Carl Curtis : The so-called digs at Russell Slade ???

‘ THE SO-CALLED DIGS AT RUSSELL SLADE ??? ‘

I am surprised that a few people on this board are shocked that Newcastle want Ameobi to play when fully fit, it is something that loaning clubs do especially when they are sending a player to a lower league.

Can I just remind people that City themselves recalled Rhys Healey from his loan spell at Colchester at short notice because he was not playing enough, as a loaning club we exercised our right of the loan agreement to do that.

For the posters who are saying that it is a dig at Slade or an anti Slade agenda by stating that Mehmet Dalman did the negotiations with Newcastle is absolutely ludicrous, the manager highlights the players he wants that are within a budget and then the chief executive, managing director, director of football or the chairman will negotiate the deal, it is extremely rare that a manager negotiates the terms of a deal.

It is not a dig at Slade by stating Dalman negotiated the deal, it is a fact. That takes nothing away from Russell Slade, he met the player and obviously did enough to impress Ameobi because had he not then Dalman would have not had a deal to negotiate.

It is called teamwork; The whole management team working together to get the players and deals that help the club.

People talk about agendas a lot and sometimes I believe there are those who want to twist or put a different slant on what is said to make it appear that there is an agenda being pushed when it is not the case.