Christmas Tree 3997 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 NEWCASTLE are in the hunt to sign Dimitar Berbatov. The Bulgarian striker wants out of Manchester United after his shock Champions League final snub. And Toon boss Alan Pardew is ready to meet United's £7.5million valuation. Pardew is in the market for a big-name striker after Andy Carroll was sold to Liverpool for £35m in January. Berbatov, 30, won the golden boot this season along with Manchester City's Carlos Tevez after hitting 20 league goals. But he did not even make the bench for Saturday's Euro decider against Barcelona. Now he wants a club where he is regarded as the main man and not down the pecking order. Berbatov, who cost United £30.75m in September 2008, has always liked Newcastle having idolised Toon legend Alan Shearer when he was a boy. The former Tottenham star did not travel home with United after his Champions League final axing. He did, however, turn up for the club's victory parade through Manchester yesterday to celebrate their 19th league title. Newcastle, meanwhile, have landed French midfielder Yohan Cabaye from Lille for £4.3m. Cabaye, 25, confirmed the switch to St James' Park after Toon triggered a release clause in his contract. He will sign a four-year deal in the north-east after Newcastle beat the likes of Valencia, Aston Villa and Lyon to his services. Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport...l#ixzz1NsZfIk6i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19824 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 He'd be an awesome signing. Very unlikely though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 He has a soft spot for us, but paying £7.5m for a 30 year-old doesn't fit in with The Slob's plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Would love him here! 7.5mil is a good price but wages would be a huge issue. We could get 2 or 3 good years out of him and he could well really be the difference in what pushes us from mid table to euro places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Quite simply we wouldn't pay the wages he'd be after. I would also say that I'm not convinced he'd be a good signing for us. We've tried signing players from europes top clubs in the past and where has that got us? Kluivert, Owen, Butt and Smith have all came from such teams recently and Butt was comfortably the biggest success here out of all of them. Im not saying I wouldnt get caught up in the excitement of it and I'm not saying Newcastle united shouldnt be aiming for top players but really, ones on a downward trajectory wont do us much good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Magpie 0 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 he was a boyhood fan of the toon and still is apparently would love to have him here if it is atall possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Even if we only get a couple of seasons out of him I'd love to see him come for that much. But I think we'd get more. Never been reliant on pace. Just a great brain and footwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 How much are his wages do you reckon? Think he'd drop to 50k a week? 3 year deal? Thats almost 8mil in wages and 7.5mil fee...15.5mil....is he worth that? Mind you he would get us 15-20 goals a season and be great to watch in a black n white shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Trophy signings, Trophy signings, hello, hello We all talk morality but our knickers drop at the mere sniff of a trophy signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 It's the attitude that would concern me. The two most comparable signings we've made are Kluivert and Owen. Both of them massive names who'd achieved so much in their careers (Kluivert obviously more so than the scouse wanker) and neither of them having much interest in us and so put none of the required effort in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Trophy signings, Trophy signings, hello, hello We all talk morality but our knickers drop at the mere sniff of a trophy signing. £7.5m wasn't even a trophy signing in 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 He'd be an awesome signing. Very unlikely though. would have been likely before, under the people you despise. Funny as fuck you are now saying what I said for all that time, disagreed with me, and are now repeating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Would love him here! 7.5mil is a good price but wages would be a huge issue. We could get 2 or 3 good years out of him and he could well really be the difference in what pushes us from mid table to euro places. omg. "Trophy signing!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6148 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Would love him here! 7.5mil is a good price but wages would be a huge issue. We could get 2 or 3 good years out of him and he could well really be the difference in what pushes us from mid table to euro places. omg. "Trophy signing!" Hardly a trophy signing like. You old cunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Would love him here! 7.5mil is a good price but wages would be a huge issue. We could get 2 or 3 good years out of him and he could well really be the difference in what pushes us from mid table to euro places. omg. "Trophy signing!" Hardly a trophy signing like. You old cunt. moving the goalposts are we ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Would love him here! 7.5mil is a good price but wages would be a huge issue. We could get 2 or 3 good years out of him and he could well really be the difference in what pushes us from mid table to euro places. omg. "Trophy signing!" Hardly a trophy signing like. You old cunt. moving the goalposts are we ? Hows that? You old cunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 We all talk morality but our knickers drop at the mere sniff of a trophy signing. Feminism is alive and well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 We all talk morality but our knickers drop at the mere sniff of a trophy signing. Feminism is alive and well! Stop being so feminist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 i cant see us getten berbatov like unless he accepts a pay cut so whatever he got at man utd he should accept something less than that ashley wont pay over the odds in wages no way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 We all talk morality but our knickers drop at the mere sniff of a trophy signing. Feminism is alive and well! Stop being so feminist. Misogyny just wasn't doing it for me anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13846 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Err...as much as it would be a spanner in the works I would love him here. Basically he's fucking class and you don't lose that overnight. For £7m It would be ideal. Give him the number 9 for a couple of years! However it's all clearly made up. Actually he's ex Spurs, NAILED ON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6148 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Nailed on to being made up as a result of him not being in their Champions League team. DEADMAN speaks the truth in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonTheMag 4 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 If we somehow were able to field a lineup with: --------------Harper/Krul Simpson--Taylor--Collo--Enrique Barton----Tiote---Cabaye---Ben Arfa ---------Berbatov---Gervinho I would be very confident of making the top 7. All huge ifs though, cause theres no chance of Gervinho or Berba coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6148 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 If we somehow were able to field a lineup with: --------------Harper/Krul Simpson--Taylor--Collo--Enrique Barton----Tiote---Cabaye---Ben Arfa ---------Berbatov---Gervinho I would be very confident of making the top 7. All huge ifs though, cause theres no chance of Gervinho or Berba coming In this dream reality Berbatov with Gameiro I think would be a better fit up front. Gervinho could be in there as well but in a wider role, with Ben Arfa down the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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