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Trying not to get too excited.

Of course, could be anyone if true, but the fact of the French fixtures does make a lot of players eliminated particularly those guessed at so far. It's true. My first thought was that it was the kid from Lens but my brother checked his pic and said it definitely wasn't. Then I thought Gervinho but if he's still got the dreads it wasn't him. So we are trying to suss it out but it's obviously a little bit tricky given there's more than a handful of black, french players. My brother has been looking at the pics of most players we've been linked with that fit the bill and we've not spotted him yet. He was a similar skin colour to Tiote and had the build of a DM / CB. Apparantly he reminded him of Essien but unfortunately for us it definitely wasn't him. Which is a shame. Could be that LB cheikh m'bengue. google him and see if it is him.

Sounds promising.

If i had to, i would take Reo-Coker, if it meant Smith would leave.

You actually believe the Pardster then?

The quotes i seen said something like he has spoken to the leaders of newcastle who want him to be a big part of the team.

Sorry not nufc.com, trying to find where i read them earlier.

Has he? How do you know that? I was talking to him on facebook earlier asking him which squad, reserves or first team, he would be playing in and he didn't know himself. Quotes from him on nufc.com

Surprised that he has been bought in for the first team.

Is that De Gea lad any good like? Only seen a little bit of him.

We could line up like this going forward...... Gervinho Ben Arfa Zoggy Gameiro

Most papers reporting Sunderland are signing Vaughn from Blackpool.

Please let this happen. Our business would be pretty much complete if we got these two in early.

If Freidel signs for Liverpool, does that mean Reina is off?

Spanish media reporting that David De Gea will sign for Man Utd next week.

Anyone but Bothroyd.

I have never seen him play, anyone seen him enough to say what he is like?

Would hope we would get better than him to replace Enrique anyway. hardly proven at any level.

Just told my Man Utd supporting mate, to which he responded... " Giggs?i would have rather it have been me dad."

Pardew: "I think we’re close on one player which we would like to get over the line. And I can say that because he’s an international player – not someone who belongs to one of the bottom four battling relegation. There are two or three others we’re monitoring and we know what the figures are to get them over the line." Lee Ryder is little more than a club spokesman. Pardew has alos been quoted as saying ti will be a few weeks yet before anyone comes in.

Strange that neither Pardew or Lee Ryder have commented on it. Seems like more rubbish from the sunday sun.

Hopefully Krancjar.

The article doesn't specify a CM.

Does the article say CM like?

Would think he is currently playing in England, Pardew would probably have ruled out him playing in England rather then just the bottom four. Stephen Ireland?