Any club in the north west would be as easy/quick to get to from Glasgow. I'd be surprised if he actually signed for Boro. Showing a serious lack of ambition if he did.

Fee agreed with Nottm Forest for James Perch.

http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20100705/un...2240137_2084379

Woop woop - champions league here we come

Not a signing that is going to set the world alight but seems like he offers some cover in a number of positions which is always useful.

As ever will reserve my judgement until I see him play.

Haha!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Perch

He had Jonas in his back pocket in the game against us in March, I know that is only 1 game but if that game is anything to go by I'd say he was a far better full back than Danny Simpson or Ryan Taylor (doesn't take much I know!)

Anyone know his best position? He seems to have played mainly RB and in the holding role, but has also played CB and RW...

According to my mate whos a Tricky Tree, he has played at left back as well. He also said that he regarded Perch as a mid table premiership player.

Not sure what his best position but I read somewhere that he feels its Centre Back and the main one he wants to play.

Deal completed. 4 years, undisclosed fee.

Just good to see another body through the door to add to the squad even if its not one to get the pulse racing with excitement

Seems like a good signing to me. Of course, there's no guarantee that he will perform well but yet again it's a sensible approach from Hughton, strengthening the areas of the squad that most need strengthening while sticking within the transfer policy imposed on him from above.

Now, if he could only get a 10-a-season striker and a creative midfielder, I reckon we'd be a comfortable mid-table team...

Wouldn't argue too much with that sentiment

Definitely mate - its another one of those signings where if he turns out to be great then fantastic yet if it doesnt work out then we can probably get back most of what we paid for him.

Sounds like he can cover a lot of positions. Some people deem that to be a bad thing i.e. jack of all trades, master of none but I always think it pays to have a couple of utility players in the squad.

Calderwood obviously knows a bit about him from his time in charge at Forest so he must think he can do the job.

Good to get a bit of backup in at RB, but we still need a cutting edge mdifielder/striker, who will probably have to cost a bit of money, else we won't be good enough to stay up.

A lot of Forest fans reckon he's shite.

Would that be the bitter ones? I've got a Forest fan at my work he said the same today, I remember asking him about him in January when we were linked and he was singing his praises

I thought he looked OK last season; nothing out of the ordinary but generally dependable, but then he still wouldn't have been at Forest if he was any better.
Its not a signing I would say WTF at. Time will tell, I suppose.

Almost word for word, was gonna post the same. Fickle bunch, us fans, aren't we?

Was thinking the same myself. Probably a knee jerk reaction.

Ha ha that old chestnut

Saying that a lot of Coventry fans said the same about Best........

Yeah, I thought that about Best.

I thought that but I've just watched his interview from today on NUFCTV and he says his preferred position is RB. I guess he'll be starting against Man Utd in place of Simpson unless we sign someone else, or maybe it'll be R Taylor

Linked today with a loan move for Tom Cleverly from Man Utd.

Year long loan according to the Daily Mirror

Could be a direct replacement for Nicky Butt if he comes and we can offer him regular 1st team chances, so all in all, it would be a good move.

Can we? I'd probably pick any of our current midfielders ahead of Cleverly and I don't rate them as much as Hughton so I think Cleverly would hardly get a game here which kind of makes a loan signing on his part a bit pointless if he was to come in as cover.

Kompany played there too. Maybe they see him more as a central defender?

I can see that being a stumbling block - i reckon the scottish kent will want assurances about how much game time he gets if hes gonna let him come here, he wasnt best pleased when we got Rossi in and pretty much left him on the bench the whole time.

Probably justified when they sold Rossi for £7 million the summer after however fergie didnt do himself much favours by not allowing him to play in the uefa cup. And also i think Cleverley would be used more on the wings

Dan Gosling has walked out on Everton, 20 year old, would fit into our pay structure and has premiership experience, similair to James Perch, who we actually paid for. Schoolboy erro by Hughton and the boys?

I read we are interested in him anyway, sure there will be competition for him like.

Gosling I agree would fit in nicely, either as first choice RW or direct competition to Routledge.

I think Perch has come in as a RB really, with the option of playing elsewhere if needed. Gosling is more of a creative midfielder, so would still be great option to go for. As BBT says, I'm sure there will be a lot of competition for him as he's young a shown a lot of potential.


Another rumour going around is James McFadden. Won't sign another contract with Birmingham and it expires next year. Fee is rumoured to be around £5m, which seems a little steep for me, but a decent player who can play in a number of positions...

If McFadden is still available in january, he might be worth a pop and the price could be lower than £5million too.

Id have McFadden but wouldnt pay more than 1.5million tops for him especially when he is in the last year of his contract.

Not entirely sure why he has decided to walk out on Everton - they are good at bringing youngsters through and am sure his wages would have been faily good. Or is her just another money grabbing SoB? Unless he is leaving for Villa or a top 4 side then he is surely going to drop down the table?

But still, fingers cross he makes the right choice.....

he was at SJP today. lad i work with was doing a tour of the ground with his nephew and texted me to say he was there

Good spot if thats true (hope it is) - wouldn't know him if I saw him

Bravo?

Just read that Gosling is still due to be out for another 4 months... pfft!

Well we can persist with Routledge until then

I can't see this being a realistic possibility. He's only 20 years old but has (reportedly) rejected an offer of £15k a week, because his dad thinks he should be paid as much as Jack Rodwell. Sounds like exactly the sort of attitude the current St. James regime will steer clear of. Also, you're right N'Louis that he has a cruciate ligament injury which he suffered in March and which seems likely to keep him out for at several months yet. Surely, given our recent experience, we should avoid signing players with serious cruciate ligament injuries?

Have to be honest and say I dont think ive ever seen him play or know much about him but if hes a good prospect and available for free then surely he would be worth getting even if he cant play yet?

Definately, Everton rated the kid and Moyes has a decent record for spotting good talent. It's in the mail today

Gosling link

Apparently we're in the hunt for Jonathan De Guzman after he was released by Feynoord (not sure why), but he has 5 caps for Holland and seemed to be a good prospect a few years ago.

He always seemed canny on football manager 2008!! thats got to be a good sign

Decent goal scoring record for a midfielder and we need competition on the right wing. Good age (22) but seems to have lost his way in the last couple of seasons. I'm sure Hughton could get him shipshape in no time.

De Guzman was a great talent a few years ago, but faded away.

Would be worth a try.

'De Guzman wacht op aanbod Newcastle'
Jonathan De Guzman kan mogelijk een contractaanbod van Newcastle United tegemoetzien. De middenvelder staat op het verlanglijstje van de Engelse promovendus.

Newcastle wil de komende dagen besluiten of het de 22-jarige De Guzman een voorstel doet. Zelf zou de speler wel wat zien in een stap naar Engeland. De oud-Feyenoorder zou aanbiedingen op zak hebben van de Spaanse clubs Villarreal en Espanyol, maar azen op een transfer naar de Premier League.

Tot op heden toont Newcastle zich opvallend rustig op de transfermarkt. Het nam enkel verdediger James Perch over van Nottingham Forest. The Magpies werden het afgelopen seizoen met overmacht kampioen van het Championship, na een onverwachte degradatie het jaar ervoor.


It just says we want him but Spanish clubs Villarreal and Espanyol have made him an offer as well. He would prefer the Premier League.

Hmm, similar to Gosling in terms of position plus could be a bit cheaper on the wage front, might be worth a punt if the interest is true and Gosling turns out to be a money-grabber.

Oba Martins has left Wolfsburg to go to Rubin Kazan.