Biding their time

Well there is controversy at my home team Newcastle United, our more effective player is now making demands if the club still want to keep him.

The Ba camp claim that Newcastle did not honour their promise in the summer to increase his wages to a round £50k. But Ba did stay on Tyneside after a move to Galatasaray fell through because of his £100,000-a-week demands.
Ba does not seem to be hitting it off with his fellow Senegal striker Papiss Cisse.
Indeed avid watchers of Newcastle claim that Ba often shoots for goal when Cisse is in a better position and crying out for a pass.
Whatever Ba’s intentions, Newcastle will not allow him to move unless they have a replacement lined up. Two seasons ago they allowed Andy Carroll to move to Liverpool for £35million and did not have time to replace him before the transfer window closed.
But talk that Newcastle were lining up Marseille striker Loic Remy is wide of the mark.
Newcastle are missing no fewer than NINE first-team players but boss Alan Pardew does not want to use injuries and suspension as an excuse for his side’s rather alarming slide down the Premier League table.


This is certainly an interesting time of the season as its getting close to the January transfer window and I am sure because of the form he is in, many clubs will be sniffing around him. Lets hope Newcastle sort this out quickly as he is a key aspect of the team.