Scottish Mag 3 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Sam Allardyce is looking to Joey Barton to bring his goals to Newcastle United. Barton was expected at St James' Park today to complete his £5.5m move from Manchester City to United. And, before flying to London to tie up the signing of Mark Viduka, the United boss told me: "With Joey coming in and Scott Parker going out to West Ham, I would say this is a piece of good business for us. "Now we have Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Oba Martins, who all score goals, and Joey usually chips in with seven or eight a season from midfield, so we will really be expecting to improve our goals tally next season." From a numerical point of view, Barton will be a straight replacement for Parker, who has gone back to London in a £7m deal to join his former Charlton boss Alan Curbishley at Upton Park. Earlier United had lost out on Steve Sidwell after the-then Reading midfielder had twice made hush-hush trips to Tyneside and actually twice sat in Glenn Roeder's office at the training ground. Sidwell shook hands on a move to United but obviously felt that Roeder's departure gave him a get- out and he has joined Chelsea. Meanwhile, the appearance of Sam Allardyce at Wales game with the Czech Republic at Cardiff at the weekend has thrown up a couple of possibilities. The United boss had a close look at Paris St Germain's Czech defender David Rozenhal, but there is a lot of talk in Cardiff that Welsh international midfielder Jason Koumas could also be a target. Former United striker Malcolm Allen, who is now a leading commentator for the BBC in Wales, believes that Koumas is good enough to come to St James' Park from West Brom. But I get the impression that Big Sam is concentrating on improving United's much-maligned defence. Next season's Premiership fixtures will be released a week today, and The Chronicle will be the first newspaper to carry United's games for 2007-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22508 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 anal back from holiday then? i recognise that prose anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Stander 0 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 anal back from holiday then? i recognise that prose anywhere No mention in the on-line snippets I have just read about the official news of the takeover from anal today. He must be absolutely gutted that his personal puppet master has left him out of all this while he was on his jollies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walliver 0 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 "Now we have Shola Ameobi, Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Oba Martins, who all score goals, and Joey usually chips in with seven or eight a season from midfield, so we will really be expecting to improve our goals tally next season." Surely that's what he meant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47030 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 "Now we have Shola Ameobi, Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Oba Martins, who all score goals, and Joey usually chips in with seven or eight a season from midfield, so we will really be expecting to improve our goals tally next season." Surely that's what he meant? Good point. I bet that went down like a shit sarnie with Shola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 "Now we have Shola Ameobi, Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Oba Martins, who all score goals, and Joey usually chips in with seven or eight a season from midfield, so we will really be expecting to improve our goals tally next season." Surely that's what he meant? Good point. I bet that went down like a shit sarnie with Shola. could be hinting at something there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen 0 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 (edited) That's what I thought. Bye bye Donkey? Edited June 7, 2007 by Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 (edited) That's what I thought. Bye bye Donkey? be weird if he did go, but he is not going to get in the team with those three already Edited June 7, 2007 by 2bias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 That's what I thought. Bye bye Donkey? be weird if he did go, but he is not going to get in the team wiv those three already I.P Ban. Now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Holden McGroin 6917 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Didnt Sam say in another article that Viduka is in direct competition with Shola? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.../\......\o/... 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 "Now we have Shola Ameobi, Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Oba Martins, who all score goals, and Joey usually chips in with seven or eight a season from midfield, so we will really be expecting to improve our goals tally next season." Surely that's what he meant? Good point. I bet that went down like a shit sarnie with Shola. could be hinting at something there Gemmill has tried a shit sarnie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 10 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 He mentioned Viduka as compettion for Shola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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