Colocho Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I doubt there even was a bid. Strange story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 He's in Garth Crooks' team of the week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 It's massive for the lads and for the fans to see Cheick sign his new deal - it's a good sign that the club want to keep going in the right direction. Everyone's heard the rumours about him maybe getting picked up, but it's nice that the club want to keep their best players and make a big statement like that. Cheick's been top class - probably one of the buys of the season - and that's not just his football, because he's a top lad off the pitch too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Miz Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 see the article in the mail today, recons he rejected a deadline day move to chelsea? http://www.true-faith.co.uk/tf/features.nsf/0/D2C576DC3B5C293180257844004BE3D0?OpenDocument London is too busy! Tiote reveals why he snubbed Chelsea and stayed with 'welcoming' Newcastle - The Mail Newcastle midfielder Cheik Tiote has revealed why he snubbed a deadline day move to Chelsea in January to stay with the Magpies, and expressed his appreciation of the atmosphere at the club that had made him feel so welcome. The 24-year-old saw Andy Carroll leave St James’ Park for a £35 million British record transfer fee, and could have been persuaded to follow Fernando Torres in his £50m move to Chelsea. However, the Ivory Coast international decided to stay on Tyneside in preference to London, and recently signed a new six-and-a-half year contract, keeping him at the club until 2017. 'If you come to a new club in a new country it is important there is a good atmosphere at the club. 'As soon as I arrived here the players made me welcome. They helped me settle in and meant I could do a good job on the pitch. 'Newcastle life is good for me. It is not like London - London is too busy, there are too many people. 'Newcastle is not so busy. That makes it easier to focus on your job. For me it is important. I would like to be here for a few years. I can learn here. 'I feel settled here. I enjoy it here. The fans are good and the new manager likes me. The club has looked after me and I do my best for the team and the fans.' The Ivorian discussed his upbringing, and the difficulties he faced in his youth, as he had to sacrifice family life in order to pursue his aim of making the grade in professional football. Tiote left school at 14, and moved to Belgium just two years later with Anderlecht. 'I made sacrifices to be a player,' he recalled. 'I had to leave my family, my six brothers and three sisters. It was so difficult. 'Now I have a better life and I am happy for that but I had to be focused. 'In Africa the young boys want to go out all the time, they want to do something different. 'But for me the being different was to make it as a professional. To do that I had to leave that life. 'Going back would have been like saying, "I lose". I don’t do losing. I want to win every challenge, every tackle, anything. 'When I was little my dad told me, "If you want to have something in your life, you have to work hard". 'My dad is dead now but I think he would be proud of me.' The thought of losing Carroll AND Tiote on deadline day...now that would of been a growler. Have always wanted a physical, brutish DM in our team, lets hope we can hold on to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 It's massive for the lads and for the fans to see Cheick sign his new deal - it's a good sign that the club want to keep going in the right direction. Everyone's heard the rumours about him maybe getting picked up, but it's nice that the club want to keep their best players and make a big statement like that. Cheick's been top class - probably one of the buys of the season - and that's not just his football, because he's a top lad off the pitch too. This is what I like with our current transfer policy. It's not enough that you're good on the pitch, you have to be a nice guy too. Where does that leave Owen? He was shit on both areas We had to have Souness at the helmet to spot such incompetence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 It's massive for the lads and for the fans to see Cheick sign his new deal - it's a good sign that the club want to keep going in the right direction. Everyone's heard the rumours about him maybe getting picked up, but it's nice that the club want to keep their best players and make a big statement like that. Cheick's been top class - probably one of the buys of the season - and that's not just his football, because he's a top lad off the pitch too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 http://travelcitybreaks.co.uk/london_skyline_night.gif http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/GreatFire-WKPD.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Shit. The fucker can go back in time and everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 It's massive for the lads and for the fans to see Cheick sign his new deal - it's a good sign that the club want to keep going in the right direction. Everyone's heard the rumours about him maybe getting picked up, but it's nice that the club want to keep their best players and make a big statement like that. Cheick's been top class - probably one of the buys of the season - and that's not just his football, because he's a top lad off the pitch too. This is what I like with our current transfer policy. It's not enough that you're good on the pitch, you have to be a nice guy too. Where does that leave Owen? He was shit on both areas We had to have Souness at the helmet to spot such incompetence. Owen was a Freddie Shepherd signing through and through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 It's massive for the lads and for the fans to see Cheick sign his new deal - it's a good sign that the club want to keep going in the right direction. Everyone's heard the rumours about him maybe getting picked up, but it's nice that the club want to keep their best players and make a big statement like that. Cheick's been top class - probably one of the buys of the season - and that's not just his football, because he's a top lad off the pitch too. This is what I like with our current transfer policy. It's not enough that you're good on the pitch, you have to be a nice guy too. Where does that leave Owen? He was shit on both areas We had to have Souness at the helmet to spot such incompetence. Owen was a Freddie Shepherd signing through and through. Agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 The thought of losing Carroll AND Tiote on deadline day...now that would of been a growler. Have always wanted a physical, brutish DM in our team, lets hope we can hold on to him. I may have read to quickly but he only compares the two, doesnt mention turning down the chance to move there just says Newcastle is great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I was sat front row on Saturday right next to where Tiote put the cross in for Nolan to score. He turned to the crowd after the celebration and nodded to the crowd in that "I'm flipping awesome" kind of way. I found myself nodding back, wholeheartedly agreeing with him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Everyone else is jumping up and down and applauding. There is one man sat there, arms crossed, just nodding Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 It's massive for the lads and for the fans to see Cheick sign his new deal - it's a good sign that the club want to keep going in the right direction. Everyone's heard the rumours about him maybe getting picked up, but it's nice that the club want to keep their best players and make a big statement like that. Cheick's been top class - probably one of the buys of the season - and that's not just his football, because he's a top lad off the pitch too. This is what I like with our current transfer policy. It's not enough that you're good on the pitch, you have to be a nice guy too. Where does that leave Owen? He was s*** on both areas :lol: We had to have Souness at the helmet to spot such incompetence. Souness claims that both him and Luque were Freddy Shepherd signings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Exactly, "Souness claims" .. Souness isn't what we call a credible source I saw pictures of Owen together with Souness before he signed. If he wasn't interested in signing Owen, why the heck did Souness bother chatting with him.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Good point i think it might have been a case of him wanting to sign others ( Anelka and Boa Morte ) because maybe he wasnt aware that they would be available to us, and when he realised he forgot about his original targets and now because they turned out not to be the best signings he blaimes Shepherd when realy he was just as happy ot have them as Shepherd. Though in fairness to him Boa Morte and Anelka would have been much better then them two. So if he got his way we might have been in a much bettter position than when he left us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Exactly, "Souness claims" .. Souness isn't what we call a credible source I saw pictures of Owen together with Souness before he signed. If he wasn't interested in signing Owen, why the heck did Souness bother chatting with him.. <-- massive effort though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I remember a quote from Souness saying he was asked by Shepherd to draw up a list of players, Freddie nearly fell off his seat when he saw Owen's name, but said he'd go all out for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Souness clearly wanted Owen, but i think Shepherd went all out to get him, at the expense of other striking targets like Anelka, simply because it was Owen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Souness clearly wanted Owen, but i think Shepherd went all out to get him, at the expense of other striking targets like Anelka, simply because it was Owen. Yeah, simply because it was Owen. Disregarding totally that the man is a dick, that he would suck the coffin completely dry and that he's no better than the weakest link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Souness clearly wanted Owen, but i think Shepherd went all out to get him, at the expense of other striking targets like Anelka, simply because it was Owen. Yeah, simply because it was Owen. Disregarding totally that the man is a dick, that he would suck the coffin completely dry and that he's no better than the weakest link. at the time owen was regarded as a saint and anelka was regarded as a twat iirc, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Souness clearly wanted Owen, but i think Shepherd went all out to get him, at the expense of other striking targets like Anelka, simply because it was Owen. Yeah, simply because it was Owen. Disregarding totally that the man is a dick, that he would suck the coffin completely dry and that he's no better than the weakest link. Huh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Souness clearly wanted Owen, but i think Shepherd went all out to get him, at the expense of other striking targets like Anelka, simply because it was Owen. Yeah, simply because it was Owen. Disregarding totally that the man is a dick, that he would suck the coffin completely dry and that he's no better than the weakest link. Huh? coffers. I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Linked with Real Madrid on a Spanish site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Don't see how that'd work. They already have the better version of Cheik. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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