Optimistic Nut 9 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Just said on "Revista de la Liga", that had Newcastle missed out on Owen, we were set to pay 38 million Euros for Fernando Torres from Athletic Madrid!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Both \o/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6287 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 JESUS WEPT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Thats about £25million if my maths is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 0 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 We must have alot of dosh then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Sounds like bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 (edited) There's an article about this in Marca http://www.marca.es/edicion/marca/futbol/1...llo/556318.html Claims Newcastle were willing to pay 38m euros (about 25m quid) straight up! Edited August 31, 2005 by ohmelads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagpole corner 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 He talks rubbish a lot of the time mate. Was convinced Benitez wasn't on his way to Anfield 12 months ago and the same with Morientes. Very hit and miss journalist but gets a lot of press coverage because he speaks good english and talks as if Perez and co. tell him their exact transfer plans every night over dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 AS are also claiming the same, but they say that our offer was 38M straight up with another 7M depending on certain targets. http://www.as.com/articulo.html?d_date=&xr...nchor=dasftbA00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 (edited) I doubt we'd pay that sort of money TBH . Edited August 31, 2005 by Rob W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 He talks rubbish a lot of the time mate. Was convinced Benitez wasn't on his way to Anfield 12 months ago and the same with Morientes. Very hit and miss journalist but gets a lot of press coverage because he speaks good english and talks as if Perez and co. tell him their exact transfer plans every night over dinner. 24430[/snapback] Couldn't agree more. Same goes for that arsehole on Talksport - the Italian who's name escapes me right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 330 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 He talks rubbish a lot of the time mate. Was convinced Benitez wasn't on his way to Anfield 12 months ago and the same with Morientes. Very hit and miss journalist but gets a lot of press coverage because he speaks good english and talks as if Perez and co. tell him their exact transfer plans every night over dinner. 24430[/snapback] Couldn't agree more. Same goes for that arsehole on Talksport - the Italian who's name escapes me right now. 24467[/snapback] Gabrielle Marcotti, Italian bloke with an American accent and a particular dislike for us. Ruud Gullit was never wrong apparantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Ruud told me that himself! Spookie................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 9 Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 AS & Marca seemed spot-on with the whole Luque & Owen affairs, so I think that was probablt true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 (edited) Gabrielle Marcotti is the best football journalist in the world tbh. (Apart from Alan Oliver) Edited August 31, 2005 by Sima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80-2 0 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 He talks rubbish a lot of the time mate. Was convinced Benitez wasn't on his way to Anfield 12 months ago and the same with Morientes. Very hit and miss journalist but gets a lot of press coverage because he speaks good english and talks as if Perez and co. tell him their exact transfer plans every night over dinner. 24430[/snapback] He does have his upside, though. We should always be thankful to him for reminding us of the plight his good friend Marcelino went through in his time at our club. It could've been amputated, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) He talks rubbish a lot of the time mate. Was convinced Benitez wasn't on his way to Anfield 12 months ago and the same with Morientes. Very hit and miss journalist but gets a lot of press coverage because he speaks good english and talks as if Perez and co. tell him their exact transfer plans every night over dinner. 24430[/snapback] Couldn't agree more. Same goes for that arsehole on Talksport - the Italian who's name escapes me right now. 24467[/snapback] Gabrielle Marcotti, Italian bloke with an American accent and a particular dislike for us. Ruud Gullit was never wrong apparantly 24478[/snapback] Aye, sorry Sima, but the bloke is a twat with some sort of agenda with us. Another journalist who thinks the EPL consists of Chelsea, Arsenal, Manure and some other teams. EDIT: Bollocks, were you being sarcastic? Edited September 1, 2005 by sweetleftpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd 0 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 guillemme balague is the spanish alan oliver and as Oliver can never say anything bad about geordies balague will always side with the spaniard (marcelino anyone?). he said re the luque deal, when it looked to have fallen through, that all the blame was 100% down to Fat Freddy. now shepherd might have been tight in the anelka and boamorte negotiations but the Deportivo chairman has a global and well-earned reputation for being a complete arse when it comes to transfers. he's nothing more than a hanger on, god knows how he got the job for skysports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34157 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I can't stand to listen to Marcotti. He's so up his own arse and full of shite it's not even funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I can't stand to listen to Marcotti. He's so up his own arse and full of shite it's not even funny. 26501[/snapback] Agreed, Marcotti is far worse than Balague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Gabrielle Marcotti is the best football journalist in the world tbh. (Apart from Alan Oliver) 24922[/snapback] Marcotti is a total cock, he is without doubt the most biased journalist on the planet, if ever you have heard him on talksport the man is a bigot, he cannot debate, he simply shouts down anyone that dares to disagree with him, if its not Italian he's not interested. The best thing he did was Di Canio's biography which I admit is a brilliant book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Gabrielle Marcotti is the best football journalist in the world tbh. (Apart from Alan Oliver) 24922[/snapback] Marcotti is a total cock, he is without doubt the most biased journalist on the planet, if ever you have heard him on talksport the man is a bigot, he cannot debate, he simply shouts down anyone that dares to disagree with him, if its not Italian he's not interested. The best thing he did was Di Canio's biography which I admit is a brilliant book. 26506[/snapback] Talksport seem to go in for that confrontational phone in bollocks quite a lot. I'm sure some people find it entertaining, but I just find it boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34157 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Gabrielle Marcotti is the best football journalist in the world tbh. (Apart from Alan Oliver) 24922[/snapback] Marcotti is a total cock, he is without doubt the most biased journalist on the planet, if ever you have heard him on talksport the man is a bigot, he cannot debate, he simply shouts down anyone that dares to disagree with him, if its not Italian he's not interested. The best thing he did was Di Canio's biography which I admit is a brilliant book. 26506[/snapback] Talksport seem to go in for that confrontational phone in bollocks quite a lot. I'm sure some people find it entertaining, but I just find it boring. 26508[/snapback] Adrian Durham's the one for that. He starts the show with a preposterous statement clearly designed for no other reason than to be controversial and wind people up, and then gets a load of cretins ringing in trying to argue with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Gabrielle Marcotti is the best football journalist in the world tbh. (Apart from Alan Oliver) 24922[/snapback] Marcotti is a total cock, he is without doubt the most biased journalist on the planet, if ever you have heard him on talksport the man is a bigot, he cannot debate, he simply shouts down anyone that dares to disagree with him, if its not Italian he's not interested. The best thing he did was Di Canio's biography which I admit is a brilliant book. 26506[/snapback] Talksport seem to go in for that confrontational phone in bollocks quite a lot. I'm sure some people find it entertaining, but I just find it boring. 26508[/snapback] Adrian Durham's the one for that. He starts the show with a preposterous statement clearly designed for no other reason than to be controversial and wind people up, and then gets a load of cretins ringing in trying to argue with him. 26517[/snapback] Totally agree, its not debate, its just contradiction ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) I remember when Marcotti said we'd be fucked if Given went as Harper is 'woefully bad.' I mean, Given is better than Harper but woefully bad? Just goes to show that he only watches the alleged big three and then whoever is playing them that week. He's an arrogant Sky TV placca football fan who is interested in how the big clubs are doing and no-one else, which imo makes his knowledge of football shite (which he's demonstrated on several occasions) Glad I'm not the only one who's piss is boiled by this overpaid bafoon. Edited September 1, 2005 by sweetleftpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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