Skirge Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 All we can do is hope the club are being very very cunning and letting the media spread shite as they move for the unlinked players that they targeted before the window opened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I really hope these are smokescreens because f***ing hell some of these players are s**** to say the least. Part of our problem is we used to throw money at players just to get them on board! That's not happening anymore so I guess most of our targets have thought, bollocks i'll get a payday elsewhere then. I'm still hoping we can pull a couple of surprises out the bag but part of me feels we'll get 1 more average player and be no better than we were before. If this happens and we are no better would you want another takeover? Time will tell but this clubs been s*** for far too long no... Oh so you'd be quite happy finishing the bottom half each year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 All we can do is hope the club are being very very cunning and letting the media spread shite as they move for the unlinked players that they targeted before the window opened. that's called blind hope mate, or whatever the next step up from that is - assuming you're referring to top quality players here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Xabi Alonso I could see coming here with Milner going the other way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissmag Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Xabi Alonso I could see coming here with Milner going the other way. Would luv it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 All we can do is hope the club are being very very cunning and letting the media spread s**** as they move for the unlinked players that they targeted before the window opened. that's called blind hope mate, or whatever the next step up from that is - assuming you're referring to top quality players here Just trying to be positive today mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 FWIW, Guthrie said that we were interested since the end of the season, and that it wasn't until last week that Liverpool let him speak to us. Shows transfers can't be completed with a click of the fingers as MrMiyagi75 expects Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Hoffenheim. Tell me it isn't....... He couldn't resist the promises of their chairman http://gregcookland.com/journal/uploaded_images/picHasselHoff-747711.jpg Urgh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I really hope these are smokescreens because f***ing hell some of these players are s**** to say the least. Part of our problem is we used to throw money at players just to get them on board! That's not happening anymore so I guess most of our targets have thought, bollocks i'll get a payday elsewhere then. I'm still hoping we can pull a couple of surprises out the bag but part of me feels we'll get 1 more average player and be no better than we were before. If this happens and we are no better would you want another takeover? Time will tell but this clubs been s*** for far too long no... Oh so you'd be quite happy finishing the bottom half each year? hmm. who was the owner before? Were did we finished in the league? What kind of money did he throw at players and transfers? Did it worked? What are this board trying too do? How long time compared with the board before have they got. Why do you believe we are less attractive now than five years ago? What do you want a new (arab)board to do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Oh come on lads - now he's at the top of page 228 as well. Should have a warning in the title or something Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 FWIW, Guthrie said that we were interested since the end of the season, and that it wasn't until last week that Liverpool let him speak to us. Shows transfers can't be completed with a click of the fingers as MrMiyagi75 expects no right enough, granted...still believe a buying club can make any deal happen if they want/need it enough, i.e. pay a good fee to the selling club, i mean liverpool let crouch talk to pompey pretty fucking sharpish once the 11m bid was lodged didn't they? and it all happened very fast then re guthrie wonder why liverpool sat back and waited? not like anything changed with their own transfers, they're no further on any of them are they? still, behind the scenes who knows? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Could we? should we? Claude Makelele will be the first high profile name to leave Chelsea this summer as he eyes a move to Paris St Germain. (The Sun) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 All we can do is hope the club are being very very cunning and letting the media spread s**** as they move for the unlinked players that they targeted before the window opened. that's called blind hope mate, or whatever the next step up from that is - assuming you're referring to top quality players here Just trying to be positive today mate. aye i know, harder by the day though.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Keegan will now turn his attentions to Steaua Bucharest's £2.5m-rated full-back Dorin Goian. (Daily Star) hmmmmmm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissmag Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Could we? should we? Claude Makelele will be the first high profile name to leave Chelsea this summer as he eyes a move to Paris St Germain. (The Sun) No, thanks... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I really hope these are smokescreens because f***ing hell some of these players are s**** to say the least. Part of our problem is we used to throw money at players just to get them on board! That's not happening anymore so I guess most of our targets have thought, bollocks i'll get a payday elsewhere then. I'm still hoping we can pull a couple of surprises out the bag but part of me feels we'll get 1 more average player and be no better than we were before. If this happens and we are no better would you want another takeover? Time will tell but this clubs been s*** for far too long no... Oh so you'd be quite happy finishing the bottom half each year? hmm. who was the owner before? Were did we finished in the league? What kind of money did he throw at players and transfers? Did it worked? What are this board trying too do? How long time compared with the board before have they got. Why do you believe we are less attractive now than five years ago? What do you want a new (arab)board to do? Think you're missing the point. If this new policy by the club see's us no better off would you want a change to come sooner rather than later? Ok not throwing money at players is a positive step but it can also be a negative one when you finished 12th and have no european football to lure better players that could move you up the league. Sometimes you need to speculate to accumulate! If we are left with most of the crap from last season with only an unknown argentinian and a liverpool reject as our top transfer targets then i'm sorry but I want answers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 FWIW, Guthrie said that we were interested since the end of the season, and that it wasn't until last week that Liverpool let him speak to us. Shows transfers can't be completed with a click of the fingers as MrMiyagi75 expects no right enough, granted...still believe a buying club can make any deal happen if they want/need it enough, i.e. pay a good fee to the selling club, i mean liverpool let crouch talk to pompey pretty fucking sharpish once the 11m bid was lodged didn't they? and it all happened very fast then re guthrie wonder why liverpool sat back and waited? not like anything changed with their own transfers, they're no further on any of them are they? still, behind the scenes who knows? and thank fuck we are not the mugs paying 11million for peter crouch. i am concerned that the club think they can get to a reasonable position in the league without spending hardly any money, but they are still doing a good job on the whole imo, and these things take time. its early in the transfer window anyway, we could end up spending 50 million, although i dont think we will spend anything near that figure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I really hope these are smokescreens because f***ing hell some of these players are s**** to say the least. Part of our problem is we used to throw money at players just to get them on board! That's not happening anymore so I guess most of our targets have thought, bollocks i'll get a payday elsewhere then. I'm still hoping we can pull a couple of surprises out the bag but part of me feels we'll get 1 more average player and be no better than we were before. If this happens and we are no better would you want another takeover? Time will tell but this clubs been s*** for far too long no... Oh so you'd be quite happy finishing the bottom half each year? hmm. who was the owner before? Were did we finished in the league? What kind of money did he throw at players and transfers? Did it worked? What are this board trying too do? How long time compared with the board before have they got. Why do you believe we are less attractive now than five years ago? What do you want a new (arab)board to do? Think you're missing the point. If this new policy by the club see's us no better off would you want a change to come sooner rather than later? Ok not throwing money at players is a positive step but it can also be a negative one when you finished 12th and have no european football to lure better players that could move you up the league. Sometimes you need to speculate to accumulate! If we are left with most of the crap from last season with only an unknown argentinian and a liverpool reject as our top transfer targets then i'm sorry but I want answers. You didn´t get my point. Give it time. I can´t answear you before they have had a few seasons. Still. Has the money throwing helped the past few years when we have been without europe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I really hope these are smokescreens because f***ing hell some of these players are s**** to say the least. Part of our problem is we used to throw money at players just to get them on board! That's not happening anymore so I guess most of our targets have thought, bollocks i'll get a payday elsewhere then. I'm still hoping we can pull a couple of surprises out the bag but part of me feels we'll get 1 more average player and be no better than we were before. If this happens and we are no better would you want another takeover? Time will tell but this clubs been s*** for far too long no... Oh so you'd be quite happy finishing the bottom half each year? hmm. who was the owner before? Were did we finished in the league? What kind of money did he throw at players and transfers? Did it worked? What are this board trying too do? How long time compared with the board before have they got. Why do you believe we are less attractive now than five years ago? What do you want a new (arab)board to do? Think you're missing the point. If this new policy by the club see's us no better off would you want a change to come sooner rather than later? Ok not throwing money at players is a positive step but it can also be a negative one when you finished 12th and have no european football to lure better players that could move you up the league. Sometimes you need to speculate to accumulate! If we are left with most of the crap from last season with only an unknown argentinian and a liverpool reject as our top transfer targets then i'm sorry but I want answers. You didn´t get my point. Give it time. I can´t answear you before they have had a few seasons. Still. Has the money throwing helped the past few years when we have been without europe? I'm prepared to give it 3 years to see an improvement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissmag Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Still waiting for a creative midfielder. Carvalho or D'Alessandro anyone... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 4 hours, 50 minutes and one month today, kick-off Old Trafford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 4 hours, 50 minutes and one month today, kick-off Old Trafford. Wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Aiden McGeady has signed a new deal with Celtic. Linked with us at some point IIRC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geordienorway Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Take this with a huge pinch of salt, but still: Just heard back from my contact. there is definatly a press conference on monday for 3:00. It is defo not a player signing. Maybe kk is off or ma is selling up Posted by: tonny | 17 July 2008 at 06:50 http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_soccerblog/2008/07/newcastle-targe.html Daniel // Jul 16, 2008 at 23:13 I dont know the specifics of who’s list they were from, I just know what happened over the past few days. Everything was fine up until 4pm today when we decided to withdraw the agreed contract from yesterday. We had the fee agreed (7m in one go) but had a change of heart about 4 oclock today. I dont know if we were trying to reduce the wages a little bit more or what the logic was, but it didnt work and Aimars agent walked out. Big fail on our part. Same thing happened last week, met the release clause for inler, press conference arranged last thursday, then wednesday night we withdrew the offer TT - I have 3 sources, all of which had this one. A friend who knows Llambias, someone from the press office and a journalist(Nicko? mackems.gif) Daniel // Jul 16, 2008 at 23:36 Anth - they always pre book them to get the press there so tomorrows was for Aimar, ill text my mate to find out the crack for mondays Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Why would we wait until Monday? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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