Luque completes PSV move (but ends up staying after all.)
By toontastic On Wed 31 Jan 2007 |
The news that Luque had agreed terms to move to PSV during the transfer window were true however the player ended up staying at the club due to Newcastle’s failure to bring in French striker Frederic Piquionne.
All terms were agreed with Luque to join PSV on a 5 month loan deal costing the club $25k a week in wages but St.Etienne weren’t prepared to loan Newcastle Piquionne and were looking for a £5m fee at the end of the loan deal, which Newcastle refused to be drawn in to.
Quoted on the official website, Glenn Roeder said:
“There’s nothing we could do about that because he was St.Etienne’s player, I thought it would have suited them and it certainly would have suited us, but it wasn’t to be.
“I spent the whole of Wednesday ringing around to see what was available to bring in on loan in the striker department, but to be quite honest what was offered to me, in my opinion, fell way short of being good enough to wear Newcastle United shirt.
“I’m not going to bring in bodies for the sake of it if they are going to bring nothing to the squad.”
“Not being able to bring in another striker means that Albert Luque now has to stay at Newcastle,” said Roeder.
“He had a move to PSV teed-up on the assumption that we could get someone, but when that didn’t materialise he has had to stay.
“I’ve had a chat with him before the game and he understands the situation and he will work hard over the next three and a half months to do everything he can to get into the team.
“He is an experienced player and we need him in the squad at the moment. He is here until the end of the season and I’m sure he will feature in Europe, where we have used him before.”
He added: “It’s a rubbish time for a window - I don’t believe in it, but I do believe it’s a restriction of trade.
“Today I’ve spent six or seven hours on the phone and all we’ve got left on the circuit are players who are not good enough to wear the Newcastle United shirt.
“If we haven’t signed anybody, it’s not for the want of trying.”
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The poor prick has had 6 league starts in 2 years. He’s been here that long and still we don’t know how good he is, any comment saying he’s lazy or not commited has to be taken with a grain of salt because the club treat him like dirt, anyone in his position would be expected to play like a zombie
He should pack up and quit, tell roeder to stick his wages up his arse, sign with a different club as a free agent (surely he’s got enough money)
i cant beleive shola got picked over him with one leg, hes an absolute camel, worse than amady faye, i remember that “goal” he scored against everton at SJP this season, he was one on one with the keeper inside the 6 yard box - and kicked it straight at him. lucky for him it bounced in. newcastle playing him as a striker is shameful.
imagine a team with martins, luque, and owen all playing - that would be worth watching, possibly even entertaining. vastly different to the current shiiiite on display. will never happen though.
greetings from sydney, hope you are all enjoying the cold.
Sent in on: February 10th, 2007 at 1:29 am
I feel sorry for Luque. Roeder has no intention of playing the lad, yet knocks the stuffing out of him at the last moment and probably won’t even put him in the squad for the game at Fulham. Not good business all round and will probably make other potential signings think twice about coming to a club where you could very well be shunned or buggered about. All this talk about no money, I’m not so sure I’m convinced. It even made the newspaper’s here that they made a profit last season. I also read that Andy Cole was turned down as a possible loan until the end of the season. I’m sure on nostalgia alone he would of scored goals. Should be interesting to see what happens for the rest of this season and what the summer brings.
Sent in on: February 2nd, 2007 at 2:03 am
Roeder said we havnt signed a striker but it wasnt for the want of trying. All he did was go round with the begging bowl trying to get other peoples cast offs. If he had cash to go out and sign a couple of quality players he would have been able to do so.Keeping hold of Luque seems to bizarre decision as Roeder has no intention of playing him. Fingers crossed Oba stays fit
Sent in on: February 1st, 2007 at 9:18 am
Unbelievable!!! Coming to Newcastle will be the worst decision of the poor lads life…..
He agrees a wage cut to go to PSV and then at the last minute Roeder stops the deal because Piq went to Monaco…..
I feel so sorry for Luque. I wonder if Roeder will play him now that he has decided to keep paying the lads wages for at least till the end of the season.
What is the use of having him if he doesnt play him. To make up the numbers in the reserves? To have enough substitutes to name on the bench each week?
If he doesnt get a run from now till the end of the season the GLEN ROEDER has some serious questions to answer.
Why the hell are we paying his wages of around $40K a week if he never played the lad. If we are so skint at the moment then why waste the cash. Roeder keeps saying he doesnt want to cost the club with more bad signings but this needs to be looked at.
Questions need to be asked come end of the season
Sent in on: February 1st, 2007 at 1:46 am
Hello to all newcastle fans,
PSV failed to get Luque on a loan deal for 5 months. The reason because the deal didn’t go trough is because the manager of newcastle (Sheppard) dont wanted to sign the contract.
So Luque stays at the magpie this season.
Regards a PSV Fan from holland
Sent in on: February 1st, 2007 at 12:23 am
Just been confirmed that he WON’T be going
it seems Freddy Shepard blocked his loan move because we didnt sign and other strikers
poor basterd..
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 11:54 pm
In Eindhoven is hij meer dan welkom.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Heey is it now complete.. here in dutch is isn`t
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 9:20 pm
how many ti,mes has luque pulled out of a challenge or when a defender starts running towards him maybe if he was more fissigle and not as much of a girl then maybe plus babel apperently seen at newcastle ground this afternoon
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 9:12 pm
not to get confused by the double edged meaning in the other post..its a good thing he is off the payroll!
If it is true that is.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 7:08 pm
So far no news of him leaving …
which imo is a good thing…looks afraid of the physical stuff …
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 7:06 pm
He hasn’t actually left yet. Please refrain from posting rumours as official news.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 6:54 pm
He was never given enough chances, when he was he usually scored.
If this rumour is true then we defenetly need a new striker and there isn’t much time left.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Im a long time of the club and we have all seen many big names come to the clubs in the past 15-20 years but I AGREE with DODDS the lad wasnt given a chance…
Glen Roeder got this wrong. He asks him to give more commitment and then he doesnt play him? He asks him to score goals and then doesnt play him?
The other week when we lined up Matty Pattison & Alan Obrien on the left of midfield THEY WERE ABSOLUTE CRAP!
Why wasnt he given a chance? At least but him in the shop window so somebody might buy him if Glenn hates him soooo much. But it would have been ironic if he scored the winner huh?
It would have left Glenn with Egg all over his face therefore we stick with those muppets Obrien and Pattison who need to stick to reserves for another few years………..
Continental players dont play well for Redneck english managers…….
Dont get me wrong I like Roeder but we are never going to attract continental superstars if we cant manage them correctly………
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Archie Brand, Great to see you back on here. Missed your input recently.
My thoughts on Luque:
Was he given a fair crack?
Probably not.
Did he earn a fair crack?
Again probably not.
Will he do better away from the Prem?
More then likely.
Was he a mistake for Newcastle to buy?
Sure looks that way now.
Bearing in mind he wont be replaced till the summer & we’re very short on numbers, is now the right time for him to go?
Roeder’s not going to use him & he’s probably in a permanent sulk, so I think it’s time.
Can any lessons be learnt?
I think we are developing a track record as a club for not being able to deal with these ’skillful’ players who like a slower pace of football. I agree that Newcastle try to play a certain way & it would seem that the Spanish/Portuguese players we’ve had in (so far) have really struggled & perhaps just don’t suit this. Maybe we’ve been unlucky, but the three I’m thinking of sure showed some promise before they got here.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 4:59 pm
he is bollocks stop foolin urself he is rubbish never goin to start cuz he is to slow 4 midfield nd cant move for up front sell em now nd snap up a LB before the stupid window ends
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 4:58 pm
i didnt say i was right and you were wrong i gave my opinio, although just gunna be attacked then guess i will keep it to myself…
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 3:44 pm
“SO WHY DOESNT DYER HAVE NO HEART FOR TAKING 6 MONTHS TO GET FIT WEN LUQUE TOOK 3 ?”
Maybe that’s because Dyer had a different injury?!? Perhaps you’re right though! I mean, you know, look at Owen. He’s been out for months, maybe he too has shown less heart and committment than Luque…
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 3:11 pm
In Eindhoven we will be very happy to welcome Luque. Maybe Luque can make some Castle fans happy when Albert personaly kicks the gunners out of the CL.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Not sure that Luque’s ability is good enought for Real Madrid or Barca, but his style is not suit in PRM, good Technique but slow and less physical. Do you remember Viana ?
Hope he will play well for PSV.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Quite interesting that Dodds reckons everyone else is wrong and he is right.
You have to assume that any manager who is struggling, as Roeder has been, for talent, would play a quality player in the team if one was available.
He didn’t play Luque - so you have to accept that he wasn’t worth the risk
He was a bad buy. That’s it.
Newcastle have played a certain way for the last 10 years. Shearer up front - big strong target man who can receive the ball and push it through to fast bustling forwards around him.
Luque, apart from actually being a midfielder, not a forward (something that we tend to forget) just doesn’t fit into that mode of play.
Maybe someone like PSV can slot him into their style of play and he can start enjoying his football again.
If by saying they didn’t give him a chance you mean they didn’t completely change their style of play for him, then you are right.
He wasn’t going to make it, he has moved on , wish him luck and get behind the team.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 2:55 pm
38 games (starting and sub) for United. It seems like less because he’s done nowt. He is a stroller who no doubt could make it in a less physical league.
The reason why Barca (who have already got rid of him once !!) and Real Madrid haven’t bought him is because he’s not good enough. We’ve let his father hawk around every Spanish club going and still not one of them has bitten. Go figure
If he’s ever turned down an offer from another club, I can only assume it was because they weren’t willing cough up 40k per week
Nuff said. Mind you we might be stuck with him. Still hasn’t been confirmed that he is moving.
PS loved this
“which is why were a crap club with retard fans, and the laffing stock of the football world.”
Could you please identify yourself to the crowd tonight. I am sure it could be arranged over the PA at half time…..
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 2:49 pm
The truth is hes been used as a scape goat for other players playing shit, HE HASNT PLAYED ENOUGH GAMES.
your main point seems to be he doesnt give a dam? well if that were true why after Souness wouldnt play him did he reject a offer from a better club… to prove his worth with newcastle?
He was giving effort and the right attitude, but FACT remains, its been like 2 years now hes played 10 games Roeder made comments how he was doing well in training a few months back but did we see him PLAY HIM no or get a chance YEH he scored in Uefa cup… But then did he play thenext game NOOOOO.
so the fact ur calling Luque a waste of space and he has no effort heart or commitment is total bulshit because he hasnt been given the chances to go out prove what type of player he is.
he hasnt even been given HALF A SEASON to show what he can do.. and to be quit honest if i was in Luques boats now, i probably wouldnt put anymore effort in Souness and Roeder made it clear that effort doesnt get you in the team.
After all roeder himself stated Luque was doing brilliantly in training he then played him in Uefa Cup he then scored and wasnt used in the next game but hey he did get subbed off in the uefa cup game…
FACT IS your saying he doesnt give effort and all this crap, well who would after the shitty way he has been treated. he signed for us having no pre season.. we played him anyways he got injured then we played him injured then we brought him back far to early, Dyer had same injury and was out for half season Luque was playing after 3 months SO WHY DOESNT DYER HAVE NO HEART FOR TAKING 6 MONTHS TO GET FIT WEN LUQUE TOOK 3 ? exactly…
then he played like 5 games for rest of season all of which he wasnt match fit so Souness thought ahh hes crap when in truth he was nowere near match fit been injured for 3 months and not having a pre season… THEN coming INTO the fastest league in the world were Endurance and stamina is paramount. YOUR HAVING A LAFF if u think he was ready… but no the public blame him for poor results and say he has no heart.
well roeder hasnt given him a chance, even wen he said he was looking good in training & scored in Uefa cup did he play him no?
so dont call me a mupet simply because ur blinded by stupid things such as the attitude he must colapse after every game playing in a newcastle top its exactly that kind of attitude which is why were a crap club with retard fans, and the laffing stock of the football world.
if Luque isnt good neough for newcastle united then why is he good enough for the lieks or Barcelona Real madrid etc… who clearly stated they wanted to sighn him but couldnt because they needed to strengthen other areas first.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Reading the comments from Dodds. I am proud to be a muppet.
LUQUE - Word class footballer. (Maybe)
LUQUE - Ever shown any application or apparent desire to try when pulling on a United shirt (Never) in 38 games either starting or as a sub
If the guy is such a huge world class talent, who has been knocking down to door to sign him either last summer or in this break? The queue should have been half way up barrack road if he was really what clubs really needed. I’ve never judged players by videos shown on youtube, always by what goes on when pulling on that black and white striped shirt and playing for us.
The guy just hasn’t done it for either Souness or Roeder. It’s not just a case of them being poor managers / judges. There’s an alleged top class manager bringing his team to St James’s tonight who was desperate to bring a new forward to his club this window. Did he make an enquiry? Did anybody else in the prem?
Sorry to say - another waste of Money.
Apparently a skilful ball player. No Cojones !!!
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Dodds you’re a muppet.
Glenn Roeder has said time and time again that Luque has problems with his work ethic. We need players who give 100% in training and on the pitch. He was content to take the cash and do bugger all for it.
Yes Lugue is a good player but if he’s not happy at the club then he’s no good for us. There’s no way given out striking crisis that Luque wouldn’t have gotten a game. The fact of the matter is he couldn’t be bothered to play for the shirt.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 1:45 pm
I would agree with Dodds if it were not for the fact that Luque showed absolutely no effort, willing, commitment, or bravery.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Disrace, am so sick of this club, we wasted yet more money, not one manager has even given Luque a chance and ther a bunch of absolute fools.
hes played like 10 games, and most of time he was sub or subbed off, how many forgeiners coming from spanish league to you see becoming brilliant within about 7 hours of football its stupid, and any fans who think Luque isnt good enough are complete mupets and exactly type of fans, what are making us lafing stock of the footballing world.
Luque is a WORLD CLASS player, but u cannot expect him to be a world beater over night nor change the way he plays, wen he has Basicaly NO MATCH experience in the premiership.
hes been here like 2 seasons now and played 10 games how is he supposed to get used to the premiership pace without playing games!$?
Hes handled the shitty way club has treated him for ages and i wish him luck, because this club just fucks up everyone’s career at this point in time.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 1:24 pm
If this is true it might mkae room for Babel, wouldn’t be surprised to see a last minute deal despite what Alan Oliver says, or the lack of mention in the press.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Well done Glen, got rid of another forward and when Martins gets injured (probably tonight) exactly who are you going to play up front.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 1:22 pm
“I think this is the best for all parties”
Same here. There’ll be a party around mine tonight, if this is true :0) Though he hadn’t quite passed Marcelino in the greatest waste of space (Spanish limited edition) competition.
I still think it’s a wind up and I’ll end up bitterly disappointed
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 1:05 pm
It’s a real shame he hasn’t become a success in Newcastle as i thought he would. I’ve seen him play various times in Spain and he is extremely talented but in the north east he didn’t put in enough effort and i am afraid the best would be for him to leave. On that note i really believe Newcastle should not lower his valuation too much because many would still pay big money to have Luque in their squad, especially in Spain.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 1:02 pm
fuck off with your fucking shite rumours, I fuckig love Lucky Luque
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 12:45 pm
If true, then I think this is the best for all parties. However, it is one less player at a club with horrendous injuries and a paper-thin squad.
This will only be a good move if he is relaced in the next 11 hours regardless of the fact that Roeder had no faith in him.
Sent in on: January 31st, 2007 at 12:37 pm