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Just when you think this summer can't get any worse, it appears we are now after Alan Smith. Now I know that bidding for Alan Smith, real or otherwise, is something of a tradition for those running the club, but this is ridiculous.
We were promised improvements to the team, top players. Smith is one-paced (and that pace is dead slow), can't pass, can't shoot, can't tackle, can't run with the ball and couldn't score in a... Well, you get the picture.
And some fans will tell you he would be a good signing because he's only £1.75m and they're getting desperate for a warm body. In my view the signing of Smith would be hauling up the white flag. It would have a negative impact on the rest of the squad, who must already be demoralised.
If the club hasn't got the money for anyone better then someone should have the guts to say so and put us out of our misery. All we get instead are mixed messages: the club is for sale, no it isn't; Moyes has the money already; no he hasn't; we need 5 or 6 players, no, it's 3 or 4; Goodison is falling down, oops, it's still there.
You couldn't run a corner shop like this and survive.
Simon Hughes, Posted 05/08/2008 at 09:14:59
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For £2 million we could go out and buy a young winger with potential from abroad or from the Championship, surely that would be better. Someone who is actually going to contribute and give us something different. I seriously don?t see what Smith would offer us.
He?s had his fair share of games upfront for Newcastle and he?s still failed to scored. He?s played upfront all pre-season and has yet to score. He just doesn?t have it anymore, I never thought he had it anyway to be honest. His goalscoring record at Leeds was also very average.
People are always ripping into Victor on here but I?d rather have him than Smith. At least Vic scores goals and can change games from the bench, he?d be more useful to us.
People talk about his passion and his aggression but he?s always used it in the wrong way. Hacking people down, getting sent off and getting booked. The mans a liability and I?d be disappointed if we signed him.
He receives wages of £60,000 per week
+ He has 4 Years of contract remaining
+ He was seriously injured in recent years
+ He cannot score
+ He cannot tackle
Under those circumstances, they should be paying us to get him off their payroll. Even then, in my opinion, that would be an offer that we could/should refuse....give one of our youngsters a chance!
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1 Posted 05/08/2008 at 10:32:08
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However, with Newcastle down to only one forward themselves, Smith; the fact that he hasn't scored a league goal since November 2005; and his suspect, petulent temperament, it would be appear to be a bit of a red herring.