Rickie Lambert to Newcastle United

[Matthew Le God]

This is made up to quicken the Jermaine Beckford to Newcastle transfer. So don't worry.

 

It is also impossible as would also have to get around rules about numbers of teams you can play for in a season no matter what rubbish the Mirror says. Plus I really can't see Mr Cortese upsetting the fanbase and agreeing to let him go so soon after buying him when Saints really don't need the money.

 

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Newcastle-boss-Chris-Hughton-keeping-tabs-on-Southampton-striker-Rickie-Lambert-article281653.html

 

Newcastle are checking on Southampton’s League One top scorer Rickie Lambert.

 

Lambert has already played for Bristol Rovers and Saints but Newcastle have enquired whether they could get round Football League rules by signing him on loan with a view to a permanent summer move.

Edited 9 January, 2010 by Matthew Le God

[Genk]

Hughton is in dream land. Not a chance of this happening.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Or to put it another way, that is the obvious contender for most rubbish transfer 'story' for many a year!

[Saints foreva]

This has me worried a little.

 

It is pretty typical though, he does wonders at Bristol Rovers and no clubs seemed interested other than other League One clubs, he re-captures that form at Saints and he is linked with Newcastle....

[skintsaint]

Newcastle cant afford him.

[Bailey]

Very, very unlikely to happen. Why would he consider leaving when he only joined in the summer? And besides, Saints aren't in any need to sell and Lambert will have been fully aware when he signed on the dotted line at St. Mary's that this 'project' was going to take a few years to come to fruition, with promotion more likely to come next season. With that in mind, you'd like to think he was in it for the long haul.

[the mick channon windmill]

i would be absolutely devastated if this happened as he would be almost impossible to replace....... i really cant see him leaving though. The manager and chairman will know just how important he is to us, we dont need to sell and im sure rickie is more than happy to stay here.

[View From The Top]

Never going to happen and anyone who even entertains it, even for a nano second, needs to be locked up for the good of society.

[explorer saint]

He is a scouser so might a move up north might suit him, plus chance to play in the prem next season, he wont get that here

[lambertsrightleg]

can't play for 3 clubs in a season. therefore it cannot happen. end of

[View From The Top]

He is a scouser so might a move up north might suit him, plus chance to play in the prem next season, he wont get that here

 

You do realise the following:

 

A) Newcastle is 180 miles from Liverpool.

 

B) He can't play for 3 teams in one season.

[St. Neil]

Also, wasnt he at Bristol Rovers for a few years im sure he cant mind living in the south that much.

[Saint_Jonny]

Newcastle are preparing for life back in the premier league next season. They wont want Lambert leading the line, they will want / need a proven premier league striker. This story is is a made up one, dont worry

[fish fingers]

If they sign him they can't play him so would seem a bit silly.

[SO16_Saint]

cant and wont and cant happen

[beatlesaint]

You do realise the following:

 

A) Newcastle is 180 miles from Liverpool.

 

 

ha ha, it appears explorer saint doesn't do that much exploring

[saint_mears]

Unable to play for a third team during one season, end of.

[Windmill Arm 2]

The whole idea that this could happen is ridiculous, i'm confused as to why its even got a thread of its own. Mods lock it please....pointless.

[explorer saint]

ha ha, it appears explorer saint doesn't do that much exploring

 

Not north of Watford

[beatlesaint]

Not north of Watford

 

Indeed, who would want to in fairness

[S-Clarke]

Not going to happen, he has just (well in the last 2 months) secured his new house down here with his partner - why on earh 5 months later would anyone want to up sticks and move to the other end of the country?

 

+ you have the fact he cannot play for another club this season.

 

He'd probably cost Newcastle in the region of £3-4m, he's already more than doubled his value by moving here - they wouldn't get him in the £1m region anyway....and i don't think Newcastle are flush with cash to be spending that on a player.

 

Don't panic - let's just enjoy us spending lots of money

[saint_bert]

Rickie Lambert SOUTHAMPTONS goal machine!!

[beatlesaint]

Not going to happen, he has just (well in the last 2 months) secured his new house down here with his partner - why on earh 5 months later would anyone want to up sticks and move to the other end of the country?

 

+ you have the fact he cannot play for another club this season.

 

He'd probably cost Newcastle in the region of £3-4m, he's already more than doubled his value by moving here - they wouldn't get him in the £1m region anyway....and i don't think Newcastle are flush with cash to be spending that on a player.

 

Don't panic - let's just enjoy us spending lots of money

 

The Daily Mirror have looked at who else scores goals in this league, apart from Beckford, and found this chap Lambert at Southampton......Southampton ? Aren't they strapped for cash ? An innacurate 2 + 2 by London journo's me thinks !

[Chez]

won't, can't and won't happen

[S-Clarke]

The Daily Mirror have looked at who else scores goals in this league, apart from Beckford, and found this chap Lambert at Southampton......Southampton ? Aren't they strapped for cash ? An innacurate 2 + 2 by London journo's me thinks !

 

oh yeh, we're still in admin (acording to one of the rags a few weeks ago anyway)

[Andy_Porter]

Lambert is probably worth say 2m we don't need to sell and would probably be looking for double that. There's no way Newcastle would pay 4m or could even afford to pay 4m.

 

Factor in the 2 clubs per season rule and it's a total non story.

[RedAndWhite91]

Newcastle United can f*ck off and so can the Mirror.

[Danny]

Actually, the Mirror is right when it says he can play for a third team as loans don't count towards the two club limit.

 

While I don't believe there is an awful lot we should be worried about in this rumour, anyone can simply sign him the same way we did Rasiak back in 2006 (he had played for Spurs and Derby that season) - get him in on loan in January and tie up a permanent deal at the end of the season.

[Colinjb]

I don't think he will be going. Newcastle are just trying to play Leeds by implying interest in someone other then Beckford.

[david in sweden]

This is made up to quicken the Jermaine Beckford to Newcastle transfer. So don't worry.

 

It is also impossible as would also have to get around rules about numbers of teams you can play for in a season no matter what rubbish the Mirror says.

QUOTE]

 

 

This sounds like a typical " space filler " story, with stupid logic.

Newcastle don't have a lot of money and can't afford Beckford, the next striker to look at is Rickie ..so "obviously" Newcastle will take the cheap option and bid for him..but we don't need to sell.

It isn't every club in the land thats short of cash !

 

FORGET IT MIRROR !

Go back to pools forecasting and leave the real soccer world alone.:wink:

[INFLUENCED.COM]

I don't think he will be going. Newcastle are just trying to play Leeds by implying interest in someone other then Beckford.

 

The only plausible explanation

[brmbrm]

The whole idea that this could happen is ridiculous, i'm confused as to why its even got a thread of its own. Mods lock it please....pointless.

 

Agreed. waste of bandwidth. Lock it.

[trousers]

I looked in the Mirror this morning. Very ugly

[krissyboy31]

They are going up. If i was a newcastle fan i'd want to be aiming higher than league one's top scorer if they were going to stay up in the prem. Rickie needs a whole season with us in the CCC before the Prem.

 

Lambert is excellent at this level and will do a decent enough job in the Championship but I can't see him being able to cut it in the PL. If Newcastle are looking to go up and re-establish themselves, then they will need to sign better players than RL.

[Rasiak-9-]

Hmm, I'm not overly concerned but I'm more worried than a lot of you seem to be

 

I know its stating the obvious

 

but by July Southampton and Newcastle could well be two leagues apart. :S

 

Honestly I think he would want to leave.

[Hopkins]

Hmm, I'm not overly concerned but I'm more worried than a lot of you seem to be

 

I know its stating the obvious

 

but by July Southampton and Newcastle could well be two leagues apart. :S

 

Honestly I think he would want to leave.

 

Lets get something very clear...They do not want Rickie Lambert.

 

As good as he is for us, as much as I love him for his goals this season, he would not get anywhere near Newcastle's first team. He's not good enough to play in the Prem, which is something that they must be looking for. They are after Beckford (Imo not good enough either) but he's the one that would be worth taking a gamble on between Beckford and Lambert. He's the more mobile, quicker player.

[Thorpe-le-Saint]

LOL at the northerners.

[sadoldgit]

Big fish eat little fish and bigger clubs will also look to snaffle up decent players from smaller clubs. The good news is that we do not have to sell and he is very unlikely to go.

[The Godfather]

Hmm, I'm not overly concerned but I'm more worried than a lot of you seem to be

 

I know its stating the obvious

 

but by July Southampton and Newcastle could well be two leagues apart. :S

 

Honestly I think he would want to leave.

 

Newcastle wouldn't want Lambert IF they go up.

[dockland Dave]

Newcastle wouldn't want Lambert IF they go up.

After seeing Lambert at Leeds, argueably the best team in this league, I honestly believe that he will struggle against the better CCC sides. I think with his lack of pace he would struggle against better defenders.

 

But I suspect given the option RL would jump at a mov to Newcastle, bigger club, higher league and the opportunity to play in the Prem next year. I however doubt that Newcastle would want him.

[Under Weststand]

Had to laugh at that story when I read it, why would we even entertain a stupid loan deal with a permanent deal to follow in the summer. Just seems made up carp to push the Beckford deal trough. Its also another pointer to the fact that we've slipped under the radar re ML & NC, not many seem to realise that we are in a powerful financial position at the moment.

[Toadhall Saint]

We are not a selling club anymore.

[Matthew Le God]

We are not a selling club anymore.

 

Every team is a selling club. Just look at how Man Utd were forced into letting Ronaldo go.

 

That doesn't mean I think Lambert will go or is even on Newcastle's radar. The Mirror story is ********.

[Toadhall Saint]

Every team except Barcelona and Real Madrid are selling clubs.

 

Just look at how Man Utd were forced into letting Ronaldo go.

 

That doesn't mean I think Lambert will go or is even on Newcastle's radar. The Mirror story is ********.

 

 

Ok we do not need to sell - happy now?

 

Hmmm Man U - Ronaldo - How much has been re invested and how much has gone to help out on their growing debt?

[trousers]

Can one of the mods please add a question mark to the end of the thread title. Thanks

[scotty]

Newcastle United can f*ck off and so can the Mirror.

 

eloquent and accurate post. +1

[SNSUN]

Let's appeal the 10 point deduction. Well, if Newcastle think they can re-write the rules....

 

Sell them Pulis - tell them he's the cousin of Lionel Messi.

[scotty]

Let's appeal the 10 point deduction. Well, if Newcastle think they can re-write the rules....

 

Sell them Pulis - tell them he's the cousin of Lionel Messi.

 

..and tell them George Weah highly recommends him

[John B]

Let's appeal the 10 point deduction. Well, if Newcastle think they can re-write the rules....

 

 

You dont seem to realise that SFC may have done the same thing with Rasiak

 

when he played for Derby and Spurs in the same season and then for us on loan

[david in sweden]

After seeing Lambert at Leeds, argueably the best team in this league, I honestly believe that he will struggle against the better CCC sides. I think with his lack of pace he would struggle against better defenders.

 

But I suspect given the option RL would jump at a mov to Newcastle, bigger club, higher league and the opportunity to play in the Prem next year. I however doubt that Newcastle would want him.

 

 

Rickie's doing exactly what AP needs him to do.

He may be a good to average striker but he's the best dead ball specialist we've had since MLT- in his prime. Lallana is quick and with an eye for goals -bit like the young Channon and Connolly - again when fit- has an air of George O'Brien about him (those with memories fron the 60's) All entertaining, elegant stuff but IMHO what we need now is ..a big, tough ugly CF who can upset defences...

 

(former models were;type George Kirby, Joe Jordan, Iain Dowie come to mind.

they didn't score every week but they put real fear into every defender they played against.)