There are rumours that Brian Howard is due to sign for the Blades on Monday - initially on loan with a view to him signing permanently in January.

I will glad if this signing goes through - what does anyone else think?

He could do ok for you Howard, he hasn't done much this season though 1 goal isnt it and Barnsley are second from bottom?

Howard should be a decent signing.

Certainly been crying out for a player like him for years.

Musampa will hopefully be a good signing if It happens.

He could do ok for you Howard, he hasn't done much this season though 1 goal isnt it and Barnsley are second from bottom?

Barnsley fans are saying that he doesn't seem up for it anymore and that they are glad to see him go. I think maybe he has lost his appetite as he is at a club that has very little chance of getting to the Prem (no offence to any Barnsley fans but it is true) and has been waiting to move to a club with genuine Prem ambitions. Even if people don't think we have the capability to get to the Prem we certainly have more chance than Barnsley and Howard will be looking at that as well.

We need an attacking mid and Howard fits the bill for me - time will tell if he is good enough but I think he has been looking to get away from Barnsley and this is partly to do with his dip in form.

I think this will be a good signing for us.

Howard should be a decent signing.

Certainly been crying out for a player like him for years.

Musampa will hopefully be a good signing if It happens.

He will certainly provide a boost to the fans for a while anyway - the vast majority of Blades are happy with this development.

I am glad with Musampa as well although to be honest I haven't seen that much of him. Another Blade on here doesn't rate him whatsoever and no Man City fans have provided any info. Personally I think bring him in as long as his wage demands aren't too much.

One thing that is for sure is that at least Blackwell is trying to improve us - realistically it is very difficult to bring in good players in the Jan transfer window never mind the period when the transfer window is shut.

Sometime's too many signings can cause either unrest or take time to gel, one thing what Wednesday seem to have got at this time is cohesion, apart from 2 strange results we have had a pretty good start, all be it after only a few games.
We have decent players to come in which arnt costing us any money so Sodje Jeffers and Simek are 3 million plus players to come in, can't wait for the derby.

Sometime's too many signings can cause either unrest or take time to gel.

Certainly true but I think Howard is the type of player we are looking for and would rather take him on board than not. Time will tell and I will also not be disappointed if Musampa signs.

The derby looks like it will be set up nicely and Sky must be happy about this the most.

It certainly promises to be a top occasion i think whichever team loses looking on the points total from both could be pivatal, i don't like to tip wednesday much but i have fancied us all season even because of our 2 shocking results we have got a really genuine chance of doing summat this season, we can beat any1 on our day, we are very inconsistent but have got something to build on, we have some momentum at the moment and by tuesday at ten oclock we could be on 15 points out of 9 game's which is a pretty healthy return in any league.

I predicted this today,I was painting my fence & I heard on RS that Howard was going to sit behind the dugout in his T shirt Shorts & Flip Flops & I said to our lass he is coming to the Lane,a few Barnsley fans where I live said he wanted to come to the Lane in the last transfer window ,but nothing came of it.I have predicted both Sheffield teams to win on the predictions league & I predicted Howard coming to the Lane & I won a tenner on the lottery.

I predicted this today,I was painting my fence & I heard on RS that Howard was going to sit behind the dugout in his T shirt Shorts & Flip Flops & I said to our lass he is coming to the Lane,a few Barnsley fans where I live said he wanted to come to the Lane in the last transfer window ,but nothing came of it.I have predicted both Sheffield teams to win on the predictions league & I predicted Howard coming to the Lane & I won a tenner on the lottery.

Any chance of a tip tommorow for Ascot m8 lol :thumbsup:

I will let you know in the morning CorkerSWFC when I look at the paper but don't blame me if they lose.LOL

I will let you know in the morning CorkerSWFC when I look at the paper but don't blame me if they lose.LOL

Lol im used to it the amount of jip i get on ere for bad tips i would be a hypocrit lol.:thumbsup:

he's been upset and wanted away they touted him in the close season for £3m but wanted to pay him mickymouse wages no takers. now he,s comming to us for £600,000

I've heard mixed things about him, but still for 600k for Howard is a great deal for United.

Sometime's too many signings can cause either unrest or take time to gel, one thing what Wednesday seem to have got at this time is cohesion, apart from 2 strange results we have had a pretty good start, all be it after only a few games.
We have decent players to come in which arnt costing us any money so Sodje Jeffers and Simek are 3 million plus players to come in, can't wait for the derby.

Did you mean 3 players rated at least at £1 million each, or all together they're worth £3m? I can certainly see Sodje fetching well over a million, he looks a brute of a striker, and Simek I could see maybe around the £1 million mark in a bidding war, but in all honestly I don't think anyone would waste more than £100k on Jeffers - always seems completely overrated, and regularly injured, living on a reputation from his Everton days that he's never really matched - which i'm sure could be levelled at many of the blades strikers of recent times too!).

How far is Sodje away from fitness? If he plays in the derby, I worry about United's chances - if he's still out, I think we should be fairly comfortable at the back (certainly compared to the pathetic performance at Hillsboro' last January).

I also hope the Wednesday groundstaff don't let the pitch be in the same state it was in back then, like playing on a mudbath, it seemed!

I've heard mixed things about him, but still for 600k for Howard is a great deal for United.

Basically we've got Howard and about 1.5 mil instead of Tonge and when you look at it that way it's a brilliant deal.

A lot of Barnsley fans are saying he didn't seem up for it a lot of the time but I reckon that was because he wanted out. With all due respect to Barnsley he is moving to a bigger club and one with genuine Premiership ambitions - I think he'll be up for it with us.

A Man City fan has said Musampa was mainly a central midfielder so whether we will still get him now Howard is coming I don't know. He rates Musampa though and says he will get goals for us - personally I want both as we don't have any genuine attacking midfielders.

Rumours of Birmingham hijacking the deal

Did you mean 3 players rated at least at £1 million each, or all together they're worth £3m? I can certainly see Sodje fetching well over a million, he looks a brute of a striker, and Simek I could see maybe around the £1 million mark in a bidding war, but in all honestly I don't think anyone would waste more than £100k on Jeffers - always seems completely overrated, and regularly injured, living on a reputation from his Everton days that he's never really matched - which i'm sure could be levelled at many of the blades strikers of recent times too!).

How far is Sodje away from fitness? If he plays in the derby, I worry about United's chances - if he's still out, I think we should be fairly comfortable at the back (certainly compared to the pathetic performance at Hillsboro' last January).

I also hope the Wednesday groundstaff don't let the pitch be in the same state it was in back then, like playing on a mudbath, it seemed!

Sorry i missed this 1, i meant Simek is worth at least 1.5 million defo , Sodje is worth at least 1.5 million with his championship goalscoring record, and maybe 100.000 from Jeffers.
Even with my crap maths that works out to 3.1 mill.

that's fine, just couldn't imagine Jeffers being a £1m player anymore :) Although as Tongey went for £2m to Stoke, who knows...!!

confirmed on RS this morning, loan initially with view to a full deal

Good signing to be honest, and one I am happy with.

If the figure of 600k is correct, this is a steal.

I know he hasn't been performing for Barnsley, but as Dimitri says, this will be more down to him wanting a move elsewhere.

yeah pleased with this signing, 600k is deffo a good deal i'd swap howard for tongue anyday

600k daylight robbery when you consider the daft money their chairmen was after last season.

Howard should do well for us I think.

great deal for the blades, he's 27, can run all day and is great at tackles- if i were monty this morning i would be nervous because this lad actually has a shot on him too!!

Excellent signing.
It is what we have been wanting for a long time.

Sometime's too many signings can cause either unrest or take time to gel, one thing what Wednesday seem to have got at this time is cohesion, apart from 2 strange results we have had a pretty good start, all be it after only a few games.
We have decent players to come in which arnt costing us any money so Sodje Jeffers and Simek are 3 million plus players to come in, can't wait for the derby.

what a jealous pig

great deal for the blades, he's 27, can run all day and is great at tackles- if i were monty this morning i would be nervous because this lad actually has a shot on him too!!

Great deal I reckon and £600,000 is nothing these days - Armstrong went for more than that. Also, he's 25 and not 27 (I saw it on the Blades Mad site and looked it up after) so he's at the age where players are generally said to be coming into their peak - Brown was around that age when he played so well for us.

He has signed subject to medical according to Blacky on RS. :D

for that price it is a steal, 1 of barnsleys best players not long ago. even if he does nothing you havent lost out on too much

our pitch is usually good, like to see how your pitch would be after being under 6ft of water and only having a couple of weeks to let the new turf settle

United are poised to complete the loan signing of Barnsley captain Brian Howard.

Both clubs dampened down speculation that the deal was imminent over the weekend but Kevin Blackwell broke the silence on Monday afternoon:

"We have agreed a deal with Barnsley and the player and he will shortly be having his medical. If that goes satisfactorily, he will sign a three-month loan deal with an agreed deal at the end of that period."

Kevin added: "Brian brings goals. Every team needs extra fire power and you certainly need that in this division. If the source of goals dries up in one area, you need it from another. There has been a lot of responsibility on Gary Speed at both ends of the pitch but Brian has a goal in him, he will help us in that department."

Howard, of course, scored the late winner that dumped Liverpool out of last season's FA Cup and played an instrumental role as the Tykes progressed to the semi-finals of the competition.

The midfielder, 25, began his career with Southampton and was also at Swindon Town before arriving at Oakwell in 2005.

In addition, Kiki Musampa and Quinton Fortune began their trial spells at Shirecliffe on Monday.

Assistant manager Sam Ellis said: "They took part in a practice match this morning and will train with the development squad on Tuesday. Later in the week they will join up with the first team for training and then we will make an assessment."

Ellis also confirmed that the two Spanish triallists have yet to arrive, explaining that a problem in communication had delayed their trial period.

http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1407629,00.html

Paul Walker on Radio Sheffield this morning said the story had been pulled from the blades web site after last night's medical, and there was a possibility it might not go through.

I heard that, its worrying although i guess thats what medicals are for?

His medical was this morning.

Blades fend off rival bid to land Howard
Published Date: 30 September 2008
By James Shield

SHEFFIELD United beat off competition from two unnamed Championship clubs to sign Barnsley midfielder Brian Howard on loan.
As thestar.co.uk predicted on Saturday, United manager Kevin Blackwell confirmed Howard's capture after holding talks with the player and his representatives following the 2-1 victory over Watford.

Howard, who is expected to complete a full £500,000 transfer in January, could make his United debut at Doncaster Rovers this evening.

But Blackwell's assistant, Sam Ellis, revealed that Bramall Lane was not the only destination open to the 25-year-old.

"There were a couple of others interested in him," Ellis said.

Howard's decision will be a major source of encouragement to Blackwell as he applies the finishing touches to his squad.

Quinton Fortune and Kiki Musampa have joined fellow trialists Seb Carole and Ian Harte at Shirecliffe with Hossam Ghaly's agent claiming Tottenham's Egypt international is another potential target.

Blackwell, reporting no fresh injury concerns ahead of the trip to The Keepmoat Stadium, said: "We need creativity from midfield and Brian will give us that.

"Brian brings goals. Every team needs extra firepower

Keith Gillespie has been selected for Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and San Marino despite being told he is free to leave United. David Cotterill has been named in the Wales squad which meets Liechtenstein and Germany.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/blades/Blades-fend-off-rival-bid.4540396.jp

what a jealous pig

The words your actually looking for are "realistic Wednesdayite".:thumbsup:

Looks like he could be off to Birmingham

http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~1408144,00.html

Really Thought he had signed with view to a medical this morning

The Dingles probably got offered a brand new combine harvester by Ipswich and just to be awkward have taken back their word, let's re-gazump by offering a combine harvester,a pitchfork and a musket

Oh dear a bigger club has come in and stolen him from under your noses!

Didn't realise the Owls were after a midfielder :P

To be honest, I think that the Blades can do better. Howard is overrated.

So may be a blessing for them. :(

After all the discusions about him in the last 48 hours this may teach a few people too keep quiet while the deal is done like we have been getting told all season.
Egg on faces big time this story.

The deal appears to have been made but Barnsley have reneged on it.
wouldn't surprise me if there was no other offer and it's just a ploy to either squeeze more cash from us or payback for Howard wanting to leave in such circumstances.

Why should it affect the loan deal?

I heard that Birmingham have made an offer.

Howard strikes me as the type of person that will grab the money and/or go to the higher club regardless of a "done deal" , hence the wantaway attitude at Barnsley

No great surprise that his has happened - it seemed really odd to be announcing it in the first place before they'd actually got him signed and sealed... it does smell of Barnsley suddenly realising they could start an auction, and so leaked it to the press at the end of last week. Surprised why Brum would want him though, they seem to have more than enough quality in midfield already, so just another wage on the bill for them.

Not quite in the mould of Wednesday turning down Cantona before Leeds got him though (or the blades supposedly turning down Maradona - apparently he was a bit like Monty at the time :)).

It would be good to see the other club change their mind, and United to withdraw their interest also, and leave Barnsley with a wantaway player - but as always, big money talks, especially to the Dingles...

looks like brum have come in and offered 800k and barnsley have pulled out of the deal with the blades and have offered this new deal to howard.

Its all down to him though- if howard still wants to come to the blades then its deal back on.



You can't really accuse the blades fans of jumping the gun though- it was on the official site saying he had signed subject to a medical- its the club who have jumped the gun on this one- very unprofessional.

Howard's selfish attitude amazes me. He's obviously told Barnsley he wants out and doesn't want to play. It reminds me of how Bougherra managed to go from being a hero to the most hated man in Hillsborough when he spat his dummy out when Charlton came knocking - where is he now?

I read an article in the paper with Howard, in the run up to last year's semi-final, more or less saying he was ready to turn his back on Barnsley if a big club came in for him, and that Barnsley fans would understand this. All this after one decent season, i'd never heard of him until last year and I'm mates with two Oakwell season ticket holders. A few goals and suddenly he's Premiership class. Just ask Michael Brown, you're not that good.

I couldn't believe the way he virtually dissappeared for 4/5 games to save himself being booked and therefore missing the semi-final. If Davey had anything about him he would have dropped him, his inclusion almost relegated them.

United could do a lot better than Howard. With all the potential riches coming into the club they could attract a much higher calibre of player, not some one season wonder... and that's coming from a Wednesday fan.

one door closes another ooooooopens keep smiling we will get there in the end

Guffaw, guffaw, guffaw. :hihi: :hihi:

Skunked by the mighty Brum... or maybe not.

It's on and off more than 'the takeover'.

July 1st

HE'S A BLADE
signed and sealed £500,000 on loan till january

source????

whats happening here, I'm confused

has he signed or not, can't believe we won't pay what they want, for gods sake
mr mc cabe spend some money, whats wrong with you?

its not sheffield united thats the problem booo- its barnsley who are holding everything up.

Im confused.

According to the Barnsley OS the deal was knocked back because of a sell on clause,why should Barnsley get a sell on fee ,he came from Swindon on a free transfer,greedy Breadcakes.

According to the DM it's Charlton who have made the offer.
According to the Barnsley OS the deal was knocked back because of a sell on clause,why should Barnsley get a sell on fee ,he came from Swindon on a free transfer,greedy Breadcakes

because he is there player and has the potential to be a great player- united do it all the time, it just makes good business sense.

Guffaw, guffaw, guffaw. :hihi: :hihi:

Skunked by the mighty Brum... or maybe not.

It's on and off more than 'the takeover'.

July 1st


One day of uncertainty compared to virtually a whole years worth of hilarious back-tracking and retracted statements.
Give over- were not even in the same league when it comes to baordroom cokc-ups.

This is the only thing I can find, but it's from this morning at 10 am. Later reports on other sites still maintain that Howard is talking to 'other clubs'.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/blades/Blades-fend-off-rival-bid.4540396.jp

yeah thats all i have heard- i think the OP is using old information.

Well I hope the Star is right it's getting a bit silly,one minute we have him the next someone else has him,there is nothing on the United OS.

i agree barnsley deserve a sell on fee
they have helped him become what he is.

we should just get on and give em the 2m we got for tonge
and all the others we have sold

whats going on at the lane, why is the stadium an ad for the chairmans businesses

valad stand, fraziers property stand, we even buy players to help these

businesses, carney(austrailia valad) chinese players(far east interests)

new goalie from malta( malta stand and shirts) is the balance right

are we justan add for private business . Can we not afford Brian howard?

I've heard he is moving to another club now and its all sorted.

in tonights star we fought off 2 other clubs and he's travelling tonight

in tonights star we fought off 2 other clubs and he's travelling tonight

Link (http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/Breaking-Barnsley-reject-Sheffield-United39s.4541692.jp) Updated 2 hours ago.

According to Calendar L**ds just now, he will sign for United in the morning.

Apparently, Charlton Athletic came in with a better offer than United, but Howard has turned it down, saying he wants to play for the Blades,

And who can blame him....;)

I just hope it all gets sorted soon!

its just been on look leeds but did'nt quite catch what the she-man said

its been a cover up he is on the bench tonight

now off again what the f*** is going on

now off again what the f*** is going on

That was a confusing two minutes! Where did you get the info from?

Certainly down for the subs bench . sky sports .

Just watching sky sports news and it still says he is going to an unknown club after Barnsley turned down United bid.

he's in the squad on sky sports scorecentre .
subs bench number twenty .

So he is!

I see Dyer has been dropped from the bench already!

On the Blades website, we have named an unchanged squad. Sorry ladies and gents.

its a mystery as toyah said

On the Blades website, we have named an unchanged squad. Sorry ladies and gents.

Yeah, I'm guessing it is a mistake on score centre. Like I said, on Sky sports news it keeps coming up that he is going to an unnamed club. It also just said on soccer special that it is an unchanged team.

Threads merged

its a mystery as toyah said

do you mean mysthery .

yea i forgot she's got a lisp hee hee

sky sports changed it to dyer now .

It's still a mystery club.

I think it's a hoax to squeeze out more cash

Howard was named on the Utd bench for the team given to RS boys commentating at the Keepmoat, then they snatched the sheet back, and gave them another teamsheet with Howards name omitted.
I still feel the 'mythstery' club is Sheffield United.

Blackwell said on RS he has no idea.

Davey pretty much said the same thing aswell.

No ****** seems to know.

If Howard was named on the team sheet, then the loan must have gone through at the FA:huh:

Has the loan plug been pulled?

Did he get re-called from the loan?

Did the deal completely fall through?

I'm off to bed with a headache :help:

Howard was named on the Utd bench for the team given to RS boys commentating at the Keepmoat, then they snatched the sheet back, and gave them another teamsheet with Howards name omitted.
I still feel the 'mythstery' club is Sheffield United.

Depressingly, I couldn't get to Donny this evening, but I listened to 'Football Numpties' and the lead up to the match, and I can't help but think that United, Radio Sheffield or both, were being devillish.

According to Radio Sheffield, there was a team sheet which had Howard on it, but was quickly switched. Now just before, due to a few doomladen Chesterfield fans calling in calling for Richardson's head, Radio Sheffield had a quick mickey take saying Richardson had been sacked.

The Howard hoax came on just after that ......

Mark my word Howard is signing for brum or Charlton clubs who have got plenty of assets and cash

Mark my word Howard is signing for brum or Charlton clubs who have got plenty of assets and cash

We also have plenty of cash Corky and another 30 Million soon to follow.

You lot will have lots of cash July 1st ;)

Howard was on the bench on the BBC website then it was altered to Dyer

The RS boys know Howard's signed for Utd. He was at the Hilton earlier in the evening with the rest of the herd. A caller saw him there, and so did the RS boys. Looks like a done deal to me.

still no wiser is there anyone who knows the facts please

When Blackwell says nowt to the RS boys, and Simon Davey says nowt to the RS boys, that says it all.

Yeah if there are any delays at the moment its down to Barnsley messing around.

Mark my word Howard is signing for brum or Charlton clubs who have got plenty of assets and cash

Brum & Charlton plenty of cash behave,the Brummy chairman has been trying to offload his club for years they have nothing & Charlton well less said.

After all the discusions about him in the last 48 hours this may teach a few people too keep quiet while the deal is done like we have been getting told all season.
Egg on faces big time this story.

He hasn't gone anywhere else yet so not really true. Your contradicting yourself by telling people to keep quiet and then launching this attack when everything is still up in the air.

I can't see him not coming to us tbh - even if we have to wait until next year to get him on a free. We can agree his contract in January and Barnsley will get a big fat 0. I can partly see why Barnsley are trying to get more money for him but in reality clubs should try to avoid upsetting other clubs - we are hardly likely to be helpful to Barnsley in the future after this (loan signings especially).

I can't see him not coming to us tbh - even if we have to wait until next year to get him on a free. We can agree his contract in January and Barnsley will get a big fat 0. .

Actually you can't. Players can only sign "Bosman" pre-contract arrangements with clubs from a different country from 1st January. I know Barnsley does seem like it's in a third world country but surprisingly it's not. You wouldn't be able to sign him on a Bosman until 1st July after his contract expires. Of course, you could still sign him in January for a cut-price fee, subject to the dingles' acceptance.

I think you'll sign him on loan pretty soon though and make it permanent in January, the current delay is just down to them playing silly beggars and trying to get more money out of you.

INFO FOUND OUT!!

the original contract was agreed with no sell on fee. when the time came to sign in full, Barnsley wanted a sell on fee and this wasn't originally agreed, hence transfer failed

That was only verbally agreed without a sell on fee though?

INFO FOUND OUT!!

the original contract was agreed with no sell on fee. when the time came to sign in full, Barnsley wanted a sell on fee and this wasn't originally agreed, hence transfer failed

Gosh...that's a bit dodgy.

Maybe you should sue them at the end of the season if you don't get to the Prem.

Howard could have gotten you there single handed. ;)

Actually you can't. Players can only sign "Bosman" pre-contract arrangements with clubs from a different country from 1st January.

I stand corrected - I didn't realise that.

I know Barnsley does seem like it's in a third world country but surprisingly it's not. You wouldn't be able to sign him on a Bosman until 1st July after his contract expires. Of course, you could still sign him in January for a cut-price fee, subject to the dingles' acceptance.

Hopefully we will get him now as realistically we do need him. Personally I would pay a bit extra and remember this whole situation for a long time.

I think you'll sign him on loan pretty soon though and make it permanent in January, the current delay is just down to them playing silly beggars and trying to get more money out of you.

I think we'll get him soon as he wants to come to us and Barnsley aren't really in that great a bargaining position. I am not sure they can really afford to lose out on the cash.

Barnsley have made a mistake by upsetting Blackwell and Utd in general as well. We are unlikely to be overly accommodating should they wish to loan players from us - realistically Barnsley is a good place for any Utd loan players to go as they are usually a poorer side than us so the players have a high chance of being in the first team and they are local so the player wouldn't need to move house. I dont' know the full details of what has gone and we are not exactly going to do major damage to Barnsley over this but it is always better to stay on amicable terms with other clubs where possible.

That was only verbally agreed without a sell on fee though?

just passing on info :thumbsup:

INFO FOUND OUT!!

the original contract was agreed with no sell on fee. when the time came to sign in full, Barnsley wanted a sell on fee and this wasn't originally agreed, hence transfer failed

Not really the way to do Business from Barnsley's end of things. Agree a deal, let the other party publicly announce it and then decide that you want to add something at the last minute.:thumbsup:

Of course we don't know for sure that Utd didn't say they would include a sell on fee and then change their minds. This is highly unlikely though and I can't see Blackwell announcing it to the world knowing that we were going to take such a risk.

To be honest, we shouldn't have released anything until the deal was absolutely sealed. We've made ourselves look a bit silly, even if it really is Barnsley being awkward buggers.

Oh well, let's see if tonight's "Football Numpties" can shed any more light on it all.

Makes a nice change from my team looking silly happy hippy :thumbsup:

Makes a nice change from my team looking silly happy hippy :thumbsup:

Not a word shall pass my lips :hihi:

Gosh...that's a bit dodgy.

Maybe you should sue them at the end of the season if you don't get to the Prem.

Howard could have gotten you there single handed. ;)

better than club sueing supporters .

Blackwell said on RS he has no idea.

Davey pretty much said the same thing aswell.

No ****** seems to know.

Both of 'em said the same the day before the game as well. They both know
what's happening, but toying with RS and both sets of supporters.
I think he's a new Blade.

As this gone through then or what?

Or has Howard come to his senses? Rather than filling up his senses with magnet, woodbines & chips.

& crack.

According to some papers Howard has told Barnsley FC that he will go on strike if they do not allow him his move to SUFC,I don't agree with this as BFC are still paying his wages,remember Hoojidonk at Forest a total waste of space he was.

Announcement due at 7pm on RS

According to some papers Howard has told Barnsley FC that he will go on strike if they do not allow him his move to SUFC,I don't agree with this as BFC are still paying his wages,remember Hoojidonk at Forest a total waste of space he was.

Oh dear, sounds like just the sort of player we want!:suspect:

We have got him now!

Fantastic signing, let's hope we can stop bypassing the midfield now.

Apparently they have agreed that Howard will not play against Barnsley in this loan period. Is that allowed? :huh:

Apparently they have agreed that Howard will not play against Barnsley in this loan period. Is that allowed? :huh:

In the loan period it is upto the parent club as to whether a player can against them or not.

In a sale, in the PL you can't have restrictions on a player playing against yourself.

However there is no such rules in the football league. So even if it was a sale, then Barnsley could insert that into the negotiations.

as of seven oclock tonight howard has finaly singed the dotted line acording to the blades website

This guy's gonna have a hell of a weight on his shoulders to deliver the goods.Hope some fans are patient.

In a sale, in the PL you can't have restrictions on a player playing against yourself.
however there is no such rules in the football league. So even if it was a sale, then Barnsley could insert that into the negotiations.


rob hulse anyone :mad:

NaNaNa NaNaNa NaNa Naa we got Brian Howard, Brian Howard, we've got Brian Howard!

This guy's gonna have a hell of a weight on his shoulders to deliver the goods.Hope some fans are patient.

The impatient fans will be screwing at half time on Sat. if he isn't playing well - the patient fans will wait until full time:)

The impatient fans will be screwing at half time on Sat. if he isn't playing well - the patient fans will wait until full time:)

As long as he's not Monty i think he'll be given a chance.

As long as he's not Monty i think he'll be given a chance.

I was joking - I think he'll be given a good chance as well. He can't be as bad as Monty.

Pretty good signing for the Blades, for a decent price from what I've heard.

I have heard mixed things about him though, and I've only really seen him play in last years cup run.

Blades- reckon he'll solve your midfield problems?

Pretty good signing for the Blades, for a decent price from what I've heard.

I have heard mixed things about him though, and I've only really seen him play in last years cup run.

Blades- reckon he'll solve your midfield problems?

I think he'll balance the midfield out a little, not sure if he's solely 'the answer' but i'm sure he'll be an improvement on what we already have.

as of seven oclock tonight howard has finaly singed the dotted line acording to the blades website

We gave him a contract and he set fire to it? :o

Pretty good signing for the Blades, for a decent price from what I've heard.

I have heard mixed things about him though, and I've only really seen him play in last years cup run.

Blades- reckon he'll solve your midfield problems?

Well he cant make it any worse. lol

Neither Tonge or Monty could shoot like Howard can. I mean Monty can just about pass let alone shoot!

Great signing for 500k Especially as Brian Howard was being touted around last season for 3 to 4 Million!!!.

Great signing for 500k Especially as Brian Howard was being touted around last season for 3 to 4 Million!!!.

Paper talk pal, these are the same papers who were saying that Aston Villa were thinking of putting a 2-3 million bid in for Frankie Simek last January. When he was injured!

I mean Monty can just about pass let alone shoot!

I think thats unfair, i saw Monty have a great 40yd shot v Derby the other week, then i realised it waas his first touch!! :hihi:

We gave him a contract and he set fire to it? :o

Nice one Heyesey.

Pretty good signing for the Blades, for a decent price from what I've heard.

I have heard mixed things about him though, and I've only really seen him play in last years cup run.

Blades- reckon he'll solve your midfield problems?

Don't think he'll solve the problems as such, but he'll certainly give us a bit more variation. I just hope we haven't gone silly with his wages after the ridiculous amounts that the Dingles were talking about for his transfer earlier this season.

He's not necessarily a shoo-in for every match either, but I do think he's a very good signing for us.

sell on fee was included in the end

great player good buy for the blades
good look howard

blades 4 eva

i think its a START to solving the problem of our midfield- but he is no means the answer.

lets just give him a chance ,blackwell will have done his home work, he will know what howard will bring to the table.no need to get on the lads back just stick with him like he did with sharp .playing along side speed should help him along and when the fans get behind him his confidence will be sky high good signing imo

rob hulse anyone :mad:

he wasn't on loan,

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sorry just read the bit you quoted, blades missed a trick there didnt we?

not really heard much about howard, just wondering if anione has any feedback on what type of player he is, and will he do it for the blades

if you look down the forum there are some comments on him there. :D

cheers buddy

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He will take a while to bed himself into the team, get to know others style of play etc. so give him a lot of support and don't expect any miracles. If you get on his back he'll lose confidence and end up on the bench like others I could name.

If his debut is anything to go by, we are in for big things this season.