And if you believe what the Mirror has to say on the matter it would also appear that NUFC have been quoted a price of £16m for the pair, which I think isn’t a bad deal.
Of course it’s easy for me to say that as it isn’t my money, but these are two players we’ve supposedly been looking at for a while and it would help sort out two positions for us that need strengthening in terms of attack and defence.
However FC Twente boss Steve McClaren insists that it would take a “silly money” offer for his star striker to move clubs this summer.
“Every player has his price. Luuk de Jong is a fantastic forward, but he is only 21 years old and it would be better that he has one more season in Holland before he moves to the Premier League,” said McClaren.
“We have already sold a forward to balance the books. There is no financial pressure for us to sell.”
Unfortunately McClaren said much the same thing before Edin Dzeko left Wolfsburg for Manchester City which kind of shows how much sway a manager has. Sure he may want to keep de Jong, but money talks in the boardroom and at the moment we have our representatives in their boardroom. Allegedly…
More speculation or signs of action? Who knows, time will tell all I guess, but for now we’ll just have to wait and see what happens with regard to the whole de Jong/Douglas situation although it’s well worth pointing out that the transfer window is now officially open!
What do you make of it all?
Spain have started well 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
I hope Italy win just to show how stupid Spain were to not play with a proper striker 😡
**** 😡
Andymag(Quote)
Zoe@149 ,Thank god you are back ,I’ve had Ice trying to get me to write an article ,for a female perspective , I told him I would leave it to you as you do it so well . 😀 You may just of saved my bacon 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
@KimToon aha, glad I can save you. Although I’m going away for a couple of weeks but I’m leaving Toonsy with several articles to put up in my absence. 😀
Zoë Vicarage(Quote)
Zoe welcome back I thought you had fell out with us 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
Andy @152 ,look what you gone and done now 🙄 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
Zoe
We can only hope that if he goes it isn’t to another PL club.
Andymag(Quote)
@Dave, no I hadn’t fallen out with you. Just had so much revision etc to do. Hardly had any free time to do anything. That meant the blog was put on the back burner while I had my exams.
@AndyMag yeah I hope he doesn’t go and if there is a chance he might then not to another PL Club like you say. Just seems like he hasn’t been happy for a while
Zoë Vicarage(Quote)
Zoe ,enjoy your hols ,sounds like you’ve earned it 🙂 😎
kimtoon(Quote)
Nice bit of fightback by Italy now 😀
kimtoon(Quote)
Zoe how do you think you did ? and have you choose a uni yet ❓
Big Dave(Quote)
This is turning into a real tasty game
Big Dave(Quote)
Kim
I know, hence the ****. Rodz will be happy though.
Andymag(Quote)
ANDY kna its a photo i have of richie only his head he wont fit in my 6ftx6ft frame.
ZOE welcome back,dont worry about being away for 2wks,sure KIM will fill in for you 😉
icedog(Quote)
Zoe
My exams didn’t stop me, actually I was on more often 😆 😉
Andymag(Quote)
Ice, Nice one 😆
kimtoon(Quote)
@Dave I think I did well, I was really pleased with the questions that came up. Didn’t run out of time so yeah I think I have done well.
Yes I have chosen a uni, I’m off to 5under1and ahaha!
@Ice ahaha, Toonsy will have plenty of articles from me so you still get to read what I’ve written whilst I’m away
Zoë Vicarage(Quote)
Still fancy Italy to grab one 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
Zoe make sure you bring plenty of hibiscrub when you start uni 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
I like how the Italy fans are the ones making themselves heard even though they’re losing 😀 .
Andymag(Quote)
Kim is that because of any certain Italian stallion 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
😆 get in Spain
Big Dave(Quote)
Andy ,that’s cause the Spanish fans are getting spoilt with too much glory. And Spain score again ,oh well Rods happy.
kimtoon(Quote)
KIM did you have to say that,you done it now 😉
icedog(Quote)
Dave @171 I’m not saying a word ,I get teased enough as it is 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim we wouldn’t do that on you, your secrets are safe with us 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Poo, stupid Spain and their no Strikers. Right we know what we have to do, get rid of Ba and Cissé and replace them with Vuckic and Gosling, also get rid of Jonas and HBA and replace them with Abeid and Amafilitano. 😕
Andymag(Quote)
Dave ,Yeh right 🙄 😀
Anyway ,don’t Spain look good tonight 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim’s dream team consists of Pirlo, HBA and Alice Cooper 😆
Andymag(Quote)
@Andy what exams did you have? I had so much to revise for that I had no time at all for other stuff
Zoë Vicarage(Quote)
Andy@177 ,Don’t joke mate I can just imagine MA telling Lamarse to forget De Jong and to sell Ba and Cisse as we don’t need em. 🙄
kimtoon(Quote)
@Dave don’t worry I will, smuggling all my NUFC shirts in as well and then wearing them when I find more NUFC people at uni 😆
Zoë Vicarage(Quote)
Andy ,Don’t you start 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
Andy @ 177 if we had players that could pass the ball like spain but there’s not too many players that can do that.
Kim they look unstoppable
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave @184 Yeh ,What I would give to have England play that well.
kimtoon(Quote)
wow are Spain mint, not bad for a bunch of short arses without a recognised central striker. The Italian defence didn’t know who to mark, and things moved way too fast for them…immense !!
Munich Mag(Quote)
Zoe
Highers(A levels?), English, Maths, German, Human Biology, History. All done in May within 8 days 😯
Kim
😉
Dave
Would you rather you saw lots of goals like Alba’s and Silva’s OR a few pieces of magic that Cissé shows, and that cutting in run that Benny does?
Andymag(Quote)
Andy I’ll take Cisse’s and Benny’s magic moments
Big Dave(Quote)
Andy
That’s a lot, they might be AS Levels as A Levels are always taken in June. Not entirely sure tbh. That’s a lot, over three weeks I had five exams to take: English, Media, History and General Studies.
Zoë Vicarage(Quote)
Zoe ,What you taking at uni ?
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim, Sports Journalism
Zoë Vicarage(Quote)
Fuk Italy might be down to 10 men now 😯
Big Dave(Quote)
Zoe
We don’t get media and General studies 🙁
Dave
I thought you would
Andymag(Quote)
Zoe, ah right , bet you can’t wait to start . My daughter had two stints at uni ,loved it. Couldn’t wait to leave school myself . 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
F-ck off Lawrenson. Man, the mans a ****. 😡
Still got a year of High school myself, still don’t know what I wanna do, contemplating going into teaching though.
Andymag(Quote)
Finally a striker! Torres 😎 , what’s the bet that Italy start to come back
Andymag(Quote)
Andy @ 195 just remember that you need to keep the head down and graft as you only get out of life, what you put into it.
Big Dave(Quote)
What a miss, even though he was offside that was bad.
Andymag(Quote)
Kim, I’ve been waiting to go since January aha. Been so motivated to do well in my coursework and exams. Now feels like it’s only around the corner and my whole life is ahead of me. Cannot wait at all!
Zoë Vicarage(Quote)
Andy,Don’t bother with teaching ,unless you intend to teach older kids. There is a shortage of 11yr and up teachers but for primary and early years it’s flooded . Hazel did her teaching degree for primary and early years and there are around 100 people applying for every job 👿 You get a better chance in London cause few want to work there I suppose. She’s working as an early years practitioner now ,it’s nowhere near as good pay as she should be on but she likes it.
kimtoon(Quote)
Cheers Dave 😉 , full of wisdom tonight are we? 😆
Andymag(Quote)
😀 even Torres scores they can score with or without a striker 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
So much for Italy coming back 😕
Andymag(Quote)
Zoe ,you’ll be fine as you have a passion for writing ,it’s plain to see . 🙂
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim
Think it’s different in Scotland, there’s a requirement for teachers for the young ones, would prefer to teach 9-up anyway.
Andymag(Quote)
I’m bored with Spain now ,don’t they ever screw up 🙄 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim: Thank you that means a lot, I hope to do sports photographer with my articles when I make it as a journalist. A picture tells a thousand words in my eyes. Love my writing as well.
Zoë Vicarage(Quote)
That’s what you call inspirational substitutes. 😆
Andymag(Quote)
Kim funny enough thats what my Daughter done 😀 she is secondary school but couldn’t get a post over here and has been trying for the last year and a half – 2 yrs. and your right about London because she was going to go to London, only a manager’s Job came up in a womens clothing chain came up for her.
So at the min she loves it but is still registered for a teaching post.
I bet Richie is celebrating now with a big feed
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave
Bet he’s glad he didn’t go back in to put a bet on Italy 😀
Andymag(Quote)
😯 did you see Ballotelle pushing his manager away 😀 when he tried to stop him going straight down the tunnel
Big Dave(Quote)
😳 I meant Rodz, weird that the winner of the golden boot only got 3 goals 😕
Andymag(Quote)
Aww, little Torres 😀
Andymag(Quote)
italy looked stuffed after the 20min imo a game to far
icedog(Quote)
Andy ,Down here the bursary for trainee teachers is much higher if you intend to teach older kids by some distance. The pay scale is bigger too. Early years and primary is around £18 -24k a year but teachers for the older ones are on a really good wage. But the uni couse is punishing ,really stressfull compared to say English Lit/Lang ,History ,maths and the like ,cause you cover so much and have to pass exams befor they will accept you to make sure you are fit to take the course. Then you have the teaching to do under supervision and the lesson planning for the weeks you are at school . Basicly you have no life untill it all ends . 👿 What it all boils down to is ,you have really got to want to do it as it ain’t for the faint hearted 😆
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim
All good, I have no life at the moment anyway 😆
Andymag(Quote)
Right, time to watch MTV movie awards 😆
Andymag(Quote)
Cheeky buggers piqué and xavi, holding up the catalan flag behind the trophy, hiding it from the eyes of the Real boys 😆
Andymag(Quote)
Well ,if any other team wants to win the next tournament I reckon they will have to spike the spanish teams half time sports drinks 😉 Talk about awesom and then some 😎 Well done Spain, history makers .
kimtoon(Quote)
Wow Johnny Depp is a really good guatarist 😎
Andymag(Quote)
I seem to remember one of the reason that Enrique wanted to leave was that he wanted to get in the Spanish squad. With Jordi Alba as their new left back and after the tournament he’s had i don’t really think it would make any difference who he played for, he’s probably further away from getting in the squad than ever.
Grass isn’t always as green as it seems jose!
halftimebovril(Quote)
How old is Alba?
Andymag(Quote)
23yrs mate
icedog(Quote)
He’s just signed for barca for 14mill euros, or as lawro said in the commentry “thats 2 and a half for one carrol”
halftimebovril(Quote)
Those who teach, never wasn’t 😯
Rodzilla(Quote)