eliassenfredrik Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Keep him. He can play striker and left-wing. He can score goals and also score on penalties. Top scorer in pre-season. Keep! He is not on physiorooms list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 we let him go now, hes gonna score at least 12 this season in spain. He is class, he has just had bad luck. how can you judge someone on 14 starts all bout 3 months apart. 12 ey? Hitting the heights furshurr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Robert and Luque in the same team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Hahaha, Robert (nor Harte) could get a game for them last season and they just stayed up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Waste of time loaning out a 29-year old, I expect Sam will reject this. The only reason we loaned Robert was because his position at the club became impossible under Souness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Speaking of Robert, do you think he ever regrets turning down Allardyce when Bolton came in for him just before he joined Portsmouth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I bet that everytime we get a new manager, the first phone call they get is Robert begging to come back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Speaking of Robert, do you think he ever regrets turning down Allardyce when Bolton came in for him just before he joined Portsmouth? Aye. His website may have a fan's comments section, someone should ask him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest graemeh72 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 i think his website is... fin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 We need him here to help Enrique settle in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Just read in the spanish sports daily "AS" that Luque's dad has arranged a loan deal to Spanish Club Levante for our battle hardened left winger. It all seems to depend on whether Luque lowers his wages to adapt to the other club, seemingly our leaders have sanctioned this (if I remember correctly!). Just as I thought he was going to turn it all on it's head...never mind! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 No!! Whos going to look after Jose!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 http://www.as.com/articulo/futbol/Luque/Koevermans/dupla/sonada/Levante/dasftb/20070809dasdaiftb_4/Tes/ El Levante ya se ha convencido de que necesita dos delanteros para completar su plantilla. Uno de los que podría firmar en las próximas horas es Albert Luque, futbolista que milita en el Newcastle y que podría abandonar las filas de las 'urracas' en las próximas horas. De hecho, ayer, el representante y padre del jugador, Rafael Luque, mantuvo una reunión con la directiva del club inglés para pedirle que dejen salir como cedido al ex deportivista, que no se encuentra a gusto en el equipo británico y quiere regresar a España. Hoy, el agente mantendrá otra reunión con el presidente del conjunto inglés, aunque es bastante optimista con que le abran las puertas al jugador. LEVANTE NEEDS NEW FORWARDS. LUQUE COULD LEAVE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. HIS FATHER HAS TALKED WITH THE CLUB. HE DOESN'T FEEL AT HOME IN THE CLUB AND WANTS TO RETURN TO SPAIN. ANOTHER MEETING TODAY WIOTH HIS AGENT. Otro tema es el acuerdo al que lleguen el Levante y Luque. El barcelonés tiene una ficha de 2'7 millones de euros netos por temporada, mientras que el tope que se había marcado el club granota para los emolumentos del futuro delantero es de 1'5 millones. Por tanto, ambos tendrán que hacer un esfuerzo considerable para acercar posturas: el jugador para renunciar a una parte considerable de su sueldo (podría dejar de percibir 700.000 euros) y los azulgrana para romper ese techo salarial que se habían autoimpuesto. LUQUE HAS TO REDUCE HIS WAGES FROM 2,7 MILLION TO 1.5 EUROS. El gran problema con esta operación es que Luque no es un delantero centro nato. Los números del catalán, sobre todo en sus dos temporadas en el Newcastle, son bastante más que discretos, puesto que allí sólo ha marcado un gol en todo este tiempo. Por ello, el Levante está manejando nombres de goleadores puros y uno de los que estaba sobre la mesa y ha cobrado fuerza es el del holandés del AZ Alkmaar Danny Koevermans. El atacante consiguió el año pasado 22 dianas con el conjunto de Louis Van Gaal y, pese a que ya dejaron salir a Shota Arveladze hacia la capital del Turia, en Orriols juegan la baza de que el jugador de 29 años no tiene buenas relaciones con el que fuera técnico del Barça. PROBLEM WITH LUQUE IS THAT HE ISN'T AN OUT AND OUT GOALSCORER, STATS ABOUT HOW USELESS HE IS.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HCh Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 That's why we want to keep Dyer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 :celb: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 One Luque thread is enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 SORRY FOLKS, DIDN'T REALISE!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Stop shouting, I'm not deaf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 22bnw Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/6937599.stm Gretna have signed French defender Aurelien Collin and claim they are close to signing a striker from the Premier League in England. Collin, 21, has been on the books of Sedan, Amiens and Real Mallorca, without making a senior breakthrough. Manager David Irons said: "He impressed us in training and he will be a great addition to the squad. "There were several other clubs interested in Aurelien, so we are delighted that he has chosen Gretna." In a short statement from the club, Gretna confirmed they will sign a striker from the English top flight "within the next week", but did not identify their target. Andy Carroll? Makes sense if it is (on loan of course) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest arkanoider Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 All the spanish sport newspapers say that Rafael Luque (the father of Albert Luque) is in Newcastle today to convince Mort to let Luque go out on loan. For this to happen Luque will have to take a reduction of his wages (actually he earns 2,7 M € a year at Newcastle and Levante only can offer a maximum of 2 M a year). In Super Deporte there are quotes of Julio Romero, chairman of Levante F.C. He says: "Luque will be a positive player for the team, but all depends if he can leave Newcastle. He has been a useful international and I hope that in Levante he could be the brilliant player that he was in Deportivo." "His wages are a setback, but we know that he wants to leave England and Newcastle has the word." "The effort that we can make depends on the demands of Newcastle". "Also say that nobody wants to sign Laurent Robert and this is a problem because he is out of the team". Español is also interested in Luque transfer. It looks like that everything could be resolved today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ebolarama Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Crikey. See you later then Albert, I guess. Would have liked to have seen what he was capable of this season (in an ideal world), but probably best that he goes his own way really. He was, after all, a great player in Spain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Swap deal for Robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Not really fussed either way. His opportunities will be limited here so as long as we aren't expected to pick up some of his wages he could leave. If not, he offers us another option up front alongside Viduka, if Owen or Martins are unavailable. With Owen's injury record and Martins unavailability due to the African cup, that could easily happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Sam said recently that he was happy with his "5 strikers". So that's Owen, Martins, Viduka, Ameobi - but who does he see as being was the fifth? Carroll or Luque? Both have been the subject of loan speculation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darth Toon Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Sam said recently that he was happy with his "5 strikers". So that's Owen, Martins, Viduka, Ameobi - but who does see as being was the fifth? Carroll or Luque? Both have been the subject of loan speculation. He was including Alan Smith I think, which isn't great news for Luque or Carroll Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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