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mackems.gif Utter rubbish.

You maybe right G, but the bottom line is if we can dump Martins for a better player with 3 good seasons left in him, that for me would be the right thing to do. IMO would be ideal for Owen old mopey chops.

IF Anelka is available for £10m, I doubt it though. iirc they paid £8m and he has said he'd like to leave. Juve are rumoured to have offerred £10m but he realises he might not get regular footy there which works in our favour. Also he likes Big Sam and they have a good working relationship thus far.

Sell for £15m. Buy Anelka a vastly superior player for £10m.

Spot on Davidos. Personally would have made it 300.

Its true though, its not that long ago people were slating Drogba. I found a post on Toontastic th other day where someone was claiming Drogba and Crespo were average. I see what you mean, but Drogba had the attributes (ie finishing, holding up the ball, movement, etc) before he went to Chelsea, it was just about getting that out of him in English football. I'm not convinced the same will be said about Martins. He'll be more like a Wiltord type imo. Will get you anything between 12-18 goals a season, but will have many a poor performance in the process. Why did Drogba only get 11 goals in 60 odd games in the French second division at Martins' age then? So are you willing to give Martins 5-6 years just in the hope he'll become as good as him? What a daft question. Newcastle can't afford to buy players of Drogba's calibre who will drop straight in and get 20 a season straight away and be superb every game - even Drogba himself didn't, we know that, that's why he was getting booed by the Chelsea fans in his first season. Presumably you'd have sold the 22 year old Drogba off as not good enough, seeing as his goal rate at that age was not even as good as Oba's when he was 18-19. Players like Martins' are the best we can go for - fringe players (at big clubs) who are on the up and have the potential to go all the way - for what it's worth, I think Martins will be absolute dynamite in a few years time. In a nutshell Wullie. My jury is still out....But people who score and keep scoring are allowed to be shit at other aspects of their game.

Another brilliant piece of Anal O. today once again linking him with Bayern for the umpteenth time although Bayern who have been linked to hundreds of players in recent weeks here haven't been linked with Emre at all (Hertha is the only German club currently rumoured to be interested). We've discounted Hertha haven't we Ise?

Problem being if you drop fat Lamps he bounces back.

Points well made. However I would do everything within reason to keep the little weasel.

Good player, good age. But what price?

He would add summat that has been clearly missing.....Flagrant stupidity.

Just want to see a good game, may the best team win.

Best candidate for mind games before kick off.

It's not just that. His touch has been diabolical along with his decision making. Definitely started out as an injury thing and ended up a major confidence issue. I'll think he'll get that back and become a really decent full-back again. Good point the confidence issue with injury is often forgotten.

Never really recovered fully from that injury hence everyone just floats past him now.

Huntelaar has been steadily improving over the last 2 years. My only reservation is the Dutch league is so weak the goalscoring stats are often misleading. I'd prefer the Peruvian boy at PSV.

You can only really blame Hellski for that. Tedious Mourinho. Sorry but Man Utd aren't going for it any more than they are. Went for it in the second half.

You can only really blame Hellski for that. Tedious Mourinho.

The game is a mouth watering prospect.

Huge injury risk. Wouldn't entertain it unless he was free and paid himself.

Add on the loyalty payments for those being shipped out not having asked for a transfer and signing on fees for those being brought in. Debateable whether you would get much change out of £15m. Owen alone on his salary would probably be looking at £3m. Cisse!111

FS is always good for conjouring up £20m or so. blueyes.gif

the bank? He'll get a loan or what? Probably a second mortgage. Top up loan.

the bank? He'll get a loan or what? Overdraft facility? Nah cashpoint.

the bank? He'll get a loan or what?