Enrique wants halt to Tyneside exodus

Mon, 17 Aug 17:07:06 2009

Defender Jose Enrique has urged Newcastle not to sell anymore players if they are to stand a chance of jumping straight back into the Barclays Premier League.

Midfielder Damien Duff is set to join the exodus from St James' Park after holding talks with Fulham over the weekend and follow Michael Owen, Mark Viduka, Obafemi Martins, Sebastien Bassong, Habib Beye, Claudio Cacapa and David Edgar out of the exit door.

Those departures have slashed a £74million annual wage bill by around £26million with owner Mike Ashley having clawed back sizeable fees for Martins, Bassong and Beye and awaiting another £4million when the Duff deal is finalised.

However, with the closure of the transfer window fast approaching and the club still up for sale for another few days at least, Ashley is facing a major decision over whether to accept what is currently on the table or carry on at the helm for another season.

To date, only Manchester United defender Danny Simpson has arrived on loan until January and although Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell has indicated he could be willing to make the move north, Enrique is calling for a little stability.

He said: "Some players may leave again. It's not my problem, it's a problem for the club. I will concentrate on the team. But we need players because too many important players have left. There are some good players but only 13 or 14. We have good players and we can go back to the Premier League. But I think we need more players here. If we do that, we will be back up in the Premier League."

 

Comment 1 - 10 of 10

Sort comments by: Most recent

  1. cameron w, of all the clubs in all the world, Ashley­ had to buy ours, what a nightmare. When Ameobi's­ third goal went in, it crossed my mind that Stoke or­ Hull etc might fancy him now. I would have loved that­ this time last year but we just cant let anyone else go­ with nobody coming in.

    From john.connolly01, on Tue 18 Aug 3:46PM

  2. thanx john yeah sorry frogot about bassong (so­ soon)?
    but his attitude was a plus too

    From CARL, on Tue 18 Aug 1:11PM

  3. Yes, i was impressed with him too on Saturday!
    The team­ that played on Saturday is good enough; unforunately it­ will be ripped apart by the end of the month, with­ nothing coming in! It is a tragedy, and it is a­ deliberate policy from fatty and co to create as much­ damage as possible before he skulks off . . . . . . .­ recouping his ENTIRE initial outlay!

    From cameron w, on Tue 18 Aug 12:07PM

  4. CARL, I respect your opinion Carl but it was Bassong­ for me.
    I know what you mean though, Enrique looked­ pretty bad when he first came but he is improving.

    From john.connolly01, on Tue 18 Aug 11:45AM

  5. i've been slagged off for this before but he was my­ most improved player for last season

    From CARL, on Tue 18 Aug 10:54AM

  6. I thought Enrique played pretty well in the last part­ of last season (one of the few who did). He is strong­ and has a bit of pace and gets forward pretty well.

    From Bob R, on Mon 17 Aug 10:09PM

  7. R G, I must admit, I raised an eyebrow at some of the­ stuff he did and he didn't have a bad game against­ WBA either.

    From john.connolly01, on Mon 17 Aug 9:37PM

  8. This lad is starting to come into his own. What a ball­ on Saturday.

    From R G, on Mon 17 Aug 9:05PM

  9. CULO. Def: Italian and Spanish for A S S

    From SHAUN, on Mon 17 Aug 5:53PM

  10. One we should let go. if Lazio want him, is ( CULO )­ Colocini. The man's a clown. Please Ashley ( YOU­ FAT CULO ) Keep Steven Taylor, and set up a partnership­ with the experienced Sol Cambell if the deal can be­ done. It's in your interests to get the club­ promoted Mr Ashley ( YOU STUPID FAT CULO )

    From SHAUN, on Mon 17 Aug 5:50PM
Sort comments by: Most recent

Not already a Yahoo! user ? to get a free Yahoo! Account