Guest Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I could see us looking at him as the panic signing option if we've fucked things over with Pieters & Cissokho and still don't have anyone on August 31st. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Nut, I expected your post to be some link to some new Frenchie, being in Australia there is no action on this forum when I'm at work, then you pipe in around 3.30pm my time, with L'Equipe updates. Your post was a massive let down. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3755963/Manchester-City-tell-Newcastle-to-pay-2million-to-loan-Wayne-Bridge.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter NEWCASTLE have been told to stump up around £2million to take Wayne Bridge on loan from Manchester City. Bridge, signed for £12million from Chelsea in 2009, is not in boss Roberto Mancini's first-team plans but the City chief still wants a fee for any short-term deal. Toon boss Alan Pardew - desperate to sign a left-back - would also have to pay half of Bridge's £90,000-a-week wages[\b]. Bridge's agent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Pretty damn expensive for a panic signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 If we go into the derby without a recognised left back it will be nothing short of criminal. Lets just wait and see I guess but it was pretty clear to everyone that Enrique was off so if we're scraping around for options at this stage or even later and haggling for a cheap price unwilling to spend any money to plug the gap then it just shows what a farce the people are who are running the show (as said a million times). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I didn't realise Bridge was on 90k a week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.R. Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Even if he was any good, he'd be too old. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J7 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 We've had months to bring in a left back, or at least have a plan for when the inevitable happened. This, and the striker hunt is a bit of a disgrace really! Should have been sorted for the season, never mind Sunderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Surely today is the last day we can bring someone in and expect them to play on Saturday. Anyone brought in on Thursday or Friday will barely have a chance to train and would at best, be on the bench. Absolute farce really. Said it before if we lose on Saturday without the requisite two new players, Pardew will lose the crowd potentially for good. Very few NUFC managers have ever had enough goodwill in the bank to roll with a derby defeat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Hopefully judging by the players we've signed so far and the previous links to M'Bengue, Pieters and Cissokho it suggests the Bridge link isn't a solid one. As was mentioned earlier, the fact Bridge is a LB and available and the fact we've recently sold Enrique makes me believe it's lazy journalism (let's be honest, it certainly wouldn't be the first time). To go from links to three young full backs to an overpaid has-been seems a bit unrealistic and doesn't fit in with the apparent model of the club currently. I'm more than happy with that. Famous last words? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 We've had months to bring in a left back, or at least have a plan for when the inevitable happened. This, and the striker hunt is a bit of a disgrace really! Should have been sorted for the season, never mind Sunderland. i agree but i do feel the transfer window opening and closing times over summer are a bit off. The window should close the night before the season opens and should open a little earlier to compensate....this would encourage teams to have all their business complete before the season starts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I didn't realise Bridge was on 90k a week Says everything about the current salary level in PL.A mediocre player who has been injued or sitting on the bench more or less half his career is earning 90 000 a week..sick.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think the regime is extremely naive in how easy they think it is to sign decent players The likelihood of someone coming in before Saturday is very slim considering how bullish pardew was Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think we're definitely considering him as a back up like. Could be a case of if we miss out on the first two targets, get him in for a season and sign M'Bengue on a free next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think the regime is extremely naive in how easy they think it is to sign decent players The likelihood of someone coming in before Saturday is very slim considering how bullish pardew was The same could be said about us..We're furious if decent replacements don't arrive asap, forgeting all the contingencies the club has to consider: agents (who actively distorts information) work permits, , salary, current contract situation, a seller club that wants to get as much as possible, economical limitations, does he fit into our style of play, and subjective factors such as players' personality traits (will he blend with the group). If all these contigencies don't fall into place, a transfer might fall through.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 As I think we'll sign Pieters though I don't see it being an issue even. Least we're thinking of a plan C anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 As I think we'll sign Pieters though I don't see it being an issue even. Least we're thinking of a plan C anyway. Bridge should be plan z, or even better plan ž. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Well yeah same really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Wonder if William Hill would give me odds of the Chronicle coming out later and saying we have no interest in Bridge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 As I think we'll sign Pieters though I don't see it being an issue even. Least we're thinking of a plan C anyway. We're in no need of a cheap, shitty plan C. Just sign Pieters, Cissokho or M'Bengue. Now is really the time to spend some real money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 As I think we'll sign Pieters though I don't see it being an issue even. Least we're thinking of a plan C anyway. We're in no need of a cheap, shitty plan C. Just sign Pieters, Cissokho or M'Bengue. Now is really the time to spend some real money. It's actually an expensive, shitty plan C. You'd think the club would rather just persevere with Ferguson than sign Bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think the regime is extremely naive in how easy they think it is to sign decent players The likelihood of someone coming in before Saturday is very slim considering how bullish pardew was I think there's a fair amount of incompetence mixed in with the naivete. That's not to say that the transfer market isn't a complex place but you need to have someone who knows what they are doing fronting the negotiations. I really doubt that Llambias is up to it if the deal is not straightforward. When you add in the other stuff you hear such as the logistics of the US tour and the strange story about the bonuses it all points in one direction. Ashley could solve quite a few problems if he binned Del and brought in a proper chief executive who knows how to work the transfer market and how to run a football club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think the regime is extremely naive in how easy they think it is to sign decent players The likelihood of someone coming in before Saturday is very slim considering how bullish pardew was I think there's a fair amount of incompetence mixed in with the naivete. That's not to say that the transfer market isn't a complex place but you need to have someone who knows what they are doing fronting the negotiations. I really doubt that Llambias is up to it if the deal is not straightforward. When you add in the other stuff you hear such as the logistics of the US tour and the strange story about the bonuses it all points in one direction. Ashley could solve quite a few problems if he binned Del and brought in a proper chief executive who knows how to work the transfer market and how to run a football club. And isn't so transparently a complete dickwad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think the regime is extremely naive in how easy they think it is to sign decent players The likelihood of someone coming in before Saturday is very slim considering how bullish pardew was I think there's a fair amount of incompetence mixed in with the naivete. That's not to say that the transfer market isn't a complex place but you need to have someone who knows what they are doing fronting the negotiations. I really doubt that Llambias is up to it if the deal is not straightforward. When you add in the other stuff you hear such as the logistics of the US tour and the strange story about the bonuses it all points in one direction. Ashley could solve quite a few problems if he binned Del and brought in a proper chief executive who knows how to work the transfer market and how to run a football club. And isn't so transparently a complete dickwad. There is that as well.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think we're definitely considering him as a back up like. Could be a case of if we miss out on the first two targets, get him in for a season and sign M'Bengue on a free next year. Except by next year someone else will sign M'Bengue for a free and we'll declare Ferguson as the next LB superstar in waiting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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