khay 8 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Transfer Talk: Senegal Star Trains With Toon By Craig Hope KEVIN Keegan will wait until next week before making a decision about signing Senegal captain Lamine Diatta. The 32-year-old has been training with the Magpies this week having been released by Turkish club Besiktas. And, speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday's clash with Blackburn, Keegan said: "We just had an opportunity for four days to look at him. "He's the captain of Senegal, and is just back from the African Nations Cup. "Two of our players (Habib Beye and Abdoulaye Faye) know him. We will have a look and make our mind up by Tuesday. That is what I have told him." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggy99 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 wheres he play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magma 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 He's a Defender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 He's a Defender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Is he any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawan 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Is he any good? Hes a defender, hes 32, hes linked with the Toon, probs worse than the shit we have got now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser 1088 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Too old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Sir Bobby told me his legs are fucked........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMag 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I have a student who is a Besiktas supporter. I asked about him and he told me that he was crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 apparently we just signed him on a 12 month deal.........oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offshore Toon 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 All we need is a Senegalese left-back and all my dreams will have come true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Diatta deal "dead" The mooted signing of Senegalese defender Lamine Diatta (pictured) looks to have been dumped at the 11th hour, due to a failure to agree terms with the player. 32 year-old Diatta is a free agent and had been training with Newcastle squad for the last week, going as far as undergoing a medical with the club. Assuming no compromise is reached, it's feasible that we could yet face the player in the Premier league before the end of the season, with both Birmingham and Wigan credited with interest in signing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Signed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Diatta deal "dead" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Diatta deal "dead" Signed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Diatta deal "dead" Signed? The mooted signing of Senegalese defender Lamine Diatta (pictured) looks to have been dumped at the 11th hour, due to a failure to agree terms with the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_cann 0 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Sky Sports News reckon we've signed him on loan (thought he was a free agent anyway?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie-Geordie 0 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Diatta deal "dead" Did Mourinho get him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Signed till the end of the season now I think, looks like Keegan wanted that and he didn't, but came around to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty 4 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 (edited) SENEGAL international Lamine Diatta will look to secure a long-term contract at Newcastle United after he finally agreed to the club’s offer of a deal until the end of the season last night. Diatta was offered a short-term contract by United manager Kevin Keegan on Tuesday but, despite passing a medical, had initially turned down the terms of the deal following more than five hours of talks. That led to reports yesterday claiming the transfer had collapsed, but it was revived last night when the 32-year-old agreed to the proposal that he will be offered a longer deal if he manages to impress between now and May. Given the number of mistakes made by Newcastle in the transfer market when it comes to signing foreign players in recent years, that would appear to have been the most sensible option for the club to take, and it is now up to the player to prove he has something to offer beyond the end of this campaign. The right-back, who played for Toulouse, Marseille, Rennes, Lyon and Saint-Etienne in France, bought out his contract at Turkish club Besiktas so that he could pursue a career in the Premier League and has impressed Keegan in training. With Stephen Carr sidelined with another hamstring strain, Newcastle are light on numbers in defence and Keegan felt Diatta had the ability to add something to the squad. Diatta is unlikely to be considered for selection for the trip to Anfield this weekend as he is short of match fitness, but Steven Taylor will be involved against Liverpool. Taylor had angered senior officials at St James’s Park this week with comments criticising them for the lack of progress over a new contract. The England Under-21 international appeared to be trying to put pressure on the board to yield to his wage demands – which are believed to be more than £40,000 a week. The 21-year-old’s present deal runs out at the end of next season, but his tough stance about signing a new contract appeared to have weakened yesterday when he insisted he had no desire to ever leave the club he has been with since the age of nine. He said: “I am 100% committed to Newcastle United and don’t see myself playing for any other football club. “This is where I want to play my football. I’m happy here, and working with Kevin Keegan is fantastic. I used to watch Keegan’s teams play from the stands with my dad and it’s a dream come true to play for him.” Meanwhile, Michael Owen will return to Liverpool tomorrow with a ringing endorsement of his goalscoring prowess from Newcastle coach Terry McDermott. Owen missed several clear cut opportunities in the 1-0 home defeat by Blackburn Rovers last weekend but McDermott believes that, although the striker was hurt at failing to convert his chances, he will be more relieved at the fact he is finally getting some in a black-and-white shirt. The £17m signing from Real Madrid has finally begun to show glimpses of his best form this season and the ex-Liverpool hero will lead Newcastle out at Anfield on Saturday as the team go in search of a first league win since December 15. “I’ve never known Michael Owen have a game like that before and it must have felt weird for him to have had so many chances and to have not scored with any of them,” said McDermott, who also spent eight years at Anfield as a player. “I can’t remember that sort of thing happening to him in the past, but the pleasing thing for him and us is that we created those chances for him. “There have been games this season when Michael has been lucky to get one chance in a game. He had three or four against Blackburn. In a normal situation Michael would have had a hat-trick, but that’s the way our luck is at the moment. “We created the chances though and you know with Michael that, if you create those chances in another game, he will score them, there’s no doubt about that in our mind or his.” Edited March 7, 2008 by Besty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Happy Face 29 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 More of a black Sylvester Stallone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Bring your Diatta, Bring your Diatta, To the Slaaaaaaaaughter. Let him go, Let him go, Let him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty 4 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 LAMINE DIATTA will prove to be a fine asset for Newcastle United – according to Cameroon legend Geremi.Lamine Diatta The African stars have jostled for their respective countries in Senegal and Cameroon. And having played against Diatta for the Indomitable Lions, Geremi has first hand experience of what Diatta has to offer. In 2002, Geremi emerged victorious with Cameroon after they beat The Lions of Teranga 3-2 on penalties to lift the African Cup of Nations. The Toon midfielder also netted a winning goal three years later in a “friendly” as tempers flared during an international played in France. Geremi now feels that, in central defender and retired Senegal captain Diatta, they have a man capable of adapting to the conditions of the current Premier League dogfight. And speaking on Diatta, Geremi told the Chronicle: “He is a tough opponent and can be an asset to us. “I know him very well. “Hopefully he can come in and help us. “This is a difficult situation and he will know how to deal with that.” Geremi has captained his country on numerous occasions and picked up Olympic gold and African Cup of Nations medals along the way. His presence, coupled with that of Diatta’s wealth of experience, could aid United’s battle to stay in the Premier League. He says: “We need all the leaders we can get. “Whoever the leaders are, we need to hear them. “We need to keep the lads together and try not to be destroyed by what people are saying. “We need togetherness. “Once we win that one match it will change everything. “But it’s getting that win.” Geremi is just one of the Toon players whose performances have been questioned by United fans throughout a torrid campaign. But Geremi still has faith in the current United squad and feels that an upturn in fortunes may not be too far away. He added: “We have the squad to get out of this. “We have good players, and in the training sessions everybody has been doing well. “All we need is the luck but that will come even-tually.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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