On the Eve of the new Season...

[Frank Gallagher]

Magpies to discuss Barton future
 
 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7483629.stm
 
 Lets face it...if there's a player out there who actually wants to play for the Toon you have to consider him.

[godsshoeshine]

i believe with the suspended sentence, newcastle does not get the fee back. now the choice is sack him and get nothing back (and risk him turning it around), or keep him (hopefully at a reduced wage). so i guess we're stuck with ole joey, which is kind of a bummer

[godsshoeshine]

toon sign jonas gutierrez. guess thats the end of milner?
 http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=760063

[Frank Gallagher]

Come on lads, lets keep this thread alive. It was all the way back to page three!!!
 
 Ronaldo - anybody care if he stays or goes at this point? I certainly don't.
 
 (Question for United fans of course, I know toonheads don't care)

[godsshoeshine]

NOT TRUE
 
 i almost bumped this today to post this: http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=769733
 
 but seriously, saf cant let this go on, can he

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Ever Circling Skeletal Family:
  Ronaldo - anybody care if he stays or goes at this point? I certainly don't.
 
 (Question for United fans of course, I know toonheads don't care)

I don't care if goes or not either, but he is the most well paid "slave" I've ever seen.  
 
 Go if you want, just go soon so we can spread the new found resources around.

[godsshoeshine]

thats the problem though. when you have a big fish on the hook, you bleed them dry. manu have to get silly money from real, because the glazers didnt spend all that (borrowed) money to buy the second biggest club in the world. i really think that ronny got a little too billy big boots and overplayed his hand here. england really holds the clout over the club game at this point at least and real has less of play here than they would have even a couple years ago

[vansmack]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
    england really holds the clout over the club game at this point at least and real has less of play here than they would have even a couple years ago

Beckham offered the same advice.

[godsshoeshine]

i dont think £80 million even does it. when you come out and say 'i want a player on a team that doesnt need any money, but money is not an issue' your hand is shown. i bet the glazers (and sir alex) go for the nine digits.
 
 would you be interested (from a supporters view) in robinho as partial payment?

[Frank Gallagher]

I would demand 100million quid in a certified check...not this deferred payment b.s. Shove the little prick out the door and have him phone for his own taxi to the airport.
 
 Then buy a handful of quality players who will compliment Rooney, who, without a doubt is a better (team) player than Ronaldo. Ronaldo is a show-pony. Just think how many more goals United would have tallied had he passed to the wide open player rather than shoot it into the side netting himself.
 
 Mark my words, if he goes, like RVN we won't miss him much. It took us a good two seasons to get over Beckham leaving and he didn't score too many goals himself.

[vansmack]

United Agree Fee on Berbatov?
 
 I'm still hoping we go Dutch:  Huntelaar, Schneider, or Van Der Vaart.  I would love Schneider...

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by Ever Circling Skeletal Family:
 Ronaldo - anybody care if he stays or goes at this point? I certainly don't.

question is: could ronal-dough come back if he wanted to?
 
 
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[godsshoeshine]

there's no wc this year and he plays in italy...so meh
 
 

Originally posted by vansmack:
  United Agree Fee on Berbatov?
 
 I'm still hoping we go Dutch:  Huntelaar, Schneider, or Van Der Vaart.  I would love Schneider...

schneider would be a candidate to move, assuming nonfat ron moves to real. the rumors were hot that robinho was going to be partial payment though
 
 my thought is that huntelaar is never moving as he's had his choice of destination for a year and a half now. van der vaart might be a bit below manusa

[Frank Gallagher]

I know you all poke fun at Brits and their teeth...but for the love of God wouldn't do something if you had his money???

[godsshoeshine]

are those braces