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He's on a reported €35k a day approx... €13m a year approx + free use of a private jet...

Peters thread ? Thought it was just as relevant here TBH...

This was my first thought also...

Erik Pieters was at today's match apparently...

On the bench today...

AP still hoping for one more signing this window... http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2012/08/18/alan-pardew-believes-signing-opportunities-may-arise-61634-31647849/

Hope our defence have done their homework today... Show Bale on to his right foot... Lennon & Defoe on to their left and we'll stand a better chance...

1. 2-0 2. 1-1 3. 2-1 4. 2-1 5. 1-1 6. 2-0 7. 2-1 8. 0-3 9. 3-0 10 1-2 11 2-1

The mind games have started...

The commentators are now agreeing with you...

This new league is all well and good but the games should never be on the same day as a first team game. its good for the clubs though, we are playing Spurs at U18, reserve and 1st team 2moro, they can all come on one plane instead of making 3 long trips over the season. I think the reserve leagues should contain the same teams as the first team and play the same day as the main game in the same stadium as pre-main match entertainment... Gets the players used to playing in bigger venues in front of bigger crowds... Fans get more for their money and owners get more from revenue from their facilities via food & drinks etc and helps the atmosphere build up better getting people in the ground earlier... Gets the officials sharpened up... Only downside I could think of is W&T to the pitch...

Hope they only paid the one agent fee for Jon Harley...

Anita... Vernon Anita... Leave the rest up to others

Was well impressed with the look of Lille's new 50,000 seater stadium... I wonder if it will be a game changer for Lille's future... Always got the impression they got quite small crowds even when winning the double...

Was on TalkSport this morning... Never the brightest bulb but seems quite professional... Let's hope he's learnt to show Bale & Lennon on to their weaker feet rather than their stronger as he has done in the past...

Both Robbie Earle and Shaka Hislop said on the ESPN Press-Pass tonight the best bit of business NUFC have done this summer is signing Ba to a new long term contract... Have i missed something?...

Wasn't at the talk-in myself to judge the context of the comment but it was what AP said and knowing MA/DL and the reaction from LFC from our bid it wouldn't surprise me... And if we do pride ourselves focusing on the value of a player I'd certainly wouldn't be paying much more than £7m baring in mind Cisse cost £8m albeit a few years older... Would be interesting who people would prefer if we could only buy one more player for £7m... Debuchy or Carroll... it was a joke. £35m was the joke...

That would be my choice...

Wasn't at the talk-in myself to judge the context of the comment but it was what AP said and knowing MA/DL and the reaction from LFC from our bid it wouldn't surprise me... And if we do pride ourselves focusing on the value of a player I'd certainly wouldn't be paying much more than £7m baring in mind Cisse cost £8m albeit a few years older... Would be interesting who people would prefer if we could only buy one more player for £7m... Debuchy or Carroll...

Can't see us upping our original bid from £7m to £12m... And against the idea personally of him coming back...

You sound like them Two things: He had service (which he wont get) and we fell apart that game, even Alan Smith upfront would have put one past us. Also I think Shola off the bench is a better option than him, at half the price. He still played well in that game, which was my point. He's far from useless. Saha's a better player than Shola, but considering the price comparison there's not much in it for value. My point wasn't necessarily that he's better/worse than Shola, more that we are one squad striker light for this season and there's worse players for that role - not that I'd go and buy him, but if he was presented to me as 3rd/4th choice for our squad I wouldn't weep. I don't think I sound like them, I despise them just as much as the next person on here, but just as they are prone to silly hyperbole when rubbishing our signings, we can be too. As a football fan, Saha isn't a poor player. He has a poor injury record and will likely be overpriced in terms of wages, but he's not the joke signing that a lot of people on here want him to be just to have another stick to bash the Mackems with. We've already got a lot anyway. I'm not saying they've got one over us, nor does the signing make them any better than mid-table wasters, but call a spade a spade - he's not a bad striker. This... If they get the finer details of the deal right then it's a good short-term deal for them...

Aren't you forgetting the obvious one...

Didn't AP himself say we only bid £7m?... Terrible journalism...

Saha getting the SSN yellow ticker tape treatment now... Advanced discussions...

A couple of different places on Twitter were claiming it so nothing concrete... AP normally has his late morning so should get an indication then of how things will unfold...