Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Was just thinking of all the players we were linked with that we either missed cos Ashley was too tight or decided on other clubs. Off the top of my head the likes of: Aubamayang Lacazette Modric Delle Ali Rooney Van Dijk Mad that we let Forster go in hindsight too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3887 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Was just thinking of all the players we were linked with that we either missed cos Ashley was too tight or decided on other clubs. Off the top of my head the likes of: Aubamayang Lacazette Modric Delle Ali Rooney Van Dijk Mad that we let Forster go in hindsight too Forster wanted to be number 1 we couldn't give him that at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 If we're going back to the Shepherd years then Carrick would have to be one, which was because of Shepherd being tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Ronaldinho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30549 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 If we're going back to the Shepherd years then Carrick would have to be one, which was because of Shepherd being tight. Plus his belief that no geordie would ever want to play for anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21570 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Didn't Robson want Ronaldo before settling on Viana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4156 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Remember reading somewhere we turned down Zidane when he was looking to leave Bordeaux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15518 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 And then there was John Salako. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5217 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Didn't Robson want Ronaldo before settling on Viana? As in christiano? Fuck me, we might even have won something if we'd pulled that off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Viana I lost many hours lost on here about a decade ago, arguing with the Aussie candy raver Blaydon about whether he was a defensive midfielder or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35060 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Van Basten and Gullit were both recommended (by Chris Guthrie I think) in the early 80s. Although J69 will be pleased we never signed the former Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Van Basten and Gullit were both recommended (by Chris Guthrie I think) in the early 80s. Although J69 will be pleased we never signed the formerSure I read somewhere that we almost signed Schmeichel but then wouldn't pay up at the last minute because of him playing in Denmark. Not long after we then spunked a load on Dave Beasant, who cost a lot more than Schmeichel ever would have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35060 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 And when we did sign a forward from Holland in the 80s it was Rob McDonald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpirlo68 0 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Jagielka? When fat sam was here iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie 0 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I'd have loved to have seen Modric playing under Keegan. Not sure how he'd have done under JFK mind. The rumour was that Keegan wanted Schweinsteiger as well wasn't it, with the Milner money? No idea if Schweinsteiger would have entertained the prospect of coming here mind, he was still a top quality player at that point. Centre mid of him and Modric playing under KK would have been a bit special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35060 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I'd have loved to have seen Modric playing under Keegan. Not sure how he'd have done under JFK mind. The rumour was that Keegan wanted Schweinsteiger as well wasn't it, with the Milner money? No idea if Schweinsteiger would have entertained the prospect of coming here mind, he was still a top quality player at that point. Centre mid of him and Modric playing under KK would have been a bit special Think the story was that KK was meant to have been promised Schweinsteiger when Milner left. The problem was it was bollocks as Munich and the player hadn't even been approached and, unsurprisingly he didn't want to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie 0 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Aye that's it, that's when the penny dropped with him that Ashley, Lambias, Wise couldn't be trusted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie 0 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 We were stitched up by PSG over Weah as well weren't we? They used us as a bargaining tool then sold us Ginola instead. Can't remember the sequence of the signings but I seem to remember we went in for Ferdinand after losing out on Weah. Could have been quite a different side if we'd ended up with Salako and Weah instead of Ginola and Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35060 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 We were stitched up by PSG over Weah as well weren't we? They used us as a bargaining tool then sold us Ginola instead. Can't remember the sequence of the signings but I seem to remember we went in for Ferdinand after losing out on Weah. Could have been quite a different side if we'd ended up with Salako and Weah instead of Ginola and Les We wanted to sign Ginola and Weah. Ginola deal initially fell through, which is when we looked at Salako but the deal was rekindled. As an aside, Keegan tried to sign Maldini at the same time as we bought Shearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Brett Emerton is still making his way to Newcastle I think. Didn't we faff about with Bony/think he wasn't worth it in similar fashion to Aubameyang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 leighton baines was supposed to sign by monday too, if i remember rightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4747 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 He'd never have left Milan for anyone anyway even if the deal was accepted out of the players in the first post, Modric and Aubamayang would've made huge differences to the squad Modric is the one I look back on as a real downward turning point for us. At the time us and Spurs were struggling in the league, they binned their manager, pushed the boat out on a class player and moved upwards under redknapp. We cocked up appointments and "made do" with cheaper options and went completely to shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13857 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Brett Emerton is still making his way to Newcastle I think. Didn't we faff about with Bony/think he wasn't worth it in similar fashion to Aubameyang? Came in to post Brett Emerton. I think Oliver was still insistent it was happening, even when he was holding a Blackburn shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Came in to post Brett Emerton. I think Oliver was still insistent it was happening, even when he was holding a Blackburn shirt. "wide of the mark" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Keegan had it lined up for £3m and 30k a week allegedly and fat boy wouldn't sanction it Weah later said "I hope the stories linking me with Newcastle were true. I love and admire English soccer. I watch it every Sunday on television back in Italy. It would have been and still would be a very real pleasure to come to play in England. I don't think PSG were honest with me because Newcastle were on the case before Milan came in for me with a £7million offer. I wanted to weigh up all possibilities and would not have signed the paper in Milan if I had known Newcastle were interested.” Was that not Sami hyppia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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