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Shit. So what does he do now? Does he go back to Lagos for internationals, or does he stay away and retire from international football???

It's Chris Eubank.

We just don't need him. All we need is a bunch of defenders and a DM. We don't need strikers, forwards, or wingers and i'm bored of us being "linked" to them.

According to vitalfootball.

Emre.

How could Butt possibly not be a candidate. Personally i don't see why he would be a candidate. He basically shares all the weaknesses that the other 3 have, he's too quiet like Given, he's too rash and prone to the odd mistake like Taylor, and his place in the team isn't assured like Solano. Not a good candidate IMO.

Out of the players already here i'd say it's between Given, Taylor, and Solano. I'd wait to see who we bring in first though before coming to a decision.

He's not an out and out DM like a Makelele, he can carry the ball forward and can pass and shoot. And for a pork and cheeser he is surprisingly stong, Viana he is not - he's reasonably big and has proved he can handle the phyiscal side of the premiership at Pompey and Everton this season. Perfect player to partner Barton IMO.

Zenit signed him for some massive fee a few months ago, would've been a good signing from what i saw of him. Manuel Fernandes is the obvious choice, if Ashley wants to invest in the team at some point this is who he should look at first.

Butt isn't a leader in any way, why on earth would he be a good option!? You can't just throw the armband at someone after 1 good season, Parker is living proof of that.

My thoughts exactly, would Terry shut up if he didn't have the armband? Ofcourse not. Shay deserves it.

Smith is a poor player that would demand high wages and a first team place, and he is nowhere near the likes of Viduka/Martins/Owen in terms of ability. Someone tell me where he would fit in at Newcastle. We don't need another forward.

Forget what i said before, it's annoying me now. "i think once we talk to him he'll opt for us but i just hope we can get parker as well"

Bickering with West Ham fans, how depressing. A sign of how far we've fallen.

The unjustifiable arrogance in that kumb thread is MENTAL!!! They're not Chelsea and we're not bloody Fulham, absolute lunatics!

Decent player, but not one that has aspirations of finishing near or in the waffa cup spots. To be honest most of the names i see people talking about stink of midtable mediocrity - Barton/Jagielka/Reo-Coker/Diop etc. It's all very depressing. Why aren't people wanting players like Manuel Fernandes, genuine class?!

That Eggybertsen bloke is an idiot, apparently Benayouns new contract is worth 60k a week aswell. They're a mini Chelsea and will never break even. Madness.

I'm a big fan of Viduka,... but Barton! What is he good at??? He's a grafter, that's it, and we would never have heard of him if he was foreign.

The only problem with Sissoko is... he can't pass, oh and he has awful technique. That's 2 problems. He's not an improvement on Parker IMO.

One is 21 and the other is 26, also one is alot more realistic than the other. I would pick Fernandes myself.

Manuel Fernandes has to be made the #1 target IMO, he's a class player already and is only going to get better. Benfica are looking for around that £11m, but if Ashley is serious about looking to "revive a fallen giant"(or some bullshit like that), then he should be able to afford that, good players cost good money. And it would prove to be a bargain IMO, a classy DM that has proven he can handle the premiership. If we buy Barton then that tells me we're going to settle for mid table again, he's a nothing player. If HE was Portuguese we would never have heard of him.

Against Coventry in the FA Cup, he was actually quite good iirc.

Yea Andrade is fuckin awesome but i doubt very much he'd come here and Depo were askin for something like £15m for him £8m is what i've heard, and Barca are the only club that have been linked as far as i know, so if they don't get him then we could - considering how desperate he apparently is to leave Depor(i repeat, they are bloody awful). 8m for a 29 year old? Wouldn't take the risk, get Ben Haim (free) and Hyppia/Campbell (cheap) instead. Those 8m would be better spent on a left back and tightening our midfield. He's a top 15 CB in the world IMO, genuine class. If we got him, Ben Haim, Viduka, and a left back(for 4-5m) i would be a happy boy.

Yea Andrade is fuckin awesome but i doubt very much he'd come here and Depo were askin for something like £15m for him £8m is what i've heard, and Barca are the only club that have been linked as far as i know, so if they don't get him then we could - considering how desperate he apparently is to leave Depor(i repeat, they are bloody awful).

I think it will be Ben Haim/Taylor, which i would be happy with. I'm disappointed that we're not being linked to Andrade though, the guys been wanting to leave Deportivo(christ they're bad these days, unbelievable) for a while now and it looks like Barca probably won't be making a bid. A Portuguese chap i know reckons he would be interested. It's a shame because he would be the perfect signing. :'(