LionOfGosforth Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 How long until the "Erdinc back on Toon radar" stories start? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Giroud has a better highlights video than Gameiro did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I can see a move for Giroud now. He's started all but one game and is the league's top scorer for the league's top team so far. Can't see how he'd be within our 'budget'. Montpellier are not a rich club by any stretch. They've had the same owner since the 70's, and because of that just have very little backing. I could see us putting in an 8m bid and it being accepted. That would be exceptionally stupid of them. PS: we're not a rich club either. We'll not pay more than £7m IMO. You make it sound like they have a choice. January is the time when prices go up. If they wait till the summer his price could just as easily go down as it could go up. I'm not saying the bid will be successful, but I can see one coming. I think Giroud has more potential than Maiga so the club would be willing to invest more in him. In part due to the fact there's a higher threshold of return. Obviously Luuk De Jong is the other option. Okay then, if we have a bid accepted of £8m I can easily see other clubs being interested and offering more. French clubs for example. It's hardly a big transfer these days, we'd be out of the bidding immediately. Montpellier would be mad not to wait until the end of the season IMO. Assuming their not in mad debt and must sell to keep the debtors at bay. His stock is very unlikely to drop given that he might be in the Euros in the summer and they've a great shout of qualifying for the CL which will be worth more to them than any likely fee they'll receive in Jan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Wonder if this is just a way of getting the price down even more. Can't imagine Sochaux are too excited about the prospect of bringing him back into the fold. Why not? He's been playing since he went on strike anyway. Was that not simply a case of needs must? Bit different when you're 99% sure he's going to be someone else's problem in a few months, and you have a price agreed etc. From what I remember he acted like a bit of a prick. Could well be and aye he did. Any player who goes on strike needs to having a fucking look at themselves. Cunts to a man (unless the club are witholding their wage) Ba did it too Hoffenheim because he wanted to come to England didn't he ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Only Dennis-style scouting, but I wasn't impressed by Maiga. Giroud on the other hand... scrummy. What a leap the bloke has got on him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Giroud has a better highlights video than Gameiro did. And we bid 10m for him... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Wonder if this is just a way of getting the price down even more. Can't imagine Sochaux are too excited about the prospect of bringing him back into the fold. Why not? He's been playing since he went on strike anyway. Was that not simply a case of needs must? Bit different when you're 99% sure he's going to be someone else's problem in a few months, and you have a price agreed etc. From what I remember he acted like a bit of a prick. Could well be and aye he did. Any player who goes on strike needs to having a fucking look at themselves. Cunts to a man (unless the club are witholding their wage) Ba did it too Hoffenheim because he wanted to come to England didn't he ? Aye I think so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 That Giroud is one feckable dude like....best looking team in the world will be at this rate...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Carlton Cole it is then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Wonder if this is just a way of getting the price down even more. Can't imagine Sochaux are too excited about the prospect of bringing him back into the fold. Why not? He's been playing since he went on strike anyway. Was that not simply a case of needs must? Bit different when you're 99% sure he's going to be someone else's problem in a few months, and you have a price agreed etc. From what I remember he acted like a bit of a prick. Could well be and aye he did. Any player who goes on strike needs to having a fucking look at themselves. Cunts to a man (unless the club are witholding their wage) Ba did it too Hoffenheim because he wanted to come to England didn't he ? Aye I think so. The modern footballer i suppose, all tantrums and ego. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Carlton Cole it is then Immediate and justified lengthy ban surely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Only Dennis-style scouting, but I wasn't impressed by Maiga. Giroud on the other hand... scrummy. What a leap the bloke has got on him. dat overhead goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Carlton Cole it is then Immediate and justified lengthy ban surely I'd like to think so. Carlton Cole is more than likely off to the mackems anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Carlton Cole it is then Immediate and justified lengthy ban surely I'd like to think so. Carlton Cole is more than likely off to the mackems anyway Are you thinking a MON signing in the likeness of Emile Heskey........superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Wonder if this is just a way of getting the price down even more. Can't imagine Sochaux are too excited about the prospect of bringing him back into the fold. Why not? He's been playing since he went on strike anyway. Was that not simply a case of needs must? Bit different when you're 99% sure he's going to be someone else's problem in a few months, and you have a price agreed etc. From what I remember he acted like a bit of a prick. Could well be and aye he did. Any player who goes on strike needs to having a fucking look at themselves. Cunts to a man (unless the club are witholding their wage) I don't think striking is as petulant as some make out. Lets be fair it's not like any other job. Of course you get paid utterly obscene amounts of cash but you don't have the freedom of movement that you would in another profession and your career is relatively short. If I was somewhere I really didn't want to be and I had the opportunity to go elsewhere, whether it be for more money or to further myself professionally, the club said no and I had another 3 or 4 years on my contract I'd strike as a very last resort. That said I don't think Maiga was particularly justified in his actions, unlike HBA. We'd had a bid accept and turned down and as far as I'm aware MM's relationship with Sochaux was pretty healthy until that point. Ben Arfa had more or less been told to fuck off by Deschamp, who then changed his mind when his new player had a dicky heart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Carlton Cole it is then Immediate and justified lengthy ban surely I'd like to think so. Carlton Cole is more than likely off to the mackems anyway Are you thinking a MON signing in the likeness of Emile Heskey........superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR15 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Maiga will go on strike and a photo will be captured at Newcastle airport baggage re-claims. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Conspiracy theory but wasn't there talk a few months ago that we might have switched targets from him? Part of me is thinking perhaps we'd made a gentlemanly agreement to sign him next month with the agent in August, we've went through the motions, and found something to get out of it. Hardly as if we've not signed players with question marks over their fitness in the recent past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 hah wut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Need one or two defenders and cover for Ba when goes to the ACN. As others have said, maybe we will move for Giroud now, although he will no doubt cost too much for our liking and we will be linked with him until the end of jan and then sign no one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 It's a bit weird this. I'm going to take on face value though, I just don't believe the club is dumb enough to make up this just so they can back out of the deal. Either is truly got a big underlying issue, or perhaps he's carrying something now we don't want to gamble on. Perhaps the recent spate of injuries has raised the bar on our medicals and getting someone in less injury prone is the agenda. As always, we will find out in January. Really want us to get a striker, centre back and a left back but I'd be surprised if we got more than one of those. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 "No one" is our most likely signing, I think it's plain to see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 "No one" is our most likely signing, I think it's plain to see. http://www.youngseagulls.co.uk/uploads/tx_ggmeettheteam/craig-noone-portrait.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Who in the blue hell is that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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