Swansea City have made a bid of around £1.5m for Newcastle United midfielder Wayne Routledge. "We have expressed an interest in Routledge and are in discussions with Newcastle," a Swansea spokesman told BBC Wales Sport. Routledge spent the second half of last season on loan at Queens Park Rangers but has failed to agree personal terms on a permanent return to Loftus Road. Swansea also face competition from Nottingham Forest for the 26-year-old. And Cardiff City, who had Routledge on loan for a month on loan in the 2008-09 season, have also been linked with making a move for the former England Under-21 international. Routledge was loaned to QPR in January - only a year after leaving Loftus Road to join Newcastle for an undisclosed fee. He scored five goals in 20 appearances as he played a significant part in Rangers' march towards the Championship title last season. After starting his career at Crystal Palace, Routledge moved to Tottenham Hotspur for £1.25m in 2005 but made only five appearances in three and a half seasons at White Hart Lane. Aston Villa also paid £1.25m for his services in 2008 but he was sold to QPR a year later for £600,000 after failing to make a league start. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14104170.stm
We are the club to be insulted! Why not, the club is a laughing stock of the Prem; We have become that with the help of our two great rich leaders! I have said before that we will go right down as we did in the 1968/9 season from the old 1st. Division with only 18 points! And we did have a fair team them. Also remember then most footballers played to play football not for BIG wages! To-day, well you all know that is out of the window, all money now, and will be till real football disappear out of site and then it will only be for the very, very rich. Lastly, who ever buys the club will do it for profit in the long run not for the love of our club or fans. So be warned, We will go down, it suits our leaders, think about it? bye ye all!
