The 21-year-old Netherlands international has long been linked with Newcastle United and it would now appear, after his country’s elimination from EURO 2012, that the club have decided to test the water with a bid.
FC Twente are said to be looking for closer to £12m although once again we get back to the whole cash is king argument. Will Steve McClaren be tempted by thought of having a slightly lower fee up front so he can reinvest it in his team? Or would he prefer to wait for some of the cash like most other deals are structured?
Of course the news that we are actively pursuing a striker will fan the flames of the Demba Ba rumours once more and may even point towards to the fact that something has happened behind the scenes and that Ba has perhaps given an indication that he may indeed be off after all.
That is pure speculation on my part of course, but to me it seems strange that our club would be willing to spend what is a relatively large amount on a striker, which to me would suggest de Jong is eyed as being a starter. Yes I know we have more games next season with Europe and everything, but I still didn’t expect us to be willing to spend that amount on a striker.
For his part de Jong is a cracking not-so-little player with an impressive record in the Eredivisie and has racked up 59 goals in 119 appearances. Although his real breakthrough only came two seasons ago, it’s worth pointing out that since then he has scored 52 goals in 99 appearances.
The 21-year-old is tall (he stands at 6ft 2in), physical and can find the back of the net. He can improve and has years ahead of him in his career. An unused substitute for The Netherlands in all three EURO 2012 group games, de Jong has already represented his country seven times. Maybe they should have given him a go rather than sit him on the bench?
All in all, good stuff. Time will tell whether our bid is successful or not, but you never know, it might be. Alan Pardew and Steve McClaren get on – the former Middlesbrough manager was a guest of Pardew’s at the training ground not so long back remember – so perhaps the wally with the brolly may fancy doing us a favour?
We wont be the only club interested in de Jong though, which could be a problem, but then again I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how it all pans out.
SHARPY shes oot mate 😉 well that vert as you put it has said hes still going to spuds,must be good money,cannot really comment on rosales just havent seen enough of him,have you?caulker has got PL ex which is a good thing and shouldnt cost a arm and leg jabba will like that 😀
icedog(Quote)
SHARPY hasnt de jong (luuk) of coarse got some “beef” with benny?
icedog(Quote)
Ice – Rosales a good player, he just hasn’t got the media attention Debuchy has, which really, when you think, if Sagna had been fit and starting for France I don’t think Debuchy would be as widely known.
Caulker played really well for Swansea last season and is only 19. Yeah he’d be behind Colo and Saylor but he’d get game time at Newcastle next season and would certainly be one to develop and if we got him for £3m ish his value is bound to increase which would please auld Mike.
I think we should focus on the De Jong deal with Holland being out the Euros. Think Lille are likely to hold on any deal for Debuchy to see what France do, can only imagine the further France go the more coin Lille will want.
Your lass left you a list then Ice or do you get match nights off for good behaviour? 😀
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Ice – I don’t know about that mate, what’s the story there like?
I’m sure they’ll kiss and make up
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SHARPY only kidding mate was waiting for you to say it was the other jong,nee flys on sharpy 😉
icedog(Quote)
Ice you trying out a spot of fishing lad 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
DAVE “who me”perish the thought 😉 sharpys a good lad like,likes a bit kid,anyway got to get my own back 😆 😆
icedog(Quote)
Ice atleast he has calmed down from the other night when he was trying to start on us, for having a bit of a laugh 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
DAVE cannot pick on the 500 club members 😉
icedog(Quote)
this Debuchy bid was made before the Euro’s started, its just the Lille manager (garcia) trying to up his price, now that he’s played a couple of games,, like an earlier post said, if sagna was fit, debuchy would not of even made the first team.
anyway, whats the score, and first scorer tonight going to be?? av gone for 3 – 1 england, gerrard first to score!!!! hope they dont let us down 🙁 🙁
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how the hell milner gets a game beats me 😕
icedog(Quote)
see benny get a start tonight 😀
icedog(Quote)
Ice is Cabaye starting aswell ?
Big Dave(Quote)
DAVE kna mate oot injured 🙁
icedog(Quote)
dave,cabaye is oot with a slight knock.
hitman(Quote)
HITMAN you still have the best avatar on this blog mate
icedog(Quote)
ice,batty inspired m8 😆
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😆 😆 😆
icedog(Quote)
Half the England players don’t even know the words to the national anthem 😯
Big Dave(Quote)
DAVE dont know me-sel goes sumit like god save us from the queen i think 😀
icedog(Quote)
Ice tis a pity Cabaye and Benny didn’t get a chance to play together
Big Dave(Quote)
Ukraine’s no.19 looks a decent player
M(Quote)
Ukraine are a match for England
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Dave ,it was never going to be easy ,host nation ,all to play for in all that 😉 England huffin and puffin and looking more likely to concede than score 🙄 .
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Kim you should be their lucky mascot 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave ,I’ll get me coat 😆
But boy how **** is Milner ,Rooney just laid it on a plate after a gutbustin run and he fluffed it 🙄
kimtoon(Quote)
Much better from England now 😀
kimtoon(Quote)
KIM hes a fat git his face is as red as a post box,
why no avatar ?
icedog(Quote)
Kim I thought that one was in there until Terry done his job, and seeing it again that was over the line 🙄
Big Dave(Quote)
that was over 😀
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Christ ,we have just massivly got out of jail ,that WAS over the line 😯 If we go on to win this after Ukraine fans see that theres a chance of trouble I reckon.
Ice ,still waiting for the shirt ,then I will put a snap of lew in it up if I can figure out how to do it 😆
kimtoon(Quote)
mile over the line,france getting beat too
icedog(Quote)
Reckon it’s Carroll time now meself. 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
KIM F.A.Q. at top of page when ready 😉
icedog(Quote)
Ice @107 Good ,might get Debuchy cheaper if they go out 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
Ice -Thanks ,I’ll probably still have to get the girl to do it for me 😆 Also got to get lew to look at the camera for that matter 🙄 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim I thought france was basically through no?
Big Dave(Quote)
Fecking hell we like to live dangerously ,well done Lescott good recovery.
kimtoon(Quote)
Dave , oh yeh 😳 😆 Well they are as good as if we top group as they play Spain next 😈
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim I see Ice was trying to get you to put an avatar on, the sly old dog was hoping you would put one of yerself on 😆 😆
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well done England
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I guess we’ll have to stick the Rooney the savior sh1te now 😳
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Dave @115 Bloody hell ,I don’t wanna send everyone packing 😆
And well done England ,looks like Italy next then 😀 😎
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim 😀 don’t put yerself down 😉 theres others on here that will do that for ye 😆 😆
Jamie carra goes right fuking through me the dirty bin dipping c@nt
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave@119 😆 your right his voice grates something chronic 👿
kimtoon(Quote)
wespect woy 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
DAVE england shouldnt have won imo,aye i hate those old finished bin dippers me-sel ime mr liverpool dee your heed in,milner was ***** as per and fat boy was **** too
icedog(Quote)
KIM dont put me on same level as dave,he spends to much time talking to the perv richie 😀 😀 😀
icedog(Quote)
Kim thinking about it the only one of the pundits that I dont mind is Southgate,
Jamie, Keano and Giles are 3 total muppets
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Ice @ 123 filthy stinking Rich hasn’t been about much, he must be in hiding 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
DAVE aussie said he left him in the bush,eating as normal 😉
icedog(Quote)
Ice I don’t know how Wellbeck keeps his place either
Big Dave(Quote)
DAVE hes **** imo,see france couldnt do it without dreamboat
icedog(Quote)
Dave ,Southgate is fine ,talks sense and good English but I do like Roy if only for his controversial comments. Love how he managed to wind up Trappatoni the other day . 😉
kimtoon(Quote)
Ice 😆 I can picture him sitting munching on a bucket load of witchetty grubs 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Kim yeah he can be a bit controversial and doesn’t give a **** what he says or who he annoys
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dont agree kim/dave cannot stand rude people nee need for it imo,and hes a shithouse,going out to cripple people when he was playing should never be allowed to be on tv 👿
icedog(Quote)
Ice @ 132 how come you get on with Richie then as he’s a rude boy 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
fuking hell sometimes I think life is tough but just watching the wee african kids on the news makes me realise that I and my family have a brilliant life 😥
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave @134-It’s a sorry state for sure, heart wrenching . 🙁
kimtoon(Quote)
DAVE dont see the mothers in a bad way though do you??whats there goverement doing for them then???????? buying arms likely
icedog(Quote)
Ye Dave, I’m a wee African kid. Life is tough… 😆
You know what the thing is… They’ve never had anything, so they know no better. You’ll be surprised how happy and content many of them are despite poverty.
You see that a lot of the time, money brings stress and expectation.
The smallest things can put a smile of their face. It sounds ridiculous, but in some way I envy them.
You right though, there .s so much to learn from those that have nothing….
JJ(Quote)
somebody has to feel sorry for richie,hes got feelings you know,pity he sits on them 😀 😀
icedog(Quote)
JJ my brothers wife father ran a very big coffie farm there said they wouldnt work no matter what you did for them,there answer was why should we work we know we will get help it was the like of the uk ect to blame
icedog(Quote)
Ice and JJ yeah I know theres different side’s to it but it’s the wee kids I feel for.
JJ yeah mate so often in life the best things are free and money spoils so much.
Big Dave(Quote)
It’s like any body Dave. Some will work their backsides off to simply get a meal. Others will sit and wait for handouts… I guess in the end it comes down to personal pride…
JJ(Quote)
anyway think we can talk forever on this,i just say look after the people in your own country first theres plenty liveing in the uk on the streets
icedog(Quote)
Just had a look at the guardians minute by minute account of the France game and they going on about how bad the French defence was 😯 Poor old Lille might just of seen the value of mr Debuchy drop a little as two good games does not a tournament make.
kimtoon(Quote)
Dave,
Last week I dropped of a bag of sports equipment and winter blankets at Child Welfare.
The woman was in tears saying she couldn’t get the kids to come to the shelter.
They preferred the street life because. There was easier access to drugs.
At the shelter they get a free bed and food. But they don’t care…
She was happy with the soccer ball as she said it was the only thing that got them to come back to the shelter and stay. They get to kick about and do something besides drugs…
People ***** about the World Cup and Vuvuzelas etc. But during that time this country was buzzing. Crime dropped. It was huge.
JJ(Quote)
KIM it could come back and bit there *** 😉 i would have liked to see him defending a bit more in games,but in carr i trust 😉
icedog(Quote)
bite*
icedog(Quote)
😆 reet I feel bad because all this talk has just reminded me I haven’t had my dinner so im away to get it 😳
Big Dave(Quote)
Ice ,I know what you mean ,he’s good going forward but have we seen him really tested yet?, apparently they were well out muscled by sweden tonight 🙄 .
kimtoon(Quote)
Look forward to seeing how he copes with Spain on saturday.
kimtoon(Quote)
Right I’m off ,nite all.
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