RandomGuy. Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Was once highly rated at AC Milan im sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Was once highly rated at AC Milan im sure Yup. Smurph stuck this up for me on the Serie A thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 12 mill for andros Townsend is hideous business, deal is soon to be confirmed. Its a done deal, I got an email from Newcastle confirming it a couple of hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Just like the Shelvey deal I think it's a good signing for them to get them to mid-table obscurity. It's hard for Newcastle to attract decent players given the money that traditionally smaller clubs now have - Leicester, Southampton, Crystal Palace etc - due to gate receipts not being as important as they once where. Getting players to move up to the north-east for a yearly relegation battle is not an easy sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Just like the Shelvey deal I think it's a good signing for them to get them to mid-table obscurity. It's hard for Newcastle to attract decent players given the money that traditionally smaller clubs now have - Leicester, Southampton, Crystal Palace etc - due to gate receipts not being as important as they once where. Getting players to move up to the north-east for a yearly relegation battle is not an easy sell. What's them being in the North East got to do with anything? Only an hour flight from London and Newcastle is a nice city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarkko Wiss Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 What's them being in the North East got to do with anything? Only an hour flight from London and Newcastle is a nice city. They probably can't be bothered learning a new language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 What's them being in the North East got to do with anything? Only an hour flight from London and Newcastle is a nice city. I love the North East but it's naive to think that players (especially foreign players) wouldn't prefer moving to just about any other part of England (especially London) instead of moving up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 One of the consistent approaches of Governments of either side for the past half a century has been to boost the infrastructure and image of London, with scant regard to the rest of the country. Of course, there are lovely areas surrounding just about every major city, especially on a footballer's wage, but players (and their wives) are often obsessed with the idea of living in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Fyvie Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 What's them being in the North East got to do with anything? Only an hour flight from London and Newcastle is a nice city. Quite a lot I'd imagine. Newcastle missed out on Charlie Austin because he was never going to move north. Southampton's location helped them get a good deal there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 'arry a couple of times didn't want considered for the Newcastle job so its location isn't always negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Oh, my Guido the Godfather has delivered Alberto Paloschi should provide plenty of penetration in the opposition box* Golazo!** * anagram: A phallic booster **apparently he is caught offside more often than Bafé Gomis which I thought would defy the fundamental laws of physics and time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Prince Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Oh, my Guido the Godfather has delivered Alberto Paloschi should provide plenty of penetration in the opposition box* 1454103242225.jpg Golazo!** * anagram: A phallic booster **apparently he is caught offside more often than Bafé Gomis which I thought would defy the fundamental laws of physics and time If he's constantly caught offside, he's learnt from the best Italian in the game at that. Mr Filippo Inzaghi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 If he's constantly caught offside, he's learnt from the best Italian in the game at that. Mr Filippo Inzaghi. Inzaghi was playing on his debut for Milan now you mention it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 What's them being in the North East got to do with anything? Only an hour flight from London and Newcastle is a nice city. Quite a lot, as others have mentioned. An hour flight isn't just an hours flight though is it, it's at least another hour at either end of waiting about and just the general inconvenience of it. Obviously on a footballer's wage the part of the north-east that they would be living in would be lovely, but players and their wives seem to want to stay in the south due to the obsession with London, or more recently Manchester given it's growth in status. A few former managers of 'boro, Sunderland and Newcastle have stated this. My overall point was that Newcastle's lawn is now being mown by traditionally much smaller clubs, which means when people think the likes of Shelvey and Townsend are poor signings they have to be realistic and think what type of player is going to sign for them at the moment that is actually any good? They need players to stabilise them as a mid-table club again - which players like Shelvey and Townsend will do - and then they can go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Newcastle table £21,000,000 for Berahino? Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I read somewhere Newcastle had spent more than the whole of the Bundesliga put together. With the tv deal 21 million will no longer be considered a crazy bid anymore. I hope they all go bust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Apparently it's all cash up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Newcastle table £21,000,000 for Berahino? Crazy. And it's been knocked back. West Brom are taking a massive risk if they think they can get more than that. He's barely even getting a game atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Jim White's tweeted saying Stoke have put in a bid of £21m+ for Berahino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Crazy money for someone 23 soon and who's had one decent season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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