Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
By Tyne-Talk
January 24 2009
Newcastle's winter signing Peter Lovenkrands is looking forward to making his Premier League debut against Manchester City on Wednesday, and has admitted to having yearned for Premier League football throughout his career. The versatile Danish International who is classed as a winger has also expressed his desire to show off his skills as a striker, the position he feels he plays best in.
He told the BBC;
"I can't wait to put the Newcastle top on for the first time. It's going to be exciting and it will be an experience.
It's all football, but the Premier League is the biggest league in the world, and it's going to be some challenge.
It's always been like that since I was a young kid and finally I'll get a chance to prove myself in the Premier League. I will play anywhere but I'm a striker, but Rangers put me on the left-wing because I was fast.
But in my last half a season at Rangers I scored 18 goals from the striker position and proved that I can play there and it's my preferred position."
The 28 year old will come as a breath of fresh air to Newcastle after the increasing number of injuries have seen manager Joe Kinnear give the younger players a game and name a considerably weaker bench than preferred, in recent weeks.
Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
Posted by: TyneTalk (IP Logged)
Date: 24/01/2009 16:56
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Re: Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
Posted by: Rob-15-92 (IP Logged)
Date: 24/01/2009 19:13
Fast? Sounds good. Does this mean the end of baby Zog?
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Re: Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
Posted by: lostmekeys (IP Logged)
Date: 24/01/2009 19:32
he's talking about playing up front though rob, i didnt know he had played there. from what he says above, he sees himself as a striker who can fill in out wide.
could this mean waving goodbye to owen instead of zog?! having seen the accounts posted on here earlier in the week owen must leave the club...but i'd still worry if it was this month rather than the end of the season. its clear though that ashley is working to reduce the wage bill, so it wouldnt be too much of a surprise if any of our players left
could this mean waving goodbye to owen instead of zog?! having seen the accounts posted on here earlier in the week owen must leave the club...but i'd still worry if it was this month rather than the end of the season. its clear though that ashley is working to reduce the wage bill, so it wouldnt be too much of a surprise if any of our players left
Re: Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
Posted by: Rob-15-92 (IP Logged)
Date: 24/01/2009 20:44
Geremi, Smith, Owen, Viduka must take up half of the wage bill. None of them deserve anything!
Still he played LM for Rangers so he will play there on FIFA and Pro EVo for me
The Eastenders of football.. Newcastle!
Still he played LM for Rangers so he will play there on FIFA and Pro EVo for me
The Eastenders of football.. Newcastle!
Re: Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
Posted by: TvA (IP Logged)
Date: 25/01/2009 13:35
Maybe he sees himself as a striker, but for me he is far better on the left, and have the ability to come into the box, when crosses comes from the right..
We really could use that.
We really could use that.
Re: Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
Posted by: rab (IP Logged)
Date: 25/01/2009 14:46
If he does well, he will be off just like Distin, Sorry in a bad mood about the toon, so so depressed........
Re: Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
Posted by: senyabtoon (IP Logged)
Date: 25/01/2009 15:47
Well i am just glad we have a fit player to help us field a half decent side just a question of making sure we bring in more than we let go!
Re: Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
Posted by: detox1978 (IP Logged)
Date: 25/01/2009 18:10
He's supposed to be very quick, which is something we desperately need...
As an added bonus we can get rid the overrated winging ego (Zogs).
lostmekeys, get Owen off the wage bill, are you mad!? if you want the ratio to be lower we need to get into europe.
I think you need to use a bit more common sense when reading summaries of the accounts. The one floating around at the mo' is obviously pro-ashley.
For example, we recieved £7m compensation for Owen's injury, which hasn't been factored into the misleading ratio!
As an added bonus we can get rid the overrated winging ego (Zogs).
lostmekeys, get Owen off the wage bill, are you mad!? if you want the ratio to be lower we need to get into europe.
I think you need to use a bit more common sense when reading summaries of the accounts. The one floating around at the mo' is obviously pro-ashley.
For example, we recieved £7m compensation for Owen's injury, which hasn't been factored into the misleading ratio!
Re: Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
Posted by: lostmekeys (IP Logged)
Date: 25/01/2009 20:06
yes detox, the accounts put up on this site were a brief overview, other sites have given more details and i've read them the same as you.
my point about owen is that he takes 6m a year, and thats too much for what we get in return. and when you consider that the total wage bill is certainly going to be reduced, we cant expect to still find this much for one player. he takes almost ten percent of the total players wages, this would be even higher if we had a more reasonable earnings/wage bill ratio. if the club makes something like 100m, common wisdom dictates a total wage bill of no more than 50m to run the club within its means. to give one player 6m puts too big a hole in that, in my opinion.
and i'm not pro-ashley, ta, i'm someone who likes to make his own mind up. i'm finding this difficult given the lack of information around, so right now i'm not pro or anti the current owner, but firmly anti the previous one.
my point about owen is that he takes 6m a year, and thats too much for what we get in return. and when you consider that the total wage bill is certainly going to be reduced, we cant expect to still find this much for one player. he takes almost ten percent of the total players wages, this would be even higher if we had a more reasonable earnings/wage bill ratio. if the club makes something like 100m, common wisdom dictates a total wage bill of no more than 50m to run the club within its means. to give one player 6m puts too big a hole in that, in my opinion.
and i'm not pro-ashley, ta, i'm someone who likes to make his own mind up. i'm finding this difficult given the lack of information around, so right now i'm not pro or anti the current owner, but firmly anti the previous one.
Re: Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
Posted by: ToonBart (IP Logged)
Date: 26/01/2009 00:19
Must admit having seen bits of the accounts I was feeling a touch sorry for Ashley, however I am pleased to say that these feelings have now past and I am back to hating the cockney sh[t.
Arnt man u 600 mill in debt, how do tottenham and villa keep on buying. Yes the wage bill ratio is high, but this would not be half as bad if we also had the european money as detox says.
I agree there needs to be some realistic player structure / policy in place, but lets not think we can totally run the club from an accountant point of view with a load of kids and foreign crap.
Lets start, if ashley is serious, by appointing a brilliant manager and brilliant chairman.
Arnt man u 600 mill in debt, how do tottenham and villa keep on buying. Yes the wage bill ratio is high, but this would not be half as bad if we also had the european money as detox says.
I agree there needs to be some realistic player structure / policy in place, but lets not think we can totally run the club from an accountant point of view with a load of kids and foreign crap.
Lets start, if ashley is serious, by appointing a brilliant manager and brilliant chairman.
Re: Lovenkrands "It's going to be some challenge"
Posted by: lostmekeys (IP Logged)
Date: 26/01/2009 19:28
man utd have to find 40m a year to pay the bank before anyone else gets paid. the glaziers have actually put in less than ashley! the owners are paying an interest only mortgage on the club, and when you look at it that way they hardly even own it. if you stop paying your mortgage the bank kick you out. same as the fellas at liverpool, these clubs were 'bought' using the clubs themselves as collateral on the loans. if the owners of either club were actually paying the loans back, and not just the interest, they would be seen in a much better light.
if either club went more than one season without champions league money it would take a huge amount of cash out of the owners pocket to keep them out of trouble, and since neither owner has invested a single penny of their own cash that would seem unlikely.
anyhoo, couldnt agree more with that plan bart, a great chairman and a great manager would be a fantastic start
if either club went more than one season without champions league money it would take a huge amount of cash out of the owners pocket to keep them out of trouble, and since neither owner has invested a single penny of their own cash that would seem unlikely.
anyhoo, couldnt agree more with that plan bart, a great chairman and a great manager would be a fantastic start
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