Realistic Summer Targets

[Tooj]

Cassano? Never understood the hype, an average player in my opinion with an over inflated sense of his own ability or worth, that and a few loose screws in the head of course. Wouldn't go anywhere near him.

 

An average player? You being ignorant of foreign football again?

[Guest LucaAltieri]

Cassano? Never understood the hype, an average player in my opinion with an over inflated sense of his own ability or worth, that and a few loose screws in the head of course. Wouldn't go anywhere near him.

 

Quality player. Definitely a nut but quality all the same. This season he's been on form (in both respects).

[Taylor Swift]

Cassano? Never understood the hype, an average player in my opinion with an over inflated sense of his own ability or worth, that and a few loose screws in the head of course. Wouldn't go anywhere near him.

 

An average player? You being ignorant of foreign football again?

 

 

Of course man.

[thewellander]

Wes Brown would be a good signing, since he's capable of covering at RB and CB. On a free, I'd take him.

[Guest Knightrider]

Cassano? Never understood the hype, an average player in my opinion with an over inflated sense of his own ability or worth, that and a few loose screws in the head of course. Wouldn't go anywhere near him.

 

An average player? You being ignorant of foreign football again?

 

Aye and no, seen quite a bit of him actually, showed good promise early on but has done fuck all and for me he's nowt special. So he has good technique... most Italians do.

[Tooj]

Cassano? Never understood the hype, an average player in my opinion with an over inflated sense of his own ability or worth, that and a few loose screws in the head of course. Wouldn't go anywhere near him.

 

An average player? You being ignorant of foreign football again?

 

Aye and no, seen quite a bit of him actually, showed good promise early on but has done fuck all and for me he's nowt special. So he has good technique... most Italians do.

 

His technique is a bit better than good like. He's lost his way yes, should never have went to Madrid. He's been excellent for Sampdoria this season. But he is one we should stay well clear of, that's for certain.

[Guest Knightrider]

To be fair to him I've never seen his performances for Samdoria, I just remember all the hype, yet in Euro 2004 he bombed while a certain Rooney who many Italian fans were saying was nowt compared to Cassano showed him how it's done. Just never been impressed by him.

[TRC]

Maxi Rodrigues would be ideal.

[Tooj]

To be fair to him I've never seen his performances for Samdoria, I just remember all the hype, yet in Euro 2004 he bombed while a certain Rooney who many Italian fans were saying was nowt compared to Cassano showed him how it's done. Just never been impressed by him.

 

He never bombed at all. Was Italy's best player.

[TRC]

Yeah, was it him who was crying after he scored then found out they couldn't go through to the next round anyway?

[juniatmoko]

Kasper Schmeichel... seems worth a punt also... in that list

[Tooj]

Kasper Schmeichel... seems worth a punt also... in that list

 

Ordinary iyam.

[Liam Liam Liam O]

To be fair to him I've never seen his performances for Samdoria, I just remember all the hype, yet in Euro 2004 he bombed while a certain Rooney who many Italian fans were saying was nowt compared to Cassano showed him how it's done. Just never been impressed by him.

 

Just as a footnote to that, Rooney has done nothing since then in an England shirt to justify that hype.

[Liam Liam Liam O]

Kasper Schmeichel... seems worth a punt also... in that list

 

Ordinary iyam.

 

We're sorted for first choice & backup keepers as well

[Tooj]

To be fair to him I've never seen his performances for Samdoria, I just remember all the hype, yet in Euro 2004 he bombed while a certain Rooney who many Italian fans were saying was nowt compared to Cassano showed him how it's done. Just never been impressed by him.

 

Just as a footnote to that, Rooney has done nothing since then in an England shirt to justify that hype.

 

Joe Cole's probably been the one player for England since then that looks like he can do something.

[Exiled in Texas]

I'd love to see us make a bid for the out-of-favour Bayern Munich midfielder Bastien Schweinstager (sp?).  Strong midfielder, with a good gengine and a wicked long range shot.

 

According the coverage of the Bayern game against Getaffe, Schweinstager has rarely featured for Hitzfeld's Bayern this season.  Of course this may be a case if him just waiting out Hitzfeld, and waiting for Klinnsman to arrive for whom he featured strongly in the 06 World Cup.

 

I thought Schweinstager was great for Germany in the WC, and am suprised to hear that he is out of favour at Bayern.  Wonder what he would cost though?

[Thespence]

Cassano is not on a Bosman, a fee has already been agreed with Samp & Cassano is going to take a huge pay cut to join Samp. Real Madrid are paying the bulk of his wages this year. Good player looked like he was going to follow Baggio, Del P & Totti onto the world stage when he got his move from Bari to Roma but looks like he will be a very good domestic player but never a global player.  

[juniatmoko]

I'd love to see us make a bid for the out-of-favour Bayern Munich midfielder Bastien Schweinstager (sp?).  Strong midfielder, with a good gengine and a wicked long range shot.

 

According the coverage of the Bayern game against Getaffe, Schweinstager has rarely featured for Hitzfeld's Bayern this season.  Of course this may be a case if him just waiting out Hitzfeld, and waiting for Klinnsman to arrive for whom he featured strongly in the 06 World Cup.

 

I thought Schweinstager was great for Germany in the WC, and am suprised to hear that he is out of favour at Bayern.  Wonder what he would cost though?

 

he's shit now... maybe he can't manage the pressure of the hype

[Taylor Swift]

I'd love to see us make a bid for the out-of-favour Bayern Munich midfielder Bastien Schweinstager (sp?).  Strong midfielder, with a good gengine and a wicked long range shot.

 

According the coverage of the Bayern game against Getaffe, Schweinstager has rarely featured for Hitzfeld's Bayern this season.  Of course this may be a case if him just waiting out Hitzfeld, and waiting for Klinnsman to arrive for whom he featured strongly in the 06 World Cup.

 

I thought Schweinstager was great for Germany in the WC, and am suprised to hear that he is out of favour at Bayern.  Wonder what he would cost though?

 

he's shit now... maybe he can't manage the pressure of the hype

 

Reminds me of Seb Deisler and Lars Ricken in a way. All the attributes physically but lacking stuff up there.

[Exiled in Texas]

I'd love to see us make a bid for the out-of-favour Bayern Munich midfielder Bastien Schweinstager (sp?).  Strong midfielder, with a good gengine and a wicked long range shot.

 

According the coverage of the Bayern game against Getaffe, Schweinstager has rarely featured for Hitzfeld's Bayern this season.  Of course this may be a case if him just waiting out Hitzfeld, and waiting for Klinnsman to arrive for whom he featured strongly in the 06 World Cup.

 

I thought Schweinstager was great for Germany in the WC, and am suprised to hear that he is out of favour at Bayern.  Wonder what he would cost though?

 

he's s*** now... maybe he can't manage the pressure of the hype

 

Yep, commentators said he was having a poor season, but you don't get bad quickly except for loosing your confidence.  Having said that, he had a good game against Gettafe.....I'd love to see him come in to play in Butt's DM anchor role.

[1878]

I'd love to see us make a bid for the out-of-favour Bayern Munich midfielder Bastien Schweinstager (sp?).  Strong midfielder, with a good gengine and a wicked long range shot.

 

According the coverage of the Bayern game against Getaffe, Schweinstager has rarely featured for Hitzfeld's Bayern this season.  Of course this may be a case if him just waiting out Hitzfeld, and waiting for Klinnsman to arrive for whom he featured strongly in the 06 World Cup.

 

I thought Schweinstager was great for Germany in the WC, and am suprised to hear that he is out of favour at Bayern.  Wonder what he would cost though?

 

he's s*** now... maybe he can't manage the pressure of the hype

 

Yep, commentators said he was having a poor season, but you don't get bad quickly except for loosing your confidence.  Having said that, he had a good game against Gettafe.....I'd love to see him come in to play in Butt's DM anchor role.

 

What the fuck?

 

Do you want to sign Ronaldo and play him left back as well?

[juniatmoko]

I'd love to see us make a bid for the out-of-favour Bayern Munich midfielder Bastien Schweinstager (sp?).  Strong midfielder, with a good gengine and a wicked long range shot.

 

According the coverage of the Bayern game against Getaffe, Schweinstager has rarely featured for Hitzfeld's Bayern this season.  Of course this may be a case if him just waiting out Hitzfeld, and waiting for Klinnsman to arrive for whom he featured strongly in the 06 World Cup.

 

I thought Schweinstager was great for Germany in the WC, and am suprised to hear that he is out of favour at Bayern.  Wonder what he would cost though?

 

he's s*** now... maybe he can't manage the pressure of the hype

 

Yep, commentators said he was having a poor season, but you don't get bad quickly except for loosing your confidence.  Having said that, he had a good game against Gettafe.....I'd love to see him come in to play in Butt's DM anchor role.

 

What the f***?

 

Do you want to sign Ronaldo and play him left back as well?

[Guest Knightrider]

To be fair to him I've never seen his performances for Samdoria, I just remember all the hype, yet in Euro 2004 he bombed while a certain Rooney who many Italian fans were saying was nowt compared to Cassano showed him how it's done. Just never been impressed by him.

 

Just as a footnote to that, Rooney has done nothing since then in an England shirt to justify that hype.

 

No, but he's done it for Man Utd which is arguably a bigger platform giving the level they operate at.

[Liam Liam Liam O]

To be fair to him I've never seen his performances for Samdoria, I just remember all the hype, yet in Euro 2004 he bombed while a certain Rooney who many Italian fans were saying was nowt compared to Cassano showed him how it's done. Just never been impressed by him.

 

Just as a footnote to that, Rooney has done nothing since then in an England shirt to justify that hype.

 

No, but he's done it for Man Utd which is arguably a bigger platform giving the level they operate at.

 

Sorry I thought you were comparing their international performances having not seen much of Cassano at club level

[simonlemagnifique]

Thierry Henry according to Michael Walker in the Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/newcastle-united-3-reading-0-keegan-kickstart-trick-has-newcastle-dreaming-of-star-signings-805459.html

 

No quotes mind, but still, here you go...

So now today is all about tomorrow. And the dream.

 

And the dream is Thierry Henry. Keegan said it a few weeks ago to a young boy on a local phone-in and he repeated Henry's name again this week at one of the many low-key functions Keegan attends on Tyneside. Henry may sound like fantasy football but Keegan has also expressed pragmatism – "We need at least one new left-back."

 

But a tone has been set and it is over to Mike Ashley, absent here. "The owner is the one who's going to have to find the finances for whatever's going to happen," Keegan said. "Mr Ashley said he wanted to win something in three and a half years. When we sit down in the next few weeks we'll see how desperate he is to win something in that time.