toontownman

The full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/9819851/Newcastle-United-strengthen-their-French-connection-as-trio-arrive-for-11.5m.html

All of the above if Colo is staying and we sign another striker. Be tempted to even let Bigi out too if Sissoko comes this month.

Personally think we could do with at least another forward to play in a central position. Danny Graham would be a good shout. At the end of the day we're one injury away from being toothless up front. That Said Cisse's been s**** this year as well. We lack goals and a threat up front, that's for sure. We need another.. we could probably limp to the end of the season. An injury to Cisse or Gouffran and we are in the shit without. Confident we are still looking for a Ba replacement.. if we get the right price then we will get one, if not we wait until summer IMO.

Summer tbh, anything could have happened by then. Interesting.. I had read he is coming here for medical over the next couple of days. Didnt we do the same with Amalfitano? Tbh I think we are just putting Toulouse over the barrel here. I think we will offer them something to take him now. Its just up to them whether they accept our predictably low ball offer or stick to their word and bench him until the summer. They have an unhappy player on their hands now. I think we are just trying to play them into accepting less and the ball is well in our court now.

Excellent now to sign Ba's replacement and we are looking good.

Pure squad signing according to the mighty Ryder.

Delighted with this If it happens.. Desperately want him in now though

So thats what Paul McGrath looks like these days..

Pretty sure we will be back for Aubemayeng either in this window or the summer. He may have much better options later though.

Worse, Truro are having an absolute mare...

can play out wide apparently, but has been through the middle this season as far as I can see. Seems to be scoring when played in the middle, not so much when out wide. heard that before.....

Not Ba's replacement if he comes, hopefully. A much needed squad player though. At the price quoted it is an absolute no brainer of a deal. Light years ahead of anything we have (after Cisse). I think we are looking to get him in then gambling that we can get a much better price on our Ba replacement.. if not we wait until the summer. Cant actually believe we are haggling of 250k.. surely more to it than that. Hopefully we get him in though.

Severance won't be announced until/unless Mbiwa is announced.

Belhanda would be perfect. Agreed on the price being too much for us though. Gouffran and Graham would do us good to the summer. Tenuous links to Graham aside we still need a ba replacement and none of the names thus far seem good enough. The above and aubermayeng in the summer would do me. Would actually have four strikers that, if played, I wouldn't cry myself to sleep over.

.com changed their write up to say due in Tuesday? Need to finalize this one!

Has his heart set on here, speaking to QPR today, Will be persuaded by twitchy and his agents to take the money and sign for them tmrw. Another huge pisser if he does. Exactly what we are missing in the middle.

Seems like a good move but not I he is the only striker coming in.

Thank god we don't know what that feels like!

Just don't expect it to happen, same with haidara. Was Katrina and the waves at remy signing was the biggest punch in the gut we have been dealt in a log time IMO, compounding a frustrating, nay downright embarrassing season.

He can't play alongside cisse he won't swap Bench at villa for bench here and he is 29 in two weeks. No goer if you ask me. If we got aubermayeng first I would be happy with bent for back up. Moot point though for the points above.

I think we have found another member to join Ethi and Skirge on our new look coaching team..

Absolutely.. unforgivable really. However looking forward, we were so much better with Cabs back in the team. Hope we try to stick with the short passing and movement which I thought worked a treat in the first half.

just reminded me of that miss against West Ham http://i53.tinypic.com/2dbw587.jpg Damn been waiting ages for that gif to download and move

That goal he scored against Stade de Reims.. Nice. Even crazier Arsenal rumor now. €5m plus Arshavin? http://www.insidefutbol.com/2013/01/21/arsenal-offer-to-throw-player-into-deal-to-bag-newcastle-target-florian-thauvin/77547/

they're threatening to put him on the bench for 6 months if he doesn't sign a new deal now or go now. I know. January is their deadline. Not sure it's Sissokos though, if he even has stated one as has been rumoured. Shouldn't be in any rush for him personally, yet. very little they can do in reality if he decided to sign a pre contract this month If we do actually want him I'm sure it will be after we have secured other targets or if a great deal is in the offing.