KaKa

"Loyalty payments" 

 

 

Really dissapointing all of this.

He has just agreed a move to a new club on a new lucrative deal and everything has been looking a bit more positive for him, but he decides to get involved in what appears to be a very petty argument. More negative headlines which he really doesn't need.

Another tedious link by Kaka.

 

 

'HaHa Luk At ME i TYP PLayer'S NAMes iN GOOGLE AnD sEE wat I get, PPL wILL LUV ME'

What is tedious is you stalking me ...

I just found it embarrassing that people were trying to imply that only Newcastle and Birmingham were after him and therefore he wasn't that good, when hardly anyone has seen enough of him and none of us could ever really know which clubs were chasing him.

That site clearly shows that there might indeed be much better clubs who are also interested. I am surprised you needed me to spell that all out for you, as it was fairly obvious really. Then again you are clearly an idiot.

So much for just Newcastle and Birmingham chasing him ... I wonder if some of you pessimists change your tone now.

Real Madrid Watching Tuncay Şanli Closely

Real Madrid will send scouts to watch the Turkish derby encounter between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe this weekend to monitor talented midfielder Tuncay Şanli.

The Spanish giants may be embroiled in a battle for the title with FC Barcelona, but that has not stopped them laying the groundwork for next season.

Şanli has been on Madrid's radar throughout this season as the 25-year-old has continued to impress for Fenerbahçe and Turkey since moving from Sakaryaspor five years ago.

With his contract expiring at the end of the season after he rejected a new deal, Madrid could be ready to make their move and snap him up on a free.

Villarreal and Olympiacos are also said to be monitoring the situation, but the Bernabéu-based outfit would, undoubtedly, have the upper hand in any negotiations.

After being instrumental in helping Fenerbahçe win the Turkish Super League this season, the club were desperate to tie Şanli to a new contract, but could well admit defeat if Madrid come in for him.

Şanli can operate on the left wing, as an attacking midfielder or even as a forward and that versatility has attracted the Spanish outfit as they look to send José Antonio Reyes back to Arsenal in the summer.

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=305896

Barton's demand for City loyalty money delays deal

By Andy Hunter

Published: 09 June 2007

Joey Barton's proposed transfer to Newcastle has been delayed by his demands for a £300,000 "loyalty payment" from Manchester City.

The England international agreed in principle to join Newcastle in a five-year deal worth £60,000-a-week on Tuesday, having also requested permission to speak to West Ham United when both clubs triggered the £5.5m release clause in his City contract. However, his St James' Park contract remains unsigned because of a dispute over his departure from City and his current employers are adamant the midfielder will not be sold until he backs down.

Barton, who has been suspended on full pay for the past six weeks following a training ground incident that left team-mate Ousmane Dabo requiring hospital treatment, insists he is entitled to the payment from City as he never handed in a transfer request. For their part, the club contest he lost his entitlement to any loyalty money when he requested permission to speak to Newcastle and West Ham once his release clause was activated.

There is also a ground-swell of opinion within City that Barton has received ample support from the club throughout his chequered career - they paid for the 24-year-old to receive anger-management lessons from the Sporting Chance Clinic last year, for example - and that a £300,000 payment on their part would, according to a source, "go beyond the pale when he has exercised his right to speak to other clubs and is on the cusp of a contract said to be worth £16m".

Sam Allardyce had hoped to make Barton, who is currently on police bail over his alleged training ground fight with Dabo, his first signing as Newcastle manager but remains confident the impasse can be broken over the weekend and that the midfielder will follow Mark Viduka into St James'.

Thaksin Shinawatra's proposed £90m takeover of City, meanwhile, is edging closer towards a successful resolution with the former Thai prime minister reportedly on the brink of tabling an official offer to chairman John Wardle.

A senior source close to Thaksin moved to reassure supporters over the current delays last night, when he told The Independent: "The deal is absolutely on course and could go through at any time. Next week is looking the strongest possibility. Fans should not be dismayed that it's taking a long time. It was in the public domain long before it should have been and these deals take time. As it is, from start to finish it will be quicker than most takeovers."

The same source also revealed that no firm offers have been made to a potential replacement for Stuart Pearce as manager since the first-choice candidate, Claudio Ranieri, elected to join Juventus this week, with the Thais anxious to avoid an awkward repeat.

"[There will be] no serious talk on that until the paperwork for the takeover is signed and sealed," the source said yesterday.

http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/news/article2636194.ece

Does this thread title need three exclamation marks?

 

Do you need three pictures of Allardyce in your avatar thingy?

 

 

 

Whats that got to do with punctuation?

Does this thread title need three exclamation marks?

 

Do you need three pictures of Allardyce in your avatar thingy?

 

 

 

Whats that got to do with punctuation?

 

I dunno ... what does Penny's boat have to do with Newcastle or football?

 

For fucks sake. Here man, stop making thread titles appear as if they've been done by an over-excited autistic foreigner.

Okay I will ... as soon as you stop making avatar thingys appear as though they've been done by a horny geek that wants to bum Allardyce.

Does this thread title need three exclamation marks?

 

Do you need three pictures of Allardyce in your avatar thingy?

 

 

 

Whats that got to do with punctuation?

Does this thread title need three exclamation marks?

 

Do you need three pictures of Allardyce in your avatar thingy?

 

 

 

Whats that got to do with punctuation?

I dunno ... what does Penny's boat have to do with Newcastle or football?

Anyone else slightly concerned that, according to The Times, we're battling Birmingham City for this world-class superstar who just so happens to be available for nothing? If he's that good/highly rated, what haven't the cream of Europe tied him up?

 

Perhaps he's just a good player, rather than the footballing god he's made out to be? Just a hunch. 

 

Seems like we were battling West Ham for Viduka, Pompey had quite a free run for Campbell, no real interest in Ben Haim etc...

 

I agree though, he is just a good player and won't come over here as the turkish Ronaldinho

It wouldn't be a bad bit of business if Owen left and he was replaced by Sanli. Would be very shrewd.

Martins, Viduka, Sanli and Shola is still pretty sexy, and we would have an extra £9 million or so in the kitty.

Does this thread title need three exclamation marks?

Do you need three pictures of Allardyce in your avatar thingy?

I thought this bloke was playing in Spain, the Turk everyone raved about, but he never has. Who am I thinking of?

Nihat?

Sanli is the one who scored the hat-trick against Man U in the champions league a few years back. He has always been at Fenerbache.

edit: Damn I was slow on that one 

5 strikers

 

He can play down the left, but..

 

 

You know what, forget it, just buy him!

Shola should be sweating right now ...

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let this be true.

 

He can play right across the park, would be a terrific squad signing, has the passion and mentality to play for us aswell, plus being mates with Emre is a bonus.

 

Dont believe a word of it, but its nice to think about.

 

Very believable in my opinion. He is good, he is versatile and he is free and he would definitely feel comfortable coming to us with his fellow countryman here already.

What the hell's Emre got to do with it?

Fellow Turk innit!

He's been in Sam's ear mate.

Told him about his pal Tuncay innit.

With Michael Owen, Obafemi Martins and Shola Ameobi at his disposal, Sam Allardyce, the Newcastle manager, has a formidable striking quartet, but the club are also monitoring Tuncay Sanli, a 25-year-old forward, who is comfortable on the left wing and is out of contract at Fenerbahçe. Sanli is also attracting the interest of Birmingham City.

Tal Ben Haim, the centre half, is also available for no fee and Allardyce will step up his pursuit of the Bolton Wanderers player once the administrative details of Joey Barton’s £5.5 million transfer from Manchester City have been attended to.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premiership/middlesbrough/article1907109.ece

Woohoo! Emre's been doing some good work it seems! 

Another free signing if we pull this off! What a squad we would have and it seems it will almost cost us nothing!

Mark Hughes really is a prick. What an absolutely selfish human being.

This is a huge tournament and it would have been a great stage to see Bentley on and could only have done him good in his bid to show how valuable he could be to the first team. England had an outstanding team and it would have been really exciting to see them win as I though they were the favourites.

This stunt just starts things off on a bad note and they've essentially lost their best player.

I really dislike Hughes and I am so happy he never came close to getting the Newcastle job. Can you imgaine if he was in charge and he pulled Milner and Taylor out! Bentley will regret not going and I think it will affect his chances for the first team. If Ashley Young or Milner come back as the player of the tournament and England win, everyone will be pushing for them to get in the first team.

Hope this backfires big time. Hughes is mental.

I have a feeling Brown will only be considered if PSG push the price too far up for Rozenhal. Sam would probably only want to get Rozenhal if he is cheaper than Brown, but if PSG are insisting on a similar amount to what we could get Brown for, then Sam would probably rather get the premiership experienced player in Brown.

 

That's what I think anyway.

 

I certainly hope that's not the way Allardyce is thinking.  If he thinks Brown is better he should go for Brown..  Going for an inferior player just to save a million or so is ridiculous, especially now..

Um no ...

I was thinking more along the lines that Sam thinks they are both of a similar level.

Optimistic nut ...

What a bizarrely innappropriate name.

Merged, no real need for a new one.

 

Piss myself if this happens.

It would be unbelievably funny I must say! Nowt more than a breeding ground for Man U.

To be fair though they could replace him with Bent and they would still be alright, but it would just be such a blow mentally though, as it once again re-inforces the fact that they are very much a selling club. No doubt Chimbonda will be off to Chelsea next. How depressing for them.

It's funny though because with all the links to Bent and the fact that Keane penned a new contract I had a feeling Bent was being lined up to replace Berbatov. Turns out this might indeed be the case!

Tee hee ...

All this talk of Baines, yet i can't remember the last time i came across a source linking him to us!

Still being linked with us and Liverpool, but he is meant to be a life long Liverpool fan so I doubt we will get him if they are interested..

He wants to get into contention for England apparently, and so it would make more sense to come to Newcastle and play every week.

He's got Riise and Aurelio to compete with at Liverpool.

Our season now hinges on whoever Allardyce signs for the full-back positions. Sign two quality ones there, and I see no reason why we shouldn't be looking at 5th next season. Add a 10-12 goal a season midfielder to that as well, and why not look at capitalising on Arsenal's uncertainty?

Barton scored 7 goals in each of his last two seasons with Manchester City, who to be fair haven't been very good at all. Considering the team Allardyce is putting together, I would fully expect Barton to be able to grab at least three more goals next season. So I would expect Barton to get us the 10-12 goals from midfield. Especailly, as Allardyce has already come out and stated that he wants Joey to get him goals from midfield, so this is clearly going to be Bartons focus.

Sam: "I'll have Drogba, Essien, Terry and Lampard thanks ... oh yeah, and that suit your wearing you flash portuguesie?"

Mourinho: "So much monies ... Zis Geordie Abramovich ... he is incredible!"

I have a feeling Brown will only be considered if PSG push the price too far up for Rozenhal. Sam would probably only want to get Rozenhal if he is cheaper than Brown, but if PSG are insisting on a similar amount to what we could get Brown for, then Sam would probably rather get the premiership experienced player in Brown.

That's what I think anyway.

This is the exact reason I wanted Allardyce to take over. Gets shot of Bramble, signs Ben Haim. Gets shot of Sibierski, signs Viduka. Gets shot of Parker, signs Barton (making £1.5m in the process). He's improved the first XI and the squad whilst spending -£1.5m. His dealings in the transfer market in 3 weeks have paid for his backroom staff that he will bring to us from Bolton.

 

Vintage Sam Allardyce. 

 

It really is quite unbelievable ... We've essentially signed three very good premiership players (fingers crossed on Ben Haim!) and made a £1.5 million profit in the process. Despite the fact that we have a new owner who appears to have a lot of money. I'm loving it.

This way when we really need to push the boat out on someone who is worth it there will be no hesitation from the owner. Love the fact that Sam isn't going crazy just because the money is there, should make M. Ashley very happy indeed.

Great stuff.

Apparently Benayoun hasn't signed the new contract at West Ham ... bet he'd love to join up with his buudy.

Let's make those hammers weally weally mad. 

Finalised Monday according to the Independent.

According to the independent!

There is an unmistakable and rapid sense of change on Tyneside that applies not only to Ashley's takeover attempt. In his first week at the helm Allardyce has signed Mark Viduka on a free transfer from Middlesbrough, agreed a deal in principle to sign Joey Barton from Manchester City and last night it was confirmed that Bolton defender Tal Ben Haim should complete his move to St James' Park on Monday.

 

"He is a free agent and he is available," Allardyce said of his former employee. "He has got three or four years of experience in the Premiership."

 

Barton will finalise a £5.5m transfer once he has agreed the terms of his departure from Manchester City while the Newcastle manager met Viduka in London yesterday to secure the Australian international on a two-year contract, with the option of a third.

Keeps getting better folks!

http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premiership/article2631118.ece