Thanks again Sibi!

oxboy wrote...

Never one to hide my light ..... I stood up for Sib from the off cos I'd atched him many times at Man City. An out and out striker he is not but he will do a job for us in midfiled or up front but better still between the two GLEN!
He always gives his best and in true toon fashion has th odd comedy moment but hey ho, that's entertainment.
He clearly has a better football brain than Martins and Shola put together and I wish him well cos if he does well the so do we. Lets see Dyer bring him into the game .
Just shows Glen real players can come cheap as chips!

Posted by: oxboy  | November 27, 2006 12:23 PM

Jim wrote...

I reckon as soon as Obafemi Martins gets one more then loads will follow.

He's not the worst weve seen at SJP down the years

Posted by: Jim  | November 27, 2006 8:06 PM

Honorary Geordie wrote...

It's funny, you know. But there I was, in the West Wing at Geordie Towers. Lunch had been a triumph. With a budgie stuffed inside a pousin, stuffed inside a woodcock, stuffed inside a pheasant, stuffed inside a swan. And I was walking round the billiard room, drinking a fine port and smoking a rather fine cigar, when I sat down to read this august organ, known as Blog on the Tyne. Suddenly, it struck me. Perhaps it was the late hour or, more likely, my pickled state, but I had an incredible sense of deja-vu that I'd heard this story somewhere before. "Skin-head frenchman, out-of-the-blue move, into instant fan favourite."
Few of today's slack-jawed, scratchcard stealing, shell-suit wearing 'yoof' will remember the day when a tempestuous skin-headed Frenchman made the switch over the Pennines from Leeds to Manchester. No-one who was around in the mid-nineties, however, will ever forget the impact that Monsieur Cantona had - not just on Man Utd, but on setting new standards and trends in Premiership. Collars were suddenly turned up in Sunday league games, flicks and tricks - once lambasted by dads on Sunday league touchlines in favour of 'get-it-in-the-box-man, davey' - became the norm. And who could ever forget the Trawler and the Seagulls speach - the ultimate in a stylish up yours to the FA.
I'm not for one instant suggesting Sibierski will lead us to the promised land of Premiership glory, but we can dream, can't we? However, his goals and performances could lift us to the right end of the Premiership and perhaps, who knows, a successful cup campaign.
I wasn't there to witness Bobby Moncs lift the Fairs Cup in '69. I was lunching on my father's yacht which was berthed off Monaco at the time. However, this could be the year when our skinhead Frenchman helps us to heal those years of hurt.
And I, for one, will make sure my personal cinema screen, state-of-the-art surround sound system, and sound-proofed TV room, are tuned in for when they do.

Posted by: Honorary Geordie  | November 28, 2006 12:48 PM

Adam wrote...

I was one of the first to question the signing of Sibierski - but mainly for the lack of ambition it showed. We ARE a big club and we should not be picking up unwanted freebies from teams we usually look down on.

However, whatever anyone may say about the signing, Sibierski has been fantastic - you simply cannot fault him. I would start him every week, and I can see him linking up very well indeed with pacey players like Martins and Dyer. He will never replace Shearer, but he can certainly help to fill the void until we (hopefully) splash out on a real replacement.

Martins is improving but is still far from the finished article - his (lack of) movement and decision making can be infuriating at times, but he is still only 22 and certainly has the potential to be a cracking player for us. Let's just hope GR was right to spend £10m on a player for the future when the rest of our strikers are either permanently crocked or permanently out of favour!

Posted by: Adam  | November 28, 2006 1:38 PM

Gerry Hagon wrote...

Agree with everything you say about Sibierski. He has been a shrewd aquisition by Glen and in the absence of Michael and Ameobi invaluable to our team.
I think also that the recent signing up of Nigel Pearson to coach our defence is showing rewards on the pitch. You were right there again, Lee. When it was first announced I simply could not summon up any enthusiasm at all but Pearson has obviously done something to our defence that no one else has done. Their record now is looking good and has made us all look at our forwards and midfield to supply the goals that will give us that impetus to climb up to the top where we belong.
Even the free issue of scarves has cheered me up. What a sight, by the way.

Posted by: Gerry Hagon  | November 28, 2006 5:52 PM

John wrote...

I have a good friend who's a Citeh supporter and he was laughing his ass off when the transfer came across the wire... He had a million and one names (mostly nasty) for Sibierski, who despite effort rarely delivered the goods for blue half of Manchester.

Now every goal he scores for us results in an great exchange of emails/banter between the two of us...

I actually thought the transfer was a good idea, picking up a journeyman for nowt when you're light on numbers in the squad is also a good move, I didn't think he'd play much, but I think it's brilliant that he's scored these important goals, seems a true professional and I wish him (and us) the best! Howay the Lads!

Posted by: John  | November 28, 2006 6:56 PM

Anonymous wrote...

Btw it was Keegan who bought him to Man city in the first place..

Posted by: Anonymous  | April 10, 2008 4:33 AM