Taylor and Tiote set for long term deals?
Posted on December 19th, 2010 | 194 Comments |
Don’t worry, as ever on NUFCBlog.org we will endeavour to inform you of which is the wheat and which is the chaff with regard to news reporting. On that basis we’ll start off with the chaff.
The News of the World is reporting that talks with Steven Taylor are scheduled for the start of next week, and that Taylor is set to put pen to paper on a new long-term five-and-a-half year deal that will keep him at the club until the grand old age of 30.
The paper claims that the club have been impressed with how Taylor hasn’t been looking for a move in January and see this as an indication that he really does want to stay on Tyneside. On a similar note, it has also been reported that Taylor has been impressed with what Alan Pardew has had to say during meetings between the player and the manager.
A quick message to Taylor though. If you are going to sign then get rid of that parasite of an agent. I realise that they are all as bad as each other to an extent, but Paul Stretford really does seem to take the piss, as evidenced by his handling of the Wayne Rooney situation at Manchester United earlier on in the season.
I hope this is sorted one way or the other, and pretty soon. It’s dragged on long enough, and it would at least end the will he sign/won’t he sign saga that has rattled on for some time now.
Now onto the proverbial wheat….
The Sunday Sun is reporting that Alan Pardew wants to tie down Cheik Tiote to a new long-term deal. Tiote only joined Newcastle in the summer and signed a four year contract, but Pardew believes that Tiote’s future should be assured in the long-term to warn off any potential interest from the big boys.
“Cheik has impressed me. But interestingly, when you look at him on DVD and in the stadium, the first impression you get is he’s a big, big player,” Pardew said.
“But at the training ground he looks very little. He’s only young, he’s got a lot to learn. But certainly on the pitch he’s been a massive player for this club. He will get better. One hundred per cent he will get better from where he is now.”
“But he is a player we need to protect and we need to make sure that he stays at Newcastle United for the next five or six years because he is a big, big player for us.”
Small bits of positive news then, hopefully. The club started to sort out contracts a few months back, and perhaps an agreement with Taylor is part of that process? It is the News of the World though so I guess we will have to wait and see if there is any truth in it, but it does sound hopeful.
It’s also good to see that Tiote is highly rated within the club. It’s right what Pardew says about protecting him from larger clubs in the meantime, but ultimately the goal has to be becoming one of those bigger clubs ourselves and pushing up the league.
To be honest though it is hardly surprising that Tiote is highly valued as he has been one of the stand-out performers of the season and it doesn’t take a genius to see just how good he is.
Let us know what you think of both of these bits of news.
NUFCBlog Author: toonsy
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Would be brilliant business to tie both up on long term deals, Tiote in particular who has been sensational