If Newcastle qualify for the Champions League do you think they'll lose their interest in Mariappa? Hopefully Arsenal will have lined up some defensive superstars to come in this summer also... This boy would be a great signing for us. Player of the season at Watford, by all accounts he's improving every year. At 25 he's young for a defender and is very experienced for his age also. Plays centre-half and right back and is unlikely to cost more than 2-2.5million. For me he is one of the 2 centre-halfs we need to sign. Anyone agree? Anyone got reservations on this one? Any alternatives I've overlooked?
