Potters bid £2m for unhappy Magpie Faye

[coggy]

Probably been covered today so wheel me away if it has

www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sport/football/article-1044110/Potters-bid-2m-unhappy-Magpie-Faye.html?ITO=1490

Potters bid £2m for unhappy Magpie Faye

By Sportsmail Reporter
Stoke City have put in a formal £2million bid for Newcastle defensive midfielder Abdoulaye Faye.

Up for a move: Abdoulaye Faye (left)
The 30-year-old former Bolton player is keen to move and revive his career after making just 22 appearances at Newcastle last season after joining in the summer for £2.5m.

Stoke also have Amdy Faye on trial and are frantically trying to bolster their strike force after going cold on a move for Valencia striker Nikola Zigic and ruling themselves out of the running for Chelsea's Claudio Pizarro.

[FullerMagic]

Great stuff.

[serpico]

PLIBT

[PolPotter]

I'd av im.

[Billy the kid]

Here we go again...

[FullerMagic]

Toon haven't wrapped up the curly-haired Argie yet though, have they?

[coggy]

Aug 12, 2008 19:31:38 GMT serpico said:

PLIBT

PLIBT what's that mean ???

[bayernoatcake]

Good news!

[bogus]

Please

Let

It

Be

True

[serpico]

Aug 12, 2008 19:34:08 GMT FullerMagic said:

Toon haven't wrapped up the curly-haired Argie yet though, have they?

He was at the Valencia game wasn't he ? and that fat newcastle charman had his name on the back of his shirt, more or less a done deal isn't it ?

[Deleted]

I wish we would sign SOMEONE - ANYONE!!

I'd even take the other Faye right now!

[FullerMagic]

Based on what the Bolton fans were saying about him, h'd be an absolute steal at £2m.

www.boltonwanderers-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=EDY4&id=352560

Not many Bolton fans knew who he was then, but little did they know, over the course of the next two years he would become a fans favourite among the Reebok faithful and have a presence on the pitch that former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Viera would be proud of.

Making 65 starts in his time with the Wanderers, Abdoulaye was ever-present in two great seasons at the Reebok with the Trotters finishing 8th and 7th in consecutive seasons. Faye seemed to be a big part of this success, either as a rock at the back, playing centre half alongside either Tal Ben-Haim or Abdoulaye Meite or in a three man midfield, sitting just in front of the defence, giving great protection to the back four.

Physically immense, hard in the tackle and with 110% commitment in every match, Abdoulaye Faye will be sorely missed at Bolton Wanderers. Sammy Lee's decision to sell could come back to haunt him sometime in the future, but with time running out on Faye's contract, Sammy's decision might be justified in the long run. Only time will tell so we'll have to wait and see, but one things for sure - Newcastle have got a great deal and one hell of a player on their hands for two million pounds.

[Jamo on the wing]

He'd be an excellent signing, just need a full back and a wide left player (and maybe a striker!!)

[FullerMagic]

Let's hope there's a chance of him making his debut at his old club

Can't see it though......

[sgtpotter89]

are we signing both of the Faye's or summat?

[coggy]

don't know but we could do with this one for sure !

[FullerMagic]

Looks like it.

Or trying to.

Looks like Abdoulaye hasn't played at all in pre-season.

Keegan apparently gave him extra time off after he played for Senegal over the summer, then he got a calf injury.

But he apparently returned to training about 10 days ago?

[Maccca100]

So is that from sunday or today?

[serpico]

We were linked with him a couple of weeks ago, so who knows, we might have already spoken to the player ? and are now making a formal and acceptable bid ?.

[FullerMagic]

Tonight.

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1044110/Potters-bid-2m-unhappy-Magpie-Faye.html

Mail put it on their website at 10 past 8.

[sgtpotter89]

Aug 12, 2008 19:48:25 GMT Maccca100 said:

So is that from sunday or today?

it says today on the Mail website

[E-man]

Dear Mr Scholes please keep away from this deal yes I would like him to sign I dont want you screwing this up.
Regards
Ian

[jezzascfc]

When the name Faye was mentioned last week, I hoped it was Abdoulaye not Amdy.

He would be just the job and would go some way to bolstering a presently worryingly weak defence.

"Physically immense, hard in the tackle and with 110% commitment in every match"!!! - TP's wet dream footballer. ;D

[lordb]

presume he would play CB for us?

good signing,no very good signing

I'm sure this has been asked before are the two Fayes brothers?

[Maccca100]

ok cool, its just that the original link is for themailonsunday so just confused/.. Dont the MAil and the sentinel have the same owners/ So must be a chance of this.. Wonder if this will be as long a thread as zigic ;D

[stokecityfc08]

Sure it's him, and not Charlton's Amdy Faye who we have on trial?

[coggy]

yep agree- would be fantastic signing - come on let's get this one in the bag !!!!!!!!!

[Deleted]

absolutely had Fuller in his pocket at the Brit last season

[mumf14]

Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble,....!.

[Squeekster]

I posted this on Friday night so WHEEL although i was just told Faye i assumed it was Aboulyoue(or similar) but later found out it was Amdy but over the moon now ;D