Big Sam Unmoved By Sibierski Plea
Last updated : 23 May 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor
He did well last season, very well for a "freeby", but is he really the man for the future? Big Sam is the man who gets the most out of players on the scrap heap, but even Allardyce sees the Frenchman as a two year risk.
Newcastle have offered the striker a one year deal, he has turned it down. In my humble opion ... more fool him!
Antoine Sibierski: "I would have loved to have stayed at Newcastle. I loved my time here at the club and the fans.
"I had a great rapport with the supporters and I am sad that it looks like I am leaving.
"I wish Big Sam [Allardyce] all of the best for the future, as well as Newcastle and their fans."
His agent Willie McKay: "Antoine does not want more money, he simply wants to sign a two-year deal and does not feel it is worth uprooting his children from their current school for just one.
"He did leave Manchester City in disappointing circumstances, but he is still highly regarded as a top, top player and has been during his career.
"He is the sort of player who plays off the front players and holds the ball up. But at City he was being played out on the left wing.
"Yes, he can play as a striker, which he does not mind, but he is a midfielder by trade.
"Antoine is very disappointed to leave Newcastle - but it is not too late for him to sign a two-year deal."