Yes I believe it was a no lose situation for him unfortunately. There was no other way he would have signed for us over Newcastle at the time. Big wages and a get out of jail card.
Loic Remy: Alan Pardew praises on-loan Newcastle United striker please log in to view this image http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26324158 Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has hailed Loic Remy after the striker scored his 12th goal of the season. The 27-year-old, who is on loan from QPR, grabbed a 92nd-minute winner against Aston Villa on Sunday. Remy had missed the Magpies' previous three matches because of suspension, during which time they failed to score or collect any points. "Loic is the player who can make the difference for us. There aren't many like him," Pardew told BBC Newcastle. "Quality-wise I'd say our performance against Villa was a maximum seven out of 10. "But in terms of commitment, it was a 10. That gave us the platform for the best player on the pitch to make that difference." Since arriving in August as Newcastle's only close-season signing, Remy has scored 12 times in 22 league appearances, helping them to eighth in the table. Last term, having opted to join QPR instead of the Magpies, the former Marseille forward managed a similar ratio with six goals in 13 games. In the January transfer window, Newcastle's other main supply of goals, Yohan Cabaye, was sold to Paris St-Germain for £19m, just 24 hours after Remy was sent off against Norwich City. "You take Cabaye and Remy out of our team and it leaves a big hole," Pardew admitted. "In the summer, we need one or two more big players like that. "When you're in injury time, at 0-0, and the team haven't scored in four games, you need a special player. "And Loic has put the centre-half on the floor, waited for the goalkeeper to move, and scored. We need him." With or without Remy Newcastle with Loic Remy: â¢39 points from 22 matches (1.77 per game) Newcastle without Loic Remy: â¢One point from five matches (0.20 per game)
Your problem is you have an acute sense of honour, fair play and loyalty. All things which rarely drift through the conscience of a modern professional footballer, sadly, and never figure in the way their advisors plot and plan. He was offered something he could not refuse - he was not getting games at Marseilles, we offered to stuff his mouth with cash and let him go if it all went pearshaped. How I wish we still had him, a genuine class act. Pardew bigging him up won't help the Geordies, he wants back to London.
