9th June 2005
Index:
Arsenal
Aston
Villa
Birmingham
City
Blackburn
Rovers
Bolton
Wanderers
Charlton
Athletic
Chelsea
Crystal
Palace
Everton
Fulham
Liverpool
Manchester
City
Manchester
United
Middlesbrough
Norwich
City
Portsmouth
Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
Europe
Conclusion?
So Graeme Souness wants to bring in players who have Premiership experience
or who can perform in the League, then? Well lets take a look at our
Premiership rivals and see who is available, who could be available
and who we could potentially attract.
Buying from Southampton?
Having started this series while Southampton were a Premiership team,
they are now no longer that having been relegated on the final day
of the season and with that, a host of players could well now leave
the South Coast for pastures new.
Indeed, if reports are to be believed, they have already turned down
a £5m bid for striker Peter Crouch from new
European Champions Liverpool.
Many Toon fans feared United would go in for the 6'7' £1.5m
signing from Aston Villa in the Summer of 2004, labeling him a donkey
but the new England striker is a very good player and those type of
tags just show an ignorance and lack of understanding.
Technically very good and with an eye for goal having scored 16 in
just 24 starts for the Saints, headers, volleys, tap-ins and long
range efforts, I think he has shown he is much more than a lanky beanpole
target man.
He would be a very good signing at the right price I feel and is much
better than quite a few strikers we have been linked with over the
past few months. However at that price, it's a bit too steep and we
can do better. But a good player nonetheless.
Moving on there is only one further Southampton player who I wouldn't
mind seeing at the Toon - Antti Niemi - but only
should Shay Given seek a move away and only as a short-term fix. The
Finnish international has proved to be a great buy and is one of the
best 'keepers in the League. But at his age, he would be no long-term
solution.
Next up, a look at who is available, who could be available and who
we could potentially attract from Tottenham Hotspur.
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