AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Well we were already planning to sign all of those players in the latest batch, it was only the timing that was influenced by negative circumstances really. I take the point that we don't normally make big moves to progress quickly though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 We need to replace Shola f***ing Ameobi, who is still starting Premier League matches for us in 2013/14. I've nowt against the bloke but he's s***. Totally unacceptable situation. This Assuming he's any good and assuming he would come to NUFC, you'd think Gomis is the perfect signing to replace Shola. NUFC offered £8m for Gomis in the Summer. NUFC could probably buy Gomis for around £2m in the January transfer window or do a deal where we sign him for 'free' in the Summer. The saving on not having paid out £8m for him would surely easily cover his wages which were supposedly a sticking point last time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Replace Shola with Gomis should be the plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Gomis is having a decent season, 8 in 18. I wonder if Lyon will continue playing hard-ball, cos if we can't get him for the obligatory January £2m, you can see us waiting till the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Gomis is having a decent season, 8 in 18. I wonder if Lyon will continue playing hard-ball, cos if we can't get him for the obligatory January £2m, you can see us waiting till the summer. Miles off the pace for Europe and skint though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Just browsing his stats on Soccerbase, his goalscoring record is very decent. Just short of 1 in 2. We've seen what a capable target man can bring to this Pardew team (Shola has performed to his hilarious best on the odd occasion this season, and it's been good for us). If Gomis can add a genuine goal threat on top of that then it does seem like the perfect signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Gomis is having a decent season, 8 in 18. I wonder if Lyon will continue playing hard-ball, cos if we can't get him for the obligatory January £2m, you can see us waiting till the summer. Miles off the pace for Europe and skint though. And that tit Aulas has already admitted that they made a mistake during the summer when they were holding out for more money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 You really do think Aulas would have learned from the Debuchy thing the year before. Next summer you'd imagine they'll sell to us rather than being hit 3 years running. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
basjen Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Why would Aulas learn from a thing at Lille? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Just browsing his stats on Soccerbase, his goalscoring record is very decent. Just short of 1 in 2. We've seen what a capable target man can bring to this Pardew team (Shola has performed to his hilarious best on the odd occasion this season, and it's been good for us). If Gomis can add a genuine goal threat on top of that then it does seem like the perfect signing. Aye, I don't think he's brilliant but he does seem to fit what we need quite well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 6 year Shola extension for me like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Why would Aulas learn from a thing at Lille? Think ON means, we're willing to wait and will simply not pay more than we value a player at. Like we did with Debuchy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Still glad we didn't sign Downing tbh. No way he would be in the starting 11 and given how much Ashley hates spending money and counts every penny (including wages over the entire length of the contract) Downing would have taken a big hit on our miniscule budget offering little in return. I would definitely take Zaha on loan though. Yup, Zaha for sure. Wish we could go after Tom Ince. Ince is exactly the kind of player we should be targeting, imo. He's not good enough (yet) to get meaningful playing time for one of the big spenders, though they're sure to come calling. Play for Newcastle, or languish on the bench for Chelsea/ManU/City etc. Not sure this line of arguement holds much water. It sounds sensible, but I'm not sure Ince would get considerably more game time with us than 'big' teams. In the same vein as Zaha (or Haidara, or Viana, or Bigi, or Sammy, or Rossi, or Vucic, or Amalfitano, or N'Zogbia, or any number of young players who we have expected good things from), we are a club that has good players, and a certain amount of expectation, but also considerable pressure. We tend not to throw players in and let them get on with it. We get edgy and stick with pros, simply because we don't have the confidence or number of games that bigger clubs have, or the lack of resources of smaller clubs. Not just Pardew, to a large extent, any of our past managers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Why would Aulas learn from a thing at Lille? I'm sure they would have seen what happened with the Debuchy deal, that we wouldn't go higher. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
basjen Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Fair enough, but I guess it's different when you are in the position yourself, knowing of our stand-off with Lille wouldn't necessarily mean that it's our norm. How many transfer windows have we been linked to Gomis now, btw? All of them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Was initially under Allardyce or Keegan I think, fairly certain we were linked with him before Euro 2008 then went quiet until last summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled in Texas Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Yes, around then we were linked with both Baftimbi Gomis and Mario Gomez......very confusing times Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Saviola & Aimar too. Pretty sure Aimar was very close to signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Scott Wilson @Scottwilsonecho 51s #NUFC have been offered Zaha on loan, but won't be getting involved because Ashley will only sanction loans with view to permanent deals. Expand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Scott Wilson @Scottwilsonecho 51s #NUFC have been offered Zaha on loan, but won't be getting involved because Ashley will only sanction loans with view to permanent deals. Expand Which is the best way to go about it. Also, does this mean we've agreed a fee for Remy already? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Scott Wilson @Scottwilsonecho 51s #NUFC have been offered Zaha on loan, but won't be getting involved because Ashley will only sanction loans with view to permanent deals. Expand Which is the best way to go about it. Also, does this mean we've agreed a fee for Remy already? Maybe but his court case and of course Remy himself could still mean we don't sign him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Scott Wilson @Scottwilsonecho 51s #NUFC have been offered Zaha on loan, but won't be getting involved because Ashley will only sanction loans with view to permanent deals. Expand Can't really argue with that, especially in the case of a player so unproven. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Scott Wilson @Scottwilsonecho 51s #NUFC have been offered Zaha on loan, but won't be getting involved because Ashley will only sanction loans with view to permanent deals. Expand Can't really argue with that, especially in the case of a player so unproven. Would be like the Rossi loan deal, Man Ure crying becase he is not getting enough games but I think he would add to our squad. He is a talent no doubt about that. Would not pay to take him or pay any of his wages anyway. Think he will end up at maybe West ham or back at Palace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Not sure why Ashley takes this stance but I'm not devastated about it. Still, I imagine Zaha would've been a better option off the bench than Cisse, Obertan, Sammy or Jonas. Would still like to see us get a 'nippy winger'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Tom Once and Gomis and I'd be very happy. I prefer Tim Twice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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