Quinton Fortune is avilable from Manure at £3 million! A left winger who is going to provide a bit of quality and well within our budget. This lad has played European football for Manure and as far as I have seen he has never let them down.

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

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African Prince?

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

I don't care how many times you post it DeB....he's still shite ;))

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

If something is worth saying it is worth saying twice as someone said once before ;0)

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

Surely, twice before DB ? :-))

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

At least someone saw the irony in that one!

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

Reckon LR would have a field day if we signed one of his most disliked players.

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

I think I never have seen him play, anyone who has? If we could get the price down to say £2M, will he then be worth it?

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

I suppose at that price he would be a good squad player and we have one of those in Stephen Glass, if he signs a new contract. But idf we are scraping around South America for one of Nobby's mates come September then I'll be pissed off we didn't get Fortune.

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

We have to start thinking big again, all this talk of bargain basement / Man U rejects is depressing me again.

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

Nothing I have seen from the club or Bobby Robson suggests to me that any incoming transfers this close season will be of any great value. In truth they are playing quite a good game becuase nobody knows how much cash the club really have to spend.

The PLc Chairman said that Robson would have funds to spend and Douggie hall said £100 million would be made available in the next two years to cover wages and transfer fees.

£50 million in one season, £25 million in wages which would allow for the four new players, and £25 million in transfer fees for each season. Not unrealistic I suppose.

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

thinking about it dougs probably not far off, players these days want 5 million just to put a shirt on. i think we'll get a couple of freebies a 'big signiing' and a medium buy...just like last year!

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

Fortune is a donkey, is overpriced and fails to hold a regular 1st team place...of course we'll buy him :-(

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

The £25 million wages is for the whole squad. I think currently we stand at around £23 million after some trimming by Bobby, so four new players would obviously take us to around £26-28 million? slightly higher than Douggie's figures but if we get rid of Marcellino etc plus the free transfers there must be room for the additions.

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

De Builder, "In truth they(NUFC) are playing quite a good game, because nobody knows how much cash the club really have to spend." Never has a truer(?) word been spoken, but I suppose you could say that about a lot of clubs in the EPL...it just so happens my season ticket renewal is due by the end of next week...hmmmmm!

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2001

Never been impressed by QF - not as good as Stephen Glass, so why let him go for nowt and then buy an inferior player for £3mm.
On that basis, I suppose there must be agood chance of us buying him!

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2001