KDT Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Sky say he's been released Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Sky say he's been released Good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I have pre-cum dribbling down my leg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I have pre-cum dribbling down my leg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 All the Leeds and West Ham fans on Twitter desperate to sign him. If only they knew! Muahahahahah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matta Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 He's probably gonna sign a new contract, stay for a hundred years, be shitter than ever and be made captain again sometime during the summer. Could be best news ever, but waiting for official! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 That would be superb. Bet we've had to pay up a fair chunk of his contract like but still. Positive signs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Good stuff but he still has to find one. No doubt we'll be paying a portion of his wages but it's better than the full whack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 wait has he just been told to find a new club or was he released and his contract executed mafia style and left in a shallow grave near a highway? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Look, if it's about paying up his contract then I'm sure we can have a whip round to help? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 That would be superb. Bet we've had to pay up a fair chunk of his contract like but still. Positive signs. Yup - if it is true that he's been released then we must have paid him off. We did something like that with Babayaro IIRC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 How many years and months did he have left ? Thread title change needed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 How many years and months did he have left ? Thread title change needed? Would have expired next summer. That would be superb. Bet we've had to pay up a fair chunk of his contract like but still. Positive signs. Yup - if it is true that he's been released then we must have paid him off. We did something like that with Babayaro IIRC. Aye, could be another mutual termination. No reports he has been released though ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I've waited for this for the last 3-4 years.. A great day for Newcastle and worldwide football! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Imagine there's no Smudger It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Title change needed. "Club Tell Smith To Do One (but he won't)" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 How many years and months did he have left ? Thread title change needed? Would have expired next summer. That would be superb. Bet we've had to pay up a fair chunk of his contract like but still. Positive signs. Yup - if it is true that he's been released then we must have paid him off. We did something like that with Babayaro IIRC. Aye, could be another mutual termination. No reports he has been released though ... So we'd have to pay him a years salary. Fair enough really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Thread title should be changed to simply "Hallejujah" the moment it's confirmed that he's gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bealios Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 He was on about £3m a year, so I imagine they have settled for a figure significantly less than that - benefit to him is that he can go off and get a new contract, with (for example) £1.5m in his pocket. Benefits the club as they save some money from the £3m, and benefits the player (he gets to find some match time and still gets a fair bit of wedge, plus a new contract elsewhere). Seems like a decent bloke, but a disaster here. Only concern is that the fantastic spirit everyone talks about seems to have been based upon Nolan, Smith, Harper, and to a lesser extent Carroll and Barton. Two of those gone, two of those are likely to be a bit pissed off about contract situation, which leaves Harper, who I imagine will be under a lot of pressure from Krul/Forster next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Yeah, but fantastic spirit only got us 12th in the league. Not knocking 12th, I'm happy with that, but if we want to push on maybe spirit needs replacing with skill? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 To think he has cost Newcastle United the best part of £15 million. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 To think he has cost Newcastle United the best part of £15 million. Urrrggghh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Surely he still has to find a club before he can leave? As far as i can see he hasn't been "released", although this surely is the first step before he does. Can't say i hate Smith, despite offering nothing, football wise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 He was on about £3m a year, so I imagine they have settled for a figure significantly less than that - benefit to him is that he can go off and get a new contract, with (for example) £1.5m in his pocket. Benefits the club as they save some money from the £3m, and benefits the player (he gets to find some match time and still gets a fair bit of wedge, plus a new contract elsewhere). Seems like a decent bloke, but a disaster here. Only concern is that the fantastic spirit everyone talks about seems to have been based upon Nolan, Smith, Harper, and to a lesser extent Carroll and Barton. Two of those gone, two of those are likely to be a bit p*ssed off about contract situation, which leaves Harper, who I imagine will be under a lot of pressure from Krul/Forster next year. If all these rumours are true about Nolan, Barton, Smith, Ranger etc then it looks like there is a "cleansing" process going on. Golfmag's post all those months ago referred to Ashley's concern that there was too much player power and (I think) a lack of discipline. Maybe now is the fallout time or at least the start of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 He was on about £3m a year, so I imagine they have settled for a figure significantly less than that - benefit to him is that he can go off and get a new contract, with (for example) £1.5m in his pocket. Benefits the club as they save some money from the £3m, and benefits the player (he gets to find some match time and still gets a fair bit of wedge, plus a new contract elsewhere). Seems like a decent bloke, but a disaster here. Only concern is that the fantastic spirit everyone talks about seems to have been based upon Nolan, Smith, Harper, and to a lesser extent Carroll and Barton. Two of those gone, two of those are likely to be a bit p*ssed off about contract situation, which leaves Harper, who I imagine will be under a lot of pressure from Krul/Forster next year. If all these rumours are true about Nolan, Barton, Smith, Ranger etc then it looks like there is a "cleansing" process going on. Golfmag's post all those months ago referred to Ashley's concern that there was too much player power and (I think) a lack of discipline. Maybe now is the fallout time or at least the start of it. Don't think play power has anything to do with it, it's wages IMO. Certainly agree that there is a certain amount of cleansing like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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