NUFC have a very worrying January ahead of them, with several key players being linked with moves away from the club.
The past couple of games have showed, and especially against Norwich, that we have a very thin squad that needs adding to in order to secure a top 7 finish which is plausable. With Taylor, Williamson, and captain Coloccini all on the sidelines it is essential we ensure the defence is stable. The worrying part of this is that Coloccini may be on his way to Liverpool, who are reported to be making a bid, this would be a disaster for Newcastle.
The strongest rumour is Tiote being sold to either Chelsea or Man Utd, who are both reported to be offering over £20m for a player we paid £3.5 for, is this too good to turn down? Personally I wouldn’t sell Tiote, but does Ashley rate him enough to laugh at an amount like that. If a team such as Chelsea or Man Utd offer an amount for a player then you know he is the business, so hopefully NUFC will turn down the offer until at least the summer.
The saga of Simpson will no doubt rage on, a player who turned down a contract offer in order to push through a move to QPR, a team thats never going to do any well with Warnock in charge lets face it. Would I like to see him go, well I wouldn’t be upset if he did because I think we can do far better, just a shame Beye decided to drop down a league.