Surprise news today in the Evening Chronicle, that Newcastle fancy young David Hoilett of Blackburn Rovers.
David Hoilett – impressive young forward
The 20 year-old Canadian played 28 times for Blackburn this season with 6 goals, and has 55 total appearances for the club with 9 goals over the last couple of seasons.
The Brampton, Ontario born player can play on the wing or as a striker and he’s looked very good for Blackburn this season when w;eve watched them.
From 2007 until 2009 the lad was loaned out to two German clubs, SC Pauli and SC Paderborn 07 for some first team experience.
It’s interesting that Blackburn manager Steve Kean has claimed the Canadian starlet is desperate to stay at Ewood Park, but the Indian owners are undecided about their new manager.
Kean, with no previous experience in management, had a terrible run this year, and only just saved the Lancashire club from relegation.
That was after he had surprisingly replaced former manager Sam Allardyce in December, when Blackburn were in no danger of relegation, and it turned out to be a disastrous move by the new owners, who seemed to know very little about running a football club.
Hoilett joined Blackburn back in 2003 when he was just 12 years old, and of course he fits the profile of good young players who can still improve on Tyneside.
Blackburn will obviously want to tie him down to a long-term deal, and we’d be just a little surprised if they are not able to do that.
Kean will try to cement the deal in two weeks time, when he flies over to Ontario to visit the player and his family.
Kean said today:
“I have spoken with Junior and he is now on a family holiday. I will probably go out to Canada in the next couple of weeks to speak to his dad.”“We are hopeful. He is desperate to get something sorted out, he wants to stay, he is playing well and has enjoyed a good run in the team.”
“He is enjoying his football and has been a bit of a match-winner for us. I think he has enjoyed the freedom he has had in the final third. He has been allowed to take people on and has caused top players all sorts of problems.”
“He can be top, top notch. He can go all the way to being a very, very special player in this league.”
“I think he can play anywhere. He can play, left, right, in the hole, out and out as a striker. He can adapt and play anywhere, he is that good.”
OK – well that sounds good Steve – he would be great at Newcastle! 😀
Expect Newcastle to go all out to sign the youngster, and of course Newcastle are a much bigger club than Blackburn, in that they have 52,000 home gates and a mad keen football public on Tyneside, although we have never won the Premier League like Blackburn have.
One of only four clubs to ever win the English Premier league title.
But it will still be difficult to pull this one off, since the lad has been at Blackburn for so long.
Hoilett is eligible to play for either Canada or Jamaica, and he is yet to make any International appearances, but the word is he will elect to play for Canada.
It will be interesting to see how Newcastle fare in their attempt to sign this good looking 20 year-old player.
Comments welcome.
339 comments so far
gorskino10
May 30, 2011 at 1:05 PM
Comment #1Really impressed by Junior, quick, and has a great shot and eye for goal only worry is he reminds me in many ways of Lua Lua is he the winger we really need? good player tho.
alip123
May 30, 2011 at 1:07 PM
Comment #2Nt 2 sure, think we cud do btr… Bt then again he lks decent. mebs go 4 agbonlahor???
tomnewcastle
May 30, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Comment #3If barton is going to sign new deal then there may be no need for this guy. But he does look very good for a 20 year old.
Won’t want to stay at a hole like Blackburn.
Brutooon
May 30, 2011 at 1:11 PM
Comment #4Berbatov got problem with Sir Alex Ferguson
Sign him !!!!
During his youngster age, he embrace Alan Shearer and Newcastle United. His first soccer kit is NUFC Jersey
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article365647.ece
solano
May 30, 2011 at 1:12 PM
Comment #5the “good looking” 20 yr old?? Is Mrs Ed filling in while Ed rests up for a while?
toonbelmonter
May 30, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Comment #6steve kean is completely clueless, wenever i watch blackburn he looks like hes being advised by his assistant, plus hes soooooo anoying, lol deluded as f**k anorl mr steve “i think were a big enough club to attract ronaldinho” kean,,, onestly y wud any big name players go to blackburn lol venkys nli sed hed get a 5mill budget lol , hoilet would be ours for 4ish, get him in as replacement for routy,,,
ilovetoon8788
May 30, 2011 at 1:14 PM
Comment #7Would be an excellent buy. Young, fast with an eye for goal. Can only get better!
colwell
May 30, 2011 at 1:16 PM
Comment #8Good looking lol have you lost interest in Larsson now Ed
WWJBD
May 30, 2011 at 1:18 PM
Comment #9Everytime I have seen Holliet play he has impressed. Speedy and gives it his all would be a good one to get in BUT I doubt its a true story
geoff777
May 30, 2011 at 1:20 PM
Comment #10In the Chronicle it says “United are understood to be monitoring the situation”.
If he is a genuine target why tell the Chronicle?
ENNYOUEFFSEE
May 30, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Comment #11Would be a good buy. Young and has a lot of potential. Definately better than Roultledge. Could become a very good player in the future.
The Eternal Optimist
May 30, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Comment #12in a 4-3-3 he would be ideal up top alongside a central striker like sow or Drogba. TBH with him and Arfa either side of him Shola would probs hit 20 next year. The kid is lighting with great feet and composure/control and if we don’t get him now he’ll be off to a top-4 club at the end of this season. Praying this comes off.
WWJBD
May 30, 2011 at 1:22 PM
Comment #13Burtoon
Berbatov the man who proved running is overrated in football 🙂
WWJBD
May 30, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Comment #14geoff777
Exactly why I doubt its true. Plus dont the Chronicle have a dodgy relationship with the club?
roshan MAGPIE
May 30, 2011 at 1:26 PM
Comment #15if we can buy him for say around 2 to 3 m£
Nufc_mo
May 30, 2011 at 1:27 PM
Comment #16@WhatwouldJoeybartondo (did i get that right?)
berbatov the man that scored 3 hat tricks and became the first non-Englishman to score 5 goals in the EPL 😛
toonruz
May 30, 2011 at 1:28 PM
Comment #17Chronicle no nowt the club tell them nothing
JackButler
May 30, 2011 at 1:29 PM
Comment #18Fits the clubs blueprint, great young player, very quick and will only get better, good signing depending on the price?
WWJBD
May 30, 2011 at 1:31 PM
Comment #19Nufc_mo
Spot on fella
And he did it all without breaking a sweat (literally haha). He has that much skill he doesnt need to run which is a scary thing
Would like to see him in black and white but realistically it wont happen
geoff777
May 30, 2011 at 1:32 PM
Comment #20He does tick all the boxes young, shows potential, will improve, not a big financial outlay but there might be profits in three years time.
Nufc_mo
May 30, 2011 at 1:33 PM
Comment #21It could happen!
No doubt he would definetly put alot of thought into joining the club he supported as a child
toonbelmonter
May 30, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Comment #22i think well get a new striker no1s mention, a would preffer an english cf like
sturridge
agbonlahor
defoe
hooper(probaby my 3rd choice no9 )
nicky maynard
WWJBD
May 30, 2011 at 1:36 PM
Comment #23haha I love the optomism thats about at the minute it makes a change 😀
He put a lot of thought into it but I doubt he will get the chance…not the type of player we would be after. Though I’d take the Gameiro bid and offer it to MUFC for him he still as plent of years left in the tank
sammydolan
May 30, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Comment #24sturridge aint gona leave Chelsea yet… depending on new manager and their views on strike force will dictate what happens… failing that he’ll be off in Jan….
Cockney Magpie
May 30, 2011 at 1:39 PM
Comment #25somebody from ITV jus said this on twitter….. ” close sources telling me Gervinho has just passed a medical in france, where is he heading” he is called ChrisyYatesITV if u wanna have a look
WWJBD
May 30, 2011 at 1:40 PM
Comment #26toonbelmonter
Sturridge yes
Agbonlahor no
Defoe I would be disappointed
Hooper yes but I dont think as a lone striker he would need a partner
Maynard no
Just my personal opinions on the lot 😉 Iam also not bothered where our lead striker is from
toonbelmonter
May 30, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Comment #27im gunna follow WWJBD’s lead and start a 1 man campaign,,, barnetta 4 nufc lol,, i cnt believe am the only 1 hu wants him over gerry boy
toonbelmonter(barnetta4nufc)
May 30, 2011 at 1:46 PM
Comment #28WWJBD hooper would be immence hes a good player on his oun tbh hes like shearer how he plays (admitedly nt as good) hes ben arfas n cabayes perfect partner, good eye for a goal, good at makin run, clever i think hed be perfect for us tbh
geoff777
May 30, 2011 at 1:46 PM
Comment #29Interesting times.
Can’t see Nolan starting with Cabaye and Gosling in the squad.
If Pardew makes Nolan captain he might be limiting his options to play Cabaye and Gosling.
Will Barton and Nolan be happy on the bench?
NottsGeordie
May 30, 2011 at 1:48 PM
Comment #30Cockney Magpie
he also said Spurs are strongly linked with Cheik Toite. If they wanna pay 30 million they can have him 😀
JackButler
May 30, 2011 at 1:49 PM
Comment #31If Gervinho comes in, can see Guti leaving as his prefered position in on the left wing, and with young Fergie signing a new five year deal that leaves Guti struggling to get a start.
Brutooon
May 30, 2011 at 1:49 PM
Comment #32The problem with selecting a Captain is that he should be an Automatic First Choice.
Maybe Collocini as a Captain?
toonfan76
May 30, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Comment #33That chrisyyatesitv has also said spurs with links to cheik tiote
NottsGeordie
May 30, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Comment #34Geoff777
4-2-3-1
Cabaye Tiote
Gervinho Nolan Ben Arfa
Gamiero
Either sell Barton or put him on the bench. Theres no point giving minutes to a player that wont be there in 1 year.
WWJBD
May 30, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Comment #35hahaha am not fussed. Either Gervinho or Barnetta would improve our squad. Hows the leg btw toonbelmonter, you out of the cast now?
niafron
May 30, 2011 at 1:53 PM
Comment #36Bonjour messieurs.
The french championship is over. AS Monaco is going to the “ligue 2”, the french second division. Which mean Park chu young is now availlable for a good price.
So if NUFC is still searching a good striker, time to make a move on him.
NottsGeordie
May 30, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Comment #37STEVEN TAYLOR FOR CAPTAIN!!!!
toonruz
May 30, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Comment #38spurs couls aford cheik tiote they need to sell b4 they can buy
toonruz
May 30, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Comment #39spurs carnt aford cheik tiote they need to sell b4 they can buy
JackButler
May 30, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Comment #40Collo for captain