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Danny Murphy on why he had a problem at Charlton

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  • Paddy7
    Paddy7 Posts: 1,663
    Derek1952 said:

    Why did he leave Liverpool?

    Because they felt he wasn't good enough (not something that would ever cross his mind).
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,129
    I wonder why Curbs wanted to ship out. Such a nice bloke isn't he?
  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,912
    So, Danny Murphy was sold to Spurs on transfer deadline day. We have an unenviable record of selling our star players at the last minute, without securing a proper replacement. There was Scott Parker, and Andy Reid - and now the great Lee Novak.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,893
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41193378

    A strange tale, it does explain why his transfer to Tottemham happened so late perhaps
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,748
    MrOneLung said:

    sm said:

    Curbs got wind that Murphy was looking to move to Spurs so Curbs tried to get a better deal for the club involving Newcastle and then Murphy reacted. Murphy does not deny that he was angling to join Spurs.

    depends how you read It did not come about because I was angling to join Spurs,
    He must have been trying to catch gefilte fish.
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,772
    Valley11 said:

    I wonder who the two Newcastle players were?

    If KM had been CEO it'd have been a couple of youth lads with h barely an appearance between them!!
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    edited September 2017
    Sillybilly said:

    I had really high hopes that season we had Murphy and Smertin in midfield. Started well if I recall. I remember a league cup tie midweek against Blackburn where we were 2-0 up with about ten minutes to go, Murphy scored the second. We conceded three in ten minutes to lose 3-2, one a worldly strike from David Thompson from 30 yards that embarrassingly had me standing up applauding much to the distaste of my neighbours. It all went tits up after that. For some reason every time Murphy comes up I remember that game.

    I was on holiday when someone told me we'd got Murphy - I didn't believe it until I saw it in print for myself! It didn't work out as well as we all expected though, sadly. My impression of him (based just on what I saw) was that he couldn't come to terms with being sacked off by Liverpool and thought he was too good for Charlton. Then he got that red card and (in my opinion understandably) Curbs had the arse about it. He couldn't wait to get to Spurs, especially as being at Charlton was affecting his wife's social life (allegedly).

    Oh, and does anyone have any idea who the two Newcastle players were?
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,485
    Daddy_Pig said:

    It's a load of bullshit. There's no way that dull fuck managed to get 4 or 5 friends in the dressing room.

    That may be so.......but ultimately to put a line through the rhymes and reasons, cross the t's and dot the i's so to speak or even resolve the why's and wherefores to say nothing of the if's and but's, we need to know who the two Newcastle players were that Curb's had in mind.
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    Callumcafc said:

    Any ideas who the Newcastle players were?

    I think it was Lee Bowyer and Amdy Faye. I vaguely remember a Daily Mirror story suggesting the two for one swap.

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  • Daddy_Pig
    Daddy_Pig Posts: 496
    Nicky Butt and James Milner were on loan at Birmingham and Villa respectively so could be something on that.

    Wouldn't surprise me if it was Peter Ramage or someone like that.

    At the time Curbs did have a bit of a fetish for Ipswich connections so i reckon Titus Bramble.
  • NorthStandUltra
    NorthStandUltra Posts: 2,540
    Richard J said:

    Callumcafc said:

    Any ideas who the Newcastle players were?

    I think it was Lee Bowyer and Amdy Faye. I vaguely remember a Daily Mirror story suggesting the two for one swap.
    Jesus, we could have had Faye earlier then - wonder what effect Curbs would have had on him & would he have been better than the version Dowie unleashed on us
  • Ben18
    Ben18 Posts: 1,638
    Faye and Bowyer

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jan/13/newsstory.sport9
  • sm
    sm Posts: 2,960
    MrOneLung said:

    sm said:

    Curbs got wind that Murphy was looking to move to Spurs so Curbs tried to get a better deal for the club involving Newcastle and then Murphy reacted. Murphy does not deny that he was angling to join Spurs.

    depends how you read It did not come about because I was angling to join Spurs,
    That is his view - but he also says that he doesn't know why the decision was made to make him train with the kids.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,818
    ricky_otto said:

    I wonder who the 2 Newcastle players were?

    Valley11 said:

    I wonder who the two Newcastle players were?

    Henry Irving said:

    Has anyone asked who the two Newcastle players were?

    iamdan said:

    I wonder who the 2 Newcastle players were?

    Callumcafc said:

    Any ideas who the Newcastle players were?

    It was Alan Shearer and Michael Owen. Hope this helps.
  • limeygent
    limeygent Posts: 3,217
    The way I remember it was that Curbishley was pissed at Murphy for not "tracking back".
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    Ignore it. He's getting on now, senility is creeping in.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    ricky_otto said:

    I wonder who the 2 Newcastle players were?

    I heard it was Jackie Milburn and Malcolm McDonald but don't have any proof...
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    I wonder who the 2 Newcastle players were?
    Henry Irving said:

    Has anyone asked who the two Newcastle players were?

    I know - there's quite a echo
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,118
    Riviera said:

    ricky_otto said:

    I wonder who the 2 Newcastle players were?

    I heard it was Jackie Milburn and Malcolm McDonald but don't have any proof...
    Riviera said:

    ricky_otto said:

    I wonder who the 2 Newcastle players were?

    I heard it was Jackie Milburn and Malcolm McDonald but don't have any proof...
    Better than this transfer window, I heard we were after Ronald.

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,461
    Riviera said:

    ricky_otto said:

    I wonder who the 2 Newcastle players were?

    I heard it was Jackie Milburn and Malcolm McDonald but don't have any proof...
    Should sign them up... Bet they'd be quicker than the likes of Pawel Abbott
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Daddy_Pig said:

    Nicky Butt and James Milner were on loan at Birmingham and Villa respectively so could be something on that.

    Wouldn't surprise me if it was Peter Ramage or someone like that.

    At the time Curbs did have a bit of a fetish for Ipswich connections so i reckon Titus Bramble.

    Ameobi and Bramble no doubt.

    I think he signed Solano for West Ham - maybe him?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,893
    Looking at the squad, the 2 players were probably Shay Given and Lee Clark

    Both are still bitter about it 10 years later!
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,868
    sm said:

    Remember Murphy doesn't think he should be ashamed or embarrassed by evading paying his taxes either.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3309111/Top-footballers-including-Kevin-Campbell-Andy-Cole-Danny-Murphy-face-100million-losses-mis-selling-investments-scandal.html

    and let's not forget the watch comment.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Callumcafc said:

    Any ideas who the Newcastle players were?

    Shaka Hislop and Peter Beardsley
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,671
    Callumcafc said:

    Any ideas who the Newcastle players were?

    Bowyer and Dyer to replace Killer & Flash.
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    ForeverAddickted said:

    ricky_otto said:

    I wonder who the 2 Newcastle players were?

    This was the First-Team Squad that Newcastle had back that season... Be surprised if one had been Scotty Parker seeing that he'd only joined that Summer, maybe Albert Luque or Amdy Faye I hate to say (i.e. Did we sign him that summer because he'd been on the Curbs list and had been discussed with Richard Murphy so was a suggestion to Dowie?)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Newcastle_United_F.C._season#First-team_squad
    Faye may not have been so bad with Curbs as manager and a better team around him.
  • Bolderhumphreyreid
    Bolderhumphreyreid Posts: 2,555
    Richard J said:

    Callumcafc said:

    Any ideas who the Newcastle players were?

    I think it was Lee Bowyer and Amdy Faye. I vaguely remember a Daily Mirror story suggesting the two for one swap.
    Doubt it. Bowyer would never return to the club.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,686
    Paddy7 said:

    Derek1952 said:

    Why did he leave Liverpool?

    Because they felt he wasn't good enough (not something that would ever cross his mind).
    Not good enough for Spurs either, 23 appearances in 18 months and I doubt that they were all starts.
  • East_Stand_Loopy
    East_Stand_Loopy Posts: 2,205
    edited September 2017
    He was sent off (second yellow card) for throwing the ball at the referee. ( it was the ref's feet, I hasten to add!) He never played for Charlton again.

    At the time, (although it occurred previously to the infamous event!) I thought it looked a bit of a "Danny Mills". As in, a stupid, deliberate, sending off, to manufacture an internal problem.

    I believe the sending off occurred after the famous watch incident. He was probably scared of Big Hermann by then...

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