Scott Parker signs for West Ham - £6.5m (+£500k) fee confirmed

[Yorkie]

Not so much the fee, but 90k a week?

 

Aye - £4.7m a year.

 

West Ham deserve to rot if they're going to spend such gigantic fees on such nothingness.

[Disco]

so long as the mackems don't stop buying biscuits otherwise they're going to be fucked.

[brummie]

Speaking as a fan of a club with enormous spending power, I hope we never exercise such power in such a fucking stupid, desperate, futile way. I'd rather not have the money in the first place if we were going to spaff it away like that. And I'm sure you'll all say the same when your takeover goes through.

 

West Ham really are a bit of a joke.

[Martin Lol]

Talking of West Ham and transfers, are they utterly f****** mental? It seems so:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=459644&in_page_id=1779&ct=5

 

More money than sense!  On KUMB, it's widely being mentioned that Bent was being offered £80k and they had given him the ultimatum of agreeeing terms in a week or they move on to AJ.  If Bent does go to Spurs, the offer is £35k.  Egghead has been jacking up the wages ever since he bought the bingo club, Calum Davenport was on £8k with Spurs, he's now on £33k!!  As you say, utterly f****** mental.

[Disco]

Talking of West Ham and transfers, are they utterly f****** mental? It seems so:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=459644&in_page_id=1779&ct=5

 

More money than sense!  On KUMB, it's widely being mentioned that Bent was being offered £80k and they had given him the ultimatum of agreeeing terms in a week or they move on to AJ.  If Bent does go to Spurs, the offer is £35k.  Egghead has been jacking up the wages ever since he bought the bingo club, Calum Davenport was on £8k with Spurs, he's now on £33k!!  As you say, utterly f****** mental.

 

Makes our wage structure look mildly sensible and that takes some doing.

[Dokko]

Talking of West Ham and transfers, are they utterly f****** mental? It seems so:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=459644&in_page_id=1779&ct=5

 

More money than sense!  On KUMB, it's widely being mentioned that Bent was being offered £80k and they had given him the ultimatum of agreeeing terms in a week or they move on to AJ.  If Bent does go to Spurs, the offer is £35k.  Egghead has been jacking up the wages ever since he bought the bingo club, Calum Davenport was on £8k with Spurs, he's now on £33k!!  As you say, utterly f****** mental.

 

Makes our wage structure look mildly sensible and that takes some doing.

 

Must of been to the Freddy Shepherd school of business.

[1878]

Talking of West Ham and transfers, are they utterly f****** mental? It seems so:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=459644&in_page_id=1779&ct=5

 

More money than sense!  On KUMB, it's widely being mentioned that Bent was being offered £80k and they had given him the ultimatum of agreeeing terms in a week or they move on to AJ.  If Bent does go to Spurs, the offer is £35k.  Egghead has been jacking up the wages ever since he bought the bingo club, Calum Davenport was on £8k with Spurs, he's now on £33k!!  As you say, utterly f****** mental.

 

He's the Icelandic Peter Ridsdale, this mong.

 

When they spunk an absolute fortune on players and eventually sack Curbishley for a foreigner on Sven-like wages and still aren't a Champions League club they will clear off leaving the club up shit creek.

[midds]

Talking of West Ham and transfers, are they utterly f****** mental? It seems so:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=459644&in_page_id=1779&ct=5

 

More money than sense!  On KUMB, it's widely being mentioned that Bent was being offered £80k and they had given him the ultimatum of agreeeing terms in a week or they move on to AJ.  If Bent does go to Spurs, the offer is £35k.  Egghead has been jacking up the wages ever since he bought the bingo club, Calum Davenport was on £8k with Spurs, he's now on £33k!!  As you say, utterly f****** mental.

 

He's the Icelandic Peter Ridsdale, this mong.

 

When they spunk an absolute fortune on players and eventually sack Curbishley for a foreigner on Sven-like wages and still aren't a Champions League club they will clear off leaving the club up shit creek.

 

I can see it ending in tears for the cockney shits. They're obviously loaded at the minute but they're throwing money at the wrong players imo. It'll turn to shit in 2 years. 

[Disco]

Talking of West Ham and transfers, are they utterly f****** mental? It seems so:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=459644&in_page_id=1779&ct=5

 

More money than sense!  On KUMB, it's widely being mentioned that Bent was being offered £80k and they had given him the ultimatum of agreeeing terms in a week or they move on to AJ.  If Bent does go to Spurs, the offer is £35k.  Egghead has been jacking up the wages ever since he bought the bingo club, Calum Davenport was on £8k with Spurs, he's now on £33k!!  As you say, utterly f****** mental.

 

He's the Icelandic Peter Ridsdale, this mong.

 

When they spunk an absolute fortune on players and eventually sack Curbishley for a foreigner on Sven-like wages and still aren't a Champions League club they will clear off leaving the club up shit creek.

 

I can see it ending in tears for the cockney shits. They're obviously loaded at the minute but they're throwing money at the wrong players imo. It'll turn to shit in 2 years.  

 

One of the few clubs i wouldn't mind it happening to.

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

West Ham will turn into the new Newcastle.

[thomas]

West Ham will turn into the new Newcastle.

Who will we be the new?  Wait that doesn't sound right.  Of whom will we be the new?  No, still not there.  Of whom being the new will we? 

 

I give up

 

[BlufPurdi]

[Decky]

Some laugh if they got relegated, what would poor Scotty do then

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

West Ham will turn into the new Newcastle.

Who will we be the new?  Wait that doesn't sound right.  Of whom will we be the new?  No, still not there.  Of whom being the new will we? 

 

I give up

 

 

haha shut up, you know what I mean

[thomas]

West Ham will turn into the new Newcastle.

Who will we be the new?  Wait that doesn't sound right.  Of whom will we be the new?  No, still not there.  Of whom being the new will we? 

 

I give up

 

 

haha shut up, you know what I mean

Certainly do, I just couldn't figure out how to phrase that question without terrifying images of my grammar teacher appearing before me. 

[Dragon55544]

Scott Parker has attempted to get out of a £7m move to West Ham United as he is reluctant to leave Newcastle United despite an increasingly difficult relationship with some of the club's fans.

 

But United's captain feels he is being pushed towards the exit door as new manager Sam Allardyce is desperate to sign controversial midfielder Joey Barton to replace him.

 

The Journal understands Parker has told Allardyce he wants to stay on Tyneside as club captain and prove his critics wrong next season. But that plea, while respected by Allardyce, has not persuaded Newcastle's manager that West Ham's offer should be turned down and the 26-year-old is expected to complete a move back to London this week.

 

"Scott wants to stay at Newcastle but he doesn't feel as though the club want to keep him," said a source close to the player. "He had a few problems with some sections of the club's supporters recently but he was keen to come back and prove them wrong next season rather than leave.

 

"He was not the only player frustrated by what happened last season and he wanted to put things right. He was the club captain and it hurt him to receive abuse from his own fans. However, Scott is not a quitter and he was excited by Sam Allardyce's arrival and what it meant for the team. But he feels the club are making it difficult for him to stay because they already have a replacement lined up."

 

 

That replacement is Barton, who should be a United player by the end of this week after informing his agent Willie McKay that St James's Park is his preferred destination when he leaves Manchester City.

 

Barton is one of the most controversial players in the Premiership following a series of misdemeanours on and off the pitch, but he is also one of the most effective central midfielders in the country. Allardyce is confident he can tame his wild side. Parker's sale for £500,000 more than the club paid for him two years ago will generally be welcomed by most supporters as a shrewd piece of business by Allardyce, although there will also be sadness from others at the former Chelsea player's departure.

 

Parker enjoyed a magnificent first season in the North-East under the manager who signed him, Graeme Souness, and his successor Glenn Roeder. But having been named as Alan Shearer's successor as skipper at the start of last season, Parker's form dipped in an injury-disrupted campaign, while the return to favour of Nicky Butt also caused some to question his right to an automatic place in the side.

 

That led to some unwarranted criticism of the England international which he, by his own admission, struggled to accept as he exchanged angry words with fans on more than one occasion last term.

 

The former Charlton prospect, though, was adamant he would not let the boo boys force him out of the club. Nevertheless, with Newcastle receptive to West Ham's sizeable offer, it looks as though he has played his last game for the club. Meanwhile, Newcastle's new owner-in-waiting Mike Ashley has reportedly contacted former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein to ask whether he would be interested in running Newcastle United if he succeeds in his takeover bid.

 

Dein was booted off the Arsenal board this year following a disagreement with his fellow directors and is a close friend of Ashley, who would like to see him become Newcastle's new chief executive. The Magpies have also been linked with a move for two defenders playing in France, Lyon's 31-year-old Brazilian centre-back Claudio Cacapa and Auxerre's 29-year-old left back Jean-Sebastien Jaures.

 

* BARCELONA are ready to make another approach for Arsenal striker Thierry Henry if the Frenchman indicates his desire to leave England.

 

The 29-year-old committed his future to the Gunners last summer amid interest from Barca but the Catalan club's sporting director Txiki Beguiristain revealed they are waiting for Henry to show his hand.

 

"If he has the desire to play here, then we can see if it's going to happen or not," Beguiristain said. "Barcelona remains the same. It is the perfect place for players who want to come here. I always say the same thing - it's down to the players to decide."

 

http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/newcastleunited/journalsport/tm_headline=parker-not-so-keen-to-leave%26method=full%26objectid=19242803%26siteid=50081-name_page.html

[Guest shaun11177]

Why cant we keep Parker and sign Barton or are we so short of money-a central midfield quartet of Butt/Parker  Emre/Barton looks competitive.

[Martin Lol]

The radio this morning said Barton and his agent will be talking to WHU today as they try to get Barton and Parker together in a new look midfield.  Barton's agent said they want to know what all the interested parties have to say.

 

Sounds like footballing reasons fall far below monetary ones.

[toontownman]

you should know thats a fact where willie mckay is concerned.

[Dragon55544]

SAM Allardyce is ready to step up his pursuit of Nicolas Anelka after Bolton chairman Phil Gartside revealed that Manchester United have no intention of signing the in-demand Frenchman.

 

Allardyce is preparing an £8m offer for the 28-year-old after forging a profitable relationship with him at the Reebok Stadium last season.

 

And while Anelka recently claimed that he would only be interested in leaving Bolton to join a "top-four club", confirmation that Manchester United will not be bidding for his services has strengthened Newcastle's chances of signing him.

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Anelka, who almost joined the Magpies under former manager Graeme Souness in 2005, made an £8m move from Fenerbahce to Bolton last summer.

 

He arrived in Lancashire with a reputation for surliness following previous spells at Arsenal, Real Madrid, Paris St Germain and Manchester City, but Allardyce quickly got the best out of him as he scored 12 goals in 38 games for the Trotters.

 

That form has persuaded his former manager to attempt to sign him again this summer. With the future of both Michael Owen and Obafemi Martins still up in the air, Allardyce is keen to bolster his attacking resources as quickly as possible, and Anelka's arrival would enable the Magpies boss to listen to offers for one of his other centre-forwards.

 

His chances of signing the France international appeared slight last week, when Manchester United were heavily linked with a bid of their own.

 

But with Gartside insisting that United chief executive David Gill has categorically ruled out a move for Anelka, the path would appear to be clear for the Magpies.

 

"David Gill has confirmed to me that Manchester United have no interest in Nicolas Anelka," confirmed the Trotters chief, who remains a close personal friend of Allardyce.

 

Sammy Lee will resist any attempt to prise Anelka from the Reebok Stadium but, despite the striker still having three years of his current deal to run, the Bolton boss will struggle to hold onto his prize asset if he publicly seeks a switch.

 

Allardyce is hoping to play Anelka in the same team as Joey Barton next season, and the latter is expected to arrive on Tyneside for a medical within the next 24 hours.

 

Newcastle remain favourites to pip West Ham for the England international's signature, although discussions over a proposed financial package for the deal have proved more problematic than expected.

 

The Magpies originally offered half of the £5.5m required to trigger Barton's release clause up front, with the remainder of the balance to be paid later this month.

 

Manchester City officials are holding out for the full amount up front though and, with Newcastle's financial situation complicated by billionaire businessman Mike Ashley's current takeover bid, their demands have proved difficult to meet.

 

West Ham have signalled their interest in the 26-year-old but, crucially, Barton has set his heart on a move to St James' Park.

 

That will be enough to clinch the deal, and things should become easier once Scott Parker completes his £7m move to West Ham. The Magpies skipper was in London yesterday undergoing a medical and discussing personal terms.

 

Provided Parker's transfer goes through as expected later today, Barton's arrival will be confirmed later this week.

 

Newcastle's pursuit of David Rozehnal is also nearing fruition with their leading rivals, Borussia Dortmund, having dropped out of a bidding war for the Czech centre-half.

 

Dortmund's offer of £2.3m has been rejected by Rozehnal's current employers, Paris St Germain, and the Bundesliga outfit have refused to go any higher.

 

Allardyce is ready to go much closer to Paris St Germain's valuation of around £3.3m, a move that would enable him to begin contract discussions with the 26-year-old's representatives.

 

Meanwhile, former Newcastle defender Titus Bramble and striker Antoine Sibierski have both joined Wigan Athletic on free transfers.

 

Bramble, 25, who was released from St James' Park at the end of last season, has signed a three-year deal at the JJB Stadium to become Chris Hutchings' first signing as Wigan boss.

 

Sibierski last night teamed up again with Bramble by signing a two-year deal.

 

Allardyce's backroom re-organisation has begun in earnest with Newcastle advertising for sports therapists, sports masseurs, a chiropractor and a nutritionist on their official club website.

 

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/latest/display.var.1446828.0.allardyce_ready_to_table_8m_bid_for_wanderer_anelka.php

[toontownman]

could cope with Anelka, Owen, Martins, Viduka and Shola as our striker pool.

 

 

[Guest eyeball_tickler]

i hope he doesnt forget we currently only have 1 good defender. £8 million seems like a lot for a player we dont really need (providing viduka signs)

[toontownman]

It will all be in hand..

 

I dont see him turning up at the first day of training then realising he didnt buy any defenders. It will piece together in time.

 

I would doubt we are really interested, but Anelka would be an excellent signing, would possibly signal the end of Ameobi if we signed Viduka, but 5 would be a decent pool of players to pick from, especially if we want to compete on 3 fronts next season and given our luck with injuries.

[Dragon55544]

It will all be in hand..

 

I dont see him turning up at the first day of training then realising he didnt buy any defenders. It will piece together in time.

 

I would doubt we are really interested, but Anelka would be an excellent signing, would possibly signal the end of Ameobi if we signed Viduka, but 5 would be a decent pool of players to pick from, especially if we want to compete on 3 fronts next season and given our luck with injuries.

 

Or it could mean Martins or Owen will be sold.

[ToonTastic]

I don't understand the whole Barton to West Ham thing. If West Ham win the deal to sign Barton then very simply Scott Parker won't leave. Parker will only leave if we get Barton so I really think WHU have to decide who they want cause they aint going to get both.