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Gooch is an awesome nickname! Apparently after every tackle he addresses his victim by saying..... "Sorry homey, but you just got GOOCHED" ^-^

Fair enough but he's as small as Martins and is not particularly quick or explosive. Not a striker we should have moved for! If anyone I would have thought Carew, but both Babel and Piquionne are rated higher than him so we've done the right thing if we are waiting on those two instead.

Exactly! The one thing Roeder has consistently said is that he would rather keep our transfer dealings dead quiet! Personally, I think we have enquired about taking Piquionne on loan but only if the Babel deal falls through...... HANDS OFF WENGER!!! >

Hope he's been lying to Anal about Babel too! I have a feeling he might have been 8) obviously doesn't want Anal screwing up any of our transfer moves!

I forgot to add too..... GREAT PRICE!!!!!!

I just hope people are a bit patient. He is a raw talent but he has got great potential and is an excellent character. As both our manager and assistant manager are former defenders he will definitely fulfil that potential because he will work hard. 8)

The Times tomorrow!!! Roeder close to signing defender Gary Jacob Newcastle United are believed to have agreed to sign Oguchi Onyewu from Standard Liège. Marseilles had offered £2.1 million for the defender, who has been linked with several Barclays Premiership clubs. The 6ft 4in player, who arrived in Newcastle on Saturday, would provide Glenn Roeder, the manager, with defensive cover. They are also examining the possibility of signing Frédéric Piquionne, the 28-year-old striker, on loan from St-Etienne but the move is being hampered by the French club’s demand that the deal becomes permanent at the end of the season for a fee of £5 million.

Really? Good for him. Really has to start fulfilling some of his potential.

oh dear

Deportivo only paid 1.5million for him so we are essentially offering their money back to them, which I think is fair enough as he isn't in their first team picture anymore due to differences with their coach. Seeing as the Luque deal was such a disaster and we haggled with Depor to the death over it, I can imagine Freddy being even more difficult with this. I think this deal should still have a chance as it is very similar to what happened with the Luque deal and fortunately for us it doesn't seem as though we have too much competition. We will just have to wait and see.....

So he is going somewhere? Precisely

Trezeguet ain't going nowhere and neither is Govou who is infact not thee type pf striker we need either. Aliadiere will not be leaving Arsenal due to Van Persies injury.

Someone mentioned Piquionne the other day actually. Might be a good shout. Last I heard they were trying to swap him for Marcus Bent So they're obviously eager to move him on......

Quote: Roeder, still hopeful of adding another striker to his squad before next week's transfer deadline, is weighing up a loan move for an unnamed French forward. The United boss is also keen to sign a defender and this weekend will attempt a breakthrough. Who would you like to see coming in that is either French or from the French league? Let's keep this realistic please...... ^-^

He's only 22 to be fair (like Martins). So his inconsistencty could be down to his youth and his lack of opportunities in the first team (like Martins too!) Would be good to loan if possible I think. Anyone have Roeder's number? God knows the man needs some help! >

Has anyone seen him play? A friend of mine in France thinks he is a good young striker who Glenn should be considering and we could possibly get him on loan as Bordeaux have just signed Cavenaghi. Does anyone have any views on Chamakh or seen much of him? http://www.channel4.com/sport/french_football/focus/chamakh.html

Most unbelievable thing ever!!!!!!!!! Les Reed was a joke. Can't imagine he will ever get another job. He was so confident too! Serves him right if it is indeed true he had a lot to do with Dowie getting sacked. What goes around comes around.....

More likely to be a Rossi replacement as Rossi will be heading back to Man U. Makes sense as we don't need a big name to back up Martins.

You my friend are a bloody retard!!! I knew this was the reason you kept having a go at people for complaining about Mark hughes. You are a loser. Why would you want Hughes when Roeder is clearly doing a better job than he is you numpty!!! Oh aye that must be it, I have a secret lust for Mark Hughes. Obviously you sick pervert! Give me one other reason then??? You are so clueless it's embarrassing...

You my friend are a bloody retard!!! I knew this was the reason you kept having a go at people for complaining about Mark hughes. You are a loser. Why would you want Hughes when Roeder is clearly doing a better job than he is you numpty!!!

Off the bench yes, as he could have maybe helped us snatch something late in a game.

I hear you but I was dissapointed all the same with the way he handled things, but like I said that's just how I feel. I genuinely believed he also held back even though he was ftit enough to feature for us at the end of the season, which believe it or not I would have been fine with, had we not been battling to qualify for Europe! and don't forget we did have a chance to finish 6th too. I repeat this is simply how I feel and I am venting MY frustrations.

7 goals in 10 games says it all really Not bad.....but 15 goals in about 20 games! Now that would have really turned me on! You have to give him the benefit of the doubt though, he didn't mean break his foot it was a freak accident I realise this, but he could have acknowledged the Newcastle fans, instead of going on about how he would be fit in time for the world cup all the time. We were even more disappointed that he would be missing for Newcastle as our season was in absolute disarray at the time. To hear him going on about England at that point in time left a very bitter taste in my mouth. when asked by a national tabloid journalist about his chances for the world cup,whatshould his answer have been ?...had alan oliver asked him when he'd be back for us he may have answered I'm sorry but I saw the interview and he was asked about how his leg was and not about his chances for England! He was the one that started ranting on about England and never felt the need to acknowledge the Newcastle fans who were staring at the prospect of a strike force of Shola, Chopra and some impostor who looked a hell of a lot like Alan Shearer for the rest of the season.

7 goals in 10 games says it all really Not bad.....but 15 goals in about 20 games! Now that would have really turned me on! You have to give him the benefit of the doubt though, he didn't mean break his foot it was a freak accident I realise this, but he could have acknowledged the Newcastle fans, instead of going on about how he would be fit in time for the world cup all the time. We were even more disappointed that he would be missing for Newcastle as our season was in absolute disarray at the time. To hear him going on about England at that point in time left a very bitter taste in my mouth.

7 goals in 10 games says it all really Not bad.....but 15 goals in about 20 games! Now that would have really turned me on!