Ryan_Taylor Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I'm sceptical, this seems like an altogether much too sensible thing to do. Debuchy, Remy and center back with Ba leaving would be an immense window, even with no CB I'd be thrilled tbh. Even with these two, no new CB would ruin it for me. There's nothing thrilling about more starts for Williamson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I'm sceptical, this seems like an altogether much too sensible thing to do. Debuchy, Remy and center back with Ba leaving would be an immense window, even with no CB I'd be thrilled tbh. Debuchy and Remy would be the acceptable minimum imo, especially considering we should have signed one (probably both, but not necessarily Remy) in the summer. In an ideal world, yes. Think we'll have to accept that squad improvement is often going to be slow and frustrating under the current ownership though. So when we make any progress I'll be happy, deflating as that is in some ways. Regardless of our needs I think we have a set value for each transfer target and if the prospective sellers won't come down to that number then we simply won't budge and will go without. I personally wouldn't have been at all shocked if Ba had left and nobody came in this January. I'm sure they'll have their few select targets and will make some bids but if they can't get a player they really like for an amount of money that they think makes sense then they'll be willing to walk away with nothing. For instance I don't believe that we've gone back with any sort of improved offer for Debuchy this January, just that Lille have dropped their demands and we now can get him for what we deem good value. It's a strategy that makes sense in a lot of ways. A smaller shopping list will generally mean it's harder for a player to get onto it, so when we do buy someone you expect that he'll be someone we really like. Aside from Obertan (and even he's not a lost cause just yet) nobody we've actually paid any money for since Pardew arrived has come in and proved themselves a bad investment. It also ensures that the club should operate much better from a purely business standpoint and might even be profitable at some point. (I'm not overly arsed about this, but I can see why the people who own it would be.) The drawbacks are obvious (what happened last summer, basically.) Oddly enough, I also don't think it's inconceivable that we'll walk away with Debuchy, Remy, a CB and maybe even another one on top of that this January either. Nobody really expected Cisse to come in last January and with the way we were cruising along in the league 12 months ago it would have been very easy to do nothing in January. But a player they really wanted became available for what they felt was good value so they pulled the trigger. That's not likely though, simply because we're a lot tighter with our money than a lot of clubs and more often than not our valuations won't be enough to entice clubs to sell us the players we target. Remy falling out of favour at his club is something that might just be enough to get this one over the line though, so fingers crossed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Iv been avoiding a lot if transfer talk so as to not get mu hopes up. So he has been out of favour and is injury prone, and we are supposedly going to spend about 10m on him? Seems a bit strange is there something there incorrect or how good he is making it worth the gamble? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Well this is good news, if it goes through and we sign a centre back I'll be pretty close to believing that MA and DL have.......learned something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaron Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 havent seen him so much.is Remy any good? he scored only one goal this season at Ligue 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ItalianMagpie Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 havent seen him so much.is Remy any good? he scored only one goal this season at Ligue 1 Just came back after a serious injury, hasn't found his place back in the starting team yet. Gignac is doing well, so they keep on starting him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I'm sceptical, this seems like an altogether much too sensible thing, to do. Debuchy, Remy and center back with Ba leaving would be an immense window, even with no CB I'd be thrilled tbh. Even with these two, no new CB would ruin it for me. There's nothing thrilling about more starts for Williamson We are desperate for a centre half more than any position so would be a bit pissed off if not sorted despite 2 class players coming in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Signed yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Yep. 5.5 year contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Big big gamble, especially for Ashley. Would this be his record signing? (No doubt I'm forgetting someone obvious) Coloccini was £10m reportedly. Thought he was £9m plus addons. Still big money for Ashley. I thought we paid around 10 for Cisse too? £8m according to Carr... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garth Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I hope this comes through, just imagine him, Cisse and Ben Arfa up front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Debuchy in, now lets get this guy here ASAP then we can focus on the CB spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Debuchy in, get Remy in and I predict we may finishh 17th Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Debuchy in, now lets get this guy here ASAP then we can focus on the CB spot. I cannot be the only one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Debuchy in, get Remy in and I predict we may finishh 17th Thats the spirit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Unlikely to be any striker in pre norwich says pards in the ronnie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Unlikely to be any striker in pre norwich says pards in the ronnie Yey, The Shola train just keeps on chugging! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Unlikely to be any striker in pre norwich says pards in the ronnie The Chronicle haven't got anything right on us in years, they don't have a clue about whats going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Unlikely to be any striker in pre norwich says pards in the ronnie The Chronicle haven't got anything right on us in years, they don't have a clue about whats going. Aye, but Pardew might. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Unlikely to be any striker in pre norwich says pards in the ronnie The Chronicle haven't got anything right on us in years, they don't have a clue about whats going. Aye, but Pardew might. I highly doubt Pardew has given them an exclusive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Unlikely to be any striker in pre norwich says pards in the ronnie The Chronicle haven't got anything right on us in years, they don't have a clue about whats going. Aye, but Pardew might. I highly doubt Pardew has given them an exclusive. On the money as usual, Stifler. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2013/01/04/alan-pardew-patience-is-vital-in-new-striker-search-72703-32543260/ “I’d be surprised if I got a striker over the line before Norwich, if I’m honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montey Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Unlikely to be any striker in pre norwich says pards in the ronnie Yey, The Shola train just keeps on chugging! He's the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Bradbury_(speed_skater) of the Premier League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Pardew seems pretty in the dark, over our deals anyway. Remember Pardew said we were unlikely to sign a striker last january. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Pardew seems pretty in the dark, over our deals anyway. Remember Pardew said we were unlikely to sign a striker last january. Unlikely? he basically ruled out any possibility and said we would buy a CB. No point listening to Pardew tbh he either knows nothing or speaks utter waffle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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