January Transfer Window Rumours

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spo...-roberts-sunderland-guardiola-rogers-22834202

 

I have organised a couple of sportsmans dinners for charity with top ex pros. They had Gazza experience. The stories brought the house down. Did one with John Barnes and I was chatting to him before and told him when people were buying tickets they were asking if he would tell Gazza stories. He just laughed and said he always did a Gazza section because it was what people wanted. A couple of his tales from Italia 90 were priceless.

 

Walter smiths tale about signing Gaza is brilliant

 

Bit of a warzone was it?

 

Could have been a lot better if he had the right attitude, having said that I don't think he was terrible for us.

He was one of many that we had that didn't seem that arsed about the football side of being a professional footballer.

 

To be fair to the lad he's had a pretty rough time with injuries

 

Classic example of too much, too soon. The kid was a millionaire before he was 20

 

Don’t know whether to believe this to be honest.
I get it’s very short termist, but I’d personally love to see Defoe back here, even if only until the end of the season; just to get us over the line - and for purely nostalgic reasons of course.

 

Depends on his wages really. If they're massive I wouldn't be that keen. He hasn't played loads the last couple of years and there's no point unsettling the dressing room by bringing in a bloke in his forties on massive wages.

If he's willing to come into the existing structure I'd have him in a heartbeat.

 

If Johnson puts the block on the JD deal he is digging his own grave with the fans. It’s worth signing him just for the lift it would give the whole club.

 

Totally agree mate, he's 39 now and barely played in a league that is not much better than the one we're in.
No offence to Rangers because they'd hold their own in England tbf, but i honestly cant understand the meltdowns some of our fans are having to get him back here.
Too many fans letting their hearts rule their head in my opinion

 

23 mins onwards. Not a war zone just typical Gasgoine and I’m not a rangers fan but Walter smith was just a lovely bloke

 

Just because the fans want the romance of re-signing Defoe it doesn't mean that it's right for the club or even for Jermain himself. It's a lovely idea but signing a 39yo with less than 10 mins football in the last 8 months isn't really fitting in with the recruitment model we have seen in the last 12 months.

Seems to be a lot of focus on "Johnson blocking the deal" but if it isn't right then it isn't right and we need to trust the club

 

Millionaire before he got into our first team as I bet he got a decent signing on fee and a good wage.

 

Sorry was trying to be funny as you spelt it as with one z as in the Gaza Strip.

 

Haha no problem I’m a bit slow at the best of times but I like a beer on a Friday so I’ve got no chance. I loved re watching that vid anyway

 

I'm going to give it a watch later, some of the stories he seems to play on these days and maybe exaggerate them a bit. So it is always good to hear them from others.

One of my favourite players to hear about is Jason McAteer, when he was asked to get a coat hanger to jemmy the door open or when he was sacked and trying to get his bike into John Barnes' car etc.

 

Do you want you’re pizza cut in four or eight. four please couldn’t manage eight. JM’s a good lad He admits it’s a true story

 

We need another striker for certain