Just spent the entire morning at the hospital and have to go back in a bit for further sodding tests and I come back and learn that Fulham have put in a bid for Aaron. Were we a normal club, we would say, "no, the lad has done well, shows promise, loves the club and the fans and is potentially worth loads more than that". But no, we will no doubt flog him and let him set up a good partnership with Goma and give out the message to our youngsters that no matter how well they do, we will probably sell them for buttons. Incandescent of Consett.

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

Answers

chill.I doubt he'll leave.

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

Never mind Dougs....we can always buy Brad Pitt or George Clooney to replace him....

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

too old and not cuddly enough Gavin

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

In fairness, his departure would dilute the Toon's horny rating but it's the principle of the thing that upsets me: he loves the club, has put up with all sorts of crap without complaining, and is the first youth product player of any note we've had in ages.

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

I dont think he'll leave and I dont think the club want to sell. Why should they?

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

Well I wouldn't put most actions beyond them dougal, but selling Aaron Hughes for £2.5mm would rank well up there in The Top 10 of other dumb acts the've perpetrated! Can't see it personally.

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

Clarky, the fact that it's such a stupid thing to do is what persuades me that they have it in mind....The faith we have in our leaders..

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

To get a defender as good as Aaron Hughes would cost in excess of £7 million. Newcastle wouldn't sell him unless they got that kind of an offer.

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

perspective Dougal...

I'm more concerned with your hospital visits than the thought of AH jumping ship.

One matters, the other doesn't.

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

Well put, Gav. :-)

Can't see Hughes leaving. I still cling to some small shred of hope that the men in charge haven't lost all their marbles yet.

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

Thanks, Geordie, but it would be nice if the club could come up with some good news now and then..

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

He will not be sold & if he is I guess it's Bobby's decision. Bobby didn't rate Goma but Goma obviously rates Hughes enough to advise Tigana,

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

You have to remember that at present Hughes is blocking Marcellino's return to first team action.

(So he's worth a bliddy fortune) :-)

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

Hmmm....you know Hughes and Marcellino bear an uncanny resemblance to each other. It's really quite confusing in the dressing room. Tall, dark hair. Perhaps we should sell 'Hughes' to Fulham for 2.5mil. Help clear another bit of confusion out.

Funny Irish accent, you say? Ermm, well, yeah....he's actually from the southern part of Northern Ireland. The tan? Well....erm, it is sunny in the southern facing parts of the world, you know. He's from a small town in southern NI...they look and talk a bit different there. They are known for weak fingernails, so you'll want to be careful with him. >;-)

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2001

A cunning plan Ciara!

It might be easier to sell Marcellino to Sunderland. Just get his agent to tell them what a good player he is ...

-- Anonymous, July 03, 2001

LOL, Ciara and Jonno: you two are on good form. Ciara, there'd be a slight issue about looks because Aaron is horny while Marcelino's looks probably didn't even endear him to his mother. However, I think Tigana is a spiritual enough man to accept that Aaron was tired of being treated like a himbo and wanted to be judged on his footballing skills rather than his looks, so he had reverse plastic surgery during the summer. What do you think? Would that work?

-- Anonymous, July 03, 2001

Well I didn't think men noticed those things about other men....well, unless they bat for the pink team(not that there's anything wrong with that). Assuming Tigana bats for the blues, I'm sure if we shaved off Marcia's facial fuzz and told Tigana to meet us in a dark, crowded pub for a few bevvies while exchanging money/player, we could get the deal done before Tigana figures it out.

-- Anonymous, July 03, 2001

Though I think Jonno's idea would be far simpler. Especially if we tell Peyter that Marcia plays in for Barcelona.

-- Anonymous, July 03, 2001