Steve Sidwell signed

[Thunder Bolt]

I remember going to highfield road in c 2003 and seeing us draw 0 0 with cov. I am sure that I walked away saying "That ginger fella was the best player in the pitch". Therefore 12 years (or so) later this is an amazing signing.

Wasn't that his last game for us? I know Pardew was there watching him.

Gary Hart went to the game yesterday, but bought a ticket when he arrived. He's a friend of Bobby, too. He wasn't wined & dined in the boardroom.

 

[supaseagull]

Maybe I remember incorrectly but Arsenal accepted our offer and reading matched it and it was up to the player where he went.

Is the right answer.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Wasn't that his last game for us? I know Pardew was there watching him.

Gary Hart went to the game yesterday, but bought a ticket when he arrived. He's a friend of Bobby, too. He wasn't wined & dined in the boardroom.

Pardew is a @#%$&+%#

Gary Hart is a legend in my book.

 

[papajaff]

My response was to your 'ten years too late' comment - i.e, ten years after their prime.

Kin ell; I was just agreeing with what the fella said in post # 6. Would rather have had him 10 years ago.

Bored of this now. You are right, I am wrong.

 

[NooBHA]

Wasn't that his last game for us? I know Pardew was there watching him.

Gary Hart went to the game yesterday, but bought a ticket when he arrived. He's a friend of Bobby, too. He wasn't wined & dined in the boardroom.

Was it the Boardroom or the Players Lounge ? If it was The Boardroom then there is probably something in this story. If it was the Players Lounge then he could correctly just have been Bobby's Guest. I think the players only get 2 tickets per match free, although they can purchase more. That was a Directive by HMRC around 2005 to all football clubs that any more than 2 hospitality tickets to Football players had to be treated as a Taxable Benefit and Employers NIC paid on it.

There is also a Managers Lounge, where the Manager's and Coaches guests go into. That's mostly friends and family of the Coaches and Management team, although you can come across Players Agent's in there occasionally and there is no numbers restriction but it rarely exceeds 20

 

[pasty]

Gary Hart went to the game yesterday, but bought a ticket when he arrived. He's a friend of Bobby, too. He wasn't wined & dined in the boardroom.

I guess we're not trying to sign Harty though

 

[scousefan]

I guess we're not trying to sign Harty though

Shame -could do a job!

 

[Ernest]

Was it the Boardroom or the Players Lounge ? If it was The Boardroom then there is probably something in this story. If it was the Players Lounge then he could correctly just have been Bobby's Guest. I think the players only get 2 tickets per match free, although they can purchase more. That was a Directive by HMRC around 2005 to all football clubs that any more than 2 hospitality tickets to Football players had to be treated as a Taxable Benefit and Employers NIC paid on it.

There is also a Managers Lounge, where the Manager's and Coaches guests go into. That's mostly friends and family of the Coaches and Management team, although you can come across Players Agent's in there occasionally and there is no numbers restriction but it rarely exceeds 20

Do you go in Hughton's room and watch PAINT dry ? I hear that is one of the THINGS that EXCITES him

 

[NooBHA]

Do you go in Hughton's room and watch PAINT dry ? I hear that is one of the THINGS that EXCITES him

**** off - You are becoming boring

 

[Ernest]

**** off - You are becoming boring

Becoming

 

[Lush]

Have a listen to Chris' post match interview where he is directly asked the question about whether he is interested in signing Sidwell.

He knows how to skip round a question but he will never openly lie in an interview. He makes a mistake and gets caught in two minds on whether to skip round the question OR answer truthfully and he nearly says Yes I would be interested or No that's not what we are actually looking for.

He then corrects himself and avoid the question. That leaves us no further forward but I have a feeling he would be interested in him but probably he may want more money than we would be willing to pay for someone that age, hence he danced round the question, just in case nothing comes of it.

Can't really be sure though but is was very strange to see him get caught that way during an interview. The journalist did very well to make him at ease enough to almost give something away in a press interview.

I imagine that there is a total transfer budget for January - and if a striker we want agrees to come at a price we can afford, there may not be much left in the pot for Sidwell.

If we have to lower our sights on a striker, Sidwell may be possible. Negotiations will take place up to the wire, which is probably why Hughton is non-committal.

 

[Ernest]

Sidwell was different class back in 2002 but the TRUTH was that it was Dick Tight SPIN that we were in with a chance to SING him, not a hope in hell at that time to make a singing like that. Just Dick Tight writing cheques he knew would NEVER be cashed

 

[NooBHA]

I imagine that there is a total transfer budget for January - and if a striker we want agrees to come at a price we can afford, there may not be much left in the pot for Sidwell.

If we have to lower our sights on a striker, Sidwell may be possible. Negotiations will take place up to the wire, which is probably why Hughton is non-committal.

First line of your post is 100% correct................but he did make a mistake in his interview. He is always so precise in interviews. You can almost feel him cringing and thinking, ''how do I back-track on this''

 

[Exile]

The Stoke paper suggests a loan deal, and both the Albion or Fulham would be delighted with that. I can't see it though. The player is 33 and out of contract in 5 months. Sidwell will go to a club that is prepared to give him a 2 year contract.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

The Stoke paper suggests a loan deal, and both the Albion or Fulham would be delighted with that. I can't see it though. The player is 33 and out of contract in 5 months. Sidwell will go to a club that is prepared to give him a 2 year contract.

Yes. Us.......!

 

[atomised]

That would rule fulham out instantly.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Fulham are embagoed. We should be able to ace the restricted terms they are allowed to offer.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I certainly remember Sidwell playing a dozen games for us on loan back in 2002-03 (OK, had to look up the exact season) but didn't realise or had quite forgotten that he scored an impressive tally of FIVE goals for us in those dozen games

 

[Yoda]

I certainly remember Sidwell playing a dozen games for us on loan back in 2002-03 (OK, had to look up the exact season) but didn't realise or had quite forgotten that he scored an impressive tally of FIVE goals for us in those dozen games

Remember two for them being in injury time in the 2-2 draw against Burnley at home on my Birthday.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Was it the Boardroom or the Players Lounge ? If it was The Boardroom then there is probably something in this story. If it was the Players Lounge then he could correctly just have been Bobby's Guest. I think the players only get 2 tickets per match free, although they can purchase more. That was a Directive by HMRC around 2005 to all football clubs that any more than 2 hospitality tickets to Football players had to be treated as a Taxable Benefit and Employers NIC paid on it.

There is also a Managers Lounge, where the Manager's and Coaches guests go into. That's mostly friends and family of the Coaches and Management team, although you can come across Players Agent's in there occasionally and there is no numbers restriction but it rarely exceeds 20

[MENTION=268]Superphil[/MENTION] saw him in the boardroom. That's good enough for me.