Marveaux signs five year deal.
The 25-year-old will move to St James’ Park on July 1st when his Rennes contract expires and will join our other two new captures of Yohan Cabaye and Demba Ba in what is looking like will be a new look Newcastle team for next season.
The former French Under-21 international has made over 100 (102 to be precise) appearances for Rennes and has scored 16 goals in the process. He can play in a number of positions in midfield but is more commonly used as a left winger.
Here is a video of him in action to give us a bit more background. I’ve never seen the lad play to be honest so it helps me out aswell!
What I do know is that Liverpool were very interested in the player and it had been reported that a deal had been agreed with them. Apparently not and it’s Newcastle United who have acted quickly to secure another player.Here is what Alan Pardew had to say about securing his second signing in two days:
“It’s a great coup to have signed Sylvain, who has received interest from a number of other clubs,” Pardew told the club website. “He may not be well known to many of our fans but he is a real talent and a player we have been keeping an eye on for some time. It’s been a good couple of days for us on the transfer front.”
That’s two signings in two days, or three in two weeks, for Alan Pardew. The job isn’t done however and we still need more in, but it’s not a bad start to the window thus far. The plus point for me is that we have got three players in for about £4.5 million. That is effectively the Kevin Nolan money gone, plus it leaves us with a more cash for later on in the window when the money really does start to come into play.
The way I see it is that NUFC are moving quickly to secure targets that are likely to be interesting other clubs. People will call it all very cheap, but at the end of the day it’s these in demand, out of contract players that should be the priority at the moment. Then, later on in the window when the bigger, perhaps more well known players start to move we can make moves for them.
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Looks a decent player – hope he stays fit.
He hasn’t played since November though so we’re going to have Gosling, HBA and him all trying to et their fitness back. Pre season very important to them.
I have no problem with the 35m we have from Carroll being paid in these kind of players wages (over the term of their contacts).
How many past windows have we only done business on the last 2 or 3 days… this is great to see…
Very very interesting. Leaving aside Nolan, Jose, Barton etc considerations for the time being, it does look like the club has a very deliberate plan for this summer. Can’t recall ever having seen that previously. Pleasantly surprised.
3 in two weeks? 3 signings in 8 days toonsy
Great news to wake up to! We always get a couple transfers out the blue!
50 games in the past 3 seasons is a worry but if he’s passed a medical lets hope his injuries are behind him. Feels good to get one over Liverpool.
Welcome to Newcastle Marveaux!
we now need 1 or 2 top strikers a top defender and a top top attacking midfielder then we will aim for the big top 6
yes Stuart I agree pre season is going to be very important to the whole squad.
Hopefully all come thru fit and well.
Wish I was in the states to see how it goes.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/mirror-football-blog/Liverpool-target-Sylvain-Marveaux-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-Rennes-winger-plus-video-of-him-in-action-article713936.html
Could have signed someone with a name that’s easier to spell. I was alright with Ba but now…..
truthfully who thought we would of had 3 good signings in in 4 weeks already??? i didnt!!!!
Toonsy, just call him Marv
ttonsy you like me gravatar pic
dougals a legend
I hope we’re investing in a new physio room as well as under soil heating
toonsy*
Gents – I’m back in the UK for the week we play Villa in brum. What’s the best chance for me getting tickets in the away end?
my lass has just sed marveaux looks like malouda
Its fantastic to hear such news this morning especially as its totally out of the blue! Well done to Pardew, Ashley and co for getting this deal done so quickly after he failed to agree terms with Liverpool. Must admit I’m over the moon about it all!
Sydney….probably join the membership scheme and hopefully season ticket holders won’t take up all the allocation.
it will be nice to actually have a left footer playing left mid…. it has been a while since we have had that luxury..
Marv-ellous news
I was expecting Barnetta to sign today if I am honest, this came totally out of the blue.
I reckon it’s unlikely to get both Barnetta and The Zog though, would be amazing if we did.
Realistically
Matuidi
Barnetta
Striker
Jose’s replacement
Is what we can expect to see.
A friend of mine who was posting on here the other day mentioned that we are front runners for Sturridge on a year long loan….
He does here things from reliable sources too.
I don’t post here often but just want to say Credit where credit is due to Mr Ashley. A Good signing and have no doubts Liverpool will be smarting at this one!! We are being run very sensibly as far as finances are concerned & its credit to the powers that be that we can pick up players such as Cabaye & Marveaux ahead of the likes of Liverpool. Rumours in the journalstic world are that the likes of Spuds & Villa & the Mackems have overspent & HAVE to sell to be able to buy, hence Henderson, Modric & Young gone/going. I know folk have been upset to see Nolan go & doubts over Barton but I can see a bright future at Newcastle.
I wonder if Jonas will move to the right wing now
is ithardv to get a ticket first game of the season?
*is it hard
Moreno
Fingers crossed thats true…Getting Sturridge would be class even on a loan.
Cripes! Outta left field, Mr Pardew! Good work!
P.S. Please don’t sell Jonas.
any1??
Liverpool wanted Marvelous…we got him…they also allegedly wanted Jonas…hmmmm.
Just been reading the link someone posted from the mirror and says Mr Marvel had a great partnership at Rennes with Gyan setting up most of his goals mmm….
Another player on a free. Seems like Mr Carr has done his homework. Keep it up
craigcoozy craig
No marveaux is included in 3! So 2 more!!
Barnetta and Taylor?
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sylvain-Marveaux-Welcome-To-Liverpool-FC/132991853438858
I am very worried about all the crocks we have at the club. I have doubts about whether Gosling will ever play football again (a hunch). I am also very concerned about Ben Arfa. Now we have signed two more crocks. We ain’t got a good record with rehab so why are we buying high risk players?
Lacedamonian,
Because they are free…..
I will be more confident when I see some of these lads in pre season
to all ashley hater who whinge that we only sign free player maybe part of the 35mil received will be used to pay back the loan to ashley so he can sell the club to make you happy
all good players but the injury thing is a worry slightly. also i see that sevilla have came in for colo at 5 million and we have said 7. i hope that is pap as colo is our rock in defence..i wanted new players in but not at expense of al lthe others leaving. The Times (so not the usual rubbish tabloid) say that jose has entered talks with arsenal. christ… its going to be a whole new 11!
I tried really hard not to comment at Lacedaemonian@34′s post…..
but it’s a good point. I’ll be really happy to see all of our new players performing in the black and white stripes, to dispel all these injury concerns..
Just looking through a few old pics…I have one I took at St. James’ of Luque scoring a volley0 against Celtic…
Collecter’s item or what?
http://ketilstensrud.com/2011/03/20/under-the-loop-sylvain-marveaux/
Report on Marveaux
@37….great
Marveux looks very similar to Ben Arfa. Cannot wait to see them both in the team alongside Tiote !
I still think there is a place for JB in our new look Francophile midfield…
cc@58…I fear if Sevilla up the Collo bid to 7 million quids….he’s outahere…
I’d love him to stay, but Ashley will just see the dollar signs…another mega earner off the books.. 
7 million for a 29 year old is pretty good, but Collo has a relaxed style, he could play for years at the very top…
I’m sure this is the guy i read about in the BBC gossip column this morning…..he was set to join Liverpool but failed a medical, is that why we’re waiting until July 1st to complete the deal, so he can get over whatever problem he has or is there some other reason, and BBC sport has got it wrong ???
Contracts run 1st July to 30th June. Free agents become free agents then.
Craig Chisholm
Hope you’re wrong about Colo. Will be devastated if he left
and MunichMag @ 45, i share the exact fear you do, i dread Coloccini leaving us, not only because we know Ashley could well accept a £7 million bid but at Coloccini’s age, could this be his last chance to join a club that is playing European football each season ? Many top clubs dont tend to target defenders nearing or at 30, they favour younger players
I absolutely despise Ashley and the board etc, but fair play for making these moves in the transfer market. Cheap, but that doesn’t bother me if they are good players.
I just worry about who will be leaving, and whether these signings are to strengthen the squad, or if they are signed as replacements for our better players. If the latter, we are still at square one, but we shall see and I will make my judgement at the start of the season.
I really hope this is a turning point for Mr Ashley, however I do worry that his next big f*** up is just around the corner and I think we’ll have fans screaming for his head before too long. It’s interesting that the Nolan deal didn’t receive too much criticism, and I’ve accepted that Jose is already gone. There are worrying whispers that Colo may be off though, and that is not something I would like to see. Mr Barton seems to be doing everything he can to get himself transferred despite saying he loves the club and wants to stay.
Interesting days ahead, I’m pleased so far, but my nagging feeling is that something bad is about to happen.
Colm …Marveaux does seem to have injury issues, time will show if they are valid.
There’s always a bron isn’t there to take the happy tone off this morning
!!!!!!!-BORING 
!!!!!!! Good buy/signing-time will tell though,i for 1 have no problems with Jonas going,for me he`s a liability,he does a lot without doing anything,,he runs around and has little or no end product apart from the OCASIONAL piece of magic.Hope we keep Barton-we`ll need somebody to pull the team together-load of foreigners who”need time to adapt”-etc,etc,but overall a very good start to a window which very few of us could have expected but just as importantly there seems to be a master plan-but time will tell..Benny Arfa isn’t a crock-a pure class act who suffered a horrific break-Gosling? not the quickest but it would appear we`r buying a shed load of speed so it will defo be interesting,as said above-pre-season is going to be critical…I`m still a bit cynical and believe we need a couple of TOP strikers which will cost money-will he spend? don’t think so but?????? Sturridge on loan?-yeah ok then…. 
Looks a decent player
Our wage bill will no doubt be reduced next season too and I don’t think there will be a significant purchase made though. I don’t want us to spend for the sake of spending but I would expect a several million pound player to be bought at some point even if to just to dispel my skepticism regarding money at the club.
Did anybody read the article about Mohammed Abdellaoue’s strike rate?
Yet more crying. Good lord.
Munich Mag
Posted June 18, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Spotr on. I think a good offer for Collo could be accepted given his age sand salary and there’s an argument to accept it.
We still have high earners at the club and I think the club want to reduce that liability.
My only worry about selling Collo is the replacement – I think we’re short at centre back as it is.
Loaning Sturridge for a year would be a brilliant bit of business. The bloke has no qualms about playing for clubs outside the the top 6, I mean he was at Bolton last year, why not Newcastle this year ?
Another good player.
I predicted a while back that we would be getting players out of the blue and they would have contractual problems or releases.
Cabaye, Marveaux and Ba on the face of are good players and good business.
Well MunichMag i just really hope we never see a player (be it Ba with his knee or Marveaux with whatever) with the injury record of Owen, that was ridiculous. It was something like 72 appearances in 4 years, taking into consideration there are 38 league games a season plus cup and europe when we were in it, he should have easily hit 100, but i do agree with you there and hope time will show us some positive stuff !
Stuart…agree 100%…When Collo first arrived I had great hopes, a real marquis signing, then he had a poor first season, but since then has settled in really well and had his best season in the toon strip last season. FFS…last years captain gone, Collo and Nolan (both tying it for last years player of the season) maybe gone…hhhmmm
To be honest, any good manager, as in company manager, not football manager, is always planning ahead. I’m sure the replacement for Collo should he leave has already been identified, and he’s probably a free transfer guy…!
Do sevilla have the money for colo, Ive read quite a lot about them being potless ??
Colm…did Owen play so few games ? Hadn’t realised that …
If Colo goes he will probably do something stupid like re-sign Campbell
Brilliant news to wake up to! I’ve been banging on about Marveux since september! Haha and we beat liverpool to him as well, brilliant signing, well done pards!
Re: Owen 72 games in 4 years = hate figure
Barton 78 games in 4 years = cult hero
Makes no sense to me. Time to get shot imo. He’s taken the piss out of the club and fans for long enough. He won’t be missed with the quality were bringing in anyway
Yeah MunichMag im absolutely sure he didnt reach 100 games, he only played like 11 games in his opening season before missing all but 3 games the next, then he had 2 seasons of half-decent amounts of games (with a few decent performances) before ditching us, so he can’t have got too far past 70 games
cc@61…my thoughts too…
Though Sevilla can offer Collo europa league footy next season…
CC…Valencia are potless not sure about Sevilla though.
Anyone going to try and have a stab at what the first eleven might look like next season then?
Sevilla wont be able to offer the wages Colo is on with us though, well I doubt they can…
munich
Aye mate just seems a bit like agent talk and the only paper that picked it up was the sun
Would be a gutter if he did leave, He is the glue that just about keeps it together at the back, Taylor and Williamson together at Villa was like the blind leading the blind, Both need a boss and to sell him is suicidal IMHO…
Andrew….what that you saying feck off on the bindippers fb page?
@Toon Chicken 65
Barton has had both medical and outside issues, fair enough, but when he’s played for us and particularly this season he’s given his all and shown leadership even when it hasn’t been asked of him.
Owen on the other hand was our captain and didn’t give two sh*ts when we were getting/got relegated..
Stuart…not yet, theres a few comings and goings to happen yet methinks.
Her’s my tip….you heard it here first….doh…
Jose to Arsenal and in return we get Kieran Gibbs and 5 million quids……Jose gets Champs League…
Fair point Toon Chicken @ 65, but i think one of the main reasons Barton is admired is because he stuck around when we were relegated, Owen kept putting off signing a new contract with us with the exact intention of leavig us that summer. There were a nmber of clubs keen on Barton but he stayed to help us
Stuart@69…only Bobby Shinton Nr 9 and Steve Wraith with their matching crystal balls can tell us that mate….
Which clubs were after Barton – Strangeways FC?
Howay man – he was damaged goods – nee one would have touched him with a barge pole.
Make no mistake – we owe him nothing. He is still massively in debt to the club and the fans
Colm@76…I reckon a bunch of guys stayed around after relegation cos no-one would match their wage demands….
Westspam have a similar situation with Scott Parker..he is 29 and doesn’t want to play Fizzy pop league, but he earns a huge wedge apparently, and West Ham want 8 million squids for him….sounds like a bit of an impasse to me, unless someone pays loadsamoney for a 29 year old…..
Toon Chicken@78, agree 100% mate, just put the shift in for the toon fans JB, less of the bleeding heart stuff…….
whats up here…I’ve been on the blog for 1,5 hours and we haven’t signed anybody yet…
MM…WHam will drop their price, they ‘ll have to they can’t afford to keep a player on his salary who doesn’t want to be there, £4-5m tops imo
MunichMag i never considered that hehe so mabe that is why
And Nolan is earning a fair wedge at West Ham now aswell 
Birmingham are trying the same in terms of high transfer fees, £14 million for Roger Johnson they wanted at one point ??!!
not gonna lie, never heard of the lad!
richietoon canny Avatar mate…is that our next signing from Bangkok working mens club ?…
If our ideology is fast played passing football – it starts from the back. Colo is the best ball player in the league.
I can’t see him going – it would be like botting the queen mum – in very bad taste (considering she has been dead a while too)
Richie @ 72
Couldn’t help myself.
MM…hopefully, her wages are pretty low
Andrew
Ba, Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Marveaux and Tiote for under £15m. Jordan Henderson cost £20m. FOOTBALL HAS FECKING ABSOLUTELY LOST THE PLOT!!!!!!!! CARR IS A LEGEND!!!!!
Army
Well said
NEWCASTLE TRANSFERS
OUT
Sol Campbell
Shefki Kuqi
Kevin Nolan – £4.5M – West Ham
IN
Yohan Cabaye – £4.5M – Lille
Demba Ba – free agent – West Ham
Sylvain Marveaux – free agent – Rennes
1 GOOD PLAYER OUT , 2 CRAP PLAYERS OUT
3 GOOD PLAYERS IN
GOOD BUSINESS UP TO NOW
THANKYOU VERY MUCH ANDREW
anyone know anything about him??? also the fee is undisclosed…. but if he’s joining on the end of his contract doesnt that mean he’s free? whats the point in saying undisclosed???
In other news Newcastle U-15 2-1 Singapore U-15 in lion city cup.Adam Armstrong score
PEARCEET
think hes on a bosman ruling mate – another words free
toon chicken@65… i dont think tis about the numbers at all. if owen had said at time of relegation… i am part to blame forthis, i am staying and will help us back up where we beling as did al l the ones who stayed… instead of printing off a glossy brochure four months before our relegation pimping himself out to other clubs.. then slagging us off constantly sayign we are crap and he would rather warm benches than play for u getc etc, perhaps he too would be applauded each time he walked on st james as an away player. Forgetting about us lot on here.. as only microscopic amount of a cross section… i take it you go to the games.. our fans are widley regarded as being some of the most knowledgable in the league… they clap and cheer ex players all the time as we know when its deserved… there was reason why the fans were bad with owen last season, same as they will be bad with AC next. We see through their waffle and their alegence lies to the greenback, not our black and white.
HERES A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT MARVEAUX LADS
He has pace, deadly pace, he is very capable of eliminating a defence on a single acceleration. He will take the ball and go through knocks and shocks to reach his target, a goal or a good pass. He can stay on his legs, no doubt about it, and although he isn’t of the strongest build he shouldn’t be worried with the strength of English defenders. His game made of acceleration can lead him to natural fatigue in the closing stages, but when in good shape he is perfectly able to contribute 90 minutes week-in week-out and bring his fair share of goals and assists.
So my article draft not accepted???
Army agree ith both comments @ 89 and 91. Although I must admit I havent seen Cabaye or Marveax play so its hard for me to say if they are good or not , but as you point out on pst 89 Carr is a legend and I have faith in him , so I am very happy with our business so far n hopefully we can another couple of players in
Pearceet-I watched a couple of rennes games at the start of the season and I have to say I really liked him. He can also play left back, but he’s by no means a big/strong lad so I guess defenisvely he might be a bit suspect like Ferguson. Theres no doubting his ability going forward, or his attacking skills when he’s playing as a winger. He’s better than what we currently have if we were to say switch Jonas onto the right and play him on the left, I’d still hope for Nzogbia or someone better as a starter, I think Marveux could give us an impact from the bench and obviously give us options before we even line up.
He’s interested ManU and Arsenal over the years I believe, I guess the problems are that he’s had a fair few injuries and he might be a little lightweight, still think he’ll be a good player for us though.
AOD – Of course it is. It’s just been that signing are obviously going to take priority, plus I’ve been working, plus there have been loads of drafts submitted all at once which I’m working through.
It will be up later today
Thanks for confirming that Army
I still don’t get why they say undisclosed tho!
He does really look like Malouda doesn’t he!!!!
he never failed liverpool medical.it was contractual stuff so he pulled the plug and signed for us. funny that.. jose – a lefty – sees them as better option and wants to go there but this fella – a lefty- had issues and came here.
Seems like great news but…
Is “Marveaux” French for “Woodgate”?
Incidentally, Woody is available…
http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20110617_224728_marveaux-c-est-n-importe-quoi.html
Google translate from L’Equipe:
Where will Sylvain Marveaux next season? If everything was set for the player out of contract with Rennes join Liverpool this summer, it is unlikely to be the case. “I do not want to go into details, but if I did not sign in Liverpool, because there was a contractual disagreement between the parties Thursday night,” we said the player reached by phone .
Always in search of a new base, the middle left also wanted to wring the neck “rumors” that have reported a problem during a medical visit. “Frankly it’s anything, the player protested. I am in good health and fit to play. I resumed training with Rennes individual end of the season and I could play the last game if the club had wanted to. It disgusts me to read a few things like that because I know it could affect the rest of my career. Today I can commit to undergo a medical before you and you will see that there is no problem “
AOD – In fact it will be up in a minute
Toonsy – you best start getting to work on a new banner, Nolan gone, Barton , Enrique on way and now Sevilla have allegedly bid for Collo
Yeah i noticed woodgate is available yesterday FSOTC , I think he d be worth a punt on a ay as you play deal , could provide that experience cover now sol has gone.
So we’ve beat the Scouse to a signing and it’s ‘down to medical issues’
We also beat the scouse makems to a signing and it’s apparantly because they couldn’t match the 75k a week we are paying…
Bitter you reckon
New thread up
I have been reading rumours that McLeash wants Simpson as his first signing for Villa . Hope we tell them to f**k off . I think if Jonas starts on the right , then with his tracking back it wiil give Simpson the help he needs which he did not have last season and we will see a much better full back . I also cant see colo leaving ,simply put he is on too much money here and unless its Barcelona or Real Madrid i don’t think spanish clubs could afford him .
I didn’t realise Simmo did a blog on nufc.co.uk
MORENO i would still like to see zog come in he seems a fit lad that can take the hits the P.L. hand out this is a hard lge to play in many top players could not handle it,yes its great to see new players comeing can they blend quickly enough,but you need players that can handle the P.L. imo,and zog meets that
ice,
The Zog would be a signing which would have me jumping out my seat and it’s just as you say it, you just know he will be raring to go for PL football straight away.
If we put our hand in our pockets for him, I will give the club a lot of credit
Crikey theres a lot of waffle going on.
Gael Clichy and gomez both linked to the toon
Aye, agree get Zog in
ice/moreno…seems to me as if zog is dead in the water now perhaps with the signing of Marveaux…pity really, cos we know he can hack it in the PL…
I’m not convinced Ashley is interested in N’zog, as I think it would have happened by now if he was serious.
So I have written that one off.
For now
A week or so back, I read that Liverpool were looking to pick up Clichy from L’Arse and I wondered if that was because they’d given up on Enrique. Maybe now it’s a matter of a straight swap–Clichy for Enrique.
BB…you mean this Gomez…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomez_Addams
I
Don’t want Clichy…..if he’s not good enough for Arsenal, we don’t want him….
Now the permutations are starting to kick in…
Bendtner – Jose swap anyone ….???
MM probably mate
Dont think Bender is what we need if Jose goes.
Got to be M’ Penguin or whatever he’s called
You don’t think between young Ferguson and this Neil Taylor (?) rumor we’d have LB covered?
Evidently Marveaux has deputized at LB too.
M’Penguin!
FSOTC,
Always seen Fergie as a winger, don’t think he has the muscle or aerial ability to be an out and out full back and Taylor isn’t the finished article.
With all due respect to Simmo, we will be really week in those positions if we don’t bring in a quality replacement for Jose. The wingers we are looking at are very attack minded too.
Need to keep hold for Jonas
This Marveaux signing has me thinking Toonsy was right about he move away from traditional wing play. One of the earlier links on this thread had a very detailed analysis of his style of play and he does not function in the traditional winger style at all, if that is to be believed. It also said that he basically can’t be asked to pitch in defending and has left his left back at Rennes (Captain USA, Carlos Bocanegra, by the way) exposed numerous times.
Pardew is moving very, very quickly, isn’t he? I wonder if it’s moving too fast.
I wrote this yesterday or the day before–we’re in revolution, not evolution mode, it seems. It’s exciting, but it is a big gamble.
What if these new dudes don’t gel and the stylistic stamp Pardew wants to place on them doesn’t take shape right away? It could be a very tops-turvy season.
For all those who might accuse of doom-mongering, please note the presence of the words “if,” “could be,” and “I wonder.” These conditionals indicate concern, not Chicken Little-style freak out.
I Agree Moreno
Fergie is a winger he is far to light to be a defender . Don’t think we have seen the best of jonas yet , put him on the right and let him have a go in his natural position . I truly believe he will have more impact on that side .
Is the hispanic era at the toon coming to an end to be replaced by a new Francophile era….all the spanish speaking lads toast ?…
What happened to the team full of Geordies ? We had one in the team, but he was too good so the cockney boys sold him pdq…
I think young Fergie is gonna be a great player for the toon. Steady lad, has his head screwed on, came through the academy, can play a bit too…
I wonder what the toon sprogs make of all this coming and going. Young Vucic has suddenly fallen well down the pecking order…loan to Fizzy Pop league perhaps would do him good ?
I’d rather have Gibbs and maybe vela? Is vela still there?
The marveux signing is great tho a little worried with injuries.
I can see collo going but wouldn’t it be great to get sakho in to replace him. What are the home grown quota requirements? Only Nolan and sol have left that affect negatively but it is a slight concern
The 6+5 rule would be a problem if it happens.
where is Marveaux’s arm in the photo!?!?!?!
His arm was extra. Ashley refused to pay for it.
Don’t think it would BrisVegas we still have Harper , Simmo ,Williamson , Perch ( not for to long i hope ) Barton? both Taylors , Krul , Gosling ,Guthrie and Shola who out the first team would qualify for the 6 not sure where best graduated from being Irish he could fall outside the 6 if his apprenticeship was with an irish club . Add to those the young guns from the acadamy Ferguson and Kadar and i don’t think we have much too worry about
Bris
but seriously where is it! I don’t get it!
Pearce – Maybe that was his medical issue?
In seriousness though, it’s because he has a black shirt on under the jersey
The 6 + 5 rule isn’t the same as having home grown players in your squad. It’s about having 6 players in your starting eleven that are eligible to play for your home nation, in Newcastle’s case, England.
Blatter wants to bring it in. The European Union say it is unconstitutional.
eg http://www.goal.com/en/news/745/fifa/2009/02/26/1128374/if-fifas-65-rule-gains-momentum-who-will-be-the-biggest-losers
In that case BrisVegas were fecked ,hope to god that doesn’t come in any time soon
very interesting Brisvegas, but how old was that article?
I assume nothing has changed since then tho
That article is a couple of years old. I think since then there’s been some debate in the European parliament and FIFA have produced a working paper and some umming and arring has gone on in Euro circles.
I have no idea where it’s at at the moment. There is some talk in some circles that the reason English players are so expensive is because a lot of teams may be needing them in the future. It’s thought by others that Villa pursued this buying English policy under O’Neill as a type of insurance-cum-investment policy.
Personally, I don’t think it will come in. Certainly not any time soon. It might get watered down to be 6 EEC players and 5 others. That would pass the Euro rules.
Ah reet. Thanks for that Bris.
So he is a playmaker with pace, totally left-footed. Plays quite centrally and likes to cut inside. Doesn’t look for the run of the left back or link up on the flank very well. He gives us an alternative to Jonas if it is true that we are keeping Jonas. Looks like we will have options next season with finally some pace in the attacking areas.
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