Breaking news on SSN re- Newcastle.

[kurtangle01]

Far Sam and one of his board members are in Barcelona to sign Edmilson and Gudjohnsen.

Apparently they want Gudjohnsen because they think that Martins is definitely off to Arsenal as a replacement for Henry.

[Darth Marty]

I saw that......gudjonson is an ok player, nothing to be excited about, would be a good partner for owen mind, clever and canny with owens speed and finishing should do ok.
Edmilson? whos he...the old dude? defender is he?

[Shaggy]

Edmilson is the languid Brazilian holding midfielder-cum-centre back who they bought from Lyon. I'd be amazed if he wanted to go to Newcastle.

[kurtangle01]

I saw that......gudjonson is an ok player, nothing to be excited about, would be a good partner for owen mind, clever and canny with owens speed and finishing should do ok.
Edmilson? whos he...the old dude? defender is he?

Holding midfielder. Decent player in La Liga where the build up is slower but could be suspect in the prem due to the speed that the game is played at over here.

[Darth Marty]

cant say ive heard of him so he cant be all that good.
Good for newcastle.....spend money on has beens and may be's...excellent!

[Chris]

Edmilson? whos he...the old dude? defender is he?

Yeah about 30/31 I think, he's the **** defender/midfielder who's somehow played for big clubs and got a load of caps like Roque Junior

[AFII]

Edmilson is the languid Brazilian holding midfielder-cum-centre back who they bought from Lyon. I'd be amazed if he wanted to go to Newcastle.

He is also out injured for the next six months.

[Darth Marty]

He is also out injured for the next six months.

you sure? wtf would fat sam want to buy him then? strange even by newcastles standards

[Sir Bob]

you sure? wtf would fat sam want to buy him then? strange even by newcastles standards

Sam's lad is probably his agent on a 25% cut of the transfer fee.

[Red Chilli]

Sam's lad is probably his agent on a 25% cut of the transfer fee.

[AFII]

Puyol injury blow hits Barca plans

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol is set to be sidelined until late September due to a knee injury, it was confirmed on Friday.

The Spain centre-back suffered ligament damage in his left knee during a friendly match on Barcelona's current trip to South Africa and underwent surgery on Thursday.

Puyol, 29, played in 35 of Barca's 38 league games last season, with only goalkeeper Victor Valdes and midfielder Andres Iniesta making more appearances.

Doctor Ramon Cugat, who performed the surgery, said on Friday: "He (Puyol) will be unable to play for around three months, although he has already said that the recovery time must be shorter, because he does not want to spend as much time without playing."

The injury means Puyol is set to miss the start of the next Primera Liga season, the beginning of the Champions League and probably Spain's Euro 2008 qualifying double-header against Iceland and Latvia.

Meanwhile, Puyol's Barca team-mate Jose Edmilson is set for an even longer spell out after undergoing surgery on his right knee on Thursday.

Cugat said of the Brazilian midfielder: "I don't know if it will be four, five or six months. How the knee recovers will decide that, but without doubt it will be a long recovery."

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/sto...442621,00.html

[Zambian_Red]

Edmilson is the languid Brazilian holding midfielder-cum-centre back who they bought from Lyon. I'd be amazed if he wanted to go to Newcastle.

Well dont be surprised mate money talks as well know most of the barcodes are on massive wages.

[AFII]

I doubt that Gudjohnsen want to join a club like Newcastle. It will be interesting to see if Man U now will follow up their interest in him.

[reddragon]

cheating ****** - hope he doesn't come back to the prem

[red g]

edmilson has agreed in principle to join newcastle, no news on gudjohnson