Colos Short and Curlies Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/bolton_wanderers/s/1007/1007400_big_sam_wants_baines.html Big Sam wants Baines Neil Barker 21/ 5/2007 WIGAN defender Leighton Baines is on Newcastle's wanted list. New Magpies boss Sam Allardyce is a big admirer of the England under-21 full-back, and has been monitoring his progress for some time. Glenn Roeder, Allardyce's predecessor, tried to sign Baines, and the new boss is equally keen to complete a deal as he bids to rebuild Newcastle's porous defence. Paul Scharner could also be on his way out of the JJB Stadium, with Everton and Aston Villa believed to be interested in the Austria international. New Latics boss Chris Hutchings - who has been promised a £20m transfer kitty by chairman Dave Whelan - is aiming to attract new players, with Watford's Danny Shittu a potential central defensive signing. Hutchings said: "We have good players at the club and we only want to bring in new ones who want to play alongside the likes of Emile Heskey, Chris Kirkland and Denny Landzaat." Better than what we have, could probably get better but not a bad shout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Would be a very good signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 id be over the moon with this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon_Crazy Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Would be a great signing, very very good player!! I've wanted him for a while! Can't wait till our first summer signing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Good player, good age. But what price? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Would love it to be true! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 id pay 6m for him. Someone you can build a team with. Young, English, experienced. A much better option than bridge who would cost a similar amount. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Good player, good age. But what price? think the new boss could get a little excited if he recieved a £4-5m bid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toon83 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Good player, good age. But what price? The price could be the problem, Wigan aren't daft they will try to get as much as they can for surely one of their, if not THE prize asset they have at the club. I can see us having to pay upwards of £7m as a starting price But Baines would be the best choice we could make for a left back, he is so much better than Bridge, and has an awesome shot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnson293 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Good player, good age. But what price? The price could be the problem, Wigan aren't daft they will try to get as much as they can for surely one of their, if not THE prize asset they have at the club. I can see us having to pay upwards of £7m as a starting price But Baines would be the best choice we could make for a left back, he is so much better than Bridge, and has an awesome shot Spurs paid £4.5m for Chimbonda, despite Wigan previously saying "any offers below £6m would not be accepted", though the deal wasn;t done till just before the transfer window shut which probably helped drag the price down. However, depends which other teams are interested in him - we dont wanna end up in a bidding war, and paying daft money! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I like that Paul Scharner. Looked decent whenever I've seen him play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Baines, Campbell & Ben Haim plus a solid rightback and were laughing. If we could get Viduka on a free as well this could turn out to be an excellent 07/08 season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Am i the only one who thinks Baines is massively overrated? Yes he good at set pieces and getting forward but he always look very suspect defensively when ive seen him play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Am i the only one who thinks Baines is massively overrated? Yes he good at set pieces and getting forward but he always look very suspect defensively when ive seen him play. Looked more solid last season defending but this season Wigan have been all over the place leaving him more exposed, i'd take little note in that tbh, apart from he may feel he's standing still or finding its time to move on to a bigger club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I like that Paul Scharner. Looked decent whenever I've seen him play. Yeah he has looked good whenever I have seen him aswell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 would be a great move! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NorwegianMag Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I like that Paul Scharner. Looked decent whenever I've seen him play. Paul Scharner is a very good player. I saw him alot in Norway. He can handle many position( CB and CM). He's smart, have a good right foot and he's hard working. I would've been over the moon with Leighton Baines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 If Emre & Parker do go, reckon Scharner would be a good addition to the squad? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 If Emre & Parker do go, reckon Scharner would be a good addition to the squad? Or Jagielka Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Personally think the £4m being bandied about for Jagielka is a ridiculous fee. If he was going for £2m he'd be a good squad signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guinness Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I think Baines would be an excellent signing so hopefully this is true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 If Emre & Parker do go, reckon Scharner would be a good addition to the squad? Another brilliant piece of Anal O. today once again linking him with Bayern for the umpteenth time although Bayern who have been linked to hundreds of players in recent weeks here haven't been linked with Emre at all (Hertha is the only German club currently rumoured to be interested). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 If Emre & Parker do go, reckon Scharner would be a good addition to the squad? Another brilliant piece of Anal O. today once again linking him with Bayern for the umpteenth time although Bayern who have been linked to hundreds of players in recent weeks here haven't been linked with Emre at all (Hertha is the only German club currently rumoured to be interested). We've discounted Hertha haven't we Ise? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 If Emre & Parker do go, reckon Scharner would be a good addition to the squad? Another brilliant piece of Anal O. today once again linking him with Bayern for the umpteenth time although Bayern who have been linked to hundreds of players in recent weeks here haven't been linked with Emre at all (Hertha is the only German club currently rumoured to be interested). We've discounted Hertha haven't we Ise? We did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC06 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Baines is one of the potential options as LB The others are Bridge,Bale,Distin(to Portsmouth apparently). I think so far we have been linked with this players Baines would be fantastic signing for the future and i would be extremely happy if we sign him Wigan would want alot of money for him though. He is their star player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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