Aussie Mags

Is anyone else sick to the back teeth of hearing Thierry Henry's linked with the Toon?

I mean the bloke was on the radio this morning saying the only Premiere league club he would be interested in playing for is the one he left, but it doesn't seemed to have sunk in with the southern press.

Not only am I sick of hearing about it, but even if he did want to come to us (I doubt it) I wouldn't want him to come to Newcastle

Oh bugger I pressed the wrong button, I meant to press yes, I certainly don't want him to come to us, he's getting a bit to long in the tooth! even if he did come it would only for the money and nothing more.

The story has been made up by the Press.

This is what Kevin Keegan has said on the matter.

"It's fantastic isn't it. I have had lunch with him - I have had fantastic lunches this week at the training ground. We have had Modric there with Thierry Henry, Deco has been in for a meal...

"Unfortunately, that's fantasy football.

Back to reality, the only time we will really be able to say what we are doing is when we fetch people in.

It is easy to target people. The Henry story, I went to a talk-in and a 10-year-old kid asked me: 'If you could fetch one player to Newcastle United, who would that be?', and I said Thierry Henry because I think he is the best player the Premier League has ever had.

From that, we are now signing him, which is fantastic, really."

Keegan plays down Henry rumours – but likes the Luka of Modric
Apr 25 2008 by Alan Oliver, Evening Chronicle

KEVIN KEEGAN has laughed off reports linking him with Barcelona’s former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.

The Newcastle United boss joked today: “It looks fantastic doesn’t it? It’s been fantastic around the training ground this week, with Thierry Henry and Deco here for lunch.

“But let’s get back to reality. I think the Thierry Henry story came from a talk-in I did when a 10-year-old kid asked me if there was one player I would could fetch in, who would it be?

“I said Thierry Henry, and from there we’re now signing him.

“If Mike Ashley came down to the training ground he could have lunch with me and Thierry Henry.

“It’s nice because people believe we can get big-name players, but we have just got to keep it real and not let people draw us down one-way streets.

“But there’s no point parking players here who are squad players. A few people rang me and said they had really good squad players, but we have got enough squad players here.”

If Keegan laughed off talk of Henry he was more serious when he talked about Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Luka Modric

He said: “If you had a list of the midfield players around Europe who Newcastle could possibly attract, Luka Modric would be one of them.

“I think he would be pretty much on any list. If you look at the midfield players who have a fantastic future, he would be one of them.

“But every other club in the league would also be looking at him.”

Meanwhile, Keegan says he has handed his list of summer targets over to Dennis Wise as Newcastle prepare to launch their latest recruitment mission.

The United boss has revealed that, after top level talks with owner Mike Ashley and chairman Chris Mort, a hit-list has been drawn up in an attempt to land the three or four top-class players he believes can take the club to the next level.

However, the actual process of attracting those men will now be left to executive director (football) Wise, vice-president (player recruitment) Tony Jimenez and technical co-ordinator Jeff Vetere.

Keegan said: “We had a meeting a couple of weeks ago. We really put our two lists together because they have got a massive expertise in Europe.

“While we on our list have got all the top ones, they are looking at the ones who maybe you can get who will be the next top ones, but are younger.

“When we out them together, it was quite interesting.

“That’s it now. If someone asks me how we are getting on with our targets, I can honestly say, ‘I don’t know’ because I am not party to that.

“But I will know the minute they are complete or have failed, I guess.”


http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/new ... 8/04/25/ke

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I think this should dispel any more rumours hopefully.

Bugger Row'S' you beat me to it!

Yeah, the whole rumour was starting to smell like a prawn in a sunny cupboard. Not wanted or required here.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Mr Henry pull on a Toon top. But I wouldn't pay more then £4 million for him.

at first i thought it might be ok to sign him but now that i have actually thought about it i am sick of the rubbish from the media.

I wouldnt say he is too old. He is struggling this year because he is
a) playing out of position
b) playing in a stronger league

he is class though.