Comments on: Real deal? – Madrid in for Toon’s improved Coloccini?

By: nightfall

nightfall — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:58:32 +0000

his wage shouldnt be a problem…ffs the club’s paying almost 200k/week (12 mio/year) for butt, geremi & barton…3 payers who…well…suck… with 12 mio we could get quality…

i say sign skajelbred & 1 experienced striker, who wont get in the way of our youngsters..but help ‘em..

yes jay jay i know…but i’m also afraid that if colo’s leaving, jose & jonas could follow him out…& i dont want that… so if he’s leaving…sign someone they both respect or are friends with =))

By: toonsy

toonsy — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:55:58 +0000

If Colo goes, then i expect Jonas and Enrique to closely follow. I think one thing that keeps them 3 happy is the understanding they have both on the field,and off it.

By: Robby Bobson

Robby Bobson — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:18:03 +0000

Chuck…yeh 80k is banded about but ashley came in, looked at the books and decided the wage budget was too high….i really really doubt he is on 86k a week…probably the papers are looking on footy manager or summat.

I think if we can recoup the sort of money we paid for him then let him go. Him and enrique are class players, but they like to try and show it alot when faffin in defence.

I was really suprised and impressed with how Colo stayed despite relegation. I, like many thought a big Argentine will want out (e.g. martins), but he said he wants to stay and has battled it out so respect for him got that and i believe he deserves another shot in the prem for his performances this season if he wants to stay.

By: geordie deb

geordie deb — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:56:29 +0000

I think he’s done really well this season. He’s now settlng in and yes he is playing against lower quality forwards, but even so, the quality is there to see. Hopefully we will hang on to him and leave the back 4 untouched.

By: chuck

chuck — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:17:25 +0000

Ray Cropper
Have to say, the only ones crying about Colo`s wages are the posters on this blog.
Why ?
Gives them an indirect way of knocking him.
Such a negative group of fans would be hard to find, get with the program , we are leading the league, injured players on there way back, about to further strengthen the side, well on the way back to the PL.
If asked is the glass half full or half empty, c`mon !

By: chuck

chuck — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:07:33 +0000

Hey! I hear the amount of eighty grand a week being bandied about, anyone can confirm in fact thats what his wage is ?

By: chuck

chuck — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:04:29 +0000

It`s generally thought and I also felt that M.A. fully intended to sell at the first real opportunity.
However I am not so sure anymore, of course someone could always come in with a price he could`nt refuse.
Somehow I believe there will be no sales of key players, if in fact any during the next window(and there`s still deadwood in the side)
People buy football clubs for various reasons, vicarious pleasure, profit, etc.
Think Ashley`s reason was a bit of both, he does I believe enjoy being the owner of a winning team, a team that is on a more sound financial basis and wants desperately to make a return to the PL. where the money is.
Having made certain gambles that turned brown during his tenure as owner, think he realizes things could again go wrong and failing to gain promotion, would be a disaster.
In which case it`s my belief he will strengthen the side to ensure that goal and if promoted again spend whats necessary to ensure we stay up.
With a competitive team in the PL, with perhaps a shot at post season European run, not to mention fifty two thousand paying bums on seats, could be profitable.

By: Roy Cropper

Roy Cropper — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:52:08 +0000

now then chuck – at best he warms the bench for one of the worst argie teams in living memory & i could imagine fat mike crying himself to sleep every night at the thought of having to pay him £80 grand a week.

By: jay jay

jay jay — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:45:08 +0000

I wouldn’t want colo to go, and i certainly wouldn’t expect real to come in for him, but if somebody does come in for him i think ashley would force the sale and then bring in kilgannon. ashley will make money on the sale and futher reduce the wage budget. two things he has been keen to do in the past.

By: chuck

chuck — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:37:34 +0000

How could Real Madrid possibly want a player that the Newcastle fans in their wisdom have panned ?
And the argument sell him as his wages are too high ? Oh! i guess you did`nt get to negotiate his contract, is that something the fans now have a voice in? besides who manages and who the owner is ?
Face it you dont get to play for Argentina without a certain amount of skills.
Perhaps we should be happy to have him and not worry about his wages as Mike Ashley does`nt seem to be .