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http://www.express.co.uk/football/view/247400/-Bitter-Sol-Campbell-delays-exit

 

 

Sol Campbell top-flight career is coming to a sour end at Newcastle

 

Wednesday May 18,2011

By Bill Bradshaw

 

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SOL CAMPBELL’S top-flight career is coming to a sour end at Newcastle.

 

The bitter taste it leaves is also an expensive one as the move will have cost the club about £2 million.

 

Sources at St James’ Park are dismayed and disappointed that Campbell has refused to settle his contract and walk away, after managing only four league starts and three substitute appearances since signing last August.

 

In those seven games, Newcastle took just seven points and conceded 16 goals.

 

Although he signed on a free transfer, the deal was a costly one, with Campbell pocketing a signing fee and about £40,000 a week for his bit-part role .

 

A club source told the Daily Express: “Sol has not really been involved and is clearly winding down his career, seeing out his time and being clearly unhappy with his injuries.

 

“The club offered a settlement on his contract so that he could walk away after the season ends but he refused. Instead, there is a clause that allows him to take another month’s money and he is going to eke out his final pay cheque in July for another £160,000.

 

“It leaves a sour taste. He clearly doesn’t need the money and, if he had any honour, he would go in June.”

 

Campbell’s arrival followed a determined push for the player by former manager Chris Hughton.

 

Our source added: “Campbell’s arrival and performances were certainly seen as a factor in the decision to part company with Hughton.”

 

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Guest Antec

Llambias should consider changing his name to 'A Source', the transparent prick. :lol:

 

Aye, it wouldn't be the same without the nameless hatchet-job. Even has a dig at Hughton, classy

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The dig at Hughton is just embarrassing. Managers getting sacked because one free transfer did work out? Only at NUFC.

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The dig at Hughton is just embarrassing. Managers getting sacked because one free transfer did work out? Only at NUFC.

 

TBF Man U should follow their example and get rid Ferguson for giving Owen a contract, and Arsenal should have got rid of Wenger last year after he took Campbell on too.

 

 

Pathetic dig at Hughton from Llambias the mysterious Mr C Source. Of course with all the other signings Hughton had no say, but that one, that shit one, that was all his.

 

Similar to when Keegan left, and all the "good" players signed were Wise's signings and all the shit ones (and stupid alleged targets) were Keegan's in spite of what was said by the players themselves. The sad thing is some will just swallow this whole.

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Another lesson learned, hopefully.

 

Could have went either way, he was class for arsenal the season before, just our luck to get the other sol Campbell.

 

At least it was only a year.

 

 

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