newcastle getting yanga-mbwia, sissoko, and guffran. takes them about 3 mins.

[eastgermanautos]

[Hillary]

than it does about the excellence of the Newcastle board's deal-making skills.

[Jake]

[The Rob2]

[Maravilloso Marvo]

[East Upper for Supper]

[Maravilloso Marvo]

for each of these players mentioned?

It is an interesting angle though. That we don't sign players quick enough and that is why we are still more successful than Newcastle.

[Hillary]

players relatively quickly does not mean that every player can be signed that quickly and may, in fact, be a result of these three players not atually being very good and/or desirable to another club. Hence, trying to draw a compraison between the relative abilities of the boards of Newcastle and Arsenal based on these three signings may not be particularly sound.

Clearer?

[The Tony]

[East Upper for Supper]

Perhaps Gervinho was quick which supports the theory.

[Maravilloso Marvo]

How on earth can you know?

[East Upper for Supper]

One of those was ssntos so mixed messages there supporting both arguments.

[Monty91]

Even merely opening the discussion can make a difference...

[Darren's Dodgy Denim]

[Hillary]

To be honest, we have no idea how long Newcastle have been after these three players either.

I guess it comes down to the point that every transfer is different, with different issues to resolve and the length of time a transfer takes cannot, in itself, be a criteria by which to judge the abilities of a club's deal-makers.

[East Upper for Supper]

And seemed quick A load of nonsense. Time will tell though.

[Hillary]

[Luis Anaconda]

but, hey, they are just facts

[East Upper for Supper]

[Hillary]

suggestion that Newcastle must be whizzos at deals because they'd signed three players very quickly - disproving his theory as it were.

[Luis Anaconda]

[eastgermanautos]

[East Upper for Supper]

[eastgermanautos]