so is this
Apr 28 2007
By Alan Oliver, The Evening Chronicle
Newcastle United coach Lee Clark heads off to South America next week with instructions to find a new Nobby Solano.
Clark, assistant academy director Adam Sadler and education officer Jimmy Nelson fly out to Argentina a week on Monday.
And their first port of call is to an academy in Buenos Aires before the United trio take up their invitation to visit Boca Juniors.
It was from Boca Juniors that Kenny Dalglish signed Solano for ?2.4m just before the start of the 1998 season.
United boss Glenn Roeder told me today: "We are sending our people out to Argentina to see what it is all about."
And Clark chipped in: "We are the only Premiership club to have been invited out to the academy in Buenos Aires where we will see the best three young players, aged between 16 and 20, from every South American country.
"This is a splendid opportunity for us to go out there and it would be foolish to turn it down.
"Everybody knows we signed Nobby from Boca Juniors and they have invited us to watch some of their training sessions.
"And it goes without saying we would love to unearth and bring home another Nobby Solano."
For me, Solano probably just edges ahead of George Robledo and Tino Asprilla as the greatest South American player United have had.
Meanwhile United are not letting the grass grow beneath their feet in their search for new players for next season and all talk from people in the know is that they have beaten a host of clubs for the signature of Reading's out-of-contract midfielder Steve Sidwell.
Clark was in France last Wednesday night where he took in Bordeaux's game with Nancy and he ran the rule over a defender.
Indeed the Geordie boy has certainly been busy in his first season on the coaching side after hanging up his boots at the end of last season.
He has now got his A coaching Licence and in September starts his Pro Licence which would qualify him to manage in the Premiership.
Posted By: Tomblander on July 24th 2008 at 21:11:28
Message Thread
- Didn't Roeder re-sign Solano for NU? could put some weight behind the rumour.... (n/m) (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Jul 24, 20:46:27
- Oink'un forum going for Solano and Sibierski... (NCFC) - sixthgo, Jul 24, 21:36:31
- I like the notion that (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, Jul 24, 22:28:42
- nice reverse linkage to Wrath there (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:47:51
- Yup, someone could get looped for life here... (NCFC) - sixthgo, Jul 24, 21:54:46
- if that fist wizard shows up here I'm never coming back (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:55:42
- HAH.. you are the oink'un lurker and I claim my ?5! (NCFC) - sixthgo, Jul 24, 21:58:48
- no! I hate that twunt as well (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 22:02:06
- HAH.. you are the oink'un lurker and I claim my ?5! (NCFC) - sixthgo, Jul 24, 21:58:48
- if that fist wizard shows up here I'm never coming back (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:55:42
- Yup, someone could get looped for life here... (NCFC) - sixthgo, Jul 24, 21:54:46
- Sibierski and Lupoli up front *dreamy eyes* (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:43:10
- Twould look like Glastonbury around here if that happened. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:47:34
- bit like this? (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:52:25
- TENT TO END ALL TENT. Many guy ropes. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:54:56
- ah more like this then (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:58:00
- HOOOGE!!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:59:08
- that is proper tentage (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 22:02:48
- :) indeedy!!!!!!!!!!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 22:03:33
- Scary but im almost getting excited about this season! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 22:03:51
- I know, feelings I haven't had since (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 22:04:35
- Scary but im almost getting excited about this season! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 22:03:51
- :) indeedy!!!!!!!!!!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 22:03:33
- that is proper tentage (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 22:02:48
- HOOOGE!!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:59:08
- ah more like this then (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:58:00
- TENT TO END ALL TENT. Many guy ropes. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:54:56
- bit like this? (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:52:25
- Christ, the sulking potential of that pairing (n/m) (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 24, 21:46:07
- Twould look like Glastonbury around here if that happened. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:47:34
- this is interesting (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 24, 21:02:53
- I thought Solano wanted to try America? (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:29:27
- Paddington Bear was from Peru... (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Jul 24, 21:37:31
- ... (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:34:34
- Or maybe he wants to stay in England... (NCFC) - Rusty Steele, Jul 24, 21:40:28
- I was under the impression Roeder wanted young, forward looking types, not vererans. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:41:49
- lol cheers Worzel - sais Solano to follow in Becks footsteps? somthing along those lines? (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:37:14
- says they might be tempting him after he turned down Portsmouth cos they (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:44:00
- LA Galaxy that is (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:44:13
- Interesting development! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:47:01
- LA Galaxy that is (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:44:13
- says they might be tempting him after he turned down Portsmouth cos they (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:44:00
- Or maybe he wants to stay in England... (NCFC) - Rusty Steele, Jul 24, 21:40:28
- so is this (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 24, 21:11:28
- You home yet Tomblander? (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:28:03
- Better to be friends with them or are they Piss heads!!???................. (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:28:53
- I am home (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 24, 22:12:43
- Better to be friends with them or are they Piss heads!!???................. (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:28:53
- fuck I wish Norwich would do that, there are some classy kids (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:16:12
- i'd love a south american midfield tent (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 24, 21:18:34
- Maybe I'll keep a closer eye on the Argie game and see if I can (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:22:22
- i'd love a south american midfield tent (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 24, 21:18:34
- You home yet Tomblander? (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:28:03
- C'mon you Peruvian genius, still not too old either (n/m) (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Jul 24, 21:11:04
- I thought Solano wanted to try America? (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 24, 21:29:27
- Why would Solano come here? (NCFC) - Duck, Jul 24, 20:58:33
- Facilities, lovely place to bring up your family, Gaffer top man, very very ambitious club (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 24, 21:02:17
- Gosh (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 24, 21:07:39
- I woldn't have thought so either, but tent dreams do happen, just not usually for us... (n/m) (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Jul 24, 21:01:53
- It'd make Norwich fans very popular in Peru... (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 21:04:38
- Portsmouth for one (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 20:59:35
- Facilities, lovely place to bring up your family, Gaffer top man, very very ambitious club (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 24, 21:02:17
- Don't think so (NCFC) - King, Jul 24, 20:48:26
- Ah maybe, still could be friendly with Roeder and Clarky.... (n/m) (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Jul 24, 20:53:07
- I think that was souness (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 24, 20:47:34
- Peruvian press think he's going to the US of A (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 20:55:18
- article says: (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 20:58:13
- just texted my whu mate (NCFC) - pants, Jul 24, 20:56:04
- Peruvian press think he's going to the US of A (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 24, 20:55:18
- Oink'un forum going for Solano and Sibierski... (NCFC) - sixthgo, Jul 24, 21:36:31
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