Hughesy

Bloke who sits behind my dad at SJP knows Ashley and says Ashley has lost interest and we won't be making any more signings. Felt I should pass this on..

Good atmosphere at Selhurst.

It's about getting them over the line. Seemingly we have a 10ft brickwall in front of ours. Yep.. Just annoying to see players like van Wolfswinkel go for decent fees and us not even compete. Even if he isn't our first choice, surely he is better than no-one?

Absolute disgrace if we don't get at least two players in. It isn't even as if there haven't been decent players available.

While we're on the subject Everything he said there was perfectly fine, but the bolded bit just didn't need saying http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-keep-demba-ba-as-75million-1198658 Everyone thought this until Pardew felt the urge to tell us he was still available. Please tell me that you don't actually believe that Ba's agents didn't know about this clause. Obviously not. You're missing the point anyway so you're wasting your time. Perhaps you would care to explain your point then? My point is that Pardew 'revealing' the existence of the clause has absolutely no bearing on whether Ba would be sold or not. Any interested buyer would know about the clause. You and I may not have known about it, but that is irrelevant. Of course it has bearing. Most managers would have seen the numerous articles we did and assumed he'd now cost twice the release clause. Pardew saying what he did (for no reason...) would have interested clubs that were no longer interested. f***ing hell. Is this a wind up? Do you honestly think that Benitez reads the newspapers to see if players have release clauses or not? That sounds realistic - Ba's agents will have read and negotiated Ba's contract. They will know the contents of that contract. Ba's gameplan was to get a transfer to another club. Ba's agent would have told any manager who would listen that Ba's clause was still active. born yesterday Good reply. Any agent who didn't inform managers of the clause that would be probably the worst agent in the world. Really struggling to see why people think that all PL managers didn't know about the reactivation of the clause. They most certainly do, still doesn't change the fact biscuit brains didn't need to tell everyone. I agree with this - in an ideal world, Pardew wouldn't say anything at all. That would be good for everyone I think. But the fact remains, him spouting off to the press wouldn't have put anyone on notice about Ba's release clause.

While we're on the subject Everything he said there was perfectly fine, but the bolded bit just didn't need saying http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-keep-demba-ba-as-75million-1198658 Everyone thought this until Pardew felt the urge to tell us he was still available. Please tell me that you don't actually believe that Ba's agents didn't know about this clause. Obviously not. You're missing the point anyway so you're wasting your time. Perhaps you would care to explain your point then? My point is that Pardew 'revealing' the existence of the clause has absolutely no bearing on whether Ba would be sold or not. Any interested buyer would know about the clause. You and I may not have known about it, but that is irrelevant. Of course it has bearing. Most managers would have seen the numerous articles we did and assumed he'd now cost twice the release clause. Pardew saying what he did (for no reason...) would have interested clubs that were no longer interested. f***ing hell. Is this a wind up? Do you honestly think that Benitez reads the newspapers to see if players have release clauses or not? That sounds realistic - Ba's agents will have read and negotiated Ba's contract. They will know the contents of that contract. Ba's gameplan was to get a transfer to another club. Ba's agent would have told any manager who would listen that Ba's clause was still active. born yesterday Good reply. Any agent who didn't inform managers of the clause that would be probably the worst agent in the world. Really struggling to see why people think that all PL managers didn't know about the reactivation of the clause.

While we're on the subject Everything he said there was perfectly fine, but the bolded bit just didn't need saying http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-keep-demba-ba-as-75million-1198658 Everyone thought this until Pardew felt the urge to tell us he was still available. Please tell me that you don't actually believe that Ba's agents didn't know about this clause. Obviously not. You're missing the point anyway so you're wasting your time. Perhaps you would care to explain your point then? My point is that Pardew 'revealing' the existence of the clause has absolutely no bearing on whether Ba would be sold or not. Any interested buyer would know about the clause. You and I may not have known about it, but that is irrelevant. Of course it has bearing. Most managers would have seen the numerous articles we did and assumed he'd now cost twice the release clause. Pardew saying what he did (for no reason...) would have interested clubs that were no longer interested. f***ing hell. Is this a wind up? Do you honestly think that Benitez reads the newspapers to see if players have release clauses or not? That sounds realistic - Ba's agents will have read and negotiated Ba's contract. They will know the contents of that contract. Ba's gameplan was to get a transfer to another club. Ba's agent would have told any manager who would listen that Ba's clause was still active.

While we're on the subject Everything he said there was perfectly fine, but the bolded bit just didn't need saying http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-keep-demba-ba-as-75million-1198658 Everyone thought this until Pardew felt the urge to tell us he was still available. Please tell me that you don't actually believe that Ba's agents didn't know about this clause. Obviously not. You're missing the point anyway so you're wasting your time. Perhaps you would care to explain your point then? My point is that Pardew 'revealing' the existence of the clause has absolutely no bearing on whether Ba would be sold or not. Any interested buyer would know about the clause. You and I may not have known about it, but that is irrelevant.

While we're on the subject Everything he said there was perfectly fine, but the bolded bit just didn't need saying http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-keep-demba-ba-as-75million-1198658 Everyone thought this until Pardew felt the urge to tell us he was still available. Please tell me that you don't actually believe that Ba's agents didn't know about this clause.

As if no-one knew about Ba's clause anyway. You think agents didn't tell anyone who would listen about it? Why wouldn't they? It would be the first thing they said.

Where's Bigi?

Yep - love the fact that he actually attacks full backs and runs at them at pace. It makes such a difference.

He looked good tonight.

When was the last time we played good football for the majority of a season? I reckon it was 2002-03.

How can anyone care if people use the anglicised version of a club's name? I know it's pet hates, but come on. I don't go round called Bayern Munich, Bayern Munchen and don't intend to.

I've heard rumours it is Gomis.

This - he just wanted his money. Having decided the money he had taken out previously wasn't quite enough.

All that Kinnear appears to have overseen is the weakening of an already inadequate squad. I would love to understand the rationale behind selling Perch this summer if we never intended to buy anyone. Or indeed why we didn't offer Simpson the extra money he wanted to stay.

Why was he brought in to buy players if, all along, we didn't need them? Why is he actually here?

Surely the difference in the quotes people keep bringing up is because of Cabaye's refusal to play? It isn't that strange.

Did he get a lot of service at Freiburg?

Kind of a massive factor to ignore..

First footballing hero was Liam O'Brien I think. Although I remember thinking Kevin Brock was pretty good back in the day. Probably too many players to name after that that I have had as heroes. I used to be a huge fan of Gary Speed - I used to find it hard to contain myself when the idiots used to have a go at him.

This breaking of teeth on players sounds like a poor negotiating tactic.

Keep saying it but isn't Bielsa still available after leaving Bilbao? Throw a bit of cash at him and get him in.