Deuce Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Oh yeah, laugh it up Deuce. It's funny brah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Sissoko was out of contract in 6 months when we signed him. If others wanted him so bad they could've bought him in the earlier September. Same with MYM. It's just Krul & Cabaye that are likely to attract the big boys. HBA needs to have a season without a big injury for once. He needs that kick-on season. 50 appearances in over 3 years won't have Manchester United kicking the walls down to sign you as a 26 year old. If he can stay fit and play over 30 games this season I do believe he would become a hot property. Massive if. To be fair we paid £6m for Yanga-mbiwa even though he had only 6 months left. The summer before they were wanting more than twice that which understandably put clubs off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Sissoko was out of contract in 6 months when we signed him. If others wanted him so bad they could've bought him in the earlier September. Same with MYM. It's just Krul & Cabaye that are likely to attract the big boys. HBA needs to have a season without a big injury for once. He needs that kick-on season. 50 appearances in over 3 years won't have Manchester United kicking the walls down to sign you as a 26 year old. If he can stay fit and play over 30 games this season I do believe he would become a hot property. Massive if. To be fair we paid £6m for Yanga-mbiwa even though he had only 6 months left. The summer before they were wanting more than twice that which understandably put clubs off. Yanga had a lot more than six months left on his contract. He'd only signed a new one a couple of months before we bought him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Yanga signed a one-year extension to his expiring contract so yeah, teasy's on the spot here. edit: My bad. Was extended to 2015. http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1227790/mapou-yanga-mbiwa-extends-montpellier-contract?cc=4716 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Didn't he sign his contract with the proviso that they'd let him go still though, it was merely to avoid Montpellier losing out on a sizable fee for him? A rare one considering the general strike tactic that Frenchies seem to like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Didn't he sign his contract with the proviso that they'd let him go still though, it was merely to avoid Montpellier losing out on a sizable fee for him? A rare one considering the general strike tactic that Frenchies seem to like. I was about to come and say that. He'd said all along he wanted a move but didn't want to screw the club over. Fair play to him, doubt many would do the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Carlton Cole has been turned down by West Ham as he couldn't prove his fitness... You know this is going to happen... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Sooner have Carlton Banks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Howay Carlton, get ower the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Could be our new, black, English, Antione Sibierski. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 We were after Capoue this summer apparently. Also might have been after Giggs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Sooner have Carlton Banks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 jan signings inc according to journal today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Wut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 http://www.thejournal.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-add-icelandic-striker-january-5850836 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 One more of those headlines and I'm adding the Journal to my shit list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Don't believe a single word they say/write. Not got any faith in them to do what's required either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Don't believe a single word they say/write. Not got any faith in them to do what's required either. I cannot muster up any excitement at all. Awful like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 The Journal: EXCLUSIVE! PLEASE DON'T CANCEL YOUR SEASON TICKETS! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Meh, come back only after someone has put their signature to the contract. There has been so much smoke without fire, I'm suffocating and tearing up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Despite all of this Mike Ashley has passed down the instruction to continue scouting efforts with a renewed focus on January, when the club have always believed there are better bargains to be had. What like a player who is in red hot form will become available for a good price? Looks like we'll just be targeting players who have 6 months left on their contracts then . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Still trying to soften us up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 The reality is we do shop in January, rather than the summer, so there it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 The Cisse signing stands out like a sore thumb because it's the only one that's demonstrated any kind of ambition. Alright, we made a fair few signings in the summer prior to that, but they were simply to replace the likes of Nolan, Barton and Enrique who all left (not to mention Carroll). I guess we signed Cisse because Pardew convinced them we had a real shot at the Champions League if we got another striker. When we didn't qualify, I guess that factored in Ashley's frugality and he reverted to/back to '17th will do'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 To Ashley, I think Cisse was signed partly with Ba's release clause in mind. To Pardew, I think 4-4-2 was his tried and trusted formation first half of that season so probably thought him & Ba was fool proof. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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