Ayatollah Hermione 13869 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 CHRIS HUGHTON is ready to raid old club Newcastle for Danny Guthrie after last night being named Birmingham boss. Chris Hughton is lining up a £1m bid for Danny Guthrie as he prepares for another promotion challenge in the Championship. The former Newcastle boss has agreed a 12-month rolling contract and is charged with the task of taking the Blues straight back to the Premier League. Hughton, 52, wants Guthrie to quit St James’s Park and join his Blues bandwagon. Hughton will be unveiled today and returns to the front-line after his December sacking at Newcastle. He said: “We are going into an extremely competitive Championship and, with the players set to return for pre-season training soon, I need to get into the job straight away. I’m really relishing it. “For as long as I’ve been in football the name Birmingham City has been right up there. It is what I regard as a real football club with passionate supporters.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Bells tits 1 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I`ll drive the lad myself for a million quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Smith BOGOF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I`ll drive the lad myself for a million quid. A taxi would work out cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Prefer to sell him Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 how about we sell smith and guthie to birmingham for say 10 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 how about we sell smith and guthie to birmingham for say 10 million I think they'd want us to pay more than that to take them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 hum true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 hum true I'd rather whistle gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 id rather chuck smith out and some other wasters on that bench that are useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Bob Almighty! 0 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Am I the only one who thinks Guthrie is decent backup? He did well when he came in with the exception of the West Brom game, particularly did well in the home game against Spurs, the ball for Colo's goal was class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabit71 0 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 i'm with bob that comment looks suspiciously like one i've made in the past haha guthrie gets far too much stick than is justified imo, he needs games to develop though, and he isn't gonna get them here. loan him out to brum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TicTacWoe 0 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Well he's not much use but we can't have a squad of 14 players or something so some of the peripheral guys like Guthrie have to stay. At least he can't be on much money unlike Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3355 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Considering the number of imports in the squad and the speculation of who is going, don't we also need to hold onto Guthrie, who is on 5k/wk, to keep our local player quota? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 It would be more than wise to let Smith go on a free if someone would match his pay scale or try to get him to accept less by offering an extended contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 It would be more than wise to let Smith go on a free if someone would match his pay scale or try to get him to accept less by offering an extended contract. I think he is on a free transfer. The idea of extending his contract is bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 We're only keeping Guthrie because he's on next to nothing for PL wages. I can't see him getting a new deal and with a year left on his contract, £1m would have him signed, sealed and delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Bells tits 1 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) Its true, Guthrie is on 5k a week, so its a toss really. But then again, Our midfield is already packed with more to come: Gosling, Ben arfa, Jonas, Barton, Marveaux, Tiote, Cabaye. Thats 7 players competing for 4 spots... so for the moment, with a few injuries I can see Guthrie as a useful backup on the bench. or if we end up selling Jonas and Barton, however should we sign ANOTHER 1-2 midfielders and keep jonas/barton , he is never gonna get any playtime. Edited June 23, 2011 by Saltwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Please let this be true. The kid has been shite since day one. He's slow, has no engine or heart and whist he can pick out the odd decent ball, most of his passing is shite. I cringe whenever I see his name on the teamsheet. He's a championship player and only a decent one at that. He may be cheap but there's a reason for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42458 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 hum true I'd rather whistle gold. A loan deal, with the option to call him back when injuries/shiteness hits our squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 The lad needs a new club anyway imo and the Championship is probably his level. I think he's a canny 'footballer' although he isn't 1) athletic enough or 2) has enough in his locker to make up for that to make the grade in the PL. I think he's been messed about a bit here as he's barely played two games in a row in the middle of the park. I noticed in the Championship we looked a different side in the 2nd half of the season when Smith got injured and he took his place. Nolan got a new lease of life on the back of it (there were other factors like Routledge arriving admittedly). Good luck to him and I agree with comments about him getting too much stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 He looked alright in the Championship because I that's his level, and good luck to him. Got a lot of stick because hughton went through a stage of chucking him right side of midfield that was a complete disaster..ie he constantly had shitters out there. Not good enough for the PL, but he could make an excellent career dropping down a level for someone. If we get some money for him then it's a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 The lad needs a new club anyway imo and the Championship is probably his level. I think he's a canny 'footballer' although he isn't 1) athletic enough or 2) has enough in his locker to make up for that to make the grade in the PL. I think he's been messed about a bit here as he's barely played two games in a row in the middle of the park. I noticed in the Championship we looked a different side in the 2nd half of the season when Smith got injured and he took his place. Nolan got a new lease of life on the back of it (there were other factors like Routledge arriving admittedly). Good luck to him and I agree with comments about him getting too much stick. I think our improvement in the championship with him in the midle had more to do with us getting him off the wing and Routledge there. Admittedly he did much better at that time though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 The lad needs a new club anyway imo and the Championship is probably his level. I think he's a canny 'footballer' although he isn't 1) athletic enough or 2) has enough in his locker to make up for that to make the grade in the PL. I think he's been messed about a bit here as he's barely played two games in a row in the middle of the park. I noticed in the Championship we looked a different side in the 2nd half of the season when Smith got injured and he took his place. Nolan got a new lease of life on the back of it (there were other factors like Routledge arriving admittedly). Good luck to him and I agree with comments about him getting too much stick. I think our improvement in the championship with him in the midle had more to do with us getting him off the wing and Routledge there. Admittedly he did much better at that time though. Think it was both. Nolan definitely benefitted from having him there instead of Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithJ 0 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Great Championship player but agree with the comments about him not having enough in his locker to make the grade in the EPL. Helicopter for Guthrie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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