Erding - Expected to sign in the coming week or so for a fee in the region of £8m

It seems as if our failure with Kevin Gameiro and likely end of interest in Lille’s Gervinho has brought Alan Pardew onto his next target: Paris Saint-Germain striker Mevlut Erding. Of course if you remember correctly we were after this guy back in August 2010 and had a £5m rejected with Chris Hughton in charge. It’s funny to see how we maintain the same targets no matter what manager we [Read more →]

Cabaye - Likely to replace Joey Barton as the club looks to offload the POTS

The board at this club continue to confuse me with their antics. Firstly they sack an absolute gent of a manager who after bringing Newcastle United back to the Premier League at first attempt, was looking like he would finish midtable after some stunning results throughout the season – including an away win at Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton & indeed absolute routs at home to Aston Villa and Sunderland. After [Read more →]

Coloccini - Has been outstanding in only his 2nd season in the Premier League

I think we all remember Fabricio Coloccini’s first season in the Premier League. Lack of pace, and prone to many a blunder. Some of us asked ourselves if he was really worth the £10.5m Kevin Keegan paid over, if in fact he was Kevin’s choice at all.
Following relegation, Coloccini did not leave and it seemed as if no one was going to take a gamble on the Argentinian international after what was nothing [Read more →]

Dempsey - A brilliant player that has scored over 10 goals this season

I have been watching Clint Dempsey for a few years now and he continues to impress me. His flair, vision and ability to score goals is something that a lot of people have not recognised, and he has not got half enough praise for his endeavours for both his country, and for Fulham over the years. He would be right up my list of players to sign this summer although I’m sure Alan Pardew’s wishlist would differ [Read more →]