People : Deon Burton a target

[clippedgull]

Todays People:

Gus Poyet will consider handing Deon Burton the chance to resurrect his career after being impressed with his performances at a veterans tournament last weekend.

The former Derby and Sheff Wed striker, 35, is a free agent after two years with Azerbaijani side Gabala. He caught the Brighton chief's eye at the BA Legends Invitational Tournament in Barbados.

Burton's Caribbean All Stars reached the semi-finals, while Poyet was named player of the tournament as Chelsea lost the final to Man Utd.

The pair spoke briefly about a deal and will talk again in a couple of weeks.

 

[Stat Brother]

But our retired manager is clearly better

 

[Zebedee]

Todays People:

Gus Poyet will consider handing Deon Burton the chance to resurrect his career after being impressed with his performances at a veterans tournament last weekend.

The former Derby and Sheff Wed striker, 35, is a free agent after two years with Azerbaijani side Gabala. He caught the Brighton chief's eye at the BA Legends Invitational Tournament in Barbados.

Burton's Caribbean All Stars reached the semi-finals, while Poyet was named player of the tournament as Chelsea lost the final to Man Utd.

The pair spoke briefly about a deal and will talk again in a couple of weeks.

I really hope that we can do better than a 35 year old has been.

 

[Timbo]

Todays People:

Gus Poyet will consider handing Deon Burton the chance to resurrect his career after being impressed with his performances at a veterans tournament last weekend.

The former Derby and Sheff Wed striker, 35, is a free agent after two years with Azerbaijani side Gabala. He caught the Brighton chief's eye at the BA Legends Invitational Tournament in Barbados.

Burton's Caribbean All Stars reached the semi-finals, while Poyet was named player of the tournament as Chelsea lost the final to Man Utd.

The pair spoke briefly about a deal and will talk again in a couple of weeks.

Either you made that up or the People did.

 

[severnside gull]

Perhaps Gus also spotted himself and is now considering coming out of retirement

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

hahahahahaha...... not a chance in hell... back in the dark days at the boottom of L1 maybe... not now.

 

[Smithy]

I hope this is a joke.

 

[clippedgull]

I must admit it made a depressing read when I came across it over my perfectly soft boiled egg earlier!!

 

[Stat Brother]

I must admit it made a depressing read

Well don't buy The People then.
Princess Diana is dead. (I was just about to put a in there, but it might get misconstrued )

 

[The Peanut Roaster]

Well don't buy The People then.
Princess Diana is dead. (I was just about to put a in there, but it might get misconstrued )

If I was the editor, I'd have your legs on every page.

 

[Stat Brother]

If I was the editor, I'd have your legs on every page.

You're going to have to give this up PR.
Times change, it's been a tough year, I'm not the man I was, sadly there's more of me.

 

[Telford Seagull]

hang on, poyet has said right now he is in uruguay at the current time and before that played in a golf tournament where he was named player of the tournament. So unless poyet has completely turned us into a golf club how would deon burton have caught his eye Absolute bull....

 

[severnside gull]

Obafemi Martins is available I hear - not good enough in the Premier League for Birmingham City even if he did score the Carling Cup winner but some will say he could do a job I'm sure. Age is listed as 27 but like compatriot Kanu you might want to add 8 or 9 years to that

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Could it not be bring him in in a coaching role, and maybe even registered just in case like Tanno (with People putting a spin on it). Could see him being a good coach one day and have useful links to a developing West Indies area.

 

[Superseagull69]

hang on, poyet has said right now he is in uruguay at the current time and before that played in a golf tournament where he was named player of the tournament. So unless poyet has completely turned us into a golf club how would deon burton have caught his eye Absolute bull....

It was a Legends FOOTBALL tournament......

 

[Stat Brother]

Could it not be bring him in in a coaching role,

What could Burton coach into Drogba?

 

[Stat Brother]

It was a Legends FOOTBALL tournament......

What with golf bats?
Surely that's a bit dangerous, but would explain how Gus won.

 

[Frutos]

If this Poyet bloke got Player of the Tournament we should be trying to sign him, shirley?

 

[imbrightontillidie]

Well we don't have a Jamaican...

 

[bhafc99]

The most shocking thing about this story is the fact the sub editor resisted the headline "Has Poyet gone for a Burton?"