Partial redemption

We signed Olivier Bernard on a free. A left-back. Thats what we needed. However I feel we have still failed overall.

NUFC.com summed it all up to day as follows:

"The club don't just take the piss, they sell it - so why not go to Shearer's bar?"

In reference to Roeder commenting that Sibierski's strength is in the air, they commented:

"Aye, so is Michael Owen's helicopter - and that won't bring us any goals this season either"

Exactly right.

Lets break down how we faired in the transfer window:

• Alan Shearer replaced by Obafemi Martins
  
• Lee Bowyer replaced by Damien Duff
  
• Michael Chopra replaced by Giuseppe Rossi
• Robbie Elliot replaced by Olivier Bernard
• Amady Faye replaced by Nicky Butt (returned from loan)
• Martin Brittain replaced by James Milner (returned from loan)
• Daryl Smylie replaced by Antoine Sibierski
• Tony Caig replaced by Tim Krul (from academy)
• Jean-Alain Boumsong not replaced.
  
  
  
  Overall we have strengthened, Smylie and Brittain never really counted as first team players. But not directly replacing Boumsong could cost us this season.

Yes it really is true, we have signed Sibierski. He sounded as shocked as we are in his welcome interview. Photo of Bernard and Rossi soon.