Plan C? Or is it D?

[Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0]

Nugent would be ok but only if we pay £3 million tops.

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He's worth 3 but we'd have to pay 4 because they know we're desperate and time is running out. He's more a 'support striker' anyway, so we'd still need a 'number 9' type to go with him (Kuyt?).

[sammynb 3342]

Back to Newcastle's transfer policy, nayone else get the feeling the fat man looks at it like buying a new car?

Wait until the new model is out, then approach a dealer with a number of superseeded models, wait until their demo model's MOT has almost run out and then offer 4 pounds fifty and act like you're doing them a favour.

Problem is the fat bastid must do all his christmas shopping on boxing day.

Edited August 16, 2006 by sammynb

[Scottish Mag 3]

Newcastle are ready to invest £5m in the surprise signing of Collins John from Fulham. The Holland international forward is a favourite of the St James' Park chairman Freddy Shepherd and a deal has been agreed between both clubs and the player.

Though Glenn Roeder is understood to be unsure about the striker's suitability and would prefer a move for Internazionale's Obafemi Martins, Shepherd has every faith that John will provide the goals to cover for the absence of Michael Owen. The England striker is not expected to return to competitive action until 2007 following a knee-ligament injury sustained at the World Cup, making a goal-scoring striker Newcastle's highest transfer-market priority.

 

Despite growing restive over a lack of first-team opportunities and clashing with Chris Coleman, his manager at Fulham, John scored 11 goals though he made only 16 Premiership starts last season, making him his club's leading scorer and drawing Shepherd's interest.

A move for Martins may yet scupper John's transfer to the north-east, though the Fulham player is far more attractive from a financial perspective since he would command lower wages and transfer fee than the Nigeria inter- national, for whom Inter are seeking to recover £10m.

 

At 20 John is also, according to reports, significantly younger than Martins who, though officially 21, allegedly played in the same youth set-up in his homeland as the Newcastle left-back Celestine Babayaro, suggesting Martins may be six years older than he claims.

 

Newcastle remain in the market for a left-back and are ready to step up their interest in Chelsea's Wayne Bridge. That move hinges on the Premiership champions' success in negotiations for Ashley Cole. Though the talks have reached an impasse that brought no development yesterday, it is not expected to be terminal, prompting Bridge to consider his options. He does not wish to remain at Chelsea if Cole's transfer is completed as expected before August 31 and Newcastle are ready to offer him the first-team football he craves.

 

Chelsea are unlikely to demand much more than £1.5m for a player whose £40,000-a-week wages reduce the number of possible destination clubs and who suffered a bad ankle injury 18 months ago. Success in signing John from Fulham and the 26-year-old Bridge from Chelsea would take Newcastle's summer spending to almost £12m, about £7m of which will have been placed in the Premiership champions' coffers following the £5m transfer of Damien Duff to St James' Park.

[Isegrim 9680]

Well, for 5m John isn't actually a bargain, but the money could be spent worse IMHO.

[Gemmill 44106]

The Holland international forward is a favourite of the St James' Park chairman Freddy Shepherd and a deal has been agreed between both clubs and the player.

Though Glenn Roeder is understood to be unsure about the striker's suitability and would prefer a move for Internazionale's Obafemi Martins, Shepherd has every faith that John will provide the goals to cover for the absence of Michael Owen.

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Great. Roeder (ex-footballer and experienced manager and coach) doesn't think that John is up to the job, but Shepherd (scrap merchant and experienced over-eater) thinks he would. Let's sign him eh?

[Holden McGroin 6452]

The Holland international forward is a favourite of the St James' Park chairman Freddy Shepherd and a deal has been agreed between both clubs and the player.

Though Glenn Roeder is understood to be unsure about the striker's suitability and would prefer a move for Internazionale's Obafemi Martins, Shepherd has every faith that John will provide the goals to cover for the absence of Michael Owen.

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Great. Roeder (ex-footballer and experienced manager and coach) doesn't think that John is up to the job, but Shepherd (scrap merchant and experienced over-eater) thinks he would. Let's sign him eh?

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Why does he word it like that? Pathetic.

[snakehips 0]

Should the title of this thread not be re-named to include Plan X/iii(a) ??

[sweetleftpeg 0]

Oh my God. He's hinting that...shock horror...Fat Fred decides who to buy and not the manager. Surely not?

[Bombadil 0]

Fat Fred playing Champ Man again, great. You could have thought that the purchases of Luque, Kluivert, Butt and Viana may have convinced him that it may be better to leave transfers up to his managers...

[Kid Dynamite 6964]

Id much rather have david nugent over collins john for that sort of money. £5mil is crazy for someone that no-one else in interested in and Fulham obviously arent arsed about keeping. We already have one 10 league goals a season man in ameobi. We need someone to get 20 to counter balance that. I can see Nugent having a great season and his price tripling by next summer.

[sweetleftpeg 0]

Phil Thompson, on Sky Sports News, almost in tears because 'our Michael' had signed for us was TV GOLD.

[Guest Patrokles]

I suggest that both price and conspiracy theories are... wait for it... UTTER FICTION. I think this summer has demonstrated amply that you just can't believe the press.

[ewerk 30164]

£5m for John is daylight robbery. Anyone how much Birmingham agreed to pay for him before he told them to fuck off?

[Tom 14011]

Id be willing to gamble for John.

 

 

Nugent looks hellish too

 

 

Id say Nugent OR John and a class act like Kuyt

[Craig 6670]

ewcastle are ready to invest £5m in the surprise signing of Collins John from Fulham. The Holland international forward is a favourite of the St James' Park chairman Freddy Shepherd and a deal has been agreed between both clubs and the player.

 

Though Glenn Roeder is understood to be unsure about the striker's suitability and would prefer a move for Internazionale's Obafemi Martins, Shepherd has every faith that John will provide the goals to cover for the absence of Michael Owen. The England striker is not expected to return to competitive action until 2007 following a knee-ligament injury sustained at the World Cup, making a goal-scoring striker Newcastle's highest transfer-market priority.

 

Despite growing restive over a lack of first-team opportunities and clashing with Chris Coleman, his manager at Fulham, John scored 11 goals though he made only 16 Premiership starts last season, making him his club's leading scorer and drawing Shepherd's interest.

 

A move for Martins may yet scupper John's transfer to the north-east, though the Fulham player is far more attractive from a financial perspective since he would command lower wages and transfer fee than the Nigeria inter- national, for whom Inter are seeking to recover £10m.

 

At 20 John is also, according to reports, significantly younger than Martins who, though officially 21, allegedly played in the same youth set-up in his homeland as the Newcastle left-back Celestine Babayaro, suggesting Martins may be six years older than he claims.

 

Newcastle remain in the market for a left-back and are ready to step up their interest in Chelsea's Wayne Bridge. That move hinges on the Premiership champions' success in negotiations for Ashley Cole. Though the talks have reached an impasse that brought no development yesterday, it is not expected to be terminal, prompting Bridge to consider his options. He does not wish to remain at Chelsea if Cole's transfer is completed as expected before August 31 and Newcastle are ready to offer him the first-team football he craves.

 

Chelsea are unlikely to demand much more than £1.5m for a player whose £40,000-a-week wages reduce the number of possible destination clubs and who suffered a bad ankle injury 18 months ago. Success in signing John from Fulham and the 26-year-old Bridge from Chelsea would take Newcastle's summer spending to almost £12m, about £7m of which will have been placed in the Premiership champions' coffers following the £5m transfer of Damien Duff to St James' Park.

 

Source: http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1850892,00.html

 

£1.5m & £40,000 a week??? Rip their fucking hands off Glenn!!

[Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0]

I'd be pleasantly suprised (make that deliriously happy) with Bridge (for 1.5), Gravesen (for 2), Nugent and Kuyt.

[ewerk 30164]

Why are they letting him go on the cheap?

[Guest Patrokles]

Why are they letting him go on the cheap?

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Because... WHATEVER. (c. some woman writing in the Observer)

[sammynb 3342]

ewcastle are ready to invest £5m in the surprise signing of Collins John from Fulham. The Holland international forward is a favourite of the St James' Park chairman Freddy Shepherd and a deal has been agreed between both clubs and the player.

 

Though Glenn Roeder is understood to be unsure about the striker's suitability and would prefer a move for Internazionale's Obafemi Martins, Shepherd has every faith that John will provide the goals to cover for the absence of Michael Owen. The England striker is not expected to return to competitive action until 2007 following a knee-ligament injury sustained at the World Cup, making a goal-scoring striker Newcastle's highest transfer-market priority.

 

Despite growing restive over a lack of first-team opportunities and clashing with Chris Coleman, his manager at Fulham, John scored 11 goals though he made only 16 Premiership starts last season, making him his club's leading scorer and drawing Shepherd's interest.

 

A move for Martins may yet scupper John's transfer to the north-east, though the Fulham player is far more attractive from a financial perspective since he would command lower wages and transfer fee than the Nigeria inter- national, for whom Inter are seeking to recover £10m.

 

At 20 John is also, according to reports, significantly younger than Martins who, though officially 21, allegedly played in the same youth set-up in his homeland as the Newcastle left-back Celestine Babayaro, suggesting Martins may be six years older than he claims.

 

Newcastle remain in the market for a left-back and are ready to step up their interest in Chelsea's Wayne Bridge. That move hinges on the Premiership champions' success in negotiations for Ashley Cole. Though the talks have reached an impasse that brought no development yesterday, it is not expected to be terminal, prompting Bridge to consider his options. He does not wish to remain at Chelsea if Cole's transfer is completed as expected before August 31 and Newcastle are ready to offer him the first-team football he craves.

 

Chelsea are unlikely to demand much more than £1.5m for a player whose £40,000-a-week wages reduce the number of possible destination clubs and who suffered a bad ankle injury 18 months ago. Success in signing John from Fulham and the 26-year-old Bridge from Chelsea would take Newcastle's summer spending to almost £12m, about £7m of which will have been placed in the Premiership champions' coffers following the £5m transfer of Damien Duff to St James' Park.

 

Source: http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1850892,00.html

 

£1.5m & £40,000 a week??? Rip their fucking hands off Glenn!!

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Now if we can just get Dyer to retire that will give us another 40k/week to spare!