Geremi gets work permit, Officially signs - .cock

[nufcjmc]

£50 million is just a number!!! why do people feel the need to wank every day over this.

 

JUST WAIT TO END OF TRANSFER DEADLINE! WHO CARES WHAT FIGURE THE PRESS SAY.  It just leads to moaning that they were "lied" to if we don't spend that amount, when the club never actually stated £50 million in the first place.  It's all about how you spend your money, not how much.

 

Spot on. No club ever makes their budget public anyway and they'd be idiots if they did.

 

TBF I dont wank over anything football related thanks, but in fairness the only positive I see from this being "leaked" is the fact it shows the new owner is keen to back the current manager and the club in general. I dont care if we spend 100million I have learned over the years massive spending does not = trophies, winning everything, beating everyone etc

[Guest gggg]

Trouble is no top notch defenders are going to join a team that just finished 13th, no matter how much we have to spend.

[nufcjmc]

You can buy effective, versitile defenders on a budget how else does a player go up in value ? by being a relatively cheap purchase who performed well and boosted their profile.

[manorpark]

£50 million is just a number!!! why do people feel the need to w*** every day over this.

 

JUST WAIT TO END OF TRANSFER DEADLINE! WHO CARES WHAT FIGURE THE PRESS SAY.  It just leads to moaning that they were "lied" to if we don't spend that amount, when the club never actually stated £50 million in the first place.  It's all about how you spend your money, not how much.

 

EXACTLY.

 

Ashley would appear to be an intelligent and successful businessman.

 

He will never let it be known how much money we have available to spend on players  -  NEVER!

 

The amount is likely to be flexible also, depending on what we need to acquire (what Sam says we need) and depending on costs of available players.

 

It could well be a great deal more than the mentioned £50M - or it may be less. We will never know. The most we "may" ever know is how much we have actually spent, after we have spent it (which is not the same thing as what was 'available' to spend, if needed).

 

I hope no-one else ever mentions this 'invented' £50M figure again . . .  (some hope!)

 

Just be certain ('content') in the knowledge that there is AN AWFUL LOT of money available to spend.

 

Mike Ashley wants to succeed here.

[timnufc22]

Quality squad player/versitile, but isnt Solano the much better option for RB?

 

No, Solano's an average right back that looked better because he was compared to Carr.

 

Jugding Solano last season *purley on his own performance, forgetting Carr*, to say he was average is harsh to say the least. He read the play brilliantly, and defended with intelligence, winning his tackles too. When going forward, to have a base to start from at the back, quality on the ball, is massive. We're lucky to have someone of his quality to be backing up the play at RB.

[gazza ladra]

Trouble is no top notch defenders are going to join a team that just finished 13th, no matter how much we have to spend.

Probably true.

 

I'd like to see an attempt. I'd think that there are a lot of top-notch defenders who would like to play in England-- a bigger stage than France or Germany for example. And higher salaries.  Besides, there are only so many positions available at Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal.

[ohmelads]

Jugding Solano last season *purley on his own performance, forgetting Carr*, to say he was average is harsh to say the least. He read the play brilliantly, and defended with intelligence, winning his tackles too. When going forward, to have a base to start from at the back, quality on the ball, is massive. We're lucky to have someone of his quality to be backing up the play at RB.

 

He started off brilliantly there but he started to get found out as time wore on, I think partly from fatigue and partly just his natural lack of pace when up against quick wingers. I think he takes too many chances in his own half as well, you can tell it's not his natural position.

 

I'd be happy to have Solano as backup RB though, with Geremi as first choice. I'd say we'd have that side of the field sorted and can concentrate on other areas if we get Geremi in.

 

Carr's fitness levels are never going to change and he's not all that good anyway, he must be moved on at the first opportunity.

[TRC]

Quality squad player/versitile, but isnt Solano the much better option for RB?

 

No, Solano's an average right back that looked better because he was compared to Carr.

 

Jugding Solano last season *purley on his own performance, forgetting Carr*, to say he was average is harsh to say the least. He read the play brilliantly, and defended with intelligence, winning his tackles too. When going forward, to have a base to start from at the back, quality on the ball, is massive. We're lucky to have someone of his quality to be backing up the play at RB.

 

I agree with Baggio, Solano's positional sense was shit.

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

£50 million is just a number!!! why do people feel the need to w*** every day over this.

 

JUST WAIT TO END OF TRANSFER DEADLINE! WHO CARES WHAT FIGURE THE PRESS SAY.  It just leads to moaning that they were "lied" to if we don't spend that amount, when the club never actually stated £50 million in the first place.  It's all about how you spend your money, not how much.

 

EXACTLY.

 

Ashley would appear to be an intelligent and successful businessman.

 

He will never let it be known how much money we have available to spend on players  -  NEVER!

 

The amount is likely to be flexible also, depending on what we need to acquire (what Sam says we need) and depending on costs of available players.

 

It could well be a great deal more than the mentioned £50M - or it may be less. We will never know. The most we "may" ever know is how much we have actually spent, after we have spent it (which is not the same thing as what was 'available' to spend, if needed).

 

I hope no-one else ever mentions this 'invented' £50M figure again . . .  (some hope!)

 

Just be certain ('content') in the knowledge that there is AN AWFUL LOT of money available to spend.

 

Mike Ashley wants to succeed here.

 

well said.  Who cares how much is spent?  Why bother spending, say £5 million on a player of similar ability to Geremi - when he is free?  Look at it this way, its £5 million (It might not be 5, I'm just saying) to spend elsewhere.  There's nothing wrong with free transfers if they're quality - look at Chelsea.  Like us they have a hefty transfer fund (forget people saying they have nowt - thats bollocks) yet their signings this summer:- Pizzaro, Sidwell and Ben Haim - all frees.

 

I really don't understand this whole "oh but I'd rather have a quality right back, we're loaded it doesn't matter" s****....

 

It just seems that some people aren't satisfied unless we spend money.  I couldn't give a fuck how much money we have, we still aren't at a stage where we can compete for players at the highest level!

[SteveMc]

I see this seasona sone of improvement - using our resources shrewdly to get a top 6 place and European football.  Then we'll be in a much better position to attract the real top players next year.  You can't expect to attract top drawer players just yet.  We need to sensibly accumulate a squad (something that has been seriously depleted over the last 3 or 4 years) and big Sam seems to have made an excellent start to this end.

[johnnypd]

Quality squad player/versitile, but isnt Solano the much better option for RB?

 

No, Solano's an average right back that looked better because he was compared to Carr.

 

Jugding Solano last season *purley on his own performance, forgetting Carr*, to say he was average is harsh to say the least. He read the play brilliantly, and defended with intelligence, winning his tackles too. When going forward, to have a base to start from at the back, quality on the ball, is massive. We're lucky to have someone of his quality to be backing up the play at RB.

 

I agree with Baggio, Solano's positional sense was shit.

 

rubbish. solano's reading of the game is fantastic, it's his ability to track back and his overall stamina that is shit, and why he was sometimes behind the play after moving upfield.

[toontownman]

Quality squad player/versitile, but isnt Solano the much better option for RB?

 

No, Solano's an average right back that looked better because he was compared to Carr.

 

Jugding Solano last season *purley on his own performance, forgetting Carr*, to say he was average is harsh to say the least. He read the play brilliantly, and defended with intelligence, winning his tackles too. When going forward, to have a base to start from at the back, quality on the ball, is massive. We're lucky to have someone of his quality to be backing up the play at RB.

 

I agree with Baggio, Solano's positional sense was s***.

 

rubbish. solano's reading of the game is fantastic, it's his ability to track back and his overall stamina that is s***, and why he was sometimes behind the play after moving upfield.

 

Im not so sure, his awareness is excellent, he tried to keep things simple and smart with regards to his positioning, but he was quickly found out by opposition wingers and regularly torn apart by anyone with pace.

 

Where marking was concerned he was all over the place at times, very bramble-esque letting players run free on corners and free kicks.

 

His footballing brain kept him afloat, id agree his stamina is a downfall aswell your right.

 

What was refreshing with Solano, was having a RB that could use a ball creatively, rather than hoofing the ball down the field. Regardless of his obvious flaws he was by far the most composed RB ive ever seen in a toon shirt!

[madras]

Nobby Solano was outstanding last season nearly every single game at right back!

him and milner worked very well together and created alot

do you watch him week in week out to comment on him?

i did and i disagree with you.

 

i agree with toontownman and will also say as the season went on his distribution got worse aswell

[toontownman]

Outstanding for a Right Winger playing Right Back yes. Will make good back up if needed. But had we had a first choice RB available (that wasnt Carr) I would have had no hesitation dropping Solano.

 

Nobby Solano was outstanding last season nearly every single game at right back!

him and milner worked very well together and created alot

do you watch him week in week out to comment on him?

will also say as the season went on his distribution got worse aswell

 

Like most of the team, distribution was a problem, basic passes went to the opposition instead of our men. Communication and general brains were lacking at times last season. Nobby was equally frustrating with wasting a pass, like you say might have been more towards the end of the season in his case. Can remember cursing him but then feeling guilty because of the good job he was doing!

[Dokko]

 

We need a squad, or has last seasons injuries and players released this summer escaped you in your summing up of the transfer kitty?

 

Just don't think we're going to spend £50m on top of sales mate. I could be wrong.

 

Seems like anybody who questions the budget or the way it's spent is accused of wanting trophy signings immediately. Makes it easier to put down people's suggestions I suppose.

 

What will be will be, lets not put a typical Newcastle downer on the figure/situation, lets just enjoy the momentum of whats happened, and what could possibly happen, not ask too many questions until the end of August, and see where that gets us.

 

Boring i know, but it allows everyone to smile and dream. 

 

I think we could easily top £60m total outlay, after sales, its what this club needs. We need more than a solid 1st 11, we need another 8-9 versitile players who can fill in when injuries kicks in. You are only as strong as your weakest player, i'm a firm believer of that, its why we ended up with our lowest points total last season.

[toontownman]

Thats what the summer is all about, thats why we post endless speculative teams and scenarios of players we want to sign that changes every week.

 

People complain of too many rumors, but they would complain if there werent enough either. I know which I would prefer

 

As for the money thing, regardless of if we have it. Does it make a difference if its quoted or not? If teams are going to hold us to ransom for a player its not going to make much difference if they know how much we have to spend or not.

 

We have just been taken over by a billionare. Clubs know the money will be there, Ashley has hardly hidden his ambitions.

[TRon]

No one seems to have given it much consideration but Geremi might b ear-marked for a defensive midfield role. That would explain the parallel interest in Habib Beye. Butt might have had a good season last year, but he is pretty much restricted to his defensive duties. Allardyce might be looking at someone to play more of a Gary Speed role in that position covering box to box.

[toontownman]

Anal thought so too.

 

Geremi is good for lots of positions really. I dont think it should effect us going for Beye.

 

Beye could play RB/WB or CB in either prospective formations for home and away.

 

We would have a RB pool of Beye, Geremi and Solano. All of which can slot in elsewhere.

 

Rozehnal has also been playing DM, Id think he would buy a specialist DM if we want another, but we shall see.

[Wullie]

No one seems to have given it much consideration but Geremi might b ear-marked for a defensive midfield role. That would explain the parallel interest in Habib Beye. Butt might have had a good season last year, but he is pretty much restricted to his defensive duties. Allardyce might be looking at someone to play more of a Gary Speed role in that position covering box to box.

 

That would be a catastrophe imo. Can still remember Geremi getting slated by Boro fans for months for not getting back and helping his full back, in the same way our fans did to Robert.

[Optimistic Nut]

No one seems to have given it much consideration but Geremi might b ear-marked for a defensive midfield role. That would explain the parallel interest in Habib Beye. Butt might have had a good season last year, but he is pretty much restricted to his defensive duties. Allardyce might be looking at someone to play more of a Gary Speed role in that position covering box to box.

 

Think that's the most likely actually.

[ohmelads]

No one seems to have given it much consideration but Geremi might b ear-marked for a defensive midfield role. That would explain the parallel interest in Habib Beye. Butt might have had a good season last year, but he is pretty much restricted to his defensive duties. Allardyce might be looking at someone to play more of a Gary Speed role in that position covering box to box.

 

Alan Oliver alluded to this but while he can 'do a job' in midfield I think it'd be a waste of his talents.

 

We do need another DM in my view, espescially if the money is there to get one. Butt was decent last season but rubbish the two before that, so he offers no guarantees, and age may be catching up with him.

 

I hope and suspect Oliver is wrong on that one and he's here to play right back as I don't see Geremi as a central midfielder at all. Of course it's hard to predict these things when none of us has any idea on the formation Sam intends to play. Perhaps he has 4-3-3 in mind where Geremi plays as part of a midfield three and someone like Beye takes the right back spot, it could be anything at this stage.

[toontownman]

NUFC.com reporting that he is at the training ground for talks, etc.

 

Geremi in Toon

 

Chelsea's Cameroon international midfielder/ defender Geremi is reported as currently being at Newcastle's training ground for talks over a free transfer move.

 

There had been recent speculation that the 28 year-old could swap Stamford Bridge for a second stint at the Riverside - having played season 2002/03 for the Smoggies when on loan from Real Madrid.

 

 

Reading way too much into it, and having an OMG moment, but .com have now changed the wording from reported to be at the training ground to was at the training ground today.

 

For those of us gimps that hang on every word, its encouraging news for us to wet our pants over for another nine hours until Anal says the reports are wide of the mark and news to the SJP heirachy.

 

Another one?:

Geremi in Toon

 

Wednesday saw a fourth possible summer signing lined up by Newcastle, with Chelsea's Cameroon midfielder /defender Geremi (pictured) at the training ground for talks over a free transfer move.

 

There had been recent speculation that the 28 year-old could swap Stamford Bridge for a second stint at the Riverside - having played for the Smoggies in season 2002/03 on loan from Real Madrid.

 

Geremi - full name Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso - scored on his most recent international outing, as Cameroon beat Rwanda 2-1 last week.

 

That victory confirmed Cameroon's qualification for the African Cup of Nations finals, staged in Ghana between January 20th and February 10th 2008.

 

Before that, Cameroon play a friendly in Japan on August 22nd as preparation for their final Nations Cup qualifier against Equatorial Guinea on September 7th.

 

 

http://www.nufc.com

[Dave]

Pictured at the training ground!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Optimistic Nut]

No one seems to have given it much consideration but Geremi might b ear-marked for a defensive midfield role. That would explain the parallel interest in Habib Beye. Butt might have had a good season last year, but he is pretty much restricted to his defensive duties. Allardyce might be looking at someone to play more of a Gary Speed role in that position covering box to box.

 

That would be a catastrophe imo. Can still remember Geremi getting slated by Boro fans for months for not getting back and helping his full back, in the same way our fans did to Robert.

 

They must be right picky b*stards then considering they still voted him Fans' Player of the Year.

[toontownman]

More so it tells you how s*** Boro were every that year.