Spin, frustration and fear – a normal Toon transfer window?
Posted on August 18th, 2011 | 42 Comments |
Firstly, this is not Elliot’s fault and, if he does come here, I welcome him to Newcastle and wish him all the best.
Right, I could now relay my thoughts on to you dear reader, about the 7 month struggle to find a striker, no left-back and general rubbish I hear coming out of the club on a regular basis, but that would warrant at least 5 different 1000 word articles and I’d rather wait until after September 1st 2011 to vent my spleen.
Actually, I’ve changed my mind. Lets start with the left-back position…
In regards to our alleged pursuit of Erik Pieters, PSV technical director Marcel Brands has had this to say:
“Since the weekend we have no news from England.”
So quite what to make out of that is totally up to you, personally I can see this transfer not happening, simply because whoever it is who deals with negotiations at our club, has failed to notice we need a left-back in the squad NOW and not next week. I’m also sure Ashley probably thinks £6-7 million for a full Dutch international left-back is just ludicrous. Actually maybe it’s Llambias? Either way, it doesn’t bode well does it?
For the optimists out there, there must be a better, younger, cheaper option than Pietrers we are looking at I assume?
Anyway, I realise that there is still just under 2 weeks to go before the transfer window slams shut, but the situation we find ourselves in, after the season has started and just 2 days away from the derby at the dark place, is totally unacceptable.
Most people knew Enrique wanted to leave the club, it was obvious since the end of last season and the fact he refused to sign a new contract this summer. So, instead of actually being pro-active and ditching him, we just plodded along until (shock horror), Liverpool waded in with a bid. Mr. Pardew, waffled about how we “needed the money” before we can make a move for a replacement…
Oh, and we did try for Neil Taylor didn’t we…
Rubbish.
If I had said to you, at the end of last season, that Enrique wouldn’t be here at the start of this season, would you have been shocked? I wouldn’t have been and I wouldn’t have been annoyed. If a player doesn’t want to be here, then they can do one as far as I’m concerned. It’s been obvious since February Enrique’s head was on Merseyside.
If I had said to you, at the end of last season, that Enrique wouldn’t be here at the start of this season AND no replacement had been bought, would you have been shocked? I certainly wouldn’t have been shocked. Nothing the idiots in charge do at the club shock me any more, but I’d have said I would be livid if no replacement was in come the seasons start.
And that’s the position we find ourselves in right now.
Maybe PSV are making life difficult for us? They wouldn’t be the only ones who have made life difficult this transfer window though would it? PSG, Swansea, players agents, wages, our own players…The list goes on. It’s never the clubs fault though is it? They always spin it somehow, to make it look like they are ‘trying’ to do business and they are the good guys, but there are forces out there that don’t want Newcastle to progress. Always chaos, Always an excuse.
Regardless if we get in a new left-back by the end of the transfer window, it’s suicidal the way this club is run. It backfired massively in 2009 and it seems no mistakes from the past have been learned.
The big earners are being shipped out, don’t expect captain Colo receiving a new contract any time soon. With two years to run, most clubs would get him signed up now wouldn’t they?
Now apologies for my down beat, angry mood in this thread. The past events this week / month have been soul destroying and this transfer window looks to be no different from the last. I hope there isn’t another kick in the bollocks come the end of this window, but I find it hard right now to be in a positive mood.
Even if my thoughts are just fears, or bought on by speculation and hear say, the fact of the matter is, our squad is smaller, lacking players in key positions and the season has already started. This is not what we were promised when £35 million was injected into the club. We were told “we are ahead in the market” by Pardew in May. Yes, we have bought in some good players, but equally we have let good ones leave also, with more expected to be shipped out.
I’m afraid the old chestnut of ‘judge us at the end of the transfer window’ is in full effect. I haven’t heard that one before…
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Partridge said the squad is fitter,stronger and younger now so maybe we need less players and an odd oldie on a free to help out if the kids get hurt?
Makes sense huh?