20 Jan 2014 12:58:55
Hi, I am a Newcastle fan and was on asking if you guys were after Cabaye? I got shouted down and people were saying he is not good enough for you. So I can I asked the same question, would you take Cabaye now?

1.) 20 Jan 2014
As a short term-fix; but not for anywhere near £20m. £12m maybe.

2.) 20 Jan 2014
I would and if you can appreciate the humor it has been a while since a united Midfielder actually scored a goal from outside the box and just that part of Cabaye's game is worth the admission :)

I would also take Dembele from Spurs but then again not many like him here.

Both very good internationals and underrated.

3.) 20 Jan 2014
Jimmy

You just have to get used to the snobbery on here mate. If Cabaye were a Real squad player they would all be quoting him as a top signing etc yet just because he plays with you he is not. They clearly know better than the French national boss, Pardrew, wenger, barca and Blanc who(now with the riches to buy any midfielder in the world) wants him. He doesn't have to be the best in the worl but fit us and do a job of which he has proven in the league and internationally as well as bring a different dimension to our game that's missing. For 20m that's allot of positives in any bodies book.

4.) 20 Jan 2014
Cabaye had his worst season last year operating a deep player, much like Carrick.

this year he's very much in the number 10 role and excelling.

However, IF we signed him, he'd play deeper for us and I honestly don't rate him as a deeper player.

Further forward he's very good, but he's not a top playmaker, especially when you value him at £20M and players like Santi Cazorla were sold for around £10M.

Great stop gap IF we're going to play him further forward, I just think we're looking for somebody a little more mobile who can operate in both a deep and advanced role well.

5.) 20 Jan 2014
Moon cabaye had his worst season as he was injured for three plus months up to Xmas and pardew openly admitted he brought him back far to early but even though he did that he still turned Newcastle from facing a relegation fight to safety. Ask any Newcastle fan and they will tell you his return changed their team completely.

And again after the summer this season and missing out on the arsenal move he sucked it up and is playing like he is. Many players should take a leaf out of his book. Pardew cannot speak more highly of him and that says allot IMO

6.) 20 Jan 2014
I'd take Cabaye for less than £20million, fine player.

However, it's a worrying trend at the moment. Guys like Cabaye and Dembele are 'not what we need', 'over-rated', 'not United quality'.

But world-class players are simply out of our price range. We've proven that with derisory bids for Fabregas and refusing to meet the buy-out clause of Herrera.

So where does that leave us? Do we just never buy a midfielder again?

Best bet, is that we aim for £8-10million, unproven, promising youngsters – exactly what I thought Moyes' budget would be under the Glazers. Young, relatively unheard of players who will not spark a bidding war, won't attract much competition and offer a potential sell-on profit.

7.) 20 Jan 2014
Thanks for your views, personally I would be surprised if Cabaye is still in a Toon shirt at the end of the window. Remember he is playing in an ok Newcastle team. If you get him, i'm sure he will only get better

8.) 20 Jan 2014
Jimmy -

I'm not sure going from an 'OK' Newcastle United team to an 'OK' Manchester United team will bring the best out of him. At the moment there's very little between our sides.

9.) 20 Jan 2014
RED_SKY

I think Gary Neville said it best. I honestly do believe we are after top level players but they are not available and many teams with money are chasing the same players.

When we are losing matches like we are at the moment, it is easy to blame everything and everyone for the lack of signings. The issue is if we sign guys not at the top, the crowd is fickle with typical complaints that we have no money and no ambition and when you go for the top guys it is not that easy and the risk is you can miss completely.

I know from someone within the hierarchy of the club from the US side of the atlantic we were after CR07 most of the summer and at one point believed it was going to get done.

10.) 20 Jan 2014
I think g Neville said it best when I said
" united are playing 4-4-2 "

11.) 20 Jan 2014
Jred

yeah yeah very funny. BTW we get al Jazeirah here. Andy Grey and Richard keys love our current misery.

12.) 20 Jan 2014
God help you I can't stand R Keys

13.) 20 Jan 2014
Jred

He actually can't stop smiling after days like yesterday. I swear it is the oddest thing for a guy who anchors the program doing what he does. Who does he support anyway?