Go on Duffer!

Hopefully this is the first signing of many this summer for Newcastle. It would be great if this was also setting the benchmark for the quality of signings that are going to come in, as Damien Duff is a great player.

I think that Glenn Roeder seems intelligent enough to not spend all the money the club have on bringing in a left winger when we still need plenty of options right up front, so it might be an indicator of more money being available than had been thought. Freddie Shepard is a fool and has sat over some really bad mismanagement of the club in recent years but also seems to be able to sign players that it wouldn't seem possible to get. Michael Owen came to us last season and now Duff, after rumoured interest from Liverpool.

It has also now been revealed that the fee was only £5M, which is an absolute bargin! Obviously he is going to be earning a good wage, but what decent premiership player isn't these days. This is a top way to kick off the transfers. I'm hoping for more where this came from.

It's good to think that my friend from Dundalk will now be shouting "Go on Duffer!" at the TV whenever Newcastle are playing