Cheap?

Strange statement.

he is cheap

Yeah, £105,000 per week is cheap.

Nolan is pretty poor so I'd be delighted to see him move on. He's too slow and is carrying too much weight - not the type of player we need. Hull's midfield is woeful, but he's better than Ashbee so would be an improvement.

but they wouldnt have to pay lets say 5m for him

A transfer package isn't just about a fee though, wages have to be considered too.

gets him off your hands at least doesnt it

We don't have to get him off our hands; from July 1st he's a free agent.

bonus all round

Hulls midfield is no more woeful than Newcastle's, that's why it's a strange statement. It was arguably the weakest area in your relegated team. Hull's problems were up front, plain and simple.

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Confirmed as Sunderland manager. Expect lots of 1 - 0 games as per Birmingham and Wigan. Yawn.

im surprised he left wigan tbh

Exactly, and he was part of that.

Wigan are now after Martinez from Swansea, to replace Bruce. Musical chairs.

Which is exactly my point. Whether you were simply trying to be funny/clever or honestly believe it, you seem to be saying that Newcastle have a far superior midfield to Hull City. This is simply far from the case.

thought they didnt to pay there compo payout

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For an extra £27m they could buy Newcastle and get a lot more kaka for there money

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I wasn't saying that at all. Nolan is better than Ashbee, so he's an improvement on what you currently have. It's also good for us because Nolan isn't very good and is exactly the type of player we don't need, allowing us to bring in someone with a bit of pace.

Not the case IMO. The defence was OK but the midfield and strikeforce were really poor. Newcastle's midfield was superior to hull's however it was still pretty dire and as Ash has said Nolan was a huge contributor. Not the player he once was (a huge theme throughout Newcastle's squad).

What's happening with Shearer then? Wasn't he seeing Ashley last week? What about 'Kinnear?

Waiting for Barclays to approve a working capital I believe, then he'll sign a four-year contract.

Bore off to the championship thread.







Is this Ranger fella getting a gig next year or what then?