Expect more Newcastle signings soon!
Posted on July 7th, 2010 | 63 Comments |
And for weeks and weeks it has looked like nothing has been happening on the transfer front, not even a hint of a free transfer coming through the doors at St James’ Park.
For weeks the rhetoric was the same, Newcastle would be linked with a player, it would be denied, we would be reassured that we will have signings blah blah blah.
It all started to become a bit boring and repetitve in all honesty, but that changed on Monday with the arrival of James Perch from Nottingham Forest, a transfer that actually involved us paying a fee, albeit not a large one. In fairness, the signing of Perch won’t have got fans drooling at the mouth, and that is not being harsh on the lad as he may well turn out to be a bit of shrewd business, but can you honestly say he was high up on your realistic transfer wishlist, because I can’t.
As I said though, he could turn out great, but the signing of Perch is more than just the signing of a utility player, it also indicates that things are progressing behind the scenes at St James’ Park, and it shows we have some cash to spend, well at least I think it shows we have some cash to spend anyway.
Newcastle began pre-season training on Monday, and as part of those preparations the squad head off to Ireland tomorrow for a week long training camp, and I expect one more new face to be joining them at Carton House.
Whether or not that new face is Tom Cleverley, who is widely expected to join us loan for the season, remains to be seen, but it would certainly make sense to try get as many players integrated into the squad as quickly as possible in pre-season where results don’t really matter and the pressure is off.
That is why I believe that we can expect another new arrival imminently as Chris Hughton will know that he needs to get any new players to develop an understanding with our current players as quickly as possible, and that will only come with time spent training with each other.
One other thing I have noticed is that the speculation regarding potential transfer targets for Newcastle has increased dramatically since the arrival of James Perch, as have the reported fees. I mean £6 million for James McFadden? I’d be pretty pissed if we paid that for him when we had lots of dosh, let alone now when we apparently haven’t got a pot to urinate in!
Still, most of it will be made up rubbish, but part of the fun is in the speculation and I enjoy discussing the various merits or pitfalls of potential targets with you guys and girls. I am now going to bed after a particularly nasty night-shift, and when I awake I hope to have some more positive news to write about.
Here’s to hoping!
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Why are we always linked with Scottish players, it’s driving me mad.