smoggeordie 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/sport/footba...-name_page.html KUYT CAN FLY HIGH FOR TOON By Bill Mills THE price tag on his head is huge: £10million is Feyenoord's asking price for top scorer Dirk Kuyt. But the powerful Dutch striker is desperate to play in the Premiership after the World Cup finals and relishes the opportunity to succeed Alan Shearer at Newcastle. In fact, Kuyt wants to use the stage in Germany to clinch his dream transfer after both Tottenham and Arsenal decided to turn to other strikers. Arsene Wenger flew to Holland two months ago to see Kuyt in action. The player had been in bed all week with flu and still had a temperature, and Wenger was not impressed with his performance. But Kuyt's decision to go and play despite his illness summed up his character and attitude. "He's the hardest-working striker I have got,'' says Dutch coach Marco van Basten. Kuyt is not the most elegant striker, which is probably why Europe's biggest clubs have not dared to splash a fortune on him. "But he is worth every penny," says Van Basten. "He scores goals at any level, against any opposition, and he's the most fantastic person in a squad. He is the ideal captain at his club." In his last 140 league matches, Kuyt has scored 96 goals - roughly two in every three matches. Which explains why he was top scorer in the Netherlands for two successive seasons. Kuyt has also just been named Dutch player of the year. Spurs boss Martin Jol is a big fan, but decided to go for Bulgarian international Dimitar Berbatov instead. That leaves the door open for Toon, which is where Kuyt would love to fill the vacancy Shearer is leaving behind. Kuyt resembles everything Shearer was as a player. He is a family man who only wants to play for a working-class team and scores goals more regularly than anybody else. Even his football style is similar to Shearer. Strong in the air, he can hold the ball up well and is forever motivating his team-mates. Kuyt says: "I would love to play in the North-East. When I was young I loved Italian football. But only because Van Basten, Rijkaard and Gullit were playing for AC Milan. "Now I'd rather play in England. I love English football. I also think my style of play is completely right for the Premiership. "A club like Newcastle would be my dream." --------------------------------------------------- Direct quote's as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInspiration 1 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Sign him up then Freddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9910 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Direct quote my arse. The journalist probably just got an answer in Dutch and was doing some creative translation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Out of all the player's we have been linked with he is the one i severly want most... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikko 20 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 CAn't say i've ever seen him play, but i think its a realistic and believeable potential signing. Seem to remember it being reported that roeders had him watched 2 or 3 times earlier this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Sounds like a good potential signing, but we could sign Gudjohnsen and another one or even two players with that amount of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Out of all the player's we have been linked with he is the one i severly want most... 138928[/snapback] Same here. I'm off to Holland in a couple of weeks and I'll be meeting a lot of Feyenoord fans. I'll see what their opinion is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 (edited) Out of all the player's we have been linked with he is the one i severly want most... 138928[/snapback] Same here. I'm off to Holland in a couple of weeks and I'll be meeting a lot of Feyenoord fans. I'll see what their opinion is 138937[/snapback] I served one at work before from Rotterdam so i got the low down before *Edit By the way if we are even trying to pull this one off we would surely need to get it done before the World Cup Edited May 21, 2006 by Jonny2J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GafferTape 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Liverpool have been looking at him for ages as well haven't they? And it seems that they're finally of thinking of actually getting someone decent in, so think he may end up there instead. Going on his reputation alone, I'd have him more than a couple of times on channel5, but haven't actually seen him play to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM4 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Out of all the player's we have been linked with he is the one i severly want most... 138928[/snapback] Same here. I'm off to Holland in a couple of weeks and I'll be meeting a lot of Feyenoord fans. I'll see what their opinion is 138937[/snapback] here too. If it's gonna take 10 million, we should go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 (edited) If all that is true, then i hope we go for him.....but more importantly, do i detect a hint of a ginner there? EDIT: How about him and ruud? *runs off to purchase orange wig* Edited May 21, 2006 by Toonraider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Liverpool have been looking at him for ages as well haven't they? And it seems that they're finally of thinking of actually getting someone decent in, so think he may end up there instead. Going on his reputation alone, I'd have him more than a couple of times on channel5, but haven't actually seen him play to be honest. 138955[/snapback] We've made several offers, and though the player was keen, we couldn't agree a price with the club. I hope we get him this summer. We need strikers more badly than you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Liverpool have been looking at him for ages as well haven't they? And it seems that they're finally of thinking of actually getting someone decent in, so think he may end up there instead. Going on his reputation alone, I'd have him more than a couple of times on channel5, but haven't actually seen him play to be honest. 138955[/snapback] We've made several offers, and though the player was keen, we couldn't agree a price with the club. I hope we get him this summer. We need strikers more badly than you do 139030[/snapback] Are you sure about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Liverpool have been looking at him for ages as well haven't they? And it seems that they're finally of thinking of actually getting someone decent in, so think he may end up there instead. Going on his reputation alone, I'd have him more than a couple of times on channel5, but haven't actually seen him play to be honest. 138955[/snapback] We've made several offers, and though the player was keen, we couldn't agree a price with the club. I hope we get him this summer. We need strikers more badly than you do 139030[/snapback] Are you sure about that? 139033[/snapback] Have you seen Cisse? We paid 14m for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInspiration 1 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Liverpool have been looking at him for ages as well haven't they? And it seems that they're finally of thinking of actually getting someone decent in, so think he may end up there instead. Going on his reputation alone, I'd have him more than a couple of times on channel5, but haven't actually seen him play to be honest. 138955[/snapback] We've made several offers, and though the player was keen, we couldn't agree a price with the club. I hope we get him this summer. We need strikers more badly than you do 139030[/snapback] Are you sure about that? 139033[/snapback] Have you seen Cisse? We paid 14m for that 139047[/snapback] More goals than Crouch and Morientes, hasn't he?. Yet he gets ALL the abuse. Why? His introduction also won you that Super Cup, so he's won you more trophies than your other strikers have, to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 How come a club like us thats run by such a shit board can attract such high profile players ??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22192 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 great news if we can pull this off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 How come a club like us thats run by such a shit board can attract such high profile players ??????? 139051[/snapback] They spend our money on paying out high salaries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 How come a club like us thats run by such a shit board can attract such high profile players ??????? 139051[/snapback] They spend our money on paying out high salaries? 139059[/snapback] ....all set up by Sir John Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 ....all set up by Sir John Hall 139061[/snapback] McKeag deserves full credit tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 great news if we can pull this off. 139054[/snapback] surely not, not with such a shit chairman ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3524 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 (edited) We better sign him now because after he and the dutch win the world cup (and I'm not joking look at their run once they get out of the group stage) he is going to cost another 5 to 10M on the 10M they already want. Especially if the stories of the Arse being offered 50M for Henry are true. Edited May 21, 2006 by sammynb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 (edited) We better sign him now because after he and the dutch win the world cup (and I'm not joking look at their run once they get out of the group stage) he is going to cost another 5 to 10M on the 10M they already want. Especially if the stories of the Arse being offered 50M for Henry are true. 139137[/snapback] I'm with you on this one Sammy - they seem to have a canny good team all round and, for a change, they seem to be going into a tournament with good team spirit. Gonna stick £20 on them. EDIT: Managed by Marco Van Baste iirc? *drools at the memories of MVB playing and wishes we could sign Kuyt and him turn out half as good* Edited May 22, 2006 by snakehips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3524 Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 We better sign him now because after he and the dutch win the world cup (and I'm not joking look at their run once they get out of the group stage) he is going to cost another 5 to 10M on the 10M they already want. Especially if the stories of the Arse being offered 50M for Henry are true. 139137[/snapback] I'm with you on this one Sammy - they seem to have a canny good team all round and, for a change, they seem to be going into a tournament with good team spirit. Gonna stick £20 on them. EDIT: Managed by Marco Van Baste iirc? *drools at the memories of MVB playing and wishes we could sign Kuyt and him turn out half as good* 139166[/snapback] They are paying 13/1 here so I'm putting a couple of hundred on them in the hope they will help pay for the tour of jormany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Speaking of the tour of Jormany - how is the bear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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