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Shay Given signs for Manchester City for £5.9m plus add-ons


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Guest afternoonfix

newcastle have refused him a testimonial as part of the deal...........s*** move on their behalf

 

source???

 

twas on the radio over the weekend,therefore he had to put in a request, it'll all come to light in time.
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Not overly bothered to be honest, good keeper, has put in a good shift for the the club and has moved on. We're not significantly weaker by his loss, hopefully the money will be spent well, we could have a more influential outfield player through the sale of Shay, which is what we're crying out for (as well as a good manager).

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Sad to see this actually happen, despite knowing full well for the last few weeks that it was coming...

 

He's been unhappy with our direction for the last few years, and has been very vocal about it. He obviously had enough, and I can't argue with his decision to want to move on. The only thing that pisses me off is the manner in which it happened. Our hand seems to have been forced into selling our prize asset for (reportedly) much less than I thought we should value him at. Shay actions (through those of his agent) have been very unprofessional, and I've lost a bit of respect for him as a result. It'll fucking hurt seeing him playing in a Man City shirt...  :weep:

 

He's a money greedy cunt.

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Guest guinness_fiend

newcastle have refused him a testimonial as part of the deal...........s*** move on their behalf

 

Sick

 

To be frank, he doesn't deserve one if he asked to move.  He could have waited until the summer and possibly kept us in the Premiership, at which point no sane Toon fan would have any issues with him wanting to better himself, but he was blinded by greed and self-preservation and decided to jump ship. 

 

Thanks Shay for all of your hard work over the years, but you have deserted us at a time where we desperately need stability, so I wish you all the best ensuring that Manchester City stay in the Premiership, which is not guaranteed by any means, given that they are only four points ahead of us at the moment.

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newcastle have refused him a testimonial as part of the deal...........shit move on their behalf

 

Good.

 

He's coined enough over the last few weeks and then refused to play Wednesday night in an arrogant attempt to force the club's hand.  Well done to them for holding out & forcing the transfer transfer request.

 

Doesn't deserve a testimonial after the last month.

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Guest NobbyOhNobby

Harper deserves a testimonial as well.

 

Why dont they just call 'testimonials' 'testies'?

hahahaha! That's mint, well played!

 

"Who's going to come back to play in Shay Given's testie? Darren Ambrose, Jermaine Jenas, Ashley Cole, Justin Fashanu?"

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newcastle have refused him a testimonial as part of the deal...........shit move on their behalf

 

Good.

 

He's coined enough over the last few weeks and then refused to play Wednesday night in an arrogant attempt to force the club's hand. Well done to them for holding out & forcing the transfer transfer request.

 

Doesn't deserve a testimonial after the last month.

 

Within the last 6 months, what ever is going on in the background of this club, it has forced (probably not the word), 2 people in KK and Shay, to act in a way which we probably wouldnt expect - in terms of how it affects the fans.

 

Heavens knows why they acted in a way that comes across like they want to shaft the club big style and forgets the fans reactions/feelings. Cant be good.

 

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Guest toonlass

It can't be £6m. Kinnear called the £5m bid 'an insult', and an extra million is too close.

 

We probably accepted £5,000000.01

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Guest Stephen927

newcastle have refused him a testimonial as part of the deal...........s*** move on their behalf

 

Good.

 

He's coined enough over the last few weeks and then refused to play Wednesday night in an arrogant attempt to force the club's hand.  Well done to them for holding out & forcing the transfer transfer request.

 

Doesn't deserve a testimonial after the last month.

 

Within the last 6 months, what ever is going on in the background of this club, it has forced (probably not the word), 2 people in KK and Shay, to act in a way which we probably wouldnt expect - in terms of how it affects the fans.

 

Heavens knows why they acted in a way that  comes across like they want to want to shaft the club big style and forgets the fans reactions/feelings. Cant be good.

 

 

Both have seen the writing on the wall, for Given it's been there for a while.

 

This club isn't going anywhere for a long time, theres not much Ashley can put in the club (I'm not aware of how his money is broken up and how much is available to him now to spend).. maybe once we get the high earners off the wage ball and build up a nice bit profit (how many top flight clubs have no debt and make a healthy profit?) then we can maybe splash out a bit.

 

Given will be entering his twilight years by the time that happens though I reckon.

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Within the last 6 months, what ever is going on in the background of this club, it has forced (probably not the word), 2 people in KK and Shay, to act in a way which we probably wouldnt expect - in terms of how it affects the fans.

 

Heavens knows why they acted in a way that  comes across like they want to shaft the club big style and forgets the fans reactions/feelings. Cant be good.

 

 

They've both done it before.

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