Hva har egentlig Redknapp fått i seg?
Et par transfar news:
Although money is tight ? a budget of around £8million has been mooted ? the news from up high is that there IS additional cash there for an exceptional player if he becomes available at the right price.
But Pardew has confirmed to the Sunday Sun that the club won?t be signing ANYONE over 26.
That means talk of a move for James Collins, which was doing the rounds once again in the Midlands this week, looks to be nothing more than agent chatter.
?The player (coming in) will certainly be under 26,? Pardew confirmed to the Sunday Sun.
The Toon boss is staying tight-lipped in public but when pressed, he says he is not frantic about bringing someone in.
Indeed, any new signing will have to wait his chance ? with Mike Williamson and Fabricio Coloccini the men currently in the driving seat when it comes to the central defensive slots.
?I?m quite relaxed about it. We?ve got a good group of players and I?d like to bring in a player,? he said.
"A player"?
