SIDWELL ON HIS WAY TO JOIN TOON
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NEWCASTLE boss Glenn Roeder has won the race to sign Reading's contract rebel Steve Sidwell. Sidwell, 24, will be left out of Reading's line-up to face Fulham today as manager Steve Coppell is resigned to him going to St James' Park this summer.
Former Arsenal trainee Sidwell, a free agent this summer, turned down a final £25,000-a-week contract offer to stay at Reading. That alerted several big clubs including Newcastle, Liverpool, Chelsea and Everton, to the player who has impressed in his first season in the Premiership. But Sidwell favours a move to Newcastle because he believes he will get the best first-team opportunity in the North-East.
Sidwell has already held unofficial talks with Newcastle and the club have outlined their plans for the future, leaving him impressed and ready to sign. Roeder and his Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd sold the idea to Sidwell and he has told friends he is on his way to join the Toon Army.
Coppell is well aware of Sidwell's intentions to go to the North-East and is now planning for the future, which is why he will leave him out for the rest of the season. Sidwell spoke with Coppell yesterday and the pair remain on good terms. But they will go their different ways this summer as Sidwell gets his move. -
good for newcsatle
now got two good central mid players -
He is better off staying at Reading, why join a mediocre club call Newcastle ? I call them mediocre club because they are like headless chickens , no clue what they are doing. I am putting their blame on their performance and style of play to their f*** up manager call Glenn whose tactics is questionable . If Newcastle wants a top 6 side, they should just sacked that a**hole and replace with a more established , competent manager. I agree with Harry Redknapp about Newcastle. Absolutely agree with him.
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so is this the end of Emre? most likely no more Butt next season too.
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maybe emre is gng bah.. so many rumours on him leaving new for bayern..Originally posted by monoslayer:so is this the end of Emre? most likely no more Butt next season too. -
belozoglu emre and scott parker in the middle is decent. butt as a backup central dm. sidwell is just an mc - box-to-box but i feel is a lil' over-rated. he should just stay at reading. anyway, reading are still in the epl.
newcastle will always be a mediocre club with the current pathetic defence and f*cked up manager in glenn roeder.
the only outstanding defender that i've seen in newcastle is steven taylor- one for the future.