ooRya Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 ....on "BBC 606". A couple of new names for the pot. I have read a report about who Bristol City are trying to sign. I don't know if this is one of the "unamed players" but here it is anyway - Bristol City manager Gary Johnson is set to complete a move for Inverness Caledonian Thistle striker Marius Niculae who is currently at Euro 2008 with Romania, and Johnson has already matched the £400,000 buy out clause that Niculae has in his contract. And is also trying to persuade Birmingham manager Alex McLeish to part company with defender Liam Ridgewell, 23, who has fallen out of favour with some supporters but has remained determined to stay but the interest from Gary Johnson may change things and it is expected a bid in the region of £2 million is around what Birmingham would settle for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Not sure on Nicoleau, think he's had some injury problems last year, could be wrong though. Can't see Ridgewell coming here either - not a bad shout though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Interesting couple of names we haven't heard before. I don't know anything about Niculae but that's the sort of player I'd expect to see GJ looking at in terms of price and age. Ridgewell is a very good defender and would definitely improve us but I'd be surprised that Brum would let him go because he will be quality at this level I think and he only signed for them last year for £2m. I'd also be fairly surprised to see us spending £2m on a defender when we need two strikers more and they're usually expensive. Not impossible though I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Interesting couple of names we haven't heard before. I don't know anything about Niculae but that's the sort of player I'd expect to see GJ looking at in terms of price and age. Ridgewell is a very good defender and would definitely improve us but I'd be surprised that Brum would let him go because he will be quality at this level I think and he only signed for them last year for £2m. I'd also be fairly surprised to see us spending £2m on a defender when we need two strikers more and they're usually expensive. Not impossible though I guess. i see what you mean about £2m on a defender but its cetainly somewhere we need to strengthen and if we want to push on from last season then thats the sort of money we got to be looking at. all i know about Niculae is that on champ manager 2001/02 he was a world beater at sporting lisbon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinker Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=20314 Not exactly set the world on fire. Martin Patterson is more proven in the Championship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Seems Cally have to sell because they can't afford his wages: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t..._ct/7364125.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooki Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 13 goals in 31 national appearances sound prety reasonable to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodbarmyarmy Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 To be fair, he's playing for a struggling team at the wrong end of the SPL. His international stats are much better given the higher standard at that level. There'll be a few clubs in for him I would think. Will be now I expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh_red Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 did fairly well at Sporting Lisbon a few years back and apart from Inverness seems to have played for a couple of decent european clubs, had a VERY good record at Dinamo Bucharest as well. worth looking at..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowie Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 This name came on here yesterday in the Euro forum. http://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=101325 get the feeling there's truth in this one, seems to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunningdalered Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 This name came on here yesterday in the Euro forum. http://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=101325 get the feeling there's truth in this one, seems to fit. Sorry, being a bit lazy here What we looking at in terms of main strengths - pace, strength, poacher, all of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowie Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Sorry, being a bit lazy here What we looking at in terms of main strengths - pace, strength, poacher, all of these? I dunno, just seems to fit as in the player, age, price etc and now EP say GJ is going over to Euro 2008 end of this week, which could be tomorrow, which is also when Romania play Italy in Zurich or has he alreay watched him in Scotland, just guess work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT BCFC Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Does seem quite believable. Swear when he came on the other day he was a big lad though who didnt look that quick (looked like a target man). Must be fairly decent to play for Romania that many times tbh and 13 goals at international level shows he knows where the back of the net is (would imagine most his appearances are coming on as a sub aswell which makes his record even more impressive) at 400k sounds good buisness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderhead87 Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 To be fair, he's playing for a struggling team at the wrong end of the SPL. His international stats are much better given the higher standard at that level. Isnt playing for the greatest International team either! As for other clubs, maybe Romania being in the "group of death" is a blessing in disguise, as we probably wont see the best of him, up against the likes of Puyol, so maybe other clubs wont take a gamble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Believesham Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 back to ridgewell... lots of birmingham fans as mates... they despise him for two main reasons 1. He played for aston villa 2. he scored an own goal in the villa blues game seems to get alot of stick and if he's not Mcleish's favourite player he might do a mcindoe and move to a bigger club with better prosects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent Pepper Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Maurius Niculae ICT profile http://www.ictfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Squa...7~33152,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT BCFC Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Maurius Niculae ICT profile http://www.ictfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Squa...7~33152,00.html Scored 7 goals in 5 games in the 01-02 season for Lisbon :noexpression: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdc1978 Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Re the Ridgewell situation, defensively we were pretty sound bar a couple of blip games last season and as someone said, strikers tend to be more expensive and for a reason. Personally I'd hope we'd spend that much for the frontline with getting some good youth/backup defensively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 People are saying £2m for a defender is a lot when we need a striker, which is true, however does anybody actually know how much SL has told GJ he has to spend though? No I thought not, for all we know we could be spending £2m on Ridgewell, and then have another £5-6m to spend on a striker. Unrealistic I know, but he did say he would spend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 It won't be that much unless he's planning a share issue and is putting another lot of cash in. It would make our debts exceed our assets. He's just not that reckless. I am expecting us to spend something like £2-3m total on fees, there's the wage bill to consider as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denilson Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 People are saying £2m for a defender is a lot when we need a striker, which is true, however does anybody actually know how much SL has told GJ he has to spend though? No I thought not, for all we know we could be spending £2m on Ridgewell, and then have another £5-6m to spend on a striker. Unrealistic I know, but he did say he would spend... I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Do tell.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowie Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 I dunno, just seems to fit as in the player, age, price etc and now EP say GJ is going over to Euro 2008 end of this week, which could be tomorrow, which is also when Romania play Italy in Zurich or has he alreay watched him in Scotland, just guess work. Ah well he did not play today, Daniel Niculae did, don't know if a relation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent Pepper Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 No he's not a relation. I was hoping "our" Nicoluae would come on to have another look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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