Scottish Mag 3 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Glenn Roeder is confident he will have the funds available to make the necessary changes to the Newcastle United squad in the summer. The Magpies will finish another season without silverware after the Uefa Cup exit to AZ Alkmaar earlier this month. Roeder feels it is time Newcastle launched a major offensive for trophies and believes the club have been guilty of signing too many players past their 'shelf life'. "I just think it's about time we started to come out of hibernation and make some strides over the next couple of years," the Magpies boss told Sky Sports News. "It doesn't happen overnight, and supporters and people shouldn't expect it to happen overnight - we've not won anything domestically since the year I was born in 1955, yet 52,000 people still come and watch us play. "If you are to solve a problem, you have to admit there's a problem, and not be an ostrich and bury your head in the sand. "The problem we have at the moment is we haven't the squad that is a Champions League squad and that will only change with continuity and the quality of player that comes in and wears the black and white shirt. "We've brought too many players into this club that are past their shelf life, who make good back page headlines for a day and, oh dear, a few months into the season you suddenly realise they are past their shelf life. "The squad does need to be changed, no doubt about it. It hasn't done well over the last few years. If we find the players you will see the results on the field next year. "The chairman is aware of the players I'm looking at it and he hasn't said anything about 'Glenn, you shouldn't be looking at that quality of player'. "I would assume the sort of player we would need to acquire that money will be made available." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag 3 Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 "We've brought too many players into this club that are past their shelf life, who make good back page headlines for a day and, oh dear, a few months into the season you suddenly realise they are past their shelf life. Duff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 He's talking tough.....Two defeats from the sack tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 "We've brought too many players into this club that are past their shelf life, who make good back page headlines for a day and, oh dear, a few months into the season you suddenly realise they are past their shelf life. Duff? Owen tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I agree, firmly on the defensive. Just co-incidence that contract talks are on hold? Maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7030 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Like Dyers comments, id like to believe hes telling the truth. Its also a not too thinly veiled dig at the chairmans previous signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Squad needs changing? Manager needs changing as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio 0 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 "The chairman is aware of the players I'm looking at it and he hasn't said anything about 'Glenn, you shouldn't be looking at that quality of player'. "I would assume the sort of player we would need to acquire that money will be made available." Nice lack of communication there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 He wants to sign good players. Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I shall see but no doubt like the past two transfer windows expect to be completely underwhelmed as the clock strokes midnight on deadline day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30620 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 And Sibierski and Bernard clearly are at the peak of their games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9780 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 He wants to sign good players. Good. Name me a manager who wants to sign bad players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Must be talking about Duff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4762 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Must be talking about Duff... It was showed on SSN they showed a little video of kluivert doing kickups while roeder was talking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag 3 Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 Must be talking about Duff... It was showed on SSN they showed a little video of kluivert doing kickups while roeder was talking He done more in his time here than Duff has.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 He wants to sign good players. Good. Name me a manager who wants to sign bad players... I was just playing Devil's Advocate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Nah Glenn, don't rush into things, take another couple of windows to mull things over. What do you make of that Kuijt lad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Nah Glenn, don't rush into things, take another couple of windows to mull things over. What do you make of that Kuijt lad? Prefer that Nigerian lad, Martins is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Nah Glenn, don't rush into things, take another couple of windows to mull things over. What do you make of that Kuijt lad? Prefer that Nigerian lad, Martins is it? It was a choice between one or the other, and I'm personally glad we got the one we did, regardless of the circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen 0 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Pessimistic much lads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag 3 Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 Pessimistic much lads? Not at all, I mean look at all that we have to be optimistic towards.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Must be talking about Duff... It was showed on SSN they showed a little video of kluivert doing kickups while roeder was talking He done more in his time here than Duff has.. Damn right, his goal scoring record was quite impressive in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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