I think somewhere like Wigan or Fulham would be his best bet. Has to rebuild his career. A lot of people see Duff as a injury prone has been.
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I think somewhere like Wigan or Fulham would be his best bet. Has to rebuild his career. A lot of people see Duff as a injury prone has been.
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Originally Posted by SunderlandBohs
I think anyone outside the top four and Villa is a viable option. Duff still has alot to offer and left Wingers (decent ones) are still a rare breed at that level... Provided he takes a pay cut!!!
Everton maybe??
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Originally Posted by Colbert Report
Good post.
He was mad to leave Chelsea in the first place. JM didnt want him to go, I remember him saying so in an interview and he had just won his 2nd league winners medal with them. If he stayed at Chelsea he would still be playing CL football and looking forward to an FA Cup final.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er
Spurs wanted to buy him also back them.
http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/duf...le-412223.html
Damien Duff has vowed to remain at Newcastle United after his own goal sealed the Magpies relegation from the Premier League.
And the winger wants Alan Shearer to become manager on a full-time basis despite his failure to keep United in the top flight after an eight-game spell at the helm.
Duff inadvertently deflected a first-half shot from Aston Villa’s stand-in skipper Gareth Barry past Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper to doom his side to a 1-0 reverse yesterday at Villa Park.
It meant Newcastle finished in the bottom three but Duff is keen to help the club regain their Premier League status at the first attempt.
Duff said: “I’m as loyal as they come and, whether the gaffer stays or goes, I’d love to try and get Newcastle back up into the Premier League.
“I don’t know what words can describe the way I feel. I’m devastated. The lads haven’t tasted relegation apart from me at Blackburn and Nicky Butt at Birmingham.
“When it happened at Blackburn, I wasn’t planning on seeing it again in my career. It’s not a nice feeling.
“No disrespect to the Championship, but Newcastle are too big a club to be down there. I plan on being straight back up (in the Premier League) after next season.”
As regards the own goal, Duff said: “You think, ’why me?’. But I’m a big man, and I’ve been around for a while now, so I’m going to have to get over it.
“I’ll be thinking about it for a long, long time, but what can you do? That’s football. You can’t dwell on disappointments in your career. You have to move on.
“I think we’ve had a lot of bad luck, but at times in a season, you do make your own luck.”
Duff is convinced Shearer, who will decide on his future after talks later this week with club owner Mike Ashley, can bring the good times back to Newcastle after working with him for the past couple of months.
He said: “I’ve loved working with him. It’s been a proper, proper football club for eight weeks, and it’s about time. It’s just disappointing we couldn’t stay up for him and the fans.
“I think he’s been brilliant even though we haven’t got the results to keep us up.
“It’s the first time in a long while that this place has felt like a proper football club. Things are done right and it’s been a breath of fresh air.
“If there’s one man to get us back up, it’s Alan Shearer.”
Does Newcastle even still want him?
Duff has no such clause, meaning that he's won't "have to take an automatic pay cut if he stays with Newcastle" as the post I specifically quoted claimed.Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
But hey, you folks telling me I'm wrong all know better, right?
No chance of him going to Spurs, his wage demands scuppered the move when he went to Newcastle & I doubt very much Levy would be back in for him, besides Modric is currently operating in the left hand role for Spurs and there's no way Duff would get ahead of himQuote:
Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er
With an attitude like that from that interview they'd be stupid not to , Highly unlikely to see some of his team mates come out with a statement like thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Crosby87
Hungry ****!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
That looked like a stupid decision at the time and looks even worse now. Probably been good for his bank balance alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er
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Originally Posted by John83
I was speaking in general rather than specific to duff's case, i dont know what is in his contract.
I said "I would expect that he has to take an automatic pay cut" but hey dont let the facts get in the way. To which you replied contracts dont work like that, which isnt in fact true as some players do have relegation clauses in their contract that means they take a reduction in pay upon relegation. Apparently newcastle dont have such a policy
Anyways :rolleyes:
If he stays arguably our best player is playing in the second tier of English football.:(
I think it'd be a big stretch to classify him as our best player. He's certainly up there with the best, but his contribution to Ireland has been fairly sub-standard the past year at least. Robbie is out-and-out our best player for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishultra
Look at Juventus when they went down. Many top players such as Del Piero, Buffon, Trezeguet and Nedved stuck with them to make sure they got back into Serie A, and it didn't do them any harm.
Trezeguet wanted out but wasn't let go, I think. Regardless, that situation was different, as Juve were relegated for off the field reasons, while Newcastle are just crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Serb
Surely Newcastle will do everything they can to get rid of him. With his high wages, he is surely a luxury they don't need in the Championship. At a guess i wouldn't say there will be a queue of Premiership clubs after him, maybe a team of the standard of Bolton or Wigan. Shame to see him **** away the last 2/3 years of his career. His logic for joining Newcastle was way off
Clever comments by Duff. No harm keeping in the fans' good books. I take them on face value - I think he's honest enough.
Regardless, I'm not fussed from an Ireland perspective. Doyle dropping down a league did his international form no harm. Duff is experienced and good enough to do a job for us regardless of where he's playing.
I think it depends on wages, are we to assume Duff is happy to take a pay cut?
I mean is he saying I am happy to stay on £80,000 a week or is he saying he is happy to stay even if it is a fraction of that? Presumably if Newcaste have to pay big wages they will sell him?
They'd have to let him go on a free for anyone to come near macthing his wages. He can stay put and pick up his fat pay packet till his contract runs out if he likes.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
As it looks like he is staying at Newcastle...
I wonder could this be a good thing for Duff, in the championship he could get the chance to find his confidence again. If Newcastle get the players in and push for the title he could find his form again, something which he has been trying to do for a long time now. I know the opposition won't be as strong as in the premiership but I don't think its a massive thing for Duff, being in a loosing team with a poor atmosphere is a lot worse for a player trying to get over a speedbump in his career.... at his age he should have the mentality to push his game in this situation and not let it drop.
According to Sky Sports News earlier, the entire Newcastle first team is up for sale, along with the club itself
he didnt really look too short of confidence on sat i thoughtQuote:
Originally Posted by Oink
It was lovely to see him skin people again and drawing fouls and just generally being a dependable outlet. His best work was on the right too - reminiscent of the second half masterclass in Suwon.
ya all the doubters will be quiet now, was great to see duffer winning and skinning players.
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Originally Posted by jbyrne
That's kind of my point, the pressure is off now and he can just concentrate on his football..... the first time in a long time for him. If he stays at Newcastle, where he is settled (in terms of his career) and is playing for a winning team in a league where he would stand out, surely its a great oppertunity to find his form again?
Maybe this is just wishfull thinking.
You have a weak base to your point, Oink.
He doesn't strike me as a confidence player, as in fragile when things don't work and he has enough guile in his general play to have a positive influence on the overall play of the team.
The biggest barrier to his game have been the recurring injuries along with the usual sharpness and fitness issues that follow. Secondary issues are playing out of position for a crap club.
For us, when he plays, he looks normal enough to me.
The whole squad has been transfer listedQuote:
Originally Posted by Oink
It'll be interesting to see where Duff may end up.
I think the biggest factor will be wages.. There's not many teams that wouldn't be improved by his presence.
Those that can afford his wages will be reluctant given his recent fitness issues.
Wolves?Quote:
Originally Posted by strangeirish
could see someone like moyes making a bid for him or spurs. if they offload bentley, they really need a left winger. as long as he gets first team football i dont care where he goes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
Yeah - Duff is, what age now, 30?Quote:
Originally Posted by Duggie
A consistantly rejuvenated Duff could make a great contribution if used in the right way.
He played his best football of the season for Ireland.
He's a couple of years left at the top is he makes the right move.
ELEVEN-A-SIDE have him tracked by wolves alright :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
As dr.peepee mentioned, I can't see anyone outside the teams getting promoted to the premiership being willing to take a chance on him. His age, wages, recent form and history of injuries would keep him off most lists as a potential signing.
Wolves or maybe back to Blackburn would be my bet, neither of them would match his salary though so unless Newcastle do what Leeds did I wouldn't be surprised to see him sit out the remaining 2 years on his deal.
As an afterthough, didn't Hodgson have him at Blackburn, maybe Fulham as an option?
Fulham would be a good option, and would bring him back to London....
Herald reported McCarthy interested at Wolves last night, think Newcastle would have to subsidise the wages though....
http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/mc...f-1766899.html
MICK McCarthy will ask the Wolves board to sanction a move for Ireland star Damien Duff after the winger was put up for sale along with the entire Newcastle United squad.
Duff is set for the third move of his career as relegated Newcastle are cutting costs by offloading their squad. The playing panel - and the entire club - have been put up for sale by owner Mike Ashley.
Ashley is trying to raise a £40m cash injection but even if that money can be found, Newcastle players will still have to be sold, and that could force United to take a serious loss on Duff, a player who cost them £5m from Chelsea three years ago.
Burnley boss Owen Coyle is a fan of Duff and he could try to persuade the Dubliner to link up with the Clarets ahead of their Premier League campaign, while Duff has also expressed his desire to play on the continent at some stage.
Positive words from Giovanni Trapattoni could alert Serie A sides to the talents of a player who won two Premier League titles with Chelsea.
But Wolves would be favourites to land Duff's signature as the player still has a close relationship with McCarthy from their Ireland days, and McCarthy would be willing to spend money on a player who has Premier League and international experience.
oof, burnley would be interesting given his blackburn connections...Quote:
Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er
Hard to believe that one of our best players will be playing in the english first division next season?:eek:
i'd be dissapointed if he moved to a team like wolves/burnley, but it be better than staying with newcastle.:mad:
I don't think he'd make it into the Wolves or Burley team, so he's probably better off at Newcastle. Playing every week and on huge wages v The bench and wages halved.
Duff scored the first goal for Newcastle today in their 7-2 win over Darlington.