home grown squad followed by u21 and developed players followed by a total. We did as you see have the 3rd biggest squad. Now I’m sure every other club has been out and increased their squad size immensely over the summer window and we’ll no doubt find out on september 1st that we have slipped from 3rd to 20th but as it stands with the epl at the moment here it is.
1 Liverpool 20 55 75
2 Arsenal 20 54 74
3 Newcastle United 24 46 70
4 Manchester City 23 47 70
5 Manchester United 25 44 69
6 Tottenham Hotspur 25 43 68
7 West Ham United 25 40 65
8 Chelsea 21 43 64
9 Blackburn Rovers 23 40 63
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 25 37 62
11 Sunderland 24 38 62
12 Aston Villa 23 38 61
13 West Bromwich Albion 25 35 60
14 Bolton Wanderers 24 35 59
15 Everton 20 37 57
16 Fulham 25 31 56
17 Wigan Athletic 21 33 54
18 Birmingham City 25 26 51
19 Stoke City 25 24 49
20 Blackpool 25 23 48
Zangwill_Ho
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM
Comment #86He is super good. No.9 type!
ichrisho
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM
Comment #87Santon for £10m… No way. If we were offered Kaka for £10m – he still wouldnt reach into his clowns pocket…
Pieter Piper
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Comment #88@BarryVenison
Atleast we arn’t having the worst start to the season mate.
Arsenal are rusting away, Sunderland look like they have wasted a load of Dosh on turd. Blackburn are slowly imploding and Everton cant even buy a lad.
NottsGeordie
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Comment #89If Pieters comees i think our team will be loads better then last season.
Nolan wasnt going to play anyway and Barton doesnt suit our new stlye of play.
Add a striker to that and i think 7th and a cup will be very possible. Just hope Ashley sees he can make more money by spending and winning then not spending and losing 🙂
JackButler
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Comment #90http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/big-picture/2011-08-25/loudest-fans-premier-league-revealed-where-does-your-club-rank?p=6
Pieter Piper
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Comment #91@Felipe.
Those stats actually shocked me… but i think the problem with Newcastles squad size is that there are more “for the future” inexperienced players then experienced players. Making up that 25 man list.
JackButler
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Comment #92I’ve said before, we need a striker before a left back
tom tomb
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Comment #93Is Joey’s agent trying to get a deal with Arsenal or Spurs?
Harry Hampton
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Comment #94One year ago today … Ben Arfa and Tiote just rumours, Steven Taylor transfer listed, Vukic hoping for a start in the League Cup, Shola hoping for a starting place … 🙂
http://www.nufcblog.com/page/243/
JackButler
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Comment #9592tom tomb the only deal Bartons agent could do is with the devil as he’s corrupt
Ollieh51
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:40 AM
Comment #96Danny Simpson cost £500,000…
If you think for longer than 0.001 of a second that we will even look at Santon, you need to call yourself a doctor!
We’ve been dragging our hells over Pieters for 3 weeks now and he’s only £7m FFS!
(May be a bit frustrated!)
Zangwill_Ho
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Comment #97Roux is really skillful and speedy player!!!! Get the deal!!!!
Pieter Piper
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Comment #98im sure Barton will be welcomed at the Emirates with open arms.
Jamie
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Comment #99Looks decent, Liverpool wanted him so I want him and if Carr wants him then sign him up!
Dyer8
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Comment #100Nolan Roux!!!!!
plz~~~
Pieter Piper
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Comment #101How the F00k are liverpoo the loudest fans?
tom tomb
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Comment #102Ha ha Jack, you are right there bud!
Toon_Army
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Comment #103Good news!!!!
Fresh from Sky Sports!!!
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_7123486,00.html
Maybe there is hope yet!!!
tom tomb
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Comment #104Just spotted Kuqi at the JDH!!
Dannyo
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Comment #105Maybe a nice bit of news 😀
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_7123486,00.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
tom tomb
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Comment #106Barton passed medical, will he play against us??
NottsGeordie
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:49 AM
Comment #107Jack
Completely disagree. Raylor is not a LB and will eventually be found out. As for the strikers we did ok last season with the same strikers so i expect the same. 4 vs arsenal, 3 vs west brom, 4 vs wolves etc…. we can score goals just have faith in our current in our strikers.
hadthetshirt
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Comment #108@105 if he does I bet he gets a red card,as the players will know only too well how to wind him up.
OttersPocket
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Comment #109Nolan getting loads of stick on WH blogs.
Few comments:
Slow, Cant Jump, cant pass short or long, never makes a tackle, immobile, etc.
Did not take them long to see what he is.
OttersPocket
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Comment #110Barton apparently was due at QPR training ground at 10:30 to complete deal, still not arrived
JackButler
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Comment #111Notts, Ameobi has never scored more than 11 goals in a season, Pardew is playing Ba in the wrong position and Best can’t get a game and Lovern just can’t score where as we have Raylor, Kadar and Fergie who can cover left back.
We need a striker and a left back in but a striker is far more important
demba_ba_ba_ba
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Comment #112this guy is a finsher he knows where the goal is he has pace and has a decnt goal ratio aswell lets hope this is true becos it has come out of the blue like obertan did so lets hope its not jst sum daft rumour !
barryvenison
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:55 AM
Comment #113@Pieter piper- I never said we had a bad start or that we would get relegated or anything like that. I just think we currently have the chance to show some ambition by spending wisely and within our means. 4 good players and we could be looking at Europa league spots. But our owner and some bloggers on here seem content to revel in mediocrity.
israeli_fan
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Comment #114in second thought maybe bartons move is good for us.. after all he isnt suit to our new attacking style like we showed against sunderland and arsenal.
we gonna play like barcelona when we have world class players like simpson, cabaye, demba ba and obertan… i just hope obertan won’t move to a bigger club after his amazing skills will be seen by the likes of real madrid and ac milan
Pieter Piper
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Comment #115@Demba_ba_ba_ba
Every player we have been linked with for the first time have “come out the blue”
Thats how most rumours are started mate.
antonufc.ie
Aug 25, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Comment #116ha ha ha otterspocket we are oh to familier with nolans play all he ever did was finger bang the keeps arse for corners and free otherwise you never seen or heard of him
OttersPocket
Aug 25, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Comment #117barryvenison
Dont think fans are content with medocrity but we have to walk before we can run, this is only our 2nd season back.
tiotal football
Aug 25, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Comment #118I have a question for the anti MA fans
If we sign Pieters and someone like Noux, will you be happy with this transfer window? And IF we did sign a striker and LB will your opinion change of MA at all?
israeli_fan
Aug 25, 2011 at 12:02 PM
Comment #119and it was great to lose kevin nolan too…
ok so he scored goals for fun but in football its not important… the most important thing is how high you can jump and kev simply couldnt
boater
Aug 25, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Comment #120Striker and a Left back anyone?