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Online dave.woodhall

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1500 on: January 04, 2012, 10:20:47 PM »
I'm not saying its a bad thing. It's just a sad reflection on how things are now, compared to x3 years ago.

Our transfer policy was a bit hit and miss then. Other clubs have played the market better than us for decades.

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1501 on: January 04, 2012, 10:23:09 PM »
I'm not saying its a bad thing. It's just a sad reflection on how things are now, compared to x3 years ago.

Our transfer policy was a bit hit and miss then. Other clubs have played the market better than us for decades.

Yeah but you know what... We all felt we were going somewhere.

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1502 on: January 04, 2012, 10:23:58 PM »
Newcastle have several quality bargains, Ba, Tiote, Cabaye, Guitierrez and I expect Santon.

whoever is head of scouting up there has done a terrific job with much the same resources that Mcleish has been given. I hope that Mcleish is able to pull some rabbits out of his backside in the 20 something days.

You are bang on Toronto. As loathe as I am to say it, they have got a brilliant guy in Graham Carr. He is the father of the TV presnter / commedienne Alan Carr. He really has done a cracking job for them. If i could take one thing / person from their club, Graham Carr is the man to take.

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1503 on: January 04, 2012, 10:24:38 PM »
Shay Given hopefully! But we should have signed Ba, we only have two senior strikers.

I don't think a 5 year contract at his age puts him in the bargain category to be honest.  Delaney was a good shout.

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1504 on: January 04, 2012, 10:25:42 PM »
Slightly linked but is Glenn Roeder still involved with us?  He was scouting last year wasn't he or did I dream that?

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1505 on: January 04, 2012, 10:29:45 PM »
That was under Houllier I think.

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1506 on: January 04, 2012, 10:30:38 PM »
Slightly linked but is Glenn Roeder still involved with us?  He was scouting last year wasn't he or did I dream that?

He was doing some opponent-scouting. I believe some regarded it as The Last Straw.

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1507 on: January 04, 2012, 10:33:41 PM »
Shay Given hopefully! But we should have signed Ba, we only have two senior strikers.

I don't think a 5 year contract at his age puts him in the bargain category to be honest.  Delaney was a good shout.

Comes to something when the last one I could think of was signed over a decade ago and may well be our last bargain. What a bargain he was though, £250K IIRC.

Would Hitz fall into the bargain category, or was he too unknown as he was signed aged 18 from Bayern's youth team? So more of a punt on youth than catching a bargain?
« Last Edit: January 04, 2012, 10:37:57 PM by PeterWithesShin »

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1508 on: January 04, 2012, 10:37:01 PM »
Barry from Brighton was a bargain, bloody ages ago though.

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1509 on: January 04, 2012, 10:38:58 PM »
What about Beinlich (sp?) - didn't he go on to be a bit of a star? Not with us obviously.

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1510 on: January 04, 2012, 10:39:13 PM »
Barry from Brighton was a bargain, bloody ages ago though.

He was more of a youth signing though.

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1511 on: January 04, 2012, 10:39:54 PM »
Despite his injuries, £3.5m for Laursen was well worth paying.

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1512 on: January 04, 2012, 10:40:43 PM »
Friedel?

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1513 on: January 04, 2012, 10:41:04 PM »
Barry from Brighton was a bargain, bloody ages ago though.

He was more of a youth signing though.
I'm having Laursen then.

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Re: January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread
« Reply #1514 on: January 04, 2012, 10:41:28 PM »
Barry from Brighton was a bargain, bloody ages ago though.

He was more of a youth signing though.

Sort-of. I think we signed him on pro forms at 17.

 


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